A fan assembly includes a nozzle and a body on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has a rear section having at least one first air inlet at least one first air outlet and a first interior passage for conveying air from said at least one first air inlet to said at least one first air outlet; and a front section ...

A CLEANER HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A VACUUM CLEANER

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A handheld vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a handle (6) by which the vacuum cleaner is supported during use and a cyclonic separating unit (8) having a first end and a second end. An inlet duct (30 36) extends through the first end of the cyclonic separating unit (8). The cyclonic separating unit (8) is arranged to ex...

The invention provides an automatic balancing device for counterbalancing an out-of-balance mass present in a rotating body. The automatic balancing device (50) comprises a chamber (56) having an" outer wall (54) and an axis (18), first and second counterbalancing masses (80a, 80b) constrained to move freely in a ci...

A fan assembly (202) for generating an air flow within a room includes an impeller (22) and a motor (26) for driving the impeller to draw an air flow into the fan assembly and a casing having an interior passage (202) with a scroll section having a cross sectional area that decreases from a scroll inlet section (234...

Disclosed is an attachment for a hand held appliance comprising an inlet; an outlet; and a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet wherein the outlet comprises at least one slot extending from near an inlet end of the attachment towards a distal end of the attachment and wherein the outlet is at least parti...

A fan assembly (10) includes a nozzle (14) having a plurality of air inlets (28 54) a plurality of air outlets (30 56) a first air flow path and separate from the first air flow path a second air flow path. Each air flow path extends from at least one of the air inlets (28 54) to at least one of the air outlets (30 ...

A method of controlling a mobile robot the method comprising: monitoring a first system of the mobile robot to detect a first error associated with the first system; and monitoring a second system of the mobile robot to detect a second error associated with the second system wherein when the first error and the seco...

Disclosed is a hairdryer comprising a handle; a body comprising a fluid outlet and a primary fluid outlet; a fan unit for generating fluid flow through the hairdryer the hairdryer comprising a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to the fluid outlet and a prima...

Disclosed is a hair dryer comprising a handle a body comprising a duct a fluid flow path extending through the duct and from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a fluid outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body a primary fluid flow path extending at least partially ...

A wall mountable hand dryer arranged for drying one side of a users hands at a time. The dryer has two nozzle sections one for each hand which nozzle sections are positioned towards the front of the dryer so that they are spaced away from the wall in use. The nozzle sections each extend to span the width of a users ...

A hand dryer having a left hand nozzle section which in normal use is used to dry a user s left hand and a right hand nozzle section which in normal use is used separately to dry the user s right hand the left hand nozzle section being arranged to emit drying air along a first direction  outwardly to the left of the...

A fan assembly includes a motor driven impeller for creating an air flow at least one heater for heating a first portion of the air flow means for diverting a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater and a casing comprising at least one first air outlet for emitting the first portion of the ...

A fan assembly includes a motor driven impeller for creating an air flow and a casing including an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the casing. The casing defines and extends about an opening through which air from outside the casing is drawn b...

A handheld vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a handle (6) by which the vacuum cleaner is supported during use a cyclonic separating unit (8) comprising a separator (18) having a cyclone chamber (28) which defines a separator axis X and an inlet duct (30 36) having an inlet duct axis which is substantially parallel with ...

A bladeless fan assembly (100) for creating an air current comprises a nozzle (1) mounted on a base (16) housing means for creating an air flow through the nozzle (1). The nozzle (1) comprises an interior passage (10) for receiving the air flow from the base (16) and a mouth (12) through which the air flow is emi...

A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. There is provided a bladeless fan assembly (100) comprising a nozzle (1) mounted on a base (16) housing means for creating an air flow through the nozzle (1). The nozzle (1) comprises an interior passage (10) for receiving the air flow from the base (16) an...

A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. There is provided a bladeless fan assembly (100) comprising a nozzle (1) and means for creating an air flow through the nozzle (1). The nozzle (1) comprises an interior passage (10), a mouth (12) for receiving the air flow from the interior passage (10), an...

A nozzle for a fan assembly includes an air inlet an air outlet an interior passage for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet an annular inner wall and an outer wall extending about the inner wall. The interior passage is located between the inner wall and the outer wall. The inner wall at least partial...

