Blower
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorTSUYOSHI KURITA
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Abstract
A blower (10) includes: a housing (60) including a recess (63) that is open upward; a sleeve (70) disposed in the recess and including a through-hole (71); a shaft (314) extending through the through-hole; a cap portion (80) disposed above the sleeve with the shaft extending therethrough; a propeller (31) connected to an upper end of the shaft; and a lubricant (90) contained in the recess. The cap portion includes a first cap (81) and a second cap (82) disposed above the first cap. The first cap incudes a first vent (814) and a first pass-through portion (813) through which the shaft extends. The second cap includes a second pass-through portion (823) through which the shaft extends.
Claims10
A blower comprising:
- a housing including a recess that is open upward;
- a sleeve disposed in the recess and including a through-hole;
- a shaft extending through the through-hole;
- a cap portion disposed above the sleeve with the shaft extending through the through-hole;
- a propeller connected to an upper end of the shaft;
- and
- a lubricant contained in the recess, wherein
- the cap portion includes a first cap and a second cap disposed above the first cap,
- the first cap incudes a first vent and a first pass-through portion through which the shaft extends, and
- the second cap includes a second pass-through portion through which the shaft extends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.