Fan apparatus

Abstract

A fan apparatus comprises a fan module and an actuator. The actuator coupled to the fan module comprising a pair of guide rails and an actuating element. In one embodiment, the two ends of each actuating element slidably coupled with the corresponding pair of the guide rail respectively. When the actuating element is driven to slides on the guide rails, a reaction force acts on the fan module for lifting the fan module from an inserted position. In another embodiment, one end of the actuating element is coupled to one guide rail, while the other end of the actuating element is rotatably coupled to a protrusion part slidably coupled in the other guide rail. When the actuating element is driven to slide on one guide rail, a reacting force acts on the protrusion part for inserting the fan module into an inserted position or lifting the fan module therefrom.

1 . A fan apparatus, comprising:
 a fan module; and   an actuator, coupled to the fan module, further comprising:
 a panel, coupled to a side of the fan module while having at least a pair of guide rails mounted thereon; and 
 at least an actuating element, each disposed at a side of the panel at a position corresponding to the at least one pair of guide rails while enabling the same to be slidably coupled with the corresponding pair of the guide rails; 
   wherein, each pair of guide rails, being composed of a first guide rail having a first position and a second position defined thereon and a second guide rail having a third position defined therein, is configured in a manner that the distance between the first position and the third position is different than that between the second position and the third position.   
     
     
         2 . The fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first rail is a curved rail and the second rail is a straight rail. 
     
     
         3 . The fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one actuating element is disposed at a position between the panel and the fan module while enabling a first end and a second end of each actuating element to be connected respectively to a forcing member and a pressing board and simultaneously disposing the panel at a position between each actuating element with its corresponding forcing member and the pressing board. 
     
     
         4 . The fan apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a circuit substrate, provided for the fan module to be plugged therein so as to be connected electrically thereto, and having a block disposed thereon at a position corresponding to the forcing member;   wherein, when the at least one actuating element is brought along to slide by an acting force exerting on the pressing board, the sliding actuating element is going to cause the forcing member to press on the block so as to cause the panel to move relative to the sliding actuating element, and thus enable the fan module to detach from the circuit substrate.   
     
     
         5 . The fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is disposed at a position between the at least one actuator and the fan module; the fan apparatus further comprises a circuit substrate that is provided for the fan module to be plugged therein so as to be connected electrically thereto; and the circuit substrate has a block disposed at a position corresponding to a first end of the at least one actuating element; and when the at least one actuating element is driven by an acting force and thus sliding by the defining of its corresponding pair of guide rails, the sliding actuating element is going to exert a force onto the block so as to cause the panel to move relative to the sliding actuating element, and thus enable the fan module to detach from the circuit substrate. 
     
     
         6 . A fan apparatus, comprising:
 a fan module, having at least a pivot; and   an actuator, coupled to the fan module, further comprising:
 a panel, coupled to a side of the fan module while having at least a pair of guide rails mounted thereon and configured in a manner that each pair of guide rails is composed of a first guide rail having a first position and a second position defined thereon and a second guide rail having a third position defined therein, while enabling the first guide rail and the second guide rail to be slidably coupled to the pivot and the distance between the first position and the third position to be different than that between the second position and the third position; and 
 at least an actuating element, each pivotally coupled to the at least one pivot while being disposed at a side of the panel at a position corresponding to the at least one pair of guide rails in a manner that each actuating element is slidably coupled with the second rail of its corresponding pair of the guide rails. 
   
     
     
         7 . The fan apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first rail is a curved rail and the second rail is a straight rail. 
     
     
         8 . The fan apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one actuating element is disposed at a position between the panel and the fan module, or the panel is disposed at a position between the at least one actuating element and the fan module. 
     
     
         9 . The fan apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a circuit substrate, fixedly connected to the panel and provided for the fan module to be plugged therein so as to be connected electrically thereto;   wherein, when the at least one actuating element is forced by an acting force and thus sliding by the defining of the corresponding second guide rail, the sliding actuating element is going to press on the pivot for causing the pivot to slide upward by the defining of the corresponding first guide rail, and thus enabling the fan module to detach from the circuit substrate.   
     
     
         10 . The fan apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the end of the at least one actuating element that is slidably coupled to the corresponding second guide rail is further connected to a pressing board, while the pressing board is disposed at a position outside the panel and thus enabling the panel to be disposed between the pressing board and the at least one actuating element.