Patent ID: 6261175
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
A ventilating exhaust fan comprising:a fan housing having a base wall and four sidewalls attached thereto;a centrifugal fan scroll contained within the fan housing and extending from the base wall to define a fan wheel chamber in the fan housing;an exhaust outlet formed in one of the sidewalls of the fan housing, the exhaust outlet being in communication with the fan wheel chamber formed by the fan scroll;a receptacle panel removably positioned in the fan housing, the receptacle panel including at least one electric receptacle, the receptacle panel being movable between an installed position in which the receptacle panel is supported between a pair of the sidewalls and an uninstalled position in which the receptacle panel can be removed from the fan housing;a fan wheel rotatably positioned within the fan wheel chamber;a motor supported within the fan wheel chamber and coupled to the fan wheel the motor being operable to rotate the fan wheel in the fan wheel chamber to direct a flow of air out of the exhaust outlet, wherein the receptacle panel includes a base plate, a first locking tab extending perpendicularly from the base plate, and a second locking tab extending perpendicularly from the base plate, wherein the first locking tab passes through a mating slot formed in one of the sidewalls of the fan housing and the second locking tab engages a retaining clip extending from the second sidewall of the fan housing and the second locking tab engages a retaining clip extending from the second sidewall of the fan housing when the receptacle panel is in the installed position.