Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. A main body of the air conditioner is provided with an air outlet having a front opening. The main body is also provided with a side air guide member for guiding airflow to at least one of a left side and a right side of the air conditioner.

Abstract: An air conditioning device for a vehicle seat, the air conditioning device includes: at least one flow generator to generate an air flow; at least one air inlet opening fluidically connected to a flow inlet of the flow generator to draw in air to be temperature-controlled; at least one air outlet opening fluidically connected to a flow outlet of the flow generator to eject the temperature-controlled air; and a temperature-control device configured to control a temperature of the air drawn in through the at least one air inlet opening prior to the air being ejected from the at least one air outlet opening; the at least one air inlet opening and the at least one air outlet opening are arranged next to one another.

Abstract: An air-conditioner indoor unit (10) is configured to be capable of changing the direction of an airflow that is blown out through a blow-out port (15). The air-conditioner indoor unit (10) includes a control unit (40) that switches between a normal mode and a wide mode. The control unit (40) switches to the wide mode when an air conditioning load is higher than a predetermined value and extends at least vertically a range that is to be reached by the airflow in an air-conditioning target space in the wide mode compared with the normal mode.

Abstract: A deflector rod includes a linkage member configured to drive a louver of an air outlet frame to rotate and a shift member connected with the end of the linkage member. The linkage member includes a first limiting projection provided at one end of the linkage member. The shift member includes a groove extending between two opposite ends of the shift member and a second limiting projection provided at a side wall of the groove away from the linkage member. Both the second limiting projection and the first limiting projection are spaced apart from a bottom wall of the groove. The groove, the first limiting projection, and the second limiting projection are configured to clamp an air guide bar of the air outlet frame such that the air guide bar is at least partially located in the groove, between the second limiting projection and the bottom wall of the groove, and between the first limiting projection and the bottom wall of the groove.

Abstract: To facilitate assembly of an aircraft cockpit, a cockpit module includes an instrument panel to support at least one screen and an air conditioning distribution block bordering the instrument panel and integral with a rear face of it. The air conditioning distribution block includes an air distributor, an excess air collector, and air distribution channels each including a first end communicating with the air distributor and a second end communicating with the excess air collector, each distribution channel being equipped with an air outlet arranged between its first and second ends.

Abstract: A temperature detecting device is cooperated with an air conditioner. The temperature detecting device includes a temperature detector and a visual indicator. The temperature detector is utilized to generate a temperature distribution result about a specific area. The visual indicator is electrically connected to the temperature detector and utilized to provide a visual mark indicating position information according to the temperature distribution result. The conditioner includes an air supply module, a wind adjustment module and a detection camera. The wind adjustment module is adapted to adjust wind's direction from the air supply module. The detection camera is electrically connected with the wind adjustment module and adapted to detect the visual mark for controlling the wind adjustment module.

Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a housing, a heat exchanger positioned inside the housing, a fan for blowing air into the heat exchanger such that heat in the blown air is exchanged with the heat exchanger, a duct including a first channel forming surface, and a second channel forming surface, a porous panel corresponding to the second channel forming surface, and including a plurality of pores, a blade for swiveling between an open position and a closed position, blocking the low wind-speed channel at the open position so that air passed through the basic channel can be discharged outside of the air conditioner, moving the air passed through the basic channel to the low wind-speed channel, and discharging the air to the outside via the pores at the closed position, a driver for driving the blade to swivel, and a processor configured to control the driver.

Abstract: An automobile air vent register is described. The register uses a single set of vanes, a rotating vent cover, and an elongate opening in a configuration providing good air flow control within a limited space.

Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, comprising: a case forming shape and having a suction port suctioning outside air and a discharge port discharging the suctioned air; a heat exchanger accommodated inside the case; a fan that is accommodated inside the case and forcibly circulate air; and a louver assembly revolvably mounted in the case so as to selectively open and close the discharge port.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for providing in-lineup passive air distribution system designs, and for delivering more effective cooling for termination dense network equipment with high heat dissipation. In some embodiments, one or more air distribution units might be positioned in-line with one or more heat generating equipment. The one or more air distribution units might receive air from an HVAC system, and might distribute the received air to the one or more heat generating equipment. In some cases, the one or more air distribution units might distribute the received air to a position in front of and/or behind the one or more heat generating equipment for intake by an air intake device of at least one of the one or more heat generating equipment. Some air distribution units might comprise dowels for storing fiber slack. Some dowels might comprise an air shaft for distributing the received air.

