Exhaust fan apparatus
First Claim
1. An exhaust fan apparatus comprising a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion includes a centrifugal fan scroll casing, the scroll casing having parallel side walls, a shaft extending within the casing normal to the side wall and mounting an impeller for rotation therewithin, motor means for driving the shaft, an inlet port provided axially of the fan shaft axis on a side wall of the casing, a discharge port extending from the scroll, a first tubular diffuser portion communicating with the fan discharge port and a second tubular portion extending upwardly from the first tubular portion, the second tubular portion being bifurcated to provide at least two passageways having generally parallel axes generally normal to the axis of the fan shaft, and wherein the axes of the passageways lie in a plane which is parallel to the axis of the fan.
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Abstract
An exhaust fan to be mounted on a roof and for exhausting spent gases from a building, including a centrifugal fan scroll casing with a centrifugal fan impeller mounted on an axle within the casing and having an axis of rotation at right angles to the side members of the scroll casing. A bifurcated stack including two generally parallel passageways is connected to the scroll casing so that the stack is upright and communicates with the outlet port of the scroll casing. A ring defining an annulus may be provided at the outlet end of the stack to induce ambient air to mix with the spent air exhausting from the bifurcated tubular member.
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- 1. An exhaust fan apparatus comprising a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion includes a centrifugal fan scroll casing, the scroll casing having parallel side walls, a shaft extending within the casing normal to the side wall and mounting an impeller for rotation therewithin, motor means for driving the shaft, an inlet port provided axially of the fan shaft axis on a side wall of the casing, a discharge port extending from the scroll, a first tubular diffuser portion communicating with the fan discharge port and a second tubular portion extending upwardly from the first tubular portion, the second tubular portion being bifurcated to provide at least two passageways having generally parallel axes generally normal to the axis of the fan shaft, and wherein the axes of the passageways lie in a plane which is parallel to the axis of the fan.
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