US 6,318,964 B1Granted

Complex cooling fan with increased cooling capacity

OwnerSheng Shyan Yanginventor

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Abstract

A complex cooling fan includes an upper fan including an upper fan and a lower fan, the upper fan including a first cylindrical body, a plurality of first blades extending outwardly from the cylindrical shell body, and a cylindrical collar extending downwardly from the first cylindrical shell body, the cylindrical collar having a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical shell body, a lower edge of the first cylindrical shell body being formed with a positioning notch, and a lower fan including a second cylindrical shell body and a plurality of second blades extending outwardly from the second cylindrical shell body, the second cylindrical shell body having same outer diameter as the first cylindrical shell body and having an upper edge formed with a protuberance configured to engage with the positioning notch of the first cylindrical shell body, an inner diameter of the second cylindrical shell body having same size as an outer diameter of the cylindrical collar, the cylindrical collar being fitted into the second cylindrical shell body with the positioning notch engaged with the protuberance and the first blades aligned with second thereby combining the upper and lower fans together, whereby the complex cooling fan has increased cooling capacity and the molds for manufacturing the fan can be prolonged in service life thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

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Dependent claims

A composite cooling fan comprising:

(a) a first fan portion including:
(1) a first cylindrical shell body, said first cylindrical shell body defining a first peripheral edge having a positioning notch formed therein;
(2) a plurality of first blades extending radially outward from said first cylindrical shell body;
and,
(3) a cylindrical collar extending axially from said first cylindrical shell body, said cylindrical collar being in diametric dimension less than said first cylindrical shell body;
and,
(b) a second fan portion coaxially coupled to said first fan portion, said second fan portion including:
(1) a second cylindrical shell body coaxially receiving said cylindrical collar of said first fan portion in frictionally engaged manner, said second cylindrical shell body being in outer diametric dimension substantially equivalent to said first cylindrical shell body of said first fan portion, said second cylindrical shell body defining a second peripheral edge formed with a protuberance engaging said positioning notch of said first peripheral edge of said first cylindrical shell body;
and,
(2) a plurality of second blades extending radially outward from said second cylindrical shell body, said second blades respectively engaging in aligned manner said first blades to define a plurality of combined blades, adjacent ones of said combined blades being disposed to at least partially project one over the other, and being spaced one from the other by a guiding passage extending therebetween.

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