Fan assembly

Abstract

There is provided a fan assembly comprising a fan body comprising an air inlet, a motor-driven impeller contained within the fan body and arranged to generate an airflow, and a nozzle mounted on the fan body, the nozzle being arranged to receive the airflow from the fan body and to emit the airflow from the fan assembly. The nozzle comprises a base that connects to an upper end of the fan body and encloses one or more electronic components of the fan assembly that are provided on an upper surface of the fan body.

1 . A fan assembly comprising:
 a fan body comprising an air inlet;   a motor-driven impeller contained within the fan body and arranged to generate an airflow; and   a nozzle mounted on the fan body, the nozzle being arranged to receive the airflow from the fan body and to emit the airflow from the fan assembly;   wherein the nozzle comprises a base that connects to an upper end of the fan body and encloses one or more electronic components of the fan assembly that are provided on an upper surface of the fan body.   
     
     
         2 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a housing that encloses the one or more electronic components that are provided on the upper surface of the fan body. 
     
     
         3 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the nozzle has an air inlet through which the nozzle receives the primary airflow from the fan body. 
     
     
         4 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is mounted over an air vent through which the airflow exits the fan body. 
     
     
         5 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more electronic components comprise one or more of:
 a main control circuit of the fan assembly;   an electronic display of the fan assembly;   one or more wireless communication modules; and   one or more sensors.   
     
     
         6 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein an electronic display is mounted on the upper surface of the fan body and the electronic display is visible through an opening or at least partially transparent window provided in the base of the nozzle. 
     
     
         7 . A fan assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one filter assembly that is arranged to purify the airflow before the airflow is emitted from the fan assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one removable filter assembly mounted on the fan body over the air inlet. 
     
     
         9 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a main body section that houses the impeller. 
     
     
         10 . The fan assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the main body section is mounted on a lower body section. 
     
     
         11 . The fan assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the main body section can rotate relative to the lower body section. 
     
     
         12 . The fan assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the main body section is cylindrical and the upper surface of the fan body is provided by an upper annular flange that extends radially away from an upper end of the main body section. 
     
     
         13 . The fan assembly of  claim 12 , wherein an external surface of the base of the nozzle is flush with an outer edge of the upper annular flange. 
     
     
         14 . The fan assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the main body section has a lower annular flange that extends radially away from a lower end of the main body section. 
     
     
         15 . The fan assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the outer edge of the lower annular flange is flush with the external surface of a lower body section. 
     
     
         16 . The fan assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the main body section comprises the air inlet of the fan body and the at least one removable filter assembly is mounted on the main body section. 
     
     
         17 . The fan assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises an air outlet for emitting the airflow from the fan assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The fan assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the nozzle defines a bore through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by any portion of the airflow that is emitted from the air outlet and which combines with the airflow emitted from the air outlet to produce an amplified airflow. 
     
     
         19 . The fan assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the fan assembly further comprises a further air outlet arranged such that any portion of the airflow that is emitted from the further air outlet does not draw air through the bore defined by the nozzle thereby producing a non-amplified airflow.