Fan assembly and vacuum cleaner having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12532995-B2
Application number	US-202218072041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2022
Priority date	Nov 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

Provided are a fan assembly and a vacuum cleaner having same. The fan assembly includes a housing, an impeller assembly, and a driving member. At least part of the impeller assembly is accommodated in the housing. The impeller assembly includes a plurality of impellers connected in series in an airflow flowing direction of the fan assembly. The driving member is configured to drive the plurality of impellers to rotate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fan assembly comprising:
a housing; an impeller assembly, wherein at least part of the impeller assembly is accommodated in the housing, and wherein the impeller assembly comprises a plurality of impellers connected in series in an airflow flowing direction of the fan assembly; a driving member configured to drive the plurality of impellers to rotate; and a first flow guide member, wherein;
the first flow guide member and an inner surface of the housing define a flow guide channel, wherein the flow guide channel is adapted to guide and discharge output air of an impeller on an upstream side to an impeller on a downstream side, and wherein the first flow guide member has a cross-sectional area decreasing in a direction from the impeller on the upstream side towards the impeller on the downstream side;
the first flow guide member comprises a first flow guide member body, and a plurality of flow guide ribs arranged at intervals along an outer peripheral wall of the first flow guide member body, and wherein an end, away from the first flow guide member body, of each of the plurality of flow guide ribs abuts against an inner wall surface of the housing to define the flow guide channel between two adjacent flow guide ribs, the first flow guide member body, and a cavity wall of an accommodation cavity of the housing;
a flow guide inlet and a flow guide outlet are formed at two ends of the flow guide channel, respectively; and
the flow guide channel comprises a first flow guide segment and a second flow guide segment that are connected successively in a direction from the flow guide inlet to the flow guide outlet, wherein in the direction from the flow guide inlet to the flow guide outlet, a sectional area of the first flow guide segment gradually decreases.

2 . The fan assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
a given flow guide rib of the plurality of flow guide ribs extends in an arc shape; a deflection angle of the given flow guide rib relative to an axial direction of the fan assembly decreases in the direction from the impeller on the upstream side towards the impeller on the downstream side; and an end of the given flow guide rib away from the impeller on the upstream side extends in the axial direction of the fan assembly.

3 . The fan assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flow guide ribs comprises a first flow guide rib and a second flow guide rib, wherein:
a length over which the first flow guide rib extends is greater than a length over which the second flow guide rib extends; the length f of the second flow guide rib and the length g of the first flow guide rib satisfy: 0.3≤f/g≤0.7; and the first flow guide rib and the second flow guide rib are alternately arranged at intervals along the outer peripheral wall of the first flow guide member body.

4 . The fan assembly according to claim 3 , wherein an end of the first flow guide rib adjacent to the impeller on the upstream side and an end of the second flow guide rib adjacent to the impeller on the upstream side are located in a same plane.

5 . The fan assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum diameter a of the first flow guide member and a diameter b of the impeller on the upstream side satisfy: 1.05≤a/b≤1.2.

6 . The fan assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of impellers has an impeller inlet extending in an axial direction of the fan assembly and an impeller outlet located on an outer peripheral wall of the impeller, wherein:
the first flow guide member is adapted to guide output air of an impeller outlet on an upstream side to flow to an impeller inlet on a downstream side at least in the axial direction of the fan assembly; a sectional area of an impeller outlet of an impeller located upstream is greater than a sectional area of an impeller outlet of an impeller located downstream; the plurality of impellers is coaxially arranged in the axial direction of the fan assembly;
the housing has an accommodation cavity inside and has an air inlet and an air outlet that are in communication with the accommodation cavity;
the impeller on the upstream side is disposed adjacent to the air inlet, the air inlet being in communication with an impeller inlet of the impeller on the upstream side; and
the impeller on the downstream side is disposed adjacent to the air outlet, an impeller outlet of the impeller on the downstream side being in communication with the air outlet.

7 . The fan assembly according to claim 6 , wherein:
a cavity wall of the accommodation cavity smoothly transitions to an inner peripheral wall of an impeller inlet of the impeller on the downstream side; and a minimum diameter c of the first flow guide member and an inner diameter d of the impeller inlet of the impeller on the downstream side satisfy: c=d.

8 . The fan assembly according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a diffuser disposed between the impeller on the downstream side and the air outlet, wherein an air outlet channel is defined between the diffuser and the housing and in communication with the air outlet; and a third flow guide member configured in an annular shape, the third flow guide member being disposed between the impeller on the downstream side and the diffuser, and sleeved on an outer side of the impeller on the downstream side, to guide output air of the impeller outlet on the downstream side to the air outlet channel.

9 . The fan assembly according to claim 8 , wherein:
the diffuser has a diffuser mounting surface; and the third flow guide member comprises a third flow guide member body and a mounting portion disposed on the third flow guide member body, wherein a diffuser mounting portion is formed on the diffuser mounting surface as a diffuser mounting groove, and wherein the mounting portion of the third flow guide member is formed as a third mounting protrusion and detachably connected to the diffuser mounting portion.

10 . The fan assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the third flow guide member comprises a third flow guide member body, the third flow guide member body having a flow guide surface and a pressing-abutting surface, wherein the pressing-abutting surface of the third flow guide member body matches and presses and abuts against the diffuser mounting surface, and the flow guide surface of the third flow guide member body is configured to guide the output air of the impeller outlet on the downstream side to the air outlet channel.

11 . The fan assembly according to claim 10 , wherein:
the impeller outlet of the impeller on the downstream side has a lower edge; an inner circumferential edge of the flow guide surface of the third flow guide member body extends to a position adjoining the lower edge of the impeller outlet; and an outer circumferential edge of the flow guide surface of the third flow guide member body extends to a junction between the diffuser mounting surface and an outer peripheral surface of the diffuser.

12 . The fan assembly according to claim 10 , wherein a downstream flow guide surface corresponding to the impeller on the downstream side is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the housing, the downstream flow guide surface corresponding to the flow guide surface of the third flow guide member body, and a downstream transition channel being defined between the downstream flow guide surface and the flow guide surface of the third flow guide member body, wherein:
the downstream transition channel communicates the impeller outlet with an inlet of the air outlet channel, and a cross-sectional area of the downstream transition channel decreases from the impeller outlet

Assignees

• Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd
• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Jinxiao
• Ma Yuqiang
• Pan Wenhu
• Wan Dekang
• Zhao Hang
• Wu meiquan
• Gong Mingqiang
• Sun Aibing
• Cheng Fuping

Classifications

• F05D2240/50

  Bearings · CPC title

• F04D29/444

  Bladed diffusers · CPC title

• F04D29/44

  Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers · CPC title

• F04D29/281

  for fans or blowers · CPC title

• F04D29/046

  Bearings · CPC title