Luminous Fan Connection Structure with Integrated Light Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of cable routing for multiple fans in electronic products, combined with the aesthetic challenges of integrating light-emitting modules, complicates heat dissipation and aesthetics in electronic devices.
Innovation Solution
A luminous fan connection structure featuring adjacent fans connected via an external connector with hooks and conductive pins, eliminating the need for cumbersome wires and enhancing aesthetics through integrated light-emitting modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fans are electrically connected through wires or transmission lines, then electrical connection is achieved, but cable routing becomes cumbersome and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the electrical connection function directly into the mechanical mounting structure by integrating conductive pins into the fan housing and using a common electrical connection plate. This eliminates the need for separate wire connections, resolving the contradiction between achieving reliable electrical connection and avoiding cumbersome cable routing.
2Illumination intensity
If light-emitting modules are added to fans, then decorative effect and aesthetics are improved, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The light-emitting modules are merged with the fan blade structure, where the light guide rings are integrated into the blade design. This integration approach maintains the decorative lighting function while avoiding the complexity of separate mounting systems, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic enhancement and structural simplicity.
3Temperature
If multiple fans are installed to increase heat dissipation, then heat dissipation effectiveness is improved, but cable routing and electrical connection become more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The common electrical connection plate serves multiple fans simultaneously, providing a universal connection interface that simplifies the electrical connection for multiple heat dissipation units. This multi-functional approach allows multiple fans to be connected without proportionally increasing cable routing complexity, resolving the contradiction between effective heat dissipation and connection simplicity.
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AI summary
A luminous fan connection structure. The luminous fans are disposed adjacent to each other in a side-by-side manner. A blade is arranged in a frame base. A light guide ring combined with a light-emitting module is arranged annularly outside the blade. The frame base has a fan circuit board and a snap portion. The fan circuit board is electrically connected to the blade and the light-emitting module. The external connector includes a board seat and a connection circuit board. The board seat includes a pair of hooks. The connection circuit board includes a first and a second conductive pin. The board seat straddles between luminous fans. The pair of hooks are respectively fastened with the snap portions of the adjacent luminous fans, and the first conductive pin is electrically connected to one fan circuit board, and the second conductive pin is electrically connected to another fan circuit board.