Pumps – Motor driven – Electric or magnetic motor
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Kramer, Devon C (Department: 3746)
Pumps
Motor driven
Electric or magnetic motor
C417S423100, C417S423140
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976293
ABSTRACT:
A centrifugal fan includes an impeller having a plurality of blades around a predetermined central axis, a motor that rotatably drives the impeller, a control circuit that controls the rotation of the motor, and a casing that houses the impeller, the motor, and at least a portion of the control circuit. A plurality of electronic components of the control circuit are disposed in an electronic component mounting portion provided between a circumferential wall of the casing and a virtually extending plane of an opening end surface of an exhaust port along a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis. In the centrifugal fan, the electronic components are disposed radially outside an air passage, and thus the centrifugal fan can be reduced in its axial size, so that downsizing of the fan can be achieved.
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Bertheaud Peter J
Keating & Bennett LLP
Kramer Devon C
Nidec Corporation
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