CN101203724A - Evaporator fan/motor assembly support bracket - Google Patents
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- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
A refrigerated merchandiser (10) includes a cabinet (20) having a top wall (22), a lower wall (24), a rear wall (34), and side walls (36, 38) defining an interior product display space (100) housing a product (110) on shelves (112) in a refrigerated environment intended for selection by consumers. A refrigeration unit cassette (50) is disposed in operative association with the interior product display space in a compartment (55) beneath the lower wall (24). An evaporator fan (63) and its associated fan motor (61) are supported by a bracket (80) having a generally T-shaped body (82) with three legs (85, 87, 89) extending therefrom and mounted to a housing (96) of an evaporator (60) housed within the refrigeration unit cassette (50).
Description
The cross reference of related application
The application with reference to and require provisional application number to be No.60/663,409, the applying date is on March 18th, 2005, and title is the priority and the interests of the U.S. Patent application of EVAP motor retainer bracket, the application is with reference to the full content of having quoted this patent.
The application relates to the following the application's of transferring commonly-assigned us and the application that proposes to United States Patent (USP) trademark office on the date identical with the application's applying date:
Application number is No.PCT/US05/ (attorney piece number No.210_817PCT), and title is the international patent application of " refrigerated merchandisers ";
Application number is No.PCT/US05/ (attorney piece number No.210_816PCT), and title is the international patent application of " sealing system that is used for refrigeration cassette ";
Application number is No.PCT/US05/ (attorney piece number No.210_820PCT), and title is the international patent application of " module refrigeration cassette ";
Application number is No.PCT/US05/ (attorney piece number No.210_879PCT), and title is the international patent application of " the module refrigeration cassette that has the condensate evaporation dish "; With
Reaching application number is No.PCT/US05/ (attorney piece number No.210_818PCT), and title is the international patent application of " the bottom assembly that is used for refrigerated merchandisers ".The application is with reference to the full content of having quoted patent listed earlier.
The field of the invention
The present invention relates generally to supports fans and electric motor assembly, more particularly, relates to and is used for evaporator fan and relevant motor thereof are supported on support in the narrow runner of refrigerated merchandisers.
Background of the present invention
Refrigerated merchandisers has the refrigeration system that cooler environment is provided in the relative refrigerated interior display space that is used in being limited to the cabinet of refrigerated merchandisers.The refrigeration system of this refrigerated merchandisers adopts known Carnot kind of refrigeration cycle usually, and comprises and refrigerated interior display space relevant evaporimeter and evaporator fan in operation of refrigerator, also comprises condenser, condenser fan and compressor.In vertical independently cabinet, compressor, condenser and condenser fan are contained in the refrigerated interior display space of refrigerator and separate and heat insulation equipment compartment.Cold-producing medium is circulated with the refrigerant line that forms loop by connecting compressor, condenser and evaporimeter in a usual manner by compressor.Air in the heat insulation refrigerated interior display space of refrigerator by evaporator fan by evaporimeter and cold-producing medium with heat exchange relationship so that refrigerated air circulates.Evaporimeter and evaporator fan can be arranged on the inside of the cooling of refrigerator, for example at an upper portion thereof in the zone.
Yet it is known that evaporimeter and evaporator fan also can be contained in the equipment compartment in the part with the heat insulation equipment compartment of compressor, condenser and condenser fan.In other was used, such refrigerated merchandisers can be used as that being used in supermarket, grocery store, gas station, convenience store and other retailing facility refrigerates or the product introduction cabinet of frozen food, automatic vending machine and cold drink vending machine use.For example, cold drink such as soft drink, beer, wine cooler etc. are placed in the refrigerated merchandisers usually so that the self-service purchase of client.The warm drink vending machine of such routine comprises heat insulation cabinet, and its qualification has the refrigerated interior display spacial flex of one or more glass doors, and glass door provides the inlet that enters into this product display space.Usually be contained in jar or bottle in, beverage products independent or six packings is stored on the shelf in the cabinet refrigerated display zone.In order to obtain your drink, client opens in a door and the refrigerator that reaches so that take out required product from shelf.
