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US 11,700,708 B2Granted
Fan unit holding mechanism and automatic document feeder including fan unit holding mechanism
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyota Sugiyama
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a fan unit holding mechanism includes an installation bracket with a slot, a projection portion on the bracket, and an elastic member at a bottom of the slot. The installation bracket receives a fan unit within the slot. The projection portion is inserted into an attachment hole of the fan unit when the installation bracket receives the fan unit. The elastic member comes into contact with the fan unit and presses against the fan unit.
Claims20
A fan unit holding mechanism, comprising:
- a bracket member with a slot configured to receive a fan unit;
- a projection portion on the bracket member, the projection portion extending in a first direction into the slot and being insertable into an attachment hole in the fan unit when the fan unit is inserted into the slot of the bracket member;
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- an elastic member at a bottom surface of the slot and configured to contact the fan unit and press against the fan unit from a direction intersecting the first direction when the fan unit is in the slot.
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A fan assembly for electronic devices, the fan assembly comprising:
- a fan unit configured to blow air in a first direction, the fan unit having a housing with an attachment hole in a surface intersecting the first direction;
- a bracket member with a slot configured to receive the fan unit;
- a projection portion on the bracket member, the projection portion extending in the first direction into the slot and being insertable into the attachment hole when the fan unit is inserted into the slot of the bracket member;
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- an elastic member at a bottom surface of the slot and configured to contact the fan unit and press against the fan unit from a direction intersecting the first direction when the fan unit is in the slot.
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An automatic document feeder, comprising:
- a sheet conveyance path with a sheet entrance and a sheet exit;
- a first roller on the sheet conveyance path, the first roller being driven by a first motor;
- a second roller on the sheet conveyance path, the second roller being driven by a second motor;
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- a fan unit assembly at a position between the first and second motors, the fan unit assembly including:
- a fan unit configured to blow air in a first direction toward one of the first or second motors, the fan unit having a housing with an attachment hole in a surface intersecting the first direction;
- a bracket member with a slot configured to receive the fan unit;
- a projection portion on the bracket member, the projection portion extending in the first direction into the slot and being insertable into the attachment hole when the fan unit is inserted into the slot of the bracket member;
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- an elastic member at a bottom surface of the slot and configured to contact the fan unit and press against the fan unit from a direction intersecting the first direction when the fan unit is in the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.