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- This invention relates to an adjustable mount for a fan.
- One illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a fan assembly comprising a fan and a fan mount with a position-adjusting arcuate portion and a least one support member in which the fan is mounted.
- the support member is engaged with the position-adjusting arcuate portion such that the support member is fixedly positionable in at least two locations along a length of the arcuate portion of the fan mount.
- the present invention may additionally comprise an adjustment mechanism to hold the support member in place with respect to the arcuate portion of the fan mount.
- the support member in the fan assembly of the present invention may also be selectively moveable to a retracted position and an extended position.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a fan assembly in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the FIG. 1 fan assembly
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the fan assembly of FIG. 2 in an adjusted configuration
- FIG. 4 is a side view of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a side view of yet another alternative embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a side view of yet another embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of a fan assembly in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the FIG. 1 fan assembly
- FIG. 10 is a front view of a fan assembly in a retracted position in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a front view of a fan assembly in a storage position in accordance with the present invention.
- Illustrative embodiments of the present invention comprise a fan assembly having a fan that is adjustable in orientation.
- a fan mount includes an arcuate portion and a support member, such as a base that at least partially supports the fan assembly on a floor or other surface.
- the support member may be moved between a plurality of locations along the arcuate portion of the fan mount to support the fan in a number of orientations. Adjustment of the support member relative to the arcuate portion of the fan mount can allow a user to suitably orient the direction of air output by the fan.
- adjustment of the support member in some embodiments can allow the fan assembly to be folded into a compact storage configuration.
- the fan mount includes an arcuate portion and a support member which may move relative to each other. Adjustment of the support member with respect to the arcuate portion may result in a change in orientation of the fan relative to the support, thereby altering the direction that the fan outputs air when the fan assembly is supported by the support member. That is, since the fan may be fixed in at least one degree of freedom relative to the arcuate portion and since the arcuate portion is curved, positioning the support member at different locations on the arcuate member may change the orientation of the fan relative to the support member. Similarly the arcuate portion may be moved to different positions along the support member to adjust the orientation of the fan.
- FIGS. 1 - 11 show illustrative embodiments of a fan assembly that incorporate various aspects of the invention.
- the fan assembly 10 comprises a fan 11 , and at least one control 12 .
- the fan 11 comprises fan blades 110 , a grille 111 , a motor and electronics required to rotate the fan blades (not shown). It should be understood, however, that the fan and its associated components may take any suitable form.
- the fan is not limited to a single axial type fan shown, but instead may be any suitable device for moving air, such as a fan that moves air via electrokinetics, an impeller or other means.
- the fan assembly 10 additionally comprises a fan mount 13 that supports the fan at opposite ends 131 and 132 .
- the fan mount 13 includes at least one support member 14 .
- the fan mount 13 has an arcuate portion 130 , such as a bent tube, that engages with the fan at opposite ends 131 and 132 .
- the arcuate portion 130 need not make up all or almost all of the fan mount 13 , but instead may form any suitable portion of the fan mount 13 .
- the fan mount 13 may have any suitable number of components and have any configuration for supporting the fan 11 .
- the fan 11 may be configured to automatically oscillate about a rotational axis A-A in order to produce air flow across a wide area.
- the fan 11 may be held stationary at any angular orientation about axis A-A.
- the fan 11 may oscillate about axis A-A, and when the fan 11 achieves a desired angular orientation about axis A-A, a user may selectively retain the fan 11 in the desired angular orientation.
- the fan may be arranged to oscillate around other, or additional, axes aside from axis A-A, or may be fixed in place on the fan mount 13 so it cannot oscillate.
- the arcuate portion 130 and support member 14 cooperate to support the fan assembly 10 on a surface 30 , such as a floor or table top.
- the support member 14 may be arranged to support the fan assembly 10 itself on a surface 30 without the arcuate portion 130 contacting the surface 30 .
