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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Matsuda, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Kenichi Yamazaki, Yokohama, JP;
Motofumi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Naohiko Shimura, Atsugi, JP;
Masahiro Asayama, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Osako, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/022 (2013.01); F03D 7/0256 (2013.01); F05B 2240/32 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airflow generation device of an embodiment has a main body and a voltage application unit. The main body has a base formed of an insulating material and provided with a first electrode and a second electrode. The voltage application unit generates an airflow by applying voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, the main body is formed to include a portion which gradually decreases in thickness from a center portion to an end portion.