Audio equipped fan
DCFirst Claim
1. An audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
- 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; and
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 from the speaker through the grille.
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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, and having 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 from the speaker through the grille. Related methods are also disclosed.
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30 Claims
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1. An audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
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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; and 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 from the speaker through the grille. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. 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 disposed in the interior of the housing and aligned with the second openings to generate sound there through.
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