U.S. patent application number 14/994254 was filed with the patent office on 2017-07-13 for ceiling fan having switch module.
The applicant listed for this patent is Chao Chin YAO. Invention is credited to Chien Hsun CHEN.
Application Number | 20170198702 14/994254 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 59274808 |
Filed Date | 2017-07-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170198702 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHEN; Chien Hsun |
July 13, 2017 |
CEILING FAN HAVING SWITCH MODULE
Abstract
A ceiling fan having switch module is disclosed. The ceiling fan
includes a mounting member, a motor and a fan. The motor is
pivotally connected with the mounting member, and the fan is
connected with the motor to be driven to rotate. A cover is
disposed on the mounting member to cover the motor, and a
controlling device is disposed inside the cover and electrically
connected with the controlling device. The controlling device
includes a switch module having a switch, and the switch has a wire
connecter to connect with an electric wire. Therefore, the ceiling
fan of the present invention can facilitate operation of connecting
the electric wires.
Inventors: |
CHEN; Chien Hsun; (Taichung
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
YAO; Chao Chin |
Taichung City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
59274808 |
Appl. No.: |
14/994254 |
Filed: |
January 13, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F04D 25/0693 20130101;
F04D 25/088 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F04D 25/06 20060101
F04D025/06; F04D 29/32 20060101 F04D029/32; F04D 29/64 20060101
F04D029/64; F04D 25/08 20060101 F04D025/08 |
Claims
1. A ceiling fan, comprising: a mounting member; a motor pivotally
connected with the mounting member; a fan connected with the motor
to be driven to rotate; a cover disposed on the mounting member and
configured to cover the motor; and a controlling device disposed
inside the cover and electrically connected with the motor, and
comprising a switch module which comprises a switch, wherein the
switch comprises a wire connecter configured to connect electric
wires.
2. The ceiling fan according to claim 1, wherein the switch module
further comprises a circuit board, and the switch and the wire
connecter are disposed on the circuit board and electrically
connected by circuits.
3. The ceiling fan according to claim 2, wherein the switch module
further comprises an outer shell member configured to pack the
switch, the wire connecter and the circuit board, and the outer
shell member has two holes, and the switch and the wire connecter
are exposed out of the two holes respectively.
4. The ceiling fan according to claim 3, wherein the outer shell
member comprises a first shell body and a second shell body, the
first shell body comprises a first engagement part and a second
engagement part, the circuit board is fastened with the first
engagement part and the second shell body is fastened with the
second engagement part.
5. The ceiling fan according to claim 3, wherein the outer shell
member comprises an indicating structure located correspondingly to
the wire connecter.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a structure of a ceiling
fan, more particularly to a ceiling fan having a switch module.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Please refer to FIG. 5 which shows a structure of a
conventional ceiling fan. The ceiling fan includes a mounting
member 41, fan blades 42, a motor 43 and a controlling device which
contains a switch 44 and other electronic components inside. The
switch 44 has a built-in logic circuit and a plurality of outer
contacts 441 for being electrically connected with the other
electronic components. Thereby, the user can operate the switch 44
to control action mode of the ceiling fan.
[0005] However, as the switch 44 has more selectable operations,
the logic circuit inside becomes more complicated and amount of the
outer contacts 441 become more. In other words, the work load for
connecting the electric wires 45 to the switch 44 is increased and
the complexity of correctly connection is also increased.
Therefore, when the assembly personnel is requested to complete
work quickly under consideration for cost of working hour, faults
of poor soldering and wrong connection between the electric wire 45
and the contact 441 are often happened, and the yield rate of the
product is impacted.
[0006] Therefore, how to solve aforesaid problems is an important
topic of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a
ceiling fan having a switch module in which a switch and a wire
connecter are assembled as a module, so that electric wires can be
connected to the switch easily. In addition, the switch module has
an indicating structure for wire connection, so that the wrong
connection for electric wire can be reduced to raise a yield rate
of the product.
[0008] To achieve the objective, the present invention provides a
ceiling fan comprising a mounting member, a motor and a fan. The
motor is pivotally connected with the mounting member. The fan is
connected with the motor to be driven to rotate. The cover is
disposed on the mounting member and configured to cover the motor.
The controlling device is disposed inside the cover and
electrically connected with the motor, and includes a switch module
having a switch, and the switch includes a wire connecter
configured to connect electric wires.
[0009] Preferably, the switch module further includes a circuit
board, and the switch and the wire connecter are disposed on the
circuit board and electrically connected by circuits.
[0010] In an embodiment, the switch module further includes an
outer shell member configured to pack the switch, the wire
connecter and the circuit board, and the outer shell member has two
holes and the switch and the wire connecter are exposed out of the
two holes.
[0011] Preferably, the outer shell member includes a first shell
body and a second shell body, the first shell body includes a first
engagement part and a second engagement part, the circuit board is
fastened with the first engagement part and the second shell body
is fastened with the second engagement part.
