CPC H05K 7/20172 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20145 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A fan assembly comprising:
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 configured to be coupled to the fan exit and a housing outlet downstream from the housing inlet;
an air straightener, adjacent to the housing inlet, having an annular array of honeycomb apertures that surround a center cut-out and streamline the air that flows downstream, and a solid cover that plugs the center cut-out and blocks the air; and
an air guider mounted inside the housing adjacent to the housing inlet, the air guider having a conical shape with a base adjacent to the solid cover, 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 to define a peripheral volume surrounding the air guider that serves as a tunnel, and wherein the air guider is configured to reduce air turbulence of the air when propelled from the housing inlet to the housing outlet.
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