Electronic device and fan module
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorZHENG-HENG SUN
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Abstract
A fan module is detachably mounted in a chassis. The chassis includes a sidewall defining a locking slot. The fan module includes a bracket including a base plate defining a first through slot, a fan fixed to the base plate, a fan duct fixed to the base plate beside the fan, and a locking member. The fan duct includes a side plate defining a second through slot. The locking member is fixed to the fan duct. The locking member includes a locking portion extending through the second through slot of the fan duct and the first through slot of the bracket to lock into the locking slot of the chassis.
Claims18
A fan module to be detachably mounted in a chassis with a sidewall defining a locking slot, the fan module comprising:
- a bracket comprising a base plate defining a first through slot;
- a fan fixed to the base plate;
- a fan duct fixed to the base plate beside the fan, the fan duct comprising a first end plate defining a second through slot;
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- a locking member attached to the fan duct and comprising a locking portion, wherein the locking portion extending through the second through slot of the fan duct and the first through slot of the bracket to lock into the locking slot of the chassis, and the locking member is operable to be deformed away from the locking slot of the chassis such that the locking portion disengages from the locking slot of the chassis, thus releasing the fan module from the chassis.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a receiving portion, the receiving portion comprising a sidewall defining a locking slot;
- a bracket comprising a base plate defining a first through slot;
- a fan fixed to the base plate;
- a fan duct fixed to the base plate beside the fan, the fan duct comprising a side plate defining a second through slot;
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- a locking member attached to the fan duct and comprising a locking portion, wherein the locking portion extending through the second through slot of the fan duct and the first through slot of the bracket to lock into the locking slot of the chassis, and the locking member is operable to be deformed away from the locking slot of the chassis such that the locking portion disengages from the locking slot of the chassis, thus releasing the fan module from the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.