Axial flow fan unit
AssigneeNidec Corporation
InventorsYusuke Yoshida, Shinya Kaneoya
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Abstract
A fan frame includes a first housing having a first end portion in which a first protrusion is arranged, a second housing having a second end portion in which a second protrusion opposing the first protrusion along a specified axis is arranged, the second end portion being in an axially opposing relationship with the first end portion, and a fixing member attached to the first protrusion and the second protrusion to fix the first housing and the second housing together. Further, a first locking portion is arranged in the first end portion and a second locking portion engaging with the first locking portion is arranged in the second end portion.
Claims25
A fan frame comprising:
- a first housing having a first end portion on which a first protrusion is arranged;
- a second housing having a second end portion on which a second protrusion opposing the first protrusion along an axis is arranged, the second end portion being in an axially opposing relationship with the first end portion;
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- a fixing member attached to the first protrusion and the second protrusion to fix the first housing and the second housing together.
A fan unit comprising:
- a first housing arranged to accommodate a first impeller rotatable about an axis, the first housing having a first end portion on which a first protrusion is arranged;
- a second housing arranged to accommodate a second impeller rotatable about the axis, the second housing having a second end portion on which a second protrusion axially opposing the first protrusion is arranged, the second end portion being in an axially opposing relationship with the first end portion;
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- a fixing member attached to the first protrusion and the second protrusion to fix the first housing and the second housing together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.