Thin fan structure

• US 7,862,309 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2007
• Issued: 01/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ADDA Public Company Limited
• Original Assignee: ADDA Public Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Mag, Chen, Chao-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Kramer; Devon C
• Assistant Examiner(s): BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S
• Application Number:
  US11/822,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 417/423.12, 417/423.7, 417/423.14, 417/423.15, 417/424.1, 310/90, 310/156.32, 415/220, 415/229
• US Class Current: 417/423.12
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/626 Mounting or removal of fans

Abstract

A thin fan structure is composed of a driving unit and a rotating unit. The driving unit has a base, a coil circuit board and a shaft, in which the coil circuit board is disposed at the base. The rotating unit has a bearing, a fan blade, an iron-containing metal sheet and a magnet, in which the bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring. The fan blade, the iron-containing metal sheet and the magnet are fixed at the outer ring of the bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixed at the shaft of the driving unit and the coil circuit board of the driving unit is able to drive the rotating unit turning around.

Claims

1. A thin fan structure comprising:

a driving unit having a base, a coil circuit board disposed on the base and a fixed shaft; and

a rotating unit having a bearing, a fan blade, a magnet and an iron-containing metal sheet, wherein the bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, the fan blade, the magnet and the iron-containing metal sheet are fixed at the outer ring of the bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixed at the shaft of the driving unit and the coil circuit board of the driving unit may drive the rotating unit to turn around, the fan blade having a cavity containing the iron-containing metal sheet and the magnet so as to be effectively integrated and reducing an axial thickness;

the fan blade, the magnet and the iron-containing metal sheet each having a surface simultaneously engaging and being in direct contact with the outer ring of the bearing to increase contact area with the bearing and raise mechanical strength.

2. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board.

3. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the shaft is fixed at the base.

4. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.

5. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the shaft frame has a plurality of position pillars that penetrate and are fixed at the coil circuit board.

6. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the magnet has a magnetizing surface that faces the coil circuit board and is perpendicular to a central line of the shaft.

7. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the fan blade has a central aperture for disposing the bearing.

8. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the iron-containing metal sheet is a silicon steel sheet, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board and wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.

9. A thin fan structure comprising:

a driving unit having a coil circuit board and a fixed shaft; and

a rotating unit having a bearing and a rotor, wherein the bearing has an outer ring and an inner ring, the rotor at least has a fan blade and a magnet, the rotor is fixed at the outer ring of the bearing, the inner ring of the bearing is fixed at the shaft of the driving unit and the coil circuit board of the driving unit may drive the rotating unit to turn around, the fan blade having a cavity containing the magnet so as to be effectively integrated and reducing an axial thickness;

the fan blade and the magnet each having a surface simultaneously engaging and being in direct contact with the outer ring of the bearing to increase contact area with the bearing and raise mechanical strength.

10. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the driving unit further has a base to dispose the coil circuit board.

11. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 10, wherein the driving unit further has an insulation sheet disposed between the base and the coil circuit board.

12. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 10, wherein the shaft is fixed at the base.

13. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 12, wherein the base has a fixing groove to dispose the shaft.

14. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the driving unit further has a shaft frame disposed on the coil circuit board and the shaft is fixed at the shaft frame.

15. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 14, wherein the shaft frame has a plurality of position pillars that penetrate and are fixed at the coil circuit board.

16. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the magnet has a magnetizing surface that faces the coil circuit board and is perpendicular to a central line of the shaft.

17. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the fan blade has a central aperture for disposing the bearing.

18. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor is fixed by means of fixing the fan blade at the outer ring of the bearing.

19. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor is fixed by means of fixing the magnet at the outer ring of the bearing.

20. The thin fan structure in accordance with claim 9, wherein the rotor further has an iron-containing metal sheet and is fixed by means of fixing the iron-containing metal sheet at the outer ring of the bearing.