For example at the United States Patent (USP) U.S.No.5 by people such as Rudick, the refrigerated merchandisers that is equipped with the refrigeration part that is arranged on the refrigerator below is disclosed in 347,827,5,402,654,5,417,079 and 5,417,081.In these refrigerated merchandisers, refrigerated air from refrigeration part upwards flows from equipment compartment by mozzle, along the rear wall of cabinet, anterior along the roof of cabinet towards cabinet and along the front portion of cabinet down to the bottom surface of product display area, be also referred to as bottom.Refrigerated air also can enter product display area from the back mozzle by a plurality of openings in the plate that mozzle and product introduction are distinguished.Refrigerated air is returned inlet by the air that runs through cabinet floor and is returned refrigeration part from product display area.
Generally acknowledged that the components and parts with refrigeration part are installed on the common platform, this platform can slip into and skid off the equipment compartment that is arranged in the showcase bottom makes refrigeration part more accessible so that cleaning and other maintenance.For example, the United States Patent (USP) U.S.No.5 that people such as Maynard propose, 678,421 disclose a kind of refrigerated merchandisers, and it has the module refrigeration part that can remove from the compartment of bottom of cabinet bulk and safeguards being easy to.Condenser and relevant fan thereof are installed in the front end of bottom plate.Evaporimeter and relevant fan thereof are installed in the membrane backside of setting, and dividing plate is installed in the rear end condenser/condenser fan module back of dish.The motor that drives evaporator fan is installed on dividing plate by the plate that is roughly the U type, and this U template has the lateral flanges that is fixed by bolts on the dividing plate.Although can support evaporator fan and electric motor assembly effectively, board-like support has been showed serious relatively obstruction to the air that flows into evaporator fan.In addition, the air this big relatively board-like fixed mount of flowing through can produce unwelcome noise intensity.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of be used to support motor that drives evaporator fan and the support with low relatively height.
The purpose of one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of be used to support motor that drives evaporator fan and the support with low relatively obstruction characteristic.
The purpose of one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of be used to support motor that drives evaporator fan and the support with low relatively noise properties.
The present invention's purpose on the other hand provides the m of a kind of fan, motor and improvement.
Providing a kind of is used for mutliblade fan and relevant motor mounting thereof in the support of supporting member.The main body of support has a plurality of from its outward extending branch.A plurality of blades on the mutliblade relatively fan of a plurality of branches are arranged to asymmetric relation.A plurality of branches and a plurality of fan blade quantitatively also can be unequal.
In one embodiment, support comprises the main body that roughly is the T type, its have longitudinal extension member and relatively longitudinal extension member horizontal expansion cross member, from terminal outward extending first branch of longitudinal extension member, from first terminal outward extending second branch of cross member and from outward extending the 3rd branch of first terminal relative cross member second end of cross member.Each branch can have from its outward extending base, and each base has and passes it so that hold securing member described support is installed on the hole of described supporting member.
In another aspect of this invention, a kind of fan, motor and bracket component are provided, it comprises the motor with driving shaft, have circumference and be arranged on around the central fan wheel shaft that is installed on motor drive shaft and from the fan of its outward extending a plurality of blades, and the support with the main body that is suitable for installing motor thereon.The main body of support has a plurality of from its outward extending branch, and each branch is suitable for being installed to supporting structure.The a plurality of relatively fan blade of a plurality of branches are arranged to asymmetric arrangement, and quantitatively unequal with the quantity of fan blade.
In an embodiment of fan, motor and bracket component, support comprises the main body that roughly is the T type, its have longitudinal extension member and relatively longitudinal extension member horizontal expansion cross member, from terminal outward extending first branch of longitudinal extension member, from first terminal outward extending second branch of cross member and from outward extending the 3rd branch of second end of the first terminal laterally relative cross member of cross member.In main body, provide at least one hole to be used to hold securing member so as with motor mounting in main body.Each branch has the base from its extension, and has and pass it so that hold securing member support is installed on the hole of supporting member.
