Abstract: A multi-zone air conditioner system for large vehicles may include an air conditioning device configured to partition an internal of a vehicle into a plurality of zones to independently cool each zone, a detecting device configured to include a room temperature detector for detecting a room temperature of each zone and a photo detector for detecting an amount of solar radiation, an input device configured to switch an operating state of the air conditioning device to an automatic mode or a manual mode, and a control device configured to generate a control signal for operating the air conditioning device based on a signal transmitted from the detecting device and the input device.

Abstract: A steam separator for a boiler includes an upper support rail assembly and an integrated baffle unit. Rail assembly clips can be secured to the upper support rail assembly for retaining an edge of one or more baffle panels. The integrated baffle unit can include a bottom tray assembly with a bottom baffle panel and one or more side baffle panels. The side baffle panels can be maintained within a bottom tray clip and/or a rail assembly clip.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to grill systems. In an embodiment, a grill system is included. The grill system having a grill assembly and a first side assembly. The grill assembly can include a grill cart and a burner box configured to couple to a top portion of the grill cart. The burner box can include a first connection structure. The first side assembly that can include a first side cart and a first top cap configured to couple to a top portion of the first side cart. The first top cap can include a second connection structure. The first connection structure and the second connection structure mate together to couple the grill assembly to the first side assembly. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air cycle machine (ACM) having: a turbine; a compressor; a compressor shaft connected to the compressor and configured to receive rotational energy from a gearbox; and a turbine shaft connected to the turbine and configured to provide rotational energy to the gearbox; wherein the turbine shaft and the compressor shaft operate at different rotational speeds.

Abstract: A pressurized air supply unit (1; 1?) for an aircraft, comprising: a load compressor (30; 30?) configured to supply pressurized air (3), the load compressor (30; 30?) having a compressor shaft (23; 23?); and a drive portion (10) configured to supply power via an output shaft (20); the pressurized air supply unit (1; 1) being characterized in that it comprises: a gearbox (50); an electric motor (40), the electric motor (40) being coupled to said compressor shaft (23; 23?) via the gearbox (50); and a coupling system (25) configured to enable the output shaft (20) to drive the compressor shaft (23; 23?) and to prevent the compressor shaft (23; 23?) from driving the output shaft (20), and in that the output shaft (20) and the compressor shaft (23) lie on the same axis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooking appliance disposed above a household appliance to simultaneously perform a hood function and an oven function. The cooking appliance includes a housing, a base plate configured to be coupled to the housing, a cooking chamber disposed inside the housing, a door coupled to the housing to open and close the cooking chamber, and a deflector spaced apart from a lower end of the door and coupled to a front edge of the base plate to cover the lower end of the door from hot air generated and transferred from a household appliance installed below the base plate.

Abstract: An air distribution plenum for controlling air flow in a vehicle HVAC system includes an air inlet and first and second air outlets. A movable member substantially blocks the first and second air outlets when in a first position, blocks only the first air outlet in a second position, blocks only the second air outlet in a third position, and permits air to flow through both the first and second air outlets when in a fourth position.

Abstract: Example containers are provided to retain and cool electronic devices in environments where power and/or coolant (e.g., airflow) is limited or finite. In examples, a container can include a housing and a conduit system. The housing can include a plurality of sides including a front side and a back side, and can be structured to retain at least a first computing device. In addition, the housing can provide for a first and second inlet opening and a first and second outlet opening on the back side of the container. The conduit system can be provided within the housing to guide the airflow received from each of the first and second outlet openings through an interior volume of the container to cause the airflow to exit from each of the first and second outlet openings.

Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.

Abstract: A rotary operating element for operating a ventilation nozzle in an automobile passenger compartment. The rotary operating element includes a first rotation body and a second rotation body, which are held against one another in a form-locked manner by tensioning elements. The tensioning elements are disposed spaced radially apart from a rotary operating element longitudinal axis and, starting at a particular torque threshold value, the form fit between the first and second rotation bodies is released, whereby the ventilation nozzle to be operated is protected against damage and/or faulty operation.

Abstract: A ventilation device is supported in at a ventilation opening in a fabric panel of a building in which the fabric panel is supported under tension across a frame. The device includes a lower frame and an intermediate frame with respective flanges that receive a perimeter edge of the fabric panel about the ventilation opening therebetween. A cover is joined to the frames so as to prevent precipitation entering the frame opening while providing exterior ventilation from the ventilation opening of the building through one or more exterior openings in the cover.

Abstract: A cam assembly for selectively contacting an end-of-stroke damper position switch. The cam assembly includes a first cam that is rotatable about a first axis, and a position lever that is connected to and rotates with the cam assembly. The position lever is configured to be connected to an opening and closing mechanism of the damper and the cam assembly is adjustable to contact a first end-of-stroke damper position switch at the end-of-stroke of the opening and closing mechanism of the damper regardless of the position of the lever.

