Fan assembly for automated assembling process
AssigneeDelta Electronics, Inc.
InventorsWen-Chuan LO, Chia-Hsiong HUANG
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Abstract
A fan assembly includes a chassis, a bracket seat, a flexible board structure, and a fan set. The bracket seat is arranged in the chassis and includes a frame body and a pair of elastic arms. An insertion slot is defined between the pair of elastic arms and the frame body. The flexible board structure includes a flexible circuit board, a connector, and a stiffener. The flexible board structure is configured to be moved by a robot arm, and the stiffener is secured by the elastic arms to position the connector in the insertion slot. The fan set includes a fan and a fan socket set. The fan socket set is configured to be moved by a robot arm to connect to the connector.
Claims10
A fan assembly, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a bracket seat, arranged in the chassis, comprising a frame body and a pair of elastic arms connected to the frame body, wherein an insertion slot is defined between the pair of elastic arms and the frame body;
- a flexible board structure, comprising a flexible circuit board, a connector connected to the flexible circuit board, and a stiffener disposed on the connector, wherein the flexible board structure is drove by a robot arm to be moved to the bracket seat, and the stiffener is secured by the pair of elastic arms to position the connector in the insertion slot;
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- a fan set, disposed in the chassis and located on one side of the bracket seat, comprising a fan and a fan socket set coupled to one side of the fan, wherein the fan socket set is drove by the robot arm to be connected to the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.