Suspended ceiling fan

Abstract

The suspended ceiling fan generates a sustained flow of air, which can be aimed at one spot, such as a person's face. In one embodiment, the suspended ceiling fan has an elongated member, a track connector, a swivel, and a fan unit. The elongated member has first and second opposing ends. The track connector is attached to the first end, and is adapted for attachment to an existing track, such as a track lighting system, or other support for a suspended lighting system. In one mode of operation the connector snaps into the track. In another embodiment, the ceiling fan comprises an adjustable arm having a hinged joint. The fan may be moved along the track and pivoted on the swivel to direct airflow in any desired direction.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 516,268, filed Nov. 3, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to ceiling fans. More specifically, the invention is a suspended ceiling fan configured to attach to a track attached to a ceiling. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Traditional ceiling fans are good at providing an omnidirectional flow of moving air. The operator or user of traditional ceiling fans can only decide the operating status of the ceiling fan. For example, once the traditional ceiling fan is installed, the operator can switch the device on or off, and may be able to set the speed of the device, but the operator has little, if any, control over the direction of airflow produced by the device. Also, traditional ceiling fans are typically complex in construction and suffer from high loads, leadin...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] It is a further object of the invention to provide a suspended ceiling fan that can be easily moved by a person to a different location.

[0015] Still another object of the invention is to provide a suspended ceiling fan that can provide a sustained vectored flow of air that can be aimed at one spot such as a person's face.

[0016] A further object of the invention is to provide a suspended ceiling fan that can provide sustained directed airflow to one spot in an energy efficient manner.

[0017] It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.

Problems solved by technology

For example, once the traditional ceiling fan is installed, the operator can switch the device on or off, and may be able to set the speed of the device, but the operator has little, if any, control over the direction of airflow produced by the device.

Also, traditional ceiling fans are typically complex in construction and suffer from high loads, leading to stress on moving parts.

In addition, traditional ceiling fans are designed to be located in one spot and cannot be moved to a different part of a ceiling.

Further, a user cannot easily move the Chen '062 device to a different location.

Still further, short of jamming the rack body the Chen '062 device is unable to produce a sustained flow of air directed at one spot such as a person's face.

Also, the burden of requiring at least two rotor fans and sufficiently strong supporting rods adds considerably to the manufacturing cost of the Chen '062 device.

Like the Chen '062 device, the Liu '638 device is expensive to manufacture and is unable to produce a sustained flow of air directed at one spot such as a person's face.

Further, the Liu '638 device cannot be easily moved to a different location.

The Pearce '864 device is unable to produce a sustained flow of air directed at one spot such as a person's face and cannot be easily moved to a different location.

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