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EP3988797A1
EP3988797A1 EP21215518.8A EP21215518A EP3988797A1 EP 3988797 A1 EP3988797 A1 EP 3988797A1 EP 21215518 A EP21215518 A EP 21215518A EP 3988797 A1 EP3988797 A1 EP 3988797A1
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Roland Keber
Tobias SIEGER
Wolfgang Laufer
Jürgen Herr
Arnold Schulde
Georg Eimer
Martin Müller
Dominik Haas
Simon HOPPE
Julien GRILLIAT
Johannes DANNECKER
Clemens GÜNTER
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    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
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  • the invention relates to an axial fan with a housing and a fan wheel arranged in the housing for generating an axial air flow through the housing.
  • the object of the invention is to improve the noise behavior of an axial fan.
  • an axial fan with a housing and a fan wheel arranged in the housing is proposed for generating an axial air flow through the housing.
  • the fan wheel has a plurality of fan wheel blades which extend radially outwards from a hub to the respective blade tip and which run at a distance from an inner wall of the housing via a head gap.
  • the blade tip is the extension of the fan wheel blades along the inner wall of the housing, which surrounds the fan wheel in particular as a housing ring.
  • the fan wheel blades have bores along the respective blade tip.
  • the holes along the respective blade tip interact directly with the tip gap vortex and reduce the noise emissions of the fan wheel during operation.
  • shape and propagation of the flow vortex along the blade tips of the fan wheel blades is favorably influenced.
  • reductions in noise development of more than 20% could be achieved in measurements.
  • the bores are particularly advantageous in axial fans in which the fan wheel blades have a very shallow angle of attack relative to the axial plane running perpendicular to the direction of flow, which is in particular in the range of 5-25°, preferably 10-20°.
  • a development of the axial fan is characterized in that the bores are formed on both axial sides of the fan wheel blades.
  • the bores are designed as through bores through the fan wheel blades.
  • the bores are provided for each fan wheel blade along the respective blade tip.
  • the number of holes is at least two, but in particular at least three, preferably at least five, more preferably at least seven.
  • the holes run along a line parallel to the blade tip. Their arrangement is thus defined by the course of the blade tip along the head gap in relation to the inner wall of the housing.
  • the bores with a circular cross-section has proven to be particularly favorable.
  • the size of the holes is determined by their diameter.
  • the bores have a maximum diameter DBmax, which corresponds to 0.7-1.5%, preferably 1%, of a maximum fan wheel diameter of the fan wheel.
  • a special arrangement of the holes in relation to each other also promotes noise reduction.
  • An embodiment variant is advantageous in which the bores are at a distance A from one another along the respective blade tip, which corresponds to twice the maximum diameter DBmax of the bores. The distance A is measured at the center of the respective hole. In relation to the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel, the distance A between the holes is along the respective blade tip to each other then advantageous if it corresponds to 2% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D.
  • the bores are spaced somewhat radially inward from the respective blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade but are nevertheless adjacent, so that the radially outer blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade runs continuously and uninterrupted.
  • the bores are preferably offset radially inward from the blade tip by 1.5 times the bore diameter.
  • measurements are always taken in the center of the bores.
  • the length LS with which the bores are spaced apart from the respective blade tip corresponds to preferably 1.5% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel.
  • all bores of the fan wheel are each identical in terms of shape and size.
  • the bores are arranged over an extension along the blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade, which corresponds to 10-40% of a maximum extension of the blade tip along the head gap. This means that there is a predominant section along the blade tip in which no bores are provided, but in which a minimum quantity and a minimum extent must not be undershot. Furthermore, it is favorable that the bores are in particular in a region of the blade tip to be arranged, which is adjacent to the respective blade leading edge and / or respective blade trailing edge.
  • the axial fan provides that each of the fan wheel blades has a central section along the blade tip that is free of bores and adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades on both sides.
  • the bores are thus provided in an area of the front edge and rear edge of the fan wheel blades.
  • the middle section determines 20-90%, more preferably 40-80% of the maximum extension of the respective fan blade in the circumferential direction.
  • the bores are provided along the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fan wheel blades.
  • the distances from one another or from the front edge and/or a rear edge preferably correspond to those of the bores along the blade tip or from the blade tip.
  • an embodiment is favorable in which, in the case of the axial fan, the respective number of bores along the front edge and the rear edge of the fan wheel blades is less than or equal to the number of bores along the blade tip. This means that the number of holes on the leading edge and on the trailing edge is always no greater than the number of holes on the blade tip.
  • the axial fan is further characterized in that the fan wheel is designed to be reversible and its generated during operation Flow direction depends on its direction of rotation. Then they will Bores are preferably provided both on the front edge and the rear edge and on both axial sides of the respective fan wheel blades.
  • a first embodiment variant of the axial fan 1 is shown.
  • This comprises a ring-shaped, closed housing 2 in which the reversible fan wheel 3 is arranged for generating the axial air flow, the direction of flow of which depends on the direction of rotation of the fan wheel 4 .
  • the fan wheel 3 has the hub 5 with a plurality of ventilation openings 25 arranged in a circle, in which the drive motor is accommodated, which is electrically supplied via the connections 14 .
  • the drive motor is held by the bracket 20, which is distributed over the circumferential direction arranged webs 11 with the Housing 2 is connected.
  • the webs 11 run in a straight line, but are inclined relative to a radial plane.
  • the fan wheel blades 4 extend radially outward from the hub 5 to their respective blade tip 8 , which forms the blade edge adjoining the inner wall of the housing 2 .
  • the head gap 12 is provided between the blade tips 8 and the inner wall of the housing 2 so that the fan wheel 3 can rotate relative to the housing 2 .
  • the fan wheel blades 4 are each shaped identically. Adjacent to the blade tip 8 , viewed in the circumferential direction, they each have a radially constricted section 9 on both sides, in which the blade edge still faces radially outwards, but is at a distance from the inner wall of the housing 2 .
  • the blade edge then transitions into the front edge 17 and rear edge 18 , which each point in the circumferential direction, but are designed to be drawn in in the circumferential direction compared to the radially outermost section of the fan wheel blade 4 .
  • An axial step 24 is formed on each of the fan wheel blades 4 along their central axis, viewed in the circumferential direction, which increases in size viewed radially inward and tapers off towards the blade tip 8, so that the impeller blade 4 runs steplessly in the area of the blade tip 8.
  • a plurality of bores 7 with a circular cross-section are provided on each of the fan wheel blades 4 along the respective blade tip 8 on both axial sides.
  • the bores 7 are formed on both axial sides at the respective identical position and thus have the respective identical central axis. Provision is preferably made for the bores 7 to be in the form of through bores.
  • eight bores 7 are provided on the two end sections pointing towards the front edge 17 and the rear edge 18 along the blade tip 8, i.e. a total of 16 bores 7 per fan wheel blade 4, of which six bores 7 are located in each area with bores 7 along the blade tip 8 along the head gap 12 and two bores 7 each located in the confiscated section 9.
  • each of the fan wheel blades 4 comprises a central section 15 along the blade tip 8 which adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades 4 on both sides and is free of bores 7 .
  • the middle section 15 without holes 7 determined in both versions according to figures 1 and 5 No bores 7 are provided in the comparatively larger area, ie over a larger extent of the respective fan wheel blade 4, since these are essentially located in the peripheral edge sections.
  • the fan wheel blades 4 have a very small angle of attack of less than 25° with respect to the axial plane extending through the housing 2, which is good in figure 3 can be seen. With such small angles of attack, the bores 7 are particularly effective.
  • the size, shape and arrangement of the holes 7 influences the noise-reducing effect significantly.
  • advantageous dimensions which are identical for the embodiment of Figures 1-4 are applicable.
  • the bores 7 have a maximum diameter DBmax, which corresponds to 1% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel 4, measured in each case in the center of the bores 7.
  • the distance A of the bores 7 to one another along the respective blade tip 8 corresponds to twice the maximum diameter DBmax and 2 % of the maximum impeller diameter D of the impeller 4.
  • the bores 7 are spaced apart from the blade tip 8 over the length LS, which makes up 1.5% of the impeller diameter D and 1.5 times the maximum diameter DBmax.
  • the radially outer blade tip 8 of the respective fan blade 4 runs continuously and without interruption.
  • the bores 7 are distributed along the blade tip 8 over a length which corresponds to 10% of the blade tip length L, along which the tip gap 12 is formed. In the execution according to Figures 1 - 4 it is 20%.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Axialventilator (1) mit einem Gehäuse (2) und einem in dem Gehäuse (2) angeordneten Lüfterrad (3) zur Erzeugung eines Axialluftstromes durch das Gehäuse (2), wobei das Lüfterrad (3) mehrere sich von einer Nabe (5) nach radial außen bis zur jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) erstreckende Lüfterradschaufeln (4) aufweist, welche über einen Kopfspalt (12) beanstandet zu einer Innenwand des Gehäuses (2) verlaufen, und wobei die Lüfterradschaufeln (4) entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) mehrere Bohrungen (7) aufweisen.The invention relates to an axial fan (1) with a housing (2) and a fan wheel (3) arranged in the housing (2) for generating an axial air flow through the housing (2), the fan wheel (3) having a plurality of 5) has fan wheel blades (4) which extend radially outwards up to the respective blade tip (8) and run at a distance from an inner wall of the housing (2) via a head gap (12), and the fan wheel blades (4) running along the respective blade tip (8 ) have several bores (7).

