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US 12,234,839 B2Granted
Ceiling fan with blade hub
AssigneeHunter Fan Company
InventorsPhillip Santolucito, Agustin Chacon
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Abstract
A ceiling fan having a motor assembly that can be secured to a structure, for example, by a downrod and a hanger bracket assembly. A light kit can optionally be carried by the motor assembly. The motor assembly can include a housing to which can be integrated or attached to a blade hub. Blades for the ceiling fan can be mounted to the blade hub.
Claims22
A ceiling fan comprising:
- a motor assembly comprising:
- a non-rotating motor shaft,
- a rotor rotationally mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft,
- a rotatable motor housing defining a shell at least partially enclosing the rotor, the shell having a portion overlying the rotor and defining an outer surface of the shell, and
- a blade hub located on the portion overlying the rotor and having multiple blade mounts located on the outer surface, with the blade mounts each defining a receptacle;
- multiple fan blades having blade holders received in a corresponding receptacle with the blade mount circumscribing the corresponding blade holder;
- a downrod having an upper end configured to mount to a structure and a lower end mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft.
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A ceiling fan comprising:
- a motor assembly having a non-rotating motor shaft and a rotor rotationally mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft;
- a blade hub coupled to the rotor and rotating about the non-rotating shaft and having multiple blade mounts located on an outer surface of the blade hub, with the blade mounts defining a cavity, and a saddle having a portion located within at least one cavity;
- multiple fan blades mounted to the rotating blade hub;
- and
- a downrod having an upper end configured to mount to a structure and a lower end mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.