IP Library Granted Patent US 10,662,973
Granted Patent B2
US 10,662,973 · App. 15/716,018 · Granted May 26, 2020

Reversible flow fan

Inventor: Yoshihisa Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
F04D29/384F04D19/005F04D29/667F05D2240/301F05D2240/307
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Patent No.
US 10,662,973
App. No.
15/716,018
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reversible flow fan includes: an impeller that includes blade portions; and rear-edge curved portions disposed on surfaces on rear edge sides of the blade portions in a normal rotation direction of the impeller. The rear-edge curved portions are convexly curved from a center of the impeller toward directions of outer peripheral portions of the blade portions in airflow directions during a reverse rotation of the impeller.

Claims (15)

1. A reversible flow fan comprising:

an impeller that includes blade portions; and

a set of curved portions disposed on surfaces on either one of rear or front edge sides of each of the blade portions in a rotation direction of the impeller, wherein

each of the curved portions is convexly curved from a center of the impeller toward directions of outer peripheral portions of the blade portions in airflow directions during a rotation of the impeller,

the curved portion has an inflection point as a position where a curvature of the curved portion varies,

the inflection point is positioned on a position apart from the center of the impeller by 70% to 90% of a length from the center of the impeller to the outer peripheral portion of the blade portion,

an inclined angle of the curved portion in a direction of the impeller center with respect to the inflection point is in a range of −5° to +5°, and

an inclined angle of the curved portion in a direction of the outer peripheral portion of the impeller with respect to the inflection point is in a range of +15° to +30°.

2. The reversible flow fan according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the curved portions is disposed on surfaces on the rear edge sides of the blade portions in the rotation direction of the impeller.

3. The reversible flow fan according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the curved portions is disposed on surfaces on the front edge sides of the blade portions in the rotation direction of the impeller.

4. The reversible flow fan according to claim 3 , further comprising:

rear-edge curved portions disposed on surfaces on rear edge sides of the blade portions in the rotation direction of the impeller, wherein

the rear-edge curved portions are convexly curved from the center of the impeller toward the directions of outer peripheral portions of the blade portions in the airflow directions during the reverse rotation of the impeller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2017
From: YAMAZAKI, YOSHIHISA
To: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043705/0049 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-191950 · Sep 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180087439A1 · Mar 29, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,540,624