U.S. patent number 3,700,358 [Application Number 05/101,026] was granted by the patent office on 1972-10-24 for fan assembly for a ventilator.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Papst-Motoren KG. Invention is credited to Emil Gierschek, Georg F. Papst, Hans-Dieter Papst.
United States Patent |
3,700,358 |
Papst , et al. |
October 24, 1972 |
FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A VENTILATOR
Abstract
A fan assembly for a ventilator, and a square ventilator housing
comprising a first portion formed with a first passage of circular
cross-section and wherein the fan assembly is at least partially
received, and at least one second portion rigid with the first
portion and formed with a second passage axially aligned and
directly communicating with said first passage, said second passage
having an open end spaced from the first passage and having
throughout its length and at the open end thereof a cross-sectional
area greater than the cross-sectional area of the circular first
passage and a transverse dimension greater than the diameter of the
circular first passage. The electronic components as resistors,
condensors, transistors, diodes and the like which are necessary
for commutation and/or for electrical control of this fan assembly
are placed inside one or more hollow portions in the corners of
said square housing.
Inventors: |
Papst; Georg F. (St. Georgen,
DT), Gierschek; Emil (St. Georgen, DT),
Papst; Hans-Dieter (St. Georgen, DT) |
Assignee: |
Papst-Motoren KG (St. Georgen,
DT)
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Family
ID: |
5754973 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/101,026 |
Filed: |
December 23, 1970 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Dec 24, 1969 [DT] |
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P 19 64 890.9 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
417/354;
417/423.1; 310/67R |
Current CPC
Class: |
H02K
7/14 (20130101); F04D 25/0613 (20130101); F01P
1/06 (20130101); F01P 2050/30 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F04D
25/06 (20060101); H02K 29/00 (20060101); H02K
7/14 (20060101); F04D 25/02 (20060101); F01P
1/06 (20060101); F01P 1/00 (20060101); F04b
017/00 (); F04b 035/04 (); H02k 007/00 (); H02k
068/73 () |
Field of
Search: |
;417/353,354,423 ;98/94
;310/67 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Walker; Robert M.
Claims
What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters
Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
1. A fan assembly for a ventilator, comprising, in combination, a
square housing having hollow portions in the corners thereof and
having a portion formed with a passage of circular cross-section
and wherein a fan assembly is at least partially received, said fan
assembly having a motor; spoke-like support means for carrying said
motor and having longitudinal recesses; a plurality of electrical
components including resistors, condensors, transistors and diodes
comprising a control circuit for electrically controlling the fan
assembly, said electrical components being placed inside at least
one of the hollow portions in the corners of said square housing;
electrical cables connected to said electrical components and
mounted in a recess of said spoke-like supporting means; and plug
connector means mounted on said housing and connecting said cables
and arranged to be connected to a source of electrical energy.
2. A fan assembly for a ventilator according to claim 1, said
electronic components being mounted in hollow portions having their
open ends on the inlet side of the fan assembly.
3. A fan assembly for a ventilator according to claim 1, said
electronic components being mounted with good thermal conductivity
on such parts of the housing which have a direct metallic
connection to a fan-cooled surface of said housing.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fan assembly for a ventilator.
More particularly, the invention relates to improvements in a fan
assembly which may be utilized for ventilation and efficient
withdrawal of heat from electrical apparatus, for example, for
cooling of apparatus which are used in the field of communications.
Still more particularly, the invention relates to improvements in a
fan assembly wherein the rotor preferably accommodates the
stator.
There is an increasing tendency to control the amount of air-flow
through said equipment depending from temperature, humidity or
other parameters. This can be done easily by electronic control of
the speed of the fan.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to
provide a fan of small size and high capacity by housing the
electronic components which are necessary for said electronic speed
control in spare room inside the housing of the fan assembly.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a simple and
inexpensive fan assembly in which the motor may easily be replaced
by a like one.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide an
efficient cooling of such electronic components in which heat is
generated during action.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One feature of our invention resides in a novel construction of a
fan assembly for a ventilator, comprising in combination a square
ventilator housing having a first portion formed with a first
passage of circular cross-section and wherein the fan assembly is
at least partially received, and at least one second portion rigid
with the first portion and formed with a second passage axially
aligned and directly communicating with said first passage, said
second passage having an open end spaced from the first passage and
having throughout its length and at the open end thereof a
cross-sectional area greater than the cross-sectional area of the
circular first passage and a transverse dimension greater than the
diameter of the circular first passage and electronic components as
resistors, condensors, transistors, diodes and the like which are
necessary for commutation and/or for electrical control of this fan
assembly being placed inside one or more hollow portions in the
corners of said square housing.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention said electronic
components are mounted in hollow portions having their open ends on
the inlet side of the fan assembly.
