Anti-backflow device for fan unit

• US 10,294,947 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Celestica Technology Consultancy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Celestica Technology Consultancy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wei, Yen Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Seabe, Justin D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mikus, Jason
• Application Number:
  US14/569,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20150211536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,621 Days
• Field of Search: 415146, 415147
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 19/002 Axial flow fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/14 and having shutters, e.g. automatically closed when not in use

Abstract

An anti-backflow device for a fan unit, which is fabricated by cutting a rectangle thin plate, includes: a plate body defining an air outlet to permit air outflow upon activation of the fan unit, and having at least two inner peripheral sides; a plurality of connection arms; and a plurality of blades. Each blade is connected a pair of the connection arms, which are in turn connected to two connecting holes formed in the inner peripheral sides of the plate body.

Claims

1. An anti-backflow device for a fan unit that includes a mounting frame with an air outlet, the anti-backflow device fabricated by cutting a rectangle thin plate and comprising:

a plate body adapted to be attached to the mounting frame of the fan unit, said plate body defining an air outlet in communication with the air outlet of the mounting frame to permit air outflow upon activation of the fan unit;

and

a plurality of first blades arranged in a parallel manner relative to one another in the width direction of the air outlet of the plate body, each of the first blades has two opposite connecting arms that extend in a longitudinal direction of the the air outlet of the plate body and that are adjacent to two opposite lateral sides of an adjacent one of said parallel first blades and two connecting holes formed on two ends of the connecting arms,

wherein the plurality of connecting arms and the plurality of first blades are fabricated by cutting the rectangle thin plate,

wherein the plurality of connecting arms rotate at the connecting holes to permit turning of the plurality of first blades outward with respect to the air outlet of the plate body.

2. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein each of said connecting arms has a width equivalent to a gap defined between one lateral side of said first blade and one of inner peripheral sides of said plate body adjacent to said one lateral side of said first blade.

3. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein each of said connecting arms has a longitudinal length equivalent to a length of each of said first blades.

4. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said plate body, said plurality of connecting arms and said plurality of first blades cooperatively define a total surface area generally equivalent to an entire surface area of said thin plate.

5. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said pair of connecting arms having two top ends generally flush with said connecting holes to facilitate turning of said pair of connecting arms at said connecting holes.

6. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said plate body defines a total surface area generally equivalent to an entire surface area of said thin plate.

7. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of first blades cooperatively define a total surface area generally equivalent to an entire surface area of the air outlet of the fan unit, which is in spatial communication with said air outlet defined by said plate body.

8. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said thin plate has a thickness less than 0.4 mm.

9. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein said thin plate has a thickness of 0.4 mm.

10. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein the fan unit has a dimension of 40 mm×

40 mm.

11. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, wherein the fan unit has a dimension of 38 mm×

38 mm.

12. The anti-backflow device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one second blade having two opposite lateral sides connected to another pair of connecting holes inboard to said two connecting holes respectively.

13. The anti-backflow device according to claim 12, wherein said plurality of first blades and said second blade cooperatively define a total surface area equivalent to an entire surface area of the air outlet of the fan unit.

14. The anti-backflow device according to claim 12, further comprising an extra pair of connecting arms for connecting said two opposite lateral sides of said second blade to said another pair of connecting holes, wherein each extra connection arm has a width equivalent to a distance defined between one of inner peripheral sides and one lateral side of said second connection arm adjacent to said one of said inner peripheral sides.

15. The anti-backflow device according to claim 12, wherein said another pair of connecting holes, with which said two opposite lateral sides of said second blade are connected respectively, are formed inboard to said connecting holes.

16. The anti-backflow device according to claim 12, wherein each of said connecting holes and said another pair of connecting holes is a circular hole.

17. The anti-backflow device according to claim 12, wherein each of said connecting holes and said another pair of connecting holes has polygonal inner side surfaces.