Ceiling fan with attachable heater housing having an additional fan therein
AssigneePelonis USA, Ltd.
InventorKosta L. Pelonis
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Abstract
A dual fan room heater includes a conventional ceiling fan and a heating assembly unobtrusively mounted below the ceiling fan and having a PTC heating element and second fan for circulating air over the heating element. The dual fan provides heat in an efficient, effective and comfortable manner.
Claims20
A dual fan room heater comprising:
- a) a ceiling fan assembly comprising a plurality of radially extending fan blades and a first fan motor adapted for operation at low rotational speed to circulate air within a room, and
- b) a heating assembly comprising at least one resistive electrical heating element, an additional heating fan assembly, independent of the ceiling fan, including a plurality of fan blades and a second motor for directing an airstream over the at least one resistive heating element to provide a heated airstream.
A dual fan room heater according to claim I wherein the rotating ceiling fan blades provide a generally downward directed airflow below the blades, and further comprising means for directing the flow of the heated airstream into the generally downwardly directed airflow.
In combination with a ceiling fan having a first motor, a heating assembly adapted for mounting on said ceiling fan to provide a dual fan room heater, the heating assembly comprising
- at least one resistive electrical heating element,
- a heating fan assembly including a plurality of fan blades and a second motor for directing an airstream over the at least one resistive heating element to provide a heated airstream, and
- means for mounting the heating fan assembly on the ceiling fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.