Fan with increased air flow
View Patent ↗A fan with increased air flow having a casing in which an air passage hole is formed. A motor is connected to this casing and is held in the center of the air passage hole by a motor base positioned within the air passage hole. Multiple blades are rotated by the motor and covey air from the air passage hole intake port side to the exhaust port side. The annular outer wall of the fan is inclined with respect to the center axis towards the air passage hole exhaust port. By this means, a fan is capable of attaining a greater airflow volume than conventional fans, while having the same outward shape as a conventional fan.
1. A fan with increased air flow comprising:
a casing having a straight cylindrical wall, said straight cylindrical wall defining an air flow passage within the casing; and
a motor having a rotating shaft with at least one blade mounted thereon and a motor base, said motor base further comprising a central portion with an annular wall and a plurality of ribs extending from said annular wall to said casing within said air flow passage and securing said motor to said casing;
wherein an outer surface of said annular wall is outwardly inclined with respect to an axis of the shaft such that an outer diameter of said motor base is gradually reduced in the direction of airflow, and wherein said ribs extending from said annular wall are downwardly inclined with respect to a bottom surface of said motor base in the direction of airflow.
2. A fan with increased air flow as recited in claim 1 , wherein the motor is positioned in the center of the air flow passage.
3. A fan with increased air flow as recited in claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle of the inclining outer surface of said annular outer wall is between 10° and 40°.
4. A fan with increased air flow as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inclining outer surface of said annular outer wall comprises a stepped shape.
5. A fan with increased air flow as recited in claim 1 , wherein the motor is an outer rotor type of motor.