- the fan mount 13 may position the fan 11 to achieve the desired air flow direction F from the fan 11 . That is, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, the support member 14 may be moved relative to the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 to adjust the fan orientation.
- the arcuate portion 130 has a length l as measured along its longitudinal direction. That is, the length l of the arcuate portion 130 may be the arc length of the arcuate portion 130 .
- the longitudinal direction of the arcuate portion 130 is defined as the direction along the arc of the arcuate portion 130 .
- the support member 14 may be movable with respect to the arcuate portion 130 in the longitudinal direction along its length. Specifically, FIG. 3 depicts the fan assembly 10 when the support member 14 is moved along the length l of the arcuate portion 130 to the position shown in dotted lines in FIG. 2. In this embodiment, adjustment of the support member 14 from the FIG. 2 position to the FIG. 3 position causes the fan 11 to blow air in a more upward direction.
- the support member 14 may engage with the arcuate portion 130 in any suitable way, e.g., by way of an adjustment mechanism 60 that is on the support member, the arcuate portion 130 or part of both the support member 14 and arcuate portion 130 .
- the adjustment mechanism 60 may include a coupler 20 that engages the arcuate portion 130 .
- the coupler 20 may have an opening that receives the arcuate portion 130 and allows the coupler 20 to be selectively moved on the arcuate portion 130 to change the position of the support member 14 .
- the coupler 20 may include a tube portion that has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the tube-shaped arcuate portion 130 so the arcuate portion 130 may be slidably received inside the coupler 20 .
- the adjustment mechanism 60 may position the support member 14 in any suitable way relative to the arcuate portion 130 .
- the adjustment mechanism 60 could allow the support member 14 to be positioned along a continuum of positions on the arcuate portion 130 .
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show such an embodiment where the coupler 20 may frictionally engage with the arcuate portion 130 so the coupler 20 may be positioned at any location on the arcuate portion 130 . Frictional engagement may be enhanced by providing an elastomeric sleeve or other material or device between the coupler 20 and the arcuate member 130 .
- the adjustment mechanism 60 could position the support member 14 at discrete indexed positions along the length of the arcuate portion 130 .
- FIGS. 4 - 7 show several illustrative embodiments for such adjustment mechanisms 60 .
- the adjustment mechanism 60 may include an indexing element 61 with a series of holes 600 formed in the arcuate portion 130 , at least one hole in the support member 14 , and at least one pin 601 that engages with aligned holes in the arcuate portion 130 and the support member 14 .
- the support member 14 may have at least one hole (not shown) that receives at least one screw or set screw 71 .
- the arcuate portion 130 may have holes to receive the screw(s) 71 or the arcuate portion 130 could be solid and the screws tightened on the arcuate portion 130 .
- the indexing element 61 may comprise a biased member 80 (e.g., a spring finger and button) extending from the support member 14 .
- the arcuate portion 130 may have a series of mating holes 81 sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the biased member 80 , e.g., the button on the spring finger.
- an arcuate portion 130 comprises a series of biased members 90 (e.g., spring-loaded buttons) each within a hole or other recess on the arcuate member 130 .
- the biased members 90 may engage with a mating hole 91 in the coupler 20 to hold the support member 14 in place relative to the arcuate portion 130 .
- Variations in the location, type, and number of the indexing elements 61 on the support member 14 and/or arcuate portion 130 are within the scope of the present invention.
- the support member 14 and arcuate portion 130 may be selectively positioned without the use of an indexing element 61 .
- Other configurations are known in the art to keep arcuate portion 130 in place with respect to the support member 14 .
- FIGS. 4 - 7 depict a support member 14 comprising a coupler 20
- the coupler 20 is optional and need not be used. That is, the support member 14 may be configured to retain a desired position along the length of the fan mount 13 in other ways.
- the arcuate portion 130 may comprise at least one channel 112 .
- the channel 112 may have side channels 113 for a mating pin 114 connected to the support member 14 to slide. When the mating pin 114 rests in a side channel 113 , the position of the support member 14 along the length of the arcuate portion 130 may be retained.