A nozzle for a fan assembly has an air inlet an annular air outlet and an interior passage for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The interior passage is located between an annular inner wall and an outer wall extending about the inner wall. The inner wall at least partially defines a bore through w...

Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising a wall (200) a fluid flow path extending within the wall from a fluid inlet (40) into the appliance to a fluid outlet from the appliance a fan unit (70) extending longitudinally within the wall for drawing fluid into the fluid inlet wherein the fan unit is non concentric...

A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air inlet, an air outlet, an impeller, a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet, the air outlet comprising an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow, the air o...

An upright cleaning appliance is described which comprises a reclining upright body and a cleaner head, the cleaner head being connected to the upright body and manoeuvrable across a floor surface using a handle fixed to the upright body. The appliance further comprises a substantially rigid wand which is connected ...

An upright surface treating appliance (10) includes a main body (14) having a user operable handle (94), and a support assembly (16) for allowing the appliance to be rolled along a surface using the handle. The support assembly (16) includes a yoke (26) pivotably connected to the main body (14), and a pair of domed-...

A fan includes a base and a nozzle mounted on the base. The base includes an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to generate an air flow. The nozzle includes an air inlet an air outlet and an annular casing which defines a bore through which air from outside the fan is drawn by air emitted from the air out...

Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising at least one fluid inlet for admitting fluid into the appliance at least one fluid outlet for emitting fluid from the appliance at least one fluid flow path extending through the appliance a heater and a fluid chamber at least partially defined by an external wall of the...

A fan assembly (10) comprising: a body (12) comprising an air inlet (22) an air outlet (18) and means (80) for generating an air flow through the body the body comprising a lower body section (52) and an upper body section (50) the upper body section housing the means for generating the air flow and the lower body s...

Humidifying apparatus includes a housing defining a water reservoir and a water tank mounted on the housing for supplying water to the reservoir. An air flow is conveyed over water stored in the reservoir and emitted from the apparatus. The water stored in the reservoir is irradiated by ultraviolet radiation and ato...

Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising a body a fluid flow path extending through the body from a first fluid inlet through which a first fluid flow enters the appliance to a first fluid outlet for emitting the first fluid flow from the appliance a primary fluid flow path extending from a second fluid inlet t...

A humidifying apparatus includes a nozzle and a base on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has a first air inlet a first air outlet and a first interior passage for conveying air from the first air inlet to the first air outlet. The nozzle also includes a second air inlet a plurality of second air outlets and a...

A fan assembly includes a nozzle having a first casing section a second casing section an air inlet an air outlet and an interior passage for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The nozzle defines a bore through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by air emitted from the nozzle. The nozz...

A fan assembly for creating an air current comprises an air inlet (20), an air outlet (14), an impeller (64) and a motor (68) for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet. The air outlet (14) comprises an interior passage (94) for receiving the air flow and a mouth (26...

A fan assembly for creating an air current comprises an air outlet (14) mounted on a stand (12). The stand (12) comprises a base (38, 40) and a body (42) tiltable relative to the base (38, 40). The fan assembly has a centre of gravity (CG) located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal sup...

Disclosed is an attachment for a hand held appliance comprising a body having a wall a fluid inlet at one end of the wall and a fluid outlet through the wall wherein the fluid outlet comprises at least one slot extending along the wall and wherein the at least one slot is formed by an overlap of a first end of the w...

A cleaning implement (8 10) comprising a connector (22) for connecting the cleaning implement (8 10) to a vacuum cleaner (4) such that the cleaning implement (8 10) is in fluid communication with the vacuum (cleaner4). The connector (22) comprises an engagement portion (38) and a catch (44) pivotally connected to th...

A cleaning apparatus (2) comprising a handheld vacuum cleaner (4). The handheld vacuum cleaner (4) comprises a separator (18) an airflow generator (14) a handle (12) for manoeuvring the handheld vacuum cleaner (4) during use and a first connector (20). The cleaning apparatus (2) further comprises a cleaning implemen...

A fluid delivery system of a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid inlet a pump for drawing a working fluid through the fluid inlet a hydraulic accumulator for receiving working fluid from the pump a nozzle having a fluid outlet and a valve located between the accumulator and the nozzle. The valve has an open p...

