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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2013
Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin M. Takeuchi, Tustin, CA (US);

Bruce A. Cariker, Diamond Bar, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/0613 (2013.01); F04D 29/582 (2013.01); F04D 29/601 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fan plate system can include a fan plate and may or may not include the fan. The fan plate can include one or more surfaces. The fan plate can also include a grill configured to allow air to flow into or from a fan through the grill. The one or more surfaces can be configured to connect to a first end of an outer housing of the fan. The one or more surfaces can also provide a gap between the first end of the fan outer housing and the grill when the fan outer housing is connected to the fan plate. In some embodiments, an electronic device can include a fan plate system.


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