Centrifugal fan impeller structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9777742-B2
Application number	US-201213669446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2012
Priority date	Nov 6, 2012
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A centrifugal fan impeller structure includes a hub having multiple blades. The blades extend from a circumference of the hub in a direction away from the hub. Each two adjacent blades define therebetween a flow way, an air outlet and an air inlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are respectively positioned at two ends of the flow way in communication with the flow way. The air outlets are arranged at unequal intervals so as to greatly reduce noise in operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A centrifugal fan impeller structure comprising:
a hub having multiple blades, each of the blades having one end connected with a circumference of the hub and extending from the circumference of the hub in a direction away from the hub, another end of each of the blades being a free end and each two adjacent blades defining therebetween a flow way, an air outlet and an air inlet, the air outlet and the air inlet being respectively positioned at two ends of the flow way in communication with the flow way, the air outlets being arranged at unequal intervals;
wherein each blade has a first end and a second end, the air inlet being defined between the first ends of each two adjacent blades, the air outlet being defined between the second ends of each two adjacent blades;
wherein the first ends together define a first pitch circle, a tangent of the first pitch circle at the first end being defined as a first tangent, the blade having a blade central line, a tangent of the blade central line at the first end being defined as a second tangent, the second tangent intersecting the first tangent to contain an air incoming angle;
wherein the second ends together define a second pitch circle, a tangent of the second pitch circle at the second end being defined as a third tangent, the blade having a blade central line, a tangent of the blade central line at the second end being defined as a fourth tangent, the fourth tangent intersecting the third tangent to contain an air outgoing angle, the air outgoing angles of the blades being unequal; and
wherein the air outlets at the free ends of the blades are arranged un-equidistantly; and
wherein the blades have a similar curved shape, and the first ends of the blades have equal widths.

2. The centrifugal fan impeller structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second ends have unequal widths.

3. A centrifugal fan impeller structure comprising:
a hub having multiple blades, each of the blades having one end connected with a circumference of the hub and extending from the circumference of the hub in a direction away from the hub, another end of each of the blades being a free end and each two adjacent blades defining therebetween a flow way, an air outlet and an air inlet, the air outlet and the air inlet being respectively positioned at two ends of the flow way in communication with the flow way, the air outlet being arranged at unequal intervals;
wherein each blade has a first end and a second end, the air inlet being defined between the first ends of each two adjacent blades, the air outlet being defined between the second ends of each two adjacent blades;
wherein the first ends together define a first pitch circle, a tangent of the first pitch circle at the first end being defined as a first tangent, the blade having a blade central line, a tangent of the blade central line at the first end being defined as a second tangent, the second tangent intersecting the first tangent to contain an air incoming angle;
wherein the second ends together define a second pitch circle, a tangent of the second pitch circle at the second end being defined as a third tangent, the blade having a blade central line, a tangent of the blade central line at the second end being defined as a fourth tangent, the fourth tangent intersecting the third tangent to contain an air outgoing angle;
wherein the air outlets at the free ends of the blades are arranged un-equidistantly;
wherein the blades have a similar curved shape, and the first ends of the blades have equal widths; and
wherein at least one of the blades has a length unequal to that of the other blades.

Assignees

• Asia Vital Components Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Chih-Wei
• Lee Sheng-Pei

Classifications

• F04D29/281 Primary

  for fans or blowers · CPC title

• F04D29/666

  by means of rotor construction or layout, e.g. unequal distribution of blades or vanes · CPC title

• F04D29/2216

  Shape, geometry (F04D29/2211 takes precedence) · CPC title