EP 3184826 B1 20200401 - VENTILATOR DEVICE

Title (en)

VENTILATOR DEVICE

Title (de)

VENTILATOREINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE VENTILATEUR

Publication

EP 3184826 B1 20200401 (DE)

Application

EP 16197476 A 20161107

Priority

DE 102015226575 A 20151222

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2017175747A1] A fan unit comprises at least one radial fan comprising: an impeller rotationally driven about a rotation axis; and a fan housing in which the impeller is arranged, the fan housing including a guide wall spirally extending around the fan housing in a circumferential direction of the impeller, the guide wall transitioning into air outlet openings, wherein the guide wall has spirally shaped guide wall segments in the circumferential direction, each of which transitions into one of the air outlet openings, such that the air outlet openings are distributed in the circumferential direction of the impeller.

IPC 8 full level

F04D 29/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

F04D 17/16 (2013.01 - US); F04D 29/282 (2013.01 - US); F04D 29/4246 (2013.01 - EP US); F04D 29/441 (2013.01 - CN US)

Citation (examination)

US 3759627 A 19730918 - EHLINGER A

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Emb-papst Mulfingen GmbH & CO.KG

EP 0091228 A1 19831012 - HAMMOND ENG LTD [GB]
FR 2220158 A5 19740927 - NEU ETS [FR]
US 2330938 A 19431005 - BRYAN WILLIAMS EDMOND
WO 2009021356 A1 20090219 - SHENZHEN LONGGANG JINYIXIN ELE [CN], et al
GB 1512294 A 19780601 - FRIEDLING G [CH]
CN 201003512 Y 20080109 - GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES INC [CN]
CN 104533833 A 20150422 - ZHUHAI GREE ELEC APPLIANCES
WO 2008080808 A1 20080710 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
US 3759627 A 19730918 - EHLINGER A
CN 2354047 Y 19991215 - CHUNLAN REFRIGERATING APPARATU [CN]
JP 2001239118 A 20010904 - YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP
CN 2305507 Y 19990127 - SHANFU MECHANICAL FACTORY CO L [CN]
CN 104566896 A 20150429 - NINGBO AUX AIR CONDITIONING CO
CN 104131998 A 20141105 - ZOOMLION HEAVY IND SCI & TECH
JP 2003028095 A 20030129 - ALTOPIA KK
DE 4238595 C2 19960411 - KESSLER & LUCH GMBH [DE]
JP 2007127050 A 20070524 - ALTOPIA KK
DE 7238931 U 19730329
US 2002119044 A1 20020829 - O'CONNOR JOHN F [US], et al
DE 2556022 A1 19760624 - FRIEDLING GERARD

Opponent : TROX X-FANS GmbH

WO 2009021356 A1 20090219 - SHENZHEN LONGGANG JINYIXIN ELE [CN], et al
BRUNO ECK: "Ventilatoren. Entwurf und Betrieb der Radial-, Axialund Querstromventilatoren", 1962, SPRINGER-VERLAG, Berlin /Göttingen/ Heidelberg, article "Spiralgehäuse", pages: 187 - 192, XP055804532
L. BOMMES ET AL: "Ventilatoren. 2. Auflage", 2002, VULKAN-VERLAG, article "Radialventilator", pages: 318 - 319, XP055804535
FRITZ SCHLENDER ET AL.: "VENTILATOREN IM EINSATZ", 1996, VDI VERLAG, article "Bild 12-8", pages: 270 - 271, 314-315, XP055804539

Opponent : ZIEHL-ABEGG SE

EP 0091228 A1 19831012 - HAMMOND ENG LTD [GB]
FR 2220158 A5 19740927 - NEU ETS [FR]
US 2330938 A 19431005 - BRYAN WILLIAMS EDMOND
WO 2009021356 A1 20090219 - SHENZHEN LONGGANG JINYIXIN ELE [CN], et al
GB 1512294 A 19780601 - FRIEDLING G [CH]
US 3759627 A 19730918 - EHLINGER A
US 2014178194 A1 20140626 - TAMAOKA TAKEHITO [JP], et al
JP 2003028095 A 20030129 - ALTOPIA KK
JP 2007127050 A 20070524 - ALTOPIA KK
CN 2305507 Y 19990127 - SHANFU MECHANICAL FACTORY CO L [CN]
CN 201003512 Y 20080109 - GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES INC [CN]
CN 104533833 A 20150422 - ZHUHAI GREE ELEC APPLIANCES
CN 104566896 A 20150429 - NINGBO AUX AIR CONDITIONING CO
WO 2008080808 A1 20080710 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
JP 2001239118 A 20010904 - YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP
DE 7238931 U 19730329
CN 104131998 A 20141105 - ZOOMLION HEAVY IND SCI & TECH
US 2002119044 A1 20020829 - O'CONNOR JOHN F [US], et al
DE 4238595 C2 19960411 - KESSLER & LUCH GMBH [DE]
DE 2556022 A1 19760624 - FRIEDLING GERARD
WO 2004079201 A1 20040916 - ZIEHL ABEGG AG [DE], et al
ECK BRUNO: "Ventilatoren - Entwurf und Betrieb der Radial-, Axial- und Querstromventilatoren, 4. Auflage", 1 January 1962, pages: 188 - 193, XP093002041
TROXTECHNIK: "ThermoVent - Kompaktgerate zur Raumluftung mit Warmeruckgewinnung der Baureihen ThermoVent I und D", TECHNISCHER WERBEPROSPEKT, 1 April 2014 (2014-04-01), pages 1 - 74, XP093002056

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3184826 A1 20170628; EP 3184826 B1 20200401; CN 106996395 A 20170801; DE 102015226575 A1 20170622; DE 102015226575 B4 20170629; DE 102015226575 C5 20240529; DK 3184826 T3 20200615; ES 2796280 T3 20201126; TW 201723321 A 20170701; TW I726002 B 20210501; US 10393123 B2 20190827; US 2017175747 A1 20170622

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16197476 A 20161107; CN 201611093659 A 20161201; DE 102015226575 A 20151222; DK 16197476 T 20161107; ES 16197476 T 20161107; TW 105136764 A 20161111; US 201615387205 A 20161221