Ceiling Fan Inventor

Diehl who invented the electric ceiling fan.

Ceiling fan inventor.

Punkah style ceiling fans are based on the earliest form of a fan which was first invented in india around 500 bc. Diehl january 29 1847 april 7 1913 was a german american mechanical engineer and inventor who held several u s. A further development in fan design was brought by german american engineer philip h. 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.

Over the years diehl continued to modify his design and soon he gave the world a ceiling fan with a light unit. He patented his invention in the year 1887. The same year philip h. Diehl invented the first electric ceiling fan.

Started production of ceiling fans to the masses. It was this invention that lead to his ceiling fan in 1887 with the incorporation of his electric motor. While working at singer diehl invented an electric motor to improve the sewing machines. Originally operated manually by a cord and nowadays powered electrically using a belt driven system these punkahs move air by going to and fro.

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. By 1889 diehl s ceiling fan was patented and later diehl co. These were cut from an indian palmyra leaf which forms its rather large blade moving slowly in a pendular manner. At the time diehl was working for the singer company.