[0012] Preferably, the outer shell member includes an indicating
structure located correspondingly to the wire connecter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The detailed structure, operating principle and effects of
the present disclosure will now be described in more details
hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings that show
various embodiments of the present disclosure as follows:
[0014] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a part of the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a switch module of the present
invention;
[0016] FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the switch module of
the present invention; and
[0017] FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a part of a conventional
structure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0018] Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary
embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Therefore, it is to be
understood that the foregoing is illustrative of exemplary
embodiments and is not to be construed as limited to the specific
embodiments disclosed, and that modifications to the disclosed
exemplary embodiments, as well as other exemplary embodiments, are
intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be
thorough and complete, and will fully convey the inventive concept
to those skilled in the art. The relative proportions and ratios of
elements in the drawings may be exaggerated or diminished in size
for the sake of clarity and convenience in the drawings, and such
arbitrary proportions are only illustrative and not limiting in any
way. The same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the
description to refer to the same or like parts.
[0019] It will be understood that, although the terms `first`,
`second`, `third`, etc., may be used herein to describe various
elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. The
terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component
from another component. Thus, a first element discussed below could
be termed a second element without departing from the teachings of
embodiments. As used herein, the term "or" includes any and all
combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0020] Please refer to FIG. 1 which shows a ceiling fan of the
present invention. The ceiling fan includes a mounting member 10, a
motor 11 and a fan, wherein the fan includes a plurality of fan
blades 12. The mounting member 10 is hung on a ceiling, and the
motor 11 is pivotally connected with the mounting member 10. In
this embodiment, the motor 11 is an outer rotor motor and its outer
shell member is a rotatable rotor. The fan blades 12 are connected
with the motor 11 to be driven to rotate.
[0021] A cover 13 is disposed at a bottom end of the mounting
member 10, and defines a receiving space to receive and cover the
motor 11. On the other hand, a controlling device is received
inside the cover 13 and electrically connected to the motor 11. The
controlling device includes a switch module 2, a circuit board for
circuit communication (not shown in figures) and electric wire 31,
and can further include other electronic component if necessary.
The cover 13 has a hole 131, the switch module 2 is exposed out of
the hole 131 to be operated by the user.
[0022] Please refer to FIGS. 2 through 4. In this embodiment, the
switch module 2 includes a switch 21, a circuit board 22, a wire
connecter 23 for connecting the electric wire, and an outer shell
member 24. In detail, the switch 21 and the wire connecter 23 are
respectively disposed on the circuit board 22. The circuit board 22
is provided with circuits to establish electric connection between
the switch 21 and the wire connecter 23. The wire connecter 23 is a
device for facilitating electric wire connection. In this
embodiment, the wire connecter 23 has a plurality of insertion
holes 231, and the electric wires (not shown in figures) from the
controlling device can be inserted into the insertion hole 231 to
be firmly and electrically connected to the switch 21 via the
circuit board 22, so that the controlling device can be controlled
by the switch 21.
[0023] The outer shell member 24 is formed by a first shell body
241 and a second shell body 242. The first shell body 241 has an
opening 243 at a side thereof and a first hole 244 located at other
side thereof. The first shell body 241 has a first engagement part
245 and a second engagement part 246 respectively disposed at inner
surfaces thereof. The second shell body 242 is a plate having an
area smaller than that of the opening 243, and the second shell
body 242 is fastened with the second engagement part 246 to be
combined with the first shell body 241. The opening 243 is blocked
by the second shell body 242 to form a second hole 247.
[0024] On the other hand, the switch 21, the wire connecter 23 and
the circuit board 22 are packed in the outer shell member 24. The
circuit board 22 is fastened with the first engagement part 245 of
the first shell body 241 to be firmly fixed. The wire connecter 23
is exposed out of the first hole 244, and the switch 21 is exposed
out of the second hole 247.
[0025] In addition, in this embodiment, the first shell body 241
has an indicating structure 248 located thereon and correspondingly
to the wire connecter 23, to indicate the connection location for
the electric wire. In the present invention, the type of the
indicating structure 248 is not limited to the type described in
the embodiment, and the indicating structure 248 can be implemented
by color, pattern, symbol, character or concave-convex-shaped
structure, to enable the assembly personnel to recognize the
electric wires respectively corresponding to the insertion holes
231 of the wire connecter 23, so as to decrease technical
difficulty in connecting the electric wires and reduce wire
misconnection.
[0026] In aforesaid embodiment, the switch 21 can be used to
selectively operate the action modes of the ceiling fan, but the
present invention is not limited thereto. As the switch 21 has more
kinds of operation, more amount of the electric wired connected to
the switch 21 is increased. By means of disposing the indicating
structures 248 on the wire connecter 23 and the outer shell member
24, the connection operation for the electric wires can be
simplified, so as to improve the efficiency of assembling the
ceiling fan of the present invention and reduced the problem of low
product yield rate caused by wrong connection of the electric
wire.
[0027] The above-mentioned descriptions represent merely the
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, without any
intention to limit the scope of the present disclosure thereto.
Various equivalent changes, alternations or modifications based on
the claims of present disclosure are all consequently viewed as
being embraced by the scope of the present disclosure.
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