Fan holder for receiving multiple fans
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorXIU-ZHONG YIN
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Abstract
A fan holder for mounting fans includes a first plate having a plurality of airflow openings, and a second plate having a plurality of airflow openings aligned with the airflow openings of the first plate, thereby forming a plurality of rooms for mounting the fans between the first plate and the second plate, an airflow-blocking member has an engaging piece on an upside and a flange on an underside, the engaging piece and the flange of the airflow-blocking member engage on the first plate, thereby the airflow-blocking member is mounted on the first plate to close the airflow opening.
Claims14
A computer, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a fan holder mounted in the chassis, for receiving a plurality of fans therein, the fan holder comprising a first plate having a plurality of airflow openings, the first plate having two slots respectively defined therein at opposite sides of each of the airflow openings;
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- an airflow-blocking member having an engaging piece at an upper portion thereof, a flange at a lower portion thereof and two protruding pieces at opposite sides thereof respectively, the engaging piece and the flange of the airflow-blocking member engaging with opposite edges of the first plate bordering the airflow opening to secure the airflow-blocking member in a first direction, the two protruding pieces inserted in the slots to secure the airflow-blocking member in a second direction, thereby the airflow-blocking member mounted on the first plate to close the airflow opening.
A fan holder for mounting fans in a computer enclosure, the fan holder comprising:
- a plurality of rooms for receiving fans therein, each of the rooms defining at least one airflow opening adapted for communicating an inner side and an outer side of each room, the rooms including an empty room free of a fan therein;
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- an airflow-blocking member covering the airflow opening of the empty room, the airflow-blocking member comprising a main body, a first engaging piece protruding outwardly and upwardly from a top portion of the main body, and a second engaging piece protruded outwardly and downwardly from an underside portion of the main body, the airflow-blocking member mounted on the fan holder in such a manner that the first engaging piece grips a first edge of the fan holder bordering a top of the opening to engage on the fan holder, and the second engaging piece grips a second edge of the fan holder bordering a bottom of the opening to engage on the fan holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.