Patent ID: 7537480
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for a fan, comprising: a chassis comprising a bottom plate, two parallel installing plates perpendicularly secured on the bottom plate, and two parallel partition plates perpendicularly secured between the installing plates and perpendicular to the bottom plate, one of the plates defining a cutout offset from a middle of an edge thereof; and a locking member engaged with the one plate for securing the fan between the plates, a positioning block formed on the locking member, the positioning block engaging in the cutout of the one plate for inserting the fan between the plates along a predetermined direction; wherein the one plate defines a locking hole therein, and a locking tab protrudes from the locking member for engaging in the locking hole to secure the fan between the plates; wherein the locking member comprises a mounting portion secured on the fan, and the positioning block protrudes from the mounting portion; wherein the locking member further comprises a bent portion bent from the mounting portion, the locking member defining a through opening in the mounting portion and the bent portion, a resilient locking portion extending from the mounting portion into the through opening, the locking tab being formed on the locking portion.