Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method to reduce entrance losses to increase fan inlet flow and reduce acoustic noise
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Application No.: US16595062Application Date: 2019-10-07
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Publication No.: US11333170B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Anthony Joseph Aiello , Jesse T. Dybenko , Richard A. Herms
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: F04D29/44
- IPC: F04D29/44 ; F04D29/42 ; F04D17/16 ; F04D25/06 ; F04D29/28 ; F04D29/30

Abstract:
A cooling system for optimizing fan air flow performance without compromising acoustic performance is disclosed. At least three fan feature embodiments are disclosed: (1) sloped fan blades, (2) sloped impeller hubs, and (3) inlet flow guidance features. For the first embodiment, fan blades attached to an impeller disc and having leading edges that progressively curve toward a center of the impeller disc. For the second embodiment, the impeller disc is attached to and centered on an impeller hub that has a sloped hub surface that progressively curves toward the fan blades. For the third embodiment, an inlet flow guidance feature is positioned within a region surrounding a fan's inlet promoting smooth passage of air into the fan. In some embodiments, all three fan features are combined.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200277966A1 METHOD TO REDUCE ENTRANCE LOSSES TO INCREASE FAN INLET FLOW AND REDUCE ACOUSTIC NOISE Public/Granted day:2020-09-03
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