US 11,027,595 B2Granted

Roof fan assembly

AssigneeDometic Sweden AB

InventorsMark L. Smith, Aaron L. Harris, Hari R P Sunkara, James E. Allard

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Abstract

Present embodiments provide a roof fan assembly with numerous improvements. The roof fan assembly includes a cover which allows for a fan shroud to be opened. The structure includes a base clamp which connects to the roof of an RV. The base clamp includes a fan and motor which push or pull air out from the RV or into the RV. The base clamp includes a worm gear assembly which includes a worm gear structure to open and close the shroud. The arm may include a sleeve which moves relative to the arm and connects to the shroud at the opposite end. The base clamp includes mounts for connecting the base clamp to the roof as well as allowing for connection of the cover to the fan assembly as a whole. Still further, the structure provides integrated hinges in the base clamp to allow connection of the shroud to the base clamp for pivotal movement.

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Dependent claims

A roof fan assembly, comprising:

a base clamp wherein a fan is positioned;
a first hinge portion integrally formed in said base clamp;
a shroud having a second hinge portion formed integrally with said shroud, said second hinge portion which engages said first hinge portion;
an actuator comprising a worm and a worm gear, said worm gear comprising an arm formed integrally with said worm gear and extending from said worm gear, and said arm movable through a substantially vertical plane;
said shroud pivoting through a first arc and said arm pivoting through a second arc;
and,
said arm being a one-piece structure having a first arm portion having a first end extending from said worm gear and a second end extending from said first end further from said worm gear, and a second arm portion having a first end portion closer to said first arm portion and a second end portion and positioned closer to the shroud, said second end of said first arm portion and first end of said second arm portion joined by a bend portion that provides a lateral offset of said second arm portion from said first arm portion and wherein said first arm portion and said second arm portion are generally parallel;
said second end of said second arm portion extending into a sleeve, said sleeve being slidably movable relative to said arm, said sleeve pivotally connected to, and at a fixed location of said shroud, said shroud at an end of said sleeve opposite said worm and said worm gear for pivotal movement of said sleeve relative to said shroud.

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Facts

Application: 15/292,239Filed 13 Oct 2016
Published: US 2018/0105020 A119 Apr 2018
Granted: 8 Jun 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B60H 1/262
Ventilating openings in vehicle exterior; Ducts for conveying ventilating air: openings in or on the vehicle roof
B60H 1/00364
Air-conditioning arrangements specially adapted for particular vehicles: for caravans or trailers
B60J 7/1642
Of non-convertible vehicles: roof panels, e.g. sunroofs or hatches, movable relative to the main roof structure, e.g. by lifting or pivoting
B60H
Arrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for

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US 2018/0105020 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Apr 2018
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