A method of controlling an electric machine, the method comprising storing a plurality of power maps, each power map comprising control values for driving the electric machine at different power, and selecting a power map in response to an input signal. Additionally, a control system for an electric machine, and a p...

A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle from which the burst of working fluid is delivered to the teeth of the user. The appliance also includes a brush unit which extends at ...

A dental cleaning appliance (10) includes a handle (12) and a cleaning tool (14) detachably connected to the handle (12). The cleaning tool (14) includes a nozzle (36) for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user a stem (26) extending between the handle (12) and the nozzle (36) and a fluid reservoi...

A hand dryer comprising a plurality of hand dryer nozzles one or more for each of a user s hands. The left hand dryer nozzle(s) arranged to extend across the width of the user s left hand when it is held palm open in front of the left hand nozzle(s) and the right hand dryer nozzle(s) are likewise arranged to extend ...

A method of controlling a brushless motor the method comprising rectifying an alternating voltage to provide a rectified voltage and exciting a winding of the motor with the rectified voltage. The winding is excited in advance of predetermined rotor positions by an advance period and is excited for a conduction peri...

A method of controlling a single-phase permanent-magnet electric machine, the method comprising: sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the electric machine, wherein the winding is excited by an excitation voltage and is free wheeled over a freewheel angle; and varying the freewheel angle in response to...

A method of controlling a brushless motor the method comprising exciting a winding of the motor for a conduction period over each electrical half cycle of the motor. The length of the conduction period is defined by a waveform that varies periodically with time. Additionally a control system that implements the meth...

Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body (30) comprising an outer wall, and a handle (20) comprising an outer wall (200) and a wall (220) disposed within the outer wall wherein, the outer wall of the body (30) and the wall of the handle are formed as a single unit. The outer wall (200) may extend abo...

A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. Part of the fluid delivery system including a nozzle (36) a fluid conduit (236 234) and a support (240) is moveable relative to the handle as the appliance is moved along the teet...

An electric system comprising a single-phase permanent -magnet electric machine and a control system for driving the electric machine under load at speeds in excess of 60 krpm. Additionally, a vacuum cleaner comprising the electric system.

A fan assembly includes a base and a body which includes an air inlet, an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to draw an air flow through the air in let. The fan assembly also includes an air outlet and an interior passage for conveying air to the air outlet, and which extends about an opening through w...

A device for blowing air by means of a narrow slit nozzle assembly (20) is provided. The device comprises a base seat (10) for generating air stream to supply air flow and a narrow slit nozzle assembly (20) supported by the base seat (10) for blowing air. An airflow passage is connected between the base seat (10) an...

The invention provides drying apparatus (10) having a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving an object, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, a motor provided in the casing (12) for driving the fan (40) and ducting (90) for carrying the airflow from ...

Drying apparatus (10) has a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving an object, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, a motor (39) arranged to drive the fan (40). At least one opening (60, 62) communicates with the fan (40) and is arranged in the casin...

A fan assembly includes a motor driven impeller for creating an air flow at least one heater for heating a first portion of the air flow and a casing comprising at least one air outlet for emitting the first portion of the air flow and first channel means for conveying the first portion of the air flow to said at le...

The invention provides drying apparatus (10) having a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving an object, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, and at least one slot-like opening (60, 62) communicating with the fan (40) and arranged in the casing (12) ...

A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a main body (100; 510) and a hose and wand assembly (150, 160; 520, 522), the hose and wand assembly (150, 160; 520, 522) comprising a telescopic wand (160, 522) movable between retracted and extended positions and a flexible hose (150; 520) having a first end conn...

A surface treating appliance (200), such as a vacuum cleaner, comprises a main body (210), a surface treating head (230) and a support assembly (220). The support assembly is rollably mounted to the main body (210) for allowing the main body (210) to be rolled along a surface. The support assembly comprises a substa...

A surface treating appliance (200), such as a vacuum cleaner, comprises a main body (210), a surface treating head (230) and a support assembly (220). The support assembly is rollably mounted to the main body (210) for allowing the main body (210) to be rolled along a surface. The support assembly (220) also houses ...

