TWI416013B - Fan - Google Patents

Abstract

A fan related to the present invention includes a stator, a rotor mounted on the stator and a fan housing enclosing the stator and the rotor. An LCD display is mounted on the fan housing. The LCD display is electrically connected with the stator. The LCD display can dynamically display a lot of information such as a sign of a company, an environmental temperature and so on. The LCD display can make changes of displaying contents according to actual needs of an user.

Description

fan

The present invention relates to a fan, particularly a fan having a liquid crystal display.

With the continuous development of the computer industry, the operating frequency and speed of electronic components continue to increase, and the heat generation is getting larger and larger. If not eliminated in time, the temperature rise caused by the accumulation of heat generated during operation will affect the normal heating element. jobs.

The industry usually uses a fan to dissipate heat-generating electronic components. Usually, a label is placed on the center of the top of the fan frame to indicate the brand of the fan or to identify other contents. In this way, the fan frame of the fan can only display the content identified on the fan frame label, and the displayed content is single and fixed.

The present invention aims to provide a fan having a liquid crystal display capable of dynamically displaying fan information and other information.

A fan includes a certain sub-member, a rotor member disposed outside the stator member, and a fan frame enclosing the stator member and the rotor member, the fan frame being mounted with a liquid crystal display, the liquid crystal display being electrically connected to the stator member .

Compared with the prior art, the fan of the present invention can dynamically display various information such as company logo, ambient temperature, CPU temperature and the speed of the fan, etc. It is rich, and the present invention can adjust the content of the display according to actual needs.

10‧‧‧Rotor components

21‧‧‧ boards

23‧‧‧Fan wiring points

25‧‧‧ wafer

27‧‧‧temperature probe

32‧‧‧ top wall

324‧‧‧ Groove

328‧‧‧ openings

34‧‧‧ bottom wall

344‧‧‧Installation holes

38‧‧‧ center column

44‧‧‧ screen

20‧‧‧STAR components

22‧‧‧ Armature

24‧‧‧First solder joint

26‧‧‧Second solder joint

30‧‧‧Fan frame

322‧‧‧Support ribs

326‧‧‧Clamps

320‧‧‧ center seat

342‧‧‧ Mounting lugs

36‧‧‧Connecting wall

40‧‧‧LCD display

42‧‧‧ third welding point

1 is a perspective assembled view of a fan of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fan of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of another angle of the fan of the present invention.

1 and 2, the fan of the present invention includes a rotor member 10, a set of stator members 20 disposed within the rotor member 10, a fan frame 30 enclosing the stator member 20 and the rotor member 10, and mounting The liquid crystal display 40 at the center of the top of the fan frame 30.

Referring to FIG. 2, the stator member 20 includes a circular circuit board 21 and an armature 22 formed by stacking a plurality of layers of silicon steel sheets fixed to the bottom surface of the circuit board 21. The armature 22 is wound with a winding (not shown) for generating an alternating magnetic field, and the winding is electrically connected to the circuit board 21. The top surface of the circuit board 21 remote from the armature 22 is provided with a plurality of fan connection points 23 and a plurality of first solder joints 24. In this embodiment, the fan connection points 23 and the first solder joints 24 are disposed on opposite sides of the top surface of the circuit board 21. A smart wafer 25 is disposed on each of the other opposite sides of the top surface of the circuit board 21. In other embodiments, the fan junctions 23 and the first solder joints 24 can be arranged at other locations as needed. In this embodiment, the number of the smart wafers 25 is two. In other embodiments, the smart wafer 25 can be other quantities as needed. In the present embodiment, two second solder joints 26 are disposed on the outer side of the fan connection point 23. A temperature measuring probe 27 is soldered to the second soldering point 26 for measuring the loop of the temperature measuring probe 27. The ambient temperature is transferred to the wafer 25 of the circuit board 21. The temperature measuring probe 27 protrudes from the circuit board 21.

