Airfoil blade for impeller fan and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Atarashi, Shotaro Ito, Kiyoshi Sano, Kazuaki Yamamoto
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Abstract
An airfoil blade for a fan impeller, includes one blade surface portion formed by extrusion molding. A plurality of ribs are integrally formed with the one blade surface portion to extend upwardlyf rom it in generally a vertical direction and having heights as will provide a curve line for the other curved blade surface portion when end faces of the ribs are connected to each other. A sheet material is applied onto the ribs along their end faces to provide the other curved blade surface portion so as to form a blade configuration of the airfoil blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge and including hollow portions in it.
Claims1
An airfoil blade for use in a fan impeller, comprising:
- a first blade surface portion formed by extrusion molding;
- a plurality of ribs integral with said first blade surface portion and extending outwardly from said first blade surface portion, said ribs dimensioned so as to together provide a curve line along the end portions thereof;
- a sheet material disposed on said ribs of said first blade surface portion along said curve line, forming a second blade surface portion, wherein said airfoil blade is formed having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and hollow portions therein between said ribs;
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- a plurality of small holes in said sheet material forming said second blade surface portion communicating said hollow portions with the exterior thereof, whereby said hollow portions can be used as a resonator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.