Audio equipped fan
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1. A fan assembly comprising:
- a housing having a motor coupled to an impeller;
a grille assembly, removably-coupled to an inlet of the housing, the grille assembly further comprising;
a plurality of openings, wherein a first area of the plurality of openings is configured to allow air to pass through to the impeller;
a pair of speakers, coupled to an interior side of the grille, and configured to output stereo sound through a second area of the plurality of openings; and
an annular lighting array, configured to selectively emit light in a low power configuration and a high power configuration.
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Abstract
An audio equipped fan is disclosed as having a housing, and a grille connected to the housing, and defining first openings through which air may flow while the fan is rotated, and second openings through which sound may travel. The fan also has an annular lighting array configured to selectively provide lighting in a high power or a low power configuration, and speakers connected to the 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. Related methods are also disclosed.
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1. A fan assembly comprising:
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a housing having a motor coupled to an impeller; a grille assembly, removably-coupled to an inlet of the housing, the grille assembly further comprising; a plurality of openings, wherein a first area of the plurality of openings is configured to allow air to pass through to the impeller; a pair of speakers, coupled to an interior side of the grille, and configured to output stereo sound through a second area of the plurality of openings; and an annular lighting array, configured to selectively emit light in a low power configuration and a high power configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fan assembly supported on a ceiling, 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 a 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; a pair of speakers in the interior of the housing and aligned with the second openings to output sound there through; an annular lighting array, configured to selectively emit light in a low power configuration and a high power configuration; and a remote control interface, configured to control operation of the motor, the pair of speakers, and the annular lighting array. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A fan assembly, 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 a 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; a pair of speakers in the interior of the housing; an annular lighting array, selectively adjustable between a low power configuration and a high power configuration; and a microphone sensor, configured to detect a fan noise in the housing, and further configured to output a destructively interfering sound wave from the pair of speakers configured to cancel at least a portion of the detected fan noise. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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