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US 10,197,296 · App. 15/278,871 · Granted Feb 5, 2019

Air purifier and blower device thereof

Inventors: Jun Su (Beijing, CN); Yi Wang (Beijing, CN); Zhuoli Yu (Beijing, CN); Yuya Omoto (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Xiaomi Inc.; Beijing Smartmi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,197,296
App. No.
15/278,871
Granted
Feb 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blower device for use in an air purifier is disclosed. The blower device includes a first fan and a second fan which have a same air blowing direction and are arranged sequentially in the air blowing direction at an interval. The first fan and the second fan are mounted coaxially and driven synchronously by a motor.

Claims (51)

1. A blower device for use in an air purifier, comprising:

a first fan and a second fan which have a same air blowing direction and are arranged sequentially in the air blowing direction at an interval,

the first fan and the second fan being mounted coaxially and driven synchronously by a motor,

the first fan being a mixed flow fan configured to produce an air flow between an axial air flow produced by an axial flow fan and a centrifugal flow produced by a centrifugal fan, and

the second fan being an axial flow fan,

wherein the first fan generates a blowing pressure greater than the second fan, and has a blowing rate lower than the second fan.

2. The blower device according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is a dual-shaft motor mounted between rotary centers of the first fan and the second fan.

3. The blower device according to claim 2 , wherein

a first hub of the first fan is connected to a first rotary shaft of the motor;

a second hub of the second fan is connected to a second rotary shaft of the motor;

a housing of the motor is partially disposed into the first hub or the second hub; and

an exposed end of the housing is provided with a mounting portion for mounting into the air purifier.

4. The blower device according to claim 3 , wherein the first hub of the first fan is provided with a guiding cap at a proximal center, for guiding the air flow to a plurality of first vanes connected to the first hub at circumferential intervals.

5. The blower device according to claim 4 , wherein the guiding cap is formed as a conical cap with an arced head.

6. The blower device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fan is arranged closer to an air purifier body and has a diameter equal to or smaller than a diameter of the second fan.

7. The blower device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first fan and the second fan is in a range of 4 mm to 200 mm.

8. The blower device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first fan has a number of first vanes and the second fan has the same number of second vanes; and

one of the second vanes having a closest distance with one of the first vanes is staggered backwards in a circumferential direction from the one of the first vanes.

9. An air purifier, comprising:

a purifier body;

an exhaust channel provided on the purifier body; and

a blower device provided in the exhaust channel, the blower device including a first fan and a second fan which have a same air blowing direction and are arranged sequentially in the air blowing direction at an interval,

the first fan and the second fan being mounted coaxially and driven synchronously by a motor,

the first fan being a mixed flow fan configured to produce an air flow between an axial air flow produced by an axial flow fan and a centrifugal flow produced by a centrifugal fan, and

the second fan being an axial flow fan,

wherein the first fan generates a blowing pressure greater than the second fan, and has a blowing rate lower than the second fan.

10. The air purifier according to claim 9 , wherein

the exhaust channel includes a first air channel and a second air channel connected in the air blowing direction;

the first air channel is disposed next to the purifier body and has a conical structure having a cross-section area increasing gradually in the air blowing direction;

the second air channel has a cylindrical structure; and

the first fan is disposed at the first air channel and the second fan is disposed at the second air channel.

11. The air purifier according to claim 10 , wherein the first fan has an exhaust direction in an axial direction and inclined outwards, and the second fan has an exhaust direction in the axial direction.

12. An air purifier, comprising:

a purifier body;

an exhaust channel provided on the purifier body; and

a blower device provided in the exhaust channel and including a first fan and a second fan which have a same blowing direction and are arranged sequentially in the air blowing direction at an interval;

the first fan and the second fan being mounted coaxially and driven synchronously by a motor, wherein the motor is a dual-shaft motor mounted between rotary centers of the first fan and the second fan;

the first fan being a mixed flow fan configured to produce an air flow between an axial air flow produced by an axial flow fan and a centrifugal flow produced by a centrifugal fan, and

the second fan being an axial flow fan,

wherein the first fan generates a blowing pressure greater than the second fan, and has a blowing rate lower than the second fan.

13. The air purifier according to claim 12 , wherein

a first hub of the first fan is connected to a first rotary shaft of the motor;

a second hub of the second fan is connected to a second rotary shaft of the motor;

a housing of the motor is partially disposed into the second hub;

an end of the housing exposed from the second hub is provided with a mounting portion;

the exhaust channel is provided with a mounting annular seat;

the first rotary shaft is passed through a central through hole of the mounting annual seat and detachably connected with the first fan; and

the mounting portion is detachably connected to the mounting annular seat.

14. The air purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the first rotary shaft is passed through the first hub and forms a profile surface connection with the first hub; and an end of the first rotary shaft is detachably connected with a guiding cap.

15. The air purifier according to claim 13 , wherein the second rotary shaft is passed through the second hub and forms a profile surface connection with the second hub; and an end of the second rotary shaft is detachably connected with a limiting nut.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2018
From: SU, JUN; WANG, YI; YU, ZHUOLI; OMOTO, YUYA
To: XIAOMI INC.; BEIJING SMARTMI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047603/0342 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0634781 · Sep 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170089595A1 · Mar 30, 2017
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