AUDIO EQUIPPED FAN

摘要

An audio equipped fan is disclosed having a housing defining an inner cavity, a motor disposed at least partially in the inner cavity of the housing and having an output shaft extending therefrom that is rotatable by the motor, a fan connected to the output shaft of the motor and rotatable therewith, a grille connected to the housing and positioned in alignment with the fan, the grille having an interior side and an exterior side and defining first openings through which air may flow while the fan is rotated and second openings through which sound may travel, a speaker connected to at least one of the housing, motor, fan and grille and aligned on the interior side of the grille with the second openings of the grille so that sound may travel through the grille, and a temporary power source connected to the speaker. Related methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. An audio equipped fan assembly comprising:
a speaker assembly connected to at least one of a housing, motor, fan, and grille, the speaker assembly aligned on an interior side of the grille; an actuator configured to turn on and off the fan and speaker assembly, wherein toggling the actuator on and off a first number of times instructs a controller to turn on both the fan and the speaker, and toggling the actuator a second number of times different than the first number of times instructs the controller to turn on the speaker only and not the fan; a temporary power source connected to the speaker assembly, the temporary power source configured to provide an alternative source of power to the speaker assembly when the actuator is toggled such that power to the speaker assembly is not lost.