Engagement Fan Base Plate Segmentation for Versatile Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing fan manufacturing process requires individual remolding of the base, frame, and top cover due to differences in exterior design or internal structure, leading to increased production costs and reduced versatility.
Innovation Solution
An engagement fan design featuring a fan base with an opening, a cover plate, and a fan base plate with engagement slots and protrusions, allowing the fan base plate to be easily adjusted and secured, thereby minimizing the need for modifications across different structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the housing parts (base, frame, top cover) are individually remolded for each fan application, then the fan can be adapted to different exterior designs and internal structures, but the production cost increases and production cycle lengthens
Solution Approach 1:
The fan housing is divided into three separable components: base, frame, and top cover. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using standard molds, then assembled together to accommodate different device structures without remolding entire housings.
Solution Approach 2:
The fan housing components are designed with universal engagement features (engagement slots and protrusions) that allow the same base, frame, and top cover to be assembled in different configurations to fit various device structures, eliminating the need for application-specific remolding.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing parts are individually remolded for each fan application, then the fan can be adapted to different exterior designs and internal structures, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into reusable components that can be manufactured once using standard molds and then assembled in different configurations, eliminating repeated remolding costs for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding standard housing molds for each new application, the patent recovers and reuses the same base, frame, and top cover molds by assembling them in different configurations, significantly reducing tooling and manufacturing costs.
3Productivity
If the fan base plate is fixed in structure, then the development cost is lowered and production cycle is shortened, but the ability to adapt to different structures is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The fan base plate incorporates dynamic engagement features that allow it to be assembled in different orientations and configurations within the housing, providing adaptability to different device structures without requiring multiple base plate designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The fan base plate is designed with universal engagement slots and protrusions that enable a single base plate design to accommodate multiple device structures through different assembly configurations, maintaining both simplicity and versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
An engagement fan includes a fan base, a cover plate and a fan base plate. The fan base has an opening at the bottom surface thereof. The rim of the opening is disposed with at least one engagement slot and at least one restricting protrusion. The cover plate covers the fan base. The engagement protrusion engages to the corresponding engagement slot such that the fan base plate can be attached to the opening of the fan base.