A surface-treating appliance in the form of a vacuum cleaner (1) has a main body (2), a surface-treating head (10) and a support assembly (13). The support assembly is moveable between a supporting position, in which it supports the main body, and a stored position, in which it lies substantially against the main...

A cleaning appliance (1) comprises dirt and dust separating means (8), a motor (6) arranged to drive a fan (5) for generating suction air flow, a selectively-operable switch (23) for energizing the motor and a cleaner head (13). The cleaner head has a driveable agitator in the form of a brush bar (15) and a dedic...

A surface treating appliance (200), such as a vacuum cleaner, comprises a main body (210), a surface treating head (230) and a support assembly (220). The support assembly is rollably mounted to the main body (210) for allowing the main body (210) to be rolled along a surface. The support assembly (220) also houses ...

The invention provides an attachment (10; 100) for a cleaning appliance comprising a head (2; 112) and a neck (11, 111) the head (12; 112) including a suction opening (20a, 20b; 112b) and the neck including an intermediate portion (14; 114) and an end portion (16; 116) for connection to the mouth of a wand or hos...

Cyclonic separating apparatus according to the invention comprises a first cyclonic separating unit (310, 410; 510) including at least one first cyclone (102; 202; 312; 412; 512), a second cyclonic separating unit (320; 420; 520) located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit (310, 410; 510) and includi...

Cyclonic separating apparatus according to the invention comprises a first cyclonic separating unit (310, 410; 510) including at least one first cyclone (102, 202; 312; 412; 512), a second cyclonic separating unit (320; 420; 520) located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit (310, 410; 510) and includi...

The invention provides a handheld cleaning appliance (10) comprising a dirty air inlet (18), a clean air outlet (24) and separating apparatus (100) for separating dirt and dust from an airflow located in an airflow path leading from the air inlet (18) to the air outlet (24). The separating apparatus (100) compris...

A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a main body (100; 510) and a hose and wand assembly (150, 160; 520, 522), the hose and wand assembly (150, 160; 520, 522) comprising a telescopic wand (160, 522) movable between retracted and extended positions and a flexible hose (150; 520) having a first end conn...

Separating apparatus comprises a shroud (14) comprising a wall (21) having a multiplicity of through-holes (15). At least one baffle (23) is provided on the inner surface of the wall of the shroud. The baffle directs the airflow entering the shroud towards the central region of the shroud, thereby reducing conflicti...

A surface treating appliance (200), such as a vacuum cleaner, comprises a handle(212), a surface treating head (230) and a support assembly (220). The support assembly is rollably mounted to the main body (210) for allowing the main body (210) to be rolled along a surface. A linkage (235) is provided between the mai...

The invention provided a handle assembly (30) for a cleaning appliance (10) comprising a flexible hose (40) having a first end (42) connectable to a main body (12) of the cleaning appliance (10) and a second end (44), a handle portion (60) for manoueuvring the handle assembly (30) during use, and a tubular wand (50)...

The invention provides a handle assembly (30) for a cleaning appliance (10) comprising a handle portion (60) for manoeuvring the handle assembly (30) during use, a flexible hose (40) having a first end (42) connectable to a main body (12) of the cleaning appliance (10) and a second end (44) connectable to the handle...

The invention provides a handheld cleaning appliance (10) comprising a dirty air inlet (18), a clean air outlet (24) and separating apparatus (100) for separating dirt and dust from an airflow in an airflow path leading from the air inlet (18) to the air outlet (24). The separating apparatus (100) comprises a cyc...

Drying apparatus (10) has a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving an object, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, a motor (39) arranged to drive the fan (40). At least one opening (60, 62) communicates with the fan (40) and is arranged in the casin...

The invention provides drying apparatus (10) having a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving an object, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, and at least one slot-like opening (60, 62) communicating with the fan (40) and arranged in the casing (12) ...

Hand drying apparatus (10) has a casing (12), a cavity (30) formed in the casing (12) for receiving a user's hands, a fan (40) located in the casing (12) and capable of creating an airflow, and a plurality of openings (60, 62) communicating with the fan (40) and arranged to direct an airflow transversely across t...

A domestic appliance, such as a cyclonic vacuum cleaner (1), comprises a component, such as separating apparatus (3), carried by a chassis (2). A catch (11) is provided and is operable to release the component from the chassis. The component and the chassis are able to move slightly with respect to each other. When ...

