Compressor fan having a contoured fan blade

- CARRIER CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compressor fan having a contoured fan blade, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line 5-5 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a detail view of the portion of the compressor fan having a contoured fan blade encircled in broken line in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 8-8 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line 9-9 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken, along line 10-10 shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken, along line 11-11 shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken, along line 12-12 shown in FIG. 2.

The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines depict boundaries and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dot-dash broken lines in FIG. 2 encircling a portion of the article reference a detail view and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim, the ornamental design for a compressor fan having a contoured fan blade, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D916269
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 29, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 13, 2021
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Inventors: Peter R. Bushnell (Cazenovia, NY), Lee G. Tetu (Baldwinsville, NY), Jackie S. Anderson (Manlius, NY)
Primary Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Application Number: 29/752,902