Patent ID: 8636479
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61M,F04D,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A blower, comprising: a stationary portion including an inlet, an outlet, a housing, a stator component provided to the housing, and a tube providing an interior surface and an exterior surface, the inlet and outlet being co-axially aligned; a rotating portion including a rotor; and a motor including at least one magnet and a stator assembly, the rotating portion is provided to the stationary portion and the motor is adapted to drive the rotating portion, the rotor is located within the tube and the at least one magnet is provided to the rotor within the tube, the rotor being supported by one or more bearings that are provided along the interior surface of the tube, and the stator assembly is provided along the exterior surface of the tube, wherein the stator component includes an annular base including a plurality of stator vanes, the tube structured to extend from the base, and the stationary portion includes a shield that cooperates with the stator component to support and maintain the stator assembly in an operative position, and wherein at least a portion of the stator assembly and a wall of the housing define a portion of a gas flow path to direct gas from a first side of the motor proximal the inlet to a second side of the motor distal the inlet.