Fan Assembly Having An Improved Support Arrangement

A fan assembly, comprising:

• a fan blade assembly including a plurality of fan blades;
• a motor assembly operatively connected to and configured to rotationally drive the fan blades;
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• a support assembly including:
• a hanging member including a support surface and an inner circumferential surface defining a central passage;
• an elongate support member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion extending into the central passage and defining a first fastener aperture and a second fastener aperture located circumferentially opposite from one another, the elongate support member being operatively connected to the motor assembly and configured to support the motor assembly;
• a first resilient interface member interposed between the elongate support member and the inner circumferential surface of the hanging member, including a first plurality of outwardly extending ribs configured to engage the inner circumferential surface in the central passage, and defining a third fastener aperture substantially aligned with the first fastener aperture and a fourth fastener aperture substantially aligned with the second fastener aperture;
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• a first fastener member extending through the first, second, third, and fourth fastener apertures and supported by the support surface of the hanging member.