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Vortex flow blower
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1992-06-18
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-06-18
Abstract
Abstract A vortex flow blower including a blower casing having an annular flow passageway extending from an inlet port for receiving fluid to an outlet port for discharging the fluid, the outlet port being disposed adjacent to the inlet port, and an impeller accommodated in the blower casing for producing a vortex flow of the fluid in the annular flow passageway. The vortex flow blower is configured for enabling at least one of noise reduction pressure increase and reduction of power requirements of the vortex flow blower, by providing at least one of sectional area reducer for reducing a sectional area of the annular flow passageway which annular flow passageway includes an annular groove disposed in facing relation to vanes of the impeller, and a partition wall partitioning a part of the circumference of the annular groove so that the inlet port and the outlet port being provided at opposite end portions of the annular groove partitioned by the partition wall with the sectional area reducer is disposed at a position of the annular passageway located between the outlet port of the annular passageway and a midpoint between the inlet port and the outlet port of the annular passageway, and an auxiliary flow supply path for supplying an auxiliary flow of the fluid introduced to the annular flow passageway from the inlet port so as to conduct the fluid in a direction to form the vortex flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichi Ito
- 👤 Susumu Yamazaki
- 👤 Masayuki Fujio
- 👤 Toshiharu Yoshidomi
- 👤 Hiroshi Asabuki
- 👤 Kazuo Kobayashi
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CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D23/00; F04D23/008; F04D29/00; F04D29/08; F04D29/16; F04D29/161; F05; F05D; F05D2250/00; F05D2250/50; F05D2250/51
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A vortex flow blower including a blower casing having an annular flow passage extending from an inlet port for receiving fluid to an outlet port for discharging the fluid, the outlet port being disposed adjacent to the inlet port, and an impeller accommodated in the blower casing for producing a vortex flow of the fluid in the annular flow passageway, means for driving the impeller, and enabling means for enabling at least one of noise reduction, pressure increase, and reduction of power requirements of the vortex flow blower, the enabling means including at least one of sectional area reducing means for reducing a sectional area of the annular flow passageway, the annular flow passageway including an annular groove disposed in facing relation to vanes of the impeller, and a partition wall partitioning a part of the circumference of the annular groove, the inlet port and the outlet portion being provided at opposite end portions of the annular groove partitioned by the partition wall, and at least one of (a) the sectional area reducing means being disposed at a position of the annular passageway located between the outlet port of the annular passageway and a midpoint between the inlet port and the outlet port of the annular passageway, and (b) means forming an auxiliary flow supply path being disposed for supplying an auxiliary flow of the fluid introduced to the annular flow passageway from the inlet port so as to conduct the fluid in a direction to form the vortex flow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
A vortex flow blower including a blower casing having an annular flow passage extending from an inlet port for receiving fluid to an outlet port for discharging the fluid, the outlet port being disposed adjacent to the inlet port, and an impeller accommodated in the blower casing for producing a vortex flow of the fluid in the annular flow passageway, means for driving the impeller, and enabling means for enabling at least one of noise reduction, pressure increase, and reduction of power requirements of the vortex flow blower, the enabling means including at least one of sectional area reducing means for reducing a sectional area of the annular flow passageway, the annular flow passageway including an annular groove disposed in facing relation to vanes of the impeller, and a partition wall partitioning a part of the circumference of the annular groove, the inlet port and the outlet portion being provided at opposite end portions of the annular groove partitioned by the partition wall, and at least one of (a) the sectional area reducing means being disposed at a position of the annular passageway located between the outlet port of the annular passageway and a midpoint between the inlet port and the outlet port of the annular passageway, and (b) means forming an auxiliary flow supply path being disposed for supplying an auxiliary flow of the fluid introduced to the annular flow passageway from the inlet port so as to conduct the fluid in a direction to form the vortex flow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the sectional area reducing means reduces the area of the annular groove in a region extending from the proximity of an outer peripheral edge of the annular groove to at least the proximity of a bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 2, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides a substantially flat surface portion extending between the outer peripheral edge to the bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 2, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides an arcuate surface portion extending from the proximity of the outer peripheral edge to an inner peripheral edge of the annular groove.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 2, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides an undulating surface portion extending between the outer peripheral edge to the bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary flow is a carry-over flow which has been carried from the outlet port side of the annular passageway to the inlet port side of the impeller, the means forming the auxiliary flow supply path supplying the auxiliary flow to the annular flow passageway in a region adjacent the inlet port so as to form the vortex flow.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the sectional area reducing means includes at least one member separate from the blower casing forming the annular groove and is disposed in at least a portion of the annular groove.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein said sectional area reducing means is formed integrally with the blower casing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides the annular groove with a different depth from a surface of the casing facing the impeller.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vortex flow blower according to clam 1, wherein the vortex flow blower is a centrifugal pump and the fluid is one of gas and liquid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vortex flow blower according to clam 1, wherein the vortex flow blower is a centrifugal pump and the fluid is one of gas and liquid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the sectional area reducing means is disposed in a region of the annular flow passageway extending over a circumferential area of about 112° from the midpoint toward the outlet port.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
