Fan structure

A fan structure includes a fan frame and a fan body. The fan frame includes two side plates, a first connecting plate, a buckling portion and a second connecting plate. The side plate includes a fan stopping plate, a first protruding portion and two second protruding portions. The first protruding portion and the second protruding portions are disposed on the fan stopping plate. The first connecting plate is connected with the fan stopping plates. The buckling portion is disposed on the first connecting plate. The second connecting plate connects with the fan stopping plates and the first connecting plate. The fan body is accommodated between the side plates. The fan body has some first and second recessed portions which accommodate the first protruding portions and the second protruding portions respectively. The side plates, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are integrally formed.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Application Serial Number 201911136350.X filed Nov. 19, 2019, which is herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to fan structures. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to fan structures installed in electric equipment.

Description of Related Art

With the advancement of science and technology today, the demand of people for electronic equipment has been increasing. With regard to the design of electronic equipment, apart from the continuous enhancement of functions and operating efficiency, the durability is also an important point that the consumers concern about.

Therefore, in addition to pay full effort by the manufacturers to extend the working lives of each of the components inside the electronic equipment, how to replace those components inside the electronic equipment in a simple and quick manner is also undoubtedly an important direction of development for the industry.

SUMMARY

A technical aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a fan structure which can allow the user to install the fan body to the fan frame to form the fan structure in a simple and quick manner. The fan structure can also allow the user to install the fan structure to electric equipment or to take the fan structure away from the electric equipment in a simple and quick manner.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a fan structure includes a fan frame and a fan body. The fan frame includes two side plates, a first connecting plate, at least one buckling portion, a power source and signal connecting portion and a second connecting plate. The side plates are opposite to each other. Each of the side plates includes a fan stopping plate, a first protruding portion and two second protruding portions. The first protruding portion is disposed on the fan stopping plate. The second protruding portions are elastically disposed on the fan stopping plate. The first connecting plate is connected with the fan stopping plates. The buckling portion is disposed on the first connecting plate and configured to buckle with electric equipment. The power source and signal connecting portion is disposed on the first connecting plate and configured to connect with a power source and signal device. The second connecting plate is connected with the fan stopping plates and the first connecting plate. The fan body is suitable to be accommodated between the side plates. The fan body has a plurality of first recessed portions and a plurality of second recessed portions. The first recessed portions are configured to accommodate the first protruding portions. The second recessed portions are configured to accommodate the second protruding portions. The side plates, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are of an integrally-formed structure.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the first connecting plate has a plurality of first hollow portions. Each of the fan stopping plates has a plurality of second hollow portions. Each of the first hollow portions and the corresponding second hollow portion communicate with each other. The fan frame further includes a plurality of first elastic structures. Each of the first elastic structures includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion connecting with each other. Each of the first connecting portions connects with the first connecting plate and is located at one of the first hollow portions. The corresponding second connecting portion is located at the corresponding second hollow portion. Each of the second protruding portions is disposed on the corresponding second connecting portion.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion connect to form a “L” shape.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the fan stopping plates has a plurality of third hollow portions. Each of the third hollow portions extends along a circular locus to form a fan shape. The third hollow portions are evenly disposed around a center of the circular locus.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the fan body has an entrance and an exit opposite to each other. The entrance and the exit respectively face to the fan stopping plates.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the second connecting plate has a third recessed portion and a fourth recessed portion opposite to each other. The first connecting plate has a fifth recessed portion. The fifth recessed portion and the fourth recessed portion communicate with each other. The fan frame further includes a second elastic structure. The second elastic structure is connected with the first connecting plate and at least partially located at the fifth recessed portion. The buckling portion is disposed on a side of the second elastic structure away from the third recessed portion.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the buckling portion is a hook structure.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the fan stopping plates are substantially parallel with each other. The first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are substantially perpendicular to the fan stopping plates respectively.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are substantially perpendicular with other.

When compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure have at least the following advantages:

(1) In the process to install the fan body into the fan frame, the fan body compresses on the second protruding portions such that the first elastic structures elastically deform. After the positions of the second recessed portions of the fan body match with the second protruding portions, the first elastic structures elastically recover such that the second protruding portions are accommodated in the second recessed portions. At this point, the positions of the first recessed portions of the fan body also match with the first protruding portions of the side plates, and the first protruding portions are also accommodated in the first recessed portions. In this way, the process to install the fan body to the fan frame is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool. Thus, it is convenient to the user.

