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Granted Patent B2
US 8,308,432 · App. 13/114,695 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

Fan assembly

Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,308,432
App. No.
13/114,695
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly.

Claims (14)

1. A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly comprising a nozzle mounted on a base comprising an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing, a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing, a diffuser located within the impeller housing and downstream of the impeller, and a power cable connected to the motor through the diffuser, the nozzle comprising an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly.

2. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base is substantially cylindrical.

3. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser comprises a plurality of fins, and wherein the power cable passes through one of said plurality of fins.

4. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the power cable comprises a ribbon cable.

5. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base of the fan assembly comprises at least one vane for directing a portion of the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing towards the interior passage of the nozzle.

6. The fan assembly of claim 5 , wherein the vane is curved.

7. The fan assembly of claim 5 , wherein the vane is shaped to change the direction of the air flow by around 90°.

8. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fan assembly is bladeless.

9. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle extends about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.

10. The fan assembly of claim 9 , wherein the nozzle extends about the opening by a distance in the range from 50 to 250 cm.

11. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises at least one wall defining the interior passage and the mouth, and wherein said at least one wall comprises opposing surfaces defining the mouth.

12. The fan assembly of claim 11 , wherein the mouth comprises an outlet, and the spacing between the opposing surfaces at the outlet of the mouth is in the range from 0.5 mm to 5 mm.

13. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow.

14. The fan assembly of claim 13 , wherein the nozzle comprises a diffuser located downstream of the Coanda surface.

Priority Claims (1)
GB 0903695.5 · Mar 4, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
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