Abstract: Two disks are consecutively disposed transversely to a flow direction in an air vent for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, serving as air deflection elements that include mutually intersecting slots, through which a rod that is pivotably mounted in a ball and socket joint passes, so that the air deflection elements can be moved transversely in the air vent by way of the rod. By moving the air deflection elements, an air current through the air vent can be guided to the side, and thus air flowing out of the air vent can be guided obliquely to the side in any arbitrary direction.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a grill is provided. The grill can include a grill cart and a burner box. The grill cart configured to be transitioned between an upright state and a folded state. The coupling between a first side frame and a base is located in a first plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by a bottom plate of the base, and the coupling between a second side frame and the bottom plate of the base is located in a second plane that is substantially parallel with the plane defined by the bottom plate. The first plane is located a first distance away from the plane defined by the bottom plate and the second plane is located a second distance away from the plane defined by the bottom plate. The first distance is not equivalent to the second distance. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: An air handling system of a vehicle comprises a housing defining an inlet section. The inlet section includes a recirculation inlet in fluid communication with a passenger compartment of the vehicle and a fresh air inlet in fluid communication with an ambient environment. An air distribution door is disposed in the inlet section for controlling a distribution of air entering the inlet section through the recirculation inlet and the fresh air inlet. A baffle door is disposed in the inlet section for selectively reducing a flow area through the fresh air inlet to accommodate a ram air pressure induced by motion of the vehicle relative to fresh air of the ambient environment.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, modes, and methods for an electronics enclosure cooling apparatus comprising a plurality of air intake holes located on at least one surface of the enclosure, a plurality of air exhaust holes located on at least one surface of the enclosure different from that of the surface wherein the air intake holes are located, an air plenum piece that comprises a substantially planar portion and a hole located on the substantially planar portion, the air plenum piece of such dimension and placement within the enclosure such that a first volume of the interior is created and a second volume of the interior is created, and wherein the air plenum piece is further adapted to create an air channel that substantially separates the first volume of the interior of the enclosure from the second volume of the interior, and wherein the first volume is in fluid engagement with the plurality of air intake holes, and further wherein the second volume is in fluid engagement with the plurality of air exhau

Abstract: A shutter system for use in a vehicle. The shutter system comprises a panel mounted on a conduit through which air flows, the panel having a first plurality of apertures for permitting air to flow therethrough; and a grille movably mounted on a surface of the panel, the grille having a second plurality of apertures for permitting air to flow therethrough. In an open position, the grille is aligned with the panel such that the first and second plurality of apertures are aligned to permit air to flow through both the first and second plurality of apertures. In a closed position, the grille is aligned with the panel such that the first and second plurality of apertures are not aligned and air is blocked from flowing through the first and second plurality of apertures. The shutter system comprises a first actuator mechanism coupled to the panel and the grille and comprising a first bias spring and a first shape-memory alloy (SMA) spring.

Abstract: A low-carbon self-balance cooking fume purifier includes a power system composed of a fume extraction fan, a blower fan configured to exhaust cooking fumes, an air curtain fan, a check valve actuator, a control circuit and an intelligent controller; a fume exhaust system composed of a plenum chamber, the blower fan configured to exhaust the cooking fumes, and a check valve; a silencing system composed of a fume pre-filter, a silencer, the plenum chamber, and an air curtain system; and an energy-saving system composed of an air curtain inlet duct, an air curtain outlet duct, and the air curtain fan. A stove cabinet, a disinfection cabinet and an oven or a steam cooker are integrated in the low-carbon self-balance cooking fume purifier.

Abstract: An air quality system for a vehicle includes a chemical detection apparatus including a plurality of nanofiber chemical sensors for sensing a plurality of airborne materials in a compartment of the vehicle. The plurality of nanofiber chemical sensors are configured to adjust a characteristic electrical signal in response to changes in the presence of the plurality of airborne materials. The chemical detection apparatus further includes a processor coupled to the nanofiber chemical sensor, wherein the processor is configured to monitor the characteristic electrical signals from the nanofiber chemical sensors and generate a detection signal in response to a change in the characteristic electrical signals. The processor is in communication with a controller configured to control at least one vehicle system in response to the detection of one or more of the airborne materials.

Abstract: A flush mount register for use within a vent opening in a flooring, the flush mount register comprising: a subfloor frame secured to a subfloor, wherein the subfloor supports flooring; a damper box mechanism supported by the subfloor frame; a floor substrate frame and a floor substrate tray secured and nested within the floor substrate frame and having a gap defined between the floor substrate frame and the floor substrate tray, and wherein the floor substrate frame is supported by the damper box mechanism; and wherein the floor substrate tray receives a flooring substrate, and wherein the floor substrate frame and the floor substrate tray are removable to permit access to the damper box mechanism.