(2) When the user wants to install the fan structure into the electric equipment or to take the fan structure away from the electric equipment, the user can put, for example, the index finger at the position of the first recessed portion, and then press on the second connecting plate as a point of force exertion. The user can also press on the second elastic structure of the fan frame by the thumb, such that the second elastic structure deforms elastically towards the third recessed portion of the second connecting plate. Under this condition, the user can take the fan structure away from the electric equipment, or release the fingers to allow the second elastic structure to elastically recover, such that the buckling portion buckles with the through hole of the electric equipment, in order to complete the installation of the fan structure to the electric equipment. Since the process to install the fan structure to the electric equipment or to take the fan structure away from the electric equipment is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool, it is convenient to the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Drawings will be used below to disclose embodiments of the present disclosure. For the sake of clear illustration, many practical details will be explained together in the description below. However, it is appreciated that the practical details should not be used to limit the claimed scope. In other words, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the practical details are not essential. Moreover, for the sake of drawing simplification, some customary structures and elements in the drawings will be schematically shown in a simplified way. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

Reference is made toFIGS. 1-3.FIG. 1is a schematic view of a fan structure100according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 2is a schematic view of the fan frame110ofFIG. 1.FIG. 3is a schematic view of the fan body120ofFIG. 1. In this embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1-3, a fan structure100includes a fan frame110and a fan body120. The fan frame110includes two side plates111opposite to each other. The side plates111are substantially symmetric to each other. Each of the side plates111includes a fan stopping plate1111and a first protruding portion1112. The first protruding portion1112is disposed on the fan stopping plate1111. The fan body120is suitable to be accommodated between the side plates111. The fan body120has a plurality of first recessed portions R1. The first recessed portions R1are configured to accommodate the first protruding portions1112of the side plates111. When the fan body120is accommodated between the side plates111as shown inFIG. 1, the first protruding portions1112of the side plates111are accommodated in the first recessed portions R1of the fan body120, such that the fan body120can be fixed inside the fan frame110. In practical applications, each of the first recessed portions R1is a through hole.

In addition, as shown inFIGS. 1-3, the fan frame110further includes a power source and signal connecting portion130, a first connecting plate112and a plurality of first elastic structures113. The side plates111respectively include two second protruding portions114. The second protruding portions114are elastically disposed on the fan stopping plates1111. The first connecting plate112is connected with the fan stopping plates1111. The power source and signal connecting portion130is disposed on the first connecting plate112and configured to connect with a power source and signal device (not shown). The first connecting plate112has a plurality of first hollow portions H1. Each of the fan stopping plates1111has a plurality of second hollow portions H2. Each of the first hollow portions H1of the first connecting plate112and the corresponding second hollow portion H2of the fan stopping plates1111communicate with each other. Each of the first elastic structures113includes a first connecting portion1131and a second connecting portion1132connecting with each other. Each of the first connecting portions1131is connected with the first connecting plate112and is located at one of the first hollow portions H1. The corresponding second connecting portion1132is located at the corresponding second hollow portion H2. To be specific, each of the second protruding portions114is disposed on the second connecting portion1132of the corresponding first elastic structures113. The fan body120has a plurality of second recessed portions R2. The second recessed portions R2are configured to accommodate the second protruding portions114of the fan frame110. When the fan body120is accommodated between the side plates111as shown inFIG. 1, the second protruding portions114of the fan frame110are accommodated in the second recessed portions R2of the fan body120, such that the fan body120can be fixed inside the fan frame110.

To be specific, in the process to install the fan body120into the fan frame110, the fan body120compresses on the second protruding portions114such that the first elastic structures113elastically deform. After the positions of the second recessed portions R2of the fan body120match with the second protruding portions114, the first elastic structures113elastically recover such that the second protruding portions114are accommodated in the second recessed portions R2. At this point, the positions of the first recessed portions R1of the fan body120also match with the first protruding portions1112of the side plates111, and the first protruding portions1112are also accommodated in the first recessed portions R1. In this way, the process to install the fan body120to the fan frame110is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool. Thus, it is convenient to the user.

In practical applications, each of the second recessed portions R2of the fan body120is a through hole. Moreover, the shape and dimensions of each of the second recessed portions R2can be the same as the first recessed portions R1.

