Patent ID: 6048024
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
A fan device for use in a ventilated chair and arranged to ventilate away air that is drawn inwards through portions of a covering and a shaping filling of the chair, the fan device comprising:a fan configured to be arranged at a bottom of the chair and having an electric motor, wherein the fan is of a radial type and has a fan wheel operatively coupled to an exterior driving part of the motor; wherein the motor extends axially upwardly into the fan and, together with an upper part of a fan case, forms an annular inlet opening; andcarrying means for supporting the fan, wherein the fan case is attachable to the carrying means, wherein the carrying means is configured to support the filling, and wherein the carrying means includes passage means for the passage of air into the fan inlet opening.