IP Library Granted Patent US 11,572,890
Granted Patent B2
US 11,572,890 · App. 17/280,111 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Blade and axial flow impeller using same

Inventors: Bin Yuan (Qingyuan, CN); Li Wang (Qingyuan, CN); Chenggang Wu (Qingyuan, CN); Jian Zhu (Qingyuan, CN)
Assignees: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP; York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd.
F04D29/384F04D29/666
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Patent No.
US 11,572,890
App. No.
17/280,111
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a blade, comprising a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, wherein the leading edge and the trailing edge each extend from the blade tip to the blade root; the blade may rotate around a rotation axis, and the rotation axis and a normal plane of the rotation axis perpendicularly intersect at the foot of the perpendicular; a projection of the leading edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a first curve, and the first curve has an even number of inflection points. The blade of the present application can reduce noise and improve aerodynamic performance when the blade rotates.

Claims (36)

1. A blade, comprising:

a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, wherein the leading edge and the trailing edge each extend from the blade tip to the blade root, the blade is configured to rotate around a rotation axis, and the rotation axis and a normal plane of the rotation axis perpendicularly intersect at an intersection point, wherein

a projection of the leading edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a first curve, the first curve has an even number of inflection points, the trailing edge comprises a plurality of grooves, and a number of the plurality of grooves is greater than the even number of inflection points.

2. The blade of claim 1 , wherein a number of the even number of inflection points is 2, 4, or 6.

3. The blade of claim 1 , wherein the leading edge of the blade is configured to reduce formation of vortices.

4. The blade of claim 3 , wherein:

a first line connects any point on the first curve and the intersection point;

a second line connects the intersection point and a projection point located at an intersection of the blade root and the leading edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis;

an included angle between the first line and the second line is a wrap angle θ; and

the wrap angle θ between the first line and the second line for any point on the first curve satisfies θ∈[0°, 40°].

5. The blade of claim 1 , wherein:

a projection of the trailing edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a second curve, wherein an included angle between groove walls of each groove is a, a groove depth of each groove is H, and a length of the second curve is L;

the included angle and the groove depth satisfy:

α∈[10°,100° ];

H=K×L,K ∈[1.5%,20°]; and

a projection point at an intersection of the blade tip and the trailing edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is located on one of the groove walls.

6. The blade of claim 1 , wherein intervals between the plurality of grooves are equal.

7. The blade of claim 1 , wherein opening widths of the plurality of grooves are equal, and groove depths of the plurality of grooves increase equally from the blade root to the blade tip.

8. The blade of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of each groove of the plurality of grooves is arc-shaped.

9. An axial flow impeller, comprising:

a hub comprising a rotation axis, the hub configured to rotate around the rotation axis; and

at least two blades, the at least two blades being arranged on an outer circumferential face of the hub, wherein each blade of the at least two blades comprises:

a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, wherein the leading edge and the trailing edge each extend from the blade tip to the blade root, the blade is configured to rotate around the rotation axis, and the rotation axis and a normal plane of the rotation axis perpendicularly intersect at an intersection point, wherein the leading edge on the normal plane has an even number of inflection points, and the trailing edge comprises a plurality of grooves, wherein a number of the plurality of grooves is greater than the even number of inflection points.

10. The axial flow impeller of claim 9 , wherein a projection of the trailing edge of a respective blade of the at least two blades on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a curve, wherein an included angle between groove walls of each groove of the respective blade is a, a groove depth of each groove of the respective blade is H, and a length of the curve is L;

the included angle and the groove depth satisfy:

α∈[10°,100° ];

H=K×L,K ∈[1.5%,20°]; and

a projection point at an intersection of the blade tip and the trailing edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is located on one of the groove walls of the respective blade.

11. The axial flow impeller of claim 9 , wherein respective intervals between the plurality of grooves of a respective blade of the at least two blades are the same.

12. The axial flow impeller of claim 9 , wherein a bottom of each groove of the plurality of grooves of a respective blade of the at least two blades is arc-shaped.

13. The axial flow impeller of claim 9 , wherein the even number of inflection points is 2, 4, or 6.

14. The axial flow impeller of claim 9 , wherein a projection of the leading edge of a respective blade of the at least two blades on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a curve, wherein:

a first line connects any point on the curve and the intersection point;

a second line connects the intersection point and a projection point located at an intersection of the blade root and the leading edge of the respective blade on the normal plane along the rotation axis;

an included angle between the first line and the second line is a wrap angle θ; and

the wrap angle θ between the first line and the second line for any point on the curve satisfies θ∈[0°, 40°].

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 072293/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: YUAN, BIN; WANG, LI; WU, CHENGGANG; ZHU, JIAN
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP; YORK GUANGZHOU AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062222/0747 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →