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US 8,770,932 B2Granted
Fan assembly including rigid bars with mounting pads
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorChia-Chen Lee
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Abstract
A fan assembly includes two fans, and a number of rigid bars. The fans are connected in series. Each of the fans includes an impeller. The impellers of the fans rotate in opposite directions. The rigid bars extend through the fans and are fixed to the fans, to counteract opposing torque forces produced by the fans.
Claims7
A fan assembly comprising:
- two fans connected in series, each of the fans comprising an impeller, the impellers of the fans operable to rotate in opposite directions;
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- a plurality of rigid bars extending through the fans and fixed to the fans, wherein each of the fans comprises two opposing quadrate plates, four through holes are respectively defined in four corners of each of the plates, the plurality of rigid bars comprises four rigid bars, said four rigid bars respectively extend through the through holes of the fans and are fixed to the four corners of the fans, and each of the fans further comprises a cylinder-shaped main body arranged between the corresponding plates, for receiving the corresponding impeller;
- and, wherein a resilient pad is installed to a section of each of the rigid bars between the corresponding plates of each of the fans.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.