Vanes for the impeller of a ventilator, impeller, and axial ventilator, diagonal ventilator, or radial ventilator

US11035233B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZIEHL-ABEGG SE · DE

Inventors

• Tobias Gauss · Niedernhall, DE
• Daniel Seifried · Schwäbisch Hall, DE
• Thomas Bitz · Künzelsau, DE
• Frieder LOERCHER · Braunsbach, DE
• Georg Hofmann · Lauffen am Neckar, DE
• Sven Loenne · Löwenstein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 15, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05D2250/611
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A disclosed system includes an impeller for a ventilator. The impeller includes a hub or hub ring configured to rotate about an axis and a plurality of vanes attached to the hub or hub ring. Each vane of the impeller has a leading edge facing a pressure side of the ventilator along the axis, and a trailing edge facing a suction side of the ventilator along the axis. The leading edge of each vane has a corrugated shape characterized by a first wavelength and the trailing edge has a corrugated shape characterized by a second wavelength, with the first wavelength being longer than the second wavelength. The impeller may further include injection molded plastic, die-cast aluminum, stamped sheet metal, or laser cut sheet metal that is embossed. The impeller may further be assembled from separately manufactured pieces that are secured to one another using joining, welding, or by interlocking tabs.