According to another feature of the invention the electronic
components are mounted on such parts of the housing which have a
direct metallic connection to a fan-cooled surface of said
housing.
According to a still further feature of the invention the motor is
carried by spoke-like supporting means and the electric cables
connected to said electronic components are mounted in a recess of
said spoke-like supporting means and there are plug connections
between said cables and said motor.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the
invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The
improved fan assembly itself, however, both as to its construction
and its mode of operation, together with additional features and
advantages thereof, will be best understood upon perusal of the
following detailed description of certain specific embodiments with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a sectional partial view taken along a radius from the
center to one corner of a fan assembly according to the
invention,
FIG. 2 is an elevated view of a smaller version in reduced scale
taken from the input side of the fan assembly,
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the electric motor and the
associated electronic components mounted within the housing of said
motor.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 a square housing 1
surrounds an electric motor 1'. Electronic components 2 such as
resistors, condensors, transistors, diodes and the like which are
necessary for commutation and/or for electrical control of this fan
assembly, are mounted in hollow portions 3 which are in the region
of corners of said housing. The propeller fan is of the type
wherein the rotor surrounds the stator, the blades of the fan being
affixed to the peripheral parts of said rotor. The rotating shaft
of the rotor is turnably mounted in bearing means which are
surrounded by a tubular housing (not shown) on which the laminae 4
and the plate 4' are mounted and which is affixed to the
flange-shaped member 5.
Within the hollow portions 3 of the housing 1 there are ribs 6 on
which a transistor 2' is affixed. These ribs have a direct metallic
connection to the inclined fan-cooled surface 7 of said housing. As
the particular construction of the housing 1 increases considerably
the input of air as well as the output and decreases air friction
said inclined surface 7 is perfectly cooled and the heat
originating in transistor 2' is easily dissipated.
Spoke-like mounting means 10 are firmly connecting the corners of
the housing with the stator flange 5 on which the motor is mounted.
The spoke-like parts 10 are especially shaped as guiding means and
protection for the electric cables 10' which connect transistor 2'
and other electrical components with the motor. In one corner there
are mounted plugs 11 which are connected with the electric circuit
of the motor so that the fan assembly can easily be connected with
the mains by means of these plugs.
In the circuit diagram of FIG. 3 there are illustrated by way of
example the electrical connections between the motor and the
associated electronic components mounted in the housing of the fan
assembly. The four stator windings 13 and the hall semi-conductors
14 which are in the central part of the housing 1 are shown on the
left. All other electronic components which are mounted in the
corners of the housing are shown on the right. There are plug
connections 15 so that the motor may easily be replaced by a new
one.
The magnetic field of the motor will influence the hall
semi-conductors so that their resistance is varying in well-known
manner according to the actual position of the rotor. The
transistors 16, 17, 18, 19 connected with said hall semi-conductors
14 will become conductive one after the other, the diodes 20, 21,
22, 23 will become conductive one after the other and accordingly a
current will flow through the associated windings 13. By means of
the potentiometer 24 the speed of the motor can be changed. For the
purpose of electronic control of the speed the potential derived
from the winding of the motor (which is acting as tacho-generator)
is compared with a reference potential derived by means of the
zener diode 25. The transistors 26 and the associated resistors
have a per se known function in this device for controlling the
speed of the motor.
When electronic or other equipment has to be ventilated, there is
an increasing tendency to control the amount of air-flow through
said equipment. This can be done easily be controlling the speed of
the fan.
The present invention offers a novel and advantageous way for
housing the electronic components, which are necessary for such
control functions.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the
gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current
knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without
omitting features which fairly constitute essential characteristics
of the generic and specific aspects of our contribution to the art
and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be
comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the
claims.
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