Ceiling Fan Inventor

The concept of ceiling fan dates back to as early as the time of the roman empire where human powered palm frond ceiling fans were present.

Ceiling fan inventor. These were cut from an indian palmyra leaf which forms its rather large blade moving slowly in a pendular manner. Started production of ceiling fans to the masses. Originally operated manually by a cord and nowadays powered electrically using a belt driven system these punkahs move air by going to and fro. The same year philip h.

He patented his invention in the year 1887. Diehl who invented the electric ceiling fan. Patents including electric incandescent lamps electric motors for sewing machines and other uses and ceiling fans diehl was a contemporary of thomas edison and his inventions caused edison to reduce the price of his incandescent bulb. At the time diehl was working for the singer company.

While working at singer diehl invented an electric motor to improve the sewing machines. Using the electric motor of a singer sewing machine he fashioned out a ceiling fan by attaching blades to it. A further development in fan design was brought by german american engineer philip h. It was this invention that lead to his ceiling fan in 1887 with the incorporation of his electric motor.

Over the years diehl continued to modify his design and soon he gave the world a ceiling fan with a light unit. Diehl january 29 1847 april 7 1913 was a german american mechanical engineer and inventor who held several u s. Diehl invented the first electric ceiling fan. His fan was created after he attached the blades to an adapted singer sewing machine motor and mounted the fan on the ceiling.