EP2805061B1 - Pale de ventilateur de plafond formant une aile mince - Google Patents

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EP2805061B1
EP2805061B1 EP13737994.7A EP13737994A EP2805061B1 EP 2805061 B1 EP2805061 B1 EP 2805061B1 EP 13737994 A EP13737994 A EP 13737994A EP 2805061 B1 EP2805061 B1 EP 2805061B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/02—Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D25/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D25/08—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
    • F04D25/088—Ceiling fans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/26—Rotors specially for elastic fluids
    • F04D29/32—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for axial flow pumps
    • F04D29/34—Blade mountings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/26—Rotors specially for elastic fluids
    • F04D29/32—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for axial flow pumps
    • F04D29/38—Blades
    • F04D29/384—Blades characterised by form

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  • a fan blade or airfoil may include one or more upper air fences and/or one or more lower air fences at any suitable position(s) along the length of the fan blade or airfoil.
  • Merely exemplary air fences are described in U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2011/0081246 , entitled “Air Fence for Fan Blade,” published April 7, 2011.
  • any other suitable type of component or feature may be positioned along the length of a fan blade or airfoil; or such components or features may simply be omitted.
  • the outer tip of a fan blade or airfoil may be finished by the addition of an aerodynamic tip or winglet.
  • winglets are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,252,478 , entitled “Fan Blade Modifications,” issued August 7, 2007. Additional winglets are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,907 , entitled “Cuffed Fan Blade Modifications,” issued May 3, 201 1. Still other exemplary winglets are described in U.S. Pat. No. D587J99 , entitled “Winglet for a Fan Blade,” issued March 3, 2009.
  • such winglets may interrupt the outward flow of air at the tip of a fan blade, redirecting the flow to cause the air to pass over the fan blade in a perpendicular direction, and also ensuring that the entire air stream exits over the trailing edge of the fan blade and reducing tip vortex formation. In some settings, this may result in increased efficiency in operation in the region of the tip of the fan blade.
  • an angled extension may be added to a fan blade or airfoil, such as the angled airfoil extensions described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,162,613 , entitled “Angled Airfoil Extension for Fan Blade,” issued April 24, 2012.
  • an outer tip of an airfoil or fan blade may be simply closed (e.g., with a cap or otherwise, etc.), or may lack any similar structure at all.
  • the interface of a fan blade and a fan hub may also be provided in a variety of ways.
  • an interface component is described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,147,204 , entitled “Aerodynamic Interface Component for Fan Blade,” issued April 3, 2012.
  • the fan blade may include a retention system that couples the tip of a fan blade to an attachment point on the fan hub via a cable running through the fan blade, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2011/0262278 , published October 27, 201 1.
  • the interface of a fan blade and a fan hub may include any other component or components, or may lack any similar structure at all.
  • Fans may also include a variety of mounting structures.
  • a fan mounting structure is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,152,453 , entitled “Ceiling Fan with Angled Mounting,” issued April 10, 2012.
  • a fan need not be mounted to a ceiling or other overhead structure, and instead may be mounted to a wall or to the ground.
  • a fan may be supported on the top of a post that extends upwardly from the ground. Examples of such mounting structures are shown in U.S. Design Pat. No. D635,237 , entitled “Fan with Ground Support,” issued March 29, 2011; U.S. Design Pat. No. D641,075 , entitled “Fan with Ground Support and Winglets,” issued July 5, 2011; and U.S. Pat. App. No. 61/720,077 , entitled “Fan Mounting System,” filed October 30, 2012.
  • any other suitable mounting structures and/or mounting techniques may be used in conjunction with examples described herein.
  • a fan may include sensors or other features that are used to control, at least in part, operation of a fan system.
  • fan systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,147,182 , entitled “Ceiling Fan with Concentric Stationary Tube and Power-Down Features," issued April 3, 2012; U.S. Pat. No. 8,123,479 , entitled “Automatic Control System and Method to Minimize Oscillation in Ceiling Fans,” issued February 28, 2012; U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2010/0291858 , entitled “Automatic Control System for Ceiling Fan Based on Temperature Differentials,” published November 18, 2010; U.S. Provisional Patent App. No.
