Ceiling fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10648485-B2
Application number	US-201615378806-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 14, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

An ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ceiling fan assembly comprising:
a motor assembly having a rotating blade hub with a first receiver;
at least one blade having a second receiver;
a blade holder having a first end with a circular cross-section and a second end with an elliptical cross-section, with a transition section provided between the first end and the second end transitioning from the circular cross-section to the elliptical cross-section; and
wherein the first end of the blade holder is insertable into the first receiver, the second end of the blade holder is insertable into the second receiver, and the blade removably fastens to the blade holder to mount the blade to the motor assembly.

2. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 1 wherein the elliptical cross-section and the circular cross-section have the same area.

3. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 1 wherein the area of the elliptical cross-section is greater than the area of the first circular cross-section.

4. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 1 wherein the blade holder is a single piece.

5. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 4 wherein the blade holder is formed by stamping.

6. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 1 wherein the second end has multiple mounting openings.

7. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 6 wherein the second receiver is located within an interior of the at least one blade and the second end is received within the second receiver.

8. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 7 wherein fasteners extend through the multiple openings and the at least one blade.

9. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 8 wherein the first receiver comprises at least one sleeve and the first end is received within the sleeve.

10. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 9 further comprising an index fixing the rotational position of the first end relative to the sleeve.

11. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 10 wherein the index comprises a biased detent.

12. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 11 wherein the biased detent comprises a biased pin on one of the first end and the sleeve and a recess receiving the pin on the other of the one of the first end and the sleeve.

13. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one blade comprises a hollow interior and an open end, which form at least a portion of the second receiver.

14. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 13 wherein the first receiver comprises at least one split sleeve and the first end is received within and compressively retained by the at least one split sleeve.

15. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 14 further comprising an index fixing the rotational position of the at least one blade relative to the blade hub.

16. A ceiling fan assembly comprising:
a motor assembly having a rotating blade hub with a first receiver;
at least one blade having a second receiver; and
a blade holder assembly comprising:
a first end with a circular cross-section received within the first receiver,
a second end with an elliptical cross-section including a major axis received within the second receiver to couple the at least one blade to the motor assembly,
a transition section provided between the first end and the second end transitioning from the circular cross-section to the elliptical cross-section, and
a push-lock assembly at least partially including another circular cross-section complementary to the circular cross-section of the first end and provided at the first end, the push-lock assembly configured to secure the blade holder assembly to the motor assembly;

wherein the first end of the blade holder is insertable into the first receiver, the second end of the blade holder is insertable into the second receiver, and the blade removably fastens to the blade holder to mount the blade to the motor assembly.

17. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 16 wherein the push-lock assembly includes an index fixing the rotational position of the first end relative to the blade hub.

18. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 17 wherein the first receiver includes an aperture configured to receive the index such that an angle of attack of the at least one blade is determined by a rotational position of the major axis of the second end based upon the rotational position of the first end.

19. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 17 wherein the index comprises a biased detent.

20. The ceiling fan assembly of claim 19 wherein the biased detent comprises a biased pin on one of the first end and a sleeve and a recess receiving the pin on the other of the one of the first end and the sleeve.

Assignees

• Hunter Fan Co

Inventors

• Santolucito Phillip
• Chacon Agustin

Classifications

• F04D25/088

  Ceiling fans · CPC title

• F04D25/06

  the pump being electrically driven (F04D25/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F04D29/388

  characterised by construction · CPC title

• F04D29/34

  Blade mountings {(for axial flow compressors F04D29/322)} · CPC title

• F04D29/384

  characterised by form · CPC title