With Air Pump Patents (Class 454/105)
  • Patent number: 11963329
    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
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Pedoeem, William Miranda, William Rehak
  • Patent number: 11930615
    Abstract: An apparatus cools electronic circuitry. An enclosure surrounds the circuitry. Air intake holes are in an upper portion of a first panel that faces a first direction. Air exhaust holes are in an upper portion of a second panel that faces a second direction opposite the first. Air plenum piece is disposed within the enclosure, and a substantially planar portion extends from a first panel inner wall and ends a distance from a second panel inner wall. At least one tab extends from the substantially planar portion to an upper panel inner wall. The air plenum piece divides an enclosure interior into a first volume, enclosed by the first panel inner wall, substantially planar portion, at least one tab, and upper panel inner wall, into which the air intake holes open and a second volume into which the air exhaust holes open. The second volume is a remaining interior volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William P Rehak, Albert Pedoeem, Alec J Magrini, Sanjay Upasani
  • Patent number: 11711904
    Abstract: Apparatus cools electronic circuitry. An enclosure surrounds the circuitry. Air intake holes are only in a portion of a first panel that faces a first direction. Air exhaust holes are only in a portion of a second panel that faces a second direction opposite the first. Air plenum piece is disposed within the enclosure, and a substantially planar portion extends from a first panel inner wall and ends a distance from a second panel inner wall. At least one tab extends from the substantially planar portion to an upper panel inner wall. The air plenum piece divides an enclosure interior into a first volume, enclosed by the first panel inner wall, substantially planar portion, at least one tab, and upper panel inner wall, into which the air intake holes open and a second volume into which the air exhaust holes open. The second volume is a remaining interior volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William P Rehak, Albert Pedoeem, Alec J Magrini, Sanjay Upasani
  • Patent number: 11683907
    Abstract: An apparatus cools electronic circuitry. An enclosure surrounds the electronic circuitry and has plural surfaces. Air intake holes are disposed in at least one surface and face at least one first direction. Air exhaust holes are disposed in at least another surface and face at least one second direction different than the first direction. A heat sink is in thermal contact with the circuitry and conducts heat generated by the circuitry. When a fan operates, air is drawn from an exterior of the enclosure through the air intake holes, absorbs heat from the heat sink, and then is directed through the air exhaust holes into the exterior of the enclosure. The heat sink is further in thermal contact with the enclosure so that when the fan does not operate, heat is drawn from the circuitry to the enclosure via the heat sink and is dissipated from the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Pedoeem, Kriss Replogle, Sanjay Upasani, Don Florczak
  • Patent number: 11505037
    Abstract: A camper shell ventilation apparatus for ventilating a camper shell on a pickup truck includes a vent body coupled to a shell top of the camper shell. A blower body has a blower flange configured to be coupled to an inner side of the shell top of the camper shell below the vent body. A blower bottom side has an exhaust aperture extending through to a blower interior and a blower front side has an output aperture extending through to the blower interior. A blower is coupled to the blower body and is in fluid communication with each of a vent aperture and the output aperture to blow air into the camper shell. A power switch is coupled within a cab of the pickup truck to control the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jim Jeffress
  • Patent number: 11203250
    Abstract: A mobile home as well as a rocket stove and ventilation assembly suitable for use therein are provided. The mobile home comprises: a housing body having a cuboid shape; and at least one pre-marked area on one or more walls of the housing body for indicating where a cutout for receiving a feature or an appliance therein is to be made. The rocket stove comprises a body containing therein: a vertical chimney for delivering heat to a stove top; a tee having at least three ends; and an elbow interposed and interconnected with the tee and the vertical chimney. One of the at least three ends is for receiving a fuel source therein and one of the at least three ends is connected to the elbow. The ventilation assembly comprises: at least two opposing air filters; and a plurality of fan units positioned side-by-side and sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Xuehao Li
  • Patent number: 11142227
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a side wall component of a railway vehicle, and a railway vehicle. The side wall component of a railway vehicle includes: a side wall, including a side wall body; and a plurality of side wall upright columns, connected with the side wall body respectively, the plurality of side wall upright columns being provided along a length direction of the side wall body at an interval, wherein an auxiliary air duct of the railway vehicle is formed between at least two side wall upright columns and the side wall body in the length direction of the side wall body. The embodiment of the present disclosure enables the railway vehicle to be compact in structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Haiyang Yu, Bo Song, Honglei Tian, Jianying Liang
