Electric fan
OwnerChung-Yin Chenginventor
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Abstract
An electric fan includes a motor unit, a pair of opposite fan units, a bracket, a stand, and a rotation-enabling mechanism. The motor unit includes a motor having two opposite output shafts, and a motor casing surrounding the motor and having a bottom side that has two opposite end portions. The fan units are coupled respectively to and driven by the output shafts. The bracket has two opposite securing portions respectively secured to the end portions of the bottom side of the motor casing, and a supporting shaft connected to and disposed between the securing portions. The stand is pivotally connected to the supporting shaft. The rotation-enabling mechanism includes a driving unit mounted on the bracket, and a linkage connected pivotally to the stand and driven by the driving unit.
Claims7
An electric fan comprising:
- a motor unit including
- a motor having two opposite output shafts, and
- a motor casing surrounding said motor and having a bottom side that has two opposite end portions;
- a pair of opposite fan units coupled respectively to and driven by said output shafts;
- a bracket disposed below said motor unit and having two opposite securing portions that are respectively secured to said end portions of said motor casing, and a supporting shaft that is connected to and that is disposed between said securing portions;
- a stand pivotally connected to said supporting shaft;
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- a rotation-enabling mechanism including a driving unit that is mounted on said bracket, and a linkage that is connected pivotally to said stand and that is connected to and driven by said driving unit so as to be rotatable together with said bracket and said motor unit relative to said stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.