This is a U.S. patent application which claims the priority and benefit of Chinese Patent Application Number 202111390402.3, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a ceiling fan and a method for manufacturing a ceiling fan blade.
Most of the fan blades of the existing ceiling fans are made of composite plates. This kind of composite plate fan blades has heavy weight and uses many materials, which will cause waste during processing. Moreover, this kind of composite plate fan blades cannot be recycled and reused after being damaged, which is not environmentally friendly.
The present disclosure just occurs based on the above shortcomings.
The present disclosure aims to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and to provide a ceiling fan with simple structure and environment friendliness.
The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a ceiling fan blade.
The present disclosure is implemented through the following technical scheme.
A ceiling fan includes a shell 1, wherein an electric machine 2 is installed in the shell 1, the electric machine 2 is connected with at least three connecting pieces 3, and each of the connecting pieces 3 is detachably connected with a ceiling fan blade 4, the ceiling fan blade 4 includes an inner core layer 41 made of a carbon-fiber material, an outside of the inner core layer 41 is connected with a blade main body layer 42 made of a molding pulp material, both upper and lower ends of the blade main body layer 42 are provided with a dampproof covering layer 43, and an antistatic covering layer 44 is further arranged on an upper side of the blade main body layer 42, the blade main body layer 42 is an aerofoil type blade, and the blade main body layer 42 includes an upper shell 421 and a lower shell 422 in clamping connection with the upper shell 421, the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422 are both hollow structures and a honeycomb structure 401 is arranged on the hollow portion of both the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422, a gap is formed between connecting surfaces of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422, a sealing coating 423 is arranged in the gap, and a connecting spray coating 45 is sprayed on peripheral edges of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422.
The lower shell 422 includes a lower connection plate 4221, the lower connection plate 4221 is provided with a connecting protrusion 4222 and the lower connection plate 4221 is further provided with a plurality of protruded ribs 4223, the upper shell 421 includes an upper connection plate 4211, the upper connection plate 4211 is provided with a protrusion part 4212 and the protrusion part 4212 defines a fixing clamping groove 4213 capable of being fixed onto the rib 4223 in a clamping manner, the connecting protrusion 4222 and the protrusion part 4212 form the gap when the lower shell 422 and the upper connection plate 4211 are in clamping connection.
The upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422 both include a tabulate fixing part 51, a tail edge of the fixing part 51 is connected with a blade part 52, and between the fixing part 51 and the blade part 52 is arranged a transition part 53 allowing an oblique arrangement of the blade part 52 relative to the horizontal plane.
The transition part 53 is twisted from head to tail, such that one side of the blade part 52 is protruded upwards and the other side is protruded downwards, which makes the blade part 52 inclined towards a rotating direction.
The transition part 53 causes an inclined angle α in a range of 15-30 degrees between the blade part 52 and the horizontal plane.
An upper surface of the upper shell 421 near a tail part is provided with a protrusion 4214, one side of the protrusion 4214 presents a cambered surface, and one side of the protrusion 4214 presents a vertical surface.
The connecting piece 3 is a connecting sheet, one end of the connecting sheet is fixed to the electric machine 2, and between the other end of the connecting sheet and the ceiling fan blade 4 is arranged a quick installation structure 6 capable of connecting them.
The connecting piece 3 defines a plurality of connecting holes 31, the ceiling fan blade 4 defines mounting holes 402 corresponding to the positions of the plurality of connecting holes 31, the quick installation structure 6 includes a connecting pin 61 which can penetrate through the connecting piece 3 and the ceiling fan blade 4 at the same time, and the connecting pin 61 is connected with a clamping lock element 62 which, when clamped on the connecting pin 61, can press against the connecting pin 61 and the surface of the ceiling fan blade 4 at the same time so as to fasten the ceiling fan blade 4 and the connecting piece 3.
A rubber ring 403 is installed inside the mounting hole 402, the rubber ring 403 defines in the middle a channel 4031 allowing the connecting pin 61 to pass through, both ends of the rubber ring 403 are provided with a protruded ring 4032, between the two protruded rings 4032 is defined a meshing clamping groove 4033 which can fit the upper and lower surfaces of the ceiling fan blade 4 and can be meshed with the ceiling fan blade 4, the clamping lock element 62 is a circular clamping lock sheet, the clamping lock sheet defines an opening clamping groove 621 allowing the connecting pin 61 to be clamped in, the clamping lock sheet at two ends of the opening clamping groove 621 is provided with an extension part 622 extending outwards, the extension part 622 defines a through hole 6221 allowing a quick installation tool to be inserted into, the opening of the opening clamping groove 621 can be expanded for the connecting pin 61 to be clamped in when a quick installation tool is inserted into the through hole 6221 and a force is applied, a head part of the connecting pin 61 presents an umbrella shape, the connecting pin 61 further defines a clamping lock groove 611 allowing the clamping lock element 62 to be clamped in, a diameter of the connecting pin 61 at the clamping lock groove 611 is less than other portions, and when the clamping lock sheet is clamped in the clamping lock groove 611, upper and lower ends of the clamping lock sheet press against the rubber ring 403 and the inner wall of the connecting pin 61 respectively to as to fasten the connecting piece 3 and the ceiling fan blade 4.
