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US 8,944,760 B2Granted
Fan frame
AssigneeScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
InventorsPo-Wen Chiu, Wen-Hu Lu, Zhan-Yang Li
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Abstract
A fan frame includes a blade holder, a pair of ventilation plates, and at least one side plate. The pair of ventilation plates is attached to opposite sides of the blade holder along a first direction and includes a pair of securing blocks. The at least one side plate is attached to the blade holder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and located between the pair of ventilation plates. The pair of mounting slots is defined in the at least one side plate and engaged with the pair of securing blocks, thereby securing the pair of ventilation plates and the at least one side plate to the blade holder.
Claims20
A fan frame comprising:
- a blade holder having opposite sides;
- a pair of ventilation plates respectively attached to the opposite sides of the blade holder along a first direction, and comprising a pair of securing blocks;
- at least one side plate attached to the blade holder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and located between the pair of ventilation plates, the at least one side plate having a mounting post;
- a pair of mounting slots defined in the at least one side plate and engaged with the pair of securing blocks, the pair of mounting slots securing the pair of ventilation plates and the at least one side plate to the blade holder;
- a cover plate attached to the blade holder along a third direction different from both the first direction and the second direction, wherein the cover plate is engaged with the mounting post, thereby securing the cover plate to the blade holder.
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A fan frame comprising:
- a blade holder having a first pair of opposite sides and a second pair of opposite sides;
- a pair of ventilation plates respectively attached to the first pair of opposite sides of the blade holder along a first direction, each of the pair of ventilation plates comprising a pair of opposite beams and a pair of securing blocks formed at the pair of opposite beams;
- a pair of side plates respectively attached to the second pair of opposite sides of the blade holder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and located between the pair of ventilation plates, the at least one side plate having a mounting post;
- a pair of mounting slots respectively defined in each of the pair of side plates and respectively engaged with the pair of securing blocks, the pair of mounting slots securing the pair of ventilation plates and the pair of side plates to the blade holder;
- a cover plate attached to the blade holder along a third direction different from both the first direction and second direction;
- wherein the cover plate is engaged with the mounting post, thereby securing the cover plate to the blade holder.
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A fan frame comprising:
- a blade holder having opposite sides;
- a pair of ventilation plates respectively attached to the opposite sides of the blade holder along a first direction, and comprising a pair of securing blocks;
- each of the pair of ventilation plates comprising a vertical beam, a pair of notches defined in the vertical beam, and each of the pair of securing blocks located in a corresponding notch;
- a pair of mounting slots defined in the at least one side plate and engaged with the pair of securing blocks, the pair of mounting slots securing the pair of ventilation plates and the at least one side plate to the blade holder;
- at least one side plate attached to the blade holder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and located between the pair of ventilation plates;
- the at least one side plate comprising a main plate substantially perpendicular to the pair of ventilation plates and a pair of side flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from opposite sides of the main plate, each of the pair of mounting slots comprising a wider portion defined in the main plate and a narrower portion defined in each of the pair of side flanges;
- the at least side plate further comprising at least one tab extending from the main plate along the second direction, and a mounting post extending from the at least one tab along the first direction;
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- a cover plate attached to the blade holder along a third direction substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction;
- wherein the cover plate is engaged with the mounting post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.