Motor fixing structure and water cooling fan

Abstract

The present invention provides a motor fixing structure and a water-cooling fan. The motor fixing structure includes: a fixing base having a first mounting groove formed therein for mounting a motor; a positioning assembly detachably connected to the fixing base to position the motor within the first mounting groove; and a snap assembly disposed on the fixing base or the positioning assembly to lock the positioning assembly to the fixing base. The positioning assembly and the fixing base are connected to form a positioning space, and the motor is disposed within the positioning space. The motor fixing structure of the present invention solves the problems of low motor fixing efficiency and easy loosening in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a motor fixing structure and a water-cooling fan. Background Art

[0002] Small synchronous motors and stepper motors are often used in small household appliances to achieve automatic movement, such as the automatic shaking of fans. Common small synchronous motors are equipped with mounting screw holes, which require screws to be fixed during installation. However, screwing affects installation efficiency. At the same time, the vibration generated by the motor during use can cause the screws to loosen, which can easily cause the motor to fall off, posing a safety hazard. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a motor fixing structure and a water-cooling fan to solve the problem of low motor fixing efficiency and easy loosening in water-cooling fans in the prior art.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, a motor fixing structure is provided, including: a fixing base, which is provided with a first mounting groove for installing the motor; a positioning assembly, which is detachably connected to the fixing base to position the motor in the first mounting groove; and a snap assembly, which is arranged on the fixing base or the positioning assembly to lock the positioning assembly on the fixing base; wherein the positioning assembly and the fixing base are connected to form a positioning space, and the motor is arranged in the positioning space.

[0005] Furthermore, the first mounting groove is an arc-shaped groove, which includes a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the distance d1 between the first side wall and the second side wall is equal to the length d2 of the motor, so that the motor is clamped in the arc-shaped groove.

[0006] Furthermore, the buckle assembly includes two buckles, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the fixing seat, wherein the positioning assembly is provided with two positioning parts, and the two buckles are respectively connected to the two positioning parts in a one-to-one correspondence to lock the positioning assembly on the fixing seat.

[0007] Furthermore, the buckle is made of elastic material.

[0008] Furthermore, the positioning portion is a positioning notch provided on the fixing seat.

[0009] Furthermore, the motor is provided with an ear plate assembly, the positioning assembly is provided with a positioning groove, and the motor is inserted into the positioning groove through the ear plate assembly to be connected to the positioning assembly.

[0010] Furthermore, the ear plate assembly includes two ear plates, which are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the motor, wherein there are two positioning slots, which are arranged one-to-one corresponding to the two ear plates, and the motor is respectively inserted into the corresponding positioning slots through the two ear plates to be connected to the positioning assembly.

[0011] Furthermore, the fixing seat has a guide groove, and the positioning assembly includes: a semi-annular buckling body, the semi-annular buckling body has a second mounting groove for positioning the motor; a guide column, the guide column is arranged on the semi-annular buckling body and extends toward the fixing seat, the guide column has a positioning groove, and the guide column extends into the guide groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the guide column is provided with a guide rib extending in the direction of inserting into the fixing seat, and a guide slideway cooperating with the guide rib is provided in the guide groove.

[0013] Furthermore, along the axial direction of the motor, the guide post is located at one side edge of the semi-annular buckling body. There are two guide posts, and the two guide posts are respectively located at both ends of the semi-annular buckling body.

[0014] Furthermore, the motor fixing structure also includes: a stop assembly, which is arranged on the fixing seat to stop the motor from rotating.

[0015] Furthermore, there are two guide grooves and both are connected to the first mounting groove, and the motor fixing structure also includes a stop assembly, which includes two stop plates. The two stop plates are respectively arranged in the two guide grooves and located at the connection between the guide grooves and the first mounting groove, and the two guide grooves and the two stop plates are respectively arranged corresponding to the two ear plates of the motor, and the two stop plates abut against the two ear plates and stop the motor from rotating.

[0016] Furthermore, an anti-loosening plate assembly is provided on the fixing seat, and the anti-loosening plate assembly is arranged in the guide groove and provides a guide slide.

[0017] According to another aspect of the present invention, a water-cooled fan is provided, comprising a body shell and a motor. The water-cooled fan further comprises a motor fixing structure, which is arranged in the body shell. The motor is fixed in the body shell through the motor fixing structure. The motor fixing structure is the above-mentioned motor fixing structure.

