Patent ID: 8070430

Claim:
A resinous shroud including a fan and an air cleaner, the resinous shroud comprising: a retaining portion for retaining a driving portion for driving the fan; a plurality of stay portions extended from the retaining portion radially outside; a ring portion configured to hold the fan, the ring portion being connected to an end portion of the plurality of stay portions extended from the retaining portion; an air intake portion expanded from an outer periphery of the ring portion; a casing configured to hold therein a filter element of the air cleaner, the casing being adjacent to the ring portion and integrated with the air intake portion; and a resinous wall portion extending from the retaining portion to the ring portion, wherein the retaining portion is molded from a resin material filled by using a first gate portion positioned at a portion corresponding to a center portion of the retaining portion, wherein the casing is molded from the resin material filled by using a second gate portion positioned at a portion corresponding to an end portion of the casing, and wherein the resinous wall portion and a part of the plurality of stay portions are formed by the resin material flowing from the first gate portion to a portion corresponding to a sidewall of the casing during the resin molding.