Fan Perimeter Shock Absorbing Ring Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fans are vulnerable to environmental hazards and mechanical shocks, leading to inefficiency and potential danger due to existing designs that fail to adequately protect the motor and blades.
Innovation Solution
An improved fan design featuring a mounting bracket connecting a lower fan assembly to an upper assembly, with a protective structure including a perimeter shock absorbing ring and impact absorbing mount, providing enhanced protection through flexible ribs and adjustable components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If fans are over designed to withstand mechanical shocks, then strength is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating shock-absorbing elements such as rubber mounts and flexible connectors into the fan assembly before exposure to mechanical shocks. These elements are pre-installed to cushion impacts from drops or bumps, allowing the fan to withstand shocks without requiring excessive over-design of structural components, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining strength.
2Reliability
If protective structures are added to enclose fan components, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing the fan motor and blades inside a protective cage structure, with additional shock-absorbing layers nested within the cage. This nested arrangement provides multiple levels of protection against mechanical shocks and environmental hazards while maintaining a compact overall design, improving reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If shock absorbing structures are added, then protection against environmental hazards is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies flexible shells and thin films by using rubber or elastomeric materials for shock-absorbing mounts and protective coatings on fan components. These flexible elements can be molded in simple shapes and attached using basic fastening methods, providing effective protection against drops and bumps while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized, modular components.
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 design effectively absorbs impacts and shocks, enhancing the mechanical reliability and safety of fans by distributing forces and protecting critical components, thus minimizing damage from environmental hazards.
Implementation Method 1
the inner absorption layer may preferably include one or more flexible ribs
Data Source
AI summary
An improved fan design with an impact absorbing structure is provided. The improved fan design includes a lower fan assembly connected to an upper fan assembly using a mounting bracket. The lower fan assembly may include a fan base having multiple supporting legs which are preferably rotatably connected to the lower fan assembly. The upper fan assembly of the present invention may include a fan motor and fan blades enclosed within a protective structure. The protective structure of the present invention may preferably include an outer fan cover, a fan grille, an external cage and a perimeter shock absorbing ring extending around the circumference of the outer fan cover. The perimeter shock absorbing ring may include an inner surface, an inner absorption layer and an outer surface. The inner absorption layer may preferably include one or more flexible ribs.