Fan Blade Rough Coating for Heat Dissipation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices such as mobile phones and head-mounted display devices experience poor heat dissipation efficiency, leading to high temperatures during operation.

Innovation Solution

A fan blade with a rough coating layer featuring recessed regions on its surface, where the maximum depth of these regions ranges from 50 μm to 130 μm, enhancing airflow and reducing drag force.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a smooth surface is used on the fan blade, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the heat dissipation efficiency is poor and airflow performance is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation efficiencyVSAvoidsurface structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies a rough coating layer with recessed regions (micro-porous structure) on the fan blade surface. This porous-like structure increases surface area and creates turbulence in the boundary layer, improving heat dissipation efficiency and airflow performance without requiring complete redesign of the fan blade geometry

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent modifies the surface parameters of the fan blade by adding a rough coating layer with specific recess depth (50-130 μm) and roughness (Ra 1.9-5.9 μm). These parameter changes enhance airflow rate and wind pressure while maintaining the overall fan blade structure and manufacturing process simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If a rough coating layer with deep recesses is added to improve airflow, then heat dissipation efficiency increases, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveairflow rateVSAvoidcoating process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The rough coating layer with controlled recesses (50-130 μm depth) creates a porous-like surface structure that enhances airflow rate and heat dissipation. The coating can be applied using conventional powder coating or spray coating methods, avoiding complex manufacturing processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent specifies optimal parameter ranges for the rough coating layer (recess depth 50-130 μm, Ra 1.9-5.9 μm) to achieve maximum airflow improvement while maintaining manufacturing feasibility. These parameter optimizations ensure the coating can be produced using standard industrial coating equipment and processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The rough coating layer increases airflow rate and wind pressure while reducing noise, thereby improving heat dissipation efficiency and noise reduction.

Implementation Method 1

The rough coating layer allows the air flowing through the surface S10 of the fan blade 100 to form a turbulent boundary layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTurbulence: Turbulence

Implementation Method 2

the airflow outside the turbulent boundary layer travels backward slightly further along the surface S10 of the fan blade 100 to reduce the range of the wake flow that causes a drag force

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDrag force reduction: Drag

Data Source

PatentUS11400484B2Fan blade and fabricating method thereof
Publication Date: 2022.08.02 HTC CORP
  • US11400484B2 patent drawing
  • US11400484B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A fan blade and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The fan blade includes a rough coating layer on a surface thereof. The rough coating layer includes a plurality of recessed regions. A maximum depth of recess of the recessed regions is between 50 μm to 130 μm.