Patent Publication Number: US-2018045220-A1

Title: Fan provided with storage racks

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to CN 201620877546.X, having a filing date of Aug. 12, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY 
     The following relates to a fan, in particular to a fan provided with storage racks. 
     BACKGROUND 
     An electric fan is a domestic appliance according to which air circulation is accelerated by driving fan blades to rotate by means of a motor, and the electric fan is mainly used for summer heat relieving and air circulation, and widely applied to places such as homes, offices, stores, hospitals, hotels, etc. 
     Firstly, a fan in the known art is simple in function, it can only be used for supplying air, and cannot be used for storing articles and does not have an illuminating function neither; secondly, when the fan is not in use, the power line of the fan is generally placed on the ground freely, so that a passerby can stumble easily, and dangers are caused; thirdly, when the fan is large in size and quite heavy, the fan cannot be moved conveniently. 
     SUMMARY 
     An aspect relates to a fan which can store articles and is convenient to mount and dismount and also convenient to package and transport. 
     The following is achieved by the following technical solution. The fan provided with storage racks includes a supporting mechanism, a cylinder installed on the supporting mechanism, a front net cover and a rear net cover arranged on the front end face and the rear end face of the cylinder correspondingly, fan blades arranged in the cylinder, a motor arranged in the cylinder and used for driving the fan blades to rotate, and a control device electrically connected with the motor; the storage racks are further arranged on the outer wall of the cylinder. 
     Further, the fan includes handles, one end of the storage racks is inserted with the cylinder, and the other end of the storage racks is erected on the handles. 
     Further, the number of the storage racks is two, and the two storage racks are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the top of the cylinder. 
     Further, each storage rack includes a tray, installation components and a tray support, the tray is connected with the tray support through the installation components, and the tray support supports the tray to make the tray located on the horizontal plane. 
     Further, each tray is of a rectangular net structure formed by connecting parallel metal strips in a staggered mode; each tray is further provided with a cup holder, and the cup holder is concave downwards. 
     Further, downward-bent installation hooks are arranged at the two end corners of one side of each tray, and the installation hooks are inserted with the cylinder; the other opposite side of each tray is fixedly connected with the corresponding installation components. 
     Further, the number of the installation components of each storage rack is two, and the two end corners of one side of each tray are each fixedly connected with one installation component. 
     Further, each installation component includes a bearing part and a supporting part, the bearing part is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of the correspondingly tray, and a round hole matched with the corresponding tray support for installation is formed in the supporting part; vertical baffles are arranged on the two vertical edges of the supporting part correspondingly. 
     Further, each tray support includes a connection section and two installation sections with the same length, and the installation sections are perpendicularly fixed to the two ends of the connection section correspondingly; opposite hooks are arranged at the tail ends of the two installation sections, and the hooks are inserted into the round holes of the corresponding installation components correspondingly. 
     Further, the fan further includes a lamp rotatably arranged on the top of the cylinder, and line winding bars detachably fixed to the handles; the supporting mechanism includes two supporting frames, a fixed part and a movable part; each supporting frame includes a connection part and side parts perpendicularly fixed to the two ends of the connection part, the side parts are fixedly connected to the two sides of the cylinder correspondingly, and an included angle is formed between the two supporting frames; the two ends of the fixed part and the two ends of the movable part are fixedly connected with the connection parts of the two supporting frames correspondingly, and idler wheels are arranged on the movable part. 
     According to the fan provided with storage racks of embodiments of the present invention, the storage racks which can store small articles safely and conveniently are provided. The storage racks are convenient to dismount and mount and capable of being used more conveniently and folded or spread flatly during packaging and transportation, reducing packaging space, better avoiding collision damage during transportation, reducing packaging and transportation cost, and improving efficiency; furthermore, a rotatable lamp is provided to serve as an illuminating tool; furthermore, line winding bars are arranged for sorting and storing power lines, and idler wheels are arranged for moving the fan conveniently. 
