Centrifugal blower with cooling fin

Abstract

Abstract A centrifugal blower according to the invention includes: a scroll 1 that accommodates an impeller 2; and a plurality of cooling fins 4 for cooling a control device that extend near a blow port 3 in the scroll 1 and along an air flow direction, and are provided side by side at intervals in a direction orthogonal to the air flow direction, wherein the centrifugal blower includes: first straightening vanes 8a that correspond to outer cooling fins 4a located at both ends among the cooling fins 4, and extend from downstream ends of the outer cooling fins toward the blow port 3; and a second straightening vane 8b that corresponds to at least one of inner cooling fins 4b located between the outer cooling fins 4a, and extends from a downstream end of an inner cooling fin toward the blow port 3. This prevents occurrence of a turbulent flow in passages formed between the straightening vanes 8a, 8b. Further, even if a turbulent flow including a Karman vortex occurs in one of the passages, the turbulent flow has no influence on air passing through the other adjacent passage, preventing amplification of noise.

Inventors

• 👤 Michio c/o Sanden Corporation Kitazume
• 👤 Yutaka c/o Sanden Corporation Ohtsuki

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