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For further understanding these contents of the present invention and purpose, will and understand the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings with reference to following detailed description of the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the side section front view that is equipped with the refrigerated merchandisers of the refrigeration part box that the bottom installs;
Fig. 2 is the side section front view of the line 2-2 intercepting in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the refrigeration part box of Fig. 1, has shown a pair of evaporator fan/electric motor assembly that is installed in wherein;
Fig. 4 is the side elevation according to the partial cross section of fan of the present invention, motor and bracket component;
Fig. 5 is the end elevation view of the line 5-5 intercepting in Fig. 4, and motor is removed so that clearly demonstrate;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view that has shown Fig. 4 and support embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5; And
Fig. 7 is the perspective view that has shown another embodiment of support of the present invention.
Detailed description of the present invention
Referring now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, especially, shown in refrigeration the cold drink vending machine, generally by reference number 10 expressions, comprise being used to preserve product to be bought 110 interior product display space 100 of for example bottled or canned soda water, milk, water, fruit juice, fruit drink, beer and other beverage.Although the present invention here will be described with reference to the embodiment of the cold drink vending machine of described refrigeration, be to be understood that this invention can be applicable to the displaying vending machine that other is used to show the refrigeration of perishable and frozen food and beverage, comprise for example frozen food and other product that need in controlled environment, preserve of meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, pre-packing.
Warm drink vending machine 10 comprises cabinet 20, and it limits the interior product display space 100 of refrigeration and be set to and separates with the interior product display space 100 that refrigerates and completely cut off the equipment compartment of separating 55 of conducting heat with it.Cabinet 20 has roof 22 and comprises rear wall 34, antetheca 32 and the relative sidewall 36 and 38 that roughly vertically extends with on every side side wall construction.Cabinet also comprises the interior product display space 100 of the refrigeration that is set in place thereon the side and the lower wall 24 between the equipment compartment below it 55.Interior product display space 100 can enter by entering opening from cabinet 20 outsides, and entering opening is the opened areas that is positioned at the cabinet front portion in described embodiment.In described embodiment, this opened areas can be opened or be capped to environment by at least one door 40 that is installed on the cabinet 20.Door 40 extends to whole opened areas and has transparent observation district, and for example glass plate is distinguished at least a portion that can observe interior product display space 100 by observing.Door 40 optionally is positioned the closed position in override open zone and client can enter that interior product display space 100 is taken product away so that between the open position of buying.Although the embodiment of displaying vending machine 10 shown in the drawings only has a door 40, be to be understood that and show that vending machine can have one, two, three or more door, the zone of this or a plurality of doors 40 common override opens when in the closed position.This 40 can conventional mode be installed on the cabinet 20, for example on the hinge so that pivot rotates or in orbit so that slide between open position and closed position.
In described embodiment, roof 22, lower wall 24, rear wall 34 and sidewall 36 and 38 be isolated conduct heat so that make the external environment condition thermal insulation of interior product display space 100 with the interior product display space 100 of refrigeration.A plurality of shelfs 112 are set in interior product display space 100.This shelf 112 is suitable for supporting and is demonstrated so that the specific products of buying 100.The specific quantity of shelf 112, arrangement and structure and the present invention are irrelevant and belong to those of ordinary skills' selection so that show the technical ability of specific products 100.
Back plate 134 inwardly provides partly to set up the refrigerated air supply pipe 104 between rear wall 34 and back plate 134 at interval from rear wall 34.The interior product display space 100 of inside of refrigeration that is positioned at showcase 20 is by roof 22, lower wall 24, sidewall 36,38, and partly by each restriction in rear wall 34 and the back plate 134.In described embodiment, refrigerated air is the air outlet slit 109 by being positioned at air supply pipe 104 upper ends and partly enter product display space 100 so that cooling is illustrated in the product by a plurality of openings 135 that are provided with at back plate 134 partly there.Refrigerated air is left product display space 100 by the opening 102 that is provided in the lower wall 24.
