Centrifugal fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11859633-B2
Application number	US-202217859797-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2022
Priority date	Nov 26, 2021
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan includes an air inlet, a shaft, and a plurality of blades. The blades are arranged around the shaft. Each of the blades includes an air guiding portion on a side of the blade facing the air inlet. The air guiding portion includes a first curve and a second curve. An air inflow channel is formed between the first curve and the second curve of two adjacent air guiding portions respectively. A width of the air inflow channel is expanded in a direction away from the air inlet according to an expanding ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A centrifugal fan, comprising:
an air inlet;
a shaft; and
a plurality of blades, arranged around the shaft, wherein each of the blades includes an air guiding portion on a side of the blade facing the air inlet, the air guiding portion comprises a first curve and a second curve, and an air inflow channel is formed between the first curve and the second curve of two adjacent air guiding portions respectively,
wherein a width of the air inflow channel is expanded in a direction away from the air inlet according to an expanding ratio,
wherein the blade includes a non-air guiding portion, and the air guiding portion is connected to the non-air guiding portion, and
wherein the air guiding portion includes a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge faces the air inlet, the rear edge is connected to the non-air guiding portion, and a thickness of the front edge is less than a thickness of the rear edge.

2. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the expanding ratio is a fixed value.

3. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the first curve is located on a leeward side of the blade, and the second curve is located on a windward side of the blade.

4. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the non-air guiding portion includes a first straight line and a second straight line, the first straight line is connected to the first curve, and the second straight line is connected to the second curve.

5. The centrifugal fan according to claim 4 , wherein the first straight line is parallel to the second straight line.

6. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the air inflow channel has an entrance width and an exit width, and the width of the air inflow channel is increased to the exit width from the entrance width according to the expanding ratio.

7. The centrifugal fan according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding portion is located in a range of the air inlet.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Lin Hsin Chen
• Chiou Ing-Jer

Classifications

• F04D29/281 Primary

  for fans or blowers · CPC title

• F04D29/30

  Vanes · CPC title

• F04D29/441

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/282 Primary

  the leading edge of each vane being substantially parallel to the rotation axis · CPC title