A cooling fan with an outer rotor motor supported by a fan housing. A
motor housing is disposed within a conduit through the fan housing, while
the outer rotor motor is disposed within the motor housing. A plurality
of support members coupled between the motor housing and the fan housing
enable the fan housing to support the motor housing. A hub is rotatably
coupled to the outer rotor motor and has a first portion disposed within
the motor housing and a second portion disposed outside of the motor
housing. A plurality of blades extends radially from the second portion
said hub.