  • 61/165,582 entitled “Fan with Impact Avoidance System Using Infrared,” filed April 1, 2009; and U.S. Pat. App. No. 61/720,679 , entitled “Integrated Thermal Comfort Control System Utilizing Circulating Fans,” filed October 31, 2012.
  • any other suitable control systems/features may be used in conjunction with examples described herein.
  • a winglet in a component that may be located at a position on a fan blade other than at the free end of the fan blade.
  • a component that may be located at a position on a fan blade other than at the free end of the fan blade.
  • Such components are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2011/0081246 , entitled “Air Fence For Fan Blade,” published April 7, 2011.
  • Such a component may provide an effect on fan efficiency similar to the effect provide by a winglet, albeit at one or more additional regions of the fan blade.
  • such a component or accessory may serve as an aerodynamic guide or air fence, interrupting slippage of air along the length or longitudinal axis of the fan blade; and redirecting the air flow to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fan blade, above and/or below the fan blade.
  • flat planar blades are used by inclining the blades at an angle of approximately ten to twenty degrees from the horizontal to displace airflow in a downward direction.
  • These flat blades might not be aerodynamically efficient in some settings. Accordingly, to move a given volume of air, the fan must operate at a higher speed, thereby consuming more electricity.
  • these flat blades might be manufactured from wood or fiberboard, harvested from trees, such as Monterey Pine, which typically take 25-30 years to reach maturity. Since the regrowth time of the raw materials may exceed the lifespan of the ceiling fan, continued production in this manner is not an environmentally sustainable practice.
  • airfoil blades of the types disclosed in Parker, et al. may increase manufacturing complexity since the airfoil thickness has a teardrop profile and varies substantially from leading edge to trailing edge. In some instances, to create this teardrop profile the blade must be manufactured by plastic injection molding or, alternatively, machined from a flat sheet material, which may result in significant wastage. Thus, a need exists for an improved blade design that offers optimal airflow performance at the low Reynolds numbers experienced by a ceiling fan and is capable of being manufactured by simple techniques using sustainable materials.
  • the fan blade may comprise a tip which is curved.
  • a fan blade is proposed which is configured to mount to a rotating fan hub, the fan blade having the features of claim 1.
  • this fan blade may be such designed that the bottom surface of the root end is configured to terminate into a region which is parallel to a plane of rotation of the fan blade at a position proximal to the cutout.
  • a fan assembly is proposed, having the features of claim 15.
  • a fan (10) of the present embodiment comprises a support (20), a motor (30) (shown in FIG. 2 ), and a plurality of fan blades (50). While three fan blades (50) are shown, it should be understood that any other suitable number of fan blades (50) may be used.
  • Fan blades (50) of the present embodiment may define a fan diameter ranging from approximately 0.5 meters (1.64 feet), inclusive, to approximately 5 meters (16.4 feet), inclusive. In the present embodiment, fan blades (50) define a fan diameter of approximately 1.5 meters (4.92 feet).
  • fan (10) and/or fan blades (50) may have any other suitable dimensions.
  • Support (20) is configured to be coupled to a surface or other structure at a first end such that fan (10) is substantially attached to the surface or other structure.
  • Support (20) of the present embodiment comprises an elongate metal tube-like structure that couples fan (10) to a ceiling, though it should be understood that support (20) may be constructed and/or configured in a variety of other suitable ways as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • support (20) is configured to couple to an electrical junction box (not shown) located within or on a ceiling. With support (20) comprising an elongate metal tube, wires or other power supply or control members are extended through support (20) to motor (30).
  • support (20) need not be coupled to a ceiling or other overhead structure, and instead may be coupled to a wall or to the ground.
  • support (20) may be positioned on the top of a post that extends upwardly from the ground.
  • support (20) may be mounted in any other suitable fashion at any other suitable location. This includes, the teachings of the patents, patent publications, or patent applications cited herein.
  • support (20) may be configured in accordance with the teachings of U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2009/0072108 , entitled “Ceiling Fan with Angled Mounting,” published March 19, 2009.
  • support (20) may have any other suitable configuration.
