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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Sahand Pirouzpanah, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Shradha S. Nahar, Milwaukee, WI (US);
REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC., Beloit, WI (US);
Abstract
A centrifugal blower assembly includes a housing and a blower wheel coupled to the housing. The blower wheel includes a plurality of blades circumferentially-spaced about an axis of rotation. Each blade includes a length and is oriented at a first angle along the length with respect to the rotational axis. The centrifugal blower assembly also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced fins coupled in flow communication with said blower wheel, said plurality of fins configured to direct an inlet airflow into the blower wheel such that a relative velocity direction of the inlet airflow is oriented at the first angle with respect to the rotational axis.