Patent Document:

referring to fig1 to 3 , an exemplary embodiment of a computer enclosure includes a front panel 10 , a fan bracket 20 , and a fan 30 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . the fan 30 includes four pairs of mounting holes 32 defined in four corners thereof . referring to fig4 , 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 . referring to fig5 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 . 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 . 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 .

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