Fan cover

• US 20080075581A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Jui Lin
• Application Number:
  US11/525,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20080075581A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 415/121.1
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/703 specially for fans, e.g. fan guards

Abstract

A fan cover fastened to a cooling fan having a plurality of openings includes a fan cover body, a plurality of fasteners formed on the fan cover body and fastened into the openings, and a gripping portion formed on the fan cover body and extended outward, such that the cooling fan can be hot-plugged by gripping the gripping portion, without using any tool.

Claims

1. A fan cover attachable to a cooling fan having a plurality of openings, the fan cover comprising:

a fan cover body;

a plurality of fasteners formed on the fan cover body and fastened into the openings; and

a gripping portion formed on the fan cover body and extended outward such that the cooling fan can be hot-plugged by gripping the gripping portion.

2. The fan cover of claim 1, wherein the fan cover body is installed with a plurality of openings.

3. The fan cover of claim 1, wherein the fasteners each comprises a resilient portion and a fastening portion.

4. The fan cover of claim 3, wherein the resilient portion is bar-shaped.

5. The fan cover of claim 3, wherein the fastening portion is hook-shaped.

6. The fan cover of claim 3, wherein the fan cover body, the fasteners, the fastening portion, and the gripping portion are combined to form a single integral piece.

7. The fan cover of claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing portion inwardly disposed at a junction between each of the fasteners and the fan cover body.

8. The fan cover of claim 1, wherein the gripping portion is arch-shaped.

9. The fan cover of claim 1, wherein the gripping portion is L-shaped.

10. The fan cover of claim 1 being made of plastic.