Flexible mount for a fan and like devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-25
RICHCO
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[0007]It is the object of the invention to provide a mounting device of the character described.
[0008]Another object is to provide a mounting device which is flexible, has insulating properties, adaptable for use in apertures formed in the chassis and a frame or housing for electronic equipment of varying sizes, and is neither subject to excessive vibration nor acoustically objectionable.
[0009]Another object is to provide a novel mounting device which can be secured from the chass

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However the frame and chassis vary within limited dimensions from manufacturer to manufacture, and a variety of sizes is usually required for installation.
Additionally, in installations where the device is subject to vibration or is mounted on movable equipment, rigid mounting of the device on the chassis can result in making the fan or other device inoperable or causing it to short,

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[0027]With reference to FIGS. 1-4, a typical frame F is attached to a chassis or panel C by means of a mounting device 10 embodying the present invention. The frame F and the panel C have corresponding apertures A1 and A2 for receiving the mounting device 10. The frame F may contain a fan B which is subject to vibration and requires a resilient mounting system.

[0028]The mounting device 10 is preferably molded from silicone rubber and is longitudinally stretchable. This mounting device 10 is preferably formed with a series of enlarged axial spaced undulations 11 having a diameter greater than the apertures A1 and A2 of the frame F and chassis C, and a shaft 12 of the mounting device 10 is substantially the diameter of these apertures A1 and A2. The forward face 14 of these undulations 11 is preferably tapered toward the shaft 12, and the mounting device 10 is stretchable sufficiently to permit the undulations when stretched to pass through the apertures A1 and A2, but when relaxed to...

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Abstract

A flexible and stretchable mounting device for a fan or the like which has a shaft, a series of enlarged undulations axially arranged at one end of the shaft, and a head at one end of the shaft, the mounting device being adapted when stretched for insertion into aligned apertures on a chassis and a frame and relaxed to permit a selected undulation to hold the frame in spaced relation to the chassis. The device also includes a break away grip secured to the head for guiding the device into the apertures when stretched and which can be severed from the head when the device is arranged mounted on the chassis and frame.

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BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a versatile flexible fan mount for mounting a fan or other device on a chassis, and more particularly, for example, to such a mount for electronic and other equipment where a fan is used to ventilate a heat producing structure, such as a computer or the like.[0002]Conventionally, such a device may be mounted by means of bolts or other fasteners for connecting a frame to a panel or chassis to which it must be connected. However the frame and chassis vary within limited dimensions from manufacturer to manufacture, and a variety of sizes is usually required for installation. Additionally, in installations where the device is subject to vibration or is mounted on movable equipment, rigid mounting of the device on the chassis can result in making the fan or other device inoperable or causing it to short, particularly if the mount is fabricated from conductive material, such as metal. Further, conventional devices requ...

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IPC IPC(8): F04D29/60
CPCF04D25/0613F04D29/668
Inventor REISEL, ROBERTCOURTNEY, TONY
Owner RICHCO
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