Fan with ribbed housing sidewalls

Description

FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the fan with ribbed housing wherein the fan motor and blades are removed for showing the interior face of the fan housing;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the interior face of the fan housing;

FIG. 3 is side view of the housing of FIG. 2, viewed from a bottom side thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the housing of FIG. 2, viewed from a top side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an exterior face of the fan housing, showing the face opposite to that of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the housing of FIG. 2, viewed from a left side thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the housing of FIG. 2, viewed from a right side thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the same housing as shown in FIG. 1, with a first embodiment of the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub;

FIG. 9 is a plan view analogous to FIG. 2, with the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub;

FIG. 10 is a side view analogous to FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a side view analogous to FIG. 4;

FIG. 12 is a plan view analogous to FIG. 5, with the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub;

FIG. 13 is a side view analogous to FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a side view analogous to FIG. 7;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the same housing as shown in FIG. 1, with a second embodiment of the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub, the rotor being formed with an annular pattern of rectangular apertures;

FIG. 16 is a plan view analogous to FIG. 2, with the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub;

FIG. 17 is a side view analogous to FIG. 3;

FIG. 18 is a side view analogous to FIG. 4;

FIG. 19 is a plan view analogous to FIG. 5, with the fan rotor/blade assembly placed on the hub;

FIG. 20 is a side view analogous to FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 21 is a side view analogous to FIG. 7.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a fan with ribbed housing sidewalls, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Teufel; Jorg (Elchingen, DE)
Assignee:	EBM-Papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG (St. Georgen, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/240,340
Filed:	October 11, 2005

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 11, 2005 [EM]			000335096

Current U.S. Class:	D13/179
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/179 ;165/80.3,104.33,151,122,185 ;257/706,707,718-722 ;361/687,695,697,700,702,704,709,710,711,719 ;D23/370

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D268667	April 1983	Jordan et al.
D357900	May 1995	Katsui et al.
D466092	November 2002	Hsieh
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2003/0079861	May 2003	Lee
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2006/0219386	October 2006	Hsia et al.
2007/0014089	January 2007	Huang

Other References

ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG, "Compact Fans for AC and DC," catalog pp. 40 & 41, published Mar. 1, 2004. (St. Georgen in the Black Forest, Germany). cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Sikder; Selina
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oliver, Esq.; Milton Ware, Fressola, VDS & Adolphson, LLP