Patent ID: 6874991

Claim:
A fan apparatus for an electrical machine, comprising: a fan ( 10 ), which can be rotated around an axis, wherein air flows into the fan ( 10 ) in the axial direction and out of the fan ( 10 ) in the radial direction, a bearing plate ( 12 ), and a magnet wheel ( 14 ), wherein a flow conduit ( 16 ) is at least partially bounded by the bearing plate ( 12 ) and the magnet wheel ( 14 ), wherein the bearing plate ( 12 ) and the fan ( 10 ) are arranged relative to one another so that one part of the bearing plate ( 12 ) and one part of the fan ( 10 ) form there between a flow conduit ( 16 ) of an essentially constant cross section in a radial direction, while another part of the bearing plate ( 12 ) and another part of the fan ( 10 ) form there between a minimal radial distance ( 18 ) in an inflow region of the fan ( 10 ).