Neck fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11635083-B2
Application number	US-202217717131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2022
Priority date	Oct 25, 2019
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

A neck fan includes an arc-shaped shell configured to hang around user's neck and at least four fan assemblies arranged in the shell. The shell includes a first part and a second part. Each of the first part and the second part defines an accommodating space, air inlets and air outlets communicated with the accommodating space, at least one partition is arranged in the accommodating space and configured to divide the accommodating space into at least two accommodating parts arranged along an extension direction of the shell. Each of the fan assemblies is arranged in one of the at least two accommodating parts and is configured to direct air into the one of the at least two accommodating parts through corresponding air inlets and to direct air out of the one of the at least two accommodating parts through corresponding air outlets.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A neck fan, comprising:
an arc-shaped shell, configured to be worn around a neck of a user,
wherein the arc-shaped shell comprises a first portion configured to be worn around a side of the neck and a second portion configured to be worn around another side of the neck;
each of the first portion and the second portion comprises a wall defining a receiving space, and the wall comprises a first side wall close to the neck and a second side wall connected to and opposite to the first side wall; and
each of the first side wall and the second side wall defines a plurality of air inlets, at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall defines a plurality of air outlets, and the plurality of air inlets and the plurality of air outlets are communicating with the receiving space; and
a plurality of fan assemblies, wherein each of the receiving space of the first portion and the receiving space of the second portion receives one of the plurality of fan assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of fan assemblies is configured to guide air from the plurality of air inlets of the first side wall and the second side wall of a respective portion to the plurality of air outlets of the respective portion,
wherein each of the first portion and the second portion comprises a cover;
the cover is disposed on a side of the second side wall away from the first side wall and corresponds to the plurality of air inlets; and
a gap is defined between an edge of the cover and the second side wall and is communicated with the plurality of air inlets.

2. The neck fan according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one partition, received in the receiving space and dividing the receiving space into at least two receiving sub-spaces;
wherein the at least two fan assemblies are received in the at least two receiving sub-spaces respectively, and each of the at least two fan assemblies is configured to guide air from the plurality of air inlets of a respective receiving sub-space to the plurality of air outlets of the respective receiving sub-space.

3. The neck fan according to claim 2 , further comprising an electronic control assembly, which comprises a battery and a printed circuit board;
wherein each of the at least one partition comprises a partition body, a first guiding portion, and a second guiding portion; and
the partition body and the second guiding portion cooperatively define a receiving chamber, and at least a part of the electronic control assembly is received in the receiving chamber.

4. The neck fan according to claim 3 , wherein,
the battery of the electronic control assembly is at least partially received in the receiving chamber; or
the printed circuit board of the electronic control assembly is at least partially received in the receiving chamber; or
the battery of the electronic control assembly is disposed at a position between the first portion and second portion; or
the battery and the printed circuit board of the electronic control assembly are both received in the receiving chamber.

5. The neck fan according to claim 1 , wherein,
each of the at least two fan assemblies comprises a driving shaft and a fan blade assembly mounted on the driving shaft; and
the driving shaft extends from the first side wall towards the second side wall.

6. The neck fan according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two fan blade assemblies is a turbine blade assembly; and
the turbine blade assembly includes a turbine fan, and the turbine fan defines two inlet windows corresponding to the air inlets of the first side wall and the second side wall respectively.

7. The neck fan according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of air outlets are defined in the first side wall, and the plurality of air outlets are located between the plurality of air inlets in the first side wall and the plurality of air inlets in the second side wall along an extending direction of the driving shaft.

8. The neck fan according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of air outlets are distributed along an extension direction of the arc-shaped shell; and
at least one of sizes, shapes and distances between every two adjacent air outlets of the plurality of air outlets vary along the extension direction of the arc-shaped shell in a predetermined manner.

9. The neck fan according to claim 8 , wherein
the extension direction comprises a first extension direction and a second extension direction;
the first extension direction is a direction extending from the first portion to the second portion, and the sizes of the plurality of air outlets defined in the first portion are reduced in sequence along the first extension direction; and
the second extension direction is a direction extending from the second portion to the first portion, and the sizes of the plurality of air outlets defined in the second portion are reduced in sequence along the second extension direction.

10. A neck fan, comprising:
an arc-shaped shell, configured to be worn around a neck of a user,
wherein the arc-shaped shell comprises a first portion configured to be worn around a side of the neck and a second portion configured to be worn around another side of the neck;
each of the first portion and the second portion comprises a wall, the wall defines a receiving space, a plurality of air inlets communicating with the receiving space, and a plurality of air outlets communicating with the receiving space;
a partition, received in each of the receiving spaces and dividing each of the receiving spaces into two receiving sub-spaces, wherein the two receiving sub-spaces are distributed along an extension direction of the arc-shaped shell; and
a plurality of fan assemblies, wherein one of the two receiving sub-spaces receives one of the plurality of fan assemblies and the plurality of fan assemblies are configured to guide air to flow from the plurality of air inlets to the plurality of air outlets;
wherein the partition and the wall cooperatively define an air duct; and
a cross-sectional area of the air duct of the first portion is decreased along a direction from the first portion to the second portion, and/or
a cross-sectional area of the air duct of the second portion is decreased along a direction from the second portion to the first portion; and
wherein each of the first portion and the second portion comprises a cover;
the cover is disposed on a side of the wall away from the neck and corresponds to the plurality of air inlets; and
a gap is defined between an edge of the cover and the side of the wall away from the neck and is communicated with the plurality of air inlets.

11. The neck fan according to claim 10 ,
wherein the plurality of air outlets are distributed along an extension direction of the arc-shaped shell; and
at least one of sizes, shapes and distances between every two adjacent air outlets of the plurality of air outlets vary along the extension direction of the arc-shaped shell in a predetermined manner.

12. The neck fan according to claim 11 ,
wherein the extension direction comprises a first extension direction and a second extension direction;
the first extension direction is the direction from the first portion to the second portion, and the sizes of the plurality of air outlets defined in the wall of the first portion are reduced in sequence along the first extension direction; and
the second extension direction is a direction from the second portion to the first portion, and the sizes of the plurality of air outlets defined in the wall of the second portion are reduced in sequence along the second extension direction.

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Assignees

• Shenzhen Jisu Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiangfu

Classifications

• F04D29/441

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D19/002

  Axial flow fans · CPC title

• F04D29/4226

  Fan casings · CPC title

• F04D25/08

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

• F04D17/16

  for displacing without appreciable compression · CPC title