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US 11,898,576 · App. 17/548,228 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Centrifugal fan and air conditioning apparatus

Inventors: Huanwen Huang (Dongguan, CN); Hsienchou Lin (Shenzhen, CN); Jingyi Luo (Foshan, CN)
Assignees: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.; Fans-tech Electric Co., Ltd.
F04D29/441F04D17/16F04D25/06F04D29/624
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Patent No.
US 11,898,576
App. No.
17/548,228
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A centrifugal fan and an air conditioning apparatus are provided. The centrifugal fan includes a top plate, a baseplate, a motor, a flow guiding cover, and a plurality of blades. A motor mounting hole is disposed at a central position of the baseplate, and the motor has a motor housing. The motor housing is mounted on the motor mounting hole and is fastened to the baseplate, and the motor at least partially extends between the baseplate and top plate. The blades are fastened between the top plate and the baseplate, and the plurality of blades are disposed around the motor. The flow guiding cover is sheathed on an outer peripheral side of the motor housing, and is detachably mounted on the baseplate.

Claims (27)

1. A centrifugal fan comprising:

a top plate;

a baseplate with a motor mounting hole;

a plurality of blades disposed between the top plate and the baseplate, wherein the plurality of blades are separately fastened to the top plate and the baseplate, and the plurality of blades are disposed around the motor mounting hole;

a motor with a motor housing, wherein the motor housing is mounted on the motor mounting hole and is fixedly connected to the baseplate, and the motor housing at least partially extends between the baseplate and the top plate;

a flow guiding cover detachably mounted on the baseplate, wherein the flow guiding cover is sheathed on an outer peripheral side of the motor housing, and the flow guiding cover comprises at least two stacked sub flow guiding covers which are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the baseplate; and

wherein a highest point of the flow guiding cover is substantially flush with a lowest point of an edge of a rounded corner at a top of the motor housing.

2. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the flow guiding cover close to the baseplate forms a smooth transition to the baseplate.

3. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the flow guiding cover away from the baseplate forms a smooth transition to the outer peripheral side of the motor housing.

4. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein a contour line of an outer surface of the flow guiding cover along an end close to the baseplate to an end away from the baseplate is a wavy line or a sinusoidal waveform.

5. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the baseplate has a mounting boss, the motor mounting hole is located on the mounting boss, and the flow guiding cover is disposed on the mounting boss.

6. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the baseplate is a metal baseplate, the top plate is a metal top plate, the blades are metal blades, and the flow guiding cover is a plastic flow guiding cover.

7. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein air inlet edges and air outlet edges of the blades each have a one-sided rounded corner facing a suction surface.

8. The centrifugal fan according to claim 7 , wherein a radius R1 of the one-sided rounded corner and a thickness D of the blade satisfy R1=αD, and 0.5≤α≤1.5.

9. An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a centrifugal fan, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises:

a top plate;

a baseplate with a motor mounting hole;

a plurality of blades disposed between the top plate and the baseplate, wherein the plurality of blades are separately fastened to the top plate and the baseplate, and the plurality of blades are disposed around the motor mounting hole;

a motor with a motor housing, wherein the motor housing is mounted on the motor mounting hole and is fixedly connected to the baseplate, and the motor housing at least partially extends between the baseplate and the top plate;

a flow guiding cover detachably mounted on the baseplate, wherein the flow guiding cover is sheathed on an outer peripheral side of the motor housing, and the flow guiding cover comprises at least two stacked sub flow guiding covers which are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the baseplate; and

wherein a highest point of the flow guiding cover is substantially flush with a lowest point of an edge of a rounded corner at a top of the motor housing.

10. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein one end of the flow guiding cover away from the baseplate forms a smooth transition to the outer peripheral side of the motor housing.

11. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein one end of the flow guiding cover close to the baseplate forms a smooth transition to the baseplate.

12. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the baseplate has a mounting boss, the motor mounting hole is located on the mounting boss, and the flow guiding cover is disposed on the mounting boss.

13. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the baseplate is a metal baseplate, the top plate is a metal top plate, the blades are metal blades, and the flow guiding cover is a plastic flow guiding cover.

14. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein air inlet edges and air outlet edges of the blades each have a one-sided rounded corner facing a suction surface.

15. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a radius R1 of a one-sided rounded corner and a thickness D of the blade satisfy R1=αD, and 0.5≤α≤1.5.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2022
From: HUANG, HUANWEN; LIN, HSIENCHOU; LUO, JINGYI
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.; FANS-TECH ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058888/0563 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202020229013.7 · Feb 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020109648 · Aug 17, 2020
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