GUIDE VANE & INLINE FAN ASSEMBLY

摘要

An improved guide vane for an inline fan is provided, as is an inline fan assembly so characterized. The vane guide includes a first vane segment characterized by first and second end portions, and a second vane segment characterized by first and second end portions. The second end portion of the first vane segment is in a spaced apart and overlapped arrangement in relation to the first end portion of the second vane segment. The first end portion of the first vane segment is an adjacent most vane guide end portion in relation to an impeller of the fan. The first vane segment is of arcuate configuration, with the second vane segment being of linear configuration.