To provide a silent fan assembly, regarding a domestic fan, for example, a desk fan, for creating air circulation and an air current in a room, in an office or other domestic environment.
The fan assembly (10) for creating an air current has a nozzle (14) mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing (16), an impeller housing located (64) within the outer casing(16) and having an air inlet (70) and an air outlet, an impeller (52) located within the impeller housing, and a motor (56) for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle comprises an interior passage (86) for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth (26) through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly, wherein a flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing (16) and the impeller housing (64).
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OSBORN CHRISTOPHER SIMON
SIMMONDS KEVIN JOHN
NICOLAS FREDERIC
CODLING JONATHAN RICHARD
Sadao Kumakura
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa