US4456431A
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Axial ventilator with protected blades
Assignee: Lunite Hermetique SA
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Filing: 1981-10-14
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Granted: 1984-06-26
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Expires: 2001-10-14
Abstract
Abstract A ventilator according to the invention comprises at least two blades fixed to a hub adapted to be made integral with a motor shaft, a protection grille integral with said hub, protecting the front of the ventilator and being extended on the periphery of the ventilator by an annular casing assuring the protection of the radial ends of the blades.
Inventors
- 👤 M. Joel Crespin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:36
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/26; F04D29/32; F04D29/325; F04D29/326; F04D29/70; F04D29/701; F04D29/703; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/219; Y10T74/2191
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An axial ventilator comprising: a motor shaft; a hub mounted on said shaft; at least two blades mounted on said hub; and a protection device comprising a protective grille fixed with respect to said blades for rotation with said blades, said grille consisting only of a plurality of concentric rings, said rings being coaxial with said shaft and being spaced from one another by gaps which are sufficiently small to prevent the passage of foreign bodies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An axial ventilator comprising: a motor shaft; a hub mounted on said shaft; at least two blades mounted on said hub; and a protection device comprising a protective grille fixed with respect to said blades for rotation with said blades, said grille consisting only of a plurality of concentric rings, said rings being coaxial with said shaft and being spaced from one another by gaps which are sufficiently small to prevent the passage of foreign bodies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The ventilator of claim 1 wherein said foreign bodies are a users fingers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The ventilator according to claim 1, wherein said protection device further comprises an annular casing at the radial outer edges of said blades, said annular casing being integral with said protective grille.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ventilator according to claim 3, wherein said grille and said annular casing are molded in one piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The ventilator according to claim 3, wherein said grille is provided with a central aperture having an edge bent inwardly, parallel to a cylindrical wall of said annular casing, said protection device being fixed onto the hub by means of said edge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ventilator according to claim 5, wherein holding members which are extended portions of said annular casing connect said rings to one another and with said edge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The ventilator according to claim 5, wherein said hub comprises a free end having hollow portions into which the bent edge extends and wherein means are provided for fixing said edge to the wall of the hollow portion of the hub.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ventilator according to claim 3, wherein said grille, said annular casing, said blades and said hub are molded in one piece.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The ventilator according to claim 8, wherein said concentric rings are welded to said blades.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
Ventilator according to any one of claims 4 or 8 or 9, wherein the molding material is a synthetic plastic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
Ventilator according to claim 3, wherein said annular casing is constituted by a smooth cylindrical wall.
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