Nozzle for a fan assembly
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsNeil Ewen Callum MacQueen, Philip Tennison Reilly, Darren Matthew Lewis, James Dyson, Alexander Stuart Knox
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Abstract
There is provided a nozzle for a fan assembly. The nozzle comprises a nozzle body, an air inlet for receiving an air flow, and one or more air outlets for emitting the air flow. The nozzle body has the general shape of a truncated ellipsoid, with a first truncation forming a face of the nozzle body and a second truncation forming a base of the nozzle body. The one or more air outlets are provided on the face of the nozzle body. Preferably, the air inlet is provided at the base of the nozzle body.
Claims26
A nozzle for a fan assembly, the nozzle comprising:
- a nozzle body having the general shape of a truncated ellipsoid, with a first truncation defining a face of the nozzle body having a single opening defined by the face of the nozzle body and with a second truncation defining a base of the nozzle body;
- an intermediate surface disposed within the opening such that there is an annular gap between the face of the nozzle body and the intermediate surface;
- an air inlet for receiving an air flow, the air inlet being provided at the base of the nozzle body;
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- an air outlet for emitting the air flow, the air outlet being provided at the annular gap between the face of the nozzle body and the intermediate surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.