US 11,680,576 B2
Edge-lit light kit for ceiling fans
Walter Steven Register, Anderson, SC (US); Palmer Joseph Primm, Greenville, SC (US); and Dhavalkumar Prabhudas Patel, Greer, SC (US)
Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/952,861.
Application 17/952,861 is a continuation of application No. 16/857,646, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,454,244.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,838, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0014714 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. F04D 29/00 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 29/005 (2013.01) [F04D 25/088 (2013.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ceiling fan comprising:
one or more fan blades;
a motor operatively coupled to the one or more fan blades, the motor configured to drive rotation of the one or more fan blades; and
a light kit comprising:
a panel having an edge;
at least one light source positioned to illuminate the edge;
a diffuser positioned such that the diffuser diffuses light exiting the panel, the diffuser including a patterned surface; and
a light reflector positioned to reflect light exiting the panel;
wherein the at least one light source is positioned between the light reflector and the diffuser.