Mounting apparatus for fans

Abstract

A mounting apparatus for a fan defining an engaging hole includes an enclosure, a mounting bracket mounted to the enclosure, and a latch mounted to the enclosure. The mounting bracket defines a through hole, and includes a locking tab. The fan is accommodated in the mounting bracket, with the engaging hole of the fan aligned with the through hole. The locking extends through the through hole to engage in the engaging hole, thereby mounting the fan to the mounting bracket.

1 . A mounting apparatus for a fan defining an engaging hole, the mounting apparatus comprising:
 an enclosure;   a mounting bracket mounted to the enclosure, and defining a through hole; and   a latch mounted to the enclosure, comprising a locking tab extending from the latch;   wherein the fan is accommodated in the mounting bracket, with the engaging hole of the fan aligned with the through hole, the locking tab is extended through the through hole, to engage in the engaging hole, thereby mounting the fan to the mounting bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the latch further comprises a resisting board resisting against the mounting bracket, the locking tab extends from the resisting board. 
     
     
         3 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the latch further comprises a main body defining a through hole, the resisting board extends up from a side of the main body, a post extends up from the enclosure adjacent to the mounting bracket, the latch is mounted on the post by a fastener extending through the through hole of the main body to engage with the post. 
     
     
         4 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the post defines a screw hole, the fasteners is engaged in the screw hole. 
     
     
         5 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein a substantially bridge-shaped elastic tab extends up from the main body, the through hole is defined in the elastic tab, the post defines a screw hole, a fastener is extended through the through hole, and engaged in the screw hole to mount the latch to the enclosure. 
     
     
         6 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises two opposite sidewalls, an upper portion of each sidewall defines two cutouts to receive protrusions extending from an upper portion of the fan. 
     
     
         7 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein each sidewall defines a vent, the cutouts are located at opposite sides of the vent. 
     
     
         8 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the mounting bracket further comprises two opposite end walls perpendicularly connected between corresponding ends of the sidewalls, a mounting tab extends out from a bottom of each end wall, to mount the mounting bracket to the enclosure by a screw extending through the mounting tab to engage with the enclosure. 
     
     
         9 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the through hole of the mounting bracket is defined in a lower portion of the sidewall facing the latch, the latch comprises a resisting board resisting against the sidewall facing the latch, the locking tab extends from the resisting board. 
     
     
         10 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the latch further comprises a main body defining a through hole, the resisting board extends from a side of the main body, a post extends up from the enclosure and defines a screw hole, the latch is supported on the post and mounted to the post by a fastener extending through the through hole of the main body to engage in the screw hole of the post. 
     
     
         11 . An assembly comprising:
 an enclosure;   a mounting bracket mounted to the enclosure, and defining a through hole;   a fan accommodated in the mounting bracket, and defining an engaging hole aligning with the through hole of the mounting bracket; and   a latch mounted to the enclosure, and comprising a locking tab extending from the latch, wherein the locking tab extends through the through hole of the mounting bracket to engage in the engaging hole of the fan.   
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein a post extends up from the enclosure, the latch comprises a main body mounted to the post and a resisting board extending from the main body, wherein the locking tab extends from the resisting board. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein two protrusions protrude from an upper portion of each of opposite walls of the fan, the mounting bracket comprises two opposite sidewalls, each sidewall defines two cutouts to receive the corresponding protrusions of the fan. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the engaging hole is below the protrusions of the fan, the through hole of the mounting bracket is defined in a lower portion of one of the sidewalls of the mounting bracket facing the latch. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the sidewall of the mounting bracket facing the latch defines a vent aligning with the fan, the cutouts are located at opposite sides of the vent.