IP Library Patent Application 14759964
Patent Application
App. No. 14/759,964

MOTOR FAN

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App. No.
14/759,964
Abstract

A motor fan 1 of the present invention includes: an impeller 7 b that forms an air flow; an electric motor 6 that rotationally drives the impeller 7 b; a shroud 10 including a cylindrical casing 16 that covers an outer periphery of the impeller 7 b, and through which the air flow passes, and a base 11 that projects from a periphery of the casing 16; a control unit 40 that controls rotation of the electric motor 6 and is arranged on a discharge side of the base 11; and a heat sink 50 that dissipates heat from heat dissipation pins 52 to suppress heat generation of the control unit 40, wherein the heat dissipation pins 52 are exposed on a suction side in the heat sink 50.

Claims (29)

1 . A motor fan comprising:

an impeller that forms a first air flow from a suction side toward a discharge side that is a back side of the suction side;

an electric motor that rotationally drives the impeller;

a shroud including

a cylindrical casing that covers an outer periphery of the impeller, and through which the air flow passes, and

a base that projects from a periphery of the casing; and

a controller that is arranged on the discharge side of the base, controls rotation of the electric motor, and includes a heat generating element;

a heat dissipater that includes:

a flat plate-like sink body;

a plurality of heat dissipation pins provided on a first surface side of the sink body; and

a heat transfer projection provided on a second surface side of the sink body;

wherein a heat dissipater that is at least partially exposed on the suction side, and is thermally coupled to the heat generating element suppresses a temperature rise of the heat generating element.

2 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipater is exposed on the suction side via a through window that is formed in the base corresponding to the controller.

3 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipater is arranged only on the suction side of the base, and

is thermally connected to the heat generating element of the controller via a heat transfer body that penetrates the base.

4 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipater is formed integrally with the shroud.

5 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shroud includes a heat dissipater accommodation chamber that is retracted toward the discharge side with respect to the base, and

the heat dissipater is accommodated within the heat dissipater accommodation chamber.

6 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat generating element is a switching device.

7 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipater includes a plurality of heat dissipation pins.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The motor fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat dissipater is integrally formed by casting aluminum alloy.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 10, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE THERMAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 046773/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2015
From: FUJII, YASUHIRO; KYUNO, HIROAKI; SAITO, KATSUHIRO; WATANABE, YOSHINORI; SUZUKI, ATSUSHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE THERMAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036058/0710 →