Serial axial flow fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10697466-B2
Application number	US-201815869571-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2018
Priority date	Jan 12, 2017
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A serial axial flow fan in which an end portion of a first axial flow fan on an exhaust side, and an end portion of a second axial flow fan on an intake side are connected to each other. At least either of a plurality of first blades of a first impeller of the first axial flow fan, and a plurality of second blades of a second impeller of the second axial flow fan are provided with auxiliary blade portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A serial axial flow fan comprising:
a first axial flow fan that blows out air drawn in from an intake side to an exhaust side;
a second axial flow fan connected to the first axial flow fan along a central axis of the first axial flow fan, the second axial flow fan blowing out the air drawn in from an intake side to an exhaust side, wherein an end portion of the first axial flow fan on the exhaust side and an end portion of the second axial flow fan on the intake side are connected to each other;
the first axial flow fan including
a first impeller that rotates about the central axis,
a first motor portion that rotates the first impeller,
a first housing that includes a first cylindrical portion that surrounds an outside of the first impeller in a radial direction, and
a first support rib that extends inwards from an inner surface of the first cylindrical portion and that supports the first motor portion;
the first impeller including a plurality of first blades that extend outwards in the radial direction and that are arranged in a circumferential direction;
the second axial flow fan including
a second impeller that rotates about the central axis,
a second motor portion that rotates the second impeller,
a second housing that includes a second cylindrical portion that surrounds an outside of the second impeller in the radial direction, and
a second support rib that extends inwards from an inner surface of the second cylindrical portion and that supports the second motor portion; and
the second impeller including a plurality of second blades that extend outwards in the radial direction and that are arranged in the circumferential direction, wherein
either the first blades or the second blades, is provided with auxiliary blade portions,
the first housing includes a first exhaust flange portion that has a square shape at an end portion on the exhaust side, the first exhaust flange portion including sides that are each larger than an inside diameter of the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion,
the second housing includes a second intake flange portion that has a square shape at an end portion on the intake side, the second intake flange portion including sides that are each larger than an inside diameter of the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion,
the first exhaust flange portion and the second intake flange portion are connected to each other so as to overlap each other in an axial direction, and
an inside diameter of an end portion of the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion on the exhaust side that overlaps corner portions of the first exhaust flange portion in the radial direction, and an inside diameter of an end portion of the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion on the intake side that overlaps corner portions of the second intake flange portion in the radial direction are larger than a minimum inside diameter of the first cylindrical portion in the axial direction and a minimum inside diameter of the second cylindrical portion in the axial direction,
the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion and the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion each include inner flat surfaces and inner curved surfaces, the total of the lengths of the inner flat surfaces being shorter than the total of the lengths of the inner curved surfaces, and
the first support rib extends from one of the inner flat surfaces and one of the inner curved surfaces of the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion and the second support rib extends from one of the inner flat surfaces and one of the inner curved surfaces of the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion.

2. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the auxiliary blade portions are provided at outer edge portions of the first blades in the radial direction.

3. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein the auxiliary blade portions are each formed in an entire area of a corresponding outer edge portion from a front end in a rotation direction to a rear end in the rotation direction.

4. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein outsides of the auxiliary blade portions in the radial direction are warped towards the intake side.

5. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein the auxiliary blade portions are contained inside a length of the first cylindrical portion in the axial direction.

6. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein a gap between a side of the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion that opposes the auxiliary blade portions in the radial direction, and the outsides of the auxiliary blade portions is uniform.

7. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 2 ,
wherein in the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion or the second cylindrical portion, at least a portion that opposes the auxiliary blade portions in the radial direction is a circular cylinder.

8. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first support rib is disposed on the exhaust side of the first housing,
wherein the second support rib is disposed on the intake side of the second housing, and
wherein a surface of the first support rib that faces the exhaust side and a surface of the second support rib that faces the intake side overlap each other in the axial direction.

9. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second housing includes a second exhaust flange portion that has a square shape provided at an end portion on the exhaust side, the second exhaust flange portion having sides that are each larger than the inside diameter of the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion,
wherein a portion of an end portion of an inner surface of the second cylindrical portion on the exhaust side that overlaps corner portions of the second exhaust flange portion in the radial direction is curved outwards in the radial direction towards an edge on the exhaust side.

10. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the auxiliary blade portions are provided on the first blades.

11. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner flat surfaces and the inner curved surfaces are respectively provided on the exhaust side of the first axial flow fan and the intake side of the second axial flow fan.

12. The serial axial flow fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner curved surfaces include conical portions which include widening diameters.

Assignees

• Nidec Corp

Inventors

• Hakozaki Shogo
• Yamagata Ryota

Classifications

• F04D25/08 Primary

  the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation · CPC title

• F04D29/384 Primary

  characterised by form · CPC title

• F04D29/666

  by means of rotor construction or layout, e.g. unequal distribution of blades or vanes · CPC title

• F04D29/164

  of an axial flow wheel · CPC title

• F04D25/166

  using fans · CPC title