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Axial fan

US9890798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateOct 25, 2013
Grant dateFeb 13, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D29/522
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided with an axial fan comprising an impeller having a plurality of vanes; a motor rotating the impeller; a casing housing the impeller and the motor; a motor base mounting the motor; and a plurality of spokes connecting the motor base and the casing, wherein the motor base has a plurality of reinforcement ribs thereon, the plurality of reinforcement ribs being equal to or more than the plurality of spokes in number, and wherein the casing has a natural frequency equal to or higher than a frequency being transmitted to the casing from the motor when the motor is rotated at a rotation speed of 20000 rpm or more.

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