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Title: Ceiling fan

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5403403

A ceiling fan is described comprising: downwardly projecting rod means; a housing top plate; a first bearing disposed in the bearing-receiving hub in the central portion of the top plate; a housing bottom plate having a depressed, bearing-receiving hub centrally disposed therein and defining a cavity for the receipt of a bearing, the depressed bearing-receiving hub having an opening in the center thereof for receiving the rod means; an enlarged diameter central portion included in the rod means and disposed between the housing top plate and the housing bottom plate, and having an upper end forming a shoulder contacting the first bearing; a second bearing disposed in the bearing-receiving hub of the bottom plate; an iron armature secured to the housing top plate and detachably secured to housing top plate and detachably secured to the housing bottom plate whereby the bottom plate can be adjustably radially positioned relative to the longitudinal axis of the rod means, and relative to the top plate and iron armature and then secured to the armature during the assembly of the fan; an annular housing side band disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate by snap insertion therebetween and radially outwardly from the iron armature to facilitate the snap insertion of the annular housing side band between the housing top plate and the bottom plate after the top plate and bottom plate have been secured to the iron armature; a stator plate assembly secured to the enlarged diameter central portion of the rod means at a location between the top plate and the bottom plate; and blades detachably secured to the bottom plate at a location spaced inwardly from the location where the bottom plate is detachably secured to the iron armature.

Assignee:
Encon Industries, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Patent Number(s):
US 4720241
OSTI ID:
5403403
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 16 Oct 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English