TWI528150B - Fan module and casing using the same - Google Patents

Description

Fan module and casing using the same

The invention relates to a fan module, in particular to a fan module for improving fan assembly efficiency and a casing for applying the fan module.

When a computer system (such as a personal computer, a server host, etc.) is operated, waste heat is generated correspondingly. These waste heat will increase or decrease with the running time and running efficiency of the computer system. When these waste heats are gradually accumulated in the computer system, it will cause the internal temperature of the computer system to rise and affect the performance of the computer system, and may even cause the computer system to crash. Therefore, a heat sink (such as a fan) is generally disposed in the computer system to remove waste heat generated when the computer system is in operation.

In the past, the fan was assembled by placing the fan in a fully-wrapped assembly frame, and assembling the assembled assembly frame with the fan in the computer system. However, the fully covered assembly frame takes up a large space, which makes it impossible to effectively utilize the internal space of the computer system. In addition, the full-clad assembly frame often needs to be screwed to increase the difficulty of assembly. Therefore, how to improve the structure of the fan and the assembly frame to reduce the space required for the fan and the assembly frame and increase the convenience of assembly will be one of the problems that the researcher should solve.

The invention provides a fan module and a casing using the fan module, thereby reducing the space occupied by the fan and the assembly frame and increasing the convenience of assembly.

The fan module disclosed in the present invention is configured to be mounted on a fixing frame and a fixing frame The first plate and the second plate are included. The second plate member is at a distance from the first plate member and has at least one first snap structure or a guide block. The fan module includes a combination frame and a fan. The assembly frame includes an assembly base and a fan mount. The assembly base extends in a first direction, and the assembly seat is detachably assembled to the first snap structure or the guide block of the second panel. The fan mount is coupled to the assembly base and extends in a second direction, and the fan mount is detachably assembled to the first panel.

The casing disclosed in the present invention comprises a fixing frame and a fan module. The fixing frame comprises a first plate and a second plate. . The second plate has a first snap structure. The fan module includes a combination frame and a fan. The assembly frame includes an assembly base and a fan mount. The assembly extends in a first direction. The first direction is parallel to the direction in which the second panel extends. The assembly seat is detachably assembled to the first snap structure or the guide block of the second panel. The fan mount is coupled to the assembly and extends in a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the fan mount is detachably assembled to the first panel. The fan is detachably mounted on the fan mount.

According to the fan module and the casing using the fan module, the fan is assembled in the assembly of the assembly seat and the fan holder to form a half-cover assembly frame, and the half-cover assembly frame is required. The space is small, so it is possible to effectively avoid waste of internal space of the electronic device.

Further, since the assembly base extends in the first direction and is detachably assembled to the second panel, and the fan holder extends in the second direction and is detachably assembled to the first panel. Therefore, the fan can be quickly loaded and unloaded on the fixing frame through the combination frame to increase the convenience of assembly.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

5‧‧‧Shell

10‧‧‧Fan module

20‧‧‧ fixed frame

22‧‧‧First board

22a‧‧‧First engagement

24‧‧‧Second board

24a‧‧‧First buckle structure

24b‧‧‧ Guide block

24c‧‧‧ card slot

30‧‧‧Combination rack

40‧‧‧Fan

100‧‧‧ ‧ body

110‧‧‧Assembly

111‧‧‧floor

111a‧‧‧ first side

111b‧‧‧ second side

111c‧‧‧through slot

111d‧‧‧First Abutment

111e‧‧‧ side

112‧‧‧First slip structure

112a‧‧‧Limited

112b‧‧‧Director

112c‧‧‧Slot section

113‧‧‧ hook structure

113a‧‧‧Extension

113b‧‧‧Backrest

114‧‧‧front board

115‧‧‧ Guide slot

115a‧‧‧ buckle end

115b‧‧‧release end

116‧‧‧hook

116a‧‧‧ Connection section

116b‧‧‧ protruding section

120‧‧‧Fan mount

121‧‧‧立板

122‧‧‧Hook structure

122a‧‧‧Connecting Department

122b‧‧‧Hooking Department

123‧‧‧Second engagement department

124‧‧‧Assembly

124a‧‧‧First groove

124b‧‧‧Flexible Department

124c‧‧‧Second trough

130‧‧‧ accommodating space

200‧‧‧Sliding body

210‧‧‧ body

220‧‧‧Second slip structure

230‧‧‧Second buckle structure

240‧‧‧stop

250‧‧‧second abutment

300‧‧‧ Elastomers

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a casing according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the combination frame of Figure 2.