The fan frame 30 includes a circular top wall 32, a circular bottom wall 34 parallel to the top wall 32 and having a diameter larger than the top wall 32, and a plurality of spaced connections connecting the periphery of the top wall 32 and the periphery of the bottom wall 34. Wall 36. A disc-shaped center seat 320 is disposed at a central position of the top wall 32. The plurality of support ribs 322 are connected to the outer circumference of the center seat 320 and the inner circumference of the top wall 32, and each of the support ribs 322 corresponds to the position of the connection wall 36. A center post 38 extends downwardly from the center of the center block 320 for the stator member 20 and the rotor member 10 to pass through. One of the support ribs 322 is provided with a cable management structure. The cable management structure includes a recess 324 disposed on the support rib 322 for receiving a fan data line (not shown) and two sidewalls extending from the side walls of the self-supporting wall 322 for pressing the fan data line. Block 326. The central base 320 defines an opening 328 near the cable structure so that the fan data line is correspondingly soldered to the fan connection point 23, and the fan data line is received in the recess 324 of the support wall 322 through the opening 328. . The circumference of the annular bottom wall 34 is uniformly symmetrically convexly provided with four mounting lugs 342. Each of the mounting lugs 342 is provided with a laterally semi-closed mounting hole 344 for a screw (not shown) to pass through from the top to the bottom to cooperate with other components.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the circuit board 21 is provided with a plurality of third solder joints 42 on the lower side of the liquid crystal display 40 for electrically connecting to the first solder joint 24 of the circuit board 21 . The third solder joint 42 can be set according to actual needs. Referring to FIG. 1 at the same time, in the embodiment, the screen 44 of the liquid crystal display 40 has a rectangular shape, and the content of the information information is displayed on the rectangular screen 44. . In other embodiments, the shape of the screen 44 of the liquid crystal display 40 can be other shapes. The content displayed on the liquid crystal display 40 can display different contents as needed, for example, display information such as company logo, ambient temperature, rotational speed of the fan of the present invention, and CPU temperature.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 simultaneously, in the installation process of the fan of the present invention, a data line (not shown) having a certain length is first welded to the first solder joint 24 of the stator member 20. Next, the stator member 20 is placed over the center post 38, and the fan connection point 23 is aligned with the opening 328 of the top seat 32 while the data line soldered to the first solder joint 24 is exposed. The circuit board 21 of the stator member 20. Then, the data line of the fan is soldered to the fan connection point 23, and the fan data line is organized in the wire structure of the support rib 322. Again, the rotor member 10 is placed over the periphery of the stator member 20. Finally, the other end of the data line soldered to the first solder joint 24 is soldered to the third solder joint 42 of the liquid crystal display panel 40, and then the liquid crystal display panel 40 is fixed to the center block 320 of the fan frame 30. At this time, the fan assembly of the present invention is completed.

During the use of the fan of the present invention, the speed of the fan, the CPU temperature, the edited program in the smart chip 25, and the ambient temperature and the like collected by the temperature measuring probe 27 are converted by the operation of the smart chip 25. The data information is converted into an analog signal and then displayed by the liquid crystal display 40 as described above.

Compared with the prior art, the fan of the present invention can dynamically display various information, such as company logo, ambient temperature, CPU temperature, and the speed of the fan, etc., and the display content is rich, and the present invention can adjust the displayed information according to actual needs.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

10‧‧‧Rotor components

21‧‧‧ boards

23‧‧‧Fan wiring points

25‧‧‧ wafer

27‧‧‧temperature probe

32‧‧‧ top wall

324‧‧‧ Groove

328‧‧‧ openings

34‧‧‧ bottom wall

344‧‧‧Installation holes

38‧‧‧ center column

44‧‧‧ screen

20‧‧‧STAR components

22‧‧‧ Armature

24‧‧‧First solder joint

26‧‧‧Second solder joint

30‧‧‧Fan frame

322‧‧‧Support ribs

326‧‧‧Clamps

320‧‧‧ center seat

342‧‧‧ Mounting lugs

36‧‧‧Connecting wall

40‧‧‧LCD display

Claims (10)

A fan comprising a certain sub-member, a rotor member disposed outside the stator member, and a fan frame enclosing the stator member and the rotor member, wherein the fan frame is mounted with a liquid crystal display, and the liquid crystal display is dynamically displayed The content includes the fan speed and the ambient temperature, and the liquid crystal display is electrically connected to the stator member. The fan of claim 1, wherein the fan further comprises a temperature measuring probe welded to a side of the top surface of the stator member. The fan of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal display is located at a top center of the frame. The fan of claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal display is provided with a plurality of first solder joints on one side of the fan frame. The fan of claim 4, wherein the stator member comprises a circuit board, and the circuit board is provided with a plurality of second solder joints on a side corresponding to the first solder joint of the liquid crystal display screen, the first The solder joint is electrically connected to the second solder joint. The fan of claim 5, wherein one end of the circuit board corresponding to the second soldering point is provided with two third soldering points, and the third soldering point is soldered to the temperature measuring probe. The fan of claim 6, wherein a plurality of fan connection points are disposed on the circuit board adjacent to the third solder joint. The fan of claim 5, wherein the circuit board is further installed There are two wafers for converting data information into analog signals. The fan of claim 1, wherein the fan frame comprises a circular top wall, a circular bottom wall parallel to the top wall, and a plurality of intervals connecting the circumference of the top wall and the periphery of the bottom wall. Connect the wall. The fan of claim 9, wherein the peripheral wall of the bottom wall is uniformly symmetrically outwardly provided with four mounting lugs, and each mounting lug is provided with a side-to-side semi-closed mounting hole.