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Axialventilator mit einem Gehäuse und einem in dem Gehäuse angeordneten Lüfterrad zur Erzeugung eines Axialluftstromes durch das Gehäuse.The invention relates to an axial fan with a housing and a fan wheel arranged in the housing for generating an axial air flow through the housing.

Bei Axialventilatoren mit ringförmigen, das Lüfterrad umschließenden Gehäusen entstehen am Kopfspalt zwischen den Lüfterradschaufeln und der Gehäuseinnenwand Kopfspaltwirbel, die in Praxis zu einer erheblichen Geräuschentwicklung führen. Zu deren Reduzierung gibt es im Stand der Technik bereits mehrere Ansätze, die jedoch nicht für jeden Einsatz geeignet sind. Beispielsweise kann der Durchmesser des Axialventilators vergrößert werden. Dies ist jedoch kontraproduktiv hinsichtlich seines Wirkungsgrads und Windlastverhaltens. Alternativ gibt es die Möglichkeit, die Zuströmung oder Abströmung zu beeinflussen, jedoch sind hierfür zusätzliche Bauteile und meist ein erhöhter Bauraumbedarf nötig. Druckschriftlicher Stand der Technik ist in den Dokumenten CN 107 313 979 A , JP 2005 240749 A , CN 107 489 658 A und JP H11 201090 A offenbart.In the case of axial fans with ring-shaped housings surrounding the fan wheel, head gap vortices occur at the head gap between the fan wheel blades and the inner wall of the housing, which in practice lead to considerable noise development. To reduce them, there is in the state of Technology already has several approaches, but they are not suitable for every application. For example, the diameter of the axial fan can be increased. However, this is counterproductive with regard to its efficiency and wind load behavior. Alternatively, there is the possibility of influencing the inflow or outflow, but this requires additional components and usually more space. Printed state of the art is in the documents CN 107 313 979 A , JP 2005 240749A , CN 107 489 658 A and JP H11 201090 A disclosed.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, das Geräuschverhalten eines Axialventilators zu verbessern.The object of the invention is to improve the noise behavior of an axial fan.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmalskombination gemäß Patentanspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the combination of features according to claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß wird ein Axialventilator mit einem Gehäuse und einem in dem Gehäuse angeordneten Lüfterrad zur Erzeugung eines Axialluftstromes durch das Gehäuse vorgeschlagen. Das Lüfterrad weist mehrere sich von einer Nabe nach radial außen bis zur jeweiligen Schaufelspitze erstreckende Lüfterradschaufeln auf, welche über einen Kopfspalt beanstandet zu einer Innenwand des Gehäuses verlaufen. Die Schaufelspitze ist die Erstreckung der Lüfterradschaufeln entlang der Innenwand des Gehäuses, das insbesondere als Gehäusering das Lüfterrad umgibt. Die Lüfterradschaufeln weisen entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze Bohrungen auf.According to the invention, an axial fan with a housing and a fan wheel arranged in the housing is proposed for generating an axial air flow through the housing. The fan wheel has a plurality of fan wheel blades which extend radially outwards from a hub to the respective blade tip and which run at a distance from an inner wall of the housing via a head gap. The blade tip is the extension of the fan wheel blades along the inner wall of the housing, which surrounds the fan wheel in particular as a housing ring. The fan wheel blades have bores along the respective blade tip.

Die Bohrungen entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze interagieren unmittelbar mit dem Kopfspaltwirbel und reduzieren die Geräuschemission des Lüfterrads im Betrieb. Insbesondere wird die Form und Ausbreitung des Strömungswirbels entlang der Schaufelspitzen der Lüfterradschaufeln günstig beeinflusst. Bei Axialventilatoren, die sich ausschließlich durch die Laufradschaufeln mit und ohne entlang der Schaufelspitze vorgesehene Bohrungen unterschieden, konnten bei Messungen Reduzierungen der Geräuschentwicklung von über 20% erreicht werden.The holes along the respective blade tip interact directly with the tip gap vortex and reduce the noise emissions of the fan wheel during operation. In particular, the shape and propagation of the flow vortex along the blade tips of the fan wheel blades is favorably influenced. In the case of axial fans, which only differ in the impeller blades with and without bores provided along the blade tips, reductions in noise development of more than 20% could be achieved in measurements.

Besonders vorteilhaft wirken die Bohrungen bei Axialventilatoren, bei denen die Lüfterradschaufeln einen sehr flachen Anstellwinkel gegenüber der senkrecht zur Strömungsrichtung verlaufenden Axialebene aufweisen, der insbesondere im Bereich von 5-25°, vorzugsweise 10-20° liegt.The bores are particularly advantageous in axial fans in which the fan wheel blades have a very shallow angle of attack relative to the axial plane running perpendicular to the direction of flow, which is in particular in the range of 5-25°, preferably 10-20°.

Eine Weiterbildung des Axialventilators ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen auf beiden axialen Seiten der Lüfterradschaufeln ausgebildet sind. In einer bevorzugten Ausführung sind die Bohrungen als Durchgangsbohrungen durch die Lüfterradschaufeln ausgebildet.A development of the axial fan is characterized in that the bores are formed on both axial sides of the fan wheel blades. In a preferred embodiment, the bores are designed as through bores through the fan wheel blades.

Erfindungsgemäß werden mehrere der Bohrungen je Lüfterradschaufel entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze vorgesehen. Die Anzahl der Bohrungen beträgt mindestens zwei, insbesondere jedoch mindestens drei, vorzugsweise mindestens fünf, weiter bevorzugt mindestens sieben. Die Bohrungen verlaufen dabei entlang einer Linie parallel zur Schaufelspitze. Ihre Anordnung ist somit über den Verlauf der Schaufelspitze entlang des Kopfspalts gegenüber der Innenwand des Gehäuses festgelegt.According to the invention, several of the bores are provided for each fan wheel blade along the respective blade tip. The number of holes is at least two, but in particular at least three, preferably at least five, more preferably at least seven. The holes run along a line parallel to the blade tip. Their arrangement is thus defined by the course of the blade tip along the head gap in relation to the inner wall of the housing.

Als besonders günstig hat sich eine Ausführung der Bohrungen mit einem kreisförmigen Querschnitt erwiesen. Die Größe der Bohrungen wird über ihren Durchmesser bestimmt. In einer vorteilhaften Ausführung des Axialventilators weisen die Bohrungen einen maximalen Durchmesser DBmax auf, der 0,7-1,5%, vorzugsweise 1% eines maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers des Lüfterrads entspricht.An embodiment of the bores with a circular cross-section has proven to be particularly favorable. The size of the holes is determined by their diameter. In an advantageous embodiment of the axial fan, the bores have a maximum diameter DBmax, which corresponds to 0.7-1.5%, preferably 1%, of a maximum fan wheel diameter of the fan wheel.

