Fan having speed indicator
First Claim
1. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades, speed-selecting switch means, a rotor and at least one stator winding, said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to apply respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the at least one stator winding for each respective speed, an improvement comprising at least one lamp fixedly and conductively connected in parallel to at least a portion of said at least one stator winding, whereby the intensity of light from the at least one lamp is indicative of the selected speed as set by the speed-selecting switch means.
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Abstract
A multispeed ceiling fan having a plurality of blades, a speed-selecting switch and an a.c. split-phase induction motor. The motor has a rotor and at least one stator winding. The speed selecting switch is arranged to apply respectively different voltages or currents to the motor for each respective selected speed. At least one lamp is connected in parallel to either the main stator winding or in parallel to a phase-shifting capacitor in series with an auxiliary stator winding, as an indicator providing a visible indication of the selected speed for the motor. The at least one lamp may comprise a plurality of lamps, at least all but one being in series with a respective plurality of Zener diodes so that they become energized in sequence as the voltage across the respective lamps or across the lamps in series with the respective pluralities of diodes increases.
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19 Claims
- 1. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades, speed-selecting switch means, a rotor and at least one stator winding, said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to apply respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the at least one stator winding for each respective speed, an improvement comprising at least one lamp fixedly and conductively connected in parallel to at least a portion of said at least one stator winding, whereby the intensity of light from the at least one lamp is indicative of the selected speed as set by the speed-selecting switch means.
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5. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades;
- speed-selecting switch means;
a rotor;
a main stator winding;
an auxiliary stator winding; and
a phase-shifting capacitor connected in series with the auxiliary stator winding, said phase-shifting capacitor and said auxiliary winding being connected in series across said main stator winding, and said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to place respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the phase-shifting capacitor for each respective speed, an improvement comprising at least one lamp fixedly and conductively connected in parallel to said phase-shifting capacitor, whereby the intensity of light from the at least one lamp is indicative of the selected speed as set by the speed-selecting switch means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- speed-selecting switch means;
- 8. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades, speed-selecting switch means, a rotor and at least one stator winding, said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to apply respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the at least one stator winding for each respective speed, an improvement comprising respective pluralities of Zener diodes, a plurality of lamps individual ones of which are fixedly respectively connected in parallel to at least a portion of said at least one stator winding via respective ones of said pluralities of Zener diodes, whereby the individual ones of the lamps become energized as the voltage across the at least one stator winding increases, the number of lamps energized at any given time being indicative of the selected speed.
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11. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades;
- speed-selecting switch means;
a rotor;
a main stator winding;
an auxiliary stator winding; and
a phase-shifting capacitor connected in series with the auxiliary stator winding, said phase-shifting capacitor and said auxiliary winding being connected in series across said main stator winding, and said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to place respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the phase-shifting capacitor for each respective speed, an improvement comprising respective pluralities of Zener diodes, a plurality of lamps individual one of which are fixedly respectively connected in parallel to the phase-shifting capacitor via respective ones of said pluralities of Zener diodes, whereby the individual ones of the lamps become energized as the voltage across the phase-shifting capacitor increases, the number of lamps energized at any given time being indicative of selected speed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
- speed-selecting switch means;
- 14. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades, speed-selecting switch means, a rotor and at least one stator winding, said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to apply respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the at least one stator winding for each respective speed, an improvement comprising respective pluralities of back-to-back connected diodes, a plurality of lamps individual ones of which are fixedly respectively connected in parallel to at least a portion of said at least one stator winding via respective ones of said pluralities of back-to-back connected diodes, whereby the individual ones of the lamps become energized as the voltage across the at least one stator winding increases, the number of lamps energized at any given time being indicative of the selected speed.
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17. In a ceiling fan having a plurality of blades;
- speed-selecting switch means;
a rotor;
a main stator winding;
an auxiliary stator winding; and
a phase-shifting capacitor connected in series with the auxiliary stator winding, said phase-shifting capacitor and said auxiliary winding being connected in series across said main stator winding, and said speed-selecting switch means being operatively arranged to place respectively different magnitudes of voltage across the phase-shifting capacitor for each respective speed, an improvement comprising respective pluralities of back-to-back connected diodes, a plurality of lamps individual ones of which are fixedly respectively connected in parallel to the phase-shifting capacitor via respective ones of said pluralities of back-to-back connected diodes, whereby the individual ones of the lamps become energized as the voltage across the phase-shifting capacitor increases, the number of lamps energized at any given time being indicative of selected speed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
- speed-selecting switch means;
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