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A fan and chassis assembly, a fan, bracket and chassis arrangement as well as a fan and chassis system and process for providing a fan and chassis are disclosed. The assembly includes a fan, a bracket and a chassis. The fan includes a fan housing having an outer periphery. The chassis includes a she

A fan and chassis assembly, a fan, bracket and chassis arrangement as well as a fan and chassis system and process for providing a fan and chassis are disclosed. The assembly includes a fan, a bracket and a chassis. The fan includes a fan housing having an outer periphery. The chassis includes a sheet metal piece having an air flow opening in the region of a fan bracket receiving space. The bracket is a sheet metal fan bracket defining a fan housing receiving space and having integral fan retention elements engaging the fan housing periphery and for holding the fan in a position in the fan space. The bracket retention elements are integrally formed in the chassis and in the fan bracket respectively. The bracket retention elements include a flange bent outwardly from a chassis surface and defining a slot at a location adjacent to the fan bracket receiving space, a fan bracket flange slidably received in the slot, a first fixing element formed on the chassis and a second fixing element formed on the bracket. The first fixing element has a shape cooperating with a shape of the second fixing element.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A fan and chassis assembly, comprising:a fan assembly including a fan housing having an outer periphery;a sheet metal chassis having a vertical wall with an air flow opening in the region of a fan bracket receiving space;a sheet metal fan bracket formed of a single shee

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A fan and chassis assembly, comprising:a fan assembly including a fan housing having an outer periphery;a sheet metal chassis having a vertical wall with an air flow opening in the region of a fan bracket receiving space;a sheet metal fan bracket formed of a single sheet metal piece, said fan bracket defining a fan housing receiving space and having integral fan retention elements engaging said fan housing periphery and for holding said fan in a position in said fan space;bracket retention elements integrally formed in said chassis and in said fan bracket, said bracket retention elements including a flange bent outwardly from a chassis surface and defining a slot at a location adjacent to said fan bracket receiving space, said slot having a slot open upper end and said flange closing said slot at a lower end, a fan bracket flange slidably received in said slot by insertion of said fan bracket in a substantially vertical direction from above, a first fixing element formed on said chassis and a second fixing element formed on said bracket, said first fixing element having a shape cooperating with a shape of said second fixing element to hold said fan bracket in said chassis.