Mounting structure for preventing incorrect mounting and installation of cooling fan, electronic device, and server
AssigneeFulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
InventorsPAO-CHING WANG, WEN-CHEN WANG
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Abstract
A structure for mounting a cooling fan easily and conveniently and in the correct orientation only includes a chassis and at least one fan module. The chassis has a block, a first nut, and a second nut. The fan module has at least one accessory. The block is mounted on the first nut or the second nut. When the block is fixed on the first nut, the fan module can only be placed and installed so as to blow air into the chassis, and when the block is fixed on the second nut, the fan module can only be installed so as to extract air out of the chassis, thereby ensuring the correct mode of operation. An electronic device and a server using the structure is also disclosed.
Claims20
A mounting structure configured for preventing incorrect mounting and installation of cooling fan comprising:
- a chassis comprising a bottom plate;
- a block mounted on the bottom plate;
- a fan module comprising at least one fan;
- and
- at least one accessory mounted on the fan module;
- wherein when the fan module is positioned in a correct direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a first direction, the block is distant away from the accessory;
- and
- wherein when the fan module is positioned in an incorrect direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a second direction reverse to the first direction, the block interferes with the accessory.
An electronic device comprising:
- a bracket comprising a bottom wall and two side walls located on the bottom wall;
- and
- a mounting structure configured for installing a fan to the bracket;
- wherein
- the mounting structure comprises:
- a chassis comprising a bottom plate connecting to the bottom wall;
- a block mounted on the bottom plate;
- a fan module comprising at least one fan;
- and
- at least one accessory mounted on the fan module;
- wherein when the fan module is positioned in a correct direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a first direction, the block is distant away from the accessory;
- and
- wherein when the fan module is positioned in an incorrect direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a second direction reverse to the first direction, the block interferes with the accessory.
A server comprising:
- a plurality of electronic device;
- wherein
- each of the plurality of electronic devices comprises:
- a bracket comprising a bottom wall and two side walls located on the bottom wall;
- and
- a mounting structure configured for installing a fan to the bracket;
- wherein
- the mounting structure comprises:
- a chassis comprising a bottom plate connecting to the bottom wall;
- a block mounting on the bottom plate;
- and
- an accessory configured for being mounted on a fan module;
- wherein when the fan module is installed in a correct direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a first direction, the block is distant away from the accessory;
- wherein when the fan module is installed in an incorrect direction on the bottom plate, air flows through the fan module in a second direction reverse to the first direction, the block interferes with the accessory to stop the fan module being installed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.