A vacuum cleaning head (100) comprises a rotatable brush bar (112) and an air turbine (240) for driving the brush bar (112). An air inlet (120) admits air to drive the turbine. A button (200) is movable between an open position, in which it admits air to the turbine (240), and a closed position in which it closes th...

The invention provides separating apparatus (100) comprising a separating chamber (132) in which cyclonic separation is able to take place, an inlet (118) to the separating chamber (132) and a shroud (124) comprising a wall (126) having a multiplicity of through-holes (128) forming an outlet from the separating cham...

The invention provides an automatic balancing device (50; 150; 150a; 250; 350) for counterbalancing an out-of-balance mass present in a body (12) which is rotatable about an axis (18; 118; 118a; 218; 318), the automatic balancing device (50; 150; 150a, 250; 350) comprising a plurality of counterbalancing masses (...

The invention provides a cleaner head (50;90;130;180) for a vacuum cleaner comprising a housing (52;92;132;182), a suction opening (60;100;142;184) in a face (58;96;136;186) of the housing which is intended to face a floor surface, a suction passage (110;146) for conducting dirt-laden air from the suction opening (6...

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A fan assembly for generating an air flow within a room includes an air inlet section having an air inlet an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller about an impeller axis to draw an air flow through the air inlet and an annular nozzle having an inner wall an outer wall extending about the inner wall an air i...

An annular nozzle for a ceiling fan includes an inner wall defining a bore having a bore axis an outer wall extending about the inner wall an air inlet for receiving an air flow and an air outlet section extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. The air outlet section defines an air outlet for emitting th...

A fan assembly for creating an air current comprises an air outlet (14) mounted on a stand (12). The stand (12) comprises a base (38, 40) and a body (42) tiltable relative to the base (38, 40). The fan assembly has a centre of gravity (CG) located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal suppor...

An electric system comprising a single-phase permanent-magnet electric machine and a control system for driving the electric machine, wherein the control system sequentially excites and freewheels a winding of the electric machine so as maintain substantially constant power over at least one of an operating speed ra...

A fan assembly includes a nozzle and a base on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has a first air inlet a first air outlet and a first interior passage for conveying air from the first air inlet to the first air outlet. The nozzle also includes a second air inlet a plurality of second air outlets and a second i...

The invention provides a filter assembly (10;100;300;400) for use in a cleaning appliance having a first filter portion (14) and a deformable rim (12;112;312;412), the first filter portion being surrounded by the deformable rim. The first filter portion (14) consists of a non-woven medium. The filter assembly (10;10...

A dual purpose fixture for a sink (1) or wash basin incorporating both a water tap and a hand dryer. The water tap has a spout (10) arranged to project over the basin of the sink and the hand dryer incorporates two or more hand dryer nozzles (14 16 26 28 140 160)  at least one for each of a user s hands. The left ha...

A fan assembly includes a body housing an impeller and motor for driving to the impeller to generate an air flow. A nozzle is mounted on the body for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air emitted from the nozzle. A nozzle retaining me...

A fan assembly (200) for generating an air flow within a room includes an impeller (22) and a motor (26) for driving the impeller to draw an air flow into the fan assembly and a casing having a continuous interior passage (202) with a tangential air inlet (204) through which the air flow enters the interior passage ...

A fan assembly (200) for generating an air flow within a room includes an annular casing which defines an interior passage (202). The interior passage includes an air inlet (204) and houses downstream from the air inlet an impeller (22) and a motor (26) for driving the impeller to draw an air flow through the air in...

Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising a body having a fluid inlet for admitting fluid into the appliance a fluid outlet a duct lined with a material and a primary fluid flow path extending from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet and through the duct. The material may be a foam or a felt and is a sound absor...

Humidifying apparatus includes a base housing a motor and impeller unit for generating a first air flow. A nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the first air flow and an air outlet for emitting the first air flow. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the apparatus is drawn by air...

Disclosed is a hand held appliance comprising a handle and a user interface comprising at least one user operated button wherein the handle has an elliptical cross section having a major axis and a minor axis wherein the user interface is provided on a first vertex of the major axis and the handle additionally compr...

