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US 10,856,435 B2Granted
Fan attachment structure and fan
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorKazuyuki Sasaki
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AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorKazuyuki Sasaki
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A fan attachment structure for attaching a fan to a casing is provided. The casing includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the fan, and an engaged portion formed on a side surface of the accommodation portion. The fan includes an engagement portion formed in a housing, and configured to engage with the engaged portion to restrict movement of the fan in a direction from an interior of the accommodation portion to an opening portion, and a rattling suppressing mechanism formed on a surface of the housing facing toward the side surface of the accommodation portion and configured to bias the fan in a direction apart from the side surface of the accommodation portion.
An attachment structure of a fan for attaching to a casing the fan configured to cool an electronic part accommodated in the casing, wherein the casing includes:
A fan for cooling an electronic part accommodated in a casing, and the fan inserted from an opening portion formed in an accommodation portion of the casing and accommodated in the accommodation portion, the fan comprising:
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Forced ventilation, e.g. by fans: fan mounting or fan specifications
The pump being electrically driven: the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump
For axial pumps: especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling: specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-210136 filed on Oct. 27, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a fan attachment structure that attaches a fan for cooling electronic parts to a casing, and the fan.
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-071881 discloses a structure in which latches are formed on side surfaces of a fan case, a flange of a fan motor is sandwiched between the latches and bent portions of a bottom surface of the fan case, and the fan motor is prevented from dropping from the fan case.
FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state of a fan according to a first embodiment accommodated in an accommodation portion of a casing;
FIG. 2 is a view showing a state of the fan according to the first embodiment accommodated in the accommodation portion of the casing, as seen from a side of an opening portion of the accommodation portion;
FIG. 3 is a view showing an electronic substrate according to the first embodiment;
Preferred embodiments of a fan attachment structure and a fan according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state of a fan 10 accommodated in an accommodation portion 14 of a casing 12. FIG. 2 is a view showing the state of the fan 10 accommodated in the accommodation portion 14 of the casing 12, as seen from a side of an opening portion 16 of the accommodation portion 14. FIG. 3 is a view showing an electronic substrate 18. In this regard, FIG. 1 is a line I-I cross-sectional view in FIG. 2.