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Fan for cooling a computer

US7004726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 2004
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D25/08
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fan assembly includes a fan mounted within a housing that features an inward concave arrangement for an inner face of its housing to reduce the distance between the housing and a center shaft of the fan blades. In this way, fan vibration and noise can be reduced.

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