Fan and mounting bracket for an air mover

• US 10,161,417 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Therma-Stor LLC
• Original Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corporation (Teleflex Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tejeda, Marco A., Steffes, Michael J., Scharping, James A., Giallombardo, Richard G., Stearns, Jared M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eastman, Aaron R
• Application Number:
  US14/707,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20160327063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,327 Days
• Field of Search: 4151212
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 19/002 Axial flow fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/06 the pump being electrically driven F04D25/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/4226 Fan casings
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/4246 comprising more than one outlet
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/624 especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/646 Mounting or removal of fans

Abstract

An air mover comprising a housing with a top portion is disclosed. A mounting bracket is recessed into the housing through the top portion of the housing. The mounting bracket comprises a plurality of top chords intersecting at a first portion of an inner web and a plurality of bottom chords intersecting at a second portion of the inner web. The mounting bracket also has a base plate coupled to the plurality of bottom chords. A motor is coupled to the base plate of the mounting bracket. An impeller is coupled to the motor. The air mover further comprises a housing cover that has an inlet ring positioned on the top portion of the housing. The housing cover is coupled to the mounting bracket via the mounting flanges and a portion of the inlet ring protrudes into the impeller inlet inside the housing.

Claims

1. An air mover comprising:

a housing having a top portion;

a mounting bracket recessed into the top portion of the housing, the mounting bracket comprising;

a plurality of top chords intersecting at a first portion of an inner web and a plurality of bottom chords intersecting at a second portion of the inner web wherein the inner web comprises a plurality of vertical chords extending from the first portion of the inner web to the second portion of the inner web;

the plurality of top chords each having an impeller clearance notch and a mounting flange;

a plurality of outer chords wherein each outer chord extends from a corresponding top chord to a corresponding bottom chord; and

a base plate coupled to the plurality of bottom chords;

a motor coupled to the base plate of the mounting bracket;

an impeller coupled to the motor wherein the impeller comprises an inlet and a plurality of blades, the impeller being positioned so that a portion of the plurality of blades pass through the plurality of impeller clearance notches as the impeller rotates; and

a housing cover having an inlet ring positioned on the top portion of the housing wherein the motor and the impeller are coupled to the housing cover via the mounting bracket using the mounting flanges and a portion of the inlet ring protrudes into the impeller inlet inside the housing.

2. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the base plate has a cable clearance notch.

3. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the plurality of top chords further comprise a plurality of notches for positioning a grill.

4. The air mover of claim 1, further comprising a power cord that is coupled to the housing directly above a power cord clip and the power cord clip is operable to hold the power cord.

5. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the housing cover comprises a plurality of recesses and wherein the housing further comprises a base portion having a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions being operable to fit within the recesses of another housing to stack a plurality of air movers.

6. The air mover of claim 5, wherein the base portion of the housing further comprises a plurality of apertures for air flow out of the housing.

7. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a plurality of cable tie locating holes and cable tie locating notches for securing a cable with a fastener.

8. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the impeller inlet has a lip and the inlet ring of the housing cover protrudes into the impeller inlet lip so that airflow into impeller inlet through the inlet ring is increased and extraneous airflow into the impeller inlet is decreased.

9. The air mover of claim 1, wherein the inlet ring of the housing cover has a lip and the inlet ring lip protrudes into the impeller inlet so that airflow into impeller inlet through the inlet ring is increased and extraneous airflow into the impeller inlet is decreased.

10. A method of assembling an air mover comprising:

coupling a motor to a base plate of a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket comprising;

a plurality of top chords intersecting at a first portion of an inner web and a plurality of bottom chords intersecting at a second portion of the inner web wherein the inner web comprises a plurality of vertical chords extending from the first portion of the inner web to the second portion of the inner web;

the plurality of top chords each having an impeller clearance notch and a mounting flange;

a plurality of outer chords wherein each outer chord extends from a corresponding top chord to a corresponding bottom chord; and

the base plate coupled to the plurality of bottom chords;

coupling an impeller to the motor wherein the impeller comprises an inlet and a plurality of blades, the impeller being positioned so that a portion of the plurality of blades pass through the plurality of impeller clearance notches of the mounting bracket as the impeller rotates;

recessing the mounting bracket into a housing through a top portion of the housing;

placing a housing cover onto the top portion of the housing, the housing cover comprising an inlet ring; and

coupling the mounting bracket via the mounting flanges onto the housing cover so that a portion of the inlet ring protrudes into the impeller inlet inside the housing.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the base plate has a cable clearance notch.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of top chords further comprise a plurality of notches for positioning a grill.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising a power cord that is coupled to the housing directly above a power cord clip and the power cord clip is operable to hold the power cord.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the housing cover comprises a plurality of recesses and wherein the housing further comprises a base portion having a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions being operable to fit within the recesses of another housing to stack a plurality of air movers.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the base portion of the housing further comprises a plurality of apertures for air flow out of the housing.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a plurality of cable tie locating holes and cable tie locating notches for securing a cable with a fastener.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the impeller inlet has a lip and the inlet ring of the housing cover protrudes into the impeller inlet lip so that airflow into impeller inlet through the inlet ring is increased and extraneous airflow into the impeller inlet is decreased.

18. The air mover of claim 10, wherein the inlet ring of the housing cover has a lip and the inlet ring lip protrudes into the impeller inlet so that airflow into impeller inlet through the inlet ring is increased and extraneous airflow into the impeller inlet is decreased.

19. An air moving apparatus comprising:

a housing having a top portion;

a mounting bracket recessed into the top portion of the housing;

a motor coupled to the mounting bracket;

an impeller coupled to the motor wherein the impeller comprises an inlet and a plurality of blades; and

a housing cover having an inlet ring, the housing cover being positioned on the top portion of the housing and being coupled to the mounting bracket opposite the motor, the inlet ring being positioned such that the inlet ring overlaps with at least a portion of the impeller blades in a longitudinal direction and there is a tolerance between the inlet ring and the impeller blades in a radial direction

wherein the motor is recessed within the interior of the impeller.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the impeller has a lip and there is an overlap between the inlet ring and the impeller lip in a longitudinal direction and there is a tolerance between the inlet ring and the impeller lip in the radial direction.