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US 7,160,080 · App. 10/747,479 · Granted Jan 9, 2007

Fan assembly

Assignee: Asia Vital Component Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,160,080
App. No.
10/747,479
Granted
Jan 9, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan frame provides fixing parts extending downward to embrace a radiator with a hook end catching lower side of the radiator respectively. A guard device is disposed on the frame with hard skeletons to surround a fan wheel so that fluid can enter the radiator via the openings. Hence, the openings of the guard device can increase flow rate of the fluid entering the radiator, decrease noise and prevent foreign objects entering the fan wheel.

Claims (16)

1. A fan device with a radiator, comprising:

a cylindrical radiator, providing a cylindrical body at the center thereof with a plurality of cooling fins extending radially from the cylindrical body;

a ring shaped fan frame, being disposed at the top of the radiator;

a fan base with a shaft, being disposed at the top of the cylindrical body and the center of the frame; and

a fan wheel with a hub, being rotationally attached to the shaft of the fan base and disposed above the fan frame;

characterized in that four fixing parts, which space from each other with an equal circular distance, extends downward from the frame to embrace the cylindrical radiator and each of the fixing parts has an elongated plate shape and an inward hook at the lower end thereof to hold the bottom side of the radiator; and an octagon guard bar device is disposed on top of the frame with a plurality of openings between the guard bar device and the frame to surround the fan wheel.

2. The fan device with a radiator as defined in claim 1 , wherein the guard bar device is composed of four bent bar sections with two ends of the respective bar section extending downward to fixedly join the frame such that the bar sections are disposed to connect with each other in a manner of end portions end thereof overlapping to each other consecutively.

3. The fan device with a radiator as defined in claim 1 , wherein the guard bar device is a single piece of octagon bar with a plurality of connecting rods extending downward from the bar to fixedly join the frame.

4. A fan device with a radiator, comprising:

a square radiator, having a cylindrical body at the center thereof;

a square fan frame, being detachably joined to the four sides of the top of the radiator;

a fan base with a shaft, being disposed at the top of the cylindrical body; and

a fan wheel with a hub, being rotationally attached to the shaft of the fan base and disposed above the fan frame;

characterized in that a square guard bar device with a plurality openings between the frame and the guard device is disposed on top of the fan frame to surround the fan wheel.

5. The fan device with a radiator as defined in claim 4 , wherein the guard bar device is composed of four angle bar sections and each of the angle bar sections has a right angle portion with both ends of the respective angle bar section extending downward to fixedly join the frame; and the angle bar sections connect with each other in a manner of the respective angle bar section overlapping with each other consecutively except the right angle portion.

6. The fan device with a radiator as defined in claim 4 , wherein the guard bar device is a single piece of bar with a plurality of connecting rods extending downward from the bar to fixedly join the frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 25, 2003
From: LIN, FANG-CHENG
To: ASIA VITAL COMPONENT CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 014854/0571 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050141992A1 · Jun 30, 2005