MOTOR RING AND SPLASH SHIELD ARRANGEMENT FOR A FAN ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A fan assembly comprising:
- a motor ring;
an electric motor supported by the motor ring and includingan output shaft defining a central axis,a brush assembly, anda motor end shield having at least one aperture and disposed adjacent the brush assembly; and
a splash shield adjacent the motor end shield, the splash shield including a rim having an inner surface in facing relationship with the motor end shield and configured to direct an airflow between the motor end shield and the splash shield in a substantially radial direction toward the central axis, and configured to redirect the substantially radial airflow through the aperture in a direction having both a radial and an axial component with respect to the central axis.
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Abstract
A fan assembly includes a motor ring and an electric motor supported by the motor ring and including an output shaft defining a central axis, a brush assembly, and a motor end shield having at least one aperture and disposed adjacent the brush assembly. The fan assembly further includes a splash shield adjacent the motor end shield. The splash shield includes a rim having an inner surface in facing relationship with the motor end shield and configured to direct an airflow between the motor end shield and the splash shield in a substantially radial direction toward the central axis, and configured to redirect the substantially radial airflow through the aperture in a direction having both a radial and an axial component with respect to the central axis.
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19 Claims
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1. A fan assembly comprising:
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a motor ring; an electric motor supported by the motor ring and including an output shaft defining a central axis, a brush assembly, and a motor end shield having at least one aperture and disposed adjacent the brush assembly; and a splash shield adjacent the motor end shield, the splash shield including a rim having an inner surface in facing relationship with the motor end shield and configured to direct an airflow between the motor end shield and the splash shield in a substantially radial direction toward the central axis, and configured to redirect the substantially radial airflow through the aperture in a direction having both a radial and an axial component with respect to the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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