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Axial electric fan of the flat type
Assignee: ETUDES TECHNIQUES ET REPRESENTATIONS INDUSTRIELLES A FRENCH CORP
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Filing: 1981-12-29
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Granted: 1984-11-13
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Expires: 2001-12-29
Abstract
Abstract The cross-sectional area of the airflow duct on at least one face of the fan housing is larger than the cross-sectional area of a cylindrical portion of duct which cooperates with the impeller. A junction portion having an S-shaped cross-section in an axial plane is provided on at least part of the duct periphery between the cylindrical portion and that housing face. The fan duct progressively increases in width from the cylindrical portion to the housing face and the S-shaped junction portion has a point of inflection substantially at the midpoint of its axial length. A reduction in noise level is thus achieved during operation of the fan.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Grignon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:01
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/40; F04D29/52; F04D29/54; F04D29/541; F04D29/545; F04D29/02; F04D29/023; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/96
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
In an axial electric fan of the flat type comprising a housing having an air admission face and an air outlet face, the housing having a cylindrical portion, a plurality of supporting arms carried by the housing, a casing centrally of the fan and carried by said arms, a motor within said casing, said motor having a shaft, and an impeller mounted on the shaft and cooperating with said cylindrical portion, the housing having a duct therethrough that is defined in part by said cylindrical portion, said duct on at least one said face of the fan housing having a larger area than the cross-sectional area of said cylindrical portion; the improvement in which the duct has on at least part of its periphery between said cylindrical portion and said at least one face of the fan housing a junction portion having an S-shaped profile in an axial plane, the ends of the S being substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the shaft, said duct being progressively greater width from said cylindrical portion to said at least one face of the fan housing, said S-shaped profile of the junction portion having a point of inflection, said supporting arms extending from said casing to said junction portion and having a decreasing width at least from said point of inflection toward said impeller.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
In an axial electric fan of the flat type comprising a housing having an air admission face and an air outlet face, the housing having a cylindrical portion, a plurality of supporting arms carried by the housing, a casing centrally of the fan and carried by said arms, a motor within said casing, said motor having a shaft, and an impeller mounted on the shaft and cooperating with said cylindrical portion, the housing having a duct therethrough that is defined in part by said cylindrical portion, said duct on at least one said face of the fan housing having a larger area than the cross-sectional area of said cylindrical portion; the improvement in which the duct has on at least part of its periphery between said cylindrical portion and said at least one face of the fan housing a junction portion having an S-shaped profile in an axial plane, the ends of the S being substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the shaft, said duct being progressively greater width from said cylindrical portion to said at least one face of the fan housing, said S-shaped profile of the junction portion having a point of inflection, said supporting arms extending from said casing to said junction portion and having a decreasing width at least from said point of inflection toward said impeller.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the junction portion terminates in the cylindrical portion of the duct substantially at the level of the impeller-blade edges located nearest the aforesaid face of the fan housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the arms which support the fan-motor casing are approximately contiguous to the plane containing the largest cross-sectional area of the junction portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A fan according to claim 3, wherein the point of inflection of the S-shaped profile of the junction portion is located approximately at a point corresponding to at least double the cross-sectional length of the supporting arms along the axis of the fan starting from the plane of maximum cross-sectional area of said junction portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fan according to claim 3, wherein the supporting arms extend towards the interior of the fan housing over approximately three-quarters of the axial length of the junction portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fan according to claim 5, wherein said point of inflection is located substantially at the midpoint of the axial length of said junction portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the arms which support the fan-motor casing have a cross-section of ovoid shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the supporting arms have a triangular cross-section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the S-shaped profile comprises a circular arc which is continuously concave towards the axis of the fan and a circular arc which is continuously convex towards said axis, said arcs being joined to each other through said point of inflection of said profile.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the fanhousing face at which the junction portion terminates is the air admission face.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the fanhousing face at which the junction portion terminates is the air outlet face.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fan according to claim 1, wherein the two faces of the fan housing are joined to the cylindrical portion which cooperates with the impeller by means of said junction portion having said S-shaped cross-section.
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