Noise killing system of fans

• US 5,791,869 A
• Filed: 02/06/1996
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Seungbae
• Primary Examiner(s): KWON, JOHN
• Application Number:
  US08/597,126
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 415/118, 415/119, 126/247
• US Class Current: 415/119
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/665 by means of resonance chambers or interference
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/681 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps

Abstract

Mounted on the body of a fan blade is a micro-electro mechanical system which includes at least one thin silicon film forming an integrated circuit, and an actuator connected to the circuit for generating vibrations. If used as a noise-killing system, the actuator generates vibrations which offset (reduce) unstable air flows along the blade body. If used in a heat exchanger to improve the heat exchange effect, the system generates vibrations which amplify the unstable air flow, e.g., to amplify turbulence and vortexes.

Claims

1. A fan blade including a blade body and a noise killing apparatus mounted on the blade body at a predetermined position thereon;

the noise-killing apparatus comprising a micro-electro mechanical system including a thin silicon film chip disposed at the position and forming;

an integrated circuit, and an actuator disposed at the position and operated by the circuit for generating vibrations offsetting unstable air flow modes produced along the blade body.

2. The fan blade according to claim 1 wherein the chip further comprises a sensing portion for detecting turbulent flow along the periphery of the blade body, the integrated circuit including a logic circuit connected to the sensing portion and the actuator, the logic circuit including a computation processing portion for analyzing signals from the sensing portion representative of turbulent flow and supplying signals to the actuator to generate vibrations offsetting the turbulent flow.

3. A fan blade including a blade body and at least one noise killing apparatus mounted on the blade body at a predetermined fixed position thereon for continuously generating vibrations of a fixed frequency to offset unstable air flow modes produced at such location.

4. A fan blade for a heat exchanger, the fan blade including a blade body and a micro-electrical mechanical system including a thin silicon film chip forming:

an integrated circuit, and an actuator operated by the circuit for generating vibrations increasing unstable air flow modes produced along the blade body.