Patent · US Expired

Air cooled machine and cooling fan

US4399379A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1980
Grant dateAug 16, 1983
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K9/06
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fan assembly has a sealing ring which rotatably fits with a similar feature on a machine casting when the fan is assembled to the machine to provide a labyrinth type seal which is maintained over a wide variation and axial gap to inhibit the flow of air bypassing the normal flow through the machine so that the fan pumps greater quantities of air through the machine for improved cooling of all elements therein.

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