Disclosed is a handheld appliance having a body and an attachment, the body comprising an attachment mechanism having a slot and an actuator, the attachment comprising a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first position and a second position and the actuator is moved from the first...

A fan assembly (10) comprises means (64, 68) for creating an air flow and an air outlet (14) for emitting the air flow, the air outlet (14) being mounted on a pedestal (12) comprising a base (16) and a height adjustable stand (18).The base (16) comprises means (56) for oscillating the stand (18) and the air outlet (...

A pedestal (12) for a fan assembly (10) comprises a telescopic duct (18) for conveying an air flow to an outlet of the fan assembly (10). The duct (18) comprises an outer tubular member (34) comprising a first stop member(130), an irmer tubular member (36) located at least partially within and slidable relative to t...

A bladeless fan assembly (10) for creating an air current comprises a nozzle (14) mounted on a base (12). The nozzle comprises an interior passage (86) and a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage and through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The nozzle (14) defines an opening ...

A fan assembly comprises means (64, 68) for creating an air flow and an air outlet (14) for emitting the air flow, the air outlet (14) being mounted on a stand (18) for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. The fan assembly comprises a tilt mechanism for tilting the air outlet relative to at least part of the st...

A fan assembly for creating an air current comprises a base (12) having an air inlet (20) and an air outlet (88), the base housing an impeller (64) and a motor (68) for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet. The fan assembly further comprises a vertically oriented, ...

A fan assembly (10) for creating an air current, the fan assembly (10) comprises a nozzle (14) mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing(16), an impeller housing located (64) within the outer casing(16), the impeller housing (64) having an air inlet (70) and an air outlet, an impeller (52) located within...

A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. The fan assembly (100) comprises a nozzle (1) mounted on a base (16) housing means for creating an air flow through the nozzle (1). The nozzle (1) comprises an interior passage (10) for receiving the air flow from the base (16), a mouth (12) through which the ...

A steering mechanism for an appliance comprising: a housing and a body, the body being connected to the housing so as to allow relative rotation therebetween about a vertical axis; at least one rolling support member mounted on a horizontal axle located so as to intersect the vertical axis; and a handle port...

A vacuum cleaner having hose and wand assembly, said vacuum cleaner comprising a main body having an inlet to a dust separating apparatus housed in said main body, a flexible hose having one end for coupling to the inlet and another end which terminates in a connecting part, and a rigid pipe which is selecti...

The invention provides a vacuum cleaner (10) having an external surface and incorporating cyclonic separating apparatus (100) comprising a plurality of cyclones (104) arranged in parallel to one another, characterised in that each cyclone (104) has a tapering body (104a) having an outside wall (104b) ...

A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g. vacuum cleaner) comprises a plurality of tubes (10, 20, 30, 40) which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube (10, 20, 30, 40) is associated with a securing mechanism (15, 25, 35) for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another o...

A bladeless fan assembly comprises a nozzle (14) mounted on a base (12) housing means for creating an air flow. The nozzle (14) comprises an interior passage (94) for receiving the air flow, a mouth (26) for emitting the air flow, and a plurality of stationary guide vanes (120) located within the interior passage (9...

A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current comprises a nozzle mounted on a base housing means for creating an air flow. The nozzle comprises an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside...

Humidifying apparatus comprises a fan assembly (10) and, located behind the fan assembly, a humidifier (100) for emitting moist air into the atmosphere. The fan assembly (10) comprises means (52, 56) for creating an air flow and a nozzle (14) comprising an interior passage (86) for receiving the air flow and a mouth...

A pedestal fan (10) comprises a base(16) housing an impeller (64) and a motor (68) for rotating the impeller to create an air flow, an air outlet (14), and a telescopic duct (18) for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. FIG. 1

A fan assembly (10) for creating an air current comprises a nozzle (14) mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing (16), a silencing member housed within the outer casing (16), an impeller housing located (64) within the outer casing (16), the impeller housing (64) having an air inlet (70) and an air outl...

A bladeless fan assembly comprises a nozzle (14) and means (64, 68) for creating an air flow through the nozzle (14). The nozzle (14) comprises an interior passage (204), a mouth (40) for receiving the air flow from the interior passage (40), and a surface (42) located adjacent the mouth (40) and over which the mout...

