[미국특허]
Furnace air handler blower with enlarged backward curved impeller and associated method of use
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F04D-029/40
F04D-029/42
F04D-017/16
출원번호
US-0355239
(2012-01-20)
등록번호
US-9017011
(2015-04-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Gatley, Jr., William Stuart
Post, Steven W.
출원인 / 주소
Regal Beloit America, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Thompson Coburn LLP
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59
초록▼
A blower having a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening, a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet
A blower having a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening, a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than seventy-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff, and a motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis, the rotor and fan being coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor.
대표청구항▼
1. A blower comprising: a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening;a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air
1. A blower comprising: a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening;a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than seventy-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff; anda motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis, the rotor and fan being coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor. 2. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fan includes a plurality of impeller blades. 3. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fan includes a plurality of backward curved impeller blades. 4. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fan includes a first set of backward curved impeller blades, and a second set of backward curved impeller blades, the first set of backward curved impeller blades being spaced axially from the second set of backward curved impeller blades. 5. The blower as set forth in claim 4, further comprising an interior wall connected between the stator of the motor and the blower housing and extending generally radially from the fan axis, the interior wall supporting both the motor and the fan, the interior wall located between the first set of backward curved impeller blades and the second set of backward curved impeller blades. 6. The blower as set forth in claim 5, comprising a single bearing, the bearing attached to the interior wall and transmitting load between the rotor and the stator and transmitting load between the fan and the blower housing. 7. The blower as set forth in claim 5, wherein the interior wall comprises a wall extending radially outward from adjacent the stator to adjacent the blower housing and the wall circumscribes the stator. 8. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than fifty percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff. 9. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than twenty-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff. 10. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the outer diameter of the fan extends above the top portion of the air outlet opening. 11. The blower as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rotor includes an outer diameter and an axial length, the axial length of the rotor extending along an axial extent of the fan axis, the axial length of the rotor being not more than approximately one-half of an outer diameter of the rotor. 12. The blower as set forth in claim 11, wherein the motor comprises an axial flux motor. 13. A blower comprising: a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening;a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter, the fan comprising a first set of backward curved impeller blades, and a second set of backward curved impeller blades, the first set of backward curved impeller blades being spaced axially from the second set of backward curved impeller blades and a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than seventy-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff and the angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least ten degrees;a motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis, the rotor and fan being coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor; andan interior wall connected between the stator of the motor and the blower housing and extending generally radially from the fan axis, the interior wall supporting both the motor and the fan, the interior wall located between the first set of backward curved impeller blades and the second set of backward curved impeller blades. 14. The blower as set forth in claim 13, wherein the angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least fifteen degrees. 15. The blower as set forth in claim 13, wherein the angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least twenty degrees. 16. The blower as set forth in claim 13, wherein the angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least twenty-five degrees. 17. The blower as set forth in claim 13, wherein the angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least thirty degrees. 18. A method of utilizing a blower comprising: utilizing a fan within a blower housing, having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening, wherein the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than seventy-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff; andutilizing a motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis, the rotor and fan being coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor. 19. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 18, wherein the step of utilizing a fan within a blower housing further includes utilizing a plurality of impeller blades. 20. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 18, wherein the step of utilizing a fan within a blower housing further includes utilizing a plurality of backward curved impeller blades. 21. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 18, wherein the step of utilizing a fan within the blower housing further includes utilizing a first set of backward curved impeller blades, and a second set of backward curved impeller blades, the first set of backward curved impeller blades being spaced axially from the second set of backward curved impeller blades. 22. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 21, further comprising utilizing an interior wall connected between the stator of the motor and the blower housing and extending generally radially from the fan axis, the interior wall supporting both the motor and the fan, the interior wall located between the first set of backward curved impeller blades and the second set of backward curved impeller blades. 23. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 18, further includes operating the fan, wherein the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than fifty percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff and an angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least fifteen degrees. 24. The method of utilizing a blower as set forth in claim 18, further includes operating the fan, wherein the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than twenty-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff and an angle between the vertical line extending between the fan axis and the air outlet opening and the line extending between the fan axis and the cutoff being at least twenty degrees.
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