IP Library Granted Patent US 10,164,498
Granted Patent B2
US 10,164,498 · App. 15/095,395 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Fan device

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Patent No.
US 10,164,498
App. No.
15/095,395
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan device includes: a stator core having a plurality of salient poles that protrude outwards in a radial direction; a rotor magnet that is rotatably provided outside the stator core; and a dustproof cover mounted to the stator core and positioned between the stator core and the rotor magnet, wherein the dustproof cover has a cylindrical part having an inner surface being provided with one or more convex part, the convex part being fitted into a slot gap between distal ends of adjacent two of the salient poles.

Claims (24)

1. A fan device, comprising:

a stator core having a plurality of salient poles that protrude outwards in a radial direction;

a rotor magnet that is rotatably provided outside the stator core; and

a dustproof cover mounted to the stator core and positioned between the stator core and the rotor magnet,

wherein the dustproof cover has a cylindrical part having an outer wall with an inner surface being provided with one or more convex part, the convex part being fitted into a slot gap between distal ends of adjacent two of the salient poles, and

wherein the outer wall of the cylindrical part of the dustproof cover has a tapered shape extending along the entire length of the outer wall such that a diameter thereof enlarges towards a direction in which the cylindrical part is mounted to the stator core.

2. The fan device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the convex part includes a protrusion extending in an axial direction.

3. The fan device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a width of the convex part is equal to or greater than a width of the slot gap in a circumferential direction in a state where the convex part is unfitted into the slot gap.

4. The fan device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dustproof cover is made of flexible resin.

5. A fan device, comprising:

a stator core having a plurality of salient poles that protrude outwards in a radial direction;

a rotor magnet that is rotatably provided outside the stator core; and

a dustproof cover mounted to the stator core and positioned between the stator core and the rotor magnet,

wherein the dustproof cover has a cylindrical part having an inner surface being provided with one or more convex part, the convex part being fitted into a slot gap between distal ends of adjacent two of the salient poles, and

wherein the dustproof cover is made of a transparent material.

6. The fan device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the convex part includes a protrusion extending in an axial direction.

7. The fan device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a width of the convex part is equal to or greater than a width of the slot gap in a circumferential direction in a state where the convex part is unfitted into the slot gap.

8. The fan device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the dustproof cover is made of flexible resin.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 051803/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2016
From: OTSUKA, SHUICHI
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 038243/0522 →