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US 12,516,679 · App. 19/060,054 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Fan accessory and fan assembly

Inventor: Cheng-Hong Lai (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Aivres Systems Inc.
F04D29/547
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Patent No.
US 12,516,679
App. No.
19/060,054
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A fan accessory includes an air-inlet piece configured to be disposed in front of a fan and has a first hole adjacent to an outside and a second hole adjacent to the fan. The first hole is in communication with the second hole. The first hole has a first diameter gradually decreased in an airflow direction from the outside to the fan, and the second hole has a second diameter gradually increased in the airflow direction. The fan accessory also includes an air-outlet piece configured to be disposed behind the fan and have a third hole. The third hole has a third diameter gradually decreased in the airflow direction.

Claims (30)

1 . A fan accessory comprising:

an air-inlet piece configured to be disposed in front of a fan and comprising a first hole adjacent to an outside and a second hole adjacent to the fan, wherein the first hole is in communication with the second hole, the first hole has a first diameter gradually decreased in an airflow direction from the outside to the fan, and the second hole has a second diameter gradually increased in the airflow direction; and

an air-outlet piece configured to be disposed behind the fan and comprising a third hole, wherein the third hole has a third diameter gradually decreased in the airflow direction,

wherein the air-inlet piece further comprises a fourth hole disposed between and in communication with the first hole and the second hole, wherein a diameter of the fourth hole is a constant.

2 . The fan accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first hole has a largest diameter greater than a largest diameter of the second hole.

3 . The fan accessory of claim 2 , wherein the first hole has a smallest diameter equal to a smallest diameter of the second hole and equal to the diameter of the fourth hole.

4 . The fan accessory of claim 1 , wherein the air-outlet piece further comprises a fifth hole in communication with the third hole, wherein a diameter of the fifth hole is a constant.

5 . The fan accessory of claim 4 , wherein the third hole has a smallest diameter equal to the diameter of the fifth hole.

6 . The fan accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first hole has a depth greater than a depth of the second hole.

7 . The fan accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first hole has a depth greater than a depth of the second hole, and the depth of the second hole is greater than a depth of the fourth hole.

8 . The fan accessory of claim 4 , wherein the third hole has a depth greater than a depth of the fifth hole.

9 . The fan accessory of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the first hole, a surface of the second hole, and a surface of the third hold are flat.

10 . A fan assembly comprising:

a fan;

an air-inlet piece configured to be disposed in front of the fan and comprising a first hole adjacent to an outside and a second hole adjacent to the fan, wherein the first hole is in communication with the second hole, the first hole has a first diameter gradually decreased in an airflow direction from the outside to the fan, and the second hole has a second diameter gradually increased in the airflow direction; and

an air-outlet piece configured to be disposed behind the fan and comprising a third hole, wherein the third hole has a third diameter gradually decreased in the airflow direction,

wherein the air-outlet piece further comprises a fifth hole in communication with the third hole, wherein a diameter of the fifth hole is a constant.

11 . The fan assembly of claim 10 , wherein the air-inlet piece further comprises a fourth hole disposed between and in communication with the first hole and the second hole, wherein a diameter of the fourth hole is a constant.

12 . The fan assembly of claim 11 , wherein the first hole has a largest diameter greater than a largest diameter of the second hole.

13 . The fan assembly of claim 12 , wherein the first hole has a smallest diameter equal to a smallest diameter of the second hole and equal to the diameter of the fourth hole.

14 . The fan assembly of claim 10 , wherein the third hole has a smallest diameter equal to the diameter of the fifth hole.

15 . The fan assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first hole has a depth greater than a depth of the second hole.

16 . The fan assembly of claim 11 , wherein the first hole has a depth greater than a depth of the second hole, and the depth of the second hole is greater than a depth of the fourth hole.

17 . The fan assembly of claim 10 , wherein the third hole has a depth greater than a depth of the fifth hole.

18 . A fan assembly comprising

a fan;

an air-inlet piece configured to be disposed in front of the fan and comprising a first hole adjacent to an outside and a second hole adjacent to the fan, wherein the first hole is in communication with the second hole, the first hole has a first diameter gradually decreased in an airflow direction from the outside to the fan, and the second hole has a second diameter gradually increased in the airflow direction;

an air-outlet piece configured to be disposed behind the fan and comprising a third hole, wherein the third hole has a third diameter gradually decreased in the airflow direction; and

a fastener configured to fasten the air-inlet piece and the air-outlet piece to the fan,

wherein the first hole has a depth greater than a depth of the second hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2025
From: LAI, CHENG-HONG
To: AIVRES SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 070294/0308 →
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