  • fan (10) of the present embodiment includes a motor (30) that is coupled to fan blades (50).
  • Motor (30) of the present embodiment is coupled to fan blades (50) via fasteners (32).
  • Fasteners (32) may include screws, bolts, clips, clamps, and/or any other suitable fastener (32) for coupling fan blades (50) to motor (30).
  • fasteners (32) may be omitted and fan blades (50) may be adhesively attached or integrally formed with a portion of motor (30) such that fan blades (50) rotate when motor (30) is operated.
  • a blade shoe (40) is interposed between motor (30) and each fan blade (50).
  • blade shoe (40) may comprise a rubber, synthetic rubber, or other vibratory buffering material such that fan blades (50) are substantially isolated from vibrations of motor (30) and/or other portions of fan (10).
  • blade shoe (40) may comprise a plastic, metal, wood, composite, and/or any other material.
  • blade shoe (40) is merely optional and may be omitted.
  • motor (30) comprises an AC induction motor having a drive shaft, though it should be understood that motor (30) may alternatively comprise any other suitable type of motor (e.g., a permanent magnet brushless DC motor, a brushed motor, an inside-out motor, etc.).
  • motor (30) is fixedly coupled to support (20) and is configured to rotate fan blades (50) relative to support (20) such that air is propelled by fan (10) away from the structure to which support (20) is coupled.
  • a hub (430) may be included in addition to, or instead of, blade shoes (40). In the version shown in FIGS.
  • hub (430) comprises an annular member having a plurality of holes (432) disposed about the circumference to which fan blades (50) may be coupled.
  • Hub (430) is coupled to motor (30) such that rotation of hub (430) by motor (30) rotates fan blades (50).
  • motor (30) may be constructed in accordance with at least some of the teachings of U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2009/0208333 , entitled “Ceiling Fan System with Brushless Motor,” published August 20, 2009.
  • fan (10) may include control electronics that are configured in accordance with at least some of the teachings of U.S. Pat. Pub. No.
  • motor (30), blade shoe (40), and/or hub (430) may have any other suitable components, configurations, functionalities, and operability, as will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • fan (10) further includes a top cover (34).
  • Top cover (34) comprises a dome-shaped component configured to enclose the top of motor (30).
  • Top cover (34) is attached to support (20) to form a dome over the top of motor (30) when motor (30) is coupled to support (20).
  • top cover (34) is threadably coupled to support (20).
  • top cover (34) may be integrally formed with support (20), coupled via fasteners (not shown), or otherwise attached to support (20) and/or motor (30).
  • fan blades (50) of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3 are coupled to motor (30), fan blades (50) and top cover (34) substantially enclose motor (30), as seen best in FIG. 1 .
  • Fan blades (50) of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 -6 each include an arcuate cutout (54) at a root end (52) of each fan blade (50).
  • arcuate cutouts (54) form a cylindrical aperture (56).
  • a semi-transparent lens (48) is inserted into aperture (56).
  • a sensor (not shown) is mounted within aperture (56) and is configured to receive infrared signals from a remote control (not shown) or other source. The sensor is coupled to a motor control module that is operable to control fan (10).
  • Fan (10) may be further configured in accordance with at least some of the teachings of the fan systems disclosed in U.S. Pat. Pub. No.
  • lens (48), arcuate cutouts (54), aperture (56), and the sensor will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • lens (48), arcuate cutouts (54) and aperture (56) are merely optional and may be omitted.
  • fan (10) may have other features, components, and/or configurations as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • a single fan blade (50) is shown plan form in FIG. 4 having a root end (52), a tip (70), a leading edge (80) and a trailing edge (90).
  • Sections A- A, B- B, and C-C are shown in FIG. 4 and correspond to cross-sectional FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C , respectively. Sections A- A, B- B, and C- C will be discussed in greater detail below.
  • root end (52) of the present embodiment comprises an arcuate cutout (54) configured to permit lens (48) be inserted in a central aperture (56) formed when fan blades (50) are mounted.
  • Root end (52) further includes a pair of openings (58) that permit fasteners (32) to extend therethrough to couple fan blade (50) to motor (30) and/or hub (42).
