CN200962706Y - Cooling fan holder - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a radiator fan fixing base, it is used for the holding and fixed fan to install on the casing, this radiator fan fixing base includes framework, a plurality of trip and stop piece. The frame body is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, and a containing chamber which penetrates through the frame body is formed between the first end and the second end and is used for containing and fixing the fan. The plurality of hooks are formed at the first end and extend towards a protruding direction, and the stopping piece is formed at one side edge of the first end, so that when the frame body is combined on the machine shell and moves along the protruding direction, each hook hooks the machine shell, and the stopping piece is embedded into the machine shell to limit the frame body to slide along the direction opposite to the protruding direction, so that the frame body is fixed on the machine shell. By using the fixing seat of the heat radiation fan, the heat radiation fan is fixed without using screws or other locking tools, and the number of the heat radiation fans can be randomly increased and reduced according to the heat radiation effect of the computer host, and the excessive area of the shell is not occupied.

Description

Cooling fan holder

technical field

The utility model relates to a cooling fan fixing seat, in particular to a fixing seat structure in which a plurality of cooling fans can be stacked according to heat dissipation requirements.

Background technique

The host computer is equipped with a motherboard, a central processing unit chip, and various disk drives. The aforementioned devices and components will generate high heat. In order to prevent the high heat from affecting the operation of the host computer, it is necessary to properly dissipate heat. Therefore, cooling fans are often added. design.

The known assembly method is to use multiple screws or other locking components to fix the cooling fan to the casing of the computer host, which should be sufficient for computer systems that only need to use one or two cooling fans, but for larger computer systems For example, for a server, when a plurality of cooling fans must be provided, each cooling fan needs to be locked, which will waste a considerable amount of working time.

Please refer to U.S. Patent Publication No. US6,587,342 patent application (hereinafter referred to as the 342 application), the 342 application provides a kind of embedded cooling fan module, which replaces the fixing method of screws or locking components by snap-fitting, so as to achieve fast The purpose of assembly and disassembly. As shown in Fig. 2 in the 342 application, there is a plate body extending outward on both sides of the body, and two fan ports are respectively provided on the plate body, and the number of fan ports can be designed according to needs. The first fan cover and the second fan cover are respectively pivotally connected to the body, so that the first fan cover and the second fan cover respectively form a space for accommodating the fan with the plate body, and each plate body is formed with two fan ports, Two fans can be accommodated respectively.

Since the radiating fans in the 342 application are assembled along the extending direction of the board body, a plurality of radiating fans can be assembled in the casing respectively. Although the number of radiating fans can be increased or decreased according to the heat dissipation requirements, it will take up too much space. The case area, in the case of a limited case area, if it is used in a computer system with a large heat dissipation requirement, the case area will not be able to accommodate enough cooling fans to be installed thereon. At the same time, the number of air vents provided on the casing is also fixed, so the number of fans cannot be increased arbitrarily. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a cooling fan locking device, so that the use of screws or other locking tools can be avoided to fix the cooling fan, and at the same time, the number of cooling fans can be randomly increased or decreased according to the heat dissipation effect of the computer host without occupying too much space. of the chassis area.

Contents of the invention

In view of the known technology disclosed above, the user needs to use assembly tools to lock and fix the cooling fan to the casing, so that it is time-consuming, and multiple cooling fans will occupy a lot of casing area, so the purpose of the utility model is to A cooling fan fixing base is provided, so that users can assemble the cooling fan in the case without using assembly tools, and can save the area of the case occupied by multiple fans when assembling.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a heat dissipation fan fixing seat to accommodate and fix a fan, and is fixed on a casing, which includes a frame, a plurality of hooks and a stopper, wherein, The frame body has a first end and a second end, and a chamber passing through the frame body is formed between the first end and the second end for accommodating and fixing the fan. A plurality of hooks are formed on the first end and extend towards a protruding direction for hooking the casing. The stopper is formed on one side edge of the first end, so as to be embedded in the casing and limit the sliding displacement of the frame body in the opposite direction of the protruding direction, so as to fix the frame body to the casing.