Eine spezielle Anordnung der Bohrungen zueinander begünstigt die Geräuschreduzierung ebenfalls. Günstig ist eine Ausführungsvariante, bei der die Bohrungen zueinander einen Abstand A entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze aufweisen, der dem doppelten maximalen Durchmesser DBmax der Bohrungen entspricht. Der Abstand A wird dabei jeweils am Mittelpunkt der jeweiligen Bohrung gemessen. Bezogen auf den maximalen Lüfterraddurchmesser D des Lüfterrads ist der Abstand A der Bohrungen entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze zueinander dann vorteilhaft, wenn er 2% des maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D entspricht.A special arrangement of the holes in relation to each other also promotes noise reduction. An embodiment variant is advantageous in which the bores are at a distance A from one another along the respective blade tip, which corresponds to twice the maximum diameter DBmax of the bores. The distance A is measured at the center of the respective hole. In relation to the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel, the distance A between the holes is along the respective blade tip to each other then advantageous if it corresponds to 2% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D.

Ferner ist vorteilhaft, dass die Bohrungen von der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel nach radial innen etwas beabstandet gleichwohl angrenzend sind, so dass die radial außen liegende Schaufelspitze der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel durchgängig und ununterbrochen verläuft. Eine bezüglich der Geräuscherzeugung vorteilhafte Ausführung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen einen maximalen Durchmesser DBmax aufweisen und von der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze über eine radiale Länge LS beanstandet sind, so dass gilt: DBmax ≤ LS ≤ 2,5 x DBmax. Besonders bevorzugt ist LS=1,5 x DBmax. In anderen Worten sind die Bohrungen vorzugsweise um den 1,5-fachen Bohrungsdurchmesser von der Schaufelspitze nach radial innen versetzt. Gemessen wird auch hier stets im Mittelpunkt der Bohrungen.It is also advantageous that the bores are spaced somewhat radially inward from the respective blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade but are nevertheless adjacent, so that the radially outer blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade runs continuously and uninterrupted. An embodiment that is advantageous in terms of noise generation is characterized in that the bores have a maximum diameter DBmax and are spaced apart from the respective blade tip over a radial length LS, so that the following applies: DBmax≦LS≦2.5×DBmax. LS=1.5×DBmax is particularly preferred. In other words, the bores are preferably offset radially inward from the blade tip by 1.5 times the bore diameter. Here, too, measurements are always taken in the center of the bores.

Bezogen auf den maximalen Lüfterraddurchmesser D des Lüfterrads entspricht die Länge LS, mit welcher die Bohrungen von der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze über beanstandet sind, vorzugsweise 1,5% des maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads.Based on the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel, the length LS with which the bores are spaced apart from the respective blade tip corresponds to preferably 1.5% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel.

Vorzugsweise sind alle Bohrungen des Lüfterrads bezüglich Form und Größe jeweils identisch ausgebildet.Preferably, all bores of the fan wheel are each identical in terms of shape and size.

In einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsvariante des Axialventilators ist vorgesehen, dass die Bohrungen über eine Erstreckung entlang der Schaufelspitze der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel angeordnet sind, welche 10-40% einer maximalen Erstreckung der Schaufelspitze entlang des Kopfspalts entspricht. Das bedeutet, dass es entlang der Schaufelspitze einen überwiegenden Abschnitt gibt, in dem keine Bohrungen vorgesehen sind, jedoch eine Mindestmenge und eine Mindesterstreckung nicht zu unterschreiten sind. Ferner ist günstig, die Bohrungen insbesondere in einem Bereich der Schaufelspitze anzuordnen, der an die jeweilige Schaufelvorderkante und/oder jeweilige Schaufelhinterkante angrenzt. Soweit die Lüfterradschaufeln im Übergangsbereich von der Schaufelspitze zur Schaufelvorderkante oder jeweilige Schaufelhinterkante radial eingezogen verlaufen und in diesem Abschnitt kein Kopfspalt zu dem Gehäuse mehr besteht, können Bohrungen gleichwohl auch in diesem Abschnitt entlang der Schaufelspitze vorgesehen werden.In an advantageous embodiment variant of the axial fan, it is provided that the bores are arranged over an extension along the blade tip of the respective fan wheel blade, which corresponds to 10-40% of a maximum extension of the blade tip along the head gap. This means that there is a predominant section along the blade tip in which no bores are provided, but in which a minimum quantity and a minimum extent must not be undershot. Furthermore, it is favorable that the bores are in particular in a region of the blade tip to be arranged, which is adjacent to the respective blade leading edge and / or respective blade trailing edge. Insofar as the fan wheel blades run radially retracted in the transition region from the blade tip to the blade front edge or respective blade rear edge and there is no longer a head gap to the housing in this section, bores can nevertheless also be provided in this section along the blade tip.

