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Noise reduced centrifugal blower

US5336046A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1992
Grant dateAug 9, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/663
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A blower of an automotive air conditioner has a lower casing a part of which is formed is a plastic housing for a motor and a porous member in the form of a flat plate disposed at a position where the plastic housing and an upper casing of the blower abut against each other. An air layer is defined between the flat-plate porous member and the lower casing to add a muffling function.

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