AIRFLOW OUTLET OF AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE
The present invention provides an airflow outlet of air-conditioning device, which comprises a main body having one end forming an entrance opening and an opposite end forming a plurality of outward-projecting curved ridges. At least one of the curved ridges has a side wall forming at least one through hole to allow air to pass through the through hole. The present invention allows airflows generated by an air-conditioning device to be conducted to the through hole to be discharged therefrom. Since the through hole is formed in a side wall, airflows do not blow directly down as that occurring in the conventional devices and instead blowing sideways so as to eliminate any potential risk of causing discomfort of persons located under the airflow outlet.
The present invention generally relates to an airflow outlet structure of air-conditioning device, and more particularly to an airflow outlet that is structured to allow airflows generated by an air-conditioning device to blow downward.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ARTReferring to
However, experiences show that airflows blowing out of such an airflow outlet are generally guided to blow directly downward. This makes persons that are located exactly below the airflow outlet uncomfortably cold or hot and may lead to health problems, such as headaches. This is particularly problematic for public sites where crowd may gather, such as restaurants and movie theaters, for it may make the customers of these sites uncomfortable and affecting the quality of service provided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of such problems, the present invention provides an airflow outlet of air-conditioning device, which comprises main body having one end forming an entrance opening and an opposite end forming a plurality of outward-projecting curved ridges, wherein each curved ridge has a side wall forming at least a through hole to allow air to pass the through hole.
The present invention allows airflows blown from an air-conditioning device to be conducted to the through hole to be discharged therefrom. Since the through hole is formed in the side wall, the airflows do not blow downward directly as was observed in the conventional device and instead, the airflows blow sideways, so that discomfort of persons caused by airflows directly impinging the persons can be eliminated.
Preferably, each of the curved ridges has a height that is gradually decreased from a center of the main body toward the outside.
Preferably, the curved ridges are arranged to be adjacent to each other.
Preferably, the main body further comprises an outward-projecting cup-like protrusion, which comprises a cup body and a bottom cover that is set on an end of the cup body, and the cup body comprises at least one through hole so as to increase airflow discharge sites at different orientations.
Preferably, the bottom cover further comprises at least one airflow guide plate and a rotatable mechanism is coupled between the bottom cover and the cup body so as to allow the bottom cover to be rotatable with respect to the cup body. As such, airflows generated can be conducted to discharge sideways in a swirling manner to expand the range of spreading.
Preferably, the cup body further comprises an extendable structure to allow the length of the cup body to be increased, which together with the through hole formed in the cup body, can expand the range of spreading.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Referring to the drawings,
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Reference being also made to the cross-sectional view shown in
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The cup body 31 can be of an extendable structure to allow the cup body 31 to selectively extend or retract thereby providing additional combinations of airflow directions. Various solutions that are known to provide an extendable structure and two are discussed below to allow those having ordinary skills in the art to understand the extendable structure, but the present invention is not limited to such two structures.
First Type of Extendable Structure:As shown in
Further, the through hole 311 can be formed in the first cup body 312 or the second cup body 313 in such a way to allow airflows to flow out sideways, rather than directly blowing downward.
Second Type of Extendable Structure:As shown in
The first cup body 314 comprises a first upper cup opening 3141 and a first lower cup opening 3142.
The second cup body 315 comprises a second upper cup opening 3151 and a second lower cup opening 3152. The second upper cup opening 3151 has a diameter that is greater than or equal to diameter of the first lower cup opening 3142 and diameter of the second lower cup opening 3152 is less than that of the first lower cup opening 3142. The bottom cover 32 is set on the second lower cup opening 3152.
Further, as shown in
Further, the curved ridges 20 may be arranged in the ways shown in
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. An airflow outlet of air-conditioning device, comprising:
- a main body, which has one end forming an entrance opening and an opposite end forming a plurality of curved ridges, at least one of the curved ridges having a side wall in which at least one through hole is formed to allow airflow that enters the entrance opening to pass through the through hole.
2. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 1, wherein each of the curved ridges has a height that is gradually decreased from a center of the main body toward the outside.
3. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 1, wherein the curved ridges are arranged to be adjacent to each other.
4. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 1, wherein the main body further comprises an outward-projecting cup-like protrusion, the cup-like protrusion comprising a cup body and a bottom cover, the bottom cover being set on an end of the cup body, the cup body comprising at least one through hole.
5. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 4, wherein the bottom cover further comprises at least one airflow guide plate, a rotatable mechanism being coupled between the bottom cover and the cup body to allow the bottom cover to be rotatable with respect to the cup body.
6. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 5, wherein the cup body comprises an extendable structure to allow the cup body to selectively extend/retract.
7. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 6, wherein the extendable structure comprises:
- at least one first cup body, which comprises a first upper cup opening and a first lower cup opening; and
- at least one second cup body, which comprises a second upper cup opening and a second lower cup opening, wherein diameter of the second upper cup opening is greater than or equal to diameter of the first lower cup opening and diameter of the second lower cup opening is smaller than the diameter of the first lower cup opening, the bottom cover being set on the second lower cup opening.
8. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 7, wherein the curved ridges are arranged in a concentric form or a radiating form.
9. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 6, wherein the extendable structure comprises:
- at least one first cup body, which comprises a first upper cup opening, a first lower cup opening, and a first internal retention strip, wherein the first internal retention strip is mounted to an inside surface of the first cup body; and
- at least one second cup body, which comprises a second upper cup opening, a second lower cup opening, and a second external retention strip, wherein the second external retention strip is mounted to an outside surface of the second cup body and the bottom cover is set on the second lower cup opening;
- wherein the second upper cup opening is received in the first cup body and is movable in the first cup body and the second external retention strip is arranged on the first internal retention strip.
10. The airflow outlet of air-conditioning device according to claim 9, wherein the curved ridges are arranged in a concentric form or a radiating form.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 22, 2013
Publication Date: Aug 28, 2014
Applicant: TREASURE UNICORN LIMITED (Taipei City)
Inventors: Wei-Ching Lee (Taipei City), Tzu-I Lee (Taipei City), Yu-Jieh Lee (Taipei City), Yu-Hsuan Lee (Taipei City), Peng-Chieh Lee (Taipei City), Po-Chang Lee (Taipei City)
Application Number: 13/775,094
International Classification: F24F 7/00 (20060101);