Illumination fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10830243-B2
Application number	US-201815966954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Priority date	Apr 30, 2018
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

An illumination fan includes a first frame, a second frame, a fan blade, a light guide and a light source. The first frame includes an accommodation space. The second frame is assembled with the first frame, and an inner surface of the second frame is substantially flat. The fan blade is rotatably disposed in the accommodation space. The light source is disposed on either the first frame or the second frame. The light guide is disposed on the first frame and surrounds the fan blade.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An illumination fan, comprising:
a first frame comprising an accommodation space;
a second frame assembled with the first frame, and an inner surface of the second frame being substantially flat;
a fan blade rotatably disposed in the accommodation space;
a light source disposed on either the first frame or the second frame; and
a light guide disposed on the first frame and surrounding the fan blade;
wherein the first frame comprises a first lateral wall, the light guide is disposed on the first lateral wall, the light guide comprises a plurality of light guide portions and a plurality of protrusions, the light guide portions are assembled with each other, the protrusions are respectively located on lateral sides of the light guide portions facing toward the fan blade, a plurality of openings of the first lateral wall of the first frame are arranged in a circumferential direction of the illumination fan, and the protrusions of the light guide are respectively fitted into the openings of the first lateral wall.

2. The illumination fan according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame comprises a frame body and an assembling structure, the frame body comprises the inner surface, the assembling structure is located on the inner surface, and the first frame is assembled with the second frame by the assembling structure.

3. The illumination fan according to claim 1 , wherein any portion of the second frame is not located between the fan blade and the light guide in a radial direction of the illumination fan.

4. The illumination fan according to claim 2 , wherein the assembling structure is disposed nearby a periphery of the frame body, and the inner surface of the frame body faces toward the fan blade.

5. The illumination fan according to claim 2 , wherein the inner surface of the frame body extends from a center of the frame body to a periphery of the frame body.

6. The illumination fan according to claim 2 , wherein the frame body comprises an annular portion and a rib portion connected to each other, the assembling structure is disposed on the annular portion, the fan blade is disposed on the rib portion, and an inner surface of the annular portion and an inner surface of the rib portion jointly define the inner surface of the frame body.

7. The illumination fan according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame further comprises a second lateral wall connected to the first lateral wall, the first lateral wall is closer to the fan blade than the second lateral wall, the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall jointly define an accommodation groove, and the light guide is disposed in the accommodation groove.

8. The illumination fan according to claim 7 , wherein the light source is disposed on the first frame and in the accommodation groove.

9. The illumination fan according to claim 8 , wherein the light source is located between the light guide and the second lateral wall.

10. An illumination fan, comprising:
a first frame comprising an accommodation space;
a second frame assembled with the first frame, and an inner surface of the second frame being substantially flat;
a fan blade rotatably disposed in the accommodation space;
a light source disposed on either the first frame or the second frame; and
a light guide disposed on the first frame and surrounding the fan blade;
wherein the first frame comprises a first lateral wall, the light guide is disposed on the first lateral wall, the light guide comprises a plurality of light guide portions and a plurality of protrusions, the light guide portions are assembled with each other, the protrusions are respectively located on lateral sides of the light guide portions facing toward the fan blade, a plurality of openings of the first lateral wall of the first frame are arranged in a circumferential direction of the illumination fan, and the protrusions of the light guide are respectively fitted into the openings of the first lateral wall.

Assignees

• Cooler Master Tech Inc

Inventors

• Chen Chen-Wei

Classifications

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F04D25/08

  the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation · CPC title

• F04D19/002

  Axial flow fans · CPC title

• F04D25/0613 Primary

  the electric motor being of the inside-out type, i.e. the rotor is arranged radially outside a central stator · CPC title

• F04D29/005

  Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump · CPC title