Patent ID: 6240247
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: F04D,F24H

Abstract:
A room conditioner for uniformly heating a room, said room conditioner comprising in combination:a) a shaft dependingly supported from an upward location;b) a casing rotatably mounted on said shaft for enclosing a motor having a rotor secured to said casing;c) a set of fan blades extending radially from said casing;d) a heating element for heating air flowing therepast, said heating element being located coaxial with said shaft and disposed upwardly of said casing;e) a secondary fan rotationally responsive to rotation of said casing and coaxial with said shaft for urging a flow of air past said heating element for mixing with a flow of air generated by said sets of blades upon energization of said motor; andf) a sleeve disposed about said shaft for interconnecting said secondary fan and said casing and for locating said secondary fan proximate said heating element.