AIRFLOW GUIDE MEMBER

An airflow guide member includes an airflow guide cover and a movable plate. The airflow guide cover includes a top plate and a number of airflow guide plates extending in a fore-and-aft direction from a bottom of the top plate. Front ends of the airflow guide plates extend forward and out of a front side of the top plate. The movable plate is slidably connected to the top plate and is capable of sliding forward to cover the front ends of the airflow guide plates.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 and 3show an exemplary embodiment of an airflow guide member. The airflow guide member includes an airflow guide cover10and a movable plate20.

The airflow guide cover10includes a top plate11and a plurality of airflow guide plates13extending in a fore-and-aft direction from the bottom of the top plate11in a substantially perpendicular manner. The front end of each airflow guide plate13extends forward and out of the front side of the top plate11. A portion of the top of each airflow guide plate13adjacent to the front side of the airflow guide plate13is spaced from the bottom of the top plate11, and defines a slot131between the top plate11and the airflow guide plate13.

The movable plate20is substantially rectangular. A plurality of protrusions21is formed on the middle of the front side of the bottom of the movable plate20, to facilitate operation of the movable plate20.

FIGS. 1,2, and4show that in assembly, the rear side of the movable plate20is supported on the front ends of the tops of the airflow guide plates13. The movable plate20is slid backward, until being completely inserted into the slots131. Thereby, the movable plate20is completely sandwiched between the top plate11and the airflow guide plates13.

In use, the airflow guide member is mounted in an electronic device, such as a computer, to allow the front side of the top plate11adjacent to the rear ends of a plurality of fans arranged in a line. The rear ends of the fans are received between the airflow guide plates13. The movable plate20is slid forward, to allow the front side of the movable plate20to extend out of the front side of the top plate11, to cover and be supported by the front ends of the tops of the airflow guide plates13. The rear side of the movable plate20is still sandwiched between the top plate11and the airflow guide plates13. The front side of the movable plate20covers the tops of the rear ends of the fans, to allow airflow produced by the fans to completely flow into the airflow guide cover10, and prevent air leak.

To detach the fans, the movable plate20is slid backward, until the tops of the fans are completely exposed out. Thereby, the fans can be easily detached.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and the functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.