A method for manufacturing a ceiling fan blade includes the following steps of:
a. cutting a carbon fiber sheet along an outline of the ceiling fan blade to obtain an inner core layer 41;
b. importing a molding pulp into molds corresponding to an upper shell 421 and a lower shell 422 respectively to prepare an upper shell 421 and a lower shell 422;
c. hole-processing and groove-processing the inner core layer 41 and then brushing a glue over it and finally mounting it to the lower shell 422;
d. brushing a glue over corresponding fitting surfaces of the lower shell 422 and the upper shell 421 and then putting the upper shell 421 onto the lower shell 422;
e. sticking a dampproof covering layer 43 on outer surfaces of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422;
f. sticking an antistatic covering layer 44 on the outer surface of the upper shell 421;
g. spraying a connecting spray coating 45 along lateral surfaces of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422.
Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure has the following advantages. The ceiling fan blade of the ceiling fan provided in the present disclosure is provided with the inner core layer. Since the inner core layer is a sheet made of a carbon-fiber material, two sides of the inner core layer are provided with the upper shell and the lower shell made of a molding pulp material, both the upper shell and the lower shell are hollow structures, and a honeycomb structure is arranged on the hollow portion, the weight of the whole ceiling fan blade can be reduced. In addition, the honeycomb structure is evenly distributed; therefore, the ceiling fan blade will have a more balanced rotation, without the occurrence of up-down offset and jitter. The inner core layer is connected to the upper shell and the lower shell using a strong glue, and the upper shell is connected to the lower shell using a strong glue too, which achieves secure fixing. The dampproof covering layer is stuck on surfaces of both the upper shell and the lower shell, to resist water and moisture. In addition, the antistatic covering layer is stuck on the surface of the upper shell, which can prevent the ceiling fan blade being stained with dust; meanwhile, the connecting spray coating also employs a glue to fasten the upper shell and the lower shell. If the ceiling fan blade is damaged, since the inner core layer is made of a carbon-fiber material and has a high compression resistance, the inner core layer can still be recycled and reused; furthermore, since the blade main body layer is made of a molding pulp material, it can still be recycled and reused even if damaged, which is more environmentally friendly. The whole ceiling fan to which the ceiling fan blade is connected has a lighter weight. It is convenient for a user to hang the ceiling fan.
The present disclosure is described below in further detail in combination with accompanying drawings.
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The ceiling fan blade 4 of the ceiling fan provided in the present disclosure is provided with the inner core layer 41. Since the inner core layer 41 is a sheet made of a carbon-fiber material, two sides of the inner core layer 41 are provided with the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422 made of a molding pulp material, both the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422 are hollow structures, and a honeycomb structure 401 is arranged on the hollow portion, the weight of the whole ceiling fan blade 4 can be reduced. In addition, the honeycomb structure 401 is evenly distributed; therefore, the ceiling fan blade will have a more balanced rotation, without the occurrence of up-down offset and jitter. The inner core layer 41 is connected to the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422 using a strong glue, and the upper shell 421 is connected to the lower shell 422 using a strong glue too, which achieves secure fixing. The dampproof covering layer 43 is stuck on surfaces of both the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422, to resist water and moisture. In addition, the antistatic covering layer 44 is stuck on the surface of the upper shell 421, which can prevent the ceiling fan blade 4 being stained with dust; meanwhile, the connecting spray coating 45 also employs a glue to fasten the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422. If the ceiling fan blade 4 is damaged, since the inner core layer 41 is made of a carbon-fiber material and has a high compression resistance, the inner core layer 41 can still be recycled and reused; furthermore, since the blade main body layer 42 is made of a molding pulp material, it can still be recycled and reused even if damaged, which is more environmentally friendly. The whole ceiling fan to which the ceiling fan blade 4 is connected has a lighter weight. It is convenient for a user to hang the ceiling fan. The antistatic covering layer is a paster coated with at least one of antistatic agent TM, octadecyl diethanolamine, PEG, methyl acrylate, polyethylene oxide and polyether ester amide. The dampproof covering layer 43 is one of a triamine polyester surface layer, a PVC wood grain veneer layer and a water transfer printing surface layer. The glue is PUR hot melt adhesive. The connecting spray coating 45 is RTV paint with waterproof and dampproof natures. The molding pulp is a pulp used for manufacturing pulp molded products, for example, the pulp with several additives mentioned in the paper “Research on strength properties of pulp molded products based on pulp additives” with the issue number of CNKI: SUN: SYHH.0.2020-01-033.
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In another aspect, the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a ceiling fan blade, including the following steps of:
a. cutting a carbon fiber sheet along an outline of the ceiling fan blade to obtain an inner core layer 41;
b. importing a molding pulp into molds corresponding to an upper shell 421 and a lower shell 422 respectively to prepare an upper shell 421 and a lower shell 422;
c. hole-processing and groove-processing the inner core layer 41 and then brushing a glue over it and finally mounting it to the lower shell 422;
d. brushing a glue over corresponding fitting surfaces of the lower shell 422 and the upper shell 421 and then putting the upper shell 421 onto the lower shell 422;
e. sticking a dampproof covering layer 43 on outer surfaces of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422;
f. sticking an antistatic covering layer 44 on the outer surface of the upper shell 421;
g. spraying a connecting spray coating 45 along lateral surfaces of the upper shell 421 and the lower shell 422.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202111390402.3 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |