Patent ID: 8734094

Claim:
A fan assembly comprising: a system for creating an air flow; a heating arrangement for heating a first portion of the air flow; at least one air diverting surface for diverting a second portion of the air flow away from the heating arrangement; and a casing comprising a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the casing, the casing having an annular external surface defining an opening through which air from outside the casing is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlets; wherein the plurality of air outlets comprises at least one first air outlet for emitting the first portion of the air flow through the opening and at least one second air outlet for emitting the second portion of the air flow through the opening; wherein said at least one second air outlet is arranged to direct the second portion of the air flow over said external surface of the casing, and said at least one first air outlet is arranged to direct the first portion of the air flow over the second portion of the air flow.