Claims
- 1. A radial blower with a case forming a spiral having a spiral axis which comprises an input port having a center in the opening plane of the spiral;
- an output port with a diameter which increases toward an outside flow discharge end symmetrically relative to a middle plane; and
- a casing to which is attached the input port and the output port, where the input port is disposed in an axial direction of the spiral axis, and where the entrance of the input port is displaced relative to the spiral axis and where the output port is formed like a wedge, and where one side of the wedge joins a side of an inner spiral end at an acute angle such that the connection point of the smaller diameter side of the spiral and of the corresponding wall of the output port join into a joint edge, where the edge is formed by a nose and a curved surface,
- wherein the curved surface adjoins said wall of the output port and is formed substantially as a curved section with a radius of curvature R directed inwardly into the blower and providing a concave surface to the inside of the blower, wherein the nose adjoins said wall of the spiral and is formed substantially as a curved section with a radius of curvature r directed outwardly outside of the blower and providing a convex surface to the inside of the blower, and wherein the absolute value of the ratio of the radii of the curved surface R and of the curvature of the nose r is from about 2:1 to 10:1 for relatively enhancing the pushing power of the rotary fan and for relatively decreasing the flow resistance of the output port to the medium being discharged.
- 2. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 1 wherein
- the spiral over a section can be approximated by an archimedian spiral where the radius is a multiple of the angle passed over relative to the center of the spiral and where the connection point of the inner spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 200 to 800 degrees and where the connection point of the outer spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 500 to 1150 degrees.
- 3. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 2 wherein
- the conenction point of the inner spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 300 to 500 degrees and where the connection point of the outer spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 600 to 850 degrees.
- 4. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 1 wherein
- the wedge angle of the output port is between from about 5 to 20 degrees.
- 5. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 1 wherein
- the wedge opening angle of the output port is from about 8 to 12 degrees.
- 6. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 1 wherein
- the output port is attached to the start of the spiral via a nose.
- 7. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 6 wherein
- the curved surface is directed concavely to the inner space of the output port.
- 8. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 1 wherein
- the curvature of the curved surface has a radius of from about 5 to 20 millimeters.
- 9. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 8 wherein
- the curvature of the curved surface has a radius of from about 8 to 12 millimeters.
- 10. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 8 wherein
- the center angle of the curvature is from about 10 to 50 degrees.
- 11. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 10 herein
- wherein the center angle of the curvature is from about 25 to 35 degrees.
- 12. A radial blower with a case forming a spiral having a spiral axis which comprises
- an input port having a center in the opening plane of the spiral;
- an output port with a diameter which increases toward an outside flow discharge end symmetrically relative to a middle plane; and
- a casing to which is attached the input port and the output port, where the input port is disposed in an axial direction of the spiral axis, and where the axis of the entrance of the input port is displaced relative to the spiral axis, and where the output port is formed like a wedge, where the wedge joins the larger diameter side of the spiral at an obtuse angle and where the wedge joins the smaller diameter end of the spiral in a juncture edge at an acute angle,
- wherein the juncture edge is formed by a curved surface and by a protruding nose such that one side of the curved surface adjoins the wedge section and that one side of the nose adjoins the spiral end such that a second side of the curved surface adjoins a second side of the nose; where the nose is associated with a radius of curvature r pointing to the outside of the blower, and where the curved surface is associated with a radius R of curvature pointing to the inside of the blower such that, as seen from the inside of the blower, the curved surface forms a concave section and the nose forms a convex section; and wherein the absolute value of the ratio of the radii of curvature of the curved surface and of the curvature of the nose is from about 2:1 to 10:1 for relatively enhancing the pushing power of the rotary fan and for relatively decreasing the flow resistance of the output port to the medium being discharged.
- 13. A radial blower with a case forming a spiral having a spiral axis which comprises
- an input port;
- an output port with a diameter which increases toward an outside flow discharge end symmetrically relative to a middle plane; and
- a spiral casing to which is attached the input port and the output port, where the input port is disposed in an axial direction of the spiral axis and adjoins the spiral at a location displaced away from the output port and where the output port is formed like a wedge, and where one side of the wedge joins a side of an inner spiral end at an acute angle such that the connection point of the smaller diameter side of the spiral and of the corresponding wall of the output port form a joint edge, which edge is formed by a nose and a curved surface,
- wherein the curved surface adjoins said wall of the output port and is formed substantially as a curved section with a radius of curvature R directed inwardly into the outut port and providing a concave surface to the inside of the output port,
- wherein the nose adjoins said wall of the spiral and is formed substantially as a curved section with a radius of curvature r directed outwardly outside of the blower and providing a convex surface to the inside of the blower, and wherein the absolute value of the ratio of the radii of the curved surface R and of the curvature of the nose r is from about 2:1 to 10:1 for relatively enhancing the pushing power of the rotary fan and for relatively decreasing the flow resistance of the output port to the medium being discharged.
- 14. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 13 wherein
- the spiral over a section can be approximated by an archimediam spiral where the radius is a multiple of the angle pased over relative to the center of the spiral and where the connection point of the inner spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 200 to 800 degrees and where the connection point of the outer spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 500 to 1150 degrees.
- 15. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 14 wherein
- the connection point of the inner spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 300 to 500 degrees and where the connection point of the outer spiral to the output port corresponds to an angle of from about 600 to 850 degrees.
- 16. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 13 wherein
- the wedge opening angle of the output port is between from about 5 to 20 degrees.
- 17. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 13 wherein
- the wedge opening angle of the output port is from about 8 to 12 degrees.
- 18. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 13 wherein
- the output port is attached to the start of the spiral via a nose.
- 19. The radial blower with a case forming a spiral according to claim 13 wherein
- the curvature of the curved surface has a radius of from about 5 to 20 millimeters.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of another international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty on Mar. 9, 1984 and bearing application No. PCT/DE84/00048, published as WO84/03740, Sept. 27, 1984. The entire disclosure of this application, including the drawings thereof, is hereby incorporated in this application as if fully set forth herein.
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