US20120063886A1 - Anti-Vibration Fan - Google Patents

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US20120063886A1
US20120063886A1 US13/209,466 US201113209466A US2012063886A1 US 20120063886 A1 US20120063886 A1 US 20120063886A1 US 201113209466 A US201113209466 A US 201113209466A US 2012063886 A1 US2012063886 A1 US 2012063886A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
    • H05K7/20009—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating using a gaseous coolant in electronic enclosures
    • H05K7/20136—Forced ventilation, e.g. by fans
    • H05K7/20172—Fan mounting or fan specifications
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D25/0606—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump
    • F04D25/0613—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump the electric motor being of the inside-out type, i.e. the rotor is arranged radially outside a central stator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/66—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing
    • F04D29/661—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/668—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps damping or preventing mechanical vibrations
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • G06F1/18—Packaging or power distribution
    • G06F1/183—Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for printed circuit boards, internal connecting means
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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  • the invention relates to fans, particularly to fans for heat dissipation.
  • Heat dissipation devices are very important to modern electronic apparatuses. Usually, a fan is applied in a heat dissipation device to take heat away or make air flow. However, a fan vibrates when operating. The vibration of a fan will generate noise and make the screws which fasten the fan loosen.
  • a conventional solution against vibration is to use a rubber washer between a fan and a mount panel. But the rubber washer is not very easy when assembling because the rubber washer must be aligned with a screw.
  • FIG. 1 Another conventional solution is shown in FIG. 1 , in which a rubber pin 30 and a rubber washer 40 are used.
  • the rubber pin 30 is formed with two expanded cones 34 to divide into three sections 31 , 32 , 33 .
  • the bottom 341 of the cone 34 forms a supporting surface to support two opposite sides of a fan 60 by inserting the pin 30 into a hole 601 of the fan 60 .
  • the rubber washer 40 is located between the fan 60 and a mount panel 50 . Thus the rubber pin 30 and rubber washer 40 can absorb the vibration of the fan 60 .
  • the rubber pin is too thin to have enough strength. Thus the rubber pin tends to be broken when assembling.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an anti-vibration fan, which has sufficiently structural strength and can be easily assembled or disassembled.
  • the fan of the invention includes a frame and a vibration absorber.
  • the frame has a fixing recess at a corner thereof.
  • the vibration absorber has an elastic body fastened in the fixing recess and a pin with a circular trough. A portion of the elastic body protrudes from the frame. The pin is fixed at the portion of the elastic body for fastening the frame on a panel.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional fan with vibration absorption
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the invention is fixed on a panel of a computer
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of the invention
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the invention fixed on a panel
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 8 , 9 and 10 show still another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 shows the still another embodiment fixed on a panel.
  • the invention includes a fan 10 and four vibration absorbers 20 .
  • the fan 10 is composed of a frame 11 and a fan core 101 .
  • Four corners of the frame 11 are separately formed with four fixing recesses 12 .
  • Each of the fixing recesses 12 is provided with two protrusion 121 at an opening thereof and two bars 122 on the inside thereof. In fact, one bar 122 is also available.
  • Each of the vibration absorbers 20 is composed of an elastic body 25 made of plastic, rubber or silicone and two pins 21 which oppositely protrude from the elastic body 25 .
  • Each of the pins 21 is formed with a circular trough 22 which abuts against the elastic body 25 .
  • the surface of the elastic body 25 is formed with two alcoves 23 corresponding to the protrusions 121 and two slots 24 corresponding to the bars 122 .
  • the elastic body 25 is fastened in the fixing recess 12 by embedding the protrusions 121 and the bars 122 into the alcoves 23 and slots 24 , respectively.
  • the fan 10 of the invention may be fixed on a panel 91 of an electronic device such a computer 90 .
  • the panel 91 is nipped in the circular trough 22 to fasten the fan 10 on the panel 91 .
  • the ends of the elastic body 25 protrude from the frame 11 . That is to say, the height of the elastic body 25 , which is annotated as H 1 , is larger than the height of the frame 25 , which is annotated as H 2 . The height difference will make a gap between the panel 91 and the frame 25 . In other words, the frame 25 is not in direct contact with the panel 91 . The vibration caused by the fan 10 will be absorbed by the elastic body 25 but not be transferred to the panel 91 .
  • the frame 11 is provided with a lamp 13 , which may be an LED.
  • the lamp 13 may light up the fan core 101 .
  • FIG. 7 shows another type of the fan core 101 .
  • FIGS. 8 , 9 , 10 and 11 show another embodiment of the invention.
  • the elastic body 25 is formed with a protrudent seat 201 .
  • the pin 21 is fixed on the protrudent seat 201 .
  • the outer end of the protrudent seat 201 protrudes from the frame 11 and the circular trough 22 is located on the pin 21 and near the protrudent seat 201 .
  • the panel 91 to be fastened by the fan 10 can be nipped in the circular trough 22 and abut against the protrudent trough 201 .