Equipment compartment 55 is positioned at cabinet 20 lower inner walls, 24 belows and is separated by the lower wall 24 and the interior product display space 100 of the refrigeration of cabinet 20.Lower wall 24 form will refrigeration the common wall that separates of inner space and equipment compartment.The upper surface of lower wall forms the bottom surface or the base plate (deck) of interior product display space 100, and the lower surface of lower wall is towards the refrigeration cassette 50 that is contained in the equipment compartment.Refrigeration part 15 comprises evaporimeter 60 and evaporator fan/electric motor assembly 62, condenser 70 that at least one is relevant and condenser fan/electric motor assembly 72 and the compressor 74 that at least one is relevant.Evaporimeter 60 and relevant evaporator fan/electric motor assembly 62 thereof are contained in the first 53 of refrigeration part box 50, this first 53 is separated by the second portion 57 of spaced walls 68 with refrigeration part box 50, in the second portion 57 that condenser 70, its relevant condenser fan/electric motor assembly 72 and compressor 74 are contained in refrigeration part box 50.
The cold-producing medium of cooling arrives evaporimeter 60 from condenser 70 through closed-loop refrigerant circulation circuit (not shown).The running of evaporator fan/electric motor assembly 62 or a plurality of evaporator fan/electric motor assembly so as with air internally product display space 100 return the evaporimeter compartment of inlet opening 102 suction refrigeration cassettes 50 by the air in the lower wall 24, and air is returned product display space 100 through evaporimeter 60 and process refrigerated air supply pipe 104 from this.When circulating air when the evaporimeter 60, along with air by compressor 74 with the relation of condensed refrigerant heat exchange through evaporimeter 60, air is cooled and cold-producing medium is heated and evaporate.Evaporator fan 62 makes the refrigerated air circulation of passing evaporimeter 60, from evaporimeter compartment 53 by lower wall 24 rear portions that are located at the compartment rear and the interior product display space 100 that air outlet slit 108 returns refrigeration of returning of leading to refrigerated air supply pipe 104.
Can above returning air intake 102, cover plate 120 be set with relation and next-door neighbour's lower wall 24 with lower wall 24 intervals, thereby form runner between cover plate 120 and lower wall 24, the refrigerated air inflow air that returns from product display space 100 by this runner returns inlet 102.Cover plate 120 covers air and returns inlet 102, thereby prevents from the overflow of the product in the product display space 100 or evaporimeter compartment and the pollution evaporimeter and/or the evaporator fan assembly of spatters inflow refrigeration part 15.In addition, along with the lower area of refrigerated air near product display space 100, cover plate 120 makes the refrigerated air of directed downwards outwards flow to cabinet wall on every side and is back into 102 so that make cooling hide air through the air that cover plate 120 belows enter in the lower wall 24.In this case, refrigerated air directly flows into downwards and returns air and return inlet 102 so that cool off this product more equably and hinder refrigerated air through being positioned at the product of lower shelves.In one embodiment, cover plate 120 comprises from its circumferential flange 126 that roughly extends to lower wall 24 straight down and returns inlet 102 tops so that cover plate 120 is supported in air in the lower wall 24.The opening 125 that a plurality of circle spacings are provided in circumferential flange 126 is to form the mobile product display space 100 of refrigeration and the air flow channel that air returns inlet 102 of connecting communicatively.
Referring now to Fig. 3, especially, refrigeration part box 50 comprises roughly rectangular box like structure, and the side plate 56 of structure on every side that it has top flange 52, substrate 54 and roughly vertically extends between top flange 52 and substrate 54 comprises header board 56A, backboard 56B and opposing sideplates 56C.Spaced walls 68 extends to backboard 56B so that the inside of refrigeration part box 50 is divided into above-mentioned first 53 (being evaporimeter compartment) and second portion 57 (being condenser/compressor chamber compartment) from top, the front area of refrigeration cassette 50 inside between opposing sideplates 56C.With with lower wall 24 in air return inlet 102 air flow communications ground and offer opening 51A, the air that returns from product display space 100 passes through opening 51A and enters evaporimeter compartment 53.One or more evaporator fan/electric motor assemblies 62 be arranged on evaporimeter 60 in the evaporimeter compartment 53 the upstream in case with air from product display space 100 suction evaporimeter compartment 53 and make this air through evaporimeter 60.Condenser 70, its relevant condenser fan/electric motor assembly 72 and compressor 74 are installed on and are suitable for being installed in common support plate on the substrate 54 that forms refrigeration part box 50 bottom surfaces.Opening 59 is provided in header board 56A, took out the grid 12 the cabinet lower front wall and passed through condenser 70 from storage environment by condenser fan 72 by opening 59 surrounding airs.Substrate 54 is slidably mounted in the compartment 55 so that be placed into or shift out the maintenance of compartment 55 with convenient refrigeration plant mounted thereto.Condense water disk 76 can be arranged on evaporimeter 60 belows so that collect the condensed water that drips from condenser 70 and evaporimeter 60 and the condensed water of collecting is discharged to waste pipe.Condense water disk 76 is as the condensate evaporation dish, and wherein the condensed water of collecting is there evaporated along with hot-air process condense water disk 76 tops by the hot-air of discharging from condenser.
