US 12,225,683 B2Granted

Thermal module

AssigneeAlpha Networks Inc.

InventorTzu-Chih Lin

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Abstract

A thermal module for being disposed in an electronic device comprises a driving device and at least one thermal device. The driving device includes a driving member and a driven member which are connected together, wherein the driving member is adapted to drive the driven member to operate. The at least one thermal device includes a fan, wherein two opposite ends of the fan respectively have a mating portion and a connecting portion. The mating portion is adapted to be connected to the driven member, so that the driving member drives the driven member to drive the fan to rotate. The connecting portion of the fan is adapted to be connected to the mating portion of a fan of another thermal device, so that when the driving member drives the fan to rotate, the fan drives the fan of the another thermal device to rotate.

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Dependent claims

A thermal module for being disposed in an electronic device, comprising:

a driving device comprising a driving member and a driven member which are connected together, wherein the driving member is adapted to drive the driven member to operate;
and
at least one thermal device, wherein the at least one thermal device comprises a fan;
two opposite ends of the fan respectively have a mating portion and a connecting portion;
the mating portion is adapted to be connected to the driven member, so that the driving member drives the driven member to drive the fan to rotate;
wherein the connecting portion of the fan is adapted to be connected to a mating portion of a fan of another thermal device, so that when the driving member drives the fan of the at least one thermal device to rotate, the fan of the at least one thermal device drives the fan of the another thermal device to rotate;
wherein the at least one thermal device comprises a case;
the fan is disposed in the case;
the case has an engaging portion adapted to be detachably engaged with an engaging portion of another case.

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A thermal module for being disposed in an electronic device, comprising:

a driving device comprising a driving member and a driven member which are connected together, wherein the driving member is adapted to drive the driven member to operate;
and
at least one thermal device, wherein the at least one thermal device comprises a fan;
two opposite ends of the fan respectively have a mating portion and a connecting portion;
the mating portion is adapted to be connected to the driven member, so that the driving member drives the driven member to drive the fan to rotate;
wherein the connecting portion of the fan is adapted to be connected to a mating portion of a fan of another thermal device, so that when the driving member drives the fan of the at least one thermal device to rotate, the fan of the at least one thermal device drives the fan of the another thermal device to rotate;
wherein the at least one thermal device comprises at least one frame;
the at least one frame has a fixing portion;
the driving device is detachably engaged with the at least one frame;
the at least one thermal device is detachably engaged with the at least one frame;
the at least one frame is fixed on an installation surface of the electronic device via the fixing portion;
the driving device and the at least one thermal device are disposed above the installation surface by a distance via the at least one frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.