Fan holder
AssigneesFu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsShin-Hsuu Wung, Jian Hu, Ling-Bo Cao
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Abstract
A fan holder is used for securing a fan to a heat sink. The fan holder includes a cover mounting the fan thereon, and a base mounting the cover thereon. The cover includes a plurality of separate claws and at least one jut. The base includes a through hole receiving the claws of the cover therein, thereby rotatably mounting the cover onto the base, and at least one slot. The at least one slot has a first pit and a second pit at two ends thereof respectively. The at least one jut is slidable along the slot between the first pit and the second pit to have the cover rotatable between a first location and a second location.
Claims14
A fan holder, comprising:
- a base comprising means for securing the fan holder, the base defining a through hole therein;
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- a cover mounted onto the base for holding a fan thereon, and parallelly rotatable on the base between a first location and a second location;
- wherein the cover comprises a plurality of separate claws perpendicularly extending from the cover and elastically received in the through hole of the base to rotatably mount the cover onto the base;
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- wherein the cover comprises a frame, means for securing the cover to the base, and a plurality of rotational ribs positioned therebetween.
A combination, comprising:
- a heat sink defining through holes therein;
- a fan;
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- a fan holder secured to the heat sink, comprising:
- a cover mounting the fan thereon, the cover comprising a plurality of separate claws and at least one jut;
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- a base mounting the cover thereon, the base comprising a through hole receiving the claws of the cover therein, thereby rotatably mounting the cover onto the base, and at least one slot, having a first pit and a second pit at two ends thereof respectively, corresponding to the jut of the cover;
- wherein, the jut is slidable along the slot between the first pit and the second pit to have the cover rotatable between a first location and a second location.
A heat dissipation device, comprising:
- a heat sink used to retrieve heat and subsequently dissipating said heat;
- a fan disposed next to said heat sink and workable to enhance said dissipating of said heat sink;
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- a fan holder disposed between said heat sink and said fan for holding said fan in position to be workable, said fan holder attachable to said heat sink and said fan respectively so that said fan has at least two movable positions relative to said heat sink;
- wherein said fan holder comprises a base attachable to said heat sink, and a cover attachable to said fan and rotatably movable relative to said base so that said fan is capable of reaching said at least two movable positions thereof;
- wherein said cover comprises a pronged portion which is inserted in said base to rotatably mount said cover onto said base;
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- wherein said cover comprises a plurality of hooks extending toward said base so as to engage with a step of said base in order for achieving rotatable movement of said cover relative to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.