Air guiding apparatus

Abstract

An air guiding apparatus includes a frame, a rotating structure, and a plurality of louvers. The frame defines an opening. The rotating structure is received in the opening and rotatable relative to the frame about an axis. The plurality of louvers are attached to the rotating structure and are rotatable relative to the rotating structure about a direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the axis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air guiding apparatus comprising:
 a frame, the frame defining a receiving opening; and   a rotating structure, the rotating structure received in the receiving opening and rotatable relative to the frame about an axis;   a plurality of louvers, each of the plurality of louvers attached to the rotating structure and rotatable relative to the rotating structure about a direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the axis.   
     
     
         2 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating structure comprises a first rotating member and a second rotating member secured to the first rotating member, and the plurality of louvers is located between the first rotating member and the second rotating member. 
     
     
         3 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member defines a plurality of receiving slots, and a plurality of rolling members are received in the plurality of receiving slots and located between the rotating structure and the frame. 
     
     
         4 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member defines a plurality of securing slots, and the plurality of louvers are received in the plurality of securing slots. 
     
     
         5 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the first rotating member comprises a first base panel and a first installing portion extending from the first base panel, and the plurality of receiving slots are defined in the first installing portion. 
     
     
         6 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the first rotating member further comprises a retaining portion extending the first base panel, the retaining portion is surrounded by the first installing portion, and the plurality of securing slots are defined in the retaining portion. 
     
     
         7 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the retaining portion comprises a positioning wall, which is substantially parallel to the axis and the direction, and a block is secured to the positioning wall. 
     
     
         8 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein two mounting posts are located on the first base panel and substantially parallel to the positioning wall, and the block is mounted between the two mounting posts. 
     
     
         9 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the frame comprises a first bracket and a second bracket secured to the first bracket, the first bracket comprises a first receiving portion, the first receiving portion defines a first receiving opening, the second bracket comprises a second receiving portion, the second receiving portion defines a second receiving opening, the first receiving opening and the second receiving opening cooperatively define the receiving opening of the frame, and the plurality of rolling members abuts at least one of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion. 
     
     
         10 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first bracket comprises a plurality of hooks, the second bracket defines a plurality of installing slots, and the plurality of hooks are engaged in the plurality of installing slots. 
     
     
         11 . An air guiding apparatus comprising:
 a frame, the frame defining a receiving opening; and   a rotating structure, the rotating structure received in the receiving opening and rotatable relative to the frame;   a plurality of louvers, the plurality of louvers attached to the rotating structure, each of the plurality of louvers comprise a body and a shaft extending from the body;   wherein when the frame is a first position, each shaft of the plurality of louvers is substantially horizontal orientation; when the frame is turn from the first position to a second position in 90 degrees, the rotating structure is rotated relative to the frame to have each shaft of the plurality of louvers in substantially horizontal orientation.   
     
     
         12 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the rotating structure comprises a first rotating member and a second rotating member secured to the first rotating member, and the plurality of louvers is located between the first rotating member and the second rotating member. 
     
     
         13 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member defines a plurality of receiving slots, and a plurality of rolling members are received in the plurality of receiving slots and located between the rotating structure and the frame. 
     
     
         14 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member defines a plurality of securing slots, and the plurality of louvers are received in the plurality of securing slots. 
     
     
         15 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first rotating member comprises a first base panel and a first installing portion extending from the first base panel, and the plurality of receiving slots are defined in the first installing portion. 
     
     
         16 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the first rotating member further comprises a retaining portion extending the first base panel, the retaining portion is surrounded by the first installing portion, and the plurality of securing slots are defined in the retaining portion. 
     
     
         17 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the retaining portion comprises a positioning wall, which is substantially parallel to the shafts of the plurality of louvers, and a block is secured to the positioning wall. 
     
     
         18 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein two mounting posts are located on the first base panel and substantially parallel to the positioning wall, and the block is mounted between the two mounting posts. 
     
     
         19 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the frame comprises a first bracket and a second bracket secured to the first bracket, the first bracket comprises a first receiving portion, the first receiving portion defines a first receiving opening, the second bracket comprises a second receiving portion, the second receiving portion defines a second receiving opening, the first receiving opening and the second receiving opening cooperatively define the receiving opening of the frame, and the plurality of rolling members abuts at least one of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion. 
     
     
         20 . The air guiding apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the first bracket comprises a plurality of hooks, the second bracket defines a plurality of installing slots, the plurality of hooks are engaged in the plurality of installing slots.