Der Axialventilator sieht erfindungsgemäß vor, dass jede der Lüfterradschaufeln entlang der Schaufelspitze jeweils einen sich an eine radiale Mittellinie der Lüfterradschaufeln beidseitig angrenzenden Mittelabschnitt aufweist, der frei von Bohrungen ist. Die Bohrungen werden somit in einem Bereich der Vorderkante und Hinterkante der Lüfterradschaufeln vorgesehen. Der Mittelabschnitt bestimmt 20-90%, weiter bevorzugt 40-80% der maximalen Erstreckung der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel in Umfangsrichtung.According to the invention, the axial fan provides that each of the fan wheel blades has a central section along the blade tip that is free of bores and adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades on both sides. The bores are thus provided in an area of the front edge and rear edge of the fan wheel blades. The middle section determines 20-90%, more preferably 40-80% of the maximum extension of the respective fan blade in the circumferential direction.

In einer erfindungsgemäßen Ausführung des Axialventilators sind die Bohrungen entlang der Vorderkante undder Hinterkante der Lüfterradschaufeln vorgesehen. Die Abstände zueinander bzw. zur Vorderkante und/oder einer Hinterkante entsprechen dabei vorzugsweise denjenigen der Bohrungen entlang der Schaufelspitze bzw. zu der Schaufelspitze.In an embodiment of the axial fan according to the invention, the bores are provided along the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fan wheel blades. The distances from one another or from the front edge and/or a rear edge preferably correspond to those of the bores along the blade tip or from the blade tip.

Ferner ist eine Ausführung günstig, bei welcher bei dem Axialventilator die jeweilige Anzahl der Bohrungen entlang der Vorderkante und der Hinterkante der Lüfterradschaufeln kleiner oder gleich der Anzahl an Bohrungen entlang der Schaufelspitze ist. Das bedeutet, dass die Anzahl der Bohrungen an der Vorderkante und an der Hinterkante jeweils stets nicht größer ist, als die Anzahl der Bohrungen an der Schaufelspitze.Furthermore, an embodiment is favorable in which, in the case of the axial fan, the respective number of bores along the front edge and the rear edge of the fan wheel blades is less than or equal to the number of bores along the blade tip. This means that the number of holes on the leading edge and on the trailing edge is always no greater than the number of holes on the blade tip.

Der Axialventilator ist in einer Ausführung ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Lüfterrad reversierbar ausgebildet und seine im Betrieb erzeugte
Strömungsrichtung von seiner Rotationsrichtung abhängt. Dann werden die Bohrungen vorzugsweise sowohl an der Vorderkante als auch der Hinterkante sowie an beiden axialen Seiten der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufeln vorgesehen.In one embodiment, the axial fan is further characterized in that the fan wheel is designed to be reversible and its generated during operation
Flow direction depends on its direction of rotation. Then they will Bores are preferably provided both on the front edge and the rear edge and on both axial sides of the respective fan wheel blades.

Andere vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet und werden nachstehend zusammen mit der Beschreibung der bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung anhand der Figuren näher dargestellt. Es zeigen:

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eine perspektivische Rückansicht des Axialventilators aus Figur 1;
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eine Draufsicht auf einen Axialventilator in einer zweiten Ausführung.
Other advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the dependent claims and are presented in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the figures. Show it:
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a plan view of an axial fan in a second embodiment.

In den Figuren 1 - 4 ist eine erste Ausführungsvariante des Axialventilators 1 gezeigt. Dieser umfasst ein ringförmig geschlossenes Gehäuse 2, in dem das reversierbare ausgebildete Lüfterrad 3 zur Erzeugung des Axialluftstromes angeordnet ist, dessen Strömungsrichtung von der Rotationsrichtung des Lüfterrads 4 abhängt. Das Lüfterrad 3 weist die Nabe 5 mit mehreren in Kreisform angeordneten Belüftungsöffnungen 25 auf, in der der Antriebsmotor aufgenommen ist, welcher über die Anschlüsse 14 elektrisch versorgt wird. Rückseitig ist der Antriebsmotor von der Halterung 20 gehalten, welche über in Umfangsrichtung verteilt angeordnete Stege 11 mit dem Gehäuse 2 verbunden ist. Die Stege 11 verlaufen geradlinig, sind jedoch gegenüber einer Radialebene geneigt. Von der Nabe 5 aus erstrecken sich die Lüfterradschaufeln 4 nach radial außen bis zu ihrer jeweiligen Schaufelspitze 8, welche die an die Innenwand des Gehäuses 2 angrenzende Schaufelkante bildet. Zwischen den Schaufelspitzen 8 und der Innenwand des Gehäuses 2 ist der Kopfspalt 12 vorgesehen, so dass das Lüfterrad 3 gegenüber dem Gehäuse 2 rotieren kann. Die Lüfterradschaufeln 4 sind jeweils identisch geformt. Angrenzend zur Schaufelspitze 8 weisen sie in Umfangsrichtung gesehen beidseitig jeweils einen radial eingezogenen Abschnitt 9 auf, in dem die Schaufelkante zwar noch nach radial außen weist, jedoch von der Innenwand des Gehäuses 2 beabstandet ist. Anschließend geht die Schaufelkante in die Vorderkante 17 und Hinterkante 18 über, welche jeweils in Umfangsrichtung weisen, jedoch gegenüber dem radial äußersten Abschnitt der Lüfterradschaufel 4 jeweils in Umfangsrichtung eingezogen gestaltet sind. Entlang ihrer jeweils in Umfangsrichtung gesehenen Mittelachse ist an den Lüfterradschaufeln 4 jeweils eine axiale Stufe 24 ausgebildet, die sich nach radial innen gesehen vergrößert und zur Schaufelspitze 8 hin ausläuft, so dass im Bereich der Schaufelspitze 8 ein stufenloser Verlauf der Laufradschaufel 4 gegeben ist.In the Figures 1 - 4 a first embodiment variant of the axial fan 1 is shown. This comprises a ring-shaped, closed housing 2 in which the reversible fan wheel 3 is arranged for generating the axial air flow, the direction of flow of which depends on the direction of rotation of the fan wheel 4 . The fan wheel 3 has the hub 5 with a plurality of ventilation openings 25 arranged in a circle, in which the drive motor is accommodated, which is electrically supplied via the connections 14 . At the back, the drive motor is held by the bracket 20, which is distributed over the circumferential direction arranged webs 11 with the Housing 2 is connected. The webs 11 run in a straight line, but are inclined relative to a radial plane. The fan wheel blades 4 extend radially outward from the hub 5 to their respective blade tip 8 , which forms the blade edge adjoining the inner wall of the housing 2 . The head gap 12 is provided between the blade tips 8 and the inner wall of the housing 2 so that the fan wheel 3 can rotate relative to the housing 2 . The fan wheel blades 4 are each shaped identically. Adjacent to the blade tip 8 , viewed in the circumferential direction, they each have a radially constricted section 9 on both sides, in which the blade edge still faces radially outwards, but is at a distance from the inner wall of the housing 2 . The blade edge then transitions into the front edge 17 and rear edge 18 , which each point in the circumferential direction, but are designed to be drawn in in the circumferential direction compared to the radially outermost section of the fan wheel blade 4 . An axial step 24 is formed on each of the fan wheel blades 4 along their central axis, viewed in the circumferential direction, which increases in size viewed radially inward and tapers off towards the blade tip 8, so that the impeller blade 4 runs steplessly in the area of the blade tip 8.

