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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Ralph Saul Cooper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Charles Elles, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Anthony Fenoglio, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul Klustaitis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Luis Quinones Sepulveda, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey B. Williams, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
A fan system for improved external case fan design with self-cleaning bristles, the fan system includes a housing a housing defining an opening and an interior space that extends along an axis, a plurality of fan blades positioned within the interior space and configured to rotate about the axis, and bristles positioned proximate to the opening of the housing. The fan system also includes one or more brushes configured to rotate about the axis and to be moved to a position to engage the bristles for cleaning and a mechanism configured to move the brushes to the position for engaging the bristles.