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Radial flow fan with impeller having blade configuration for noise reduction

US6514036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2001
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/281
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A debris blower with a radial flow fan having an impeller that includes a set of impeller blades that are spaced about a rotary axis of the impeller in a predetermined manner such that at least two spacing angles are used to space the impeller blades circumferentially apart from one another. The use of a plurality of spacing angles operates to distribute the noise that is generated by the rotating impeller blades over several tones or frequencies.

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