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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Inventors:
Rachele B. Cocks, Columbia City, IN (US);
Barry M. Benson, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/06 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01); F04D 17/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/28 (2006.01); H02K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/06 (2013.01); F04D 17/06 (2013.01); F04D 25/082 (2013.01); F04D 29/281 (2013.01); H02K 9/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49336 (2015.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a fan for a rotating device having a shaft with an axis of rotation is provided. The fan includes a base plate having a front surface, a rear surface, and a hub configured for coupling to the shaft. The fan further includes at least one blade projecting from the front surface of the base plate substantially perpendicular to the base plate. The base plate is contoured to direct air at an acute angle relative to the axis of rotation.