Integrated Fan Connector Structure for Automated Board Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fan connectors require manual assembly to a motherboard, leading to high labor and time costs, inconsistent quality, and redundant wire issues that interfere with airflow and dust accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A fan connector structure with a fan-end connector that can be integrally or non-integrally formed with the fan frame, allowing for automated assembly by being projected from the fan frame and connecting directly to a circuit board-end connector, eliminating redundant wires and ensuring uniform quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the connector is separated from the fan frame and connected via exposed wires, then the connector can be electrically connected to the motherboard, but manual assembly is required which increases labor cost and reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is integrated with the fan frame as a single unit, eliminating the need for separate wire connections. The connector and fan frame form an integrated assembly that can be automatically mounted to the motherboard as one component, thereby improving productivity while maintaining electrical connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is pre-integrated with the fan frame during manufacturing, so that the electrical connection structure is prepared in advance. This preliminary integration allows the entire fan assembly to be automatically mounted without requiring subsequent manual wire connection steps, thus improving assembly productivity.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual assembly is used for connector and wire alignment, then assembling quality can be adjusted, but labor cost increases and assembling time is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The connector and fan frame are merged into an integrated structure, which eliminates the need for separate alignment and connection steps. This integration enables automated mounting processes that consistently achieve precise assembly quality while significantly reducing assembling time and labor requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical alignment and connection process is replaced by an automated mounting system. The integrated connector-fan frame structure is designed to be compatible with automated placement equipment, substituting manual operations with automated machinery that provides consistent precision and faster cycle times.
3Reliability
If exposed wires are used to connect connector to fan frame, then electrical connection is achieved, but redundant wire sections interfere with airflow and cause dust accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is merged with the fan frame into an integrated structure, eliminating the need for external wire connections. This integration removes the redundant wire sections that were causing airflow interference and dust accumulation, while maintaining all necessary electrical connection functions through the integrated design.
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AI summary
A fan connector structure is applicable to a system circuit board having a circuit board-end connector provided thereon and includes a fan having a fan frame main body and a fan-end connector projected from an outer side of the fan frame main body. The fan-end connector and the fan frame main body can be selectively integrally or non-integrally formed with each other. The fan-end connector is correspondingly connectable to the circuit board-end connector, so as to realize the purpose of automated and quick assembling of the fan to the system circuit board with less labor and time cost.