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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2002
Masaharu Sakai, Kariya, JP;
Kouji Matsunaga, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In a predetermined range from a nose portion toward a scroll finish side in a scroll casing of a centrifugal blower, a first clearance dimension on a side of a suction port between an outer periphery of a centrifugal fan and a side plate of the scroll casing is set smaller than a second clearance dimension on a side opposite to the suction port between the outer periphery of the centrifugal fan and the side plate of the scroll casing. In addition, in the vicinity of the nose portion, a first wall part of the scroll casing on the side of the suction port protrudes toward a scroll finish side, from a second wall part of the scroll casing on the side opposite to the suction port.