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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Kenneth Joseph Behner, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Joseph H. Andulics, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Mark Stuart Resar, Wellington, OH (US);
Stephen Joseph Amerla, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Kenneth Joseph Behner, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Joseph H. Andulics, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Mark Stuart Resar, Wellington, OH (US);
Stephen Joseph Amerla, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Beckett Air Incorporated, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming an inclined-blade blower wheel is provided. A plurality of blades are initially positioned between first and second end caps, and a first engagement member mates with the first end cap, while a second engagement member mates with the second end cap. First and second end motors are configured to independently rotate the first and second engagement members. A crimping roller coupled to a crimping motor contacts and compresses a circumference of the first and second end caps to a plurality of blades. A controller is configured to rotate the first engagement member a predetermined amount with respect to the second engagement member, a then circumferential speed of the first and second end caps and the crimping roller is synchronized, therein fixing a desired longitudinal pitch of the plurality of blades between the first and second end caps.