- the channel 112 extends through a fraction of the length of the arcuate portion 130 in FIG.
- the channel 112 may extend along a greater or lesser distance along the length of the arcuate portion 130 compared to that shown in FIG. 8.
- the support member 14 may alternatively retain a position along the length of the arcuate portion 130 by any other known means.
- the fan assembly may be moved between a normal operation arrangement and a retracted, or folded, configuration.
- at least part of the support member 14 may be rotated about an axis B-B relative to a coupler 20 .
- axis B-B When at least part of the support member 14 is rotated on axis B-B, it may be moved from an extended position as shown in FIG. 9 to a retracted position shown in FIG. 10 where the support member 14 is rotated in for storage.
- the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 has also been optionally rotated relative to the fan 11 so at least part of the fan mount 13 is approximately coplanar with the fan 11 .
- part of the support member 14 may collapse, such as through a telescoping structure, for storage.
- the retraction of at least part of the support member 14 may be accomplished without the use of a tool.
- the support member 14 may rotate about an axis C-C relative to the arcuate portion 130 . Rotation about axis C-C may allow the support member 14 to be aligned substantially coplanar with a substantial part of the fan mount 13 as shown in FIG. 11.
- the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 may be rotated relative to the fan 11 about the axis A-A so the fan 11 and fan mount 13 are compact and substantially coplanar for ease of storage.
- the fan 11 and fan mount 13 are selectively lockable in the storage position shown in FIG. 11.
- the support member 14 may have more than the two configurations (retracted and extended) described above. In addition to the extended and retracted positions, at least part of the support member 14 may additionally have a selectable angular position with respect to axis B-B as shown in FIG. 3. In this embodiment, when the support member 14 is moved along the length of the arcuate portion 130 , at least part of the support member 14 may also rotate on axis B-B in order to support the fan mount 13 in the new configuration as seen in FIG. 3. Specifically, the angle of rotation ⁇ is defined as the acute angle about B-B through which the support member 14 is rotated from the vertical. As the desired direction of flow F changes, the angle of rotation ⁇ may be changed. Therefore, adjustments in the angle of rotation ⁇ may be used in conjunction with adjustments in the longitudinal position of the support member 14 on the arcuate portion 130 in order to achieve the desired flow direction F.
- one portion of the fan mount 13 may provide a part of the base for the fan assembly 10 .
- one portion of the fan mount 13 may work in conjunction with the support member 14 in order to stabilize the fan assembly 10 while the fan 11 is in operation.
- a protrusion 135 on the fan mount 13 balances the fan assembly 10 with the support member 14 .
- the support member 14 could include a curved bar 141 whose ends contact the surface 30 the fan is on to support the fan assembly 10 .
- the support member 14 in some illustrative embodiments includes a coupler 20 and a single curved bar 141 , other configurations may be used.
- the support member 14 may include multiple legs or other parts, a single, monolithic structure or stand, or other arrangements to support the fan assembly 10 .
- the support member 14 may additionally comprise high-friction members 140 in the area(s) where the support member 14 contacts the surface 30 that the fan assembly 10 rests on.
- the high friction members 140 may be rubberized caps.
- a user may change the direction of airflow F created by the fan 11 .
- a user may change the airflow direction F by moving the support member 14 a desired distance along the length of the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 .
- the user may secure the support member 14 to retain the desired position.
- a user could also rotate the support member 14 about axis B-B through an angle ⁇ in order to obtain the desired air flow direction F.
- a user may then use the control 12 to cause the fan blades 110 to rotate at a desired speed, thus producing air flow in the desired air flow direction F.
- a user could opt to have the fan automatically oscillate about axis A-A and/or other axes.
- a user could position the fan 11 in a desired angular orientation about axis A-A to create substantially unidirectional airflow in a desired direction.
