Fan having rotation sensing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11448226-B2
Application number	US-201916531133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2019
Priority date	Aug 5, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

The present invention is a fan having rotation sensing, comprising a casing, a motor disposed within the casing, a rotation sensing unit, and a control unit, the rotation sensing unit detecting a first rotation of the casing and outputting a first sensing signal, the control unit having a controller electrically coupled to the rotation sensing unit and the motor, the controller receiving the first sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a first operation mode. Through this design, an operation mode of the fan can be adjusted according to the rotation of the fan in the present invention.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fan having rotation sensing comprising:
a casing having a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface, a third mounting surface, a fourth mounting surface, a space, and a shaft mount contained within the space, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth mounting surfaces are defined by four sides of the casing, respectively;
a motor disposed within the casing and having a shaft pivotally connected to the shaft mount;
a rotation sensing unit configured to detect a first rotational position of the casing with respect to a contact surface of an electronic device and to correspondingly output a first sensing signal; and
a control unit having a controller electrically coupled to the rotation sensing unit and the motor, the controller receiving the first sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a first operation mode selected from the group of operation modes consisting of clockwise rotation mode counterclockwise rotation mode, voltage-controlled rotational speed mode, PWM-controlled rotational speed mode, temperature-controlled rotational speed mode, halt, rotational speed increasing, rotational speed decreasing, timed activation, timed deactivation, and sleep mode.

2. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation sensing unit detects a second rotational position of the casing and outputs a second sensing signal, and wherein the controller receives the second sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a second operation mode.

3. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 2 , wherein the rotation sensing unit detects a third rotational position of the casing and outputs a third sensing signal, and wherein the controller receives the third sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a third operation mode.

4. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 3 , wherein the rotation sensing unit detects a fourth rotational position of the casing and outputs a fourth sensing signal, and wherein the controller receives the fourth sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a fourth operation mode.

5. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first, second, third, and fourth mounting surfaces attaches to the contact surface of the electronic device; wherein, when the casing is turned to the first rotational position, the first mounting surface attaches to the contact surface of the device, the rotation sensing unit detects the first rotational position and outputs the first sensing signal, and the controller of the control unit receives the first sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform the first operation mode; and wherein when the casing is turned to a second rotational position, and the second mounting surface attaches to the contact surface of the device, the rotation sensing unit detects the second rotational position and outputs a second sensing signal, and the controller of the control unit receives the second sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a second operation mode.

6. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 5 , wherein when the casing is turned to a third rotational position, and the third mounting surface attaches to the contact surface of the device, the rotation sensing unit detects the third rotational position and outputs a third sensing signal, and the controller of the control unit receives the third sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a third operation mode; and wherein when the casing is turned to a fourth rotational position, and the fourth mounting surface attaches to the contact surface of the device, the rotation sensing unit detects the fourth rotational position and outputs a fourth sensing signal, and the controller of the control unit receives the fourth sensing signal according thereto to control the motor to perform a fourth operation mode.

7. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is a microcontroller unit, CPU, or digital signal processor.

8. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 2 , wherein the rotation sensing unit is an angular velocity sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope, G-sensor, or any combination thereof.

9. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is disposed within the space of the casing, and is provided with a stator and a rotor; wherein the stator is disposed on the shaft mount and around a shaft sleeve; wherein the rotor has the shaft and a fan wheel constructed by a plurality of blades; and wherein the shaft is fixed to the fan wheel with its one end and is pivotally connected to the inside of the shaft sleeve with the other end.

10. The fan having rotation sensing according to claim 1 , wherein a circuit board is disposed on the shaft mount, wherein the controller and the rotation sensing unit are disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit board, and wherein the motor is electrically connected to the circuit board.

Assignees

• Asia Vital Components Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Po-Sheng

Classifications

• F04D27/004

  by varying driving speed · CPC title

• H05K7/20172

  Fan mounting or fan specifications · CPC title

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K2201/1009

  Electromotor · CPC title

• H02K5/04

  Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof · CPC title