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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Richard Harris, Emerald, AU;
Inventor:
Richard Harris, Emerald, AU;
Assignee:
Australian Fan & Motor Co. Pty. Ltd., Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a fan from a plurality of fan blades (), comprising the steps of: providing an injection moulding tool () which defines a fan hub section (); assembling a predetermined number of preformed fan blades with the injection moulding so that inner ends () of said blades extend into moulding cavities () within the tool, injecting synthetic plastics material into the tool, and allowing the injected material to cool or cure to thereby form a moulded hub with the inner ends of the blades bonded therein.