Back to results
US 6,476,334 B1Granted
Switch box structure of a ceiling fan
OwnerChung-Ching Wuinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The switches of a switch box structure ceiling fan are separated from the ceiling fan, and are placed in a housing which may be mounted at a position that the user can reach, thereby facilitating the user operate the switches which include a lamp source switch, a direction control switch, and a fan switch. In addition, all of the elements of the control switches of the ceiling fan may be placed in the switch box structure to form a module, thereby facilitating assembling and dismantling the control switches of the ceiling fan.
Claims11
A switch box structure of a ceiling fan, comprising:
- a housing (10) including:
- a top cover (11) having a panel defining a lamp source switch hole (110), a direction control switch slot (111), and a fan switch hole (112), said top cover (11) having a top wall defining a receptacle slot (114), said top cover (11) having a bottom wall defining a ventilating portion (113);
- and
- a base (12) secured on said top cover (11), and defining a wire collection hole (120);
- a receptacle (70) received in said receptacle slot (114);
- and
- a connecting wire control device (A) mounted in said housing (10) and including:
- a lamp source switch (40) received in said lamp source switch hole (110) and protruding outward therefrom;
- a direction control switch (30) received in said direction control switch slot (111) and protruding outward therefrom;
- and
- a fan switch (20) received in said fan switch hole (112) and protruding outward therefrom, said fan switch (20) including:
- a lower casing (22);
- an upper casing (21) secured on said lower casing (22);
- a plurality of power connection seats (26) secured in said lower casing (22);
- a plurality of conducting members (27) each mounted in a respective one of said power connection seats (26);
- a rotation shaft (24) rotatably mounted between said upper casing (21) and said lower casing (22);
- and
- a speed control contact member (25) integrally formed on said rotation shaft (24) to rotate therewith, and including a plurality of contact legs each in contact with some respective conducting members (27) during rotation of said rotation shaft (24).
15 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.