Abstract: An operating device (10) for an air vent (12) which includes at least one swiveling vane (14), the operating device (10) having a first operating lever (22) which has a first lever arm (30), a second lever arm (34), and a bearing member (38) which is arranged therebetween, the first operating lever (22) being mounted around the bearing member (38) for swiveling about a swivel pin (24), and a second operating lever (26) which has a first lever arm (32), a second lever arm (36), and a bearing member (40) which is arranged therebetween, the second operating lever (26) being mounted around the bearing member (40) for swiveling about a swivel pin (28), the first lever arm (32) of the second operating lever (26) being coupled to the second lever arm (34) of the first operating lever (22) and the second lever arm (36) of the second operating lever (26) being adapted to be coupled for swiveling motion to the vane (14).

Abstract: An adjustment device for adjusting an air inlet of a motor compartment of a motor vehicle between at least a first position in which the air inlet is substantially open and a second position in which the air inlet is substantially closed, comprising a drive unit for adjusting the air inlet between at least the first position and the second position, wherein the drive unit comprises a compound drive system.

Abstract: A self-powered fluid control apparatus includes a casing having an interior section defined by a plurality of walls, at least one louver positioned within the interior section and extending along a plane, and a fluid flow-driven electrical generator positioned within the interior section substantially along the plane, the fluid flow-driven electrical generator being configured to generate an output current when sufficiently driven by a fluid flow stream through the generator. The flow control apparatus also includes a motor coupled to the at least one louver and a controller configured to generate and provide the control signal to the motor, in which the motor and the controller are powered solely by the output current generated by the fluid flow-driven electrical generator.

Abstract: A container includes an air conditioner, a double group of air conductor sheets and a number of racks. The air conditioner includes at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned in the at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheet includes a first group of air conductor sheets and a second group of air conductor sheets oriented in different directions. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned between the racks. The first group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two sides, and the second group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two ends.

Abstract: A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, a motor provided in the casing for driving the fan and ducting for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity, wherein the ducting includes at least one air duct in which at least one vane is located, the vane extending in the direction of airflow and dividing the air duct into a plurality of airflow portions.

Abstract: An air flow direction changing device of an air conditioning device according to the present invention includes: a lateral louver which is rotatably provided on the front side of a blowout port of a cabinet; a control section which changes the blowout direction of air sent from a fan by rotatably driving and controlling the lateral louver in the front surface of the blowout port; and a straightening plate which is provided on the rear side of the lateral louver in the blowout port and straighten the air flow from the fan located on the rear side in the passageway, and is configured such that the control section improves the blowing performance by controlling the rotation attitude of the lateral louver in such a manner that, when the lateral louver is held in an upward blowout attitude, an air blowing guide passage longer than the depth length of the lateral louver itself is formed by cooperation of the upper surface of the lateral louver with the upper surface of the straightening plate.

Abstract: A self-powered fluid control apparatus includes a casing having an interior section defined by a plurality of walls, at least one louver positioned within the interior section and extending along a plane, and a fluid flow-driven electrical generator positioned within the interior section substantially along the plane, the fluid flow-driven electrical generator being configured to generate an output current when sufficiently driven by a fluid flow stream through the generator. The flow control apparatus also includes a motor coupled to the at least one louver and a controller configured to generate and provide the control signal to the motor, in which the motor and the controller are powered solely by the output current generated by the fluid flow-driven electrical generator.

Abstract: A control method for drying clothes is disclosed. The method finds a difference in surface temperature between clothes catching air and the same clothes catching no air, and then determines a degree of dryness in the clothes based on the difference. Based on the degree of dryness, the method determines at what time heating should start.

