Abstract: In a centrifugal type blower unit, a diameter of an air suction port is set to be larger than a minimum inner diameter of a centrifugal fan, and a slanting portion is formed in each blade of the centrifugal fan at a side of the air suction port so that an inner radius dimension of the centrifugal fan is increased toward the air suction port. Therefore, it can prevent sub-flow air which is sucked into the centrifugal fan from an end side of the blades in an axial direction from interfering with main-flow air which is sucked into the centrifugal fan from an inner radius side of the blades. Thus, the blower unit can reduce second noise generated therefrom without greatly reducing air-blowing capacity.

Abstract: An automotive air conditioner includes an offset blower for blowing an air, an evaporator is centrally disposed within a dashboard and receives the air from below, and a heater approximately horizontally disposed above the evaporator. The evaporator inclines downward along the direction of the air flow. A plurality of condensed water guide plates are provided under the evaporator so as to allow a condensed water smoothly flow on the surface of each guide plate and is discharged from the evaporator through a condensed water drain pipe.

Abstract: An electric power unit is composed of a secondary battery, a cooling fan, a fan motor and a case for the secondary battery, the cooling fan and the fan motor. The case has a partition for isolating the fan motor from the secondary battery and cooling fan. A magnetic joint is disposed between the motor and the cooling fan.

Abstract: An air conditioning system suitable for automotive application is disclosed, in which the noise in the frequency range of about 1 kHz to 2 kHz is reduced. At least a sound absorbing member is arranged over the portions extending from a turning section of an air path where the air blown under pressure from a blower impinges and changes direction toward a heat exchanger, i.e. from the spiral end of a scroll casing to the front of an evaporator.

Abstract: An automotive air conditioner comprises an offset blower for blowing an air, an evaporator is centrally disposed within a dashboard and receives the air from below, and a heater approximately horizontally disposed above the evaporator. The evaporator inclines downward along the direction of the air flow. A plurality of condensed water guide plates are provided under the evaporator so as to allow a condensed water smoothly flow on the surface of each guide plate and is discharged from the evaporator through a condensed water drain pipe.

Abstract: In a centrifugal blower in which the outer periphery of an intake opening is arranged outside of the inner edge of a main blade, a large number of sub blades are provided in the intake opening at a location corresponding to the main blade. The sub blades lead the secondary air flowing from an outside area of the intake opening to a rotating direction of a centrifugal multi blade fan. Thus, the secondary air flows from the sub blade to the main blade smoothly, thereby increasing a secondary air flow amount and reducing air flow noise.

Abstract: A position of a second permanent magnet with respect to a first permanent magnet is defined by assembling a driving side support member, a thrust bearing, a spacing member, a radial bearing, and a driven side support member. The first and second permanent magnets are respectively held on the driving side support member and the driven side support member. Accordingly, variation of a magnetic gap between the first and second permanent magnets can be reduced. Variations in assembling the parts hardly affect the variation of the magnetic gap.

Abstract: A deodorizing filter for adsorbing malodorous particles in air is disposed at a downstream air side of a circumferential wall of an inside/outside air switching rotary door which opens and closes inside and outside air intake ports. A gap having a predetermined distance is provided between the deodorizing filter and the circumferential wall of the rotary door. The deodorizing filter is rotated integrally with the rotary door. When the rotary door is rotated to open both the outside and inside air intake ports at their intermediately opened positions, the inside air flowing from the inside air intake port directly flows into an outlet side of an inside/outside air switching box, and the outside air introduced from the outside air intake port passes through the gap and the deodorizing filter and flows into the outlet side of the inside/outside air switching box.

Abstract: A scroll casing of a centrifugal blower holds a centrifugal fan therein and defines an air passage around the centrifugal fan. The scroll casing has a scroll starting position at the most upstream portion of the air passage, a scroll ending position at a downstream portion thereof, and an air outlet at the most downstream side thereof. Between the scroll ending position and the air outlet, the scroll casing has a warped face and a guide face. Accordingly, an air flow flowing apart from the fan and an air flow flowing close to the fan are prevented from mixing with each other. As a result, interference between the air flows and blades of the fan is generally prevented, whereby noise is decreased.

Abstract: A bell-mouth ring is formed with a casing to be disposed proximately at an outer radial side of a shroud. The bell-mouth ring has a deflection wall surface for deflecting a flow of air blown out radially outwardly from the centrifugal multi-blade fan and further flowing radially inwardly toward the rotation axis along an inner wall surface of the casing, toward the driving means. In this way, it is possible to suppress air from flowing backward to a suction port through a gap between the shroud and the bell-mouth ring. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the noise generated by an interference of the air sucked from the suction port with the air flowing backward or by the turbulence of the air flow which is generated in the gap.

Abstract: An automotive air conditioner comprises an offset blower for blowing an air, an evaporator is centrally disposed within a dashboard and receives the air from below, and a heater approximately horizontally disposed above the evaporator. The evaporator inclines downward along the direction of the air flow. A plurality of condensed water guide plates are provided under the evaporator so as to allow a condensed water smoothly flow on the surface of each guide plate and is discharged from the evaporator through a condensed water drain pipe.

