CPC F04D 25/0606 (2013.01) [F04D 25/088 (2013.01); F04D 29/601 (2013.01); F16B 7/105 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A motor adapter assembly for coupling a motor shaft of a ceiling fan to a downrod having opposing downrod apertures through a motor housing and adapted to pivot between an upright position and a pivoted position, the motor adapter assembly comprising:
a wedge having an peripheral wall defining a passage configured to receive the downrod and the peripheral wall including opposing wedge apertures;
a cradle with a body having two spaced arms that at least partially define a seat, which receives the wedge, with an arm aperture in each arm that are aligned with the wedge apertures when the wedge is received within the seat;
a pin extending through the aligned wedge apertures and the arm apertures to couple the cradle and the wedge and configured to couple the wedge and the cradle to the downrod; and
a threaded cap provided around the wedge and threadably engaging the pin wherein rotation of the cap draws the wedge into engagement with the pin thereby preventing rotation of the wedge relative to the pin.
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