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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Toshiyuki Nakamura, Nagano, JP;
Masahiro Koike, Nagano, JP;
Naoya Inada, Nagano, JP;
Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An axial flow fan provided herein allows for a wide range of selection for placement of the fan and wiring of the lead wires. The axial flow fan includes a first lead wire engaging portionconfigured to be engaged with a plurality of lead wiressuch that the lead wires are pulled out therefrom into an outer space OS defined between a first flangeand a second flangeof a fan housing, a second lead wire engaging portionconfigured to be engaged with the plurality of lead wiressuch that the lead wires, which have been engaged with the first lead wire engaging portionand pulled out therefrom into the outer space OS, are then pulled out toward the other side in the axial direction where the second flangeis positioned, and a third lead wire engaging portionconfigured to be engaged with the plurality of lead wiressuch that the lead wires, which have been engaged with the first lead wire engaging portionand pulled out therefrom into the outer space OS, are then pulled out in the axial direction toward one side where the first flangeis positioned. The third lead wire engaging portionis formed in the first flangeat a given distance from the first lead wire engaging portion