Advertising ceiling fan

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6758654
  • Patent Number
    6,758,654
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, November 26, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 6, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
An advertising ceiling fan includes a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes. Each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve having two through holes. Each of the support tubes has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole. Each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes and a respective one of the two through holes. Thus, the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to an advertising ceiling fan, and more particularly to an advertising ceiling fan, wherein the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.




2. Description of the Related Art




A conventional advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the prior art comprises a motor seat secured on the ceiling, a plurality of blade support brackets each screwed on the bottom of the motor seat by screws and each having a distal end provided with advertising paper. However, each of the blade support brackets is screwed on the bottom of the motor seat and cannot be mounted on and detached from the motor seat easily and conveniently, thereby causing inconvenience in replacement of the advertising paper.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional advertising ceiling fan.




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an advertising ceiling fan, wherein the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.




Another objective of the present invention is to provide an advertising ceiling fan, wherein each of the elastic members has a semi-circular pressing portion urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube, thereby forming an evenly distributed elastic force, and thereby preventing failure of the elastic member due to an excessively concentrated force, so as to increase the lifetime of the elastic member.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an advertising ceiling fan, comprising a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes, wherein:




the motor seat includes a protruding hood having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood;




each of the blade support brackets has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk of the motor seat, each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve which is formed with two through holes; and




each of the support tubes is secured on the sleeve of a respective one of the blade support brackets, and has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole of the sleeve, each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes of the support tube and a respective one of the two through holes of the sleeve.




Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a partially exploded perspective view of an advertising ceiling fan in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a plan cross-sectional view of the advertising ceiling fan taken along line


3





3


as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is a plan cross-sectional view of the advertising ceiling fan taken along line


4





4


as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 5

is a perspective assembly view showing the use of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 7

is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 1-5

, an advertising ceiling fan


5


in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat


10


, three blade support brackets


20


, and three support tubes


30


.




The motor seat


10


includes a spherical protruding hood


11


having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole


12


, and a rotation disk


13


rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood


11


and secured to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor seat


10


to rotate therewith.




Each of the three blade support brackets


20


has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk


13


of the motor seat


10


and a second end having a triangular flat shape. Each of the three blade support brackets


20


is secured with a semi-circular sleeve


21


which is formed with two through holes


22


.




Each of the three support tubes


30


is secured on the semi-circular sleeve


21


of a respective one of the three blade support brackets


20


, and has a first end and a second end. The first end of each of the three support tubes


30


is formed with two positioning holes


31


each aligning with a respective through hole


22


of the semi-circular sleeve


21


. Each of the three support tubes


30


includes two elastic members


32


each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub


33


extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes


31


of the support tube


30


and a respective one of the two through holes


22


of the semi-circular sleeve


21


, and a second end formed with a semi-circular pressing portion


34


urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube


30


as shown in

FIGS. 3 and 4

, thereby forming an evenly distributed elastic force, and thereby preventing failure of the elastic member


32


due to an excessively concentrated force, so as to increase the lifetime of the elastic member


32


.




In practice, referring to

FIGS. 3-5

with reference to

FIGS. 1 and 2

, advertising paper


50


is hung on each of the three support tubes


30


as shown in

FIG. 5

, thereby providing an advertising effect. When the protruding stub


33


of each of the two elastic members


32


is pressed inward to detach from the respective through hole


22


of the semi-circular sleeve


21


, the first end of the support tube


30


is detached from the semi-circular sleeve


21


of the respective blade support bracket


20


for replacement of the advertising paper


50


. Then, after replacement of the advertising paper


50


, the first end of the support tube


30


together with the two elastic members


32


is inserted into the semi-circular sleeve


21


of the respective blade support bracket


20


until the protruding stub


33


of each of the two elastic members


32


aligns with the respective through hole


22


of the semi-circular sleeve


21


. Then, the protruding stub


33


of each of the two elastic members


32


is inserted into and locked in the respective through hole


22


of the semi-circular sleeve


21


by the restoring force of each of the two elastic members


32


, so that the first end of the support tube


30


is secured to the semi-circular sleeve


21


of the respective blade support bracket


20


.




Accordingly, the support tube


30


is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket


20


easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper


50


.




Referring to

FIG. 6

, an advertising ceiling fan


6


in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat


61


, four blade support brackets


62


each secured on the periphery of the rotation disk


65


of the motor seat


61


to rotate therewith, and four support tubes


63


each secured on a respective one of the blade support brackets


62


.




Referring to

FIG. 7

, an advertising ceiling fan


7


in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat


71


, five blade support brackets


72


each secured on the periphery of the rotation disk


75


of the motor seat


71


to rotate therewith, and five support tubes


73


each secured on a respective one of the blade support brackets


72


.




While the preferred embodiment(s) of the present invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the embodiment(s) without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Such modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. An advertising ceiling fan, comprising a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes, wherein:the motor seat includes a protruding hood having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood; each of the blade support brackets has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk of the motor seat, each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve which is formed with two through holes; and each of the support tubes is secured on the sleeve of a respective one of the blade support brackets, and has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole of the sleeve, each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes of the support tube and a respective one of the two through holes of the sleeve.
  • 2. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the blade support brackets has a second end having a triangular flat shape.
  • 3. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a semi-circular shape.
  • 4. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the two elastic members has a second end formed with a semi-circular pressing portion urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube.
  • 5. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises three blade support brackets and three support tubes.
  • 6. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises four blade support brackets and four support tubes.
  • 7. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises five blade support brackets and five support tubes.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number Name Date Kind
831496 Bell Sep 1906 A
2030769 Slattengren Feb 1936 A
6193384 Stein Feb 2001 B1