Specification
5 The invention relates to an impeller for an axial fan,
having an impeller body, which has an outer impeller
shell and a carrier disc having a hub for connection
for conjoint rotation to a drive shaft, wherein a
multiplicity of radially outr.rard-pointing blades, which
10 each have a blade root and a vane, is arranged on the
carrier disc.
Axial ventilators are widely used in the industry. In
many cases, an impeller for an axial ventilator
15 comprises an impeller body, a plurality of radially
outward-pointing blades and elements for fastening the
blades on the impeller body. Moreover, an inlet shroud
fastened on the impeller body is often provided to
reduce turbulence. Among the components of the impeller
20 body are an outer impeller casing to guide the flow, a
carrier disc and a hub for coupling for conjoint
rotation to a drive shaft. The impeller body can be df
integral construction and, in this case, can be
produced by welding, casting or forging, for example.
25 Moreover, the impeller body can also be of multi-part
construction, having individual components fastened by
screws, for example. As components with a primarily
aerodynamic action, the blades generally comprise a
vane and a blade root for fastening on the impeller
30 body. A very wide variety of production methods, e.g.
forging, casting, pressing or even milling, may also be
considered for the blades.
An impeller for an axial ventilator or an axial fan is
35 known from DE 10 2006 001 909 84.
The impeller of the axial ventilator comprises a
cylindrical carrier disc and a multiplicity of blades,
which each have a blade root and a vane. A pair of
clamping jaws is provided for the mechanically fixed
clamping of each blade. For this purpose, the clamping
jaws of each pair of clamping jaws are arranged on both
sides of the carrier disc and are screwed to the
5 latter. As regards their configuration, all the
clamping jaws are identical in as much as they are
completely interchangeable. In its radially outwardoriented
region, each clamping jaw merges into a
radially outward-facing skirt. On each side of the
10 impeller, the partially overlapping skirts jointly form
an encircling hub ring to optimize flow guidance.
During the assembly of this previously known impeller,
the blades can furthermore be turned about their
longitudinal axis before being firmly clamped in a
15 receiving nest defined by the clamping jaws by
tightening through-bolts and nuts, thus allowing the
angle of attack of each blade to be freely defined. Two
distance pieces and a clamping sleeve are furthermore
mounted on. each +G.hzough-bolt.
20
A disadvantage with this embodiment is that the
clamping jaws are embodied as pressings, castings or
forgings with a relatively complex three-dimensional
geometry.
25
It is therefore the object of the invention to indicate
an impeller for an axial fan which can be manufactured
at low cost while using primarily standard components
of simple shape.
30
Disclosure of the invention
A disclosure is made of an impeller for an axial fan,
having an impeller body, which has an outer impeller
35 shell and a carrier disc having a hub for connection
for conjoint rotation to a drive shaft, wherein a
multiplicity of radially outward-pointing blades, which
each have a blade root and a vane, is arranged on the
carrier disc.
According to the invention, each blade root has a
5 fastening portion, which is accommodated with positive
engagement between two trapeziform, triangular or
rectangular fastening segments each arranged opposite
one another on both sides of the carrier disc, and the
in each case two opposite fastening segments and the
10 carrier disc each have at least two through-holes for
accommodating a short sleeve and a long sleeve, and the
fastening portion can be clamped firmly between in each
case two opposite fastening segments with the aid of
screw bolts, in each case inserted through the sleeves,
15 and nuts, wherein each blade root is guided in a
respective recess of the carrier disc.
By virtue of this design configuration, the impeller
can be fmanuf.aot.ured using components which are
20 relatively simple and are therefore less expensive to
produce. Moreover, manufacture of the blade roots is
simpler, in particular. The invention furthermore makes
it possible to reduce the number of different
components by largely using common parts, even in the
25 case of different sizes of impeller. Moreover, a
significant reduction in weight is obtained in
comparison with conventional designs. The sleeves serve
inter alia to introduce the high radial forces into the
carrier disc, which does not necessarily have to be
30 embodied as a disc but can also be embodied as a spoked
structure or the like, for example. The recesses each
have a rectangular shape. Accordingly, the carrier disc
has a radially outward-oriented, trapeziform material
region or peripheral contour similar to that of a
35 gearwheel between each pair of adjacent blade roots.
In the case of an advantageous development, it is
envisaged that there is at least one axial gap between
in each case two opposite fastening segments and the
carrier disc. According to a development, the sleeves
each have a collar at one end. These are preferably a
short sleeve and a sleeve of longer design, which each
5 have a collar at one end. The short and long sleeves
are inserted positively into the fastening elements and
the carrier disc, but the collar of the short and the
long sleeve is not inserted positively in its
centering.
10
Axial delimitation of the position of the sleeve in the
through-holes is thereby obtained, at at least one end.
Moreover, only two additional parts have to be
installed for each through-hole or each screw bolt with
15 nut.
In an advantageous embodiment, each blade root is
guided in a hole in the impeller shell.
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20 The fixing of the position of the blades on the
impeller body is thereby improved.
In the case of another embodiment, there is an annular
gap between shanks of each long sleeve and each short
25 sleeve. It is thereby possible to compensate for
tolerances which arise in the course of manufacture. If
appropriate, the axial gap between the carrier disc and
the fastening segment can be reduced almost to zero.
30 According to another advantageous embodiment, a shank
length of each first sleeve is significantly greater
than a shank length of each second sleeve.
As a result, a simple visual check on the installation
35 position of the sleeve from one side of the carrier
disc is possible, at least in the case of the longer
sleeve, and there is furthermore uniform transmission
of the centrifugal forces on the blades to both
fastening segments.
In a technically advantageous development, in each case
5 two opposite fastening segments cover in each case one
recess of the carrier disc with a fastening portion, in
each case guided therein, of a blade. In combination
with the sleeves, particularly reliable fixing of the
position of the blades on the carrier disc in a manner
10 which is resistant to high mechanical loads is thereby
possible.
In an advantageous development, each fastening portion
of a blade root is a cylinder having at least one
15 annular groove running around the circumference.
As a result, it is possible during installation to turn
the blades initially by any angle about their
longitudinal axis before final clamping, thus enabling
20 the angle of attack of the blades and hence the flow
rate of a medium through the axial fan to be
influenced. Moreover, such a cylinder geometry is easy
to manufacture.
25 Brief description of the drawings
The invention will be described in greater detail below
by means of the drawing, in which:
30 Figure 1 shows a plan view of a detail of an impeller
according to the invention for an axial fan;
Figure 2 shor
Documents
Application Documents
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Priority Document [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 2 |
Form 5 [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 3 |
Form 3 [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 4 |
Form 1 [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 5 |
Drawing [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 6 |
Description(Complete) [29-02-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-02-29 |
| 7 |
201617006961.pdf |
2016-06-06 |
| 8 |
abstract.jpg |
2016-07-03 |
| 9 |
Form 3 [06-08-2016(online)].pdf |
2016-08-06 |
| 10 |
201617006961-FORM18 [30-04-2018(online)].pdf |
2018-04-30 |
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201617006961-FER.pdf |
2021-10-17 |
Search Strategy
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201617006961_22-10-2019.pdf |