Fan unit having an axial fan with improved noise damping
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F03D-011/00
F03D-001/04
F03D-005/00
F04D-011/08
F04D-029/54
출원번호
US-0334558
(2008-12-15)
등록번호
US-8142139
(2012-03-27)
우선권정보
DE-20 2008 001 613 U (2008-01-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Winkler, Wolfgang Arno
출원인 / 주소
EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
대리인 / 주소
Oliver, Esq., Milton
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초록▼
Due to variations arising during manufacturing, axial fans often are slightly imbalanced, resulting in noise during operation, which is undesirable in many contexts, for example when the fan is used for ventilation purposes in a motor vehicle. A fan with improved vibration and noise damping can be a
Due to variations arising during manufacturing, axial fans often are slightly imbalanced, resulting in noise during operation, which is undesirable in many contexts, for example when the fan is used for ventilation purposes in a motor vehicle. A fan with improved vibration and noise damping can be achieved by elastically suspending the fan wheel within a first ring formed of a hard plastic, the first ring having a tubular extension formed of a softer plastic, and serving to mechanically connect the first ring to a surrounding annular carrier part. Optionally, the first ring and extension unit can include a spring element. Preferably, the first ring and tubular extension are produced by a multi-component forming technology such as two-plastic technology. The fan is preferably driven by an electronically commutated motor (ECM).
대표청구항▼
1. A fan unit having an axial fan (20; 120), associated with which fan is an air-guiding tube (22; 122) through which the fan (20; 120) transports air during operation, said air-guiding tube (22; 122) being joined to at least one suspension member (23; 123) made of an elastomeric material, said susp
1. A fan unit having an axial fan (20; 120), associated with which fan is an air-guiding tube (22; 122) through which the fan (20; 120) transports air during operation, said air-guiding tube (22; 122) being joined to at least one suspension member (23; 123) made of an elastomeric material, said suspension member (23; 123) being elastically suspended within a first ring (40; 140) made from a hard plastic,which first ring (40; 140) comprises at least one tubular extension (50, 150) made from a soft plastic, for a noise-damping mechanical connection of the fan unit to a carrier part (15),the tubular extension (50; 150) being connected to a second ring (60) made of a hard plastic, thereby connecting the tubular extension (50; 150) to the carrier part (15). 2. The fan unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second ring (60) is connected to an end of the tubular extension (50; 150) which faces toward the carrier part (15). 3. The fan unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first ring (40; 140), the tubular extension (50; 150), and the second ring (60) are implemented as an integral unit using multi-component forming technology. 4. The fan unit according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) further comprises, between the first (40; 140) and the second ring (60), a spring element (86, 86′) having a predetermined oscillation characteristic, in order to enable relative motion between the first ring (40; 140) and the second ring (60). 5. The fan unit according to claim 4, wherein the spring element (86) is implemented as a membrane. 6. The fan unit according to claim 5, wherein the spring element (86′) is implemented as a circumferential bead (86″, 86″′). 7. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) is implemented as a bellows. 8. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) is joined to at least one of the first ring (40; 140) and the second ring (60) by injection molding. 9. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) is joined to at least one of the first ring (40; 140) and the second ring (60) by a clamping join. 10. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) is joined to at least one of the first ring (40; 140) and the second ring (60) by an adhesive join. 11. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the tubular extension (50; 150) is joined to at least one of the first ring (40; 140) and the second ring (60) by plastic welding. 12. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the first ring (40; 140) is formed with at least one lateral aperture (42; 142) on which a securing member (55; 155) is provided for securing the at least one suspension member (23; 123). 13. The fan unit according to claim 12, wherein the at least one securing member (155) is implemented in a hook shape, and the at least one suspension member (123) is suspended on said securing member (155). 14. The fan unit according to claim 13, wherein the securing member (155) is implemented as an integral constituent of the first ring (140). 15. The fan unit according to claim 12, wherein the at least one suspension member (123) is implemented as an annular carrier strip that is mounted on a plurality of holders (168′, 168″, 168″′, 169′, 169″, 169″′) provided on the air-guiding tube (122). 16. The fan unit according to claim 12, wherein the at least one securing member (55) is implemented as a support element, andthe at least one suspension member (23) is at least partly supported on the support element. 17. The fan unit according to claim 16, wherein at least a portion of a suspension member (23) engages into a lateral aperture (42). 18. The fan unit according to claim 16, wherein a suspension member (23) comprises a cutout (28) that is supported on the support element (55). 19. The fan unit according to claim 16, wherein the support element (55) is implemented as a component of the tubular extension (50).
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