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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:

4front Engineered Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);

Inventor:

L. Blake Whitley, Arlington, TX (US);

Assignee:

4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 25/088 (2013.01); F04D 29/34 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49327 (2015.01);
Abstract

Fans having fan blade mounting structures are disclosed herein. A fan configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology includes a fan having a central hub coupled to a plurality of fan blades by a plurality of blade mounting structures. Each blade mounting structure can include first and lower support members that each extend toward an inboard end portion of an individual fan blade. Each of the upper and lower support members can include a first end portion coupled to the inboard end portion of the fan blade. Each of the upper and lower support members can also include a second end portion coupled to opposite sides of the central hub.


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