     For better understanding and implementation, embodiments of the present invention will be described in details with reference to the following drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Some of the embodiments will be described in detail, with reference to the following figures, wherein like designations denote like members, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a solid diagram of a fan of embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a solid diagram of a storage rack of embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a solid diagram of an installation component of embodiments of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of a tray support of embodiments of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1  which is the solid diagram of a fan of embodiments of the present invention. The fan provided with storage racks of embodiments of the present invention includes a cylinder  1 , storage racks  2 , handles  3 , a front net cover  41 , a rear net cover  42 , fan blades, a motor, a control device  5 , line winding bars  6 , a lamp  7  and a supporting mechanism  8 , wherein the cylinder  1  is installed on the supporting mechanism  8 , the front net cover  41  and the rear net cover  42  are installed on the front end face and the rear end face of the cylinder  1  correspondingly, the fan blades are arranged in the cylinder  1 , the fan blades are connected with the motor and driven by the motor, the control device  5  is electrically connected with the motor and fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder  1 , and the storage racks  2 , the handles  3 , the line winding bars  6  and the lamp  7  are also arranged on the outer wall of the cylinder  1 . 
     The cylinder  1  is a hollow cylinder, the two handles  3  are symmetrically fixed to the two sides of the top of the cylinder  1 , the number of the storage racks  2  is two, and the two storage racks  2  are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the top of the cylinder  1 . One of the ends of the storage racks  2  are inserted with the cylinder  1 , and the other ends of the storage racks  2  are erected on the handles  3 . Please refer to  FIG. 2  which is the solid diagram of the storage rack of embodiments of the present invention. Each storage rack  2  includes a tray  21 , installation components  22  and a tray support  23 , wherein the tray  21  is of a rectangular net structure which is formed by welding parallel metal bars in a staggered mode. The trays are not limited by the above form, can be trapezoidal, square and the like, and can also be of flat plate structures besides the net structures, the structures such as leak holes are arranged on the flat plates, and the trays can be made of plastic and the like. A round cup holder  212  is further arranged on each tray  21 , and the cup holders  212  are concave downwards and can be used for holding the articles such as cups and kettles. Downward-bent installation hooks  211  are arranged at the two end corners of one side of each tray  21 , the installation hooks  211  are inserted into corresponding installation holes in the cylinder  1 , and the two end corners of the other opposite side of the tray  21  are fixedly connected with the installation components  22  correspondingly. Please refer to  FIG. 3  which is the solid diagram of the installation component of embodiments of the present invention. The number of the installation components  22  of each storage rack is two, and each installation component  22  includes a bearing part  221  and a supporting part  222 . The bearing parts  221  are rectangular sheets and are welded to the bottom surfaces of the trays  21 . The supporting parts  222  are approximately trapezoidal sheets, and round holes are formed in the supporting parts  222 ; the ends of the supporting parts  222  are fixedly connected with the ends of the bearing parts  221 , and the supporting parts  222  are made approximately perpendicular to the bearing parts  221 . Vertical baffles  2221  are arranged on the two vertical edges of each supporting part  222  correspondingly. Please refer to  FIG. 4  which is the front view of the tray support of embodiments of the present invention. Each tray support  23  is approximately in a U shape, is made of a material with certain elasticity and includes a connection section  231  and installation sections  232  which are perpendicularly fixed to the two ends of the connection section  231  correspondingly, and the two installation sections  232  have the same length. Opposite hooks  2321  are arranged at the tail ends of the installation sections  232 ; during installation, the two installation sections  232  of each tray support  23  are pulled away, and then the hooks  2321  are inserted into the round holes of the supporting parts  222  of the corresponding installation components  22 , so that the tray support  23  and the corresponding installation components  22  are fixedly connected. The baffles  2221  can prevent the installation sections  232  from rotating, so that the tray supports  23  are made approximately perpendicular to the trays  21 . The tray supports  23  are directly erected on the handles  3 , and the trays  21  are supported and made approximately in the state of being parallel to the ground, so that articles can be stored in the trays  21  conveniently. The whole storage racks  2  can be mounted and dismounted easily and conveniently, and when the storage racks are not in use, the storage racks can be directly taken down only with hands quite conveniently and rapidly without the assistance of the tools such as a screwdriver and a spanner. During packaging and transportation, the storage racks  2  can be dismounted from the fan, and then the tray supports  23  can also be dismounted from the storage racks  2  so that the storage racks  2  can be folded or spread flatly, the packaging space is reduced, collision damage during transportation is better avoided, the packaging and transportation cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved. 
