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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Dennis Earl Waggoner, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Joseph H. Andulics, N. Ridgeville, OH (US);
Dennis Earl Waggoner, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Joseph H. Andulics, N. Ridgeville, OH (US);
Beckett Air Incorporated, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a centrifugal blower, blower wheel housing, and a method for assembling a blower wheel housing. The blower wheel housing comprises a sheet metal scroll and a contiguous sheet metal first side plate having a substantially planar first sidewall portion and a first peripheral portion. The first peripheral portion comprises a first flange extending generally perpendicular to the first sidewall portion about a periphery thereof and one or more mounting tabs extending radially outward beyond the first flange, wherein the one or more mounting tabs are generally coplanar with the first sidewall portion. The first flange further fixedly engages a first portion of the scroll. Furthermore, the centrifugal blower comprises the blower wheel housing and a blower wheel operable to rotate therein.