Thin fan, electronic system and manufacturing method of thin fan
AssigneeDelta Electronics, Inc.
InventorsSheng-Wei Yeh, Chiu-Kung Chen, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Shao-Chang Tu
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Abstract
A manufacturing method of the thin fan includes the steps of: providing a plastic material containing a plurality of metal particles; processing the plastic material to form a housing; removing a part surface of the housing and forming a layout area and an extended circuit on the housing, wherein one terminal of the extended circuit connects to the layout area; disposing a first signal connecting structure on the housing, wherein the first signal connecting structure connects to the other terminal of the extended circuit; and disposing a metal layer on the layout area and the extended circuit.
Claims10
A thin fan, comprising:
- a housing composed of a plastic material containing a plurality of metal particles, the housing comprising:
- a layout area which is an integral part of the housing, wherein a first part of the metal particles is exposed to the layout area, an extended circuit which is an integral part of the housing, wherein a second part of the metal particles is exposed to the extended circuit, and a first terminal of the extended circuit connects to the layout area, a first signal connecting structure, wherein a terminal of the first signal connecting structure connects to a second terminal of the extended circuit, and a metal layer disposed on the layout area and the extended circuit and binding with the exposed metal particles;
- a stator disposed in the housing;
- and an impeller covered by the housing.
An electronic system, comprising:
- a thin fan comprising:
- a housing composed of a plastic material containing a plurality of metal particles, the housing comprising:
- a layout area which is an integral part of the housing, wherein a first part of the metal particles is exposed to the layout area, an extended circuit which is an integral part of the housing, wherein a second part of the metal particles is exposed to the extended circuit, and a first terminal of the extended circuit connects to the layout area, a first signal connecting structure, wherein a terminal of the first signal connecting structure connects to a second terminal of the extended circuit, and a metal layer disposed on the layout area and the extended circuit and binding with the exposed metal particles;
- a stator disposed in the housing;
- and an impeller covered by the housing;
- and an electronic device having a second signal connecting structure connecting with the first signal connecting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.