Fan and shroud assembly
US6863496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/326
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fan and shroud assembly includes a fan having a hub rotating around one shaft and a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the hub, a shroud encompassing the fan to adjust airflow by rotation of the fan, a guide ring portion located at a position where a predetermined gap exists between the shroud and a circumference connecting end tips of the blades so that the fan is supported by the shroud and rotates, and a plurality of swirl prevention units integrally formed with the guide ring portion to prevent a vortex from proceeding along the circumference in the predetermined gap, each swirl prevention unit having a shape in which the length of a circular arc passing through each of the swirl prevention units with respect to the center of the shroud decreases as the arc is closer to the center of the shroud.
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