Patent ID: 9732763
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F04D,F04F

Claim:
1. A fan assembly comprising a base; a body mounted on the base for movement relative thereto between an untilted position and a tilted position, the body comprising at least one air inlet, an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to draw an air flow through said at least one air inlet; at least one air outlet; an interior passage for conveying air to said at least one air outlet, the interior passage extending about an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by air emitted from said at least one air outlet; a brake connected to the base for movement relative thereto; a stop member connected to the base; a section of the body being disposed between the brake and the stop member; and a resilient member for urging the brake towards the stop member to urge the section of the body against the stop member to maintain the body in a tilted position relative to the base by friction between the section of the body and the stop member, wherein the stop member comprises a first rail and the section of the body comprises a second rail extending substantially parallel to the first rail, the second rail comprising a recess on a first side surface of the second rail that faces the brake such that when part of the brake is moved into the recess an indication is provided that the body has been moved toward the untilted position.