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US 2016/0101947 A1Published application
Compact centrifugal air blowers for air cushion supported cargo loading platform
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRichard Himmelmann
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes cargo loading systems and components including cargo systems utilizing one or more air cushions to elevate one or more cargo shuttles. Air is delivered to the air cushions by compact centrifugal air blowers. Such compact centrifugal air blowers are designed to provide sufficient power to inflate air cushions, while having a sufficiently short profile.
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A cargo loading system, comprising:
- a cargo shuttle having a frame;
- an air volume located beneath the cargo shuttle;
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- a compact centrifugal air blower positioned within the frame of the cargo shuttle and comprising an outlet in fluid communication with the air volume, a stator integrated into a first heat diffuser, and a magnet concentrically surrounding the stator.
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A compact centrifugal air blower, comprising:
- an outlet in fluid communication with an air cushion;
- a stator integrated into a first heat diffuser;
- an impeller concentrically surrounding the stator, wherein a magnet is physically coupled to the impeller;
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- a second heat diffuser concentrically surrounding the impeller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.