Whole house fan
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1. In a whole house fan assembly for installation over joists in an opening in a ceiling, one of said joists spanning the center of said opening, the fan assembly defining an air path through said assembly;
- a venturi including a throat in said air path, a fan impeller for moving air through said air path, a fan motor for driving said fan, and a skirt depending from said venturi defining a portion of said air path, the improvement comprising;
means for mounting said motor to only said one joist spanning said opening separate from said venturi.
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A whole house, direct drive fan is disclosed wherein the fan motor is secured directly to a single joist by means of a motor mounting bracket. A venturi housing is separately secured directly to the joist on which the fan motor is mounted.
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8 Claims
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1. In a whole house fan assembly for installation over joists in an opening in a ceiling, one of said joists spanning the center of said opening, the fan assembly defining an air path through said assembly;
- a venturi including a throat in said air path, a fan impeller for moving air through said air path, a fan motor for driving said fan, and a skirt depending from said venturi defining a portion of said air path, the improvement comprising;
means for mounting said motor to only said one joist spanning said opening separate from said venturi. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a venturi including a throat in said air path, a fan impeller for moving air through said air path, a fan motor for driving said fan, and a skirt depending from said venturi defining a portion of said air path, the improvement comprising;
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6. A method of installing a whole house ceiling fan assembly on joists over an opening in a ceiling, the method of comprising the steps of:
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cutting an opening in the ceiling such that the opening exposes at least one joist, said one joist spanning said opening and being substantially centered with respect to said opening; securing a venturi to said one joist by means of at least one venturi bracket; securing a motor to a motor bracket; mounting said motor and motor bracket assembly on said one joist and substantially centering said motor with respect to said opening; securing the said motor and bracket to only said one joist; and mounting a fan impeller on said motor such that said fan impeller is substantially centered with respect to said venturi. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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