COLUMNAR AIR MOVING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHOD

• US 20140314560A1
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Airius Ip Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Airius Ip Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Avedon, Raymond B.
• Application Number:
  US14/134,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20140314560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 415/208.2
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/088 Ceiling fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/542 Bladed diffusers fixing blades to stators F01D9/042
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/544 Blade shapes
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/646 Mounting or removal of fans
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 7/065 fan combined with single duct; mounting arrangements of a fan in a duct
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49245 Vane type or other rotary, e.g., fan
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49327 Axial blower or fan

Abstract

A columnar air moving device can comprise separately formed modular stator vanes in a stator vane assembly. The stator vanes can be arranged in a radial pattern, and can direct air in an axial direction. The modular stator vanes, as well as other components of the stator vane assembly, can be replaced, adjusted, and/or removed from the columnar air moving device.

Claims

1. A vane assembly comprising:

a top or bottom member having a cup-like shape; and

a plurality of vane members;

each vane member having a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer lateral edge, an inner lateral edge, and an elongated flange extending along the inner lateral edge, the elongated flange having a top end and a bottom end,

wherein the plurality of vane members are arranged in a circular pattern around a longitudinally extending axis such that the vane members point in a generally radial direction away from the longitudinal axis with the top or bottom ends of the elongated flanges positioned within the top or bottom member respectively.