FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A DRYER APPLIANCE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20180051409A1
SERIAL NO

15239903

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A fan assembly for a dryer appliance is provided. The fan assembly includes an inlet duct that fluidly couples a chamber of the dryer appliance to a fan inlet. The inlet duct includes one or more guide vanes that are configured to direct the air in a manner that improves the pressure rise across the fan, thereby improving appliance performance. For example, the guide vanes may be positioned and oriented to generate a negative pre-swirl of the flow of air, such that the flow of air enters the fan inlet rotating in a direction opposite the direction of rotation of an impeller. Additionally, or alternatively, one or more guide vanes may be positioned and oriented to generate a laminar flow of otherwise turbulent air from the chamber of the dryer appliance.

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HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INCCORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pollett, James Louisville, US 1 3
Yu, Zhiquan Mason, US 18 62

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