115 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the impeller is of a double-side vane type having a first and a second plurality of vanes extending in opposite directions at an outer periphery thereof, the annular groove of the casing facing the first plurality of vanes, a side cover delimiting another annular groove at the outer periphery thereof in facing relation to the second plurality of vanes, the annular flow passageway including the annular groove of the casing and the another annular groove of the side cover, the sectional area reducing means being positioned in the annular flow passageway between the outlet port and the midpoint between the inlet port and the outlet port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 12, wherein the sectional area reducing means reduces the area of the annular groove in a region extending from the proximity of an outer peripheral edge of the annular groove to at least the proximity of a bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 13, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides a substantially flat surface portion extending between the outer peripheral edge to the bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 13, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides an arcuate surface portion extending from the proximity of the outer peripheral edge to an inner peripheral edge of the annular groove.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 13, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides an undulating surface portion extending between the outer peripheral edge to the bottom portion of the annular groove.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 12, wherein the sectional area reducing means includes at least one member separate from the blower casing forming the annular groove and is disposed in at least a portion of the annular groove.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 12, wherein said sectional area reducing means is formed integrally with the blower casing.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 12, wherein the sectional area reducing means provides the annular groove with a different depth from a surface of the casing facing the impeller.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vortex flow blower according to clam 12, wherein the vortex flow blower is a centrifugal pump and the fluid is one of gas and liquid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vortex flow blower according to clam 12, wherein the vortex flow blower is a centrifugal pump and the fluid is one of gas and liquid.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 12, wherein the auxiliary flow is a carry-over flow which has been carried from the outlet port side of the annular passageway to the inlet port side of the impeller, the means forming the auxiliary flow supply path supplying the auxiliary flow to the annular flow passageway in a region adjacent the inlet port so as to form the vortex flow.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary flow is a carry-over flow which has been carried from the outlet port side of the annular passageway to the inlet port side by the impeller, the means forming the auxiliary flow supply path supplying the auxiliary flow to the annular flow passageway in a region adjacent the inlet port so as to form the vortex flow.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
89 words
A vortex blower according to claim 22, wherein the partition wall partitioning a part of the circumference of the annular groove is separated by a gap with respect to a vane passing path of the impeller, the means forming the auxiliary flow supply path enable supply of the auxiliary flow at an angle of about 5° to 35° relative to an advancing direction of the vane of the impeller using as a reference plane a surface of the partition wall for delimiting the gap with respect to the impeller.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
110 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 22, wherein the partition wall partitioning a part of the circumference of the annular groove is spaced from a vane passing path of the impeller by a gap, the means forming an auxiliary flow supply path including discharge guide means for guiding the carry-over flow carried from the outlet port side on the inlet port side of the partition wall so that the carry-over flow is discharged in an obliquely forward direction relative to an advancing direction of the vanes of the impeller using as a reference plane a surface of the partition wall which delimits the gap with respect to the impeller.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
71 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 24, wherein the discharge guide means includes a flow guide member disposed on the partition wall so as to discharge the carry-over flow in the obliquely forward direction at an angle of about 5° to 35° relative to the advancing direction of the vanes using as a reference plane the surface of the partition wall which delimits the gap with respect to the impeller.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
53 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 24, wherein the partition wall includes a flow guide portion for guiding the flow from the inlet port to both the annular flow passageway and the vanes of the impeller, and the discharge guide means is provided in the flow guide portion of the partition wall.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 26, wherein the discharge guide means is configured as a cut-out formed in the flow guide portion.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
90 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and in a position so that in a circumferential direction a rear end thereof is spaced from a rear end of the flow guide portion of the partition wall relative to the advancing direction of the vanes of the impeller at a distance of about 1.5 to 2.5 times the vane-to-vane spacing of the impeller.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
60 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and with an angle of a surface of the opening position forward relative to the advancing direction of the vane of about 5° to 35°.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
54 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and in a position outside of the position opposed to the vane of the impeller in a radial direction.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
58 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and the opening is positioned outside a central portion of the vane in the position opposed to the vane in a radial direction.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
67 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller, the opening being positioned on an outer peripheral side at least 1/6 with respect to a central portion of the vane in the position opposed to the vane in a radial direction.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
58 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and the opening is positioned inside a central portion of the vane in the position opposed to the vane in a radial direction.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
67 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 27 wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller, the opening being positioned on an inner peripheral side at least 1/6 with respect to a central portion of the vane in the position opposed to the vane in a radial direction.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
54 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 26, wherein the discharge guide means formed by the cut-out in the flow guide portion has an opening on a side opposed to a vane of the impeller and in a position outside of the position opposed to the vane of the impeller in a radial direction.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 22, wherein the means forming the auxiliary flow path supplies the carry-over flow to the annular passageway within an angle of 40° from the inlet port.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 22, wherein the vortex flow blower is a centrifugal pump and the fluid is one of a gas and a liquid.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
93 words
A vortex flow blower according to claim 1, wherein both (a) the sectional area reducing means disposed at the position of the annular passageway located between the outlet port of the annular passageway and the midpoint between the inlet port and the outlet port of the annular passageway, and (b) the means forming an auxiliary flow supply path disposed for supplying the auxiliary flow of the fluid introduced to the annular flow passageway from the inlet port so as to conduct the fluid in the direction to form the vortex flow are provided.
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