- a user could turn off the fan using the control 12 and rotate the fan 11 so that the fan 11 is substantially coplanar with at least a portion of the fan mount 13 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. Additionally, in one embodiment the user could rotate at least a portion of the support member 14 along axis B-B in order to put the support member 14 in a storage position as shown in FIG. 10. In yet another embodiment, a user could also rotate at least a portion of the support member 14 about axis C-C relative to the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 in order to make the fan 11 and at least part of the fan mount 13 substantially coplanar for storage (and/or to provide a convenient carrying handle) as shown in FIG. 11. The user may additionally be able to secure the components of the fan assembly 10 in the storage position shown in FIG. 11.
- the present configuration provides a low profile utility fan which is capable of being positioned in many ways.
- the fan may be selectively positionable to an angular orientation about axis A-A, and the support member 14 may be moved along the length of the arcuate portion 130 of the fan mount 13 , the fan can provide substantially unidirectional flow in one of a plurality of directions.
- the fan assembly is capable of providing multidirectional air movement across large areas.
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- This invention relates to an adjustable mount for a fan.
- Many consumer fans are known in the industry. Fans of various shapes and sizes have been configured for use in different conditions and locations. For example, some fans oscillate or have speed, direction, and/or height adjustability. The present invention contemplates a fan which is aesthetically pleasing, easily adjustable, and compact for storage.
- One illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a fan assembly comprising a fan and a fan mount with a position-adjusting arcuate portion and a least one support member in which the fan is mounted. The support member is engaged with the position-adjusting arcuate portion such that the support member is fixedly positionable in at least two locations along a length of the arcuate portion of the fan mount.
- The present invention may additionally comprise an adjustment mechanism to hold the support member in place with respect to the arcuate portion of the fan mount. The support member in the fan assembly of the present invention may also be selectively moveable to a retracted position and an extended position.
- Another illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a fan assembly comprising an arcuate tube with two ends, a fan supported by ends of the arcuate tube, and a support member having a tube-shaped collar including an opening that receives the arcuate tube so that the support member is adjustable in position along a length of the arcuate tube.
- Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the following drawings, in which like numerals reference like elements, and wherein:
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a fan assembly in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the FIG. 1 fan assembly;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the fan assembly of FIG. 2 in an adjusted configuration;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 6 is a side view of yet another alternative embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a side view of yet another embodiment of an adjustment mechanism in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of a fan assembly in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the FIG. 1 fan assembly;
- FIG. 10 is a front view of a fan assembly in a retracted position in accordance with the present invention; and
- FIG. 11 is a front view of a fan assembly in a storage position in accordance with the present invention.
- Illustrative embodiments of the present invention comprise a fan assembly having a fan that is adjustable in orientation. In one aspect of the invention, a fan mount includes an arcuate portion and a support member, such as a base that at least partially supports the fan assembly on a floor or other surface. The support member may be moved between a plurality of locations along the arcuate portion of the fan mount to support the fan in a number of orientations. Adjustment of the support member relative to the arcuate portion of the fan mount can allow a user to suitably orient the direction of air output by the fan. Moreover, adjustment of the support member in some embodiments can allow the fan assembly to be folded into a compact storage configuration.
- In one aspect of the invention, the fan mount includes an arcuate portion and a support member which may move relative to each other. Adjustment of the support member with respect to the arcuate portion may result in a change in orientation of the fan relative to the support, thereby altering the direction that the fan outputs air when the fan assembly is supported by the support member. That is, since the fan may be fixed in at least one degree of freedom relative to the arcuate portion and since the arcuate portion is curved, positioning the support member at different locations on the arcuate member may change the orientation of the fan relative to the support member. Similarly the arcuate portion may be moved to different positions along the support member to adjust the orientation of the fan.
