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Granted Patent B2
US 12,188,476 · App. 18/008,978 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Fan and cleaning device

Inventors: Changcheng Li (Beijing, CN); Xing Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
F04D17/168F04D29/4253F04D29/444
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Patent No.
US 12,188,476
App. No.
18/008,978
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan including: a motor stator; an axial diffuser, fixedly connected to the motor stator and comprising an outer cylinder, a main body portion disposed in the outer cylinder, and diffuser blades connected to the outer cylinder and the main body portion, the diffuser blades separating an annular space between the outer cylinder and the main body portion into more than one pressure diffusion ducts, the main body portion being provided with a central shaft hole; an air inlet cover, fixedly connected to the axial diffuser, the air inlet cover and the axial diffuser forming an impeller chamber and an annular no-gate channel around the impeller chamber, the annular no-gate channel communicating with the impeller chamber and the pressure diffusion ducts, and the air inlet cover being provided with an air inlet; and an impeller, disposed in the impeller chamber and used to introduce air from the air inlet.

Claims (33)

1. A fan, comprising:

a motor stator;

an axial diffuser, fixedly connected to the motor stator, wherein, the axial diffuser comprises an outer cylinder, a main body portion arranged in the outer cylinder, and diffuser blades connected to the outer cylinder and the main body portion; the diffuser blades separate an annular space between the outer cylinder and the main body portion into more than one pressure diffusion duct;

an air inlet cover, fixedly connected to the axial diffuser, wherein the air inlet cover is provided with an air inlet; and

an impeller, configured to introduce air from the air inlet, wherein the impeller drives the air into one end of the more than one pressure diffusion duct and to flow out from another end of the more than one pressure diffusion duct;

wherein, the axial diffuser comprises more than one positioning post, and the motor stator comprises more than one positioning groove mated with the more than one positioning post; and

some of the diffuser blades extend along an axial direction of the axial diffuser to form the more than one positioning post.

2. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, an impeller chamber and an annular no-gate channel surrounding the impeller chamber are formed between the air inlet cover and the axial diffuser, and the annular no-gate channel communicates the impeller chamber with the more than one pressure diffusion duct.

3. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, an outer diameter of the main body portion is equal to an outer diameter of the motor stator, enabling the air flowing out from the more than one pressure diffusion duct to flow through an outside of the motor stator.

4. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, an end of the diffuser blades integrally extends along the axial direction of the axial diffuser to form the more than one positioning post, or a portion of the end of the diffuser blades extends along the axial direction of the axial diffuser to form the more than one positioning post.

5. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, an outer peripheral surface of the motor stator is recessed inward to form the more than one positioning groove, a wall surface of each of the more than one positioning groove is a cylindrical surface, and each of the more than one positioning post is provided with a cylindrical surface mated with the wall surface of each of the more than one positioning groove respectively.

6. The fan according to claim 5 , wherein, each of the more than one positioning groove is located on the outer peripheral surface respectively corresponding to a tooth centerline of the motor stator.

7. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, a number of the more than one positioning groove and a number of the more than one positioning post are three respectively; and the more than one positioning groove and the more than one positioning post are evenly distributed on respective circumferences.

8. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, the axial diffuser comprises more than one connecting hole, and the motor stator comprises more than one connecting post mated with the more than one connecting hole.

9. The fan according to claim 8 , wherein, a length of the more than one connecting post is less than a length of the more than one positioning post; and the more than one connecting hole is formed in the main body portion.

10. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, an end face of a side of the outer cylinder close to the air inlet cover is provided with a first annular protrusion, the end face of the outer cylinder forms a first stepped surface, and a side of an outer wall surface of the outer cylinder extends axially to form the first annular protrusion; and the air inlet cover is provided with a second annular protrusion, an end face of the air inlet cover connected to the outer cylinder forms a second stepped surface, and the second stepped surface is mated with the first stepped surface.

11. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, a number of blades of the impeller is odd.

12. The fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein, a number of blades of the impeller and a number of the diffuser blades are not a multiple of each other.

13. The fan according to claim 1 ,

wherein, a number of blades of the impeller is less than a number of the diffuser blades.

14. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein, the motor stator comprises more than one positioning post, and the axial diffuser comprises more than one positioning groove mated with the more than one positioning post.

15. A cleaning device, comprising a fan, wherein the fan comprises:

a motor stator;

an axial diffuser, fixedly connected to the motor stator, wherein, the axial diffuser comprises an outer cylinder, a main body portion arranged in the outer cylinder, and diffuser blades connected to the outer cylinder and the main body portion; the diffuser blades separate an annular space between the outer cylinder and the main body portion into more than one pressure diffusion duct;

an air inlet cover, fixedly connected to the axial diffuser, wherein the air inlet cover is provided with an air inlet; and

an impeller, configured to introduce air from the air inlet, wherein the impeller drives the air into one end of the more than one pressure diffusion duct and to flow out from another end of the more than one pressure diffusion duct;

wherein, the axial diffuser comprises more than one positioning post, and the motor stator comprises more than one positioning groove mated with the more than one positioning post; and

some of the diffuser blades extend along an axial direction of the axial diffuser to form the more than one positioning post.

16. The cleaning device according to claim 15 ,

wherein an impeller chamber and an annular no-gate channel surrounding the impeller chamber are formed between the air inlet cover and the axial diffuser, and the annular no-gate channel communicates the impeller chamber with the more than one pressure diffusion duct.

17. The cleaning device according to claim 15 ,

wherein, an outer diameter of the main body portion is equal to an outer diameter of the motor stator, enabling the air flowing out from the more than one pressure diffusion duct to flow through an outside of the motor stator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: LI, CHANGCHENG; LI, XING
To: BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062019/0470 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010962008.1 · Sep 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230220852A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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