Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.

Hiromitsu Kuribayashi

Kevin Yen

Jiro Watanabe

Shigekazu Mitomo

Katsumichi Ishihara

Naruhiko Kudo

Toshiya Nishizawa

Yoshinori Miyabara

Naoki Murakami

Yusuke Okuda

Provided is an axial fan including a pair of fan units, wherein each of the pair of fan units includes a rotor, a motor, and a housing, the rotor includes an impeller cup configured to rotate about a rotation axis, and a fan extending radially from the impeller cup, the motor is provided inside the impeller cup, the housing includes a housing portion housing the rotor, and a base portion supporting the motor, a connection portion is provided to an axial end surface of the base portion and on an inner peripheral side relative to the impeller cup, and the pair of fan units is connected to each other via the connection portions in a direction of the rotation axis.

Axial fan

A lead wire engaging structure includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. One end of the first engaging portion and one end of the second engaging portion are integrally provided at a first mounting portion integrally provided at a second casing wall portion. The first engaging portion forms a first gap between the first engaging portion and the second casing wall portion, and engages four lead wires in cooperation with the second casing wall portion. The first gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The second engaging portion forms a second gap between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion. The second gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The other end portion of the first engaging portion and the other end portion of the second engaging portion are coupled to each other by a coupling portion.

Lead wire engaging structure and electric apparatus

A casing of a centrifugal fan includes a suction port forming wall portion, an opposed wall portion opposed to the suction port forming wall portion, and a sidewall portion connecting the suction port forming wall portion and the opposed wall portion. A tongue portion is provided at the sidewall portion. The tongue portion projects into an air passage in the vicinity of a discharge port to form a narrowed air passage portion within the air passage. A leading end surface of the tongue portion is shaped such that the width of the leading end surface increases from the suction port forming wall portion, where the suction port is formed, to the opposed wall portion. The tongue portion is shaped such that the projecting length of the tongue portion into the air passage continuously decreases from the suction port forming wall portion to the opposed wall portion.

Centrifugal fan

An impeller comprises an impeller body, a plurality of stems, a blade mounting member, and a plurality of blades. The stems radially extend with one end of each stem fixed to a portion of a circumferential wall of the impeller body in the vicinity of a suction port, and are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the circumferential wall. The stems assist the impeller to suck air Jn an axial direction through a suction port during rotation of the impeller. The blade mounting member is disposed concentrically with the circumferential wall of the impeller body. The other end of each stem is fixed to the blade mounting member. The blades are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction and extend along an axial line toward a second wall portion, with one end of each blade fixed to the blade mounting member.

A centrifugal fan is provided, in which the value of static pressure with respect to the flow rate, namely, the flow rate-static pressure characteristic may be set to a relatively arbitrary value without increasing noise. An impeller of the centrifugal fan comprises an impeller body, a plurality of stems, a blade mounting member, a plurality of main blades, and a plurality of sub blades. The main blades are shaped to suck air into a casing through a suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of normal rotation. The sub blades are shaped to suck air into the casing through the suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of reverse rotation opposite to the direction of normal direction.

A curved portion is formed at a corner portion between a shroud and a positive pressure surface of each of a plurality of blades. The curved portion has a curvature that decreases from a suction port or the vicinity of the suction port toward a corresponding one of discharge ports. The curved portion includes a curved surface that is concave in a direction of rotation of the fan and forms a part of the positive pressure surface. The curved portion raised inwardly into an airflow path so that a shortest distance between the outer peripheral portion of a hub and a portion of the curved surface in the vicinity of the shroud may gradually decrease toward the corresponding one of the discharge ports.

Housing for fan

A fan system with enhanced air flow-static pressure characteristics and reduced fan noise compared to the related art is provided. The number of duct blades of a duct is the same as the number of stationary blades of an axial flow fan located in front of the duct, and the duct blades correspond to the stationary blades respectively. An end surface of a rear end portion of each stationary blade and an end surface of a front portion of a duct blade corresponding to the stationary blade have the same shape, and they align together and contact each other to form one composite stationary blade, with a discharge port of each axial flow fan communicating with an inlet port of a duct housing located behind the axial flow fan.

Fan system

A brushless fan motor, in which cooling effect on a stator may be enhanced, is provided. A center through hole is formed in a center of a bottom wall portion of a first brushless fan motor. Vane portions are formed on an inner wall portion of the brushless fan motor and are formed into a shape which allows ambient air to be drawn in through the center through hole. Through holes are formed in an end plate portion of the first brushless fan motor in order to introduce the ambient air, which has been drawn in through the center through hole, inside a rotor cover.

Brushless fan motor

There is provided a fan motor in which an increase in the temperature of windings thereof is surpressed, thereby achieving a long life and high performance. Vent holesfor introducing air into a cup-like memberare formed in a bottom wall sectionof a rotor. Air flowing direction adjusting ribs, which are arranged at intervals in a peripheral direction and each of which extends in a radial direction, are integrally provided on the inner surface of the bottom wall sectionso that air flown out of exitsof the vent holesis directed toward windings. In addition to the air flowing direction adjusting ribs, a plurality of air stirring ribsfor stirring the air inside the cup-like memberis arranged on the inner surface of the bottom wall section

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Hiromitsu Kuribayashi