An jeder der Lüfterradschaufeln 4 sind entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze 8 auf beiden axialen Seiten mehrere Bohrungen 7 mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt vorgesehen. Die Bohrungen 7 sind auf beiden axialen Seiten an der jeweils identischen Position ausgebildet und weisen somit die jeweils identische Mittelachse auf. Bevorzugt wird vorgesehen, die Bohrungen 7 als Durchgangsbohrungen zu gestalten. In der Ausführung gemäß der Figuren 1 - 4 sind auf beiden zur Vorderkante 17 und zur Hinterkante 18 weisenden Endabschnitten entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 jeweils acht Bohrungen 7, d.h. pro Lüfterradschaufel 4 insgesamt 16 Bohrungen 7 vorgesehen, von denen sich pro Bereich mit Bohrungen 7 jeweils sechs Bohrungen 7 entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 entlang des Kopfspalts 12 und jeweils zwei Bohrungen 7 im eingezogenen Abschnitt 9 befinden. In der Ausführung gemäß Figur 5 sind an den jeweiligen Endabschnitten entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 jeweils nur sieben Bohrungen 7, d.h. pro Lüfterradschaufel 4 insgesamt 14 Bohrungen 7 vorgesehen. Gegenüber der Ausführung gemäß Figur 1 - 4 sind bei der Ausführung gemäß Figur 5 die Bohrungen 7 in Umfangsrichtung gesehen weiter nach außen verlagert, so dass sich vier der sieben Bohrungen 7 jeweils entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 entlang des Kopfspalts 12 und jeweils drei Bohrungen 7 im eingezogenen Abschnitt 9 befinden. Im Übrigen sind die Ausführungen gemäß Figur 1-4 und Figur 5 identisch. In beiden Ausführungen nicht gezeigt, gleichwohl ebenfalls vorsehbar sind entsprechende Bohrungen 7 im Bereich der Vorderkante 17 und der Hinterkante 18 sowie sowohl an der Vorderkante 17 als auch der Hinterkante 18 der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufeln 4. Die Anzahl der Bohrungen jeweils entlang der Vorderkante 17 bzw. der Hinterkante 18 wird jedoch geringer festgelegt als diejenige der radialen Außenkante. Jede der Lüfterradschaufeln 4 umfasst entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 jeweils einen sich an eine radiale Mittellinie der Lüfterradschaufeln 4 beidseitig angrenzenden Mittelabschnitt 15 auf, der frei von Bohrungen 7 ist. Der Mittelabschnitt 15 ohne Bohrungen 7 bestimmt in beiden Ausführungen gemäß der Figuren 1 und 5 den vergleichsweise größeren Bereich, d.h. über eine größere Erstreckung der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel 4 sind keine Bohrungen 7 vorgesehen, da sich diese im Wesentlichen in den Umfangsrandabschnitten befinden.A plurality of bores 7 with a circular cross-section are provided on each of the fan wheel blades 4 along the respective blade tip 8 on both axial sides. The bores 7 are formed on both axial sides at the respective identical position and thus have the respective identical central axis. Provision is preferably made for the bores 7 to be in the form of through bores. In the execution according to Figures 1 - 4 eight bores 7 are provided on the two end sections pointing towards the front edge 17 and the rear edge 18 along the blade tip 8, i.e. a total of 16 bores 7 per fan wheel blade 4, of which six bores 7 are located in each area with bores 7 along the blade tip 8 along the head gap 12 and two bores 7 each located in the confiscated section 9. In execution according to figure 5 only seven bores 7 are provided on the respective end sections along the blade tip 8 , ie a total of 14 bores 7 per fan wheel blade 4 . Compared to the execution according to Figure 1 - 4 are in accordance with the execution figure 5 the bores 7 are shifted further outwards as seen in the circumferential direction, so that four of the seven bores 7 are located along the blade tip 8 along the head gap 12 and three bores 7 are located in the drawn-in section 9 . Otherwise, the statements according to Figure 1-4 and figure 5 identical. Not shown in both versions, but corresponding bores 7 can also be provided in the area of the front edge 17 and the rear edge 18 and both on the front edge 17 and the rear edge 18 of the respective fan wheel blades 4. The number of bores along the front edge 17 or the However, trailing edge 18 is set less than that of the radially outer edge. Each of the fan wheel blades 4 comprises a central section 15 along the blade tip 8 which adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades 4 on both sides and is free of bores 7 . The middle section 15 without holes 7 determined in both versions according to figures 1 and 5 No bores 7 are provided in the comparatively larger area, ie over a larger extent of the respective fan wheel blade 4, since these are essentially located in the peripheral edge sections.

