US 11,988,215 B2
Blower unit, and blower unit attachment structure
Koichiro Matsumoto, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/311,237
Filed by PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/046660
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 4, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/121835, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-232910 (JP), filed on Dec. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0120283 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/40 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/62 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 25/0693 (2013.01) [F04D 29/403 (2013.01); F04D 29/4226 (2013.01); F04D 29/441 (2013.01); F04D 29/626 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blower unit comprising at least:
a hollow blower case;
a motor that is partially housed in the blower case and has a rotational shaft extending in a predetermined direction;
a centrifugal fan housed in the blower case and coupled to the rotational shaft of the motor in an integrally rotatable manner; and
a wire harness outlet provided in either one of the motor or the blower case so that a wire harness supplying power to the motor is drawn out to an outside of the motor or the blower case, wherein:
the blower case includes:
an outer surface that includes: two side surfaces facing each other at a predetermined interval; and an outer circumferential surface extending from an outer circumferential edge of one of the two side surfaces to an outer circumferential edge of another one of the two side surfaces, and is continuous with the two side surfaces,
a suction port provided in either one of the two side surfaces, and
an air discharge portion extending from the outer circumferential surface and including, at a distal end thereof, an exhaust port discharging an airflow;
the exhaust port and the wire harness outlet face in a same direction as viewed from either one of the two side surfaces of the blower case; and
the wire harness outlet is provided in either one of the two side surfaces of the blower case.