[0018] The motor fixing structure using the technical solution of the present invention is mainly used in fans to fix the motor in the fan casing to avoid operations such as tightening screws when installing the motor. Specifically, the fixing seat is arranged on the casing, and the fixing seat and the casing are integrally formed, welded or otherwise detachably connected. A first mounting groove for clamping the motor is provided on the fixing seat. When installing, the motor is first clamped into the groove, and then the positioning assembly is connected to the motor and the fixing seat. After the connection is completed, the positioning assembly and the fixing seat are locked together by the snap assembly to prevent the motor from detaching. The above structure designed by the present invention can quickly install the motor in place, avoids operations such as tightening screws, saves time, and can also prevent the motor from loosening. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which constitute part of this application, are intended to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are intended to explain the present invention and do not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of an embodiment of a motor fixing structure according to the present invention is shown;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram showing an embodiment of the installation of a motor and a positioning assembly of a motor fixing structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of a motor embodiment of the motor fixing structure of the present invention is shown;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a positioning assembly of a motor fixing structure of the present invention is shown;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a fixing seat of a motor fixing structure of the present invention is shown;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic structural diagram showing an embodiment of the installation of a fixing base and a positioning assembly of a motor fixing structure of the present invention is shown;

[0026] Figure 7 Shown Figure 6 Partial schematic diagram at point A in the middle.

[0027] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0028] 10. Fixing seat; 11. First mounting slot; 111. First side wall; 112. Second side wall; 12. Stop plate; 13. Anti-loosening plate assembly; 20. Motor; 21. Ear plate; 30. Positioning assembly; 31. Positioning portion; 32. Positioning slot; 33. Second mounting slot; 40. Buckle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in this application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0030] In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the motor 20 has low fixing efficiency and is easily loosened, the present invention provides a motor fixing structure.

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 A motor fixing structure includes: a fixing base 10, which is provided with a first mounting groove 11 for mounting a motor 20; a positioning assembly 30, which is detachably connected to the fixing base 10 to position the motor 20 in the first mounting groove 11; a snap assembly, which is provided on the fixing base 10 or the positioning assembly 30 to lock the positioning assembly 30 on the fixing base 10; wherein the positioning assembly 30 and the fixing base 10 are connected to form a positioning space, and the motor 20 is arranged in the positioning space.

[0032] The motor fixing structure provided by the present invention is mainly used in fans to fix the motor 20 in the fan casing to avoid operations such as tightening screws when installing the motor 20. Specifically, the fixing base 10 is arranged on the casing, and the fixing base 10 and the casing are integrally formed, welded or otherwise detachably connected. A first mounting groove 11 for clamping the motor 20 is provided on the fixing base 10. The motor 20 is first clamped into the groove during installation, and then the positioning assembly 30 is connected to the motor 20 and the fixing base 10. After the connection is completed, the positioning assembly 30 is locked together with the fixing base 10 by the snap assembly to prevent the motor 20 from detaching. The above structure designed by the present invention can quickly install the motor 20 in place, avoids operations such as tightening screws, saves time, and can also prevent the motor 20 from loosening.

[0033] The first mounting groove 11 is an arc-shaped groove, which includes a first side wall 111 and a second side wall 112. The distance d1 between the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 112 is equal to the length d2 of the motor 20, so that the motor 20 is clamped in the arc-shaped groove. The clip assembly includes two clips 40, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the fixing base 10. The positioning assembly 30 is provided with two positioning portions 31, and the two clips 40 are respectively connected to the two positioning portions 31 in a one-to-one correspondence to lock the positioning assembly 30 to the fixing base 10. The clip 40 is made of an elastic material. The positioning portion 31 is a positioning notch provided on the fixing base 10.

[0034] like Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, in this embodiment, the first mounting groove 11 on the fixing seat 10 is an arc-shaped groove adapted to the outer surface of the motor 20. The distance between the two side walls of the arc-shaped groove is the same as the length of the motor 20 in the axial direction, so that the motor 20 is just clamped and cannot swing back and forth. The snap assembly is arranged on the fixing seat 10 or the positioning assembly 30, and is respectively located on both sides of the fixing seat 10. After the positioning assembly 30 is connected to the fixing seat 10, the snap 40 is clamped in the positioning notch of the knife positioning assembly 30 and cooperates with the positioning platform, so that the positioning assembly 30 and the fixing seat 10 are firmly fixed together. In order to facilitate locking, the snap 40 is made of elastic material, such as plastic or rubber.

[0035] The motor 20 is provided with an ear plate assembly, and the positioning assembly 30 is provided with a positioning slot 32. The motor 20 is inserted into the positioning slot 32 via the ear plate assembly to connect with the positioning assembly 30. The ear plate assembly includes two ear plates 21, which are respectively provided on opposite sides of the motor 20. There are two positioning slots 32, which are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the two ear plates 21. The motor 20 is inserted into the corresponding positioning slot 32 via the two ear plates 21 to connect with the positioning assembly 30.

