Ventilation fan with lighting and function modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11499708-B2
Application number	US-202117564635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2021
Priority date	Jan 4, 2021
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

A ventilation fan includes a fan module provided in a housing attached to an opening in a ceiling, a grille support mounted under the ceiling to correspond to the opening, a lighting module having base and an LED element provided in the base and configured to project light axial and radially, a plurality of columns connecting the grill support and the base to define an inlet facing radially, and a function module provided in a holding opening of the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting ventilation fan, comprising:
a housing having a bottom spatially corresponding to an opening of a ceiling;
a fan module disposed within the housing;
a grille structure mounted under the ceiling, and comprising a grille support with a grille opening spatially corresponding to the opening of the ceiling;
a lighting base comprising a holder having a holding opening facing away from the housing;
a plurality of connecting columns connected between the grille support and the lighting base, so that an inlet facing a radial direction is formed between the grille support and the lighting base;
a lighting module disposed on the lighting base and comprising a LED light-emitting element and a light-emitting surface facing the axial direction and the radial direction;
an resilient element extended from the grille support or the lighting base, and engaged with the housing; and
a function module disposed within the holder through the holding opening.

2. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the function module is one selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth-speaker module, a night-light module, a humidity-sensor module, a germicidal-lamp module and a human-body-detector module.

3. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting surface comprises an axial light-emitting surface and a lateral light-emitting surface, the axial light-emitting surface faces the axial direction, the lateral light-emitting surface faces the radial direction, and the axial light-emitting surface and the lateral light-emitting surface are in connection with each other and integrally formed into one piece.

4. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the light-emitting surface is greater than or equal to an outer diameter of the lighting base and an outer diameter of the grille support.

5. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the grille support and the lighting base have a spaced height formed therebetween, the plurality of connecting columns and an outer periphery of the lighting base have an interval distance, and the interval distance is greater than the spaced height.

6. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the holder is a GU24 base socket.

7. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , further comprising a first power module, a second power module and a third power module, wherein the first power module is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the fan module, the second power module is disposed on the lighting base and electrically connected to the lighting module, and the third power module is included in the function module and configured to be received within the holder.

8. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the fan module comprises a motor and an impeller disposed along the axial direction and configured to form a centrifugal fan.

9. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the LED light-emitting element of the lighting module is located at an inner periphery of the light-emitting surface, and the lighting module comprises:
a light guide plate having an inner periphery connected to the LED light-emitting element and extended outwardly along the radial direction; and
a reflective plate connected to the LED light-emitting element and the light guide plate to form a reflective surface axially downward.

10. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 9 , wherein the lighting module further comprises a light board, and the light guide plate and the reflective plate are fixed between the light board and the lighting base, wherein the light board has a first side attached to the light guide plate and a second side opposite to the first side and configured to form the light-emitting surface.

11. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover spatially corresponding to the holder and covering the holding opening and the function module disposed within the holder.

12. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 11 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of grille apertures, and the function module disposed within the holder is in communication with an exterior of the cover through the plurality of grille apertures.

13. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 11 , wherein the function module is attached adjacent to the cover to form a function region, wherein the function region, the cover and the light-emitting surface are arranged concentrically along the radial direction from inner to outer, wherein an outer diameter of the light-emitting surface is greater than an outer diameter of the cover, and the outer diameter of the cover is greater than an outer diameter of the function region.

14. The light ventilation fan according to claim 13 , wherein the LED light-emitting element of the lighting module is disposed adjacent to an outer periphery of the holder, wherein the function region and the LED light-emitting element are located on an identical axial projection plane.

15. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 1 , wherein the grille support comprises a first curve portion disposed around a periphery of the grille opening.

16. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 15 , wherein the fan module further comprises a fan-module opening in communication with the grille opening along the axial direction.

17. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 16 , wherein a second curve portion is formed on a periphery of the fan-module opening.

18. The lighting ventilation fan according to claim 16 , wherein the grille opening is greater than the fan-module opening.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Huang Yu-Hsiang
• Chen Yen-Lin
• Lin Chih-Hua

Classifications

• F21S8/026 Primary

  intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V33/0096 Primary

  Fans, e.g. ceiling fans (forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67) · CPC title

• F21V3/02

  characterised by the shape · CPC title