  • root end (52) of the present embodiment fan blade (50) comprises a domed sector that corresponds to an approximately 120 degree sector of a dome for the present fan (10) having three fan blades (50).
  • the domed sector of root end (52) is substantially flat, or parallel, relative to the plane of rotation for fan blades (50) at or near arcuate cutout (54).
  • the domed sector curves upwardly toward motor (30) and/or support (20).
  • Root end (52) may of course include an approximately 180 degree, 90 degree, 60 degree, 45 degree and/or any other sector portion of a dome. Of course other root ends (52) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • Fan blade (50) also includes a transition region (60) extending from root end (52), shown best in FIGS. 4 and 6 .
  • transition region (60) comprises a first portion (62), an inflection portion (64), and a second portion (66).
  • First portion (62) comprises an extension of the domed sector of root end (52) that terminates at inflection portion (64).
  • Inflection portion (64) of the present embodiment comprises a quasi-parabolic shaped portion that extends from leading edge (80) to trailing edge (90) and transitions fan blade (50) from the upwardly extending domed shape of first portion to a planar portion.
  • Second portion (66) extends from inflection portion (64) and transitions fan blade (50) from the planar inflection portion (64) to the downwardly curved root airfoil profile (100), shown in FIG. 4A .
  • a non-dimensional matrix of coordinates in Table 1 below generally describes the surface formed by transition region (60) and airfoil profile (100). It should be understood that the domed sector of root end (52) is omitted from the coordinates in Table 1.
  • the Z coordinate corresponds to the vertical height of the point at the transition point from root end (52) (e.g., a height of 0 corresponds to where root end (52) ends and transition region (60) beings)
  • the X coordinate corresponds to the longitudinal distance from a central point about which blade (50) rotates
  • the Y coordinate corresponds to the chord-wise position, where negative coordinates approach trailing edge (90) and positive coordinates approach leading edge (80).
  • transition region (60) and/or other regions of fan blade (50) may be used.
  • transition region (60), etc. will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • Root airfoil profile (100) comprises a top surface (102), a bottom surface (104), a leading edge (106), and a trailing edge (108).
  • Root airfoil profile (100) of the present embodiment comprises a curved airfoil having a substantially constant thickness (1 10) and a substantially constant radius of curvature (120).
  • thickness (110) may range from approximately 1 millimeter (0.03937 inches), inclusive, to approximately 5 millimeters (0.19685 inches), inclusive. In the embodiment shown, thickness (110) is approximately 4 millimeters (0.15748 inches) though this is merely one embodiment.
  • radius of curvature (120) is measured from a center point (118) and may range from approximately 2 meters (6.56167 feet), inclusive, to approximately 5 meters (16.4042 feet), inclusive. In the embodiment shown, radius of curvature (120) is approximately 3.7 meters (12.1391 feet). Still further values for radius of curvature (120) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • root airfoil profile (100) is defined when radius of curvature (120) is swept through a root angle (122).
  • Root angle (122) of the present embodiment is approximately 14 degrees, though it should be understood that this is merely exemplary and other smaller and/or larger root angles (122) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • leading edge (106) and trailing edge (108) comprise rounded surfaces connecting top surface (102) to bottom surface (104), though this is merely optional.
  • Leading edge (102) and trailing edge (104) of the present embodiment form rounded surfaces having a radius of curvature substantially equal to thickness (110).
  • a substantially constant thickness root airfoil profile (100) is formed.
  • FIG. 4B depicts a cross-sectional intermediate airfoil profile (200) taken along section B- B of FIG. 4 at an approximate midpoint between root airfoil profile (100) and tip airfoil profile (300), discussed in greater detail below. It should be understood that while the term intermediate is used, it does not necessarily connote that the shape, size, or values defining intermediate airfoil profile (200) are in between those of root airfoil profile (100) and tip airfoil profile (300).
  • Intermediate airfoil profile (200) of the present embodiment comprises a top surface (202), a bottom surface (204), a leading edge (206), and a trailing edge (208),
  • Intermediate airfoil profile (200) of the present embodiment is substantially identical to root airfoil profile (100) and has a substantially identical thickness (1 10) and is defined by a substantially identical radius of curvature (120) with the exception that radius of curvature (120) is swept through an intermediate angle (222).
