Fan for an alternator
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoshua E. Fine, Jeffrey Allan Digby
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Abstract
An electrical machine such as an alternator (10) has a first fan (12) and second fan (14) rotatably disposed within a first housing portion (16) and a second housing portion (18). The fans (12, 14) each comprise a continuous ring (54), a plurality of blades (56), and a plurality of tabs (58). The continuous ring (54) is disposed in a top plane and connects the plurality of blades (56) extending therefrom. The plurality of tabs (58) extends from the plurality of blades (56) into a bottom plane so as to be parallel to the continuous ring (54) disposed in the top plane.
Claims7
A fan for a rotating electrical machine comprising:
- a continuous ring disposed in a top plane;
- a plurality of planar blades extending from said continuous ring, said continuous ring connecting said plurality of planar blades;
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- a plurality of tabs extending from said plurality of planar blades and disposed in a bottom plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.