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Fan housing for a heat exchanger, particular for motor vehicles

US7811055B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

BEHR GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Markus Stommel · Siegburg, DE
Markus Hoglinger · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2005
Grant date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a fan housing for an air-flow heat exchanger having a fan blower comprising an axial-flow fan and a drive motor, the blower being connected to the fan housing by struts and the struts having a cross-sectional profile with a front edge and a rear edge. It is proposed that the struts, particularly their front and/or their rear edges, be arranged in a spherical or spheroidal surface enveloping them.

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