IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,262,504
Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,504 · App. 18/018,931 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Power module

Inventor: Sung June Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H05K7/20172H05K7/20154
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Patent No.
US 12,262,504
App. No.
18/018,931
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present embodiment relates to a power module frame comprising a first frame side plate and a second frame side plate, which face each other and are in contact with at least parts of both side plates of a fan module when the frame side plates are coupled to the fan module, respectively, wherein the first frame side plate and the second frame side plate comprise: at least one fastening groove coupled to a catching part formed on the both side plates of the fan module; guide parts extending by a predetermined length from the lower ends of the first frame side plate and the second frame side plate to face each other, to support the lower surface of the fan module; and a screw-fastening part for coupling the first frame side plate to the fan module.

Claims (48)

1. A power module frame comprising:

a first frame side plate, the first frame side plate including:

at least one fastening groove configured to be coupled to a catching part formed on a first side plate of a fan module; and

a guide part extending by a predetermined length from a lower end of the first frame side plate;

a second frame side plate facing the first frame side plate, the second frame side plate including:

at least one fastening groove configured to be coupled to a catching part formed on a second side plate of the fan module; and

a guide part extending by a predetermined length from a lower end of the second frame side plate to face the guide part of the first frame side plate, the guide parts of the first frame side plate and the second side frame plate being configured to support a lower surface of the fan module; and

a lower plate, the lower plate being opened in a first direction perpendicular to a direction to which the fan module is insertable, and corresponding to a region into which the fan module is insertable,

wherein the first frame part side plate includes a screw-fastening part configured to couple the first frame side plate to the fan module.

2. The power module frame according to claim 1 ,

wherein an end portion of a lower end of the power module frame is in contact with one surface of the fan module.

3. The power module frame according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastening groove of the first frame side plate and the at least one fastening groove of the second side plate face each other.

4. The power module frame according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastening groove of the first frame side plate comprises a first fastening groove and a second fastening groove, and

wherein a center of the screw-fastening part is disposed on an axis of symmetry of the first fastening groove.

5. The power module frame according to claim 4 , wherein the first fastening groove is spaced apart from the second fastening groove in a second direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the fan module.

6. The power module frame according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one fastening grooves of the first frame side plate and the second frame side plate comprises a first portion and a second portion,

wherein a width of the second portion is wider than a width of the first portion, and

wherein a catching protrusion of each of the catching parts of the first side plate and the second side plate is located at a corresponding second portion of the first frame side plate and the second side frame plate.

7. The power module frame according to claim 1 , wherein an upper plate of the power module frame is opened corresponding to the region into which the fan module is insertable.

8. A power supply device comprising:

a power module, the power module including a power module frame having:

a first frame side plate;

a second frame side plate; and

a lower plate; and

a fan module coupled to the power module, the fan module including:

one or more fans;

a first fan module side plate and a second fan module side plate formed on opposite side surfaces of the fan module and facing each other; and

a third fan module plate formed by connecting one end of the first fan module side plate and one end of the second fan module side plate, and

wherein the first fan module side plate includes at least one catching part fit-coupled into a fastening groove formed on the first frame side plate,

wherein the second fan module side plate includes at least one catching part fit-coupled into a fastening groove formed on the second frame side plate, and

wherein the lower plate of the power module frame is opened in a first direction perpendicular to a direction to which the fan module is inserted, and corresponding to a region into which the fan module is inserted.

9. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one catching part is extended outward from the first fan module side plate or the second fan module side plate at a predetermined angle.

10. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the first fan module side plate and the second fan module side plate have different lengths according to the number of fans.

11. The power supply device according to claim 10 , wherein the first fan module side plate and the second fan module side plate have different lengths in the insertion direction of the fan module, but the position of the catching part is the same.

12. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the first fan module side plate comprises a hole fastened with a screw when the fan module and the first frame side plate are coupled.

13. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the first frame side plate includes a guide part extending by a predetermined length from a lower end of the first frame side plate,

wherein the second frame side plate includes a guide part extending by a predetermined length from a lower end of the second frame side plate to face the guide part of the first frame side plate,

wherein the guide parts of the first frame side plate and the second side frame plate support a lower surface of the fan module, and

wherein the first frame side plate comprises a screw-fastening part coupling the first frame side plate to the fan module.

14. The power supply device according to claim 13 ,

wherein an end portion of a lower end of the power module frame is in contact with one surface of the fan module.

15. The power supply device according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one fastening groove of the first frame side plate and at least one fastening groove of the second frame side plate face each other.

16. The power supply device according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one fastening groove of the first frame side plate comprises a first fastening groove and a second fastening groove, and

wherein a center of the screw-fastening part is disposed on an axis of symmetry of the first fastening groove.

17. The power supply device according to claim 16 , wherein each of the at least one fastening grooves of the first frame side plate and the second frame side plate comprises a first portion and a second portion,

wherein a width of the second portion is wider than a width of the first portion, and

wherein a catching protrusion of each of the catching parts of the first side plate and the second side plate is located at a corresponding second portion of the first frame side plate and the second side frame plate.

18. The power supply device according to claim 13 , wherein an upper plate of the power module frame is opened corresponding to the region into which the fan module is inserted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: PARK, SUNG JUNE
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062548/0285 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0095712 · Jul 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240040739A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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