Patent Grant
11525461
This invention relates to indoor planting, indoor agriculture, small-scale indoor growing, dispersing heat and humidity in particular for indoor plant tents.
In the field of indoor planting, a planting tent generally has a frame made of round or square steel or aluminum pipes. The frame is sleeved with a layer of Oxford cloth with a reflective film on the inside layer. Growers use artificial lights (such as LEDs) to simulate the sun and to promote the growth of plants inside the tent. In order to ensure photosynthesis and proper respiration during plant growth, it is necessary to ensure that air inside tent is effectively circulated and thus it is necessary to provide a fan for ventilation. Generally, the current clip-style fans have a flat clip that is appropriate for desks and other tabletops and are therefore unable to clip to tent poles. For example, the Chinese patent application CN103185012A and the Chinese patent 206017224U disclose a clip fan, and the U.S. design patent D865,9375 discloses a portable clip fan, wherein each clamping mechanism is designed for clipping to a tabletop. The aforementioned clamping mechanism can only be clamped on horizontal surfaces, not on vertical rods, thereby limiting the uses.
In order to address the needs of indoor planting and growing, the design outlined herein addresses horticultural needs for fans able to clip on vertical rounded or rectangular poles.
The technical objective of the invention explained herein is to address and overcome the defects of previous clip-on fan designs when used in growing tents.
To achieve said objective, a clip for a fan has been designed, which includes: A fan assemblage and clip clasp assemblage arranged at the base of the complete product, wherein the clip 5 is able to grasp to the vertical tubular structure of a grow tent; The grasping clasp 5 assembly consists of: a left clip plate 51, a right clip plate 52, a clip plate rotation shaft 53, a clip spring 54, a fan connection hole 55 and, a clip clamp opening 56. The left and right clip plates are connected in a bilateral symmetry through the clip plate rotation shaft at the central connection position. The clip plate rotation shaft is attached with a clip spring. The fan connection hole is situated above the clip plate rotation shaft. One end of the left clip plate and one end of the right clip plate serve to clamp and grasp to the tent pole while the other ends of the left and right clip plates form the leverage against the clip spring that opens the clip. The fan assemblage consists of: a motor cover 1, a micro motor 2, fan blades 3, a fan support and rotation rod 4. The micro motor is located inside the motor cover, the fan support and rotation rod is a distal attachment to the body of the motor and protrudes through a small opening in the motor cover; attached to the exposed end of the fan support and rotation rod is a single piece of multiple fan blades made of molded plastic or metal. This fan blade piece is attached to the fan support and rotation rod via a small hole in the ventral side of the fan blade piece.
The fan clip is designed to fit both cylindrical or square rods or planes. This is achieved with a rubber grip pad inside the clip that attaches to the tent pole while the plastic housing for the rubber grip is cylindrical in shape to match the shape of tent poles.
This invention is suitable for a wider use of scenarios and can be clamped to a circular or square rod as well as a flat plane surface and addresses the particular design needs of indoor tents and indoor planting.
1—motor cover; 2—micro motor; 3—blades; 4—fan support rod; 5—clip clasp assembly; 51—left clip plate; 52—right clip plate; 53—clip plate rotating shaft; 54—clip spring; 55—fan connection hole; 56—clip clasp opening.
The technical solution of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, and it is believed to be clear to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following description in conjunction with the drawings.
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The diameter of the square opening is adapted to a cylindrical rod or a square rod or a plane.
A rubber pad is arranged at a clamping port of the clip clasp opening 56 of the left clip plate 51 and the right clip plate 52. the clip clasp opening 56 includes two parallel surfaces, a rubber pad is arranged at a clamping port of the clip clasp opening. In another embodiment, the clip clasp opening includes two opposing parallel surface pairs. In another embodiment, the clip clasp opening includes a first surface perpendicular to a second surface. a rubber pad is arranged at a clamping port of the clip clasp opening.
When in use, the clip fan of the present invention can be clamped conveniently on a round tube, a square tube or a flat table of the plant tent, so that a grower can fix the clip fan conveniently. Meanwhile, the fan can be angularly adjusted up and down, and can also rotate left and right, so that the fan can blow air to any position in the plant tent.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201920650996.9 | May 2019 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/896,274 filed on 9 Jun. 2020 that claims priority to Chinese Patent Application Ser. No. CN2019206509969 filed on 8 May 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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