In beiden Ausführungen der Figuren 1 und 5 weisen die Lüfterradschaufeln 4 gegenüber der sich durch das Gehäuse 2 erstreckenden Axialebene einen sehr geringen Anstellwinkel weniger als 25° auf, der gut in Figur 3 zu erkennen ist. Bei derartig geringen Anstellwinkeln sind die Bohrungen 7 besonders wirkungsvoll.In both versions of the figures 1 and 5 the fan wheel blades 4 have a very small angle of attack of less than 25° with respect to the axial plane extending through the housing 2, which is good in figure 3 can be seen. With such small angles of attack, the bores 7 are particularly effective.

Die Größe, Form und Anordnung der Bohrungen 7 beeinflusst den geräuschmindernden Effekt deutlich. In Figur 5 sind vorteilhafte Dimensionierungen eingetragen, welche identisch auch für das Ausführungsbeispiel der Figuren 1-4 anwendbar sind. Die Bohrungen 7 weisen einen maximalen Durchmesser DBmax auf, der 1% des maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads 4 entspricht, gemessen jeweils im Mittelpunkt der Bohrungen 7. Der Abstand A der Bohrungen 7 zueinander entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze 8 entspricht dem doppelten maximalen Durchmesser DBmax und 2% des maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads 4. Von der Schaufelspitze 8 sind die Bohrungen 7 über die Länge LS beabstandet, welche 1,5% des Laufraddurchmessers D und dem 1,5-fachen des maximalen Durchmessers DBmax ausmacht. Die radial außen liegende Schaufelspitze 8 der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel 4 verläuft durchgängig und ununterbrochen. Gemäß der Ausführung in Figur 5 erfolgt die Verteilung der Bohrungen 7 entlang der Schaufelspitze 8 über eine Länge, welcher 10% der Schaufelspitzenlänge L entspricht, entlang derer der Kopfspalt 12 gebildet ist. In der Ausführung gemäß der Figuren 1 - 4 sind es 20%.The size, shape and arrangement of the holes 7 influences the noise-reducing effect significantly. In figure 5 are entered advantageous dimensions, which are identical for the embodiment of Figures 1-4 are applicable. The bores 7 have a maximum diameter DBmax, which corresponds to 1% of the maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel 4, measured in each case in the center of the bores 7. The distance A of the bores 7 to one another along the respective blade tip 8 corresponds to twice the maximum diameter DBmax and 2 % of the maximum impeller diameter D of the impeller 4. The bores 7 are spaced apart from the blade tip 8 over the length LS, which makes up 1.5% of the impeller diameter D and 1.5 times the maximum diameter DBmax. The radially outer blade tip 8 of the respective fan blade 4 runs continuously and without interruption. According to the implementation in figure 5 the bores 7 are distributed along the blade tip 8 over a length which corresponds to 10% of the blade tip length L, along which the tip gap 12 is formed. In the execution according to Figures 1 - 4 it is 20%.

In beiden Ausführungen gemäß der Figuren 1-4 und 5 sind alle Bohrungen 7 jeweils identisch ausgebildet. Alternativ kann jedoch auch vorgesehen werden, dass sich die Bohrungen 7 zueinander in Form und Größe unterscheiden.In both versions according to the Figures 1-4 and 5 all bores 7 are identical in design. Alternatively, however, it can also be provided that the bores 7 differ from one another in terms of shape and size.

