Patent · US Expired

Ducted fan

USRE34551E · kind E · reissue

31Cited by
16References
24Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1992
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC —)General

Abstract

A ducted fan including a funnel-shaped duct positioned upstream of the impeller and connected to a base, an outer cowling concentrically positioned downstream and attached to said duct through a series of ribs, an inner cowling positioned inside the outer cowling and surrounding the impeller and a circular grill attached to the discharge end of the inner cowling. The grill including a center hub and a series of arcuate-shaped ribs extending outwardly from the hub and having a constant curvature of less diameter than the outside radius of the grill whereby the maximum lateral spacing between the ribs is at a radius inboard from the outside radius of the grill.

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