Electronic device fan mounting system
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 12, 2001
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May 25, 1999
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May 25, 1999
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A fan and chassis assembly, a fan, bracket and chassis arrangement as well as a fan and chassis system and process for providing a fan and chassis are disclosed. The assembly includes a fan, a bracket and a chassis. The fan includes a fan housing having an outer periphery. The chassis includes a sheet metal piece having an air flow opening in the region of a fan bracket receiving space. The bracket is a sheet metal fan bracket defining a fan housing receiving space and having integral fan retention elements engaging the fan housing periphery and for holding the fan in a position in the fan space. The bracket retention elements are integrally formed in the chassis and in the fan bracket respectively. The bracket retention elements include a flange bent outwardly from a chassis surface and defining a slot at a location adjacent to the fan bracket receiving space, a fan bracket flange slidably received in the slot, a first fixing element formed on the chassis and a second fixing element formed on the bracket. The first fixing element has a shape cooperating with a shape of the second fixing element.
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