Ceiling fan and method of installing a ceiling fan
a ceiling fan and ceiling fan technology, applied in the field of ceiling fans, can solve the problems of time-consuming, laborious, cumbersome and labor-intensive installation of ceiling fans, and achieve the effect of reducing labor intensity, reducing labor intensity and reducing labor intensity
Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-27
HUNTER FAN
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The invention is about a ceiling fan that can be easily installed in a structure with electric wiring. The fan has an electric motor with wiring leads, a canopy assembly, an elongated hollow downrod with an access window, and an access panel that can be moved between a covering position and an exposing position. The method of installation involves moveable access panels that can be positioned to expose or cover the window, and securing the access panel to the downod. The technical effect of this invention is that it makes it easy to install a ceiling fan in a variety of structures with electric wiring.
Problems solved by technology
Traditionally, ceiling fans have been installed by a laborious, time consuming and often cumbersome practice.
A problem arising in the opposite situation wherein a ceiling fan having lead wires for a short ceiling is installed on a taller ceiling requiring the connection of additional wiring to reach the structure's electrical wiring in the area of the ceiling plate.
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[0011]With reference next to the drawings, there is shown a ceiling fan 10 in a preferred form of the invention. The ceiling fan 10 includes a fan motor housing 11, a motor 12 positioned within the motor housing 11, a downrod coupler 13 mounted to the top end of the motor 12, and a hollow downrod 15 extending upwardly from a downrod coupler 13 to the ceiling fan canopy assembly 16 which is coupled to the ceiling of a structure. The ceiling fan also includes the conventionally known components, such as a plurality of fan blades 14, an unshown switch housing, and an unshown optional light kit.
[0012]The canopy 19 coupled to the mounting plate 17 and having a central opening 20 which is preferably trilobular in shape to received a trilobular ball 21 coupled to the end of the downrod 15. Alternatively, the canopy assembly may include a conventional ball receiving bracket positioned within the canopy. The canopy assembly 16 is generally of conventional
[0013]The downrod 15 includes an elon...
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Abstract
A ceiling fan hanging system (10) in disclosed which includes a motor (12), a downrod coupler (13), a hollow downrod (15), and a canopy assembly (16). The downrod includes an elongated shaft (22) defined by a cylindrical sidewall (23) having window or access port (24) therein. An access panel (27) is removably mounted to the downrod shaft. The fan electrical wires or leads (34) extend from the motor upwardly through the downrod coupler and into the bottom end of the downrod. The electrical wire leads are spliced to the bottom end of a length of extension electrical wires (36) at the location of the window. The extension electrical wires extend upwardly through the interior of the downrod (15) and are coupled to the structure or building electrical wires at the canopy assembly.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This invention relates to ceiling fans and specifically to a ceiling fan downrod for quickly connecting ceiling fan motor electrical wiring and the method of accomplishing such.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Traditionally, ceiling fans have been installed by a laborious, time consuming and often cumbersome practice. The conventional ceiling fan includes a ceiling plate which is secured to an electric outlet box by passing the lead wires of the outlet box through a central circular opening in the ceiling plate. Mounting screws are passed through two elongated openings in the ceiling plate to threadably engage with two threaded holes diagonally separated from each other on the periphery of the outlet box. Alternatively, wood screws are passed through the ceiling plate and the outlet box and into a wood stud which supports the outlet box. In either event, the screws are tightened until the ceiling plate is securely mounted on the outlet box. The typical ceiling p...
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Login to View More IPC IPC(8): F04D25/08F04D29/64F04D25/06
CPCF04D25/088F04D29/646F04D25/0693Y10T29/49002
InventorJONES, RICKEY T.WALKER, JR., WILLIAM W.
OwnerHUNTER FAN