Method for controlling a fan

• US 10,443,881 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SEB SA
• Original Assignee: SEB SA
• Inventors: Cubizolles, Serge, Aberbache, Belkacem, Lavillat, Olivier
• Primary Examiner(s): Kershteyn, Igor
• Application Number:
  US15/311,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20170108237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,617 Days
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• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/088 Ceiling fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/004 by varying driving speed
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/005 : Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/705 : Adding liquids
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 : Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 : Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 : using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 : for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/77 : by controlling the speed of ventilators
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• CPC Class Codes: F24F 7/007 : with forced flow using ducting systems F24F7/06
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/50 : by odorisation
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 : using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 : Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

Provided is a method for controlling a fan (1) which includes a control unit (2), wherein the control method includes at least the following steps: —the selection of an operating program (22) of the fan (1) from among a plurality of operating programs pre-recorded in the control unit (2), the operating programs including at least first and second fan control data; and the sending, by the control unit (2), of a control signal including at least the first control data for controlling a motor, which are correlated with at least the second control data for controlling at least one secondary device (24) of the fan (1) selected from among: a lighting device; a gas or liquid spraying device; an acoustic device; and a video device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a fan that includes providing a control unit wherein the control method includes at least the following steps:

(A.) selecting an operating program for the fan from among multiple operating programs pre-recorded in a control unit, and the operating programs include at least a first and second control data for the fan; and

(B.) transmitting by the control unit of a control signal including, at least, the first control data to control a motor, which are correlated with, at least, the second control data to control, at least, a secondary device of the fan, selected from among the following;

a lighting device;

a gas or liquid spraying device;

an acoustic device; and

a video device.

2. The method for controlling a fan according to claim 1, wherein the control method also includes, between the aforementioned operating program selection step (A.) and single control signal transmission step (B.), a control data retrieval step, performed by a processor integrated into the control unit, which consists of retrieving, in a memory integrated into the control unit, the first control data and, at least, the second control data based on the operating program selected, and a step of compiling these control data, which consists of performing logic operations on these control data in order to correlate the control data and integrate the control data into the control signal.

3. A fan using the control method according to claim 1, wherein the fan includes:

a control unit, which includes an interface to select an operating program pre-recorded in the control unit; and

wherein the control unit has a memory wherein are stored, at least, the first control data to pilot a motor and, at least, the second control data to pilot, at least, one secondary device of the fan, and wherein the secondary device of the fan is selected from among the following;

a lighting device;

a gas or liquid spraying device;

an acoustic device; and

a video device;

and wherein the control unit has a processor, which accesses the memory and retrieves the control data to pilot the motor and, at least, the second control data related to the program selected and to compile the control data to obtain a control signal in which the data are correlated.

4. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the lighting device includes one or more white light-emitting diodes, which form a luminaire whose total power is 3-150 Watts.

5. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the lighting device includes one or more color light-emitting diodes, which form a luminaire whose total power is 3-150 Watts.

6. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the motor is a brushless motor and is integrated into a device comprising fan blades.

7. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the control unit is located away from the fan and includes a wireless control data transmission and receiving device.

8. The fan according to claim 7, wherein the wireless control data transmission and receiving device includes an internal memory to store the control data.

9. The fan according to claim 8, wherein the wireless control data transmission and receiving device of the control unit and the wireless control data transmission and receiving device of the fan communicate with each other using radio frequency signals.

10. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the fan communicates with a remote module connected to the internet.

11. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the control unit communicates with a remote module connected to the internet.

12. The fan according to claim 3, wherein the fan has an internal memory that can be programmed remotely.