Air International (US) Inc.

Matthew Ackley

Joseph J Spryshak

An HVAC blower assembly includes a scroll housing, which includes an annular scroll channel provided by an outer ring wall and an inner ring wall extending from a scroll housing wall. A blower wheel is disposed within the scroll housing. The blower wheel includes an inlet end and an opposite end axially spaced from an inlet end with respect to an axis of rotation of the blower wheel. The blower wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades, and a channel at the inlet end having a radially inner annular wall and a radially outer annular wall. A plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs are within the channel. The radially outer annular wall is radially between the outer ring wall and the inner ring wall, and the inner ring wall is radially between the radially inner annular wall and the radially outer annular wall.

Blower wheel assemblies and methods

A blower assembly for an HVAC system includes a blower wheel, which includes a plurality of blades. A laminated insert is concentric with the blower wheel and radially inward of the plurality of blades. A shaft is coupled to the blower wheel through the laminated insert.

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Harrison Township, MI, United States of America

Matthew Ackley