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US 12,723,601 B2Granted
Hub for a cooling fan
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
InventorsHuangang Liu, Yixin Hua, Zhongyang Wang, Hengjun Wang
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Abstract
The disclosure shows a hub for a cooling fan, comprising a first sand venting structure at a first surface of the hub, a second sand venting structure at a second surface of the hub, and venting holes connecting the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first sand venting structure is configured to transport sand to the venting holes and the second sand venting structure is configured to transport the sand from the venting holes out of the hub.
Claims16
A hub for a cooling fan, comprising:
- a first sand venting structure at a first surface of the hub;
- a second sand venting structure at a second surface of the hub;
- and
- venting holes connecting the first surface and the second surface,
- wherein the first sand venting structure is configured to transport sand to the venting holes and the second sand venting structure is configured to transport the sand out of the hub from the venting holes
- wherein the first sand venting structure comprises first ribs extending in a radial direction of the hub and first sliding surfaces between the first ribs, wherein the second sand venting structure comprises second ribs extending in the radial direction and second sliding surfaces between the second ribs,
- wherein at least one of the first ribs and the second ribs are inclined in relation to the radial direction, and
- wherein the first ribs and the second ribs are staggered to one another in relation to a circumference direction.
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A cooling fan comprising:
- a hub including a first surface and a second surface;
- a first sand venting structure integrally connected to the first surface;
- a second sand venting structure integrally connected to the second surface;
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- venting holes integrally formed within the first surface and the second surface, the venting holes are configured to transport sand from the first sand venting structure to the second sand venting structure
- wherein the first sand venting structure comprises first ribs extending in a radial direction of the hub and first sliding surfaces between the first ribs, wherein the second sand venting structure comprises second rubs extending in a radial direction and second sliding surfaces between the second ribs,
- wherein at least one of the first ribs and the second ribs are inclined in relation to the radial direction, and
- wherein the first ribs and the second ribs are staggered to one another in relation to a circumference direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.