- FIGS.1-11 show illustrative embodiments of a fan assembly that incorporate various aspects of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the
fan assembly 10 comprises afan 11, and at least onecontrol 12. Thefan 11 comprisesfan blades 110, a grille 111, a motor and electronics required to rotate the fan blades (not shown). It should be understood, however, that the fan and its associated components may take any suitable form. Thus, the fan is not limited to a single axial type fan shown, but instead may be any suitable device for moving air, such as a fan that moves air via electrokinetics, an impeller or other means. - As shown in FIG. 2, the
fan assembly 10 additionally comprises afan mount 13 that supports the fan atopposite ends fan mount 13 includes at least onesupport member 14. In this illustrative embodiment, thefan mount 13 has anarcuate portion 130, such as a bent tube, that engages with the fan atopposite ends arcuate portion 130 need not make up all or almost all of thefan mount 13, but instead may form any suitable portion of thefan mount 13. Thus, thefan mount 13 may have any suitable number of components and have any configuration for supporting thefan 11. - In this illustrative embodiment, the
fan 11 may be configured to automatically oscillate about a rotational axis A-A in order to produce air flow across a wide area. Alternately, thefan 11 may be held stationary at any angular orientation about axis A-A. For example, thefan 11 may oscillate about axis A-A, and when thefan 11 achieves a desired angular orientation about axis A-A, a user may selectively retain thefan 11 in the desired angular orientation. Of course, those of skill in the art will appreciate that the fan may be arranged to oscillate around other, or additional, axes aside from axis A-A, or may be fixed in place on thefan mount 13 so it cannot oscillate. - In this illustrative embodiment, the
arcuate portion 130 andsupport member 14 cooperate to support thefan assembly 10 on asurface 30, such as a floor or table top. However, thesupport member 14 may be arranged to support thefan assembly 10 itself on asurface 30 without thearcuate portion 130 contacting thesurface 30. In either case, thefan mount 13 may position thefan 11 to achieve the desired air flow direction F from thefan 11. That is, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, thesupport member 14 may be moved relative to thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13 to adjust the fan orientation. - In this illustrative embodiment, the
arcuate portion 130 has a length l as measured along its longitudinal direction. That is, the length l of thearcuate portion 130 may be the arc length of thearcuate portion 130. As used herein, the longitudinal direction of thearcuate portion 130 is defined as the direction along the arc of thearcuate portion 130. As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, thesupport member 14 may be movable with respect to thearcuate portion 130 in the longitudinal direction along its length. Specifically, FIG. 3 depicts thefan assembly 10 when thesupport member 14 is moved along the length l of thearcuate portion 130 to the position shown in dotted lines in FIG. 2. In this embodiment, adjustment of thesupport member 14 from the FIG. 2 position to the FIG. 3 position causes thefan 11 to blow air in a more upward direction. - The
support member 14 may engage with thearcuate portion 130 in any suitable way, e.g., by way of anadjustment mechanism 60 that is on the support member, thearcuate portion 130 or part of both thesupport member 14 andarcuate portion 130. In the illustrative embodiment of FIG. 2, theadjustment mechanism 60 may include acoupler 20 that engages thearcuate portion 130. Thecoupler 20 may have an opening that receives thearcuate portion 130 and allows thecoupler 20 to be selectively moved on thearcuate portion 130 to change the position of thesupport member 14. For example, thecoupler 20 may include a tube portion that has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the tube-shapedarcuate portion 130 so thearcuate portion 130 may be slidably received inside thecoupler 20. - The
adjustment mechanism 60 may position thesupport member 14 in any suitable way relative to thearcuate portion 130. For example, theadjustment mechanism 60 could allow thesupport member 14 to be positioned along a continuum of positions on thearcuate portion 130. FIGS. 2 and 3 show such an embodiment where thecoupler 20 may frictionally engage with thearcuate portion 130 so thecoupler 20 may be positioned at any location on thearcuate portion 130. Frictional engagement may be enhanced by providing an elastomeric sleeve or other material or device between thecoupler 20 and thearcuate member 130. - Alternately, the
