Exhaust fan
AssigneeJ.F. Meskill Enterprises, LLC
InventorWalter Herbst
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Abstract
The subject invention relates to ventilation systems that include a unitary molded housing that defines a flow path and one or more mounting structures, wherein the flow path and the mounting structures are integrated into the unitary molded housing. An exterior structure is coupled to the unitary molded housing, the exterior structure includes at least one inlet port, the at least one inlet port being concealed from view. At least one recess is coupled to the exterior structure that accommodates at least one illumination clement.
Claims20
A ventilation system, comprising:
- a unitary molded housing that defines a flow path and one or more mounting structures, wherein the flow path and the mounting structures are integrated into the unitary molded housing;
- an exterior structure coupled to the unitary molded housing, the exterior structure includes at least one inlet port, the at least one inlet port being concealed from view;
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- at least one recess coupled to the exterior structure that accommodates at least one illumination element.
A ventilation component, comprising:
- a unitary molded housing that defines a flow path and one or more mounting structures a ventilator structure coupled to the unitary molded housing, the ventilator structure includes a curved and/or segmented downwardlingly facing face plate which includes one or more steps configured such that one or more pairs of steps have similar offset distances relative to the ventilator structure;
- at least one inlet port that allows air to be drawn into the flow path from a first space;
- at least one exhaust port wherein air is expelled from the flow path into a second space;
- an impeller that draws air into the at least one inlet port from a first space to the flow path and expels air from the flow path into a second space via the at least one exhaust port;
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- one or more exhaust fan intake slots that are disposed at either end panel of the ventilator structure.
A ventilation component, comprising:
- a unitary molded housing that defines a flow path and one or more mounting structures;
- an exterior ventilator structure coupled to the unitary molded housing that includes;
- a rectangular base that supports an oversized rectangular face plate with rounded corners and a curvature of a downwardly convex shape, wherein the exterior ventilation structure includes one or more illumination elements;
- at least one inlet port in the exterior ventilator that allows air to be drawn into the flow path from a first space, wherein each inlet port is a slot located in the outer portion of the face plate which is generally parallel to the outer edge of the face plate;
- at least one exhaust port that is integrated into the unitary molded housing wherein air is expelled from the flow path into a second space;
- an impeller coupled to the unitary molded housing that draws air into the at least one inlet port from a first space to the flow path and expels air from the flow path into a second space via the at least one exhaust port;
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- a switch that employs a momentary action that is coupled to the ventilation component to provide power to at least one of the one or more illumination elements and the impeller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.