AIR MOVING DEVICE

• US 20170370363A1
• Filed: 01/26/2017
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airius Ip Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Airius Ip Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Avedon, Raymond B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,487,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/088 Ceiling fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/646 Mounting or removal of fans

Abstract

An air moving device according to the present disclosure can include a housing and an installation hub. The housing can be connected to the installation hub via one or more adjustable supports. An impeller can be installed at least partially in the housing and configured to direct air out of the housing. In some embodiments, the adjustable supports can be adjusted to move the housing with respect to the installation hub. For example, the adjustable supports can be configured to modify the tilt of the housing and/or the overall distance between the housing and the installation hub. The installation hub can be installed on a ceiling, wall, or other mounting surface. Adjustment of the adjustable supports can permit vertical alignment of the air moving device housing, even when the installation hub is mounted to a slanted or sloped (e.g., non-horizontal) ceiling or wall.

Claims

1. An air moving device comprising:

a housing having an upstream end and a downstream end;

an impeller positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to direct air into the upstream end and out from the downstream end of the housing;

a mount configured to connect to an installation site; and

a plurality of flexible connectors connecting the housing to the mount, each of the plurality of flexible connectors having a first end comprising an anchor and a second end connected to the housing;

wherein the anchors are configured to adjustably mate with the mount in at least two mounting positions; and

wherein the second end of one of the plurality of flexible connectors is positioned closer to the mount when the anchor on the respective flexible connector is in a first mounting position than when the anchor of the respective flexible connector is in a second mounting position.

2. The air moving device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of flexible connectors extends through an aperture in the mount.

3. The air moving device of claim 1, wherein the mount is a circular plate.

4. The air moving device of claim 1, wherein the mount includes a track, the track comprising at least one scalloped wall.

5. The air moving device of claim 4, wherein the anchors are configured to releasably engage with indentations in the scalloped wall.

6. The air moving device of claim 1, wherein the mount includes a track and a plurality of apertures extending through a lower surface of the mount into the track.

7. The air moving device of claim 1, comprising at least three flexible connectors.

8. An air moving device comprising:

a destratifying assembly having;

a housing having a first end and a second end;

an impeller positioned within the housing between the first and second ends and configured to rotate about an impeller axis; and

a light unit positioned on a side of the impeller opposite the first end of the housing;

a mount defining a surface for mating with an installation site; and

a plurality of flexible connectors connected to both the destratifying assembly and the mount, the plurality of flexible connectors configured to support the destratifying assembly, wherein each of the plurality of flexible supports is configured to permit a distance between (1) an intersection of the flexible connector and the mount and (2) an intersection of the flexible connector and the destratifying assembly to be varied.

9. The air moving device of claim 8, comprising a motor configured to selectively rotate the impeller, the motor positioned on a side of the impeller opposite the light unit.

10. The air moving device of claim 9, wherein the light unit is positioned along the impeller axis.

11. The air moving device of claim 8, comprising a plurality of stator vanes positioned radially outward around the light unit with respect to the impeller axis between the light unit and a wall of the housing.

12. The air moving device of claim 11, comprising a plurality of stator blades positioned within the housing between the impeller and the light unit.

13. The air moving device of claim 8, wherein one or more of the flexible connectors are configured to overlap one or more other flexible connectors within a track of the mount.

14. The air moving device of claim 8, comprising at least three flexible connectors.

15. An air moving device comprising:

a housing having an upstream end and a downstream end;

an impeller positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to direct air through the upstream end and out of the downstream end of the housing;

a mount configured to connect to a ceiling or wall of an enclosure; and

a plurality of supports connected to the installation mechanism and to the housing, at least one of the plurality of supports comprising an adjustable length;

wherein the plurality of supports are configured to tilt the housing when the adjustable length of one or more of the plurality of supports is adjusted.

16. The air moving device of claim 15, wherein the mount comprises at least one track, the at least one track forming a guide surface for at least a portion of each of the plurality of supports.

17. The air moving device of claim 15, wherein at least one of the plurality of supports comprises an anchor configured to releasable lock the at least one of the plurality of supports in place with respect to the mount.

18. The air moving device of claim 17, wherein each of the anchors is a cylinder.

19. The air moving device of claim 17, wherein each of the anchors is a sphere.

20. The air moving device of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of supports is a flexible wire.

21. The air moving device of claim 15, wherein the plurality of supports are configured to orient the housing in a plurality of tilted positions without the use of hinges.

22. The air moving device of claim 15, wherein the plurality of supports are configured to tilt the housing about a plurality of axes of rotation with respect to the mount.