Space efficient fan guard

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1992-04-07

1993-08-31

Look, Edward K.

Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)

Protective screen or guard

Water or marine propellers

206320, 206503, 206523, 53447, 53472, F04D 2970, B65D 8568

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052403785

ABSTRACT:
A fan comprises a pair of guard halves which surround an impeller. One of the guard halves is smaller than the other guard half, such that the smaller of the two may be stacked within the larger to reduce the required space for packaging. Due to the inventive construction, the required space for packaging the guard is substantially reduced over prior art structures which have guard halves of approximately equal dimensions. Further, an inventive packing structure is disclosed wherein the individual components of a guard/impeller subassembly are securely packaged relative to each other. In particular, an impeller is positioned within the stacked guard halves, and secured at a relatively fixed positioned by resilient packing materials. The guard halves are preferably formed by a number of radially and circularly extending wires. A plurality of foam blocks are spaced in the stacked guard halves, at positions spaced from the impeller. When a second subassembly including a pair of guard halves is stacked within the first pair of guard halves, the wires forming the first and second pair of guard halves dig into these foam blocks, locking the two guard/impeller subassemblies relative to each other.

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