Patent ID: 7137439
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: F01P,F04D

Abstract:
1. A tank-integrated shroud comprising: a shroud body having an air guiding wall having a first surface along which air flows and a second surface, the first and second surfaces opposite to each other, wherein the air guiding wall has a looped projection on the second surface, the looped projection forms a recess therein that is recessed from the first surface, and the looped projection has a flat surface on a protruding end; and a tank portion having an opening at one side, wherein the tank portion is integrated with the shroud body such that the periphery of the opening is joined to the flat surface of the looped projection, wherein: the looped projection has a first projection portion and a second projection portion; the air guiding wall includes a first wall portion extending in a smooth sloped direction from the first projection portion to the second projection portion to define a tank space together with the tank portion and the looped projection, in which a fluid is contained, and a second wall portion extending from the second projection portion in the smooth sloped direction from a side of the second projection portion opposite to the first wall portion for guiding air.