Abstract: An inner diameter (d.sub.2) of a centrifugal-type multiple-vane fan at a side where the motor is inserted (i.e., the insertion side) is larger than an inner diameter (d.sub.1) of the centrifugal-type multiple-vane fan at a side where the motor is not inserted (i.e., the non-insertion side), such that the ratio of a difference between an outer diameter (D) and the inner diameter (d.sub.2) of the centrifugal-type multiple-vane fan of the insertion side to a difference between the outer diameter (D) and the inner diameter (d.sub.1) of the centrifugal-type multiple-vane fan of the non-insertion side is in a range of 0.6-0.95. Thus, a centrifugal-type blower having the centrifugal-type multiple-vane fan can obtain a desired air volume while maintaining a small size of the centrifugal-type blower.

Abstract: An evaporator is disposed substantially horizontally at a central portion of an instrument panel in a passenger compartment, and air is blown, by a blower disposed so as to be shifted from the center of the evaporator, so as to flow through the evaporator from the bottom to the top. A heater core is disposed substantially horizontally above the evaporator, and an air outlet mode switching portion for switching an air outlet direction of air, temperature of which is adjusted by the heater core, is disposed above the heater core. Foot air ducts are provided to supply conditioned air, a flow direction of which has been switched by the air outlet mode switching portion, to foot air outlets opening to a foot area of the passenger, and passage portions passing through an outlet side path of a scroll casing of the blower are provided in the foot air duct. In this way, it is possible to reduce the space where the heat exchanger portion is installed.

Abstract: A filter is disposed so as to cross at right angle to an airflow from an inside air inlet and an outside air inlet to an inlet port. The filter is made of a filter element formed in a corrugated shape by folding and is deformable so that a width of the filter in the axis direction of said rotary door could be shortened. Thus, it is possible to shorten the width of the filter in the axial direction of the rotary shaft by deforming the outer shape of the filter, therefore, the filter is easily taken out from the inside air inlet. Furthermore, since the filter can be taken out from the inside air inlet, the filter can be attached or detached without disassembling the inside and outside air switching case and casing for a blower fan, the working efficiency for cleaning and changing the filter being thereby improved.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower is provided with a casing which defines a spiral duct and a centrifugal fan which is rotationally provided within the casing. The centrifugal fan has a bottom plate and a plurality of blades which are equally spaced along the periphery of the bottom plate. The plurality of blades extends parallel to the rotational axis. The duct is arranged to reduce the size of a low velocity air flow zone which is generated in an upper radially outer region in the spiral duct. The low velocity air flow zone, which appears in an upper radially outer region in the air duct, is reduced to reduce surging in the blower.

Abstract: A multi-blade fan having a fan assembly including a bottom plate and a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades and a casing for the fan assembly therein having an outlet duct extending therefrom for discharge of the air flows. The fan assembly includes an annular shroud connected to the axial ends of the blades remote from the bottom plate. The casing includes a bottom wall for rotatably connecting the fan assembly, a top wall for defining an air inlet for axially introducing the air into the casing, and a tubular wall connecting the bottom and top walls. The top wall of the casing adjacent to the inlet opening forms an annular projection having a bell cross sectional shape opened inwardly so that an axial end of the shroud extends thereto. The bell cross section portion radially extends to a portion that is inclined downwardly in the outward direction, which faces the shroud so that a small gap extending radially is created.

Abstract: A multi-blade blower with a reduced operating noise. The blower has a casing 3, inside of which a noise generator of a circular cross sectional shape is arranged at a position adjacent a throat of the scroll passageway. The noise generator has a radial gap S with respect to the outer edge of blade which is the same as a radial gap of the throat with the outer edge of the blade, and the spacing between the throat and the noise generator in the direction of the rotation of the wheel is 1.5 times of the blade pitch of the wheel.

Abstract: A multi-blade fan having a fan assembly including a bottom plate and a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades and a casing for the fan assembly therein having an outlet duct extending therefrom for discharge of the air flows. The fan assembly includes an annular shroud connected to the axial ends of the blades remote from the bottom plate. The casing includes a bottom wall for rotatably connecting the fan assembly, a top wall for defining an air inlet for axially introducing the air into the casing, and a tubular wall connecting the bottom and top walls. The top wall of the casing adjacent to the inlet opening forms an annular projection having a bell cross sectional shape opened inwardly so that an axial end of the shroud extends thereto. The bell cross section portion radially extends to a portion that is inclined downwardly in the outward direction, which faces the shroud so that a small gap extending radially is created.

Abstract: A header has a tank member having a transverse cross-section of a circular arc shape, and a tube attachment member having a transverse cross-section flatter than the above-mentioned circular arc shape as a whole, are opposed and joined. The tube attachment member has identical curvature portions constituted with an inner diameter R2 which is the same as the inner diameter R2 of the tank member at both sides to be joined to the tank member, and has a large curvature portion constituted with an inner diameter R1 which is larger than the inner diameter R2 of the tank member at an intermediate portion interposed between the identical curvature portions. A connecting position P between the identical curvature portion and the large curvature portion is inside from both edges of a tube.