Abstract: A ceiling fan including a motor with a stator and a rotor, a downrod assembly having a longitudinal slot therein and a base portion, and a plurality of fan blades attached to the rotor. The motor is capable of sliding along the downrod assembly in order to change the position along the downrod assembly that the plurality of fan blades rotate. Additionally, the speed at which the plurality of fan blades rotate corresponds to the height above the base portion that the plurality of fan blades elevate.

Abstract: An elevating ceiling fan including a downrod assembly having a base and a plurality of first magnetic devices, a rotor having a plurality of second magnetic devices, and a plurality of fan blades attached to the rotor. The plurality of first magnetic devices are capable of alternating polarity in order to induce rotation of the rotor and plurality of fan blades, where rotation of the rotor and the plurality of fan blades causes the rotor and the plurality of fan blades to elevate above the base of the downrod assembly.