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US4634342A
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Blower for agricultural spraying
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-07-23
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Granted: 1987-01-06
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Expires: 2004-07-23
Abstract
Abstract An air blower (particularly for agricultural spraying purposes) comprises a fan, an annular fan housing, a curved air deflector downstream of the fan, and a curved air-flow divider. The fan housing has a frusto-conical intake section and a curved outflow section. The outflow section, the air deflector and the air-flow divider each correspond to a surface generated by rotating a curve having a center of curvature C about the axis of rotation of the fan. There is a back plate, the arrangement being such that distance D4 is about half the distance D3. The maximum radial extent of the air-flow divider is less than that of the outflow section and the back plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm H. A. Rodewald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:02
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D29/00; F04D29/40; F04D29/52; F04D29/54; F04D29/541; F04D29/545; B; B05; B05B; B05B7/00; B05B7/0075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
295 words
An air blower for agricultural spraying purposes, the blower comprising a fan housing; a fan co-axial with and within the fan housing, the fan having a hub and the fan housing including an outflow section on the pressure side of the fan, said outflow section increasing in area with distance from the fan and being bounded by a surface generated by rotating a first arc about the axis of rotation of said fan; a cone-like air deflector on the pressure side of the fan and co-axial with said fan, said air deflector increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan and being of the form generated by rotating a second arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; an air flow divider of conical form on the pressure side of said fan, the flow divider being between the fan housing and the air deflector, increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan, and having the form generated by rotating a third arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and a disc-like back plate with said air deflector between the fan and said back plate, said back plate extending radially outwardly of the wider end of said air deflector and having substantially the same diameter as the maximum diameter of said outflow section, the maximum diameter of said flow divider being less than the maximum diameter of said backplate, and the spacing between the maximum diameter end of the flow divider and said back plate being substantially less than the spacing between the flow divider and the maximum diameter end of the outflow section, such spacings being measured axially of the blower, the flow divider converging with the back plate radially outwardly of the circular outer edge of the air deflector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
295 words
An air blower for agricultural spraying purposes, the blower comprising a fan housing; a fan co-axial with and within the fan housing, the fan having a hub and the fan housing including an outflow section on the pressure side of the fan, said outflow section increasing in area with distance from the fan and being bounded by a surface generated by rotating a first arc about the axis of rotation of said fan; a cone-like air deflector on the pressure side of the fan and co-axial with said fan, said air deflector increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan and being of the form generated by rotating a second arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; an air flow divider of conical form on the pressure side of said fan, the flow divider being between the fan housing and the air deflector, increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan, and having the form generated by rotating a third arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and a disc-like back plate with said air deflector between the fan and said back plate, said back plate extending radially outwardly of the wider end of said air deflector and having substantially the same diameter as the maximum diameter of said outflow section, the maximum diameter of said flow divider being less than the maximum diameter of said backplate, and the spacing between the maximum diameter end of the flow divider and said back plate being substantially less than the spacing between the flow divider and the maximum diameter end of the outflow section, such spacings being measured axially of the blower, the flow divider converging with the back plate radially outwardly of the circular outer edge of the air deflector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air blower according to claim 1, wherein said air deflector has a disc-like end wall adjacent the hub and of substantially the same diameter as the hub.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An air blower according to claim 2 wherein the radial spacing between the hub and the upstream end of the flow divider is substantially equal to the distance between said upstream end of the flow divider and the fan housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
230 words
An air blower comprising a fan housing; a fan co-axial with and within the fan housing, the fan having a hub and the fan housing including an outflow section on the pressure side of the fan, said outflow section increasing in area with distance from the fan and being bounded by a surface generated by rotating a first arc about the axis of rotation of said fan; a cone-like air deflector on the pressure side of the fan and co-axial with said fan, said air deflector increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan and being of the form generated by rotating a second arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and an air flow divider of conical form on the pressure side of said fan, the flow divider being between the fan housing and the air deflector, increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan, and having the form generated by rotating a third arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and wherein the spacing between the maximum diameter end of the flow divider and said back plate is approximately half the spacing between the flow divider and the maximum diameter end of the outflow section, such spacings being measured axially of the blower, the flow divider converging with the back plate radially outwardly of the circular outer edge of the air deflector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
230 words
An air blower comprising a fan housing; a fan co-axial with and within the fan housing, the fan having a hub and the fan housing including an outflow section on the pressure side of the fan, said outflow section increasing in area with distance from the fan and being bounded by a surface generated by rotating a first arc about the axis of rotation of said fan; a cone-like air deflector on the pressure side of the fan and co-axial with said fan, said air deflector increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan and being of the form generated by rotating a second arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and an air flow divider of conical form on the pressure side of said fan, the flow divider being between the fan housing and the air deflector, increasing in diameter with increasing distance from the fan, and having the form generated by rotating a third arc about the axis of rotation of the fan; and wherein the spacing between the maximum diameter end of the flow divider and said back plate is approximately half the spacing between the flow divider and the maximum diameter end of the outflow section, such spacings being measured axially of the blower, the flow divider converging with the back plate radially outwardly of the circular outer edge of the air deflector.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-01-05 | 1990-07-07 | 1991-01-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-01-05 | 1994-07-07 | 1995-01-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-01-05 | 1998-07-07 | 1999-01-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |