System for the construction of an axial fan

• US 8,967,983 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novenco A/S (International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Novenco A/S (International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kampf, Lars Verner
• Primary Examiner(s): FREAY, CHARLES GRANT
• Application Number:
  US13/498,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20120210572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,602 Days
• Field of Search: 417/360, 417/423.15
• US Class Current: 417/360
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/08 the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/522 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/545 Ducts
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53 Means to assemble or disassemble

Abstract

A system for constructing an axial blower comprising an essentially circular-cylindrical blower pipe configured about a center axis and an inner pipe serving as motor case; and presenting several mounting options for mounting of motor drives to the effect that it is possible to mount motor drives extending rearwards relative to the inner pipe and motor drives extending primarily within the inner pipe.

Claims

1. A kit for construction of an axial fan system in a duct, comprising:

an essentially circular-cylindrical blower pipe configured about a centre axis, including a fan rotor that is configured within the blower pipe, the fan rotor;

(1) having a rotor hub that essentially coincides with the centre axis of the blower pipe, and (2) being connected to and extending from a drive shaft in a motor drive;

a motor case that is provided behind the fan rotor for mounting and retaining the motor drive, said motor case including;

an essentially circular-cylindrical inner pipe having a frontmost end facing towards the rotor hub and a rearmost end facing away from the rotor hub, and being retained in the blower pipe by means of a number of ribs to the effect that the centre axis of the inner pipe coincides with the centre axis of the blower pipe, and

one or more mounting fittings configured for mounting of the motor drive to the inner pipe, and

at least one small motor drive and at least one large motor drive, the at least one small motor drive and the at least one large motor drive being both configured for mounting on a mounting fitting, and a largest dimension of the at least one small motor drive measured at right angles to the centre axis of the drive shaft is smaller than a corresponding largest dimension on the at least one large motor drive, wherein;

a radius on an inner side of the inner pipe is larger than the largest dimension of the at least one small motor drive and smaller than the largest dimension of the at least one large motor drive, and

the mounting fitting includes;

a first fitting allowing the small motor to be mounted to the inner pipe such that at least the part of the at least one small motor which has the larger dimension extends completely within the inner pipe, and

a second fitting allowing the at least one large motor to be mounted to the inner pipe such that at least the part of the at least one large motor which has the larger dimension extends completely behind the rearmost end of the inner pipe.

2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the inner pipe and the first mounting fitting are configured such as to allow mounting of the first mounting fitting most proximate to the frontmost end of the inner pipe.

3. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the inner pipe and the second mounting fitting are configured such as to allow mounting of the second mounting fitting most proximate to the rearmost end of the inner pipe.

4. The kit according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the mounting fittings has a circular outermost flange having the same outer radius as the inner radius on the inner pipe to the effect that the mounting fitting braces the inner pipe following mounting therein.

5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the radius of the frontmost end of the inner pipe corresponds to the radius on that part of the rotor hub which is most proximate to the frontmost end of the inner pipe.

6. The kit according to claim 1, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

7. The kit according to claim 2, wherein the radius of the frontmost end of the inner pipe corresponds to the radius on that part of the rotor hub which is most proximate to the frontmost end of the inner pipe.

8. The kit according to claim 3, wherein the radius of the frontmost end of the inner pipe corresponds to the radius on that part of the rotor hub which is most proximate to the frontmost end of the inner pipe.

9. The kit according to claim 4, wherein the radius of the frontmost end of the inner pipe corresponds to the radius on that part of the rotor hub which is most proximate to the frontmost end of the inner pipe.

10. The kit according to claim 2, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

11. The kit according to claim 3, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

12. The kit according to claim 4, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

13. The kit according to claim 5, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

14. The kit according to claim 7, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

15. The kit according to claim 8, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.

16. The kit according to claim 9, wherein at least individual ones of the ribs are configured as guide faces for the air flowing in the axial fan.