Snap coupling cooling fan module
AssigneeInventec Corporation
InventorCheng-Chung Hsu
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Abstract
A snap coupling cooling fan module is adopted for use on a computer system to provide the heat dissipation apparatus required by the computer system. The cooling fan module includes a fan lid, which has one side pivotally engaged with a frame and another side latched on a board extending from the frame by means of a latch hook so that a space is formed to house the fans. Matching anchor stubs and latch stubs are formed to clamp and anchor the fans without screws. Installation and disassembly may thus be done faster to save assembly and repair costs.
Claims8
A snap coupling cooling fan module for anchoring more than one fan on a computer system, comprising:
- a frame having a connector to connect electrically with the computer system;
- a board extended outwards from the frame having a plurality of fan openings and a plurality of anchor stubs formed around the fan openings;
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- a fan lid having one side pivotally engaged with the frame and other side selectively anchored on a tail end of the board, and a plurality of openings corresponding to the fan openings, and a plurality of coupling stubs formed around the openings such that the openings of the fan lid and the fan openings of the board form a space therebetween for housing a plurality of the fans;
- wherein the fan lid is anchored on the board to enable the anchor stubs of the board and the coupling stubs of the fan lid to engage respectively in screw holes located on two sides of the fan to anchor the fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.