Blower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11187240-B2
Application number	US-201716317871-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2017
Priority date	Jul 20, 2016
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a blower. A blower according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an upper fan for generating a first airflow, which is suctioned through an upper suction part and is then discharged; a lower fan disposed under the upper fan to generate a second airflow, which is suctioned through a lower suction part and is then discharged; an airflow changing device disposed between the upper fan and the lower fan to generate a third airflow by joining the first airflow and the second airflow; and a control part for controlling the rotation speed of each of the upper fan and the lower fan to adjust the discharge direction of the third airflow.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A blower comprising:
an upper fan configured to generate a first airflow sucked through an upper suction part and then discharged;
a lower fan provided under the upper fan and configured to generate a second airflow sucked through a lower suction part and then discharged;
an airflow changing device disposed between the upper fan and the lower fan and configured to generate a third airflow obtained by combining the first airflow and the second airflow; and
a controller configured to control rotation speeds of the upper fan and the lower fan to adjust a discharge direction of the third airflow, wherein the controller adjusts a vertical discharge direction of the third airflow.

2. The blower according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the rotation speed of the lower fan to be greater than the rotation speed of the upper fan to direct the third airflow to the upper side of the airflow changing device.

3. The blower according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the rotation speed of the upper fan to be greater than the rotation speed of the lower fan to direct the third airflow to the lower side of the airflow changing device.

4. The blower according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first discharge part disposed at an outlet side of the upper fan, the first discharge part having a first discharge port, through which the first airflow is discharged to the airflow changing device; and
a second discharge part disposed at an outlet side of the lower fan, the second discharge part having a second discharge port, through which the second airflow is discharged to the airflow changing device.

5. The blower according to claim 4 , wherein the first discharge port and the second discharge port are rotatable in a circumferential direction.

6. The blower according to claim 5 , wherein the third airflow is generated when the first discharge port and the second discharge port are aligned in a vertical direction.

7. The blower according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an upper fan motor connected to the upper fan; and
a lower fan motor connected to the lower fan, wherein the controller controls revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor and revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor to adjust the vertical discharge direction of the third airflow.

8. The blower according to claim 7 , wherein the controller controls the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor to be greater than the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor, such that the discharge direction of the third airflow is directed to the upper side of the airflow changing device.

9. The blower according to claim 7 , wherein the controller controls the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor to be greater than the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor, such that the discharge direction of the third airflow is directed to the lower side of the airflow changing device.

10. The blower according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is capable of increasing or decreasing the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor at a constant speed within a first set range.

11. The blower according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is capable of increasing or decreasing the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor at a constant speed within a second set range.

12. The blower according to claim 11 , wherein the first set range and the second set range form the same range.

13. The blower according to claim 12 , wherein the controller increases or decreases the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor and the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor to be inversely proportional to each other, such that the third airflow is discharged while reciprocating between the upper and lower sides of the airflow changing device.

14. The blower according to claim 13 , wherein a sum of the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor and the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor is constant.

15. The blower according to claim 14 , wherein the controller performs control such that the third airflow is discharged from the upper side to the lower side of the airflow changing device, by a first reciprocating operation of increasing the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor at a constant speed and decreasing the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor at a constant speed.

16. The blower according to claim 15 , wherein the controller performs control such that the third airflow is discharged from the lower side to the upper side of the airflow changing device, by a second reciprocating operation of decreasing the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor at a constant speed and increasing the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor at a constant speed.

17. The blower according to claim 16 , wherein the first reciprocating operation and the second reciprocating operation are alternately performed.

18. The blower according to claim 7 , wherein, as the revolutions per minute of the upper fan motor or the revolutions per minute of the lower fan motor increases, a discharge intensity of the third airflow increases.

19. The blower according to claim 1 , further comprising a support device that supports a main body to be spaced apart upwardly from the ground at a predetermined distance.

20. A blower comprising:
an upper fan configured to generate a first airflow sucked through an upper suction part and then discharged;
a lower fan provided under the upper fan and configured to generate a second airflow sucked through a lower suction part and then discharged;
an airflow changing device disposed between the upper fan and the lower fan and configured to generate a third airflow obtained by combining the first airflow and the second airflow;
a controller configured to control rotation speeds of the upper fan and the lower fan to adjust a discharge direction of the third airflow;
a first discharge part disposed at an outlet side of the upper fan, the first discharge part having a first discharge port, through which the first airflow is discharged to the airflow changing device; and
a second discharge part disposed at an outlet side of the lower fan, the second discharge part having a second discharge port, through which the second airflow is discharged to the airflow changing device.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Ku Myungjin
• Park Heechul

Classifications

• F04D25/06

  the pump being electrically driven (F04D25/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F1/0014

  having two or more outlet openings · CPC title

• F04D25/10

  the unit having provisions for automatically changing direction of output air · CPC title

• F04D25/166

  using fans · CPC title

• F04D25/08 Primary

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