Patent ID: 7672126
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for a fan, the fan having a bottom panel, the bottom panel defining a mounting hole, the mounting apparatus comprising: a board configured to support the bottom panel thereon, the board forming a clip on a top side of the board corresponding to the mounting hole of the bottom panel, and defining a through hole adjacent the clip, the clip comprising an elastic shank standing on the top side of the board, and a flange formed on a top end of the shank and suspended over the shank, a driving pole extending downwards from the shank and through the through hole of the board to have a driving end of the driving pole located below the board; wherein the clip is inserted in the mounting hole of the bottom panel with the flange resiliently abutting against edges of the mounting hole and engaging on a top surface of the bottom panel, the bottom panel being sandwiched between the flange and the top side of the board, the driving end of the driving pole being manually bendable to disengage the flange of the clip from the top surface of the bottom panel, and the bottom panel defines a cutout communicating with the mounting hole, the driving pole of the clip is received in the cutout.