Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanically actuated safety compliant fan finger guard structures and methods
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Application No.: US15611921Application Date: 2017-06-02
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Publication No.: US10309423B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Kenneth Arenella , Levi A. Campbell , Christopher R. Ciraulo , John J. Loparco , Robert K. Mullady , Budy D. Notohardjono , Arkadiy O. Tsfasman , John S. Werner
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Tihon Poltavets
- Main IPC: F04D29/00
- IPC: F04D29/00 ; F04D29/70 ; F04D19/00

Abstract:
A fan guard and method of use thereof. The fan guard includes a first lattice, the first lattice comprising a first lattice protrusion, a second lattice, the second lattice comprising a second lattice protrusion and an inclined portion, a catch, a tensioning element, a first end of the tensioning element operably attached to the first lattice protrusion, a second end of the tensioning element operably attached to the second lattice protrusion, the tensioning element applying a rotational force to the second lattice in a first direction, a bezel, the bezel including a bezel extension that extends substantially perpendicularly from a face of the bezel, wherein the bezel extension is configured to rotate the catch and an inclined plane extending from the face of the bezel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180347594A1 MECHANICALLY ACTUATED SAFETY COMPLIANT FAN FINGER GUARD STRUCTURES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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