Patent ID: 8313284

Claim:
A centrifugal fan device comprising: a centrifugal fan that has a plurality of blades, the centrifugal fan blowing an air in a centrifugal direction by rotation of the plurality of the blades; a casing that houses the centrifugal fan, the casing includes a sidewall, the sidewall having an air outlet along an outer periphery of the centrifugal fan, the casing having a first cover and a second cover, the first cover and the second cover being provided parallel to the centrifugal fan, the first cover and the second cover covering the centrifugal fan, each of the first cover and the second cover having an air inlet for taking the air in the centrifugal fan; and a diverting member that stands upright on an interior surface of one of the first cover and the second cover, the diverting member extending from the sidewall to the air outlet, and a height of the diverting member being lower than a height of a sidewall surface of the sidewall, wherein: the diverting member has a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface of the diverting member facing the blades and being substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of one of the first cover and the second cover, and the second side surface of the diverting member facing the side wall and being inclined with respect to the interior surface of one of the first cover and the second cover, and the diverting member has an end face, the end face of the diverting member facing the air outlet and being inclined with respect to the interior surface of one of the first cover and the second cover.