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Granted Patent B2
US 10,237,943 · App. 15/434,241 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan

Inventor: Pei-Hsi Lin (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: THERMALTAKE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H05B33/0857F04D19/002G06F1/20
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Patent No.
US 10,237,943
App. No.
15/434,241
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan comprises a base having a ring-shaped frame and a pivot portion; a fan pivotally disposed at the pivot portion; a ring-shaped light guide having an upper top surface, a lower top surface, an inner lateral surface, and an outer lateral surface; a lid disposed on the ring-shaped frame, with the ring-shaped light guide disposed between the base and the lid, and a receiving space formed between the lid and the ring-shaped light guide; and a ring-shaped circuit board disposed on an upper top surface of the ring-shaped light guide in the receiving space and having thereon a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged annularly. Therefore, the ring-shaped flat region dispenses with any receiving recesses for receiving the light-emitting elements. The ring-shaped circuit board controls color of light emitted from the light-emitting elements and their light emission cycles.

Claims (16)

1. A ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan, comprising:

a base having a ring-shaped frame and a pivot portion;

a fan pivotally disposed at the pivot portion;

a ring-shaped light guide having an upper top surface, a lower top surface, an inner lateral surface, and an outer lateral surface;

a lid disposed on the ring-shaped frame, with the ring-shaped light guide disposed between the base and the lid, and a receiving space formed between the lid and the ring-shaped light guide; and

a ring-shaped circuit board disposed on an upper top surface of the ring-shaped light guide in the receiving space and having thereon a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged annularly;

wherein the fan is disposed on the pivot portion and an opening of the lid and is separated from and surrounded by the ring-shaped circuit board and the inner lateral surface of the ring-shaped light guide;

wherein the upper top surface of the ring-shaped light guide is stepped to form a ring-shaped flat region, with the ring-shaped circuit board disposed on the ring-shaped flat region, and an outer lateral surface of the ring-shaped light guide has a lesser width than an inner lateral surface of the ring-shaped light guide;

wherein at least one lateral hole is disposed between the lid and the ring-shaped frame of the base such that a periphery of the ring-shaped light guide is partially exposed from the at least one lateral hole; the inner lateral surface of the ring-shaped light guide is inwardly exposed from the ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan;

wherein the inner lateral surface and the outer lateral surface of the ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan emit light when the ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan is turned on to cause the light-emitting elements to emit light.

2. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped circuit board has a control unit for controlling color of light emitted from the light-emitting elements and a light emission cycle of the light-emitting elements.

3. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting elements annularly disposed on the ring-shaped circuit board face the ring-shaped flat region.

4. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped light guide is transparent or translucent.

5. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the base has a plurality of latches, the lid has a plurality of slots, the latches being engaged with the slots, allowing the ring-shaped light guide and the ring-shaped circuit board to be mounted in place between the base and the lid.

6. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting units are light-emitting diodes.

7. The ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped circuit board is a flexible printed circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: LIN, PEI-HSI
To: THERMALTAKE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041275/0098 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 105218791 U · Dec 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180163960A1 · Jun 14, 2018
Cited By (1)
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