Airflow assembly having improved acoustical performance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9157455
APP PUB NO 20120301329A1
SERIAL NO

13481322

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An airflow assembly, includes a plenum, a barrel, a fan support, a fan assembly, and a plurality of ribs. The plenum includes an opening structure defining a plenum opening. The barrel extends in a downstream direction from the opening structure, and defines a barrel space and a downstream edge. The fan support is at least partially positioned within the barrel space. The fan assembly is supported by the fan support and includes (i) a motor and (ii) a blade assembly configured to rotate about an axis. Each of the ribs extends between (i) the opening structure or the barrel and (ii) the fan support. The downstream direction is parallel to the axis. An upstream direction is opposite of the downstream direction and parallel to the axis. A plane intersects the axis and is perpendicular to the axis.

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ROBERT BOSCH GMBH70442 STUTTGART
ROBERT BOSCH LLC2800 SOUTH 25TH AVENUE BROADVIEW IL 60155

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bilodeau, Mark L Burlington, US 2 21
Caplan, Mark D Westborough, US 5 62
Cote, F Raymond Dover, US 4 25
Van, Houten Robert J Winchester, US 13 210

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