Mounting apparatus for fan

Abstract

A mounting apparatus for mounting a fan in an enclosure, includes a rack, a first linkage piece and a second linkage piece. The rack is mounted in the enclosure, and has a receiving room and a partition bounding a side of the receiving room. The partition defines a notch. The first linkage piece is pivotally mounted on a first corner of the fan, and the second linkage piece is pivotally mounted on a second corner of the fan which is diagonal with the first corner. Adjacent portions of the first linkage piece and the second linkage piece are pivotally attached together. The first linkage piece includes a tab inserted into the notch of the partition when the fan is put into the receiving room to secure the fan in the receiving room. The second linkage piece is capable of pulled to cause the first linkage piece to rotate the tab out of the notch, thus freeing the fan.

1 . A mounting apparatus for mounting a fan in an enclosure, comprising:
 a rack mounted in the enclosure, the rack having a receiving room and a partition bounding a side of the receiving room, the partition defining a notch;   a first linkage piece pivotablly mounted on a first corner of the fan, a second linkage piece pivotally mounted on a second corner of the fan, adjacent portions of the first linkage piece and the second linkage piece being pivotally attached together, the first linkage piece comprising a tab that is inserted into the notch of the partition, the second linkage piece is capable of being pulled to rotate the first linkage piece such that the tab will slide out of the notch.   
     
     
         2 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second linkage piece defines at least one opening capable of accepting at least an average sized adult finger. 
     
     
         3 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the partition defines a guiding slot, and the first linkage piece comprises a sliding block, the sliding block resides in the guiding slot and is capable of sliding in the guiding slot. 
     
     
         4 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of resilient pieces protrudes from a side of the first linkage piece and are biased against the partition. 
     
     
         5 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fan comprises a power plug, and a pair of hooks is formed on a bottom end of the first linkage piece, and the pair of hooks retain the power plug. 
     
     
         6 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the rack comprises a pair of parallel sidewalls, the partition is secured between the pair of sidewalls to form the receiving room. 
     
     
         7 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein each of the sidewalls of the rack defines a plurality of vents therein corresponding to the receiving room. 
     
     
         8 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second linkage piece, which is adjacent with the first linkage piece, forms a pair of extensions each of which defines a second linkage pivot hole; a portion of the first linkage piece, which is adjacent with the second linkage piece, forms a pivot axis to be rotatably inserted into the second linkage pivot holes to pivotally attach the second linkage piece and the first linkage piece. 
     
     
         9 . A mounting apparatus for mounting a fan in an enclosure, comprising:
 a rack mounted in the enclosure, the rack having a receiving room and a partition bounding a side of the receiving room, the partition defining a notch;   a first linkage piece pivotally mounted on one side of the fan and facing to the partition, one end of the partition being accessible from outside of the receiving room; the first linkage piece comprising a tab inserted into the notch of the partition when the fan is put into the receiving room to secure the fan in the receiving room, the end of the partition capable of rotating the first linkage piece on the fan to remove the tab from the notch.   
     
     
         10 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein further comprising a second linkage piece pivotally mounted on another side of the fan, adjacent portions of the second linkage piece and the first linkage piece being pivotally attached together, the second linkage piece is capable of being pulled to cause the first linkage piece to rotate. 
     
     
         11 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second linkage piece defines at least one opening capable of accepting at least an average sized adult finger. 
     
     
         12 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein a portion of the second linkage piece forms a pair of extension pieces each of which defines a second linkage pivot hole; a portion of the first linkage piece forms a pivot axis to be rotatably inserted into the second linkage pivot holes attaching the second linkage piece and the first linkage piece. 
     
     
         13 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the partition defines a guiding slot, and the first linkage piece comprises a sliding block; the sliding block resides in the guiding slot and is capable of sliding in the guiding slot; and a plurality of resilient pieces protrudes from a side of the first linkage piece and are biased against the partition 
     
     
         14 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein a plurality of resilient pieces protrude on a side of the first linkage piece and are capable of biased against the partition. 
     
     
         15 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the fan comprises a power plug, and a pair of hooks is formed on a bottom end of the first linkage piece, and the pair of hooks retain the power plug therebetween. 
     
     
         16 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the rack comprises a pair of parallel sidewalls, the partition is secured between the pair of sidewalls to form the receiving room thereamong. 
     
     
         17 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein each of the sidewalls of the rack defines a plurality of vents therein corresponding to the receiving rooms.