4 to 6 are assembly diagrams of the fan module of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of a fan module in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fan module according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1 . Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the combination frame of Figure 2.

The casing 5 of the embodiment includes a fixing frame 20 and a fan module 10. The fan module 10 is mounted on a mounting bracket 20. The fixing frame 20 of the embodiment is exemplified by a casing of a server, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the fixing frame 20 can also be a case of a desktop computer or a notebook computer. shell. The holder 20 includes a first plate member 22 (ie, a bottom case of the case) and a second plate member 24 (ie, a top case of the case or a case member on the hard disk frame). The first plate member 22 has a first engaging portion 22a. The second plate member 24 is spaced apart from the first plate member 22 and parallel to each other, and the second plate member 24 includes a first buckle structure 24a, a guide block 24b and a card slot 24c.

The fan module 10 includes a combination frame 30 and a fan 40.

The assembly frame 30 includes a body 100, a sliding body 200 and an elastic body 300. The frame body 100 includes an assembled assembly 110 and a fan holder 120.

The assembly base 110 includes a bottom plate 111, two first sliding structures 112, two hook structures 113, and a front plate 114. The bottom plate 111 of the assembly base 110 is along a first direction (parallel to the first plate) The direction of the member extends and is assembled to the second panel 24 in the first direction. In detail, the bottom plate 111 has a first surface 111a, a second surface 111b, two through grooves 111c and a first abutting portion 111d. The first face 111a has one side 111e. The second face 111b is opposite to the first face 111a. The two through grooves 111c penetrate the first surface 111a and the second surface 111b.

Each of the sliding structures 112 includes a limiting portion 112a, a guiding portion 112b and a sliding groove portion 112c. The limiting portion 112a is connected to the first surface 111a. The guide portion 112b and the chute portion 112c are connected to the stopper portion 112a, and extend from one side of the stopper portion 112a toward the side. The chute portion 112c is located between the guide portion 112b and the first surface 111a. That is, the stopper portion 112a and the guide portion 112b together with the first surface 111a form the chute portion 112c. The chute portion 112c is a hollow portion, and one end adjacent to the side edge 111e is not closed.

Each hook structure 113 includes an extension portion 113a and a barb portion 113b. The extending portion 113a extends from the wall surface of the bottom plate 111 forming the groove 111c toward the side edge 111e (in the direction indicated by the arrow a). The hook portion 113b is connected to the extending portion 113a and protrudes from the first surface 111a.

The front plate 114 is coupled to the bottom plate 111 and protrudes from the first surface 111a. The assembly base 110 further has a guide groove 115. The guiding groove 115 has a latching end 115a and a releasing end 115b. The distance between the guiding groove 115 and the locking end 115a is smaller than the distance between the guiding groove 115 and the releasing end 115b. The buckle end 115a is located at the front plate 114, and the release end 115b is located at the bottom plate 111. In other words, the opposite ends of the guide groove 115 are respectively located on the bottom plate 111 and the front plate 114 which are perpendicular to each other.

The fan holder 120 includes a vertical plate 121 , a four hook structure 122 , and two second engaging portions 123 . The vertical plate 121 is connected to the second surface 111b of the bottom plate 111 and extends in a second direction (perpendicular to the first direction), so that the bottom plate 111 and the vertical plate 121 form an "L shape" which is shaped like an English letter. One end of the fan mount 120 is assembled to the first plate member 22 in the second direction. In addition, the group When the yoke 30 is mounted on the yoke 20, an accommodating space 130 is formed between the bottom plate 111, the vertical plate 121 and the first plate member 22. The accommodating space 130 is located on one side of the vertical plate 121 near the front plate 114. Since the accommodating space 130 of the cradle 30 can be used for accommodating a storage device (not shown) or other electronic devices, the utilization of the internal space of the electronic device can be effectively increased, thereby achieving space saving. The four hook structures 122 are respectively connected to different sides of the vertical plate 121. Each hook structure 122 includes an engaging portion 122a and a hook portion 122b. The engaging portion 122a is connected to the vertical plate 121. The hook portion 122b protrudes from one side of the engaging portion 122a. The second engaging portion 123 is coupled to the vertical plate 121 and extends away from the assembly base 110.

