Vibration damper structure and fan thereof

• US 10,458,435 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Asia Vital Components Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Asia Vital Components Company Limited
• Inventors: Chang, Bor-Haw, Chen, Yu-Tzu, Wang, Chung-Shu
• Primary Examiner(s): White, Dwayne J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le Fisher, Wesley
• Application Number:
  US15/401,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20180195531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,024 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/062 Details of the bearings
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/0626 Details of the lubrication
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/668 damping or preventing mechanical vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/1207 characterised by the supporting arrangement of the damper unit F16F15/1238, F16F15/13164 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment grommet-type rubber mounting springs per se F16F1/3732; construction of cylinder ends F16F9/3242; attachments to vehicles B60G13/001, B60G15/00

Abstract

A vibration damper structure and a fan thereof. The vibration damper structure includes a support body, a fixing seat and an elastic member. The support body has a lower end. The fixing seat has a tubular section. The tubular section has a protrusion end corresponding to the lower end of the support body and a receiving space. The receiving space has a bottom section. The elastic member is disposed in the receiving space of the tubular section and positioned between the support body and the fixing seat. Two ends of the elastic member are respectively in contact with the lower end of the support body and the bottom section of the receiving space. The vibration damper structure is applied to the fan to greatly reduce the vibration of the fan in operation.

Claims

1. A vibration damper structure applied to a fan having at least one bearing, the vibration damper structure comprising:

a support body having an upper end supporting the bearing and a lower end formed with a stepped section and a restriction section formed on an outer circumference of the stepped section;

a fixing seat having a tubular section and a fixing section disposed on an outer circumference of the tubular section, the tubular section having a protrusion end corresponding to the outer circumference of the stepped section and defining an axial cushion gap with the restriction section and a receiving space having a bottom section, where the stepped section is fitted in the protrusion end; and

an elastic member disposed in the receiving space of the tubular section and positioned between the support body and the fixing seat, the elastic member having a first support end in contact with the lower end of the support body and a second support end in contact with the bottom section of the receiving space.

2. The vibration damper structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protrusion end defines an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the stepped section.

3. The vibration damper structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic member is selected from a group consisting of a hydraulic damper, a pneumatic damper or a spring damper.

4. The vibration damper structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing section has an extension arm, the extension arm radially extending from the outer circumference of the tubular section to form a free end, the free end being formed with an insertion buckle.

5. The vibration damper structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing section has an extension arm, the extension arm radially extending from the outer circumference of the tubular section to form a free end, the free end being formed with a rotary buckle.

6. The vibration damper structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing section is an outer thread.

7. A fan comprising:

a frame body having a first opening and a second opening, a base seat being disposed at the second opening, a bearing cup and a connection section being disposed on the base seat, at least one bearing being disposed in the bearing cup;

a stator assembly fitted around the bearing cup;

a rotor assembly corresponding to the stator assembly, the rotor assembly having a shaft inserted into the bearing cup through the bearing; and

a vibration damper structure including;

a support body disposed in the bearing cup under the bearing, the support body having an upper end supporting the bearing and a lower end formed with a stepped section and a restriction section formed on an outer circumference of the stepped section;

a fixing seat having a tubular section and a fixing section disposed on an outer circumference of the tubular section, the tubular section having a protrusion end corresponding to the outer circumference of the stepped section and defining an axial cushion gap with the restriction section and a receiving space having a bottom section, where the stepped section is fitted in the protrusion end; and

an elastic member disposed in the receiving space of the tubular section and positioned between the support body and the fixing seat, the elastic member having a first support end in contact with the lower end of the support body and a second support end in contact with the bottom section of the receiving space.

8. The fan as claimed in claim 7, wherein the protrusion end defines an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the stepped section.

9. The fan as claimed in claim 7, wherein the elastic member is selected from a group consisting of a hydraulic damper, a pneumatic damper or a spring damper.

10. The fan as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fixing section has an extension arm, the extension arm radially extending from the outer circumference of the tubular section to form a free end, the free end being formed with an insertion buckle, the connection section being formed as a socket.

11. The fan as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fixing section has an extension arm, the extension arm radially extending from the outer circumference of the tubular section to form a free end, the free end being formed with a rotary buckle, the connection section being formed as an engagement socket.

12. The fan as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fixing section is an outer thread and the connection section is an inner thread.