IP Library Granted Patent US 10,962,275
Granted Patent B2
US 10,962,275 · App. 15/913,309 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Condenser unit with fan

Inventor: Robert C. Haddad (Oklahoma City, OK)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
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Patent No.
US 10,962,275
App. No.
15/913,309
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that includes a fan. The fan includes a plurality of blades coupled to a hub. A shroud is coupled to the plurality of blades, wherein the shroud focuses a flow of air along a rotational axis of the fan and reduces the flow of the air radially outward from the fan.

Claims (30)

1. A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

a fan configured to direct air within the HVAC system, comprising:

a plurality of blades coupled to a hub, wherein each blade of the plurality of blades comprises a leading edge;

a shroud fixed to the plurality of blades, wherein the shroud comprises a plurality of openings formed about a circumference of the shroud, wherein the shroud is configured to rotate with the plurality of blades to focus a flow of air along a rotational axis of the fan and reduce the flow of the air radially outward from the fan; and

a plurality of winglets, wherein each winglet of the plurality of winglets extends from a respective leading edge of a respective blade of the plurality of blades and is configured to direct air radially inward through a respective opening of the plurality of openings to the respective blade of plurality of blades, and wherein each winglet of the plurality of winglets extends radially outward from the shroud.

2. The system of the claim 1 , wherein the shroud extends about an entire circumference of the fan.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a height of the shroud varies about a circumference of the fan.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades comprises a wing swept blade.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of blades comprises three blades.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the shroud defines a first height at the respective leading edge of each blade of the plurality of blades and a second height at a respective trailing edge of each blade of the plurality of blades, and wherein the first height is greater than the second height.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades defines a first length at the leading edge and a second length at a respective trailing edge of the blade, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the leading edge defines a curved leading edge.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades continuously curves between the leading edge and a respective trailing edge of the blade.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of blades and the shroud are a single piece.

11. The system of claim 1 , comprising a condenser unit having the fan.

12. A condenser system, comprising:

a fan configured to draw a fluid through a heat exchanger and eject the fluid from the condenser system, wherein the fan comprises:

a plurality of blades coupled to a hub;

an axial shroud fixed to the plurality of blades, wherein the axial shroud extends about an entire circumference of the fan and comprises a plurality of openings, and wherein the axial shroud is configured to rotate with the plurality of blades and to focus a flow of the fluid along an axis of the fan and reduce the flow of the fluid radially outward from the fan; and

a plurality of winglets, wherein each winglet of the plurality of winglets extends radially outward from the axis of the fan and from the axial shroud and is configured to direct air radially inward through a respective opening of the plurality of openings into the fan.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a height of the axial shroud changes about the circumference of the fan.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the axial shroud defines a first height at a respective leading edge of each blade of the plurality of blades and a second height at a respective trailing edge of each blade of the plurality of blades, and wherein the first height is greater than the second height.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades defines a first length at a respective leading edge and a second length at a respective trailing edge, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length.

16. A fan configured to draw a fluid through a heat exchanger and eject the fluid from a condenser unit, wherein the fan comprises:

a plurality of blades coupled to a hub;

a shroud fixed to the plurality of blades, wherein the shroud comprises one or more openings, and wherein the shroud is configured to rotate with the plurality of blades and focus a flow of the fluid along an axis of the fan and reduce the flow of the fluid radially outward from the fan; and

a winglet coupled to the shroud and extended radially outward from the axis of the fan and from the shroud, wherein the winglet is configured to force the fluid radially inward into the one or more openings of the shroud.

17. The fan of claim 16 , wherein the shroud defines a first height at a respective leading edge of each blade of the plurality of blades and a second height at a respective trailing edge of each blade of the plurality of blades, and wherein the first height is greater than the second height.

18. The fan of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of blades comprises wing swept blades.

19. The fan of claim 16 , wherein each blade of the plurality of blades defines a first length at a respective leading edge and a second length at a respective trailing edge, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 072298/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS LIGHT COMMERCIAL IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 070179/0435 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 067832/0947 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2018
From: HADDAD, ROBERT C.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 045124/0822 →