Hybrid light and fan fixture
View Patent ↗A hybrid light and fan fixture includes a plurality of LED lights surrounding a fan and its motor within a housing. A connector is made to allow the hybrid fixture to be installed in a conventional light socket for 110v electrical power. An alternative embodiment includes either or both features of a set or rotatable deflector blades and a serpentine heating element to more positively influence the air flow created by the fan and make the air stream more effective in de-fogging the mirror. Preferably, the fixture includes a circuit that allows the lights to be energized with and without the fan and heating element.
1. A hybrid light and fan fixture for use in de-fogging a bathroom mirror, said fixture comprising:
a) a plastic housing having a generally circular configuration;
b) a series of 12-16 LED lights positioned about the periphery of and inside said plastic housing;
c) a motor extending through the middle of said series of 12-16 LED lights, said motor having a shaft extending from a bottom portion thereof;
d) a fan blade connected to said shaft for being rotated by said motor;
e) a connector extending through an upper portion of said housing for insertion in an electric light socket;
f) circuitry connected between said connector and said LED lights and said motor to power said LED lights and said fan motor, whereby a first flick of a wall switch illumines said series of 12-16 LED lights and a second flick of the light switch activates said motor to rotate said fan blade.
2. The hybrid light and fan fixture of claim 1 further comprising a set of deflector vanes mounted on a rotatable ring which can turn relative to said hybrid light and fan fixture to focus an air stream produced by said fan more directly as desired.
3. The hybrid light and fan fixture of claim 1 further comprising a serpentine heating element for heating an air stream produced by said fan.