Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Airflow assembly having improved acoustical performance
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Application No.: US13523715Application Date: 2012-06-14
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Publication No.: US10041505B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: William M. Stevens , Mark D. Caplan , Yoonshik Shin , Robert J. Van Houten
- Applicant: William M. Stevens , Mark D. Caplan , Yoonshik Shin , Robert J. Van Houten
- Applicant Address: US IL Broadview DE Stuttgart
- Assignee: Robert Bosch LLC,Robert Bosch GmbH
- Current Assignee: Robert Bosch LLC,Robert Bosch GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Broadview DE Stuttgart
- Agency: Maginot Moore & Beck LLP
- Main IPC: F04D29/66
- IPC: F04D29/66 ; F04D29/52 ; F01P5/06 ; F04D29/54

Abstract:
An airflow assembly includes a fan, a shroud, a plurality of ribs, and a fan support. The fan has a number of fan blades. The shroud includes (i) a plenum defining a plenum opening located adjacent to the number of fan blades, and (ii) a barrel extending from the plenum so as to surround the plenum opening. The plenum further defines at least one airflow opening spaced apart from the plenum opening. Each of the plurality of ribs extends inwardly from the barrel. The fan support is attached to the plurality of ribs and is configured to support the fan. The at least one airflow opening is not an attachment structure or a guiding structure, is not configured to receive a fastening member, and does not function as a water drain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120321474A1 Airflow Assembly having Improved Acoustical Performance Public/Granted day:2012-12-20
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