Fan and fan module
AssigneeLenovo Global Technology (Taiwan) Limited.
InventorsHui-Wen TSAI, Sheng Wei CHENG, Yi Lung WU, Hung-Jui CHEN
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Abstract
A fan includes a housing having an opening, a fan body disposed within the housing and configured to draw in or blow out air through the opening, and a protective assembly including a movable protective cover and a first mating structure disposed at an edge of the protective cover. The first mating structure is configured to be mated with a second mating structure of a mounting groove structure. The movable protective cover is configured to move to a first position within the housing through a fan removal action, for covering the opening in a first state, and to move to a second position within the housing through a fan installation action, for opening the opening in a second state.
Claims20
A fan comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- a fan body disposed within the housing and configured to draw in or blow out air through the opening;
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- a protective assembly including a movable protective cover and a first mating structure disposed at an edge of the protective cover, the first mating structure being configured to be mated with a second mating structure of a mounting groove structure;
- wherein the movable protective cover is configured to move to a first position within the housing through a fan removal action, for covering the opening in a first state, and to move to a second position within the housing through a fan installation action, for opening the opening in a second state.
A fan module comprising:
- a fan including:
- a housing having an opening;
- a fan body disposed within the housing and configured to draw in or blow out air through the opening;
- and
- a protective assembly including a movable protective cover and a first mating structure disposed at an edge of the protective cover;
- wherein the movable protective cover is configured to move to a first position within the housing through a fan removal action, for covering the opening in a first state, and to move to a second position within the housing through a fan installation action, for opening the opening in a second state;
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- a mounting groove structure including a second mating structure configured to mate with the first mating structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.