Centrifugal fan and fan frame thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10024334-B2
Application number	US-201314096525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2013
Priority date	May 21, 2013
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A fan frame of a centrifugal fan comprises a housing and an inlet structure. The housing includes an opening. The inlet structure is disposed at the opening and includes a top portion and an edge portion. The top portion is disposed around the opening and includes a plurality of first chamfering angles, at least one of the chamfering angles is different from the others. The edge portion extends from the top portion to the inside of the housing through the opening and includes a plurality of second chamfering angles. A centrifugal fan including the fan frame is also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fan frame of a centrifugal fan, comprising:
a housing including an opening; and
an inlet structure disposed at the opening, wherein the inlet structure is a noncircular structure and has a hollow portion corresponding to the opening, the inlet structure and the opening cooperatively form an inlet of the centrifugal fan, and the inlet structure includes:
a top portion disposed around the opening and including a plurality of first chamfering angles around the opening, at least one of the first chamfering angles around the opening having a different radius along a horizontal direction from the others around the opening; and
an edge portion extending from the top portion to the inside of the housing through the opening and including a plurality of arc sections having second chamfering angles all around the opening, at least one of the second chamfering angles having a different radius along a vertical direction from the others, wherein the edge portion has an end section that is substantially aligned with the vertical direction parallel with a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan.

2. The fan frame as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least some of the arc sections are different.

3. The fan frame as recited in claim 1 , wherein the length of the edge portion is uneven.

4. The fan frame as recited in claim 3 , wherein the edge portion has different lengths at the opposite sides thereof.

5. The fan frame as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inlet structure further includes an extension portion, which is extended from the top portion to the side away from the edge portion and fixed to the housing.

6. The fan frame as recited in claim 1 , wherein the edge portion further includes a plurality of slopes, and at least some of the slopes are different.

7. A fan frame of a centrifugal fan, comprising:
a housing including an opening; and
an inlet structure disposed at the opening, wherein the inlet structure is a noncircular structure and has a hollow portion corresponding to the opening, the inlet structure and the opening cooperatively form an inlet of the centrifugal fan, and the inlet structure includes:
a top portion disposed around the opening and including a plurality of first chamfering angles around the opening, at least one of the first chamfering angles around the opening having a different radius along a horizontal direction from the others around the opening, and several sections of these different first chamfering angles form a noncircular hollow structure; and
an edge portion extending from the top portion to the inside of the housing through the opening and including at least an arc section having second chamfering angles all around the opening, at least one of the second chamfering angles having a different radius along a vertical direction from the others and at least a slope, wherein the edge portion has an end section that is substantially aligned with the vertical direction parallel with a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan.

8. The fan frame as recited in claim 7 , wherein when the edge portion includes a plurality of arc sections, at least some of the arc sections are different.

9. The fan frame as recited in claim 7 , wherein the length of the edge portion is uneven.

10. The fan frame as recited in claim 9 , wherein the edge portion has different lengths at the opposite sides thereof.

11. The fan frame as recited in claim 7 , wherein the inlet structure further includes an extension portion, which is extended from the top portion to the side away from the edge portion and fixed to the housing.

12. The fan frame as recited in claim 7 , wherein when the edge portion includes a plurality of slopes, at least some of the slopes are different.

13. A fan frame of a centrifugal fan, comprising:
a housing including an opening; and
an inlet structure disposed at the opening, wherein the inlet structure is a noncircular structure and has a hollow portion corresponding to the opening, the inlet structure and the opening cooperatively form an inlet of the centrifugal fan, and the inlet structure includes:
a top portion disposed around the opening and including a plurality of first chamfering angles around the opening, at least one of the first chamfering angles around the opening having a different radius along a horizontal direction from the others around the opening, and several sections of these different first chamfering angles around the opening form a noncircular hollow structure; and
an edge portion extending from the top portion to the inside of the housing through the opening and including a plurality of extension surfaces, wherein the extension surfaces include arc sections having second chamfering angles all around the opening, at least one of the second chamfering angles having a different radius along a vertical direction from the others, wherein the edge portion has an end section that is substantially aligned with the vertical direction parallel with a rotational axis of the centrifugal fan.

14. The fan frame as recited in claim 13 , wherein each of the extension surfaces further includes a slope.

15. The fan frame as recited in claim 13 , wherein at least some of the arc sections are different.

16. The fan frame as recited in claim 14 , wherein at least some of the slopes are different.

17. The fan frame as recited in claim 13 , wherein the length of the edge portion is uneven.

18. The fan frame as recited in claim 17 , wherein the edge portion has different lengths at the opposite sides thereof.

19. The fan frame as recited in claim 13 , wherein the inlet structure further includes an extension portion, which is extended from the top portion to the side away from the edge portion and fixed to the housing.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lei Tsung-Yu
• Wu Ching-Hua

Classifications

• F04D29/4213

  suction ports · CPC title

• F04D29/4226 Primary

  Fan casings · CPC title