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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kg, Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, DE;
Tao Hong, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Derek Mudge, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WUERZBURG, Wuerzburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a fan and a fan module, wherein the fan comprises: a fan hub which comprises a fan rotation axis to rotate in a predetermined direction, a plurality of fan blades comprising a lower end and an upper end, wherein each fan blade is attached with its lower end to the fan hub and extends radially outwardly from the fan hub, wherein each fan blade comprises a lower back sweep portion and an upper forward sweep portion, wherein a maximum ratio r/R of the lower back sweep portion is at least 0.90, wherein r is the local radius of a point of the fan blade edge, and R is the radius of the upper end of the fan blade.