# US 2014/0154067 A1 · Electronic device assembly with fan

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- Number: US 2014/0154067 A1
- Document ID: US20140154067A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/937,565
- Filed: 2013-07-09
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-03
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: CHING-YI SHIH; LI-KAN YEH
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154067A1

## CPC

- F04D 29/4226: {Fan casings}
- F04D 25/0613: {the electric motor being of the inside-out type, i.e. the rotor is arranged radially outside a central stator}
- F04D 29/282: {the leading edge of each vane being substantially parallel to the rotation axis}
- F04D 29/4206: {especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps}
- F04D 29/601: {specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps}
- F04D 29/626: {Mounting or removal of fans}
- F04D 29/646: {Mounting or removal of fans}
- G06F 1/203: {for portable computers, e.g. for laptops}
- F04D: NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS (engine fuel-injection pumps F02M; ion pumps H01J41/12; electrodynamic pumps H02K44/02)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device assembly includes a fan module, a frame, and a bottom plate of an electronic device enclosure. The fan module includes a cover, a fan secured to the cover. The frame is secured to the bottom plate. The cover is secured to the frame. The frame, the cover, and the bottom plate define a receiving space receiving the fan.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device assembly comprising:
a fan module comprising a cover, a fan secured to the cover, and a frame secured to the cover; and
a bottom plate of an electronic device enclosure;
wherein the frame is secured to the bottom plate; the cover facing the bottom plate; the frame, the cover, and the bottom plate cooperatively define a receiving space; and the fan is located in the receiving space between the cover and the bottom plate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is integrated with the frame.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is removably mounted on the bottom plate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is substantially a “U” shaped.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall defines a plurality of ventilation holes, and the frame surrounds the plurality of ventilation holes.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, wherein the electronic device enclosure is a keyboard enclosure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic device assembly of claim 1, further comprising a mounting member, wherein the mounting member secures the fan to the cover.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The electronic device assembly of claim 7, wherein the fan comprises a plurality of blades and a rotating portion connected to the plurality of blades; the rotating portion comprises a rotating shaft and defines a mounting slot; the cover defines a through hole; and the mounting member comprises a mounting portion, and the mounting portion is engaged in the mounting slot through the through hole.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The electronic device assembly of claim 7, wherein the mounting member further comprises an installation arm and a mounting post extending from the installation arm; the cover further defines an installation slot and an inserting hole in a distal end of the installation slot; the installation arm is received in the installation slot, and the mounting post is engaged in the inserting hole.

### Claim 10

An electronic device assembly comprising:
a fan module comprising a cover, a fan secured to the cover, and a frame secured to the cover;
a bottom plate of an electronic device enclosure; and
a mounting member securing the fan to the cover and comprising a mounting portion;
wherein the frame is secured to the bottom plate; the cover facing the bottom plate; the frame, the cover, and the bottom plate cooperatively define a receiving space; the fan is located in the receiving space between the cover and the bottom plate; the fan comprises a plurality of blades and a rotating portion connected to the plurality of blades; the rotating portion comprises a rotating shaft and defines a mounting slot; the cover defines a through hole; and the mounting portion is engaged in the mounting slot through the through hole.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the bottom plate is integrated with the frame.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the frame is removably mounted on the bottom plate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the frame is substantially a “U” shaped.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the bottom wall defines a plurality of ventilation holes, and the frame surrounds the plurality of ventilation holes.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the electronic device enclosure is a keyboard enclosure.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The electronic device assembly of claim 10, wherein the mounting member further comprises an installation arm and a mounting post extending from the installation arm; the cover further defines an installation slot and an inserting hole in a distal end of the installation slot; the installation arm is received in the installation slot, and the mounting post is engaged in the inserting hole.