Abstract: An improvement in the structure for mounting blades of a ceiling fan, characterized in that a motor comprising a bottom formed with a plurality of threaded holes, an annular ring-like mounting secured to the bottom of the electric motor by screws and provided with a plurality of brackets each having a groove which gradually decreases in size from an upper portion toward an lower portion thereof, each of the blades provided with a rod having a tongue which gradually decreases in size from an upper end to an lower end thereof, the tongue being configured so that the upper end of the tongue has same size of the upper portion of the groove while the lower end of the tongue has same size of the lower portion of the groove thereby enabling the tongue to fit into the groove but not slide out thereof.

Abstract: A ceiling fan assembly and method for assembling same in which a fan blade is placed over an arm having a post that extends in an opening in the blade. A fastener is attached to the post to secure the blade to the arm, and a flange on the arm is inserted in a slot in the rotor of the fan motor to retain the arm, and therefore, the blade, relative to the rotor.

Abstract: An assembling device for the blade of the hanging fan which comprises a ring body arranged on the bottom of the motor unit and having a plurality of dovetail grooves on rim thereof, and blade base has corresponding dovetail shape such that the blade base can be inserted into the dovetail groove and the blades are fixed.

Abstract: A root attachment for a rotor blade of a gas turbine engine comprises teeth on the root section of the rotor blade and teeth on the slot of the rotor. The teeth flank surfaces of the teeth on the root section of the rotor blade are arranged at a different angle to the teeth flank surfaces of the teeth on the slot of the rotor. As the load on the rotor blade increases the teeth deflect such that the area of contact between the teeth flank surfaces of the root section and the slot increases to a maximum at the fully loaded condition. The teeth flank surfaces are substantially planar. This enables rotor blade and slot teeth with different stiffnesses to be used for the rotor blades and rotor, for example titanium aluminide turbine blades and nickel base alloy turbine rotor.

Abstract: A fan for a vacuum cleaner has a fan housing, motor and impeller. The fan housing has an inlet and outlet. The impeller has a one piece hub and multiple flexible blades. This flexible blade fan provides better air performance, less noise, better durability, and easier impeller installation than conventional vacuum cleaner fans.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fan for an electric machine, the fan comprising a hub having a centrally located bore sized to receive the shaft of the machine, the bore having an axis which coincides with the shaft axis. The fan further comprises a plurality of angularly spaced fan blades which extend radially outwardly from the hub. The blades are formed separately from the hub and are secured to the hub by an improved interlocking joint arrangement. A series of hubs which are substantially identical except for the shaft bore diameter are provided, and a series of blades which are substantially identical except for the radial length are provided. Thus, a hub matching a specified shaft diameter, and a blade length matching a specified housing size, may be selected and assembled to match a machine.

Abstract: A device for connecting blades (7) to a hub (5) in a propeller of either a fan or an aircraft has a variable fitting in at least a moving position. An L-shaped element (1) connects each blade (7) to the hub (5) so that an attachment of the blade (7) to the hub (5) has a longitudinal axis eccentric with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hub (5). The L-shaped element (1) has a first long leg aligned parallel with a longitudinal axis of the blade (7). The L-shaped element (1) also has a short leg perpendicular to a flat plane of the blade (7) and parallel to a rotational axis of the hub (5). A screw (4) fastens the second short leg of the L-shaped element (1) to the hub (5). This screw (4) is aligned parallel to the flat plane of the blade (7) but has a longitudinal axis spaced from the flat plane of the blade (7). A circular crown (6) presses the L-shaped element (1) to the hub (5) while a hole (3) retains the screw (4) whereby the hole (3) is eccentric with respect to the crown (6).

Abstract: A plastic fan with several fins attached to a hub. The fins are formed in a mold in order to reduce the difference between themselves to a minimum. The fins are attached to the hub so that each of them is retained at an angle from the adjacent one. The fan so produced is well balanced during rotation. Each fin has a male engaging device which is engaged in a female engaging device formed in the hub. The fins are welded to the hub by ultrasonic waves.

Abstract: A ceiling fan having a plurality of blade irons removably attached to a rotor. Each blade iron includes an arcuate web with a first flange for attachment to the rotor. A second flange is included for receiving a fan blade. The trailing edge of each blade iron overlaps the leading edge of the next successive blade iron.

Abstract: A propeller assembly which includes a barrel with replaceable blade assemblies secured within slots formed in the exterior of the barrel. The slots include a first slot section and a second slot section with the first slot section extending radially deeper than the second slot section. The blade assemblies include L-shaped locking members which slide within the slots formed within the barrel. The shorter leg of the locking members are secured within the deeper first slot sections while the longer leg extends longitudinally within the second slot section. The locking member preferably includes a dovetail cross-section member fixing the shorter leg member to the barrel so as to prevent both longitudinal, torsional and radial movement of the blade assemblies. The barrel is preferably formed of an aluminum material or, more precisely, an aluminum alloy having 60% to 95% essentially pure aluminum while the blade assemblies and securement members are formed of stainless steel.

Abstract: An impeller for an axial flow fan having adjustable veins which are suspended in a rigid supporting ring. The ring is centered and fastened by radial supporting plates which comprise at their periphery circumferential collar elements which engage with recesses on opposite sides of supporting ring. The supporting plates are connected with the supporting rings using bolts and are connected to each other by a spacer element. The spacer element also forms a slide guide for an axially movably adjusting disk. The veins are suspended in the supporting ring so that they may be individually adjusted.

Abstract: Each blade includes at its root a root portion that slides axially into a re-entrant cavity that extends axially in the hub. End caps prevent axial removal of the blade roots from the hub. Thus, it is possible to replace an individual damaged blade, and the hubs are interchangeable from ship to ship, although the blades may vary slightly. All of the parts are injection molded of a high-strength fiber-reinforced plastic. The entire assembly can be produced at approximately half the cost of conventional metal propellers. The propeller is intended for use with engines developing 90-250 HP, and the diameter of the propeller is 16-18 inches. The various parts includes apertures and passages so as not to interfere with the discharge of exhaust gases.

Abstract: Construction of impellers of various dimensions are manufactured from tubular hub stock and sheet-like blade stock by cutting a hub of particular length from said hub stock and blades of corresponding length from said blade stock and attaching said blades to said hub. The bore of the hub may be enlarged according to a specified support shaft diameter, and the overall diameter of the impeller may be altered, preferably by trimming ends of the blades prior to mounting on the hub.

Abstract: Fatigue failure of an engineering article is primarily influenced by a natural inherent defect in the material from which the article is made. By an ability established to allocate a quantitative measure to such defect as a new material property influenced only by environment and material manufacturing procedures as are other basic properties, and using known methods for determining critical stress areas, a wide range of fatigue design data can be generated from a few basic measurements. Thus, from the deduction of a characteristic material defect length, there can be determined both a material's basic fatigue properties and the fatigue capability of the article for which the material is used.