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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Marek Horski, London, CA;
Bonifacio Castillo, London, CA;
Liviu Stancu, London, CA;
Paul Mclennan, London, CA;
Marek Horski, London, CA;
Bonifacio Castillo, London, CA;
Liviu Stancu, London, CA;
Paul McLennan, London, CA;
Siemens VDO Automotive Inc., Chatham, CA;
Abstract
A fan shroud structureis constructed and arranged to carry a fan. The fan shroud structure includes a bodyhaving a periphery, a main surface, and an annular rimdefining a generally central opening. The openingis sized to accommodate blades of a fan. Fan mounting structureis coupled with the body and is disposed generally adjacent to the central opening. The fan mounting structure is constructed and arranged to support a motor of a fan. The body includes a plurality of surfaces featuresconstructed and arranged to affect resonance of the shroud structure with each feature having a surfacethat is discontinuous with respect to the main surfaceof the body. Each featurealso extends from the annular rim to the periphery of the body.