Furthermore, as shown inFIGS. 1-2, each of the fan stopping plates1111has a plurality of third hollow portions H3. Each of the third hollow portions H3extends along a circular locus to form a fan shape. The third hollow portions H3are evenly disposed around a center C of the circular locus on the corresponding side plate111. Correspondingly, as shown inFIG. 3, the fan body120has an entrance E1and an exit E2(the exit E2is located at the back of the fan body120inFIG. 3) opposite to each other. The entrance E1and the exit E2respectively face to the fan stopping plates1111. In this way, during the operation of the fan body120, an air flow can enter into the entrance E1of the fan body120through the third hollow portions H3of the corresponding fan stopping plate1111, and the air flow blown from the exit E2of the fan body120can leave through the third hollow portions H3of the other fan stopping plate1111. Under this condition, the fan stopping plates1111can avoid the chance of the fingers from touching the fan blades rotating in high speed (not shown) by mistake.

Furthermore, the fan frame110further includes a second connecting plate115, a second elastic structure116and at least one buckling portion117. The second connecting plate115is connected with the fan stopping plates1111and the first connecting plate112. It is worth to note that, the side plates111, the first connecting plate112and the second connecting plate115are of an integrally-formed structure. The second connecting plate115has a third recessed portion R3and a fourth recessed portion R4opposite to each other. The first connecting plate112has a fifth recessed portion R5. The fifth recessed portion R5of the first connecting plate112and the fourth recessed portion R4of the second connecting plate115communicate with each other. The second elastic structure116is connected with the first connecting plate112and at least partially located at the fifth recessed portion R5of the first connecting plate112. The buckling portion117is disposed on a side of the second elastic structure116away from the third recessed portion R3. The buckling portion117is configured to buckle with electric equipment200(please refer toFIG. 4).

Structurally speaking, the fan stopping plates1111of the fan frame110are substantially parallel with each other. The first connecting plate112and the second connecting plate115are substantially perpendicular to the fan stopping plates1111respectively. The first connecting plate112and the second connecting plate115are substantially perpendicular with other. Moreover, the first connecting portion1131of each of the first elastic structures113and the corresponding second connecting portion1132connect to form a “L” shape.

Reference is made toFIG. 4.FIG. 4is a schematic view of the fan structure100ofFIG. 1accommodated in electric equipment200. In this embodiment, as shown inFIG. 4, a plurality of fan structures100can be disposed in the electric equipment200to carry out heat dissipation of the electric equipment.200. For the sake of simplification of the figure, only one fan structure100is shown inFIG. 4. To be specific, when the user wants to install the fan structure100into the electric equipment200or to take the fan structure100away from the electric equipment200, the user can put, for example, the index finger at the position of the first recessed portion R3, and then press on the second connecting plate115as a point of force exertion. The user can also press on the second elastic structure116of the fan frame110by the thumb, such that the second elastic structure116deforms elastically towards the third recessed portion R3of the second connecting plate115. Under this condition, the user can take the fan structure100away from the electric equipment200, or release the fingers to allow the second elastic structure116to elastically recover, such that the buckling portion117buckles with the through hole P of the electric equipment200, in order to complete the installation of the fan structure100to the electric equipment200. Since the process to install the fan structure100to the electric equipment200or to take the fan structure100away from the electric equipment200is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool, it is convenient to the user. In practical applications, the buckling portion117is a hook structure. However, this does not intend to limit the present disclosure.

In conclusion, when compared with the prior art, the aforementioned embodiments of the present disclosure have at least the following advantages:

(1) In the process to install the fan body into the fan frame, the fan body compresses on the second protruding portions such that the first elastic structures elastically deform. After the positions of the second recessed portions of the fan body match with the second protruding portions, the first elastic structures elastically recover such that the second protruding portions are accommodated in the second recessed portions. At this point, the positions of the first recessed portions of the fan body also match with the first protruding portions of the side plates, and the first protruding portions are also accommodated in the first recessed portions. In this way, the process to install the fan body to the fan frame is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool. Thus, it is convenient to the user.

(2) When the user wants to install the fan structure into the electric equipment or to take the fan structure away from the electric equipment, the user can put, for example, the index finger at the position of the first recessed portion, and then press on the second connecting plate as a point of force exertion. The user can also press on the second elastic structure of the fan frame by the thumb, such that the second elastic structure deforms elastically towards the third recessed portion of the second connecting plate. Under this condition, the user can take the fan structure away from the electric equipment, or release the fingers to allow the second elastic structure to elastically recover, such that the buckling portion buckles with the through hole of the electric equipment, in order to complete the installation of the fan structure to the electric equipment. Since the process to install the fan structure to the electric equipment or to take the fan structure away from the electric equipment is simple and quick without the usage of any extra component or tool, it is convenient to the user.

It will be apparent to the person having ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of the present disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.