Fan assembly and method

In one aspect, a fan assembly is provided that can be manufactured while producing a significantly reduced amount of scrap material. More specifically, the fan assembly utilizes a hub ring and one or more hub strips to support a plurality of blades rather than a solid center disc or end disc used by...

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Main Authors MENONI, DOMINIC PHILLIP, SHELBY, RICHARD R, HALL, CRAIG R, ADAMSKI, STEPHEN A, BUCKLEY, MICHAEL F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.03.2015
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Summary:In one aspect, a fan assembly is provided that can be manufactured while producing a significantly reduced amount of scrap material. More specifically, the fan assembly utilizes a hub ring and one or more hub strips to support a plurality of blades rather than a solid center disc or end disc used by some prior approaches. In another aspect, a method is provided that includes bending a member into an annular configuration and joining end portions of the member together to rigidly fix the member in the annular configuration. The rigid annular member may be used as an end ring, a hub ring, an orifice, or other component, while producing significantly less scrap material than traditional approaches.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120154066