adjustment mechanism 60 could position thesupport member 14 at discrete indexed positions along the length of thearcuate portion 130. FIGS. 4-7 show several illustrative embodiments forsuch adjustment mechanisms 60. As shown in FIG. 4, theadjustment mechanism 60 may include anindexing element 61 with a series ofholes 600 formed in thearcuate portion 130, at least one hole in thesupport member 14, and at least onepin 601 that engages with aligned holes in thearcuate portion 130 and thesupport member 14. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, thesupport member 14 may have at least one hole (not shown) that receives at least one screw or setscrew 71. In this embodiment, thearcuate portion 130 may have holes to receive the screw(s) 71 or thearcuate portion 130 could be solid and the screws tightened on thearcuate portion 130. As shown in FIG. 6, theindexing element 61 may comprise a biased member 80 (e.g., a spring finger and button) extending from thesupport member 14. Thearcuate portion 130 may have a series of mating holes 81 sized and configured to receive at least a portion of thebiased member 80, e.g., the button on the spring finger. In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7, anarcuate portion 130 comprises a series of biased members 90 (e.g., spring-loaded buttons) each within a hole or other recess on thearcuate member 130. Thebiased members 90 may engage with amating hole 91 in thecoupler 20 to hold thesupport member 14 in place relative to thearcuate portion 130. Variations in the location, type, and number of theindexing elements 61 on thesupport member 14 and/orarcuate portion 130 are within the scope of the present invention. Alternatively, thesupport member 14 andarcuate portion 130 may be selectively positioned without the use of anindexing element 61. Other configurations are known in the art to keeparcuate portion 130 in place with respect to thesupport member 14. - Although FIGS.4-7 depict a
support member 14 comprising acoupler 20, thecoupler 20 is optional and need not be used. That is, thesupport member 14 may be configured to retain a desired position along the length of thefan mount 13 in other ways. For example, as seen in FIG. 8, thearcuate portion 130 may comprise at least onechannel 112. Thechannel 112 may haveside channels 113 for a mating pin 114 connected to thesupport member 14 to slide. When the mating pin 114 rests in aside channel 113, the position of thesupport member 14 along the length of thearcuate portion 130 may be retained. Although thechannel 112 extends through a fraction of the length of thearcuate portion 130 in FIG. 8, it will be apparent to one of skill in the art that thechannel 112 may extend along a greater or lesser distance along the length of thearcuate portion 130 compared to that shown in FIG. 8. Thesupport member 14 may alternatively retain a position along the length of thearcuate portion 130 by any other known means. - In another aspect of the invention, the fan assembly may be moved between a normal operation arrangement and a retracted, or folded, configuration. As shown in FIG. 9, in one illustrative embodiment, at least part of the
support member 14 may be rotated about an axis B-B relative to acoupler 20. When at least part of thesupport member 14 is rotated on axis B-B, it may be moved from an extended position as shown in FIG. 9 to a retracted position shown in FIG. 10 where thesupport member 14 is rotated in for storage. (Thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13 has also been optionally rotated relative to thefan 11 so at least part of thefan mount 13 is approximately coplanar with thefan 11.) Alternatively, part of thesupport member 14 may collapse, such as through a telescoping structure, for storage. Preferably, the retraction of at least part of thesupport member 14 may be accomplished without the use of a tool. Alternatively or additionally, as shown in FIG. 9, thesupport member 14 may rotate about an axis C-C relative to thearcuate portion 130. Rotation about axis C-C may allow thesupport member 14 to be aligned substantially coplanar with a substantial part of thefan mount 13 as shown in FIG. 11. In this case, thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13 may be rotated relative to thefan 11 about the axis A-A so thefan 11 andfan mount 13 are compact and substantially coplanar for ease of storage. In one embodiment of this invention, thefan 11 andfan mount 13 are selectively lockable in the storage position shown in FIG. 11. - In one embodiment of the present invention, the
