AUDIO EQUIPPED FAN
First Claim
1. An audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
- a speaker assembly connected to at least one of a housing, motor, fan, and grille, the speaker assembly aligned on an interior side of the grille;
an actuator configured to turn on and off the fan and speaker assembly, wherein toggling the actuator on and off a first number of times instructs a controller to turn on both the fan and the speaker, and toggling the actuator a second number of times different than the first number of times instructs the controller to turn on the speaker only and not the fan;
a temporary power source connected to the speaker assembly, the temporary power source configured to provide an alternative source of power to the speaker assembly when the actuator is toggled such that power to the speaker assembly is not lost.
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Abstract
An audio equipped fan is disclosed having a housing defining an inner cavity, a motor disposed at least partially in the inner cavity of the housing and having an output shaft extending therefrom that is rotatable by the motor, a fan connected to the output shaft of the motor and rotatable therewith, a grille connected to the housing and positioned in alignment with the fan, the grille having an interior side and an exterior side and defining first openings through which air may flow while the fan is rotated and second openings through which sound may travel, a speaker connected to at least one of the housing, motor, fan and grille and aligned on the interior side of the grille with the second openings of the grille so that sound may travel through the grille, and a temporary power source connected to the speaker. Related methods are also disclosed.
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16 Claims
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1. An audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
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a speaker assembly connected to at least one of a housing, motor, fan, and grille, the speaker assembly aligned on an interior side of the grille; an actuator configured to turn on and off the fan and speaker assembly, wherein toggling the actuator on and off a first number of times instructs a controller to turn on both the fan and the speaker, and toggling the actuator a second number of times different than the first number of times instructs the controller to turn on the speaker only and not the fan; a temporary power source connected to the speaker assembly, the temporary power source configured to provide an alternative source of power to the speaker assembly when the actuator is toggled such that power to the speaker assembly is not lost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of installing an audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
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connecting a speaker assembly to at least one of a housing, motor, fan, and grille, the speaker assembly aligned on an interior side of the grille; configuring an actuator to turn on and off the fan and speaker assembly, wherein toggling the actuator on and off a first number of times instructs a controller to turn on both the fan and the speaker, and toggling the actuator a second number of times different than the first number of times instructs the controller to turn on the speaker only and not the fan; and connecting a temporary power source to the speaker assembly, the temporary power source configured to provide an alternative source of power to the speaker assembly when the actuator is toggled such that power to the speaker assembly is not lost. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
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toggling an actuator connected to a speaker assembly configured to emit audio and connected to at least one of a housing, motor, fan, and grille on and off a first number of times, wherein toggling the actuator on and off a first number of times instructs a controller to turn on both the speaker assembly and the fan; emitting audio from the speaker assembly; toggling the actuator on and off a second number of times different from the first number of times, wherein toggling the actuator on and off the second number of times instructs the controller to turn on the speaker assembly only and not the fan; and providing a temporary source of power to the speaker assembly such that upon toggling the actuator on and off a first or second number of times, the speaker assembly maintains a powered connection and continues to emit audio. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An audio equipped fan assembly supported on a ceiling in a room of a structure comprising:
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a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an interior positioned between the inlet and outlet; a motor and a fan driven by the motor, the fan being supported in the interior of the housing and being operable to move air from the room a grille connected to the housing and extending across the air inlet of the housing, having an interior side and an exterior side and defining a plurality of first openings through which air may flow while the fan is on and a plurality of second openings through which sound may travel; and a Bluetooth speaker assembly in the interior of the housing and aligned with the second openings to generate sound there through; wherein the Bluetooth speaker assembly includes a temporary power source configured to provide an alternative source of power to the speaker assembly.
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Specification