Referring now to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, each evaporator fan/electric motor assembly 62 comprises fan 63, motor 90 and support 80.A plurality of blades 61 of fan 63 are provided with circumferentially with space interval around center-wheel arbor 64, for example four blades around the wheel shaft circumference with the space interval settings of 90 degree.Motor 90 can be the fan motor of any conventional with the driving shaft 92 that extends along central longitudinal axis 91.Center-wheel arbor 64 is installed on the driving shaft 92 of associated motor 90 in a usual manner.Motor 90 is installed on the support 80, and support 80 is installed on the supporting member that matches, and for example fan guard 96.
Referring now to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, in the embodiment of example of the present invention, support 80 is the structures with three branches of the main body 82 that roughly is the T type, and main body 82 has longitudinal member 84 and the cross member 86 that extends in the near-end lateral cross of longitudinal member 84, from the outward extending branch 85 of the far-end of longitudinal member 84 and from the outward extending a pair of branch 87 of cross member 86 opposing ends and 89.Each branch 85,87 and 89 all has from the outward extending base 98 of its far-end.Each base 98 all has the installing hole 99 that passes it.Support 80 is by inserting installing hole 99 and being anchored on the securing member of evaporator fan cover, and for example the screw 92 by the manifold of packing into is installed on the evaporator shell 96.
The longitudinal member 84 of support 80 has a pair of installing hole 93 that passes its extension.Evaporator fan/electric motor assembly 62 is by inserting installing hole 93 and being anchored on the securing member of motor 90 shells, and for example the screw 92 by the motor casing of packing into is installed on the longitudinal member 84.Motor 90 is installed in longitudinal member 84 downsides, suitably is positioned in the evaporator fan cover 64 in the corresponding openings 65 so that make the air pervaporation device 60 of flowing through thereby be installed in fan 63 on motor 90 driving shafts in a usual manner.
Fan of the present invention/electric motor assembly support 80 presents very narrow profile for the air stream that is drawn into evaporimeter 60.Therefore, support 80 produce seldom obstruction and not significantly dispersion train through the air of support.In addition, a plurality of blades 61 on branch's 85,87 relative fans 63 with 89 of support 80 are with asymmetric arrangement setting.In the embodiment of support 80 shown in Figure 6, this two branch 87 and 89 vertically stretches out from rack body 82 cross members 86 opposing ends.In the embodiment of support 80 shown in Figure 7, this two branch 87 and 89 stretches out from rack body 82 cross members 86 opposing ends, but not perpendicular.In addition, in the embodiment of support 80 shown in Figure 7, this two branch 87 is connected in the additional cross-member of its far-end by further enhancing supporting structure rigidity with 89.
In the embodiment of these two supports 80, three branches of support 80 are with the roughly arrangement setting of T type, and four blades 61 of fan 63 are arranged at the interval (promptly separating 90 degree) that the central longitudinal axis 91 by motor 90 equates on every side in a usual manner simultaneously.Thereby the quantity of branch is not equal to the quantity of fan blade 61, and four blades 61 of three branch's 85,87 relative fans 63 with 89 of support 80 are provided with asymmetricly.Therefore, avoided along with fan blade is rotated the possibility of the cycle partials (cyclicharmonics) that the branch by respective numbers produces and the noise that therefore strengthens simultaneously, for example belonged to the fan of four blades of this situation and the support of uniform four branches.
