Broan-nutone LLC

Eshank Singh

Bernard Krauska

Julie Stange

Lauren Weigel

An integrated ventilation and illumination system includes a ventilation assembly, a light fixture assembly, and an adaptor. In an installed position, the ventilation assembly is installed in a ceiling of a room of building structure to provide ventilation for the room and the light fixture assembly is mounted in a low-profile configuration relative to the ceiling. The adaptor spans and obscures an inlet opening of the ventilation assembly and includes at least one opening that allows for the passage of air through both the adaptor and into the inlet opening. A mounting bracket is coupled to both the adaptor and the light fixture assembly in the installed position, where the fixture is offset a first critical distance from the adaptor to define an air flow gap that allows for air flow around the light fixture assembly, through the opening in the adaptor and into the internal region of the main housing. The first critical distance is purposely sized according to operating parameters of the blower of the ventilation assembly to provide a sufficient flow rate of intake air and acceptable sound levels during operation of the ventilation and illumination system.

Integrated ventilation and illumination system

A baffle system for a lighting or ventilation apparatus, the system having a baffle with a wall extending from an upper end to a lower end, and a lip extending from the wall lower end to a lip outer edge and defining a lip face. A mask is configured to couple to the baffle and cover the lip face. The mask provides aesthetics different from the aesthetics of the lip face and facilitates simple and economical alteration of the baffle aesthetics.

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New Dehli, India

Eshank Singh