- Patent Title: Centrifugal fan and air-conditioning apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US14413488Application Date: 2013-07-30
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Publication No.: US09951782B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Makoto Kurihara , Masahiko Takagi , Takashi Ikeda
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Posz Law Group, PLC
- Priority: JP2012-188752 20120829
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/070638 WO 20130730
- International Announcement: WO2014/034359 WO 20140306
- Main IPC: F04D17/10
- IPC: F04D17/10 ; F04D29/30 ; F04D29/02 ; F04D29/28

Abstract:
A centrifugal fan includes a main plate that is fixed to the rotational shaft of a fan motor and driven by the fan motor, a shroud having an air inlet, and a plurality of blades disposed between the main plate and the shroud. Each blade includes a main blade set on its suction surface side and a blade cover set on its pressure surface side. The main blade is joined to the main plate and the shroud. The blade cover is joined to the main blade, and is biased toward the main blade under the air pressure during rotation. Thus, the joint force between the main blade and the blade cover is enhanced, thereby enhancing the strength of joint of engagement portions of the blade and reducing abnormal noise generated due to the presence of one or a plurality of gaps formed between the engagement portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150167674A1 CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2015-06-18
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