Electrical conducting plate structure for axial fan
An electrical conducting plate structure for axial fan includes a fan having a frame that internally defines an airflow passage; a base, a plurality of stationary blades, and a plurality of and conductor thin plates provided in the airflow passage; and a circuit board mounted on the base. The stationary blades are extended between and connected to the frame and the base, and the conductor thin plates are located between two adjacent stationary blades to extend across the airflow passage with two ends connected to the circuit board and the fan frame respectively. Since the conductor thin plates respectively have a thin and flat configuration, their upwind area against the airflow flowing through the airflow passage is minimized, which effectively reduces the fluid resistance in the airflow passage and enables upgraded fan static pressure and output air volume and reduced noise possibly produced by the fan in operation.
1 . An electrical conducting plate structure for an axial fan including a frame internally defining an airflow passage; the airflow passage being internally provided with a base, a plurality of stationary blades, and a plurality of conductor plates; the base having one side provided with a circuit board; the stationary blades being spaced from one another and respectively having two ends connected to the frame and the base, and the conductor plates being located between two adjacent stationary blades to extend across the airflow passage; every conductor plate having a radially inner end electrically connected to the circuit board and a radially outer end extended to and beyond the frame to form a metal contact, and oriented such that a flat upwind side of the conductor plate in the airflow passage has an upwind area that presents a minimal airflow resistance.
2 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein the frame has an inner side and an outer side, and the inner side of the frame defining the airflow passage; and the outer end of each conductor plate being extended from the inner side to the outer side of the frame to form the metal contacts on the outer side of the frame.
3 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein the metal contacts are electrically connected to an external conduction assembly; the external conduction assembly including a conductor portion connected to an electrical connector; the electrical connector having a docking surface facing toward the outer side of the frame, and the docking surface having a plurality of electrical contacts provided thereon corresponding to the metal contacts.
4 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein the conductor plates arranged in the airflow passage are laterally spaced from one another.
5 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein the fan further includes an impeller, which is provided on another side of the base and located in the airflow passage.
6 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the conductor plates has a front surface and a rear surface located between the inner end and the outer end of the conductor plate; the front and the rear surface of the conductor plate extending in a direction parallel to a flowing direction of the air in the airflow passage; and the flat upwind side being located between the inner end and the outer end of the conductor plate.
7 . The electrical conducting plate structure of claim 1 , wherein the frame has two open ends, which are an upper open end and a lower open end, respectively; and the upper and the lower open end being communicable with the airflow passage.