IP Library Granted Patent US 11,371,529
Granted Patent B2
US 11,371,529 · App. 15/755,754 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Fan wheel, fan, and system having at least one fan

Inventors: Frieder Loercher (Braunsbach, DE); Georg Hofmann (Tauberbischofsheim, DE); Sandra Hub (Pfedelbach, DE)
Assignee: ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
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Patent No.
US 11,371,529
App. No.
15/755,754
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan wheel for a fan is equipped with at least two fan blades with a wavy design. A fan has at least one such fan wheel. A system has at least one fan with such a fan wheel.

Claims (25)

1. A fan wheel for a radial fan or diagonal fan, the fan wheel comprising:

at least two fan blades;

a hub ring; and

a cover ring,

wherein:

the at least two fan blades extend between the hub ring and the cover ring and are secured to both the hub ring and the cover ring;

a blade profile of each of the at least two fan blades has a wavy shape;

each of the at least two fan blades locally joins the hub ring at an angle of 75° to 105°;

each of the at least two fan blades locally joins the cover ring at an angle of 75° to 105°;

for each of the at least two fan blades, a curvature of the blade profile extends from a blade leading edge to a blade trailing edge;

an outer face of the cover ring is concave;

the wavy shape is a sine wave shape; and

the sine wave has at least one of:

lengths with amplitudes of at least one of 3 mm to 50 mm and between 0.5 and 5% of a maximum diameter of the fan wheel; and

angles with amplitudes of 0.3° to 3°.

2. The fan wheel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two fan blades is produced from sheet material.

3. The fan wheel according to claim 2 , wherein the sheet material includes metal.

4. The fan wheel according to claim 2 , wherein the sheet material includes plastic.

5. The fan wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the fan wheel is cast.

6. The fan wheel according to claim 5 , wherein the fan wheel includes metal.

7. The fan wheel according to claim 5 , wherein the fan wheel includes plastic.

8. A fan comprising the fan wheel according to claim 1 .

9. A system comprising the fan according to claim 8 .

10. The fan wheel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two fan blades locally joins the hub ring at the angle of 90°.

11. The fan wheel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two fan blades locally joins the cover ring at the angle of 90°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2018
From: LOERCHER, FRIEDER; HOFMANN, GEORG; HUB, SANDRA
To: ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
Reel/Frame 045175/0389 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 216 579.5 · Aug 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190024674A1 · Jan 24, 2019
Cited By (2)
US 12,473,926 US 12,523,236