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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Michael Bruce Moir, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Roman Vinokur, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Frederick Arlet May, Bella Vista, AU;
Dmitri Anatolievich Doudkine, Chatswood, AU;
Barton John Kenyon, Ashfield, AU;
Christopher James Smith, Ingleburn, AU;
Michael Bruce Moir, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Roman Vinokur, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Frederick Arlet May, Bella Vista, AU;
Dmitri Anatolievich Doudkine, Chatswood, AU;
Barton John Kenyon, Ashfield, AU;
Christopher James Smith, Ingleburn, AU;
ResMed Motor Technologies Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a stationary component provided to the housing, an impeller positioned between the inlet of the housing and the stationary component, and a motor adapted to drive the impeller. The stationary component includes a tube portion structured to retain and align a pair of bearings that rotatably support a rotor to which the impeller is coupled. The tube portion includes a diameter in a side closest to the impeller that is sufficient size to accommodate adhesive to retain one of the bearings.