50/60 CFM bath exhaust fans with flaps/ears that allow housings to be mounted to joists

摘要

Apparatus, systems and methods of 50/60 CFM exhaust and ventilation fans for bathrooms with flaps/ears that allow the housings to mount directly to joists and/or other structural members inside of a ceiling or inside of a wall. The housing can include a mounting plate having a motor with attached impeller thereon, wherein the mounting plate with motor and attached impeller can be removed as a single unit from the housing for accessing and inspecting interior wire connections during inspection and for ease in replacing parts such as burned out motors overtime.

主权项

1. An exhaust fan, comprising:
a housing having side walls, a top and a bottom with an opening; a blower inside of the housing; a motor for running the blower, the blower being vertically oriented relative to the motor; and external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps each include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flat flap plate with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the single swinging rectangular flat flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about the hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate.