Snap-fit blower housing assembly and seal method
US5954476A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/626
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blower housing body is disclosed comprising a housing body and housing cover. The housing body and housing cover are provided with mating surfaces that provide the ability to releasably lock the housing cover to the housing body to allow ease of disassembly for basic maintenance and re-assembly for continued use. The locking mechanism is accomplished by a ridge formed on the top of a side wall of the housing body and a corresponding channel in the housing cover.
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