Ceiling fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11835051-B2
Application number	US-202318110642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2023
Priority date	Feb 22, 2022
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A ceiling fan includes: a column; a hub case which is coupled to the column and rotatable with respect to the column; and a plurality of blades disposed in the hub case, wherein each of the blades comprises: an upper blade having one end coupled to the hub case; a lower blade which has one end coupled to the hub case and is spaced apart from the upper blade; and an end tip connecting the other end of the upper blade and the other end of the lower blade.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ceiling fan comprising:
a column;
a hub case which is coupled to the column and rotatable with respect to the column; and
a plurality of blades disposed in the hub case,
wherein each of the blades comprises:
an upper blade having one end coupled to the hub case;
a lower blade which has one end coupled to the hub case and is spaced apart from the upper blade; and
an end tip connecting the other end of the upper blade and the other end of the lower blade.

2. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the upper blade is disposed in a position higher than the lower blade.

3. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the upper blade and the lower blade have an overlapping area in which a partial area overlaps in an axial direction of the hub case.

4. The ceiling fan of claim 3 , wherein a width of the overlapping area is smaller than a width of the upper blade and the lower blade.

5. The ceiling fan of claim 3 , wherein a width of the overlapping area is larger than a separation distance between the upper blade and the lower blade in the axial direction.

6. The ceiling fan of claim 3 , wherein a width of the overlapping area is larger than a thickness of the upper blade and the lower blade.

7. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the end tip extends in a direction orthogonal to a line extending in a radial direction from a rotation axis of the hub case.

8. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the upper blade and the lower blade extend in a radial direction, and the end tip extends in a direction orthogonal to the radial direction.

9. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the end tip comprises:
a first tip area overlapping a part of the upper blade in a radial direction; and
a second tip area overlapping the lower blade in the radial direction.

10. The ceiling fan of claim 9 , wherein a width of the first tip area is smaller than a width of the second tip area.

11. The ceiling fan of claim 9 , wherein the upper blade and the lower blade have an overlapping area in which a partial area overlaps in an axial direction of the hub case,
wherein the second tip area overlaps the overlapping area in the radial direction.

12. The ceiling fan of claim 11 , wherein a width of the second tip area is larger than or equal to a sum of a height of the overlapping area, a thickness of the upper blade, and a thickness of the lower blade.

13. The ceiling fan of claim 10 , wherein a width of the second tip area gradually increases in a boundary with the first tip area.

14. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein a vertical width of the end tip increases in a rearward direction from a front side and then decreases again.

15. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the upper blade has a curvature in which a center of radius of curvature is located below the upper blade.

16. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the lower blade has a curvature in which a center of radius of curvature is located below the lower blade.

17. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein an exit angle of the lower blade is smaller than an entrance angle of the upper blade.

18. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein an entrance angle of the lower blade is the same as an exit angle of the upper blade.

19. The ceiling fan of claim 1 , wherein the end tip comprises:
a first plate which defines a surface intersecting a radial direction, and is connected to the upper blade and the lower blade; and
a second plate which is connected to the first plate, and defines a surface intersecting the first plate.

20. The ceiling fan of claim 19 , wherein the second plate is connected to an upper end of the first plate.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yang Seungdeok
• Jung Jaehyuk
• Kim Juhyun
• Choi Seokho

Classifications

• F04D25/088 Primary

  Ceiling fans · CPC title

• F04D29/384

  characterised by form · CPC title

• F04D29/681

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/661

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/388

  characterised by construction · CPC title