US5979541A
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Cooling fan and cooling fan assembly
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-20
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2016-11-20
Abstract
Abstract With the objective of providing a cooling fan and a cooling fan assembly in which the cooling efficiency is high, and which has been lightened, the invention has been composed by a cooling fan 1, a casing 2 composed from a casing main body 3 and a lid part 4 in which a circular aperture 42 is formed, a fan motor 5 arranged within this casing 2, a circuit board 8 and the like. A plurality of radiator plates 32 are arranged in a standing formation in the outer peripheral part 312 of the casing main body 3. The fan motor 5 includes a rotor 7 in which seven fan blades 72 are arranged as projecting toward the outer peripheral direction, and a stator 6 fixed in a base plate 31. The outermost diameter b of the large diameter part 722 of the fan blades 72 is set so that it is larger than the inner periphery of the aperture 42, and the outer diameter c of the inner diameter part 723 of the fan blades 72 is set as smaller than the inner diameter of the aperture 42. Due to this composition, in accordance with a cooling fan and cooling fan assembly of the present invention, the cooling effect is improved, because it is possible to improve the force of the air current without thickening the thickness of the cooling fan, in conjunction with it being possible to prevent the extraction of the rotor from the aperture.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohichi Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:10
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/40; H10W40/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture, said casing main body including a base member; and a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object, wherein an outer fan diameter of said fan blades is larger than an inner aperture diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid, and wherein said rotational member is magnetically attracted to said base member at least when rotation of said fan blades has stopped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture, said casing main body including a base member; and a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object, wherein an outer fan diameter of said fan blades is larger than an inner aperture diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid, and wherein said rotational member is magnetically attracted to said base member at least when rotation of said fan blades has stopped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein each of said fan blades includes a large diameter part having a large outer diameter and a small diameter part having a small outer diameter, the large outer diameter of said large diameter part being larger than the inner aperture diameter of said aperture, the small outer diameter of said small diameter part being smaller than the inner aperture diameter of said aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cooling fan of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of said small diameter part is within said aperture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein each of said fan blades has a cutaway portion, and said lid has an edge defining said aperture, said edge being positioned within said cutaway portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein said fan motor drives the rotational member so as to aspirate air from said aperture and expel air from said radiator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein said casing main body includes an outer side base surface for contacting the object, said outer side base surface being flat and free of holes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein said radiator has a plurality of radiator plates arranged in an axial direction away from said rotational member, wherein consecutive ones of the radiator plates form an air current path therebetween with a cross sectional area gradually increasing toward an air expulsion direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board connected to the base member within said casing main body and controlling actuation of said fan motor wherein, a center portion of said circuit board is displaced within said casing main body relative to a rotational center of said fan motor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board disposed on a base member within said casing main body for controlling actuation of said fan motor, wherein said radiator has a plurality of radiator plates positioned in the axial direction away from said rotational member, at least one radiator plate cooperating with said circuit board to determine a position of said circuit board within said casing main body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein a rotational top surface of said rotational member and a lid top surface of said lid are disposed in a common plane, or is positioned in the vicinity of a bottom side said lid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein said rotational member has a rotation axle having a distal end contacting a base member of said casing main body at a point.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
The cooling fan of claim 1, wherein said fixed member includes a coil and a pair of yokes with each yoke having a plurality of claws, said yoke sized to encase the coil in a manner that respective ones of the plurality of claws from each yoke are alternately disposed about a coil periphery of said coil without consecutive ones of the claws contacting each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cooling fan assembly, the object to be cooled is connected to said cooling fan of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
174 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture; a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object; and a circuit board disposed on a base member within said casing main body for controlling actuation of said fan motor, wherein said radiator has a plurality of radiator plates positioned in an axial direction away from said rotational member, at least one radiator plate cooperating with said circuit board to determine a position of said circuit board within said casing main body, wherein an outer fan diameter of said fan blades is larger than an inner aperture diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
174 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture; a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object; and a circuit board disposed on a base member within said casing main body for controlling actuation of said fan motor, wherein said radiator has a plurality of radiator plates positioned in an axial direction away from said rotational member, at least one radiator plate cooperating with said circuit board to determine a position of said circuit board within said casing main body, wherein an outer fan diameter of said fan blades is larger than an inner aperture diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
176 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture; and a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object; wherein each of said plurality of fan blades has a large width portion and a small width portion, the large width portion of each of said plurality of fan blades being adjacent to said rotational member and transitioning discontinuously into the small width portion, and a radially distal end of the small width portion of each of said plurality of fan blades cooperating to form an outer fan diameter, and wherein the outer fan diameter is larger than a diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
176 words
A cooling fan for cooling an object, comprising: a casing including a casing main body including a radiator and a lid formed with an aperture; and a fan motor disposed within said casing, said fan motor including a rotational member having a plurality of fan blades that project radially outwardly and a fixed member connected to said casing main body, whereby an air current flows through said aperture and said radiator when said fan motor is actuated in order to cool the object; wherein each of said plurality of fan blades has a large width portion and a small width portion, the large width portion of each of said plurality of fan blades being adjacent to said rotational member and transitioning discontinuously into the small width portion, and a radially distal end of the small width portion of each of said plurality of fan blades cooperating to form an outer fan diameter, and wherein the outer fan diameter is larger than a diameter of said aperture, and said fan blades are rotatable without contacting said lid.
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