Fixing device for fixing fans and cooling system having same

1. A cooling system, comprising:

a fixing device including a fixing rack and a latching rack, the fixing rack including a first latching arm and two opposite supporting arms protruding from two ends of the first latching arm, the latching rack including a second latching arm and two opposite adjusting arms protruding from two ends of the second latching arm; and

a fan;

wherein the adjusting arms can be adjustably fixed to the supporting arms at different positions to adjust a distance between the first latching arms and the second latching arm to releasably fix the fan between the first latching arm and the second latching arm.

2. The cooling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixing device further includes two fasteners, each adjusting arm defines a sliding hole, each supporting arm defining a retaining hole; the fastener pass through the sliding holes and the retaining holes to slidably fix the adjusting arms to the supporting arms.

3. The cooling system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two first latching boards protrude from the first latching arm, a second latching board protrudes from the second latching arm opposite to the first latching boards; the fan is latched between the first latching boards and the second latching board.

4. The cooling system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second latching board defines a positioning hole in the longitudinal direction from one of the adjusting arms to the other adjusting arm, the fan has a positioning pin located in one of the positioning holes to position the fan to the second latching board.

5. The cooling system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each fastener includes a fastening portion and a head protruding the fastening portion; each fastening portion passes through one of the sliding holes and be fastened in one of the retaining hole; the heads and the supporting arms cooperatively fix the adjusting arms to the fixing rack.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a main board;

a PCI mounted to the main board; and

a cooling system mounted to the main board opposite to the PCI, the cooling system comprising:

a fixing device including a fixing rack and a latching rack, the fixing rack including a first latching arm and two opposite supporting arms protruding from two ends of the first latching arm, the latching rack including a second latching arm and two opposite adjusting arms protruding from two ends of the second latching arm; and

a fan;

wherein the adjusting arms can be adjustably fixed to the supporting arms at different positions to adjust a distance between the first latching arms and the second latching arm to releasably fix the fan between the first latching arm and the second latching arm.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the fixing device further includes two fasteners, each adjusting arm defines a sliding hole, each supporting arm defining a retaining hole; the fastener pass through the sliding holes and the retaining holes to fix the adjusting arms to the supporting arms.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein two first latching boards protrude from the first latching arm, a second latching board protrudes from the second latching arm opposite to the first latching boards; the fan is latched between the first latching boards and the second latching board.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the main board includes a latching rib; each first latching board has a first latching plate protruding from its distal end, two second latching plates protrudes from the first latching arm, the first latching plates and the second latching plates cooperatively form a latching groove, in which the latching rib is latched to fix the fixing rack to the main board.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second latching board defines a positioning hole in the longitudinal direction from one of the adjusting arms to the other adjusting arm, the fan has a positioning pin located in one of the positioning holes to position the fan to the second latching board.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each fastener includes a fastening portion and a head protruding the fastening portion; each fastening portion passes through one of the sliding holes and be fastened in one of the retaining hole; the heads and the supporting arms cooperatively fix the adjusting arms to the fixing rack.

12. A cooling system, comprising:

a fixing device including a fixing rack and a latching rack, the fixing rack including a first latching arm and two opposite supporting arms protruding from two ends of the first latching arm, the latching rack including a second latching arm and two opposite adjusting arms protruding from two ends of the second latching arm; and

a fan;

two fasteners, the fasteners rotatably fixed to the supporting arms to releasably fixing the adjusting arms to the supporting arms:

wherein when the fasteners are tightened to the supporting arms, the adjusting arms are fixed to the supporting arms to fix the fan between the first latching arms and the second latching arm; when the fasteners are loosened from the supporting arms, the adjusting arms are capable of sliding relative to the supporting arms to adjust a distance between the first latching arm and the second latching arm.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each adjusting arm defines a sliding hole, each supporting arm defining a retaining hole; the fastener pass through the sliding holes and the retaining holes to fix the adjusting arms to the supporting arms.

14. The cooling system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein two first latching boards protrude from the first latching arm, a second latching board protrudes from the second latching arm opposite to the first latching boards; the fan is latched between the first latching boards and the second latching board.

15. The cooling system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the second latching board defines a positioning hole in the longitudinal direction from one of the adjusting arms to the other adjusting arm, the fan has a positioning pin located in one of the positioning holes to position the fan to the second latching board.

16. The cooling system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein each fastener includes a fastening portion and a head protruding the fastening portion; each fastening portion passes through one of the sliding holes and be fastened in one of the retaining hole; the heads and the supporting arms cooperatively fix the adjusting arms to the fixing rack.