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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F04D 1/04 (2006.01); F04D 5/00 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); F04D 17/08 (2006.01); F04D 17/14 (2006.01); F04D 29/30 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/282 (2013.01); F04D 29/30 (2013.01); F04D 1/04 (2013.01); F04D 5/007 (2013.01); F04D 15/0038 (2013.01); F04D 17/08 (2013.01); F04D 17/14 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); F04D 29/4293 (2013.01); F05D 2210/40 (2013.01); F05D 2240/301 (2013.01); F05D 2240/303 (2013.01); F05D 2250/50 (2013.01); F05D 2250/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbofan includes a circular end plate, a ring-shaped shroud facing the end plate, and a plurality of blade members disposed between the end plate and the shroud. An annular portion of a space between the end plate and the shroud where the blade members are disposed is a pressure-increase flow path. The turbofan causes air to flow from an inner peripheral side to an outer peripheral side of the pressure-increase flow path. A cross-sectional area of the pressure-increase flow path increases gradually from an upstream end toward a downstream end of the pressure-increase flow path.