Patent Document

BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to computer enclosures and, particularly, to a computer enclosure and a fan bracket mounted in the computer enclosure for mounting a fan. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    A computer enclosure may include a system fan to dissipate heat. However, the system fan is usually fixedly attached to the computer enclosure, and is in the way when some electronic elements in the computer enclosure need to be changed. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]      FIG. 1  is a partially exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a computer enclosure including a fan bracket. 
           [0006]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the circled portion II of the computer enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0007]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of the circled portion III of the computer enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 4  is an assembled view of the fan bracket of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 5  is an assembled view of the computer enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of the circled portion IV of the computer enclosure of  FIG. 5 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 3 , an exemplary embodiment of a computer enclosure includes a front panel  10 , a fan bracket  20 , and a fan  30 . 
         [0012]    The front panel  10  includes two mounting parts protruding from two sides of an inner wall of the front panel  10 . Each of the two mounting parts defines a plurality of parallel openings  12  therebetween. An approximately trapezoidal-shaped tab  14  extend from between each two adjacent openings  12 . There are four tabs  14  located at two ends of the two mounting parts of the front panel  10 , and each define a first notch  142  on a top side thereof and a second notch  144  on a bottom side thereof. 
         [0013]    The fan bracket  20  includes two supporting beams  22  each with a rectangular section, and two mounting beams  24  slidably fixed between the two supporting beams  24 . 
         [0014]    Each of the supporting beams  22  defines a sliding slot  222  thereof. Two projecting portions  26  and  28  extend from two opposite ends of each of the supporting beams  22 , corresponding to the four tabs  14  located at four corners of the front panel  10 . A first knob  262  and a second knob  282  extend from two opposite sides of the projecting portions  26  and  28 , and face each other, corresponding to the first and second notches  142  and  144 . In other embodiments, the first and second knobs  262  and  282 , and the first and second notches  142  and  144  may be other latching configurations. 
         [0015]    A plurality of mounting holes  242  are defined in each of the supporting beams  24  to mount the fan  30 . Two protrusions  244  respectively extend from two opposite ends of each of the supporting beams  24 . A screw hole  2442  is defined in each of the protrusions  244 . 
         [0016]    The fan  30  includes four pairs of mounting holes  32  defined in four corners thereof. 
         [0017]    Referring to  FIG. 4 , in assembly of the fan bracket  20 , the protrusions  244  of the supporting beams  24  are inserted into the sliding slots  222  of the supporting beams  22 . According to the size of the fan  30 , four screws  246  extend into the sliding slots  222  to threadedly engage in the four screw holes  2442  of the protrusions  244  of the supporting beams  24 , thereby the supporting beams  24  are positioned on the supporting beams  22 . A distance between the supporting beams  24  can be adjusted by slidably positioning the supporting beams  22  in the sliding slots  222 . 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , in assembly of the front panel  10 , the fan bracket  20 , and the fan  30 ; the first projecting portions  26  and the second projecting portions  28  are inserted into the openings  12  beside the tabs  14  and the first knobs  262  and the second knobs  282  of the supporting beams  22  are correspondingly latched in the first notches  142  and the second notches  144  of the four tabs  14 , therefore the fan bracket  20  is positioned on the front panel  10 . Four screws  34  are inserted into the mounting holes  32  and then screwed into four corresponding mounting holes  242  of the supporting beams  24 . Therefore, the fan  30  is positioned on the front panel  10  via the fan bracket  20 . 
         [0019]    The supporting beams  24  can be adjustably positioned on the supporting beams  22  via the sliding slots  222 , the fan  30  with different sizes can be attached to the fan bracket  20 , which can effectively dissipate heat. 
         [0020]    It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in 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.

Technology Category: 3