CPC F04D 29/4206 (2013.01) [F04D 29/281 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A blower assembly comprising:
a housing;
a pair of side walls of the housing;
at least one of the side walls including an air inlet;
an outer wall of the housing connecting the side walls, the outer wall including a cutoff portion, an outlet portion, and a scroll portion intermediate the outlet portion and the cutoff portion;
the outlet portion and the scroll portion of the outer wall having a unitary, one-piece construction;
an outlet of the housing defined at least in part by the outlet portion and the cutoff portion; and
the outlet portion flaring outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends away from the scroll portion toward the outlet opening.
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