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US 9,850,915 B2Granted
Power tool
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorHideaki Takano
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Abstract
A power tool having a built-in fan, the fan including a plurality of blades at uneven pitches. The fan includes a centrifugal fan which blows out air in all radial directions. The fan is provided with means for correcting unstable outflow which may be caused by the uneven pitches between the blades. The blades have unevenly configured inducers for correcting unstable outflow.
Claims9
A power tool comprising:
- a main body housing;
- an electric motor;
- a fan driven by the electric motor, the fan comprising:
- a base plate;
- a shielding plate spaced from the base plate, the shielding plate defining a central inlet hole;
- and
- a plurality of blades extending between the base plate and the shielding plate, the plurality of blades being at uneven pitches, each blade comprising:
- a blade body with an inner and an outer end, each blade body that extends from the inner end to the outer end thereof having the same height from the base plate;
- and
- an inducer extending from the inner end of the blade body inwardly into the inlet hole of the shielding plate, each inducer configured to have decreasing height from the base plate in such a manner that each inducer has a different surface area with each other;
- a fan case comprising a peripheral wall encasing the fan therein;
- a handle for a user to hold provided in the main body housing;
- and
- a vibration absorber disposed on the peripheral wall of the fan case, wherein:
- the fan case is supported by the main body housing only via the vibration absorber, the electric motor being secured at one end to the fan case, and
- the vibration absorber absorbs vibration caused by unstable outflow from the fan which may be caused by the uneven pitches between the blades.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.