  • intermediate angle (222) is approximately 12.5 degrees, though of course other smaller and/or larger intermediate angles (222) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • FIG. 4C shows a cross-sectional tip airfoil profile (300) taken along section C- C of FIG. 4 at an approximate tip (70) of fan blade (50).
  • Tip airfoil profile (300) of the present embodiment comprises a top surface (302), a bottom surface (304), a leading edge (306), and a trailing edge (308).
  • Tip airfoil profile (300) of the present embodiment is substantially identical to root airfoil profile (100) and has a substantially identical thickness (110) and is defined by a substantially identical radius of curvature (120) with the exception that radius of curvature (120) is swept through a tip angle (322).
  • tip angle (322) is approximately 7 degrees, though of course other smaller and/or larger tip angles (322) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • FIG. 5 depicts a composite overlay of the cross-sections of FIGS. 4A-4C .
  • root airfoil profile (100), intermediate airfoil profile (200), and tip airfoil profile (300) are substantially identical in shape and thickness with the exception of each being formed by sweeping radius of curvature (120) to various angle (122, 222, 322).
  • the tip angle (322) is a minimum value for the angles through which radius of curvature (120) is swept while root angle (122) is a maximum value for fan blade (50).
  • tip angle (322) need not necessarily be the minimum value for the angles through which radius of curvature (120) is swept and/or root angle (122) need not necessarily be the maximum value for the angles through which radius of curvature (120) is swept.
  • angles (122, 222, 322) may linearly increase in value from tip angle (322) to root angle (122).
  • angles (122, 222, 322) may increase in value logarithmically, parabolically, cubically, and/or in any other manner from tip angle (322) to root angle (122).
  • fan blade (50) is also configured to have a blade rise angle (98).
  • blade rise angle (98) corresponds to the angle formed between the plane in which the fan rotates and the top surface of fan blade (50).
  • the absolute height of each fan blade (50) increases from root end (52) to tip (70).
  • blade rise angle (98) may be an angle of approximately 0 degrees, inclusive, to approximately 20 degrees, inclusive. More specifically, blade rise angle (98) may be from 2.5 degrees, inclusive, to 5 degrees, inclusive. In the embodiment shown, blade rise angle (98) is approximately 3.8 degrees.
  • flaps, slats, extensions, electrical or mechanical actuators, and/or other features may be added to fan blades (50).
  • Fan blade (50) of the present embodiment is manufactured from thin sheets of material laminated together.
  • fan blade (50) may be constructed by combining individual sheets with adhesive between each layer and forcing the sheets together under pressure in a shaped mold to form fan blade (50) shown in FIGS. 1-6 .
  • fan blade (50) may be manufactured using 7 layers of 0.5 millimeter (0.019685 inches) thick bamboo veneer that are compressed together as described above. Of course other thicknesses and/or number of layers may be used. Alternatively, other types of wooden veneer may be used or may be combined with other woods to form composite fan blades (50).
  • fan blade (50) may be formed from of a thermoplastic resin that is injected into a mold for fan blade (50) to achieve the desired profile. Further still, fan blade (50) may be formed from a single layer of plastic that is heated and bent or inserted into a mold to form the profile of fan blade (50). In still a further alternative, fan blade (50) may be formed from layers of fiberglass matting or carbon fiber composite materials combined with epoxy resins. In yet another alternative, layers of wood veneer or other materials (e.g., carbon fiber, fiberglass, etc.) may initially be layered within a mold and plastic or another resin may be injected or otherwise added to form fan blade (50). Of course still further constructions for fan blade (50) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • FIGS. 7-10 depict an alternative fan not part of the claimed subject-matter (400) having a support (410), a motor (420), a hub (430), and a plurality of fan blades (450).
  • Support (410) and motor (420) of the present example may be constructed in substantial accordance with support (20) and motor (30) described above.
  • Hub (430), shown best in FIG. 8 comprises an annular member disposed about and coupled to motor (420) such that rotation of motor (420) rotates hub (430).
