IP Library Granted Patent US 12,463,451
Granted Patent B2
US 12,463,451 · App. 18/251,747 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Uninterruptible power supply device and uninterruptible power supply system

Inventors: Koki Nakamura (Chuo-ku, JP); Ryohei Kozu (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02J9/06H02M7/797H05K7/20172H05K7/20909
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Patent No.
US 12,463,451
App. No.
18/251,747
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan unit is disposed on an upper surface of a housing, and includes a fan, a frame member, and a support member. The frame member is disposed to surround an outer circumference of an opening provided in an upper surface of the housing. The support member supports the fan above the opening while being fixed to the frame member. A gap is provided between a lower end of a first surface of the frame member and the upper surface of the housing. A first blocking member is connected to the first surface of the frame member to be slidable in a vertical direction. In a state in which the gap is exposed, at least one second blocking member is inserted through the gap into the frame member to block the opening in the upper surface of the housing.

Claims (37)

1 . An uninterruptible power supply device comprising:

a housing having a rectangular parallelepiped shape;

a plurality of electric units accommodated in the housing; and

a fan unit disposed on an upper surface of the housing, wherein

the upper surface of the housing is provided with an opening from which at least one of the plurality of electric units is exposed,

the fan unit includes:

a fan,

a frame member having a rectangular outer shape and disposed on the upper surface of the housing to surround an outer circumference of the opening, and

a support member that supports the fan above the opening in a state in which the support member is fixed to the frame member,

wherein a gap is provided between a lower end of a first surface of the frame member and the upper surface of the housing,

wherein the uninterruptible power supply device further comprises:

a first blocking member connected to the first surface of the frame member to be slidable in a vertical direction, the first blocking member serving to block the gap in a state in which the first blocking member is in contact with the upper surface of the housing, and

at least one second blocking member inserted through the gap into the frame member to block the opening in a state in which the first blocking member is slid upward and the gap is exposed, and

wherein the at least one second blocking member includes a plurality of second blocking members,

the second blocking members are arranged side by side in an extending direction of the gap,

each of the second blocking members includes:

a blocking portion having a flat plate shape and serving to block a part of the opening,

a guide portion provided at a first end portion of the blocking portion in an extending direction of the blocking portion, and

a handle portion connected to the guide portion,

the first blocking member includes:

a fillet portion having a flat plate shape and protruding in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the frame member, the fillet portion being provided with a plurality of through holes penetrating through the fillet portion in a thickness direction of the fillet portion, and

a plurality of guide screws inserted through respective ones of the through holes, and

the guide portion is provided with a guide groove for guiding the guide screws in an extending direction of the gap.

2 . The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is fixed to the frame member by a fastening member.

3 . The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one second blocking member includes:

a blocking portion having a flat plate shape and serving to block at least a part of the opening, and

a handle portion provided at a first end portion of the blocking portion in an extending direction of the blocking portion, and

the uninterruptible power supply device further comprises a locking member provided in an inner circumference of the frame member to hold a second end portion of the blocking portion in the extending direction.

4 . The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first blocking member is provided with a slit extending in the vertical direction, and

the first blocking member is fixed to the first surface of the frame member by a fastening member inserted through the slit.

5 . An uninterruptible power supply system comprising:

an input terminal to which AC power is supplied from an AC power supply;

an output terminal from which AC power is output to a load; and

a plurality of uninterruptible power supply modules connected in parallel between the input terminal and the output terminal, wherein

each of the uninterruptible power supply modules includes the uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067244/0359 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2023
From: NAKAMURA, KOKI; KOZU, RYOHEI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063533/0628 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230411990A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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