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The fan of the invention includes a frame and a vibration absorber. The frame has a fixing recess at a corner thereof. The vibration absorber has an elastic body fastened in the fixing recess and a pin with a circular trough. A portion of the elastic body protrudes from the frame. The pin is fixed at the portion of the elastic body for fastening the frame on a panel.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • 1. Technical Field
  • The invention relates to fans, particularly to fans for heat dissipation.
  • 2. Related Art
  • Heat dissipation devices are very important to modern electronic apparatuses. Usually, a fan is applied in a heat dissipation device to take heat away or make air flow. However, a fan vibrates when operating. The vibration of a fan will generate noise and make the screws which fasten the fan loosen.
  • A conventional solution against vibration is to use a rubber washer between a fan and a mount panel. But the rubber washer is not very easy when assembling because the rubber washer must be aligned with a screw.
  • Another conventional solution is shown in FIG. 1, in which a rubber pin 30 and a rubber washer 40 are used. The rubber pin 30 is formed with two expanded cones 34 to divide into three sections 31, 32, 33. The bottom 341 of the cone 34 forms a supporting surface to support two opposite sides of a fan 60 by inserting the pin 30 into a hole 601 of the fan 60. The rubber washer 40 is located between the fan 60 and a mount panel 50. Thus the rubber pin 30 and rubber washer 40 can absorb the vibration of the fan 60.
  • However, in the above structure, the rubber pin is too thin to have enough strength. Thus the rubber pin tends to be broken when assembling.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • An object of the invention is to provide an anti-vibration fan, which has sufficiently structural strength and can be easily assembled or disassembled.
  • To accomplish the above object, the fan of the invention includes a frame and a vibration absorber. The frame has a fixing recess at a corner thereof. The vibration absorber has an elastic body fastened in the fixing recess and a pin with a circular trough. A portion of the elastic body protrudes from the frame. The pin is fixed at the portion of the elastic body for fastening the frame on a panel.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional fan with vibration absorption;
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the invention;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the invention is fixed on a panel of a computer;
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of the invention;
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the invention fixed on a panel;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention;
  • FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 show still another embodiment of the invention; and
  • FIG. 11 shows the still another embodiment fixed on a panel.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3. The invention includes a fan 10 and four vibration absorbers 20. The fan 10 is composed of a frame 11 and a fan core 101. Four corners of the frame 11 are separately formed with four fixing recesses 12. Each of the fixing recesses 12 is provided with two protrusion 121 at an opening thereof and two bars 122 on the inside thereof. In fact, one bar 122 is also available.
  • Each of the vibration absorbers 20 is composed of an elastic body 25 made of plastic, rubber or silicone and two pins 21 which oppositely protrude from the elastic body 25. Each of the pins 21 is formed with a circular trough 22 which abuts against the elastic body 25. The surface of the elastic body 25 is formed with two alcoves 23 corresponding to the protrusions 121 and two slots 24 corresponding to the bars 122. The elastic body 25 is fastened in the fixing recess 12 by embedding the protrusions 121 and the bars 122 into the alcoves 23 and slots 24, respectively.
  • Please refer to FIG. 4. The fan 10 of the invention may be fixed on a panel 91 of an electronic device such a computer 90. There are holes 92 in the panel 91 for being penetrated by the pins 21. The panel 91 is nipped in the circular trough 22 to fasten the fan 10 on the panel 91.
  • Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6. The ends of the elastic body 25 protrude from the frame 11. That is to say, the height of the elastic body 25, which is annotated as H1, is larger than the height of the frame 25, which is annotated as H2. The height difference will make a gap between the panel 91 and the frame 25. In other words, the frame 25 is not in direct contact with the panel 91. The vibration caused by the fan 10 will be absorbed by the elastic body 25 but not be transferred to the panel 91.
  • The frame 11 is provided with a lamp 13, which may be an LED. The lamp 13 may light up the fan core 101.
  • FIG. 7 shows another type of the fan core 101.
  • Please refer to FIGS. 8, 9, 10 and 11, which show another embodiment of the invention. The elastic body 25 is formed with a protrudent seat 201. The pin 21 is fixed on the protrudent seat 201. The outer end of the protrudent seat 201 protrudes from the frame 11 and the circular trough 22 is located on the pin 21 and near the protrudent seat 201. The panel 91 to be fastened by the fan 10 can be nipped in the circular trough 22 and abut against the protrudent trough 201.

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What is claimed is:
1. An anti-vibration fan comprising:
a frame, having a fixing recess at a corner thereof;
a vibration absorber, having an elastic body fastened in the fixing recess and a pin with a circular trough;
wherein a portion of the elastic body protrudes from the frame, and the pin is fixed at the portion of the elastic body.
2. The anti-vibration fan of claim 1, wherein the elastic body is made of plastic, rubber or silicone.
3. The anti-vibration fan of claim 1, wherein the fixing recesses is provided with two protrusion at an opening thereof, and the elastic body is formed with two alcoves being embedded by the protrusions.
4. The anti-vibration fan of claim 1, wherein the fixing recess is provided with a bar, and the elastic body is formed with a slot being embedded by the bar.
5. The anti-vibration fan of claim 1, wherein the elastic body is formed with a protrudent seat, the pin is fixed on the protrudent seat, an outer end of the protrudent seat protrudes from the frame, and the circular trough is located on the pin and near the protrudent seat.
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