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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Kiyoto Ida, Kyoto, JP;
Masashi Hirayama, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyoshi Teshima, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/04 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A centrifugal fan includes a housing including a base, a side wall portion having an air outlet defined therein, and a cover arranged above the side wall portion and having an air inlet defined therein. A circuit board is arranged on an upper surface of the base, and includes a circuit board protruding portion arranged to protrude radially outward of the housing. At least one of electronic components to be mounted on the circuit board is arranged radially outward from an inner circumferential surface of the side wall portion.