support member 14 may have more than the two configurations (retracted and extended) described above. In addition to the extended and retracted positions, at least part of thesupport member 14 may additionally have a selectable angular position with respect to axis B-B as shown in FIG. 3. In this embodiment, when thesupport member 14 is moved along the length of thearcuate portion 130, at least part of thesupport member 14 may also rotate on axis B-B in order to support thefan mount 13 in the new configuration as seen in FIG. 3. Specifically, the angle of rotation φ is defined as the acute angle about B-B through which thesupport member 14 is rotated from the vertical. As the desired direction of flow F changes, the angle of rotation φ may be changed. Therefore, adjustments in the angle of rotation φ may be used in conjunction with adjustments in the longitudinal position of thesupport member 14 on thearcuate portion 130 in order to achieve the desired flow direction F. - As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one portion of the
fan mount 13 may provide a part of the base for thefan assembly 10. In other words, one portion of thefan mount 13 may work in conjunction with thesupport member 14 in order to stabilize thefan assembly 10 while thefan 11 is in operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, aprotrusion 135 on thefan mount 13 balances thefan assembly 10 with thesupport member 14. Thesupport member 14 could include acurved bar 141 whose ends contact thesurface 30 the fan is on to support thefan assembly 10. As will be appreciated by those of skill in the art, although thesupport member 14 in some illustrative embodiments includes acoupler 20 and a singlecurved bar 141, other configurations may be used. For example, thesupport member 14 may include multiple legs or other parts, a single, monolithic structure or stand, or other arrangements to support thefan assembly 10. Thesupport member 14 may additionally comprise high-friction members 140 in the area(s) where thesupport member 14 contacts thesurface 30 that thefan assembly 10 rests on. For example, thehigh friction members 140 may be rubberized caps. - In operation, a user may change the direction of airflow F created by the
fan 11. Specifically, a user may change the airflow direction F by moving the support member 14 a desired distance along the length of thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13. Once thesupport member 14 is in the desired longitudinal location with respect to thearcuate portion 130, the user may secure thesupport member 14 to retain the desired position. In one embodiment of the present invention, a user could also rotate thesupport member 14 about axis B-B through an angle φ in order to obtain the desired air flow direction F. - A user may then use the
control 12 to cause thefan blades 110 to rotate at a desired speed, thus producing air flow in the desired air flow direction F. In one embodiment, a user could opt to have the fan automatically oscillate about axis A-A and/or other axes. Alternatively or additionally, a user could position thefan 11 in a desired angular orientation about axis A-A to create substantially unidirectional airflow in a desired direction. - When the fan is no longer needed, a user could turn off the fan using the
control 12 and rotate thefan 11 so that thefan 11 is substantially coplanar with at least a portion of thefan mount 13 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. Additionally, in one embodiment the user could rotate at least a portion of thesupport member 14 along axis B-B in order to put thesupport member 14 in a storage position as shown in FIG. 10. In yet another embodiment, a user could also rotate at least a portion of thesupport member 14 about axis C-C relative to thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13 in order to make thefan 11 and at least part of thefan mount 13 substantially coplanar for storage (and/or to provide a convenient carrying handle) as shown in FIG. 11. The user may additionally be able to secure the components of thefan assembly 10 in the storage position shown in FIG. 11. - As shown by the accompanying Figures, the present configuration provides a low profile utility fan which is capable of being positioned in many ways. Particularly, because the fan may be selectively positionable to an angular orientation about axis A-A, and the
support member 14 may be moved along the length of thearcuate portion 130 of thefan mount 13, the fan can provide substantially unidirectional flow in one of a plurality of directions. Additionally, since thefan 11 may also oscillate about axis A-A, the fan assembly is capable of providing multidirectional air movement across large areas. - Having described certain embodiments of the present invention, various alterations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. It should be understood that positions of the fan may be provided in a variety of ways and using different devices than those shown in the illustrative embodiment described above. Therefore, such alterations, modifications and improvements are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description is by way of example only, and not intended to be limiting.
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