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US 12,553,448 · App. 19/072,955 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Impeller wheel

Inventors: Shun-Chen Chang (Taoyuan, TW); Chin-Cheng Tsao (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
F04D29/281F04D17/06F04D29/662F04D29/666
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Patent No.
US 12,553,448
App. No.
19/072,955
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

An impeller wheel includes a top ring, a bottom disc, and a plurality of fan blades. The inner edge of the top ring surrounds an air inlet. The top ring has a curved structure. The inner edge of the bottom disc surrounds an opening. The bottom disc has a curved structure. The fan blade has a front edge, a top edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge. The top edge and the bottom edge are fixed to the top ring and the bottom disc, respectively. The top edge and the top ring define an upper connection line, and the bottom edge and the bottom disc define a lower connection line. When viewed from above, the upper and lower connection lines intersect, and a portion of the fan blade is joined with the upper and lower connection lines so as to form a contour line.

Claims (26)

1 . An impeller wheel, comprising:

a top ring, wherein an inner edge of the top ring surrounds an air inlet, and the top ring has a curved structure between the inner edge and an outer edge of the top ring, and the outer edge of the top ring is a circle and has a ring-shaped wall;

a bottom disc, wherein an inner edge of the bottom disc surrounds an opening, and the bottom disc has a curved structure between the inner edge and an outer edge of the bottom disc;

a plurality of fan blades connecting to the top ring and the bottom disc, wherein each of the fan blades has a front edge, a top edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge that are connected in this order, the top edge and the bottom edge are fixed to the top ring and the bottom disc, respectively, the top edge and the top ring define an upper connection line, the bottom edge and the bottom disc define a lower connection line, the upper connection line intersects the lower connection line when viewed from above, and a portion of each of the fan blades is joined with the upper connection line and the lower connection line so as to form a contour line; and

at least one weight balance element located on the ring-shaped wall and the outer edge of the bottom disc.

2 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein from a top view of the impeller wheel, an angle between a tangent line of one end of the lower connection line connecting to the front edge and a tangent line of the front edge on the bottom disc is less than 30 degrees.

3 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a central axial line, a first angle between a connection line that is between two ends of the front edge and the central axial line is greater than a second angle between the rear edge and the central axial line.

4 . The impeller wheel of claim 3 , wherein the first angle is in a range from 30 degrees to 70 degrees.

5 . The impeller wheel of claim 3 , wherein the second angle is in a range from 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

6 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a central axial line, and a distance between one end of the front edge on the top ring and the central axial line is greater than a distance between one end of the front edge on the bottom disc and the central axial line.

7 . The impeller wheel of claim 6 , wherein a distance between one end of the rear edge on the top ring and the central axial line is greater than a distance between one end of the rear edge on the bottom disc and the central axial line.

8 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a plurality of positioning holes, the top edge and the bottom edge of each of the fan blades have a plurality of positioning protrusions, and the positioning protrusions are coupled to the positioning holes, respectively.

9 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein orthogonal projections of each of the fan blades on the bottom disc do not overlap with each other.

10 . The impeller wheel of claim 1 , wherein the fan blades are solid metal sheets.

11 . An impeller wheel, comprising:

a top ring, wherein an inner edge of the top ring surrounds an air inlet, and the top ring has a curved structure between the inner edge and an outer edge of the top ring, and the outer edge of the top ring is a circle and has a ring-shaped wall;

a bottom disc, wherein the inner edge of the bottom disc surrounds an opening, and the bottom disc has a curved structure between the inner edge and an outer edge of the bottom disc; and

a plurality of fan blades connecting to the top ring and the bottom disc, wherein each of the fan blades has a front edge, a top edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge that are connected in this order, the top edge and the bottom edge are respectively fixed to the top ring and the bottom disc, the top edge and the top ring define an upper connection line, the bottom edge and the bottom disc define a lower connection line, and when viewed from above, an angle between a tangent line of one end of the lower connection line connecting to the front edge and a tangent line of the front edge on the bottom disc is less than 30 degrees; and

at least one weight balance element located on the ring-shaped wall and the outer edge of the bottom disc.

12 . The impeller wheel of claim 11 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a central axial line, and a first angle between a connection line that is between two ends of the front edge and the central axial line is greater than a second angle between the rear edge and the central axial line.

13 . The impeller wheel of claim 12 , wherein the first angle is in a range from 30 degrees to 70 degrees.

14 . The impeller wheel of claim 12 , wherein the second angle is in a range from 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

15 . The impeller wheel of claim 11 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a central axial line, a distance between one end of the front edge on the top ring and the central axial line is greater than a distance between one end of the front edge on the bottom disc and the central axial line.

16 . The impeller wheel of claim 15 , wherein a distance between one end of the rear edge on the top ring and the central axial line is greater than a distance between one end of the rear edge on the bottom disc and the central axial line.

17 . The impeller wheel of claim 11 , wherein the top ring and the bottom disc have a plurality of positioning holes, the top edge and the bottom edge of each of fan blades have a plurality of positioning protrusions, and the positioning protrusions are coupled to the positioning holes, respectively.

18 . The impeller wheel of claim 11 , wherein orthogonal projections of each of the fan blades on the bottom disc do not overlap with each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2025
From: CHANG, SHUN-CHEN; TSAO, CHIN-CHENG
To: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070432/0786 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202411105956.8 · Aug 13, 2024 · national
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