Diffuser, centrifugal compression power system and bladeless fan

• US 10,634,163 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2015
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Company Limited (Midea Group Co., Ltd), Midea Group Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Company Limited (Midea Group Co., Ltd), Midea Group Co., Ltd
• Inventors: Dou, Hai, Ma, Lie, Shao, Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): Hansen, Kenneth J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Htay, Aye S
• Application Number:
  US15/554,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20180030998A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,611 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 17/10 for compressing or evacuating
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/08 the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/441 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/624 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps

Abstract

A diffuser includes a lower element and an upper element. The upper element is fixed on the lower element, and the upper element and the lower element are formed separately. The lower element includes a lower inner wall and a lower outer wall, and the upper element includes an upper inner wall and an upper outer wall. The upper inner wall is connected to the lower inner wall to form an internal air-guiding surface, the upper outer wall is connected to the lower outer wall to form an external air-guiding surface, and the internal air-guiding surface and the external air-guiding surface define an air-guiding channel for air flow diffusion. The upper element includes an upper air-guiding wing for connecting the upper inner wall and the upper outer wall, and the lower element includes a lower air-guiding wing for connecting the lower inner wall and the lower outer wall.

Claims

1. A diffuser, comprising:

a lower element; and

an upper element detachably mounted on the lower element by a screw;

wherein the diffuser is configured to be used in a bladeless fan;

wherein the upper element and the lower element are formed separately;

the lower element comprises a lower inner wall and a lower outer wall, and the upper element comprises an upper inner wall and an upper outer wall;

the upper inner wall is connected to the lower inner wall to form an internal air-guiding surface;

the upper outer wall is connected to the lower outer wall to form an external air-guiding surface;

the internal air-guiding surface is disposed opposite to the external air-guiding surface, and an air-guiding channel configured to diffuse an airflow is defined between the internal air-guiding surface and the external air-guiding surface;

the upper element further comprises an upper air-guiding wing for connecting the upper inner wall and the upper outer wall, and the lower element further comprising a lower air-guiding wing for connecting the lower inner wall and the lower outer wall;

the upper air-guiding wing is connected to the lower air-guiding wing to form an air-guiding wing for connecting the internal air-guiding surface and the external air-guiding surface;

wherein the lower outer wall and the upper outer wall forms an outer wall, the lower inner wall and the upper inner wall forms an inner wall, both diameters of the outer wall and the inner wall decrease gradually from a lower end of the diffuser to an upper end of the diffuser;

wherein the inner wall is shaped as a cone, upper end of the inner wall forms vertex of the cone;

wherein the airflow flows in the air-guiding channel in a direction from the lower end of the diffuser to the upper end of the diffuser.

2. The diffuser according to claim 1, wherein the air-guide wing comprises a plurality of air-guiding wings provided equiangularly.

3. The diffuser according to claim 1, wherein the lower air-guide wing comprises two adjacent lower air-guiding wings, wherein a through hole is formed in the internal air-guiding surface, and the through hole is located between the two adjacent lower air-guiding wings.

4. A centrifugal compression power system, comprising:

the diffuser according to claim 1.

5. The centrifugal compression power system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a motor, and an impeller connected to the motor, wherein the motor is located between the diffuser and the impeller, and the diffuser is connected downstream of an airflow produced by the impeller.

6. A bladeless fan, comprising:

a centrifugal compression power system, wherein the centrifugal compression power system comprises the diffuser according to claim 1.

7. The diffuser according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of air-guiding wings is in spiral shape.

8. The diffuser according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of air-guiding wings is shaped like a curved sheet and streamlined.

9. The diffuser according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of air-guiding wings extends outwardly from a center of the diffuser in a radial direction.