Patents Assigned to Penn Ventilation, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6499948
    Abstract: A fan shroud for an axial flow fan comprises a generally annular main body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and an inner surface defining a fluid flow path between the inlet and outlet ends. The inner surface includes first and second conical sections that converge toward the outlet end and a diverging section that diverges toward the outlet end. The second conical section is located between the first conical section and the diverging section. With this arrangement, turbulent fluid flow through the fan shroud between the inlet end and outlet end is minimized. Preferably, a first converging angle of the first conical section with respect to a plane transverse to the direction of fluid flow at the inlet end is less than a second converging angle of the second conical section with respect to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Penn Ventilation, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, Richard Down, Jr., George Hall