Protective case for fan

Abstract

A protective case for fan includes a case body having a closed bottom portion and a sidewall portion extended along a periphery of the bottom portion, so that a receiving space is defined between the bottom and sidewall portions. A case cover can be closed onto an open top of the receiving space to seal the same. Two first raised ribs are formed on the closed bottom portion adjacent to two opposite sides thereof, such that first retaining portions are defined between the sidewall portion and faces of the first raised ribs facing toward the sidewall portion, and second retaining portions are defined on another faces of the first raised ribs facing away from the sidewall portion. By providing the first and second retaining portions, the same protective case can be conveniently used to stably pack differently sized fans to save the manufacturing cost of the protective case.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a protective case for fan, and more particularly to a protective case having a case body internally provided with first and second retaining portions, so that the same protective case can be conveniently used to stably pack differently sized fans and the cost of manufacturing differently sized protective cases can be saved.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Thanks to the prosperously developed electronic industry, various kinds of electronic elements now have upgraded performance to provide faster and faster computing and operating speed. Chipsets for different electronic elements provide constantly increased computing speed and the number of chips included in different chipsets also increases constantly. However, heat produced by the chips during the operation thereof also increases with the increased number of chips. The produced heat must be timely removed from the electronic elements to avoid adverse influences on the pe...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]A primary object of the present invention is to provide a protective case for fan that can be manufactured at reduced cost.

[0012]Another object of the present invention is to provide a protective case for fan that can provide enhanced locating effect to the fan packed therein.

[0013]A further object of the present invention is to provide a protective case for fan that can be conveniently used to pack differently sized fans.

[0015]By providing the first and second retaining portions, a fan packed in the protective case can be more stably held in place, and the same protective case can be conveniently used to pack differently sized fans to save the cost of manufacturing differently sized protective cases.

[0016]The protective case for fan according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a case body, a receiving space, and at least one set of two first raised ribs. The case body has a closed bottom portion and a sidewall portion connected to and extended along a periphery of the bottom portion. The receiving space is defined between the bottom portion and the sidewall portion, and has an open top portion opposite to the closed bottom portion. The two first raised ribs are formed on the closed bottom portion at a first set of two diagonally opposite corners thereof, and each of the first raised ribs includes a first and a second section located perpendicular to each other and adjacent to the sidewall portion, such that a first retaining portion is defined between the sidewall portion and one face of each of the first raised ribs facing toward the sidewall portion, and a second retaining portion is defined on another face of each of the first raised ribs facing away from the sidewall portion. By providing the first and second retaining portions, a fan packed in the protective case can be more stably held in place, and the same protective case can be conveniently used to pack differently sized fans to save the cost of manufacturing differently sized protective cases.

Problems solved by technology

However, heat produced by the chips during the operation thereof also increases with the increased number of chips.

Therefore, heat dissipation has become a very important issue in the electronic industry.

Generally, the fan is subject to invasion by dust and foreign matters in the process of transporting, handling, or selling the fan.

The invaded dust and foreign matters would inevitably move from the operating fan to different electronic elements, resulting in short circuit and burnout of the electronic elements.

It requires increased cost to manufacture differently sized protective cases, and it is troublesome for an operator to verify and select a correctly sized protective case each time a fan is to be packed.

In some worse conditions, the fan 14 is damaged in the protective case due to such vibration or shaking.

However, the stuffing brings other problems, such as increased overall weight of the packed fan and environmental pollution caused by discarded stuffing.

The foam material or other shock-absorbing material stuffed in the protective case would no doubt have adverse influence on the aesthetic appearance of the fan being displayed in the protective case, making the fan less attractive to consumers.

In brief, the conventional protective case for fan has the following disadvantages: (1) requiring increased manufacturing cost; (2) causing inconvenience in packing fans; (3) failing to firmly hold the fan in place; and (4) having low applicability.

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