  • Patent number: 11142223
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a side wall component of a railway vehicle, and a railway vehicle. The side wall component of a railway vehicle includes: a side wall, including a side wall body; and a plurality of side wall upright columns, connected with the side wall body respectively, the plurality of side wall upright columns being provided along a length direction of the side wall body at an interval, wherein an auxiliary air duct of a railway vehicle is formed between at least two of the plurality of side wall upright columns and the side wall body in the length direction of the side wall body. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an auxiliary air duct of a railway vehicle is directly formed on a side wall, so that the railway vehicle is compact in structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Song, Honglei Tian, Haiyang Yu, Renyuan Lv, Longxi Liu
  • Patent number: 9771086
    Abstract: An air-conditioning duct in a passenger car of transportation which is extended in a vehicle length direction in a ceiling portion of the passenger car utilized by the general public and receives conditioned air from an air-conditioning apparatus regulating a temperature of the air to guide the conditioned air into an inside of the passenger car. The air-conditioning duct in a passenger car has a non-uniform distribution configuration which makes the discharge volume of the conditioned air from the air-conditioning duct into the inside of the passenger car different and non-uniform among the respective regions of the inside of the passenger car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Sasaki, Yoshinori Hara, Yasuo Onitake, Ryosuke Mitani, Kouki Kondo, Keiji Sakagawa
  • Patent number: 9694648
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has lower and upper air duct sections (4, 8) arranged within the motor vehicle in series in a throughflow direction, with a vent for conveying and discharging air for air conditioning the vehicle interior space. The lower air duct section (4) is arranged in the region of an inner floor of the vehicle and is fixed to the bodyshell. The upper air duct section (8) is part of a lining (9) for the B pillar (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dr. Ing, h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Reder
  • Patent number: 9404212
    Abstract: An exhaust air dryer having a housing that encloses an inner space, wherein the following structures are arranged in the inner space: a drying chamber for items to be dried; a supply air duct between a first supply air inlet and the drying chamber to supply air; a heater to heat the supply air in the supply air duct; a fan to guide heated supply air through the drying chamber; and an exhaust air duct arranged between the drying chamber and an exhaust air outlet on the housing to exhaust air. The fan is a dual-flow fan having a first flow path and a second flow path, wherein the first flow path is arranged in the exhaust air duct and the second flow path is arranged in the supply air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Nawrot, Andreas Ziemann
  • Patent number: 9377307
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an atmospheric pressure value obtaining unit configured to obtain an atmospheric pressure value from an atmospheric pressure sensor; and a control unit configured to detect a variance state of the atmospheric pressure value obtained with the atmospheric pressure value obtaining unit. The control unit is further configured to control an on state and an off state of a power source of a GPS (Global Positioning System) device according to a determination whether the variance state satisfies a specific condition. The GPS device is configured to detect a position thereof based on a GPS signal received therewith and output positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20140295746
    Abstract: A ventilation system for a passenger transit vehicle that comprises a passenger compartment. The ventilation system comprises a variable speed fan for providing outside air to the passenger compartment, wherein within a given ambient temperature range, the speed of the variable speed fan is controlled such that the air speed produced by the variable speed fan increases with increasing ambient temperature. The ventilation system further comprises a duct system fluidly connecting the variable speed fan to an air diffuser that directs the air from the variable speed fan towards the passengers within the passenger compartment. The cross sectional area of the duct system decreases along its length for providing substantially constant air pressure along its length. The ventilation system is able to provide outside air into the passenger compartment at an air flow speed of greater than 0.15 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Chagnon, Jacques Langlois, Jenny Marsala, René Beaulieu
  • Publication number: 20130078075
