Fan assembly and method
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorDavid E. Dent
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Abstract
A fan assembly includes a first fan and a second fan. The first fan has a first housing and a first blade assembly. The first blade assembly includes a plurality of blades attached to a hub, and is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation in a first direction. The second fan includes a second housing and a second blade assembly. The second blade assembly also includes a plurality of blades attached to a hub. The second blade assembly, however, is configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation in a second direction that is opposite the first direction of rotation. The first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation can be coincidental or they can be slightly offset.
Claims6
A fan assembly for cooling an environment of a computer housing, said fan assembly comprising:
- a plurality of counter-rotating fans comprising a first fan and a second fan arranged in series;
- said first fan comprising a first blade assembly having a first blade assembly diameter and a plurality of first blades, said first fan further comprising a first hub having a first hub diameter;
- said second fan comprising a second blade assembly having a second blade assembly diameter and a plurality of second blades, said second fan further comprising a second hub having a second hub diameter;
- wherein said first blade assembly diameter is larger than said second blade assembly diameter;
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- wherein said first hub diameter is smaller than said second hub diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.