Fixing device for fan
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorZheng-Heng Sun
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Abstract
A fixing device for fixing a fan includes a fixing plate and a pair of fastening members. The fan includes a sidewall defining a number of fixing holes. The fixing plate defines a vent area and a number of slots located around the vent area. Each fastening member includes a connecting plate, a number of first hooks extending out from a first side of the connecting plate, and a number of second hooks extending out from a second side of the connecting plate opposite to the first hooks. Each first hook is latched into the corresponding slot of the fixing plate, each second hook is latched into the corresponding fixing hole of the fan.
Claims10
A fixing device for fixing a fan thereon, the fan comprising a sidewall, and the sidewall defining a plurality of fixing holes, the fixing device comprising:
- a support comprising a fixing plate, the fixing plate defining a vent area and a plurality of slots located around the vent area;
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- a pair of fastening members, each fastening member comprising a connecting plate, a plurality of first hooks extending out from a first side of the connecting plate, and a plurality of second hooks extending out from a second side of the connecting plate opposite to the first hooks, wherein each first hook is latched into a corresponding one of the slots of the fixing plate, each second hook is latched into a corresponding one of the fixing hole of the fan;
- wherein each slot above the vent area comprises a first guiding portion extending through a top edge of the fixing plate, and a first holding portion extending down from a bottom end of the first guiding portion, each slot below the vent area comprises a second guiding portion communicating with the vent area and a second holding portion extending down from a bottom end of the second guiding portion, and each first hook is detachably inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second holding portions through the corresponding one of the first and second guiding portions.
A fixing device for fixing a plurality of fans thereon, each fan comprising a sidewall and the sidewall defining a plurality of fixing holes, the fixing device comprising:
- a support comprising a fixing plate, the fixing plate defining a plurality of vent areas aligned along the lengthwise direction of the fixing plate and a plurality of slots located around each vent area;
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- a plurality of pairs of fastening members, each fastening member comprising a connecting plate, a plurality of first hooks extending out from a first side of the connecting plate, and a plurality of second hooks extending out from a second side of the connecting plate opposite to the first hooks, wherein each first hook is latched into a corresponding one of the slots of the fixing plate, each second hook is latched into a corresponding one of the fixing holes of one of the fans.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.