Ceiling Fan

Abstract

A ceiling-fan apparatus having an impeller; at least one light source; at least one filter; and an air channeling device having air channels that are defined at least in part by one or more slats, wherein at least one of the air channels can create a stream of air from airflow generated by the impeller.

1 . A ceiling-fan apparatus comprising: 
 an impeller;    at least one light source;    at least one filter; and    an air channeling device having air channels that are defined at least in part by one or more slats, wherein at least one of the air channels can create a stream of air from airflow generated by the impeller.    
   
   
       2 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the impeller is positioned within a housing of the ceiling-fan apparatus.  
   
   
       3 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source is positioned within a housing of the ceiling-fan apparatus.  
   
   
       4 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter is at least one of a grease filter, smoke filter, dust filter, or a combination thereof  
   
   
       5 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one filter is two or more filters, and each of the two or more filters is independently selected from at least one of a grease filter, smoke filter, dust filter, or combination thereof  
   
   
       6 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter comprises a grease filter that is made at least in part with a metallic mesh.  
   
   
       7 . The ceiling-fall apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one air-intake aperture that is positioned around the entire circumference of the ceiling-fan apparatus.  
   
   
       8 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein when the ceiling-fan apparatus is mounted to a surface, the at least one air-intake aperture creates a gap between the surface and the ceiling-fan-apparatus housing element that is closest to the surface.  
   
   
       9 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the housing is an impeller housing.  
   
   
       10 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stream of air exits the ceiling-fan apparatus in substantially the same direction as the direction of the air flow generated by the impeller.  
   
   
       11 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the slats are substantially circular in the substantially longitudinal direction of the ceiling-fan apparatus.  
   
   
       12 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the slats are also concave in the substantially outwardly radial direction of the ceiling-fan apparatus.  
   
   
       13 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the position or orientation of the slats is adjustable.  
   
   
       14 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a hinge that connects a mounting plate to an interior-filter housing element; and a self-aligning male and female electrical jack.    
   
   
       15 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter is substantially flat and extends axially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the apparatus, and wherein a first exterior filtering surface of the at least one filter is oriented substantially parallel to a mounting plate.  
   
   
       16 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein a first filter of the two or more filters is a grease filter, and a second filter of the two or more filters is a smoke filter.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising air ionizer.  
   
   
       18 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one filter is a circular ring-like structure having walls that wrap around the entire inner perimeter of a circular air-intake aperture.  
   
   
       19 . A ceiling-fan apparatus comprising: 
 an impeller;    an air ionizer;    at least one filter; and    an air channeling device having air charnels that are defined at least in part by slats, wherein at least one of the air channels can create a stream of air from airflow generated by the impeller.    
   
   
       20 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the air-channeling device is adjustable.  
   
   
       21 . The ceiling-fan apparatus of  claim 19 , further comprising at least one light source.