Rotating blade damper with blade lock and stop mechanism
US5020423A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2013/1473
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotating blade damper for an air handling system, the damper having a perimetrical frame and a blade or a plurality of blades each of which is rotatable with respect to the frame between a flow permitting position and a flow blocking position. Each blade is biased toward its flow blocking position but is normally retained in its flow permitting position, for example, by a fusible link. A stop and lock mechanism is provided to stop each blade in a predetermined open or flow permitting position and to securely lock or latch each blade in its closed or flow blocking position. The stop and lock mechanism includes a disc segment which is carried by a blade rod, at a location outside of the damper frame, and a slide plate which is positioned between the damper frame and the disc segment. The slide plate is slidable with respect to the damper frame and the blade rod between a first position, corresponding to the open position of the blade, in which its movement is blocked by engagement with an arcuate portion of the disc segment, and a second position, corresponding to the closed position of the blade, in which it engages a stop surface at the trailing edge of the disc segment to mechan…
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