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US 2011/0085927 A1Published application
Fan module
AssigneeCompal Electronics, Inc.
InventorChien-Ming Su
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Abstract
A fan module includes a blade, a motor, a circuit board and a housing having an accommodating space for receiving the blade and the motor. The circuit board has a set of electrical terminals exposed outside the housing. The set of exposed electrical terminals is used for electrically connecting to an electric connecting portion of a carrier without using a cable to receive a power source and/or control signals.
Claims12
A fan module comprising:
- a blade;
- a motor, used to rotate the blade;
- a circuit board connected to the motor for controlling the motor, the circuit board having a set of electrical terminals;
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- a housing having an accommodating space for receiving the blade and the motor,
- wherein the set of electrical terminals is exposed from the housing, and the set of exposed electrical terminals is used to complete an electrical connection between the fan module and a carrier in a cable-less manner by being in direct contact with an electrical connecting portion of the carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.