Patent ID: 6015274
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A remote control receiver for use in a ceiling fan having a motor, said remote control receiver comprising:an upper housing;a lower housing engaged with said upper housing, said upper and lower housings combining to form an interior space, said lower housing including a lower portion, a pair of opposing end portions extending upwardly from said lower portion and a pair of opposing side portions extending upwardly from said lower portion;attachment means for attaching said remote control receiver to a stationary portion of the ceiling fan at a position spaced apart from a rotating portion of the ceiling fan motor;said remote control receiver being in electrical communication with the motor and operably effective for controlling a least a speed of rotation of the motor when installed in the ceiling fan;said attachment means comprises a first plurality of apertures formed in and extending through said lower portion of said lower housing and a second plurality of apertures formed in and extending through said lower housing at a position spaced above said lower portion, each of said second plurality of apertures being aligned with and in communication with one of said first plurality of apertures.