Fan assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10006657-B2
Application number	US-201113314974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2011
Priority date	Mar 4, 2009
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. Each of the base and the body has an outer surface shaped so that adjoining portions of the outer surfaces are substantially flush when the body is in the untilted position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly comprising an annular air outlet mounted on a stand comprising a base and a body tiltable relative to the base from an untilted position to a tilted position, and interlocking members for retaining the body on the base, wherein the interlocking members are enclosed by the outer surfaces of the base and the body when the body is in the untilted position, and comprise a first plurality of parallel elongate guide rails having a first plurality of elongate flanges connected to the base, and a second plurality of parallel elongate guide rails having a second plurality of elongate flanges connected to the body, and wherein in the untilted position each of the guide rails extends in a direction substantially parallel to a central axis of the annular outlet.

2. The fan assembly of claim 1 , comprising a biasing member for urging the interlocking members together to resist movement of the body from the tilted position.

3. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the interlocking members comprises a first plurality of locking members located on the base, and a second plurality of locking members located on the body and which are retained by the first plurality of locking members.

4. The fan assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first plurality of locking members is located on a curved upper surface of the base.

5. The fan assembly of claim 4 , wherein the upper surface of the base is concave.

6. The fan assembly of claim 3 , wherein the second plurality of locking members is located on a curved base of the body.

7. The fan assembly of claim 6 , wherein the curved base of the body is convex.

8. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the interlocking members are curved.

9. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises at least one stop member for inhibiting the movement of the body relative to the base beyond a fully tilted position.

10. The fan assembly of claim 9 , wherein the stop member depends from the body for engaging part of the base when the body is in a fully tilted position.

11. The fan assembly of claim 10 , wherein the stop member is arranged to engage one of the interlocking members to inhibit movement of the body relative to the base beyond the fully tilted position.

12. The fan assembly of claim 11 , wherein the stop member is arranged to engage one of the first plurality of flanges.

13. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises a system for creating an air flow through the fan assembly.

14. The fan assembly of claim 13 , wherein the system for creating an air flow through the fan assembly is located within the body of the stand.

15. The fan assembly of claim 14 , wherein the body comprises at least one air inlet through which the air is drawn into the fan assembly by the system for creating an air flow.

16. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base of the stand comprises a controller for controlling the fan assembly.

17. The fan assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer surfaces of the base and the body are substantially cylindrical.

18. A stand for a fan assembly, the stand comprising a base and a body tiltable relative to the base from an untilted position to a tilted position, and interlocking members for retaining the body on the base, wherein the interlocking members are enclosed by the outer surfaces of the base and the body when the body is in the untilted position, and comprise a first plurality of parallel elongate guide rails having a first plurality of elongate flanges connected to the base, and a second plurality of parallel elongate guide rails having a second plurality of elongate flanges connected to the body, and wherein in the untilted position each of the guide rails extends in a direction substantially parallel to a central axis of an annular outlet.

19. The stand of claim 18 , comprising a biasing member for urging the interlocking members together to resist movement of the body from the tilted position.

20. The stand of claim 18 , wherein the interlocking members comprises a first plurality of locking members located on the base, and a second plurality of locking members located on the body and which are retained by the first plurality of locking members.

21. The stand of claim 20 , wherein the first plurality of locking members is located on a curved upper surface of the base.

22. The stand of claim 21 , wherein the upper surface of the base is concave.

23. The stand of claim 20 , wherein the second plurality of locking members is located on a curved base of the body.

24. The stand of claim 23 , wherein the curved base of the body is convex.

25. The stand of claim 18 , wherein the interlocking members are curved.

26. The stand of claim 18 , comprising at least one stop member for inhibiting the movement of the body relative to the base beyond a fully tilted position.

27. The stand of claim 26 , wherein the stop member depends from the body for engaging part of the base when the body is in a fully tilted position.

28. The stand of claim 27 , wherein the stop member is arranged to engage one of the interlocking members to inhibit movement of the body relative to the base beyond the fully tilted position.

29. The stand of claim 28 , wherein the stop member is arranged to engage one of the first plurality of flanges.

30. The stand of claim 18 , wherein the outer surfaces of the base and the body are substantially cylindrical.

Assignees

• Gammack Peter David
• Dyson James
• Knox Alexander Stuart
• Dyson Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Gammack Peter David
• Dyson James
• Knox Alexander Stuart

Classifications

• F04D29/403

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/601

  specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F24F7/007

  with forced flow (using ducting systems F24F7/06) · CPC title

• F24F13/32 Primary

  Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units · CPC title

• F04F5/16

  displacing elastic fluids · CPC title