In this embodiment, the number of the hooking structures 122 is four, and is located on each side of the vertical plate 121, but not limited thereto, and the number of the hooking structures may also be two or more. When the number of the buckle structures is two, they may be respectively located at opposite ends of the vertical plate 121.

The sliding body 200 includes a body 210 , two second sliding structures 220 , two second fastening structures 230 , two stopping portions 240 , and a second abutting portion 250 . The second sliding structures 220 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the body 210. The second second buckle structure 230 is located on the same side of the body 210 and between the two second sliding structures 220 . The second sliding structure 220 is slidably disposed on the sliding groove portion 112c of the first sliding structure 112 to cause the sliding body 200 to have a snapping position and a releasing position. When the sliding body 200 is in the latching position, the second second latching structure 230 is fastened to the two first latching structures 24a. When the sliding body is in the release position, the second second fastening structure 230 is disengaged from the two first fastening structures 24a.

The two stoppers 240 are connected to the body 210 and located on one side of the barb portion 113a away from the side edge 111e.

The second abutting portion 250 is coupled to the body 210 and located between the two stops 240 . The second abutting portion 250 is interposed between the first abutting portion 111d and the side edge 111e of the bottom plate 111.

It should be noted that the positional relationship between the second stopping portion 240 and the second abutting portion 250 of the embodiment is only an example and is not limited thereto. In addition, the number of the hooking structure 113 and the stopping portion 240 of the embodiment is two, but in other embodiments, the number of the stopping portions 240 may be one or three or more.

The elastic body 300 is interposed between the first abutting portion 111d and the second abutting portion 250, and is normally pushed against the sliding body 200 at the latching position.

The fan 40 is detachably hooked between the vertical plate 121 and the hooking portion 122b of the fan holder 120.

In this embodiment and other embodiments, the fan holder 120 further includes a plurality of assemblies 124 including a first groove portion 124a, an elastic portion 124b, and a second groove portion 124c. The elastic portion 124b is connected between the first groove portion 124a and the second groove portion 124c. The first groove portion 124a is mounted on the vertical plate 121, and the fan 40 is disposed in the second groove portion 124c, so that the elastic portion 124b is interposed between the fan 40 and the vertical plate 121, so that the elastic portion 124b normally pushes against the fan 40. The assembly stability between the fan 40 and the fan mount 120 is improved against the hook portion 122b.

Next, the process in which the assembly frame 30 is mounted to the holder 20 will be described. Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , and FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are assembled diagrams of the fan module of FIG. 1 .

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the sliding body 200 is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow b (parallel to the first direction), and the sliding body 200 is moved away from the side edge 110e to move from the locking position to the releasing position. . When the sliding body 200 is in the releasing position, the first abutting portion 111d and the second abutting portion 250 jointly press the elastic body 300, and reduce the protruding amount of the protruding side edge 111e of the second fastening structure 230.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, since the opposite ends of the guide groove 115 are respectively located in the phase The bottom plate 111 and the front plate 114 are perpendicular to each other, and therefore, the guide frame 30 is pressed downward by the guiding of the guide block 24b and the guide groove 115, and is pressed downward in the direction indicated by the arrow c (parallel to the second direction), so that the guide block is pressed. The second engaging portion 123 of the fan holder 120 is engaged with the first engaging portion 22a of the first plate member 22 by the displacement of the guide groove 115 from the guide groove 115 to the latching end 115a. In this way, the relative position between the combination frame 30 and the fixed frame 20 can be quickly located.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the sliding body 200 is released, and the second abutting portion 250 of the sliding body 200 is pushed by the elastic restoring force of the elastic body 300 to drive the sliding body 200 in the direction indicated by the arrow d. (Parallel to the first direction) and displaced from the release position to the snap position. When the sliding body 200 is in the latching position, the two stopping portions 240 abut against the barb portion 113b, and the second locking structures 230 protrude from the side edges 111e and are respectively hooked to the two first buckle structures 24a. The combination frame 30 can be assembled to the fixing frame 20 in the first direction and the second direction to quickly complete the fixing of the combination frame 30.