    Abstract: A system for the transport of goods includes a ceiling, a floor, opposed side walls, and a front wall, defining a container with an open interior. At least one fan is at most coplanar with the front wall and extends away from the front wall exterior the container. The at least one fan is oriented to direct a flow of air out of the container through the front wall. A plurality of vents are spaced along each of the opposed side walls. Operation of the at least one fan draws air into the container through the plurality of vents. A method of transporting green pallets includes providing an enclosed container. Stacks of green pallets are provided within the enclosed container. At least one fan is operated to draw a flow of air out of the interior of the enclosed container to dry the stacks of green pallets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: LSP Trucking, LLC
    Inventor: James M. Francois
  • Publication number: 20080113600
    Abstract: A buffeting noise reducing system includes: a duct configured for air to pass therethrough, with an air intake at one end disposed inside the vehicle, and a blower assembly at the other end, including an air outlet, a blower fan for blowing air through the air outlet, and a blower motor for operating the blower fan. A control system may drive the blower motor when a noise generation condition is satisfied. The noise generation condition may be based on an opening state of at least one wind inflow port, such as a sunroof or window, and/or on the vehicle speed. A buffeting noise reducing method includes detecting an opening state of a wind inflow port and/or detecting a vehicle speed; judging whether a noise is generated or not, based on information detected in the detection step; and discharging air in a passenger compartment to outside if noise is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Heung Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 6860112
    Abstract: When a vehicle approaches a station, this is detected by means of spot detection and vehicle velocity detection, and operation of a ventilator is slowed down or stopped when the vehicle is at a stop at the station. This allows the numbers of revolutions of an indoor blower, an outdoor blower and a compressor of an air conditioner to be reduced by half, with the heat load being reduced by half. This operation control can reduce the powers of sound sources constituting the interior noise, thereby reducing the interior noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 6619589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a temperature control system for an aircraft ventilation system that couples with existing aircraft upstream ventilation system architecture and downstream ventilation system architecture. The temperature control system includes an air duct arranged to receive a volume of ventilation air from the upstream ventilation system architecture and transfer the volume of air to the downstream ventilation system architecture. A heater is arranged to heat the ventilation air. A controller is arranged to control the heater responsive to a comparison of the actual temperature of the ventilation air to a desired range of temperatures. The controller maintains the actual ventilation air temperature within the predetermined range of temperatures such that formation of ice is minimized in the aircraft ventilation system. An exhaust shutoff valve between the air distribution system and the lavatory/galley ventilation system provides for ventilation in the event smoke is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andre G. Brasseur, Paul A. Guilford, Frank P. Brady, Cheh-Min J. Su, Charles A. Fieldson, Michael L. Trent, John J. Stevens, Stephen E. Izbicki
  • Patent number: 6277022
    Abstract: An arrangement for ventilation of a space in a vehicle incorporating at least one first outlet device (6) for discharge of air from the space and at least a second outlet device (7) for discharge of air from the space. The first outlet device (6) is arranged at a higher position than the second outlet device (7). Means (10, 11) are designed to allow discharge of air from the space in such a way that a main portion of the air discharged flows through the first outlet device (6) when the temperature of an environment is relatively high and that the main portion of the air discharged flows through the second outlet device (7) when the temperature of the environment is relatively low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Scania CV Aktiebolag (publ)
    Inventor: Sven-Anders Melin
  • Patent number: 6220383
    Abstract: An electric power unit is composed of a secondary battery, a cooling fan, a fan motor and a case for the secondary battery, the cooling fan and the fan motor. The case has a partition for isolating the fan motor from the secondary battery and cooling fan. A magnetic joint is disposed between the motor and the cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Muraki, Yuichi Shirota, Teruhiko Kameoka, Kazutoshi Kuwayama, Tetsuya Takechi, Hikaru Sugi, Tokuhisa Takeuchi, Mineo Yamaguchi, Yasushi Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5984773
    Abstract: A regulating apparatus and a regulating method for regulating the internal pressure P.sub.i of a ventilated, closed volume subjected to variations in external pressure P.sub.e, the apparatus including at least two compensation circuits enabling the intake air flow rate q.sub.1 and the extraction air flow rate q.sub.2 to be adjusted in real time so that the difference between these two flow rates algebraically compensates for the leakage flow rate q.sub.f, and maintains the internal pressure P.sub.i inside the volume at a constant level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Yves Gervais, Gilles Mariaux, Gerard Mineaud, Alain Guinot, Pierre Andre
