Oil seal bearing and fan using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9284985-B2
Application number	US-201414455066-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	May 12, 2014
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

An oil seal bearing of a fan includes a ring-shaped body for supporting a shaft of the fan, and a protruded portion disposed on the ring-shaped body. The protruded portion has a first slope, wherein the first slope is disposed corresponding to an inner top surface of a hub of the fan. An oil storage space is formed between the first slope, the shaft and the inner top surface for storing a lubricant. A first angle is formed by the extension of the first slope and the inner top surface, such that the lubricant is retained by the capillarity between the first slope and the inner top surface. Under this circumstance, the oil sealing is achieved without any additional oil seal, the effective bearing height is maximized, and the advantages of enhancing the supporting efficiency and lengthening the lifetime of the product are also achieved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oil seal bearing of a fan, comprising
a body for supporting a shaft of the fan; and
a protruded portion disposed on the body and having a first slope, wherein the first slope is disposed corresponding to an inner top surface of a hub of the fan,
wherein an oil storage space is formed between the first slope, the shaft and the inner top surface for storing a lubricant, and a first angle is formed by the extension of the first slope and the inner top surface, such that the lubricant is retained between the first slope and the inner top surface.

2. The oil seal bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the protruded portion further has a first horizontal plane connected with the first slope and formed between the first slope and the shaft.

3. The oil seal bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the first angle is greater than or equal to 5 degrees and is less than or equal to 22 degrees.

4. The oil seal bearing according to claim 1 further comprising a positioning element disposed on a first surface of the body and contacted with an inner sidewall of a sleeve, wherein the positioning element is a metal element.

5. The oil seal bearing according to claim 4 , wherein a groove is formed between the protruded portion, the first surface and the positioning element for auxiliarily storing the lubricant.

6. The oil seal bearing according to claim 5 , wherein the protruded portion further has a second slope and the positioning element has a third slope, wherein the second slope is connected with the first slope and the third slope is disposed opposite to the second slope.

7. The oil seal bearing according to claim 6 , wherein a second angle is formed by the extension of the second slope and the extension of the third slope, and the second angle is greater than or equal to 5 degrees and is less than or equal to 22 degrees.

8. The oil seal bearing according to claim 6 , wherein the angle between the second slope and the first slope is an obtuse angle.

9. The oil seal bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the kinetic viscosity of the lubricant is greater than or equal to 40 cSt and is less than or equal to 200 cSt at 40° C.

10. The oil seal bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the first slope is formed of a straight slope, a curved slope or plural straight slopes.

11. A fan comprising:
a sleeve;
a shaft inserted into the sleeve;
a hub coupled with the shaft; and
an oil seal bearing comprising:
a body disposed in the sleeve for supporting the shaft; and
a protruded portion disposed on the body and having a first slope, wherein the first slope is disposed corresponding to an inner top surface of the hub,

wherein an oil storage space is formed between the first slope, the shaft and the inner top surface for storing a lubricant, and a first angle is formed by the extension of the first slope and the inner top surface such that the lubricant is retained between the first slope and the inner top surface.

12. The fan according to claim 11 , wherein the hub further has a first stepped surface formed on the inner top surface.

13. The fan according to claim 12 , wherein the hub further has a second stepped surface formed on the first stepped surface.

14. The fan according to claim 11 , further comprising an oil repellent coated on the inner top surface of the hub for preventing the lubricant from being ditched, and wherein the oil repellent is coated corresponding to a positioning element, which is disposed on a first surface of the body, or the top of the sleeve.

15. The fan according to claim 11 , further comprising a positioning element disposed on a first surface of the body, wherein a groove is formed between the protruded portion, the first surface and the positioning element for storing a lubricant.

16. A fan, comprising:
a sleeve;
a shaft inserted into the sleeve;
a hub coupled with the shaft; and
an oil seal bearing comprising:
a body disposed in the sleeve for supporting the shaft; and
a protruded portion formed on the body; and
a positioning element disposed on a first surface of the body, wherein a groove is formed between the protruded portion, the first surface and the positioning element for storing a lubricant.

17. The fan according to claim 16 , wherein the hub further has a first stepped surface formed on the inner top surface.

18. The fan according to claim 17 , wherein the hub further has a second stepped surface formed on the first stepped surface.

19. The fan according to claim 16 further comprising an oil repellent coated on the inner top surface of the hub for preventing the lubricant from being ditched, and wherein the oil repellent is coated corresponding to the positioning element or the top of the sleeve.

20. The fan according to claim 16 , wherein the shaft and the hub are jointed through a laser welding.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lu Chao-Wen
• Wang Chun-Chih
• Chiu Ding-Wei

Classifications

• F16C33/745 Primary

  by capillary action · CPC title

• F16C33/1025

  with liquid, e.g. oil, as lubricant · CPC title

• F04D29/063 Primary

  specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D25/062

  Details of the bearings · CPC title