Patent ID: 8873940

Claim:
A fan assembly comprising a nozzle for creating an air current, the nozzle comprising: an interior passage for receiving an air flow, and for dividing a received air flow into a plurality of air streams; and a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the nozzle, the nozzle defining an opening through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlets; wherein the interior passage extends around the opening, and houses a heating arrangement for heating a first portion of each air stream and at least one air diverting surface for diverting a second portion of each air stream away from the heating arrangement; and the plurality of air outlets comprises at least one first air outlet for emitting the first portions of the air streams, and at least one second air outlet for emitting the second portions of the air streams, wherein the heating arrangement comprises a plurality of heater assemblies each for heating a respective first portion of the air flow, and wherein said at least one air diverting surface comprises a plurality of walls located within the interior passage each for diverting a respective second portion of the air flow away from a heater assembly.