Patent ID: 11967883
Assignee: HUNTER FAN COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 12:
13. A ceiling fan comprising:
a stationary motor shaft having a longitudinal axis that defines a motor rotational axis;
a stator comprising circumferentially spaced stator windings, which circumscribe the stationary motor shaft;
a rotor comprising:
rotor laminations circumscribing the stator windings,
a rotor cover formed as an overcasting onto the rotor laminations, with the overcasting forming a radial exterior surface radially spaced from the rotational axis, with the radial exterior surface bounding and opposing upper and lower rims of the rotor cover, except for a portion of the rotor laminations facing the stator windings, and
a set of ramps extending from the radial exterior surface;
a plurality of blades, with each of the plurality of blades mounted to a different ramp;
a first end bell mounted to the rotor cover and overlying the upper rim; and
a bearing mounting the first end bell to the motor shaft.