A fan assembly for creating an air current comprises an air outlet (14) mounted on a stand (12). The stand (12) comprises a base (38, 40) and a body (42) tiltable relative to the base (38, 40). Each of the base (38, 40) and the body (42) has an outer surface shaped so that adjoining portions of the outer surfaces (1...

Disclosed is an attachment for a hand held appliance comprising a body having a first wall; a second wall; and a slot formed along at least part of the length of the attachment wherein the slot is defined on a first side by a surface of the first wall and on a second side by a surface of the second wall. The first w...

The present invention relates to a heating plate for a hair styling appliance the heating plate having a length (L) a depth (D) and a width (W) the heating plate (10) comprising a first continuous hair facing surface (12) and a second surface (14) opposite the first surface the heating plate comprising at least one ...

A vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a cyclonic separating unit comprising a cyclonic separator (18) having a separator axis X and an end wall (32) which is openable for the removal of dirt from the cyclonic separator (22) a screen (40) disposed within the cyclonic separator (22) such that it extends in the longitudinal ...

A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid a nozzle for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user a light source for illuminating the fluid reservoir and a control circuit for activating the light source to generate an alert which is conveyed to the user through the illumi...

A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air inlet, an air outlet, an impeller, a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet, the air outlet comprising an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow, the air o...

A dental treatment appliance includes a handle, a nozzle for engaging the teeth of the user and for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a datum component also for engaging the teeth of the user. Each of the nozzle and the datum component is moveable relative to the handle. A control circu...

A fluid delivery system of a dental cleaning appliance includes a pump for drawing a working fluid through a fluid inlet a hydraulic actuator for receiving working fluid from the pump a drive for actuating the pump and a nozzle having a fluid outlet for ejecting working fluid from the appliance. The drive includes a...

A fluid delivery system for a dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle. A body of the nozzle defines a fluid chamber and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fl...

WOP1772A 25 ABSTRACT A dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle having a fluid chamber a fluid outlet and a channel extending between the fluid chamber and the fluid outlet. A water reservoir 5 provides water to a pump for generating a burst of pressurized water which is supplied to the nozzle by a fluid conduit....

A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. A contact member for engaging the teeth of the user is moveable relative to the nozzle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of th...

A method of controlling a brushless permanent magnet motor. The method comprises dividing each half of an electrical cycle of the motor into a conduction period followed by a primary freewheel period. The conduction period is then divided into a first excitation period a secondary freewheel period and a second excit...

A method of controlling a brushless permanent magnet motor. The method comprises commutating a winding of the motor at times that are retarded relative to zero crossings of back EMF in the winding when operating at speeds greater than 50 krpm.

A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user and a moveable fluid conduit which is moveable about an axis relative to the handle. The nozzle is moveable with the fluid conduit whic...

A dental cleaning appliance (10) includes a handle a fluid reservoir (34) for storing a working fluid and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir (34) and for delivering the working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid reservoir is delimited by a wall (132) and a movable membe...

A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle a fluid delivery system for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user and a control circuit for actuating the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on a received input. For each input the control circuit is arranged to actuate the delivery of...

A handheld vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a handle 6 by which the vacuum cleaner (2) is supported during normal use and a cyclonic separating unit (8) having a longitudinal axis and a dirt collector (38 51) at one end of the cyclonic separating unit (8). The cyclonic separating unit (8) comprises an end portion (26) ...

A separating apparatus (6) comprising a first cyclonic separating unit (18) comprising a first cyclonic separator (22) having a separator axis X a second cyclonic separating unit (20) comprising a second cyclonic separator (44) the second cyclonic separating unit (20) being movable between a first position and a sec...

An electric motor comprising: a frame; a rotor assembly comprising a magnet a bearing assembly an impeller and a shaft; and a stator assembly comprising a stator core and a bobbin. The frame has an inner wall and an outer wall the outer wall surrounds the inner wall and defines an annular channel between the inner w...

A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. Magnets, connected respectively to the piston and the drive, enable the drive to couple to the piston and move it within the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber. A stop prevents the piston from being pulle...

A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. The drive rotates a coupling member having two angularly opposed pins. An arm pivotably connected to the piston has a seat for receiving one of the pins to couple the piston to the drive. Through continued rotation of th...