Abstract: A projector includes a lamp, a fan for dissipating heat generated by the lamp, a housing, a number of blades received in the housing, and a elongated-slider. The housing receives the lamp and the fan, and includes a top cover, a sidewall connected to the top cover, and a bottom cover connected to the sidewall. The top cover defines an through opening therein. The blades can be rotated in cooperation with the slide of the elongated-slider in the through opening. As described above, the projector can exhaust thermal formed by the lamp or electronic elements from the air outlet. At the same time, the flow direction of the air from the air outlet can be changed in cooperation with the slider. Therefore, when a user sits by the air outlet, the user can adjust the flow direction of the air from the air outlet at any time.

Abstract: The present invention provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, which is capable of improving the mounting accuracy between a front grill and a movable panel. An indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a main body casing, a front grill, a second panel, a driving machine, and an opening and closing mechanism. The front grill is provided forward of the main body casing and includes a first intake port. The second panel is capable of moving so as to open and close the first intake port. The driving machine is provided in the main body casing, and generates a driving force to move the second panel. The opening and closing mechanism is provided at the front grill, and moves the second panel by the driving force of the driving machine to open and close the first intake port.

Abstract: A method and a throttling device to control an air flow in a channel (1) or in a channel system. The air flow is brought to pass at least a first channel portion having a successively tapering channel cross section area being formed by a adjustable throttling device (4) in the channel, the air thereafter is led to an other channel portion having a cross section with an increased throttling formed by the adjustable throttling device, to continue flowing in the channel portion with the increased throttling over a distance being considerably longer than the distance between the outer wall of the throttling device and the inner wall of the of the channel portion to thereafter leave the second channel portion with the increased throttling at a third channel portion and be transferred into the not throttled channel.

Abstract: An air-guiding appliance (10) for the directionally defined introduction of air supplied on the rear side of the appliance into a space (22), in particular interior of a vehicle, having a housing (26), an air-guiding guiding device (12) which has recesses on the front side and by means of which the direction of the air flowing out into the space (22) can be defined, means (16) for setting the direction of the air-guiding device (12) and, if appropriate, means for setting the quantity of air flowing into the space, an air-guiding body (30) or an air-guiding plate which has through-going recesses (32) which correspond with the front-side recesses and the air-charged rear side, the air-guiding body (30) or the air-guiding plate consisting of elastically deformable material, there being means (40.1, 40.2) for displacing the rear side of the air-guiding body (30)/air-guiding plate with respect to the fixed front side of the air-guiding body (30)/air-guiding plate, or vice versa, the displacement means (40.1, 40.

Abstract: An air-guiding appliance (10) for the directionally defined introduction of air supplied on the rear side of the appliance into a space (22), in particular interior of a vehicle, having a housing (26), an air-guiding guiding device (12) which has recesses on the front side and by means of which the direction of the air flowing out into the space (22) can be defined, means (16) for setting the direction of the air-guiding device (12) and, if appropriate, means for setting the quantity of air flowing into the space, an air-guiding body (30) or an air-guiding plate which has through-going recesses (32) which correspond with the front-side recesses and the air-charged rear side, the air-guiding guiding body (30) or the air-guiding plate consisting of elastically deformable material, there being means (40.1, 40.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to avoid squeaks caused. There is provided a ceiling embedded-type air conditioner in which a decorative panel (20) having an air suction port (21) and air blow-off ports (22) is detachably mounted onto the air conditioner main body (10), in which three sides of a pedestal portion made of sealing material (27) for sealing the outer circumference of the rectangular air blow-off port (22) are configured by reinforcing ribs (28a, 28b) obtained by integrally molding with the decorative panel, and only one side of the pedestal portion is configured by an air guide member (29) made of a foaming resin molded part.

