Patent ID: 7175392

Claim:
A ceiling fan motor comprising: a motor housing having an end wall and a side wall; said housing defining a generally vertical axis; said housing including a shaft extending from said end wall along said vertical axis; a stator assembly adjacent said side wall; a rotor assembly rotatably mounted about said shaft; said rotor assembly comprising a rotor hub about which rotor windings or laminations are mounted; said rotor hub including a lower portion extending beyond said rotor windings or laminations and a driving member extending from said rotor hub along a bottom of said rotor windings or laminations; a fan blade hub having an end plate, a side wall extending downwardly from said end plate, and a flange extending outwardly from said fan blade hub side wall; said fan blade hub end wall plate including an opening correspondingly shaped to said driving member such that said driving member engages said fan blade hub end plate opening whereby said fan blade hub will rotate as said rotor assembly rotates; said fan blade hub flange being adapted to mount fan blades thereto; a grommet sized and shaped to be positioned between said driving member and an edge of said fan blade hub opening; and a retainer received on said rotor hub to maintain said fan blade hub on said rotor hub.