A first elastic member is interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the circular core back portion and an inner wall surface of the second motor housing in a radial direction, both outer peripheral ends of the core back portion in the axial direction of the rotor are covered with the first elastic member, the first elastic member is assembled by being pinched between end surfaces of the first motor housing and the second motor housing which faces each other, and a second elastic member is assembled by being stacked between the bearing assembled in one of the pair of bearing housings and the bearing housing.

A lightweight impeller is provided for use in a pressurised gas source for a CPAP or other breathing assistance apparatus. The impeller can be shroudless or otherwise lightweight.

Disclosed embodiments relate to a housing for a fan that is constructed by cutting, bending, and/or folding a single sheet of metal. A disclosed housing is configured to house a fan having a motor that is configured to rotate around an axial direction. The housing includes a first plate that is oriented in a plane that is perpendicular to the axial direction and substantially flat wall regions extending away from the first plate so as to be non-coplanar with the first plate. The housing further includes a second plate having an air intake nozzle, the second plate oriented perpendicularly to the axial direction and thereby oriented parallel to the first plate and located a first distance along the axial direction from the first plate, with the first distance being determined by a length of the wall regions. The wall regions are configured to include air flow openings.

A head-mountable flow generator is configured to deliver a flow of breathable gas at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to a patient interface in communication with an entrance to a patient's airways including at least an entrance of the patient's nares, while the patient is sleeping, to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing. The flow generator includes a motor, an impeller assembly and housing that encases the motor and the impeller assembly. The housing is configured to be mounted on the patient's head and comprises an inlet to receive the flow of breathable gas and a pair of opposing outlets to deliver the flow of breathable gas. In addition, the impeller assembly is configured to pressurize the flow of breathable gas received from the inlet, and the housing is configured to convey the pressurized flow of breathable gas through both outlets.

A micro fan is provided. The micro fan includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of axial induced coil units and a circuit board. The axial induced coil units are respectively preformed as a plurality of stator magnetic pole units, and are coupled to the circuit board. At least one of the coil units includes a coil and insulation material. The insulation material is block-shaped and covers at least a portion of the coil, and the central axis of the coil is parallel to the shaft of the rotor.

An apparatus has a bed with bedding; an air mover; and an air outlet defined by the air mover to direct air into a sleep zone of the bed. A method includes operating an air mover to direct air into a sleep zone defined between a bed and bedding.

The invention relates to a housing, wherein the housing has a cover disk having a cylindrical wall and a central receptacle with a hub for supporting a fan having a diagonal fan wheel, wherein a plurality of three-dimensionally curved air guide vanes (S) are arranged about the hub, characterized in that the air guide vanes (S) are materially connected to the cylindrical wall and as a result, the housing is produced in one working step.

A centrifugal blower includes a centrifugal fan and a separation cylinder. The centrifugal fan has a separation plate. The separation cylinder is disposed inward of the blades in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan. The separation plate has an inner end surface extending from the one side to the other side in the axial direction at a position of an inner end in the radial direction. The separation cylinder has a separation cylinder end surface extending from the one side to the other side in the axial direction at a position of an end on the other side in the axial direction. A height of one of the separation cylinder end surface and the inner end surface in the axial direction is larger than a height of the other of the separation cylinder end surface and the inner end surface in the axial direction.

An air conditioner of the present disclosure includes a base case configured to include a suction port through which air is sucked and accommodate a filter therein, a tower case configured to be disposed above the base case and to include a discharge port through which the air sucked from the suction port is discharged, and a heater configured to be disposed inside the tower case to heat the air.

A breathing assistance apparatus has a pressurised gases source featuring a lightweight impeller with a plastic shaft. The impeller is shroudless. The plastic shaft is supported within the stator by a bearing structure. The resilient motor mount couples the stator and the housing and provides compliance and/or damping for the motor.