  • Hub (430) further includes a plurality of holes (432) to which fasteners (434) may be coupled to substantially fixedly coupled fan blades (450) with hub (430). Accordingly, when motor (420) rotates, fan blades (450) and hub (430) also rotate.
  • fan (400) further includes a top cover (412) having a circular center (not shown) and a plurality of rectangular fan extensions (414).
  • rectangular fan extensions (414) curve downwardly relative to support (410) and are configured to nest within top recesses (454) formed in fan blades (450), described below, to form a substantially smooth transition between top cover (414) and fan blades (450).
  • a circular bottom cover (416) includes a plurality of upwardly projecting reshaped tabs (418) disposed about the circumference of bottom cover (416) and a central lens (419).
  • Lens (419) may be constructed in accordance with lens (48) described above.
  • Bottom cover (416) is configured to couple to a bottom portion of fan blades (450) via tabs (418) inserting into recesses (not shown) formed in fan blades (450) and then being rotated such that an axial projection from each tab locks into the recesses. Accordingly, when bottom cover (416) is coupled to fan blades (450), a substantially smooth lower surface for fan (400) is formed.
  • bottom cover (416) may couple to fan blades (450) through other attachment members, such as screws, bolts, clips, clamps, straps, resilient tabs, etc.
  • bottom cover (416) may be directly coupled to motor (420).
  • Fan (400) may be further configured in accordance with the teachings of fan (10) described above or in any other manner as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • fan blade (450) of the present example comprises a root end (452), a tip (470), a leading edge (480), and a trailing edge (490).
  • Fan blade (450) of the present example comprises airfoil profiles that substantially correspond to airfoil profiles (100, 200, 300) described above.
  • fan blade (450) comprises an alternative root end (452) and transition region (466).
  • Transition region (466) of the present example comprises a tapered portion of fan blade (450) that transitions from root end (452) to airfoil profiles (100, 200, 300) for fan blade (450).
  • Root end (452) of the present example includes a top recess (454) configured to receive a respective extension (414) therein.
  • top cover (414) when extensions (414) are nested within respective top recesses (454) a substantially smooth transition is formed from top cover (414) to fan blades (450) for fan (400).
  • one or more openings (456) are formed through a lower portion of root end (452) to permit fasteners (434) therethrough to substantially fixedly coupled fan blade (450) to hub (430) described above.
  • Root end (452) is further includes a recessed ledge (458) and an outer lip (460) disposed on opposing ends of root end (452).
  • recessed ledge (458) corresponds to the side of fan blade (450) with leading edge (480) while outer lip (460) corresponds to the side of fan blade (450) with trailing edge (490). Accordingly, when fan blades (450) are assembled for fan (400), recessed ledge (458) nests with and below outer lip (460) of the fan blade (450) to form a substantially smooth and continuous surface from one fan blade (450) to the next.
  • fan blades (450) have root ends (452) with recessed ledges (458) and outer lips (460) disposed approximately 120 degrees from each other such that three fan blades (450) may be combined to form a substantially continuous fan blade structure (as shown in FIG. 7 ).
  • other angular relationships may be used as well (e.g., 180 degrees for a dual fan blade (450) assembly, 90 degrees for a four fan blade (450) assembly, 60 degrees for a five fan blade (450) assembly, etc.).
  • fasteners may be used to couple corresponding recessed ledges (458) and outer lips (460) together for fan blades (450).
  • rubber grommets (not shown) or other vibratory-reducing members may be interposed between corresponding recessed ledges (458) and outer lips (460) to vibrationally isolate fan blades (450) from one another.
  • a pair of rib members (462) are provided within root end (452) to reinforce or otherwise provide additional rigidity to root end (452), though these are merely optional. Still further constructions for root end (452) and/or fan blade (450) will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein.
  • Fan blade (450) of the present example is manufactured by a thermoplastic resin that is injected into a mold for fan blade (450) to achieve the desired profile.
  • fan blade (450) may be formed from thin sheets of material laminated together and anchored to a thermoplastic or other material root end (452).
