Fan assembly and method

• Main Authors: MENONI, DOMINIC PHILLIP, SHELBY, RICHARD R, HALL, CRAIG R, ADAMSKI, STEPHEN A, BUCKLEY, MICHAEL F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.03.2015
• Subjects: BLASTING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; WEAPONS

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...