Edge design of a rotation element and impeller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11136990-B2
Application number	US-201615353046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Oct 5, 2021
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021

Abstract

The impeller has a bottom disk, a top disk, and impeller blades sandwiched between the two. The top disk has an inner opening edge that defines an axial inlet opening. The impeller blades have a first radial inward section that extends radially inward beyond the opening edge. A blade contour on each impeller blade points toward the inlet side of the impeller. The blade contour first radial inward section extends from a transition portion near the opening edge under the top disk. The blade contour on the first radially inward section of the impeller blade extends radially inward yond the opening edge and forms a specified formula geometrical edge design. A second portion of the impeller blades extends radially outward from the transition portion, the transition portion and the second portion of the impeller blade are covered entirely by the top disk from the first formula impeller blade contour.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An impeller comprising:
a bottom disk;
a top disk, and impeller blades sandwiched between the bottom and top disks, the bottom and top disks merge flush with radial outer edges of the impeller blades forming a diameter (d) of the impeller, the top disk has an inner opening edge that defines an axial inlet opening, the impeller blades have a first radial inward section and a second radially outward portion that defines a radial length of the impeller blade in a radial direction, the first radial inward section extends radially inward beyond the opening edge;
a blade contour on each impeller blade, the blade contour points toward the inlet side of the impeller; the blade contour on the first radial inward section extends from a transition portion, the blade contour on the first radially inward section of the impeller blade that extends radially inward beyond the opening edge such that the blade contour on the first radial inward section extends radially over at least 40% of the length of the impeller blade along the radial direction and the blade contour on the first radially inward section geometrically forms an edge design by with a first formula blade contour of
f ( x )= n *(0.025* x 2 −0.8* x+c )

where n is 3≤n≤⅓ and d≤x≤d/50 and 11≤x≤33 and c is a variable number and;
a second portion of the impeller blades extends radially outward from the transition portion, the transition portion and the second portion of the impeller blade are covered entirely by the top disk from the first formula impeller blade contour, which is covered by the top disk at the transition portion, to the radial outer edge of the impeller blade such that the second portion blade contour steadily decreases in an axial direction to the radial outer edge of the impeller blade.

2. The impeller according to claim 1 , wherein the impeller has a hub conically tapering in the axial direction, the impeller blades are attached to the hub with a radial spacing.

3. The impeller according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom disk and the impeller blades are a single piece construction.

4. The impeller according to claim 1 , wherein an axial extension of the impeller blades at a respective radial inner end extends continuously into a surface of the bottom disk.

5. The impeller according to claim 1 , wherein the impeller is of a single piece construction.

6. The impeller according to claim 1 , further comprising a tip formed at the transition portion.

7. A fan comprising the impeller according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Ebm Papst Mulfingen Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Kraner Denis
• Heli Thomas

Classifications

• F04D29/281

  for fans or blowers · CPC title

• F04D29/30 Primary

  Vanes · CPC title

• F05D2250/70

  Shape · CPC title

• F05D2240/303

  related to the leading edge of a rotor blade · CPC title