Vibration Damper Structure for Server Fans
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vibration damping solutions for server fans are inadequate, often compromising heat dissipation ability or increasing costs, as they fail to effectively reduce vibrations while maintaining reading/writing efficiency in server hard disks.
Innovation Solution
A vibration damper structure comprising a support body, fixing seat, and elastic member, where the elastic member is positioned between the support body and fixing seat, absorbing vibrations transmitted through the bearing, utilizing a hydraulic, pneumatic, or spring damper to minimize axial movement and enhance damping efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a cushion pad or vibration damping material is added to the fan support, then vibration is reduced, but heat dissipation ability is sacrificed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an elastic member as an intermediary element between the support body and the fixing seat. This elastic member specifically targets vibration damping while maintaining thermal conductivity pathways for heat dissipation, thus resolving the contradiction between vibration reduction and heat dissipation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and properties of the damping material by using an elastic member with specific elasticity parameters. This allows the material to provide vibration damping while maintaining sufficient rigidity for heat conduction, transforming the material properties to satisfy both requirements
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cushion pad or vibration damping material is added to the fan support, then vibration is reduced, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the vibration damping function with the existing support structure by integrating the elastic member into the connection between the support body and fixing seat. This combination approach reduces the need for separate, additional components while achieving effective vibration damping
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member is designed to inherently provide vibration damping through its elastic properties without requiring additional active control systems or complex mechanical structures. The material itself performs the damping function through its natural elasticity, simplifying the overall system
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 proposed solution achieves significant vibration absorption, maintaining high reading/writing efficiency while reducing the transmission of vibrations to the hard disk, thus enhancing the overall performance and cost-effectiveness of the fan.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member (13), which has a first support end (131) in contact with the lower end (112) of the support body (11) and a second support end (132) in contact with the bottom section (1213) of the receiving space (1212)
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AI summary
A vibration damper structure and a fan thereof. The vibration damper structure includes a support body, a fixing seat and an elastic member. The support body has a lower end. The fixing seat has a tubular section. The tubular section has a protrusion end corresponding to the lower end of the support body and a receiving space. The receiving space has a bottom section. The elastic member is disposed in the receiving space of the tubular section and positioned between the support body and the fixing seat. Two ends of the elastic member are respectively in contact with the lower end of the support body and the bottom section of the receiving space. The vibration damper structure is applied to the fan to greatly reduce the vibration of the fan in operation.