Cooling fan assembly with air guider

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12207435
APP PUB NO 20230389224A1
SERIAL NO

17826520

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A fan assembly comprises: a fan having a fan intake and a fan exit downstream from the fan intake, wherein the fan is configured to draw air into the fan intake and propel the air downstream through the fan exit; a housing having a housing inlet coupled to the fan exit and a housing outlet downstream from the housing inlet; and an air guider, mounted inside the housing adjacent to the housing inlet, having a conical shape with a base adjacent to the housing inlet and an apex opposite the base that points towards the housing outlet, wherein the air guider has a first diameter that tapers from the base to the apex, and wherein the air guider is configured to reduce air turbulence of the air when the air is propelled from the housing inlet to the housing outlet.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Chen, Yongguo Shanghai, CN 12 7
Chia, Vic Hong Sunnyvale, US 34 190
Mao, Xin Milpitas, US 11 7
Tsai, Yaotsan San Jose, US 9 5
Yang, Hua Tracy, US 263 2514

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