Patent Application
20140102554
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an airflow guide member.
2. Description of Related Art
An electronic device, such as a computer, generally includes an airflow guide cover over a heat generation component, and a fan arranged at an end of the airflow guide cover, to dissipate heat produced by the heat generation component. Generally, the fan should be connected to the airflow guide cover closely, to prevent producing a clearance between the fan and the airflow guide cover, thus preventing air of the fan from flowing out of the airflow guide cover through the clearance. However, if a hot plug fan is positioned too close to an end of an airflow guide cover, assembling and detaching the hot plug fan would be difficult, and the airflow guide cover must be detached first to gain access to the hot plug fan, which is inconvenient.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The airflow guide cover 10 includes a top plate 11 and a plurality of airflow guide plates 13 extending in a fore-and-aft direction from the bottom of the top plate 11 in a substantially perpendicular manner. The front end of each airflow guide plate 13 extends forward and out of the front side of the top plate 11. A portion of the top of each airflow guide plate 13 adjacent to the front side of the airflow guide plate 13 is spaced from the bottom of the top plate 11, and defines a slot 131 between the top plate 11 and the airflow guide plate 13.
The movable plate 20 is substantially rectangular. A plurality of protrusions 21 is formed on the middle of the front side of the bottom of the movable plate 20, to facilitate operation of the movable plate 20.
In use, the airflow guide member is mounted in an electronic device, such as a computer, to allow the front side of the top plate 11 adjacent to the rear ends of a plurality of fans arranged in a line. The rear ends of the fans are received between the airflow guide plates 13. The movable plate 20 is slid forward, to allow the front side of the movable plate 20 to extend out of the front side of the top plate 11, to cover and be supported by the front ends of the tops of the airflow guide plates 13. The rear side of the movable plate 20 is still sandwiched between the top plate 11 and the airflow guide plates 13. The front side of the movable plate 20 covers the tops of the rear ends of the fans, to allow airflow produced by the fans to completely flow into the airflow guide cover 10, and prevent air leak.
To detach the fans, the movable plate 20 is slid backward, until the tops of the fans are completely exposed out. Thereby, the fans can be easily detached.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and the functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101138175 | Oct 2012 | TW | national |
