Fan assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsSHENG-HUNG LEE, LI-PING CHEN, HUNG-CHIEH CHANG
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Abstract
A fan assembly for dissipating heat from an electronic device, includes a fan bracket (30), a fan module (40), and a chassis (10). The fan bracket has a main body (31), a flange (33) extends out from one side of the main body, the main body defines a recess (36) on the other side thereof, and the recess extends into the flange. The fan module includes a fan (41) and a fastening body (43) attached to a first side of the fan, the fastening body forming a ferruled portion (431), a second side opposite to the first side of the fan received in the recess of the bracket. The chassis has a positioning post (15) formed thereon, for inserting in the ferruled portion of the fastening body.
Claims15
A fan assembly for dissipating heat from an electronic device, the fan assembly comprising:
- a fan bracket having a main body, a flange extending out from one side of the main body, the main body defining a recess on the other side thereof, the recess extending into the flange;
- a fan module comprising a fan and a fastening body attached to a first side of the fan, the fastening body forming a ferruled portion, a second side opposite to the first side of the fan received in the recess of the bracket;
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- a chassis, a positioning post formed on the chassis, the positioning post inserted in the ferruled portion of the fastening body.
A fan assembly for dissipating heat from an electronic device, the fan assembly comprising:
- a chassis forming a spring clip;
- at least one fan module placed in the chassis;
- a fan bracket having at least one recess, the recesses receiving the fan module therein, the recess defining a blow opening for communicating airflow through the fan bracket, at least one stopper portion extending into the blow opening of the recess, a width of the recess being substantially equal to a width of the fan module, a distance between the spring clip and the stopper portion being substantially equal to a length of the fan module.
A fan assembly comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of positioning posts extending from the chassis;
- a fan bracket mounted on the chassis, the fan bracket having a plurality of receptacles;
- a plurality of fan modules each having a first end engaged in the respective receptacle and an opposite second end defining a positioning hole with the respective positioning post inserted therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.