  • fan blade (450) may be constructed by combining individual sheets with adhesive between each layer and forcing the sheets together under pressure in a shaped mold to form fan blade (450) shown in FIGS. 9-10 and anchored to root end (452).
  • fan blade (450) may be manufactured using 7 layers of 0.5 millimeter (0.019685 inches) thick bamboo veneer that are compressed together as described above. Of course other thicknesses and/or number of layers may be used.
  • fan blade (450) may be formed from a single layer of plastic that is heated and bent or inserted into a mold to form the profile of fan blade (450) which is subsequently joined to root end (452).
  • fan blade (450) may be formed from layers of fiberglass matting or carbon fiber composite materials combined with epoxy resins.
  • layers of wood veneer or other materials e.g., carbon fiber, fiberglass, etc.
  • plastic or another resin may be injected or otherwise added to form fan blade (450).

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  1. Pale de ventilateur réalisée à être montée à un moyeu de ventilateur (42), ladite pale de ventilateur comprenant :
    un extrémité de pale (52) réalisé à être relié au moyeu de ventilateur (42) rotatif ;
    une zone de pale ;
    un bord avant (80) ;
    un bord arrière (90) ; et
    un bout (70), dans lequel le bord avant (80) et le bord arrière (90) se terminent dans le bout (70),
    ledit extrémité de pale (52) comprenant une zone de dôme essentiellement concave lorsque vue du côté vers le bord avant (80), et
    une zone de transition (60) s'étendant entre l'extrémité de pale (52) et la zone de pale, ladite zone de transition (60) comprenant un profil qui change l'extrémité de pale au profil de zone de pale,
    caractérisée en ce qu'un profil de la zone de pale comprend une surface supérieure essentiellement convexe et une surface inférieure.
  2. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'extrémité de pale (52) comprend une encoche arquée (54).
  3. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la zone de dôme est réalisée à se terminer dans une zone qui est parallèle à un plan de rotation de la pale de ventilateur à une position proximale à l'encoche arquée (54).
  4. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle la zone de transition comprend une première partie (62), une partie d'inflexion (64) et une deuxième partie (66).
  5. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle la première partie (62) comprend une extension de la zone de dôme concave de l'extrémité de pale, ladite extension se terminant à la partie d'inflexion (64).
  6. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle la partie d'inflexion (64) comprend une partie presque parabolique qui s'étend du bord avant (80) au bord arrière (90) et change la pale de ventilateur à partir de l'extension de la zone de dôme concave de la première partie (62) à une partie plane.
  7. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle la deuxième partie (66) s'étend de la partie d'inflexion (64) et la partie plane au profil de la zone de pale.
  8. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la surface supérieure du profil de la zone de pale comprend les suivants : une première courbure supérieure convexe proximale à la deuxième partie (66) de la zone de transition et une deuxième courbure supérieure convexe proximale au bout (70).
  9. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle la surface inférieure du profile de la zone de pale comprend une première courbure inférieure convexe proximale à la deuxième partie (66) de la zone de transition et une deuxième courbure inférieure convexe proximale au bout (70).
  10. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle la surface supérieure de la zone de pale se change à partir de la première courbure supérieure convexe à la deuxième courbure supérieure convexe le long d'une longueur de la zone de pale.
  11. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle la surface inférieure de la zone de pale se change à partir de la première courbure inférieure convexe à la deuxième courbure inférieure convexe le long de la longueur de la zone de pale.
  12. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 11, dans laquelle la surface inférieure de la zone de pale monte le long de la longueur de la zone de pale.
  13. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 12, dans laquelle la surface inférieure de la zone de pale monte le long de la longueur de la zone de pale.
  14. Pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 13, dans laquelle le bord avant (80) est disposé plus haut que le bord arrière (90).
  15. Ensemble de ventilateur, comprenant :
    un moteur de ventilateur (30) ;
    un moyeu de ventilateur (42), ledit moyeu de ventilateur (42) étant fixé au moteur de ventilateur (50),
    caractérisé par
    la pale de ventilateur selon la revendication 14, ladite pale de ventilateur étant une d'une pluralité de pales de ventilateur similaires montées au moyeu de ventilateur (42).
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