The support of describing at the fan 63 of the embodiment of these three branches shown in reference to the accompanying drawings and four blades 80 is intended to illustrate and is convenient to understand the present invention.Those skilled in the art will recognize and can make the modification that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention to described embodiment, some modification may be mentioned before this indirectly.For example according to the present invention, if comprise the fan of five blades for fan/electric motor assembly, can use the support or the support cross, four branches of T type, three branches, because not only the quantity of branch is not equal to the quantity of fan blade in both of these case, and the blade of the fan of relative five blades in the location of support branch is asymmetric.According to the present invention, the support of T type, three branches in addition can be used for supporting have have three circumference evenly between the fan/electric motor assembly of fan of root piece because three supporting branch 85,87,89 relative three fan blade of T type support 80 are located asymmetricly.
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1. one kind is used for fan and relevant motor mounting in the support of supporting member, and fan has a plurality of blades, and described a plurality of blades are provided with around the circumferential compartment of terrain of the center-wheel arbor that is installed on driving shaft, and stretch out from center-wheel arbor, and described support comprises:
Be suitable for installing the main body of described motor thereon, described main body has a plurality of from its outward extending branch, and each branch is suitable for being installed on the described supporting member, and the described relatively a plurality of fan blade of described a plurality of branches are with asymmetric arrangement setting.
2. support as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described a plurality of branches of described support and described a plurality of fan blade are quantitatively unequal.
3. support as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the described main body of described support comprises the roughly structure of T type, and it has the cross member of longitudinal extension member and the horizontal expansion of described relatively longitudinal extension member.
4. support as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: described a plurality of branches comprise terminal outward extending first branch from described longitudinal extension member, from first terminal outward extending second branch of described cross member, and from horizontal second terminal outward extending the 3rd branch of the described cross member of described first end of described relatively cross member.
5. support as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: each branch of described a plurality of branches has from its outward extending base, and each base has by it and is used to hold securing member so that described support is installed on the hole of described supporting member.
6. support as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described support further comprises and is arranged in that described main body is used to hold securing member so that with described motor mounting at least one hole in described main body.
7. an assembly comprises:
Have along the motor of the driving shaft of central axis extension;
Fan with a plurality of blades, a plurality of blades are provided with around the circumferential compartment of terrain of the center-wheel arbor of the described driving shaft that is installed on described motor, and stretch out from center-wheel arbor; And
Support with the main body that is suitable for installing described motor thereon, described main body has a plurality of from its outward extending branch, each branch is suitable for being installed in supporting structure, the described relatively a plurality of fan blade of described a plurality of branch are spaced apart around described central axis with asymmetric arrangement, and described a plurality of branches and described a plurality of fan blade are quantitatively unequal.
8. assembly as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: described fan has four blades and described support has three branches.
9. assembly as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described four fan blade to equate circumferentially to be provided with at interval described three branches with the roughly arrangement setting of T type.
10. an assembly comprises:
Motor with driving shaft;
Have the center-wheel arbor of the described driving shaft that is installed on described motor and the fan of a plurality of blades, described a plurality of blades are provided with around the circumferential compartment of terrain of described center-wheel arbor, and stretch out from center-wheel arbor; And
Support with the agent structure that roughly is the T type, described agent structure has the cross member of longitudinal extension member and the horizontal expansion of described relatively longitudinal extension member, terminal outward extending first branch from described longitudinal extension member, from first terminal outward extending second branch of described cross member and from second terminal outward extending the 3rd branch of the described first terminal laterally relative described cross member of described cross member, each branch is suitable for being installed in supporting structure, and described first, second relative described a plurality of fan blade with the 3rd branch are with asymmetric arrangement setting.
11. assembly as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: each branch of described a plurality of branches has from its outward extending base, and each base has by it and is used to hold securing member so that described support is installed on the hole of described supporting member.
12. assembly as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: described support comprises that further the described longitudinal extension member that is arranged in described main body is used to hold securing member so that with the pair of holes of described motor mounting in described main body.
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