Patent ID: 6244953
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A fan and chassis assembly, comprising:a fan assembly including a fan housing having an outer periphery;a sheet metal chassis having a vertical wall with an air flow opening in the region of a fan bracket receiving space;a sheet metal fan bracket formed of a single sheet metal piece, said fan bracket defining a fan housing receiving space and having integral fan retention elements engaging said fan housing periphery and for holding said fan in a position in said fan space;bracket retention elements integrally formed in said chassis and in said fan bracket, said bracket retention elements including a flange bent outwardly from a chassis surface and defining a slot at a location adjacent to said fan bracket receiving space, said slot having a slot open upper end and said flange closing said slot at a lower end, a fan bracket flange slidably received in said slot by insertion of said fan bracket in a substantially vertical direction from above, a first fixing element formed on said chassis and a second fixing element formed on said bracket, said first fixing element having a shape cooperating with a shape of said second fixing element to hold said fan bracket in said chassis.