Patent ID: 8353675

Claim:
A hanging frame assembly for a ceiling fan, comprising: a support seat made of metal and including a bottom wall forming a substantially C-shaped ring, two angularly spaced-apart sidewalls extending upwardly from an outer peripheral end of said bottom wall, two wing plates bending outwardly and respectively from top ends of said sidewalls, and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart positioning ribs extending upwardly from an inner peripheral end of said bottom wall; a buffer piece mounted on said bottom wall and made of rubber, said buffer piece forming a substantially C-shaped ring and having a plurality of angularly spaced-apart positioning grooves in a bottom surface thereof to receive fittingly and respectively said positioning ribs; and a hanging rod that includes a top head portion supported on said buffer piece, and a tubular neck portion extending downwardly from said top head portion through said support seat and adapted to connect to a ceiling fan, said top head portion having a bowl-shaped surface, and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart strips that project outwardly and radially from said bowl-shaped surface to engage an inner peripheral surface of said buffer piece and that extend substantially in a top-to-bottom direction.