US 12,352,275 B2
Fan assembly
Venkat Praveen Gambhir, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/296,758.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337268 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/70 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 25/0673 (2013.01) [F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01); F04D 29/703 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fan assembly comprising:
a motor having an output shaft that defines a rotation axis;
a plurality of fan blades coupled to the output shaft and configured to be rotated by the output shaft when the motor is actuated to generate airflow;
a fan shroud surrounding the plurality of fan blades; and
a handle disposed on the fan shroud,
wherein the handle comprises a base and a rotating handle structure rotatable about the base between a lowered position and a raised position, and
wherein the base comprises a first gripping portion configured to be gripped by a user, and the rotating handle structure is rotatably coupled to opposite ends of the first gripping portion and comprises a second gripping portion configured to be gripped by the user,
wherein the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion extend in a direction parallel to the rotation axis,
wherein, in the lowered position, the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are equidistant from the rotation axis,
wherein, in the raised position, the second gripping portion is farther away from the rotation axis than the first gripping portion, and
wherein the handle comprises a detent structure configured to retain the rotating handle structure in the raised position.