The cooling fan fixing base of the present utility model also includes a plurality of positioning parts and a buckle seat. The plurality of positioning parts are arranged on the second end of the frame and correspond to each hook of another cooling fan fixing base, wherein The pieces are provided for each hook to engage against along its protruding direction, so that the second end of the other frame is fixed to the first end of the frame. The buckle seat is arranged at the second end of the frame body for the stopper of the other cooling fan fixing base to be embedded, thereby limiting the sliding displacement of the other cooling fan fixing base in the opposite direction of the protruding direction, so that the two cooling fan fixing bases can The fan fixing bases are stacked, so that two fans are stacked on the casing to enhance the ventilation effect.

According to the heat dissipation fan fixing seat of the above-mentioned concept, the side edge of the first end of the frame body is also provided with a plurality of insulating sheets, and when the frame body is combined with the casing, the insulating sheets are pressed against the sides of the casing. The end face is used to absorb vibration.

According to the heat dissipation fan fixing base of the above concept, a plurality of spacers are provided on the wall between the first end and the second end of the frame body, and the spacers abut against the fan toward the chamber.

According to the cooling fan fixing base of the above concept, the hook has a connecting portion extending along the side edge of the first end and a hooking portion extending relative to the connecting portion, and the hook hooks the hook through the hooking portion. chassis.

According to the heat dissipation fan fixing base of the above concept, the stopper has a connecting portion, a pressing portion and a protrusion, the connecting portion extends along one side edge of the first end and is connected with the pressing portion, and the protrusion The block relatively extends out from the connecting portion.

According to the cooling fan fixing seat of the above concept, two side plates are connected between the positioning member and the wall of the frame body, and a notch is formed on the positioning member.

According to the cooling fan fixing base of the above concept, the cooling fan fixing base also includes a wind guide cover, and the opposite ends of the wind guide cover are respectively formed with a first air outlet and a second air outlet, and the second air outlet is used to receive the first air outlet. There are two ends, and a wing extends from the two side edges respectively.

According to the heat dissipation fan fixing base of the above concept, the air guide cover is provided with a plurality of buckling parts at the two side edges of the second air port opposite to the wings, and at the two side edges of the second air port opposite to the wings There is a positioning block at one side edge of the sheet, the buckle on one side matches the positioning block with the buckle seat, and the buckle on the other side matches with the positioning piece, so that When the air guide cover is combined with the frame body, it is used for interlocking.

According to the heat dissipation fan fixing base of the above-mentioned concept, the air guide cover is also provided with a plurality of resisting pieces at the two side edges of the second air port opposite to each of the fins, and the air guide cover is combined with the frame. , the abutting piece abuts against the wall of the frame.

The beneficial effects and advantages of the cooling fan fixing seat of the present utility model are that the cooling fan fixing seat can be assembled on the casing by manual operation and with the engagement mechanism of the cooling fan fixing seat, without the need for locking components to be locked. This simplifies the stacking process and reduces man-hours; at the same time, through multiple positioning pieces and buckles at the other end, the frame is combined with another frame at the position of the original casing, so that it can be stacked continuously to assemble a multi- The heat dissipation structure of the heat dissipation fan can save the occupied shell area; in addition, the required number of heat dissipation fans can be adjusted accordingly according to the needs of heat dissipation efficiency. Or reduce the number of stacked cooling fans, and thus have greater flexibility in changing usage.

The detailed features and advantages of the present utility model are described in detail below in the implementation manner, and its content is enough to make any person skilled in the art understand the technical content of the present utility model and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the claims With the accompanying drawings, any person skilled in the art can clearly understand the related objectives and advantages of the present utility model.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A is a front perspective view of the first embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 1B is a rear perspective view of the first embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of hooks and stoppers engaged with the casing in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a stacked state diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a three-dimensional appearance view of the wind guide cover of the second embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional appearance view of the second embodiment of the present invention with the wind guide cover installed.

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

D Protrusion Direction 20, 20’ Cooling Fan Mount 22, 22’ Frame

221, 221' first end 223 second end 224 opening

225 chamber 227 spacer 228 insulation

23. 23' hook 232 connecting part 234 hooking part

24, 24' stopper 241 connecting part 243 pressing part

244 bumps 25 positioning parts 251 side plate

253 notch 26 buckle seat 262, 263 through hole

40 cooling fan 41 fan blade 42 drive motor

50 chassis 51, 54 through holes 511 block

60 wind guide hood 61 first air outlet 63 second air outlet

64, 65 Wing 66 The first buckle 67 The second buckle

68 positioning block 69 stop piece

Detailed ways

In order to further understand the purpose, structure, features, and functions of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

The implementation of the present utility model is described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other advantages and effects of the present utility model through the content disclosed in this specification. The utility model can also be implemented or applied through other different specific examples. Without departing from the spirit of the utility model, various modifications and changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and application conditions.

Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , and refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 together, the cooling fan fixing base 20 can accommodate the cooling fan 40 therein, and is installed on the casing 50 . Wherein, the cooling fan fixing seat 20 includes a frame body 22 , a plurality of hooks 23 , a stopper 24 , a plurality of positioning members 25 and a buckle seat 26 .

The frame body 22 has a first end 221 and a second end 223 opposite to the first end 221. The first end 221 and the second end 223 form an opening 224. Here, the second end 223 is hollowed out to prevent Foreign matter has entered. In this way, a chamber 225 penetrating through the frame body 22 is formed for accommodating and fixing the cooling fan 40 . The cooling fan 40 has a fan blade 41 and a driving motor 42 , the driving motor 42 can rotate the fan blade 41 to make the airflow flow and provide heat dissipation. In addition, a plurality of insulating sheets 228 are provided on opposite side edges of the first end 221 of the frame body 22 , here, the number of insulating sheets 228 on each side edge is two, but not limited thereto. In addition, a plurality of spacers 227 are disposed on the wall between the first end 221 and the second end 223 , and the spacers 227 face toward the chamber 225 of the frame body 22 to abut against the cooling fan 40 .

A plurality of hooks 23 are formed on the first end 221 of the frame body 22 . Here, the hooks 23 are disposed on opposite side edges of the first end 221 , but not limited thereto. Furthermore, since the hooks 23 are used to combine the frame body 22 with the casing 50 or another frame body, the number of the hooks 23 should meet the minimum number used for actual combination and fixing. Here, each side edge is provided with The quantity of hook 23 is two, and the total number is four. Each hook 23 has a connecting portion 232 and a hooking portion 234 , wherein the connecting portion 232 extends along a side edge of the first end 221 , and the hooking portion 234 extends toward a protruding direction D relative to the connecting portion 232 .

The stopper 24 is formed on one side edge of the first end 221 of the frame body 22 and is located between the hooks 23 on the same side. Wherein, the stopper 24 has a connecting portion 241 , a pressing portion 243 and a protrusion 244 , the connecting portion 241 extends along one side edge of the first end 221 and is connected with the pressing portion 243 , and the protrusion 244 extends relatively from the connecting portion 241 out.

A plurality of positioning members 25 are disposed on the second end 223 and correspond to the hooks 23' of the other heat dissipation fan fixing base 20' for interlocking. Each positioning piece 25 extends from the side edge of the second end 223 and is connected with two side plates 251 between the frame body 22 . Each positioning piece 25 is formed with a notch 253 .

The buckle seat 26 is disposed on the second end 223, and the buckle seat 26 is provided with through holes 262, 263, and corresponds to the stopper 24' of the other heat dissipation fan fixing seat 20' for mutual insertion.

The casing 50 is provided with a plurality of through holes 51 , 54 corresponding to the hooks 23 and the protrusions 244 for mutual coupling. Each through hole 51 is disposed on a peripheral edge of one end surface and has a locking block 511 , and each locking block 511 is located in the protruding direction D of each hook 23 .