It should be noted that the combination frame 30 of the above embodiment is assembled to the fixing frame 20 through the sliding body 200, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the combination frame 30 can also be assembled through the buckle structure. Fixing frame 20.

The assembly between the frame body 100 and the second plate member 24 of the embodiment of the first embodiment is first guided by the guide groove 115 and the guide block 24b, and then the frame body 100 is fixed to the second plate through the sliding body 200. The member 24 is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the frame 100 and the second plate 24 can also pass through other guiding modes. Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a fan module according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the second plate member 24 has two card slots 24c. The assembly base 110 includes a front panel 114 and two hooks 116. Each hook 116 includes a connecting section 116a and a protruding section 116b. The connecting section 116a is coupled to the front panel 114. The protruding section 116b is connected to the connecting section 116a and faces The direction of the first plate member 22 extends. The protruding sections 116b of the two hooks 116 are respectively hooked to the two card slots 24c of the second panel 24.

According to the fan module disclosed in the present invention, the fan assembly is assembled on the assembly bracket and the fan fixing base to form a half-cover type assembly frame, and the half-cover type assembly frame requires a small accommodation space, so that the fan can be effectively avoided. The internal space of the electronic device is wasted.

According to the fan module and the combination frame thereof disclosed in the present invention, since the sliding body can slide relative to the frame body, the user can operate the sliding body with one hand to buckle the second buckle structure on the sliding body to the fixing frame. The first buckle structure or the second buckle structure on the sliding body is disengaged from the first buckle structure of the fixing frame to improve the assembly efficiency between the combination frame and the fixing frame.

In addition, the opposite ends of the guiding groove are respectively located on the bottom plate and the front plate which are perpendicular to each other, so that the relative position between the combination frame and the fixing frame can be quickly located through the guiding of the guiding block and the guiding groove.

Furthermore, since the assembly seat extends in the first direction and is detachably assembled to the second panel, and the fan holder extends in the second direction and is detachably assembled to the first panel. Therefore, the fan can be quickly loaded and unloaded on the holder through the combination frame.

Furthermore, the fan and the fan holder of the embodiment are assembled together through the assembly body having the buffering effect, so that the vibration generated when the fan is operated can be prevented from being transmitted to the casing.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, configurations, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

5‧‧‧Shell

10‧‧‧Fan module

20‧‧‧ fixed frame

22‧‧‧First board

22a‧‧‧First engagement

24‧‧‧Second board

24a‧‧‧First buckle structure

24b‧‧‧ Guide block

30‧‧‧Combination rack

40‧‧‧Fan

100‧‧‧ ‧ body

110‧‧‧Assembly

112‧‧‧First slip structure

114‧‧‧front board

115‧‧‧ Guide slot

115a‧‧‧ buckle end

115b‧‧‧release end

120‧‧‧Fan mount

122‧‧‧Hook structure

122a‧‧‧Connecting Department

122b‧‧‧Hooking Department

123‧‧‧Second engagement department

124‧‧‧Assembly

124b‧‧‧Flexible Department

124c‧‧‧Second trough

200‧‧‧Sliding body

230‧‧‧Second buckle structure

Claims (12)

