Detachable fan rack for computer

• US 6,213,819 B1
• Filed: 06/09/2000
• Issued: 04/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Enlight Corporation
• Original Assignee: Enlight Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Cheng-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, TULSIDAS C
• Application Number:
  US09/589,762
• Time in Patent Office: 305 Days
• Field of Search: 439/894, 439/61, 439/296, 439/297, 439/298, 439/487, 361/683, 361/688, 361/690, 361/692, 361/693, 361/694, 361/695
• US Class Current: 439/894
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means

Abstract

A detachable fan rack includes a mounting frame, and a fan holder, the mounting frame having a receiving opening, a plurality of hook holes, a plug hole, a locating notch and a plug hole spaced around the center opening, the fan holder being mounted on the mounting frame to hold a fan in the center opening on the mounting frame, the fan holder including a holder base and a locking plate, the holder base having bottom mounting legs respectively hooked in the hook holes on the mounting frame, a plug mount holding an electric plug, a clamping plate clamped on the retaining portion at the mounting frame, a hook at one side, and a positioning member positioned in the locating notch on the mounting frame, the locking plate being coupled to the holder base at one side and turned between a first position where the locking plate is engaged into the plug hole on said mounting frame and hooked up with the hook at the holder base to lock the fan holder, and a second position where the locking plate is disengaged from the plug hole and the hook for enabling the fan holder to be disconnected from the mounting frame.

Claims

1. A detachable fan rack comprising:

a mounting frame, said mounting frame comprising a receiving opening, a locating notch at the periphery of said receiving opening, a plug hole disposed adjacent to said receiving hole at one side opposite to said locating notch, a retaining portion, and a plurality of positioning notches spaced around said receiving opening, and a plurality of hook holes respectively defined in said positioning notches; and

a fan holder detachably mounted on said mounting frame to hold an electric fan in said receiving opening, said fan holder comprising a holder base, a plug mount fixedly provided at one side of said holder base to hold an electric plug, a clamping plate installed in said plug mount, and a locking plate coupled to said holder base for locking said holder base after installation of said holder base in said mounting frame, said holder base comprising a plurality of mounting legs respectively inserted into said positioning notches and engaged into said hook holes, positioning member vertically downwardly suspended at one side and coupled to the locating notch on said mounting frame, a plug plate vertically downwardly disposed at one side opposite to said positioning member and positioned in the locating notch on said mounting frame, a raised portion and a hook spaced from said plug plate at two opposite lateral sides, and a stop plate disposed adjacent to said raised portion, said plug plate having a downwardly extended coupling notch, said locking plate comprising a base, and a finger strip formed integral with one side of the base of said locking plate, the base of said locking plate comprising a bolt coupled to the coupling notch on said plug plate for enabling said locking plate to be turned between a first position where the base of said locking plate is engaged into the plug hole on said mounting frame and a second position where the base of said locking plate is disengaged from the plug hole on said mounting frame and stopped at said locating plate, a guide groove coupled to said raised portion to guide turning of said locking plate between said first position and said second position, and a lock hole for engagement with said hook when said locking plate is moved to said first position, said springy clamping plate having a tongue forced into engagement with the retaining portion at said mounting frame.