F04D29/00

Method to clean air utilizing a built-in air flow mechanism
11578726 · 2023-02-14 · ·

Disclosed embodiments relate to a combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. Disclosed embodiments further include ceiling tiles with a built-in fan and/or LED lighting. The disclosed systems may include a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The inventions include an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture. Moreover, disclosed embodiments include one or more UV light sources which irradiate contaminants as air flows through the ceiling tile.

BLOWER COMPRISING A FAN INSTALLED IN AN INNER SPACE OF A LOWER BODY HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND UPPER BODY POSITIONED ABOVE AND A SPACE FORMED BETWEEN THE BODIES WHEREIN THE BODIES HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS FORMED THROUGH RESPECTIVE BOUNDARY SURFACES WHICH ARE OPENED AND CLOSED BY A DOOR ASSEMBLY

A blower is provided that may include a fan that creates airflow; a lower body forming an inner space in which the fan may be installed, and having at least one suction hole through which air passes; an upper body positioned above the lower body and including a first upper body forming a first inner space that communicates with the inner space of the lower body, and a second upper body forming a second inner space that communicates with the inner space of the lower body and spaced apart from the first upper body; a space formed between the first upper body and the second upper body and opened in a frontward-rearward direction; a first opening formed through a first boundary surface of the first upper body facing the space; a second opening formed through a second boundary surface of the second upper body facing the space; and a door assembly including a first door installed at the first upper body and that opens and closes the first opening, and a second door installed at the second upper body and that opens and closes the second opening.

MOTOR, FAN, AND AIR CONDITIONER
20230231450 · 2023-07-20 ·

A motor includes a rotor molded by resin casting, and a stator disposed inside the rotor. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion in which a plurality of magnets are arranged side by side in a circumferential direction. The magnets are exposed on a side of an open end as one end of the cylindrical portion in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion includes an inner resin located inside each of the magnets in a radial direction of the cylindrical portion. The inner resin includes a first resin portion, and a second resin portion closer to the open end than the first resin portion in the axial direction. A sectional area of the second resin portion perpendicular to the axial direction is smaller than a sectional area of the first resin portion perpendicular to the axial direction.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING OF ROTATING COMPONENTS
20230232601 · 2023-07-20 ·

An EMI attenuation device includes a housing stator, a fan rotor, and an electrical bridge therebetween. The housing stator has an aperture therethrough, and at least a portion of the housing stator is electrically conductive. The fan rotor is adjacent to the aperture and has a rotational axis relative to the housing stator and a proximate surface proximate the housing stator. The fan rotor is electrically conductive, and the proximate surface is continuous around a rotational direction of the fan rotor. The electrical bridge is between the proximate surface of the fan rotor and a contact surface of the housing stator.

Light-emitting fan
11703217 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A light-emitting fan includes a fan frame, an impeller, a circuit board and a light-emitting component. The impeller includes a light guiding hub and a plurality of blades. The light guiding hub is disposed on the fan frame. The light guiding hub has an outer top surface, an outer annular surface, an inner annular surface, and a recess. The outer annular surface is connected to the outer top surface, the inner annular surface faces away from the outer annular surface. The blades are connected to the outer annular surface. The recess is located at the inner annular surface so as to form a light guiding protrusion of the light guiding hub. The circuit board is disposed on the fan frame. The light-emitting component is disposed on the circuit board. Light generated by the light-emitting component is emitted from the outer top surface through the light guiding protrusion.

Neck-hanging fan
11703060 · 2023-07-18 ·

A neck-hanging fan, comprises a housing that can be worn on the neck and a fan assembly, wherein the two extended tail ends of the housing are provided with an accommodating chamber, and an air duct communicating with the accommodating chamber is formed in the housing, a fan assembly is arranged in the accommodating chamber, an air inlet hole communicating with the accommodating chamber is arranged on the housing, and a plurality of air outlet holes communicating with the air duct are arranged on the outer wall of the housing, and the plurality of air outlet holes are distributed along the extension direction of the air duct. The end of the air outlet away from the fan assembly is provided with a wind gathering plate extending into the air duct, wherein a plurality of wind gathering plates are provided.

Fan and cover for fan
11698082 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A fan includes an electric motor and a fan wheel drivable or driven by the electric motor, arranged within its housing. The underside of the housing has an opening for an electric outlet, and a side the housing has a bracket, thereby forming a bushing. An electric line is arranged at least partially at the underside of the housing and is guided through the bushing, and a cover element is arranged at the underside of the housing. The cover element has a first section and a second section. The cover element is arranged at the underside of the housing in such a way that the first section is at least partially arranged in the bushing and clamps the electric line in the bushing while forming a strain relief, and that the second section covers the opening.

Ventilation fan with synchronous butterfly shutter for animal building
11690351 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A fan assembly for use in a sidewall of an animal house. The fan assembly includes an impeller, a motive force configured to rotate the impeller about a fan assembly axis, and a butterfly shutter. A shutter operation mechanism moves the butterfly doors of the shutter between the closed position and the open position in synchrony with an operating speed of the impeller. The shutter operating mechanism includes pushrods connected to the butterfly doors, and a linkage between the impeller and the second pushrods. The linkage includes at least one weight configured to rotate with the impeller about the fan assembly axis, wherein rotation of the at least one weight causes the linkage to exert a force on the pushrods to push the butterfly doors toward the open position when the impeller is rotating.

Ventilation fan with synchronous butterfly shutter for animal building
11690351 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A fan assembly for use in a sidewall of an animal house. The fan assembly includes an impeller, a motive force configured to rotate the impeller about a fan assembly axis, and a butterfly shutter. A shutter operation mechanism moves the butterfly doors of the shutter between the closed position and the open position in synchrony with an operating speed of the impeller. The shutter operating mechanism includes pushrods connected to the butterfly doors, and a linkage between the impeller and the second pushrods. The linkage includes at least one weight configured to rotate with the impeller about the fan assembly axis, wherein rotation of the at least one weight causes the linkage to exert a force on the pushrods to push the butterfly doors toward the open position when the impeller is rotating.

Turbocharged compressor

A turbocharged compressor system using an Organic Rankine Cycle system to recover waste heat from a compression process. The Organic Rankine Cycle system circulates an organic fluid through an evaporator, where the organic fluid vaporizes and is expanded in a turbine section of a turbocharger to drive a compressor section of the turbocharger. The organic fluid vapor is condensed in a condenser and is pumped to the evaporator once again for recirculation. The compressor section of the turbocharger pre-compresses a working fluid before entering an airend in a compression system. As the working fluid exits the airend, it may be delivered to the evaporator, where the waste heat from the working fluid evaporates the organic fluid flowing in the Organic Rankine Cycle system. The working fluid may also be circulated between intercoolers in multi-stage compressor systems.