(19)
(11) EP 0 816 686 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/02

(21) Application number: 97630036.8

(22) Date of filing: 20.06.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: F04D 27/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 28.06.1996 US 674499

(71) Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
Syracuse New York 13221 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Gillen, Robert Lewis
    Manchester, Tennessee 37355 (US)
  • Nieva, Kenneth James
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37127 (US)

(74) Representative: Weydert, Robert et al
Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg
1015 Luxembourg (LU)

   


(54) Direction control apparatus for condenser fan


(57) The condenser fan assembly contains a plurality of independently operated condenser fans, each of which includes a motor (2) that is connected to a fan blade (1) by means of a shaft (3). A housing (7) surrounds the shaft (3) of each motor (2) and in anchored in the end bell (5) of the motor (2). A one-way clutch (6) is mounted in the housing (7) and is connected to the shaft (3) to permit rotation of the motor (2) in one direction and prevent rotation of the motor (2) in the opposite direction.









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