IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,156
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,156 · App. 16/780,398 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Ceiling fan system and electronics housing

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Patent No.
US 11,073,156
App. No.
16/780,398
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and apparatus for a ceiling fan electronics assembly including a housing with an interior for housing an electrical system for the ceiling fan. The electrical system can provide a supply of power to the ceiling fan as well as interpret electrical instruction signals for controlling the operation of the ceiling fan. The housing can include a partition separating the interior into a vent section and an electronics section.

Claims (33)

1. An electronics assembly comprising:

a housing at least partially defining an interior and including at least one open end;

a cover mounted to the housing at the at least one open end, removably enclosing the interior at the at least one open end;

a slot provided along the interior;

a partition, slidable along the slot to effectively separate the interior into a first section and a second section, the partition including an opening and mounted to the cover, with the opening configured to carry an electrical component on the partition; and

wherein the partition is mountable within the interior by securing the cover to the at least one open end.

2. The electronics assembly of claim 1 wherein the partition further includes a set of fastener openings adjacent the opening configured to mount to the electrical component within the opening.

3. The electronics assembly of claim 1 wherein the first section is a vent section and the second section is an electronics section.

4. The electronics assembly of claim 3 wherein the electronics section is larger than the vent section.

5. The electronics assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second cover plate enclosing a second open end of the at least one open end.

6. The electronics assembly of claim 5 wherein the cover is integral with the partition.

7. The electronics assembly of claim 6 wherein the cover and the second cover plate both include a vent located adjacent to the first section.

8. The electronics assembly of claim 7 further comprising a fan mounted within the first section.

9. The electronics assembly of claim 1 wherein the cover further includes one or more electronics receptacles.

10. The electronics assembly of claim 1 wherein the electrical component includes a component for a ceiling fan assembly.

11. An electronics assembly comprising:

a housing, defining an interior, and including an open end and a pair of opposing slots;

a first cover mounted to the housing at the open end and enclosing the interior at the open end;

a partition, including an opening, mounted to the first cover, and slidably positioned within the interior along the pair of opposing slots when the first cover mounts to the housing, with the partition separating the interior into a first section and a second section; and

wherein the opening in the partition is configured to receive an electronics component to fully separate the first section and the second section.

12. The electronics assembly of claim 11 further comprising a second cover plate enclosing a second open end of the housing.

13. The electronics assembly of claim 11 wherein the first cover is integral with the partition.

14. The electronics assembly of claim 11 wherein the first cover includes a vent adjacent to the first section.

15. The electronics assembly of claim 14 further comprising a fan mounted within the first section.

16. The electronics assembly of claim 11 wherein the first section is a vent section and the second section is an electronics section.

17. The electronics assembly of claim 16 wherein the electronics section is larger than the vent section.

18. An electronics assembly defining an interior, the electronics assembly comprising:

a housing encasing the interior and including an open end;

a pair of opposing slots provided along the housing within the interior;

a cover mounted to the housing and enclosing the interior at the open end, with the cover including a set of vent openings and a set of electronics receptacles; and

a partition mounted to the cover and including an opening, with the partition slidably mounted in the interior along the pair of opposing slots when the cover mounts to the housing to enclose the interior at the open end, and with the partition effectively separating the interior into a first section and a second section.

19. The electronics assembly of claim 18 wherein the opening in the partition is configured to carry an electrical component.

20. The electronics assembly of claim 18 wherein attachment of one or more electrical components to the partition at the opening fully separates the interior into the first section and the second section.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HUNTER FAN COMPANY
Reel/Frame 058871/0271 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 24, 2022
From: CORNELLCOOKSON, LLC; TELEPHONICS CORPORATION; THE AMES COMPANIES, INC.; HUNTER FAN COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058886/0438 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2021
From: HUNTER FAN COMPANY
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056198/0753 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2020
From: SANTOLUCITO, PHILLIP
To: HUNTER FAN COMPANY
Reel/Frame 051703/0631 →