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Axialventilator (1) mit einem Gehäuse (2) und einem in dem Gehäuse (2) angeordneten Lüfterrad (3) zur Erzeugung eines Axialluftstromes durch das Gehäuse (2), wobei das Lüfterrad (3) mehrere sich von einer Nabe (5) nach radial außen bis zur jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) erstreckende Lüfterradschaufeln (4) aufweist, welche über einen Kopfspalt (12) beanstandet zu einer Innenwand des Gehäuses (2) verlaufen, , wobei jede der Lüfterradschaufeln (4) entlang der Schaufelspitze (8) jeweils einen sich an eine radiale Mittellinie der Lüfterradschaufeln (4) beidseitig angrenzenden Mittelabschnitt (15) aufweist, der frei von Bohrungen (7) ist, wobei der Mittelabschnitt 20-90% einer Erstreckung der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel (4) in Umfangsrichtung bestimmt
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Lüfterradschaufeln (4) entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) sowohl im Bereich einer Vorderkante (17) als auch einer Hinterkante (18) der Lüfterradschaufeln (4) mehrere Bohrungen (7) aufweisen.Axial fan (1) with a housing (2) and an impeller (3) arranged in the housing (2) for generating an axial air flow through the housing (2), the impeller (3) extending radially in multiple directions from a hub (5). has fan wheel blades (4) which extend outwards to the respective blade tip (8) and run at a distance from an inner wall of the housing (2) via a head gap (12), each of the fan wheel blades (4) along the blade tip (8) having a respective one a central section (15) which adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades (4) on both sides and is free of bores (7), the central section determining 20-90% of an extent of the respective fan wheel blade (4) in the circumferential direction
characterized in that
the fan wheel blades (4) have several bores (7) along the respective blade tip (8) both in the area of a front edge (17) and a rear edge (18) of the fan wheel blades (4). Axialventilator nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Lüfterradschaufeln (4) einen geringen Anstellwinkel gegenüber einer Axialebene im Bereich von 5-25°, insbesondere 10-20° aufweist.Axial fan according to Claim 1, characterized in that the fan wheel blades (4) have a small angle of attack in relation to an axial plane in the range of 5-25°, in particular 10-20°. Axialventilator nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) auf beiden axialen Seiten der Lüfterradschaufeln (4) ausgebildet sind.Axial fan according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bores (7) are formed on both axial sides of the fan wheel blades (4). Axialventilator nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) als Durchgangsbohrungen durch die Lüfterradschaufeln (4) ausgebildet sind.Axial fan according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bores (7) are designed as through bores through the fan wheel blades (4). Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Anzahl der Bohrungen (7) je Lüfterradschaufel (4) entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) mindestens zwei, insbesondere mindestens drei, insbesondere mindestens fünf beträgt, und wobei die Bohrungen (7) entlang einer Linie parallel zur Schaufelspitze (8) angeordnet sind.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a number of bores (7) per fan blade (4) along the respective blade tip (8) is at least two, in particular at least three, in particular at least five, and the bores (7) are arranged along a line parallel to the blade tip (8). Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweisen.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) have a circular cross-section. Axialventilator nach dem vorigen Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) einen maximalen Durchmesser DBmax aufweisen, der 1% eines maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads (3) entspricht.Axial fan according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the bores (7) have a maximum diameter DBmax which corresponds to 1% of a maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel (3). Axialventilator nach dem vorigen Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) zueinander einen Abstand A entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) aufweisen, der dem doppelten maximalen Durchmesser DBmax entspricht, wobei der Abstand jeweils am Mittelpunkt der jeweiligen Bohrung (7) gemessen wird.Axial fan according to the previous claim, characterized in that the bores (7) are at a distance A from one another along the respective blade tip (8) which corresponds to twice the maximum diameter DBmax, the distance being measured at the center point of the respective bore (7). . Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) zueinander einen Abstand A entlang der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) aufweisen, der 2% eines maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads (3) entsprichtAxial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) are at a distance A from one another along the respective blade tip (8) which corresponds to 2% of a maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel (3). Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) einen maximalen Durchmesser DBmax aufweisen und von der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) über eine Länge LS beanstandet sind, so dass gilt: DBmax ≤ LS ≤ 2,5 x DBmax, insbesondere LS=1,5 x DBmax.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) have a maximum diameter DBmax and are spaced apart from the respective blade tip (8) over a length LS, so that the following applies: DBmax ≤ LS ≤ 2.5 x DBmax, in particular LS=1.5 x DBmax. Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) von der jeweiligen Schaufelspitze (8) über eine Länge LS beanstandet sind, die 1,5% eines maximalen Lüfterraddurchmessers D des Lüfterrads entspricht.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) from the respective blade tip (8) complaints are made over a length LS that corresponds to 1.5% of a maximum fan wheel diameter D of the fan wheel. Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) über eine Erstreckung entlang der Schaufelspitze (8) der jeweiligen Lüfterradschaufel (4) vorgesehen sind, welche 10-40% einer maximalen Erstreckung der Schaufelspitze (8) entlang des Kopfspalts entspricht.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) are provided over an extension along the blade tip (8) of the respective fan wheel blade (4) which is 10-40% of a maximum extension of the blade tip (8) along the head gap is equivalent to. Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bohrungen (7) entlang der Vorderkante (17) und der Hinterkante (18) der Lüfterradschaufeln (4) vorgesehen sind.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bores (7) are provided along the front edge (17) and the rear edge (18) of the fan wheel blades (4). Axialventilator nach dem vorigen Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine jeweilige Anzahl der Bohrungen (7) entlang der Vorderkante (17) und der Hinterkante (18) der Lüfterradschaufeln kleiner oder gleich einer Anzahl an Bohrungen (7) entlang der Schaufelspitze (8) ist.Axial fan according to the previous claim, characterized in that a respective number of bores (7) along the front edge (17) and the rear edge (18) of the fan wheel blades is less than or equal to a number of bores (7) along the blade tip (8). Axialventilator nach einem der vorigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Lüfterrad (3) reversierbar ausgebildet und seine im Betrieb erzeugte Strömungsrichtung von seiner Rotationsrichtung abhängt.Axial fan according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fan wheel (3) is designed to be reversible and its direction of flow generated during operation depends on its direction of rotation.
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