Fan component, fan, fan unit, air conditioner, heat pump device, and method for manufacturing fan component
A fan component includes a porous member having multiple pores and a plastic member molded integrally with the porous member. The melt flow rate (MFR) of a plastic forming the plastic member is in a range of 2 g/10 min to 45 g/10 min. Some of the pores are filled with the plastic.
1 . A fan component, comprising:
a porous member having multiple pores, the porous member having a flow resistance in a range of 0.5 kPa to 1.1 kPa; and
a plastic member molded integrally with the porous member,
a plastic forming the plastic member having a melt flow rate (MFR) in a range of 2 g/10 min to 45 g/10 min, and
some of the pores being filled with the plastic.
2 . The fan component according to claim 1 , wherein
the melt flow rate (MFR) of the plastic is in a range of 5 g/10 min to 40 g/10 min.
3 . The fan component according to claim 2 , wherein
the melt flow rate (MFR) of the plastic is in a range of 5 g/10 min to 35 g/10 min.
4 . The fan component according to claim 1 , wherein
the porous member has a porosity in a range of 20% to 90%, and
the porous member has a pore diameter in a range of 50 μm to 500 μm.
5 . The fan component according to claim 4 , wherein
the porosity of the porous member is in a range of 30% to 90%, and
the pore diameter of the porous member is in a range of 90 μm to 300 μm.
6 . The fan component according to claim 1 , wherein
the porous member includes a filled-pore portion, and
the pores in the filled-pore portion of the porous member are filled with the plastic.
7 . The fan component according to claim 1 , wherein
the porous member includes a central portion and a peripheral portion located around the central portion, and
the peripheral portion has a flow resistance that differs from a flow resistance of the central portion.
8 . A fan including the fan component according to claim 1 .
9 . A fan unit including the fan according to claim 8 , the fan unit further comprising:
a bellmouth.
10 . An air conditioner including the fan unit according to claim 9 .
11 . A heat pump device including the fan unit according to claim 9 .
12 . A fan component, comprising:
a porous member; and
a plastic member molded integrally with the porous member,
the porous member having a porosity in a range of 20% to 90%, and
the porous member having a pore diameter in a range of 50 μm to 500 μm,
the porous member including a central portion and a peripheral portion located around the central portion, and
the peripheral portion having a flow resistance that is greater than a flow resistance of the central portion.
13 . A method for manufacturing a fan component including a porous member having multiple pores and a plastic member molded integrally with the porous member, the method comprising:
forming the porous member to have a flow resistance in a range of 0.5 kPa to 1.1 kPa; and
molding the plastic member integrally with the porous member by performing insert molding on the porous member with a plastic having a melt flow rate (MFR) in a range of 2 g/10 min to 45 g/10 min.