  • Patent number: 5647793
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing sudden changes of pressure in an air conditioned or ventilated vehicle, the vehicle comprising: an inlet orifice (3) for outside air and an outlet orifice (5) for inside air, the inlet orifice being connected to an intake duct (2) directing the air taken in to an air conditioning or ventilation system, the outlet orifice being connected to an exhaust duct (4) exhausting the inside air to the outside; shutter means (6, 7) for the intake and exhaust ducts (2, 4); a control member (14) receiving signals from the detector; and detector means (16, 17) for detecting the pressure outside the vehicle Po and the pressure inside the vehicle Pi and delivering signals representative of the pressure wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Gilles Mariaux, Yves Gervais
  • Patent number: 5462481
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for regulating the quantity of fresh air in high-speed trains by means of pressure-wave valves. A signal for adjusting a drive unit is determined from the passenger count and outside temperature. This drive unit causes a stop fork to move into a flap stop position of the valve in the "open" operating mode so that the required amount of fresh air can be supplied. The process according to the invention results in a considerable saving on energy, since only the absolutely necessary amount of fresh air need be heated or cooled and the period of time in which ventilation can be used rather than cooling is lengthened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Hagenuk Fahrzeugklima GmbH
    Inventors: Hans J. Riedel, Michael Schmerler
  • Patent number: 5439415
    Abstract: A rolling stock ventilator including an air supply fan, an exhaust fan an inverter for changing air feed characteristics of the air supply fan and the exhaust fan. Flow path resistance changers, a tunnel detector to detect the presence of a tunnel, and a car internal pressure detector are also provided. A controller provides signals to the inverters and the flow path resistance changers with the signals representing a control command to change the operation frequency of the air supply fan and the exhaust fan in accordance with the result of a detection by the tunnel detector and the car internal pressure detector and also provides a control command to change the air feed resistance of the flow path resistance changers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Hirikawa, Shinichiroo Ishikawa, Sumio Okuno, Morishige Hattori, Masakazu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5391111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for eliminating sudden changes of pressure in a ventilated or air-conditioned vehicle, the device comprising: a detector for detecting changes in the pressure outside the vehicle and delivering signals representative of said changes; closure means for closing an outside air suction duct and an inside air rejection duct; a control unit receiving the signals from the detector and controlling closure of the ducts above a first determined rate of change in outside pressure, said unit also controlling re-opening of the ducts after said change in outside pressure has fallen below a second determined rate; and means for balancing the inside pressure and the outside pressure by a controlled flow of air between the outside and the inside of the vehicle, said means constraining the pressure inside the vehicle to change as a function of time at less than a set rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Herve Girard, Jean-Laurent Peube, Yves Gervais
  • Patent number: 5263894
    Abstract: A ventilation control device for a high-speed train carriage is operable in conjunction with a ventilating blower. A deflectable spring flap is mounted to extend across the ventilation duct in the air flow path. When deflection of the flap reaches a threshold level corresponding to possible passenger discomfort, the flap operates a limit switch positioned behind it. This activates a driving solenoid to close a shutter which shuts off the flow through the duct. A timer holds the shutter closed for a predetermined period, after which it is re-opened. Use of a microprocessor-controlled continuous sensor and damper can thereby be avoided, while cutting out very large pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Hirakawa, Shinichiroo Ishikawa, Hiroshi Higaki, Atsushi Ikio, Masakazu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5137490
    Abstract: Ventilating equipment for railway rolling stock including a low-pressure supply air blower, a high-pressure supply air blower, a low-pressure exhaust air blower, and a high-pressure exhaust air blower. This ventilating equipment ventilates car interior during travel of a train outside of tunnels by the low-pressure supply air blower and the low-pressure exhaust air blower, and also ventilates the car interior during travel in tunnels by the high-pressure supply air blower and the high-pressure exhaust air blower. The high-pressure supply air blower and the high-pressure exhaust air blower produce a higher discharge pressure than a changing external pressure during a high-speed travel in tunnels, thereby preventing the propagation of an influence of the changing external pressure into the car interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichirou Ishikawa, Toshiharu Matsuda, Haruo Hirakawa, Hiroshi Higaki, Atsushi Ikio, Masakazu Matsumoto