[0036] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the positioning assembly 30 in this embodiment is further provided with a positioning groove 32 on the guide column. When the motor 20 is matched with the positioning assembly 30, the ear plates 21 on both sides of the motor 20 are respectively inserted into the positioning grooves 32 of the two guide columns to fix the motor 20 and the positioning assembly 30 together.

[0037] The fixing base 10 has a guide groove, and the positioning assembly 30 includes: a semi-annular fastening body having a second mounting groove 33 for positioning the motor 20; and a guide post, which is disposed on the semi-annular fastening body and extends toward the fixing base 10. The guide post has a positioning groove 32, into which the guide post extends. The guide post has a guide rib extending in the direction of insertion into the fixing base 10, and a guide slide is provided in the guide groove to cooperate with the guide rib. Along the axial direction of the motor 20, the guide post is located at one edge of the semi-annular fastening body. There are two guide posts, one at each end of the semi-annular fastening body.

[0038] like Figures 5 to 7 As shown, two guide grooves are provided on both sides of one end of the fixing seat 10 in this embodiment, and two guide columns are provided on one side of both ends of the semi-annular buckling body. When the positioning assembly 30 is connected to the fixing seat 10, the semi-annular buckling body is inserted into the guide groove along the extension direction of the guide rib through the two guide columns and is fixed to the fixing seat 10.

[0039] The motor fixing structure also includes a stop assembly, which is disposed on the fixing base 10 to stop the rotation of the motor 20. There are two guide grooves, both of which are connected to the first mounting groove 11. The motor fixing structure also includes a stop assembly, which includes two stop plates 12. The two stop plates 12 are respectively disposed in the two guide grooves and located at the connection between the guide grooves and the first mounting groove 11. The two guide grooves and the two stop plates 12 are respectively disposed corresponding to the two ear plates 21 of the motor 20. The two stop plates 12 abut the two ear plates 21 and stop the rotation of the motor 20.

[0040] like Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the guide groove and the first mounting groove 11 are connected, and a stop plate 12 is provided at the bottom of the guide groove. After the motor 20 is installed on the fixing seat 10, the stop plate 12 cooperates with the ear plate 21 of the motor 20 to prevent the motor 20 from rotating.

[0041] The fixing seat 10 is further provided with an anti-loosening plate assembly 13 , which is arranged in the guide groove and provides a guide slide.

[0042] In order to firmly fix the positioning assembly 30 and the fixing seat 10 and prevent the positioning assembly 30 from moving forward and backward relative to the fixing seat 10, an anti-loosening plate assembly 13 is set on the side wall of the guide groove. The anti-loosening plate assembly 13 abuts against the positioning assembly 30 to limit the positioning assembly 30.

[0043] A water-cooling fan includes a body shell and a motor 20. The water-cooling fan also includes a motor fixing structure, which is arranged in the body shell. The motor 20 is fixed in the body shell through the motor fixing structure. The motor fixing structure is the above-mentioned motor fixing structure.

[0044] The present invention also provides a water-cooled fan having the above-mentioned motor fixing structure, and the motor fixing structure can fix the rotating motor 20 for driving the fan blades to rotate or the water pump for pumping water.

[0045] From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

[0046] The motor fixing structure provided by the present invention is mainly used in fans to fix the motor 20 in the fan casing to avoid operations such as tightening screws when installing the motor 20. Specifically, the fixing base 10 is arranged on the casing, and the fixing base 10 and the casing are integrally formed, welded or otherwise detachably connected. A first mounting groove 11 for clamping the motor 20 is provided on the fixing base 10. The motor 20 is first clamped into the groove during installation, and then the positioning assembly 30 is connected to the motor 20 and the fixing base 10. After the connection is completed, the positioning assembly 30 is locked together with the fixing base 10 by the snap assembly to prevent the motor 20 from detaching. The above structure designed by the present invention can quickly install the motor 20 in place, avoids operations such as tightening screws, saves time, and can also prevent the motor 20 from loosening.

[0047] The present invention Figure 1 The figure shows the assembly relationship between the motor 20, the positioning assembly 30 and the fixing base 10 in the motor fixing structure; Figure 2 The figure shows that when the motor 20 is pre-assembled, the motor 20 is inserted into the second mounting groove 33 of the positioning assembly 30. The mounting buckle 40 of the positioning assembly 30 is an elastic buckle. The buckle 40 is snapped into the positioning notch to assemble into an assembly. At this time, the shaft of the motor 20 can be connected to other components that need to be driven. Figure 3 The synchronous motor 20 of the present invention has two ear plates 21, which are arranged on both sides of one end of the motor 20. The ear plates 21 are provided with mounting holes; Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of the positioning assembly 30 is shown. The positioning assembly 30 is a semicircular arc structure, and an arc-shaped second mounting groove 33 is provided on its inner side. The second mounting groove 33 is arranged corresponding to the first mounting groove 11 on the fixing base 10 to enclose a positioning space for positioning the motor 20 when the positioning assembly 30 is connected to the fixing base 10.

[0048] In this embodiment, the width of the first mounting groove 11 of the fixing seat 10 and the width of the second mounting groove 33 on the positioning assembly 30 are consistent with the length of the motor 20 in the axial direction, limiting the forward and backward movement of the motor 20. The buckle 40 is locked in the positioning notch on the positioning assembly 30 to limit the upward and downward movement of the motor 20.

[0049] The motor fixing structure is easy and quick to install, and no screws are required.

[0050] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0051] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the parts and steps, the numerical expressions and the numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The techniques, methods and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods and equipment should be considered as part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as being merely exemplary and not as limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0052] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0053] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature to other devices or features as shown in the figures. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figures. For example, if the device in the drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0054] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0055] The foregoing description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A motor fixing structure, characterized in that: include: A fixing seat (10), wherein the fixing seat (10) is provided with a first mounting groove (11) for mounting a motor (20); a positioning assembly (30), the positioning assembly (30) being detachably connected to the fixing seat (10) to position the motor (20) in the first mounting groove (11); a snap assembly, the snap assembly being arranged on the fixing seat (10) or the positioning assembly (30) to lock the positioning assembly (30) on the fixing seat (10); The positioning assembly (30) and the fixing seat (10) are connected to form a positioning space, and the motor (20) is arranged in the positioning space; The motor (20) is provided with an ear plate assembly, and the positioning assembly (30) is provided with a positioning groove (32), and the motor (20) is inserted into the positioning groove (32) through the ear plate assembly to be connected to the positioning assembly (30); the ear plate assembly includes two ear plates (21), and the two ear plates (21) are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the motor (20), wherein there are two positioning grooves (32), and the two positioning grooves (32) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the two ear plates (21), and the motor (20) is respectively inserted into the corresponding positioning grooves (32) through the two ear plates (21) to be connected to the positioning assembly (30); The fixing seat (10) has a guide groove, and the positioning assembly (30) includes: a semi-annular buckling body, the semi-annular buckling body having a second mounting groove for positioning the motor (20); a guide post, the guide post being arranged on the semi-annular buckling body and extending toward the fixing seat (10), the guide post having the positioning groove (32), and the guide post extending into the guide groove; The motor fixing structure further comprises: a stopper assembly, the stopper assembly being arranged on the fixing seat (10) to stop the motor (20) from rotating; There are two guide grooves and both are connected to the first mounting groove. The stop assembly includes two stop plates (12). The two stop plates (12) are respectively arranged in the two guide grooves and located at the connection between the guide groove and the first mounting groove. The two guide grooves and the two stop plates (12) are respectively arranged corresponding to the two ear plates (21) of the motor (20). The two stop plates (12) abut against the two ear plates (21) and stop the motor (20) from rotating.

2. The motor fixing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first mounting groove (11) is an arc-shaped groove, comprising a first side wall (111) and a second side wall (112), wherein a distance d1 between the first side wall (111) and the second side wall (112) is equal to a length d2 of the motor (20), so that the motor (20) is clamped in the arc-shaped groove.

3. The motor fixing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The buckle assembly comprises two buckles (40), and the two buckles (40) are respectively arranged on both sides of the fixing seat (10), wherein the positioning assembly (30) is provided with two positioning parts (31), and the two buckles (40) are respectively connected to the two positioning parts (31) in a one-to-one correspondence to lock the positioning assembly (30) on the fixing seat (10).

4. The motor fixing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The buckle (40) is made of elastic material.

5. The motor fixing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning portion (31) is a positioning notch provided on the fixing seat (10).

6. The motor fixing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide column is provided with a guide rib extending in the direction of insertion into the fixing seat (10), and a guide slideway cooperating with the guide rib is provided in the guide groove.

7. The motor fixing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Along the axial direction of the motor, the guide post is located at one side edge of the semi-annular buckling body. There are two guide posts, and the two guide posts are respectively located at two ends of the semi-annular buckling body.

8. The motor fixing structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fixing seat (10) is further provided with an anti-loosening plate assembly (13), and the anti-loosening plate assembly (13) is arranged in the guide groove and provides the guide slideway.

9. A water-cooling fan, comprising a body shell and a motor, characterized in that: The water-cooling fan further includes a motor fixing structure, which is disposed in the body shell. The motor is fixed in the body shell via the motor fixing structure. The motor fixing structure is the motor fixing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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