Patent ID: 9194596
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: F04D,F04F,F24F

Abstract:
1. A fan assembly for generating an air flow within a room, the fan assembly comprising: an air inlet section comprising an air inlet, an impeller, a motor for rotating the impeller about an impeller axis to draw an air flow through the air inlet, an outer casing, a shroud extending about the motor and the impeller, and a mounting arrangement comprising a plurality of springs for mounting the shroud within the outer casing while permitting radial movement of the shroud relative to the outer casing; an annular nozzle comprising an inner wall, an outer wall extending about the inner wall, at least one air outlet for emitting the air flow, and an interior passage located between the inner wall and the outer wall for conveying the air flow to said at least one air outlet, the inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by the air flow emitted from said at least one air outlet; and a support assembly for supporting the air inlet section, the support assembly comprising an air passage located upstream of the at least one air outlet and arranged to convey an air flow towards the annular nozzle, and the nozzle on a ceiling of the room.