A fan module is mounted on a fixing frame, the fixing frame includes a first plate member and a second plate member, the second plate member is kept at a distance from the first plate member, and the second plate member is The fan module includes: a combination frame including an assembly base and a fan fixing base, the assembly base extends in a first direction, and the assembly base is detachable The fan mount is coupled to the first latch structure or the guide block, the fan mount is coupled to the assembly base and extends in a second direction, and the fan mount is detachably assembled to the a first plate member; and a fan detachably mounted on the fan holder. The fan module of claim 1, wherein the assembly base comprises a bottom plate and a front plate, the bottom plate has an opposite first side and a second side, wherein the first side has a side, the front The board is connected to the side of the bottom plate, and the front board is detachably assembled to the second board, and the fan holder is connected to the second side. The fan module of claim 2, wherein the assembly base further has a guiding slot, the guiding slot has a connecting end and a releasing end, and the guiding slot is smaller than the guiding slot at the locking end. The release end is located at the front end of the guide slot. The release end is located at the bottom end of the guide slot. The fan module of claim 2, the assembly base further comprising a hook, the hook includes a connecting section and a protruding section, the connecting section is connected to the front panel, and the protruding section is connected to the connecting section. And extending toward the first plate member, the protruding portion is hooked to the at least one first buckle structure on the second plate member. The fan module of claim 2, wherein the combination frame further comprises a sliding body, the assembly seat is further Including at least one first sliding structure, the sliding body includes at least one second sliding structure and at least one second buckle structure, the at least one second sliding structure is slidably disposed on the first sliding structure The sliding body has a buckle position and a release position, wherein the at least one second buckle structure is buckled to the at least one first buckle structure when the sliding body is located at the buckle position, and the sliding body is located at the When the position is released, the at least one second buckle structure is disengaged from the at least one first buckle structure. The fan module of claim 5, wherein the first sliding structure comprises a limiting portion, a guiding portion and a sliding portion, the limiting portion is connected to the first surface, and the guiding portion is connected to In the limiting portion, the sliding portion is located between the guiding portion and the first surface, the second sliding structure is slidably disposed on the sliding portion, and the guiding portion and the sliding portion are from the limiting portion Extending in the direction of the side, the bottom plate has a through slot extending through the first surface and the second surface, the bottom plate has a hook structure, and the hook structure comprises an extension portion and a reverse hook portion The extending portion extends from the bottom surface of the bottom plate to the side of the bottom plate, and the barb portion is connected to the extending portion and protrudes from the first surface, the sliding body has a stop portion located at When the sliding body is located at the latching position, the stopping portion abuts against the barb portion, and the second buckle structure at least partially protrudes the side edge, When the sliding body is in the releasing position, the stopping portion is relatively far away from the barb portion, and the combination frame further comprises an elastic body, the bottom plate has a first abutting portion is disposed on the first surface, the sliding body includes a second abutting portion between the first abutting portion and the side of the bottom plate, and the elastic body is disposed on the first portion Between an abutting portion and the second abutting portion, the sliding body is normally pushed to the latching position. The fan module of claim 2, wherein the fan holder further comprises a vertical plate and at least two hook structures, the vertical plate is connected to the second side of the bottom plate, and each hook structure comprises a frame The connecting portion is connected to the vertical plate, and the hooking portion protrudes from one side of the connecting portion, and the fan is detachably hooked between the vertical plate and the hooking portion. The fan module of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of assemblies, including a first groove portion, an elastic portion and a second groove portion, wherein the elastic portion is coupled to the first groove portion and the second groove The first groove portion is mounted on the vertical plate, and the fan is mounted on the second groove portion. The fan module of claim 1, wherein the fan holder is assembled on the first board, and the fan holder and the assembly form an accommodation when the assembly is assembled on the second board. The space is located on a side of the fan holder adjacent to the second plate. The fan module of claim 1, wherein the fan holder further comprises at least one first engaging portion extending toward the second direction, the first plate member having a card slot, the fan holder The first engaging portions can be engaged with the slots of the first plate. The fan module of claim 1, wherein the first plate member is parallel to the second plate member, and the first direction is parallel to the first plate member, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction, The assembly base and the fan mount are L-shaped. A casing includes: a fixing frame, comprising: a first plate member; and a second plate member having a first buckle structure; and a fan module comprising: a combination frame The utility model comprises an assembly seat and a fan fixing seat extending in a first direction parallel to an extending direction of the second plate member, the assembly seat being detachably assembled to the second plate member The first fastening structure, the fan fixing base is connected to the assembly base, And extending in a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the fan holder is detachably assembled on the first board; and a fan is detachably mounted on the fan holder .