     A capacitor and a switch are arranged in the control device  5 , and both the capacitor and the switch are electrically connected with the motor. The control device  5  is fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder  1  and is close to one handle  3 , and the control device  5  is also electrically connected with a power line. The handles  3  are provided with hollow parts, and the line winding bars  6  can penetrate through the hollow parts to be fixed to the handles  3 . When the fan is not in use, the power line can be wound on the line winding bars  6 , so that the power line is sorted and placed conveniently. The lamp  7  is rotatably fixed to the top of the cylinder  1  and connected with a power source through an independent power line or electrically connected with the control device  5  through an independent switch. When illumination is needed, the lamp  7  can be turned on, and the illuminating angle of the lamp  7  can be adjusted. 
     The supporting mechanism  8  includes supporting frames  81 , a fixed part  82  and a movable part  83 . Each supporting frame  81  is approximately in a U shape and is provided with a connection part  811  and side parts  812  which are perpendicularly fixed to the two ends of the connection part  811 , wherein the side parts  812  are fixed to the outer walls of the two sides of the cylinder  1  correspondingly. The ends of the side parts  812 , fixed to the same side of the cylinder  1 , of the two supporting frames  81  are fixed to the same position on the outer wall of the cylinder  1 , and an acute included angle is formed between the two side parts  812 , so that the cylinder  1  is supported by the two supporting frames  81 . The two ends of the fixed part  82  and the two ends of the movable part  83  are fixedly connected with the two ends of the connection parts  811  of the two supporting frames  81  correspondingly, so that a triangular stable supporting structure is formed by the fixed part  82 , the movable part  83  and the two supporting frames  81 . The fixed part  82  is fixed under the connection parts  811  of the supporting frames  81  and makes contact with the ground, and the movable part  83  and the connection parts  811  of the supporting frames  81  are located on the same horizontal plane; idler wheels  831  are further installed on the movable part  83 , and the idler wheels  831  make contact with the ground. The number of the idler wheels  831  can be one or more; in the embodiment, the number of the idler wheels  831  is two, and the two idler wheels  831  are fixed to the two ends of the movable part  83  correspondingly. When the fan needs to be moved, a user can hold the handles to lift up one side of the fan and pull the fan to roll on the ground by means of the idler wheels  831 , and thus the fan is transferred to another position conveniently and effortlessly. 
     According to the fan provided with the storage racks of embodiments of the present invention, the storage racks which can store small articles safely and conveniently can be provided, the storage racks are convenient to dismounted and mounted, capable of being used more conveniently, and folded or spread flatly during packaging and transportation, reducing packaging space, better avoiding collision damage during transportation, reducing packaging and transportation cost, and improving efficiency; furthermore, the rotatable lamp is provided to serve as the illuminating tool; furthermore, the line winding bars are arranged for sorting and storing the power lines, and the idler wheels are arranged for moving the fan conveniently. 
     Although the present invention has been disclosed in the form of preferred embodiments and variations thereon, it will be understood that numerous additional modifications and variations could be made thereto without departing from the scope of the invention. 
     For the sake of clarity, it is to be understood that the use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ throughout this application does not exclude a plurality, and ‘comprising’ does not exclude other steps or elements.