FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to bladeless ceiling fans.

BACKGROUND

Ceiling fans include an electric motor and a plurality of fan blades rotatably coupled to the motor. In this manner, the motor can drive rotation of the fan blades to circulate air within a room or area in which the ceiling fan is mounted. However, noise associated with rotation of the fan blades is generally undesirable. Additionally, the air circulated by rotation of the fan blades is non-uniform (e.g., turbulent), which is also undesirable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will be set forth in part in the following description, or may be learned from the description, or may be learned through practice of the embodiments.

One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a bladeless ceiling fan. The bladeless ceiling fan can define a vertical direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The bladeless ceiling fan can include a housing configured to accommodate an electric motor. The housing can define one or more vents through which air enters an interior of the housing. The bladeless ceiling fan can further include an airfoil defining an interior passage. In addition, the bladeless ceiling fan can include one or more conduits. The one or more conduits extend from the housing to the airfoil such that air within the interior of the housing flows through the one or more conduits and into the interior passage defined by the airfoil.

Another example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for a bladeless ceiling fan mounted in a room or area. The system can include an image capture device coupleable to the bladeless ceiling fan. The image capture device can be operable to capture an image depicting at least a portion of the room or area when the image capture device is coupled to the bladeless ceiling fan.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

