Axial fan
US11480196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/522
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An axial fan includes an impeller rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a motor, and a housing. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The impeller includes blades on a radially outer surface of an impeller cup fixed to the rotor. The housing includes a motor base portion below the motor to support the stator, a tubular portion radially outside of the impeller, a first rib below the blades to join the motor base portion to the tubular portion, and a second rib being annular, centered on the central axis, and joined to the first rib. A lower edge of each blade includes a first blade region that is convex downward. A radially inner end of the second rib is radially outward of a lower end of the first blade region.
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