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US 6,309,190 B1Granted
Shaft supporting structure for an axial fan
AssigneeYen Sun Technic Industrial Corporation
InventorChien-Jung Chen
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Abstract
A shaft supporting structure for an axial fan includes a base and a casing. Electronic control elements are provided for driving the fan wheel under byvirtue of the induction of a coil. The fan wheel includes blades and a magnet ring that can be inducted for driving a central shaft thereof. The central shaft includes two ends that are respectively supported in an arcuate recess of a support member in the base and an arcuate recess of another support member in the casing.
Claims3
A shaft supporting structure for an axial fan, comprising:
- a base including a mounting plate with a plurality of electronic control elements thereon, the base further including at least one coil mounted thereon, the base further including a support member with an arcuate recess;
- a fan wheel including a plurality of blades and a magnet ring, the fan wheel further including a central shaft extending outwardly from opposite sides of the fan wheel, the electronic control elements on the mounting plate controlling rotation of the central shaft of the fan wheel caused by induction between the magnet ring and the at least one coil, the central shaft including first and second ends, the first end of the central shaft being rotatably supported in the arcuate recess of the support member of the base;
- a casing engaged with the base for protecting the fan wheel, the casing including a support member with an arcuate recess, the second end of the central shaft being rotatably supported in the arcuate recess of the support member of the casing;
- the support member and the central shaft being made of abrasion-resistant material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.