Hand dryer

{
  "publication_number": "US2015320268A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Hand dryer",
  "abstract": "A hand dryer for drying a user's hands by means of an airflow discharged through an air outlet on the hand dryer. The airflow is generated by a motor-driven fan unit. The fan unit is supported by resilient support member in contact with the fan unit, the support member having a vertex, which vertex makes said contact with the fan unit.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A hand dryer for drying a user's hands via an airflow discharged through an air outlet on the hand dryer, the airflow being generated by a motor-driven fan unit, the fan unit being supported by a resilient support member in contact with the fan unit, the support member having a vertex, the vertex making the contact with the fan unit. 2. The hand dryer of claim 1, wherein the resilient support member is an elastomeric support member. 3. The hand dryer of claim 1, wherein the support member has a conical shape. 4. The hand dryer according to of claim 1, wherein the support member is mounted on a fixed part of the hand dryer. 5. The hand dryer of claim 1, comprising a plurality of the support members arranged around the outside of the fan unit. 6. The hand dryer of claim 5, wherein the support members are mounted to a fixed part of the hand dryer which extends around the outside of the fan unit. 7. The hand dryer of claim 1, wherein the fan unit has a fan axis extending along a rotation axis of a fan inside the fan unit, the support member being arranged to extend perpendicular to the fan axis. 8. The hand dryer of claim 7, wherein the support member is arranged to extend radially with respect to the fan axis. 9. The hand dryer of claim 1, wherein the fan unit is supported by a soft-mounting arrangement comprising the support member. 10. The hand dryer of claim 9, wherein the soft-mounting arrangement additionally comprises an inflatable mount, the mount comprising at least one inflatable duct connecting the fan outlet to the air outlet, which inflatable duct is, in use, inflated by the airflow passing from the fan outlet to the air outlet to provide pneumatic support for the fan unit. 11. The hand dryer of claim 10, wherein the inflatable mount takes the form of a single inflatable duct, the fan unit is arranged to sit on the inflatable duct, and the duct is arranged end-to-end underneath the fan unit to form a pneumatic supporting column. 12. The hand dryer of claim 11, wherein the inflatable duct is arranged end-to-end along the fan axis."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "A47K 10/48",
    "F04D 17/165",
    "F04D 25/08",
    "F04D 29/601",
    "F04D 29/668"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2013-11-08",
  "publication_date": "2015-11-12",
  "priority_date": "2012-11-21",
  "application_number": "US-201314646676-A",
  "family_id": "47521465",
  "citations": [
    "US2006018575A1",
    "US2006038106A1",
    "US2006125330A1",
    "US2013097885A1",
    "US2013334824A1",
    "US8167541B2"
  ]
}