Please refer to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B and FIG. 2 again. When installing the cooling fan fixing base 20 on the casing 50, the cooling fan fixing base 20 needs to be positioned with the casing 50 first, and the first end of the frame body 22 221 faces the casing 50 , so that the hooks 23 of the frame and the protrusions 244 in the stopper 24 can be inserted into the casing 50 . The hooks 23 of the frame body 22 and the protrusions 244 in the stopper 24 are inserted into the through holes 51, 54 of the casing 50. After the insertion, the frame body 22 is moved along the protruding direction D of each hook 23 until each The connecting portion of the hook 23 abuts against the edge of each through hole 51, and the hooking portion 234 of each hook 23 will be locked with the block 511 of each through hole 51, so that each hook 23 hooks the casing 40. And the protrusion 244 of the stopper 24 fits into the through hole 54, so that the stopper 24 and the casing 40 are fitted together, thus, the frame body 22 is restricted after being slid and displaced in the opposite direction of the protruding direction D, Thus, it can be fixed to the casing 50 . In addition, the insulating sheet 228 presses against the casing 50 to absorb the vibration of the casing 50 to achieve the effect of damping vibration and noise.

Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B again, and refer to FIG. 3 in combination. After the cooling fan fixing base 20 is installed on the casing 50, another cooling fan fixing base can be stacked on the cooling fan fixing base 20. 20', through the combination of the two to enhance the cooling effect. The other cooling fan fixing base 20' and the cooling fan fixing base 20 need to be aligned first, and the other frame body 22' extends into the second end of the frame body 22 through the hooks 23' on the side edge of the first end 221' Each positioning piece 25 of 223, and each hook 23' and stopper 24' located at the other side edge of the first end 221' extend into the buckle seat 26 located at the second end 223 in the frame body 22, and then make another A frame body 22' moves along the protruding direction D, so that the hooks 23' on one side are engaged with the positioning parts 25 along the protruding direction D, and at the same time, the hooks 23' on the other side are connected to the stoppers 24' is inserted into the through holes 262, 263 of the buckle 26, so that the other frame body 22' is fixed to the second end 223 of the frame body 22 with the first end 221', and the other frame body 22' protrudes along the direction D The sliding displacement in the opposite direction is then restricted, so that the cooling fan fixing bases 20, 20' can be combined with each other. Similarly, if you want to continue stacking to increase heat dissipation performance, you can follow the steps above.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when the heat dissipation fan in the heat dissipation fan fixing seat is performing heat dissipation, air flows in and out through the first end and the second end of the frame. However, the normal direction of the first end and the second end of the frame is perpendicular to the end surface of the casing, so the direction of airflow in and out is also limited by this. the second embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the cooling fan fixing base according to the second embodiment of the present invention further includes an air guide cover 60 for combining with the frame body 22 of the cooling fan fixing base 20 . A first air opening 61 and a second air opening 63 are respectively formed at two opposite ends of the air guide cover 60 , and fins 64 , 65 are respectively extended on two side edges of the second air opening 63 . In addition, the air guide cover 60 is respectively provided with a plurality of first buckle parts 66 and second buckle parts 67 at the two side edges of the second air port 63 opposite to the fins 64 and 65 , and at the opposite side of the second air port 63 . A positioning block 68 is disposed at one side edge of the fins 64 , 65 . Moreover, the first buckle 66 is matched with the positioning piece 25, and the second buckle 67 and the positioning block 68 are matched with the buckle seat 26. to snap together. Moreover, the air guide cover 60 is further provided with a plurality of resisting pieces 69 at two side edges of the second air port 63 opposite to the fins 64 , 65 .

Continuing to refer to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 , when the air guide cover 60 is combined with the frame body 22 of the heat dissipation fan fixing base 20, the second air port 63 faces the second end 223 of the frame body 22, and the fins 64, 65 It can be used as a fool-proof mechanism, so that the first buckle 66 is aligned with the positioning member 25 , and the second buckle 67 and the positioning block 68 are aligned with the through holes 262 , 263 of the buckle seat 26 . Thus, the first buckle 66 can be fastened to the positioning member 25, and the second buckle 67 and the positioning block 68 can be fastened to the through holes 262, 263 of the buckle seat 26, so as to combine the wind deflector 60 on the The cooling fan is fixed on the frame body 22 of the base 20 . Thus, the air guide cover 60 can transmit the cold airflow to the high heat place to dissipate the heat energy or suck the heat away for heat dissipation. At the same time, when the air guide cover is combined with the frame body 22 , each resisting piece 69 abuts against the wall surface of the frame body 22 to achieve the effect of damping vibration and noise.

