CEILING FAN WITH AIR CLEANER
An apparatus is for cleaning and circulating air within a room including a ceiling. A fan includes a hub connected to a plurality of blades for circulating the air, and a motor for rotating the plurality of blades about an axis. A cleaner is adapted for mounting to the ceiling for cleaning air for delivery to the fan. The cleaner includes a tube for delivering air from an intake to a discharge for being circulated by the or more of the plurality of blades. The tube includes an energy source for emitting energy sufficient to kill a living organism in the air.
1 . An apparatus for cleaning and circulating air within a room including a ceiling comprising:
a fan including a hub connected to a plurality of blades for circulating the air, and a motor for rotating the plurality of blades about an axis; and
a cleaner adapted to mounting to the ceiling for cleaning air for delivery to the fan, the cleaner comprising a tube for delivering air from an intake to a discharge for being circulated by the or more of the plurality of blades, the tube including an energy source for emitting energy sufficient to kill a living organism in the air.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tube is positioned above the blades and oriented coaxially with the axis.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further including another fan for causing air to move from the intake to the discharge.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the energy source comprises a sterilizer.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the sterilizer comprises a UV source with at least one bulb for emitting UV-C radiation.
6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one bulb is elongated in an axial direction.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tube includes a filter at a discharge end.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further including:
a support for supporting the ceiling fan from the tube; and
a mount for mounting the tube to the ceiling.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tube includes a reflective coating.
10 . An apparatus for circulating air, comprising:
a ceiling fan; and
a downtube including an air passage with an outlet adjacent to the ceiling fan.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the downtube includes a fan for causing air to flow through the air passage.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the fan includes an oversized housing connected to the downtube.
13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further including a sterilizer positioned within the downtube.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the downtube is connected to the ceiling fan.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the downtube has a diameter corresponding to a diameter of a hub of the ceiling fan.
16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the downtube includes a filter.
17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the downtube includes a reflective coating.
18 . An apparatus for circulating air in a room including a ceiling, comprising:
a fan; and
a support for supporting the ceiling fan from the ceiling, the support including an airflow passage for delivering air from an intake to an exhaust positioned above the fan.
19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further including a cleaner for cleaning the air in the airflow passage.
20 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the support comprises a tube having a reflective coating.