Patent · US Expired

Ceiling fan heater with heater housing

US5425126A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 1993
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 14, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D25/088
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for heating and circulating air within a room, the apparatus including a ceiling fan having fan blades, a heater housing disposed vertically above the ceiling fan, a heating element disposed within the heater housing, intake ports provided in the heater housing for transferring air from the room into the interior of the heater housing, the air intake ports being disposed vertically above the ceiling fan, and air output ports provided in the heater housing for transferring air from the interior of the heater housing into the room, the air output ports being disposed vertically below the ceiling fan and outside of the radial sweep of the fan blades.

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