Abstract: An actuating device for actuating a shutter is provided with a vertical guiding plate formed on both sides of the shutter to extend in a lengthwise direction thereof, a united guiding groove divided into a triangular guiding groove having a widened width for guiding the vertical guiding plate and an inclined guiding groove having a narrow width and formed in an inclined form at a predetermined angle, a vertical movement member having a movement member protuberance provided with a hinge at which one end of an actuating rod is connected, the other end of the actuating rod being connected to a shutter protuberance formed on a rear surface of the shutter, and a slip prevention protuberance having a tooth shaped configuration protruding from a front surface thereof, a roller resiliently contacted on the slip prevention protuberance of the vertical movement member; and a driving motor whose rotating shaft is inserted into the roller for actuating the vertical movement member upwardly and downwardly by being supplie

Abstract: A louver indexing device for air flow directional grilles is disclosed which allows for enhanced reliability of the indexing function, a wider selection of materials and less critical manufacturing tolerances. The end of each louver slides across an indexing plate as the blade rotates. The indexing plate is a resilient separate component from either the louver or the housing frame and is connected to both by simple screw fastener means.

Abstract: An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle &thgr; with respect to diffused air.

Abstract: A ceiling-embedded air conditioner including a decorative panel having: a plurality of air blow openings, an air blow shutdown member for shutting down an internal air passage of unused air blow opening(s) of said air blow openings, and vanes provided in the internal air passage of said air blow openings for changing an air direction, wherein a mount position of said vanes is in the vicinity of a surface of said decorative panel in said internal air passage, and unused air blow opening(s) of said air blow openings can be fully closed by said vanes.

Abstract: A filtering system which is secured to a traditional air register. The filter uses a flange adapted to encircle the outlet of the traditional air register. Connected to the flange is an air filtering material which collects the dust and pollen at the air register, before the air enters the room. In one embodiment of the invention, an electro-static charge is used by the filtering material to assist in the collection of the dust and pollen. To assist the user in determining when the filter system should be replaced, the air flow pushes a flag; hence as the air flow decreases as the filter becomes clogged, the location of the flag notifies the user that the air filter system should be replaced. While a hook-and-loop fastener is sometimes used to secure the filter to the air register, the preferred embodiment uses a releasable adhesive.

Abstract: A motor 51 is attached on the bottom surface side of a motor base 52 with a pinion gear 54 and an output gear 55 housed in a gear housing portion 521 thereof, and an output shaft 553 of the output gear 55 is inserted through a side plate 25L of an air outlet and is coupled to a flap 30 while the output shaft 553 is supported by a bearing hole 526 formed on the bottom portion of the motor base 52, and by a burring hole 251 formed at the side plate 25L. Therefore, the configuration of a flap driving means is simplified, the size is reduced, and the backlash of driving gears is controlled to smoothly drive the flap without rattling.

Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning system for achieving a comfortable blowout state of conditioned air at all times both with respect to air-conditioning load factors which change frequently, like solar radiation strength, and with respect to air-conditioning load factors which change slowly, like passenger compartment temperature, by automatic control of grill louver swing control times corresponding to different air-conditioning loads. For example, when it can be estimated that solar radiation is incident on a driver side or passenger side front or rear seat occupant, oscillating driver side and passenger side center louvers are paused at a swing end of the occupant estimated to be exposed to solar radiation for a time that corresponds to the amount of cooling load. Therefore, it is possible to direct conditioned air at an occupant exposed to sun and thus improve the comfort of occupants upon whom sun is incident.

Abstract: An air duct of a radiating fan having an air duct body and guide plates installed within the air duct body. A plurality of positioning holes with special arrangement are installed on the periphery of the wind outlet of air duct body. The front and rear sides of the guide plate are installed with pivotal pins. Thereby, the guide plate can be buckled to respective positioning holes so to form different angles with the air duct body. Therefore, the orientation and size of the channel of air flow is changed. As consequence, the guide plates can be installed on the wind outlet of the radiating fan of an electronic device and the airflow actually attains the predetermined place and the heat dissipating efficiency is increased.

Abstract: Air conditioner which can adjust a direction of an air-flow being discharged into a room. The air conditioner has blades for controlling the air flow direction and a connecting bar for connecting the blades such that the blades rotate together. The blades and the connecting bar can be reassembled. The air conditioner can adjust the flow direction of the air discharged from the air conditioner, thereby uