Fan assembly with self-cleaning device for generating ions
AssigneeGlobal Plasma Solutions, Inc.
InventorJoseph Lehman
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Abstract
A system for dispensing generated ions. The system includes an ion generation device including a housing and at least one electrode for emitting ions, the housing including at least one aperture. The system also includes device mount configured with at least one engagement tooth configured to engage with the at least one aperture of the housing. The system further includes a fan assembly including a fan housing and at least one fan blade. The at least one fan blade defines a fan span that has a fan radius from a center of rotation for the at least one fan blade. The device mount is attached to the fan housing adjacent to the fan span. The device mount is positioned within a predetermined distance from an exterior edge of the fan span.
Claims18
A system for dispensing generated ions, the system comprising:
- an ion generation device comprising a housing and at least one electrode for emitting ions, wherein the housing comprises at least one aperture;
- a device mount configured with at least one engagement tooth configured to engage with the at least one aperture of the housing;
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- a fan assembly comprising a fan housing and at least one fan blade, wherein the at least one fan blade defines a fan span that has a fan radius from a center of rotation for the at least one fan blade,
- wherein the device mount is attached to the fan housing adjacent to the fan span, wherein the device mount is positioned at least the fan radius from the center of rotation for the at least one fan blade along a plane of the fan span.
A device mount for an ion generation device, the mount comprising:
- an interior cavity shaped to receive the ion generation device;
- at least one engagement mechanism defined on a first side of the device mount;
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- at least one engagement mechanism defined on a second side of the device mount opposite the first side of the device mount,
- wherein the device mount is configured to engage with the device for generating ions via the at least one engagement mechanism defined on the first side of the device mount and the at least one engagement mechanism defined on the second side of the device mount in an instance in which the ion generation device is inserted into the device mount, wherein the at least one engagement mechanism defined on the first side of the device mount or at least one engagement mechanism defined on the second side of the device mount are snap-fit mechanisms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.