The utility model utilizes the engaging mechanism on the cooling fan fixing base to be assembled on the casing or another cooling fan fixing base, so that multiple cooling fan fixing bases can be stacked and combined to form a cooling fan with cooling effect Fan, to avoid the crash of the main computer when a single cooling fan fails, and can also increase or decrease the number according to the needs of the cooling operation, and can be easily replaced by the user, and can prevent the known integral structure from being unable to be used only for one group Replacement or the defect of assembling, so the utility model has bigger change and use elasticity. Furthermore, when the cooling fan fixing base is assembled in the casing or stacked with each other, it can be stacked without using other manual tools, which is beneficial to the user's assembly operation.

Although the utility model has been disclosed through the aforementioned embodiments, the above description is not intended to limit the utility model, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to it without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model , so the patent protection scope of the present utility model should be defined by the appended claims as the criterion.

Claims (10)

1. A heat dissipation fan fixing seat, used to accommodate and fix a fan, and fixed to a casing, it is characterized in that the cooling fan fixing seat includes: A frame body, which has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a chamber through the frame body is formed between the first end and the second end, for accommodating and fixing the fan; a plurality of hooks formed on the first end and extending toward a protruding direction to hook the casing; and The stopper is formed on one side edge of the first end, and is used for inserting into the casing to limit the sliding displacement of the frame body in the opposite direction of the protruding direction. 2. The cooling fan fixing base according to claim 1, wherein the cooling fan fixing base further comprises: A plurality of locating pieces, which are arranged on the second end and correspond to the hooks of the other heat dissipation fan fixing seat, wherein the locating pieces and the hooks are engaged along the protruding direction, so that the other the second end of a frame is fixed to the first end of the frame; and The buckle seat is arranged at the second end, and the stopper of the other heat dissipation fan fixing seat is inserted into the buckle seat to limit the sliding displacement of the other heat dissipation fan fixing seat along the opposite direction of the protruding direction. 3. The cooling fan fixing seat according to claim 1, wherein the side edge of the first end of the frame body is also provided with a plurality of insulating pieces, and when the frame body is combined with the casing, the insulating pieces The sheet is pressed against the end face of the casing to absorb vibration. 4. The cooling fan fixing seat according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of spacers are provided on the wall between the first end and the second end of the frame body, and the spacers face toward the container. The direction of the chamber is against the fan. 5. The heat dissipation fan fixing seat according to claim 1, wherein the hook has a connecting portion extending along the side edge of the first end and a hooking portion extending relative to the connecting portion, the hook The hook hooks the casing through the hooking portion. 6. The cooling fan fixing seat according to claim 1, wherein the stopper has a connecting portion, a pressing portion and a protrusion, the connecting portion extends along one side edge of the first end and The pressing part is connected, and the protruding block relatively extends out from the connecting part. 7 . The cooling fan fixing seat according to claim 1 , wherein two side plates are connected between the positioning member and the wall of the frame body, and a notch is formed on the positioning member. 7 . 8. The cooling fan fixing base according to claim 1, wherein the cooling fan fixing base further comprises an air guide cover, and the opposite ends of the air guide cover are respectively formed with a first air port and a second air port, the The second tuyere is connected to the second end, and there are fins extending from the two side edges respectively. 9. The heat dissipation fan fixing seat according to claim 8, characterized in that, the wind deflector is provided with a plurality of buckles at the two side edges of the second air port opposite to the fins, and A positioning block is provided at the side edge of the second tuyere relative to the fin, the buckle on one side matches the positioning block with the buckle seat, and the buckle on the other side Matched with the locating member, and snapped together when the air guide cover is combined with the frame body. 10. The heat dissipation fan fixing seat according to claim 8, characterized in that, the air guide cover is further provided with a plurality of resisting pieces at the two side edges of the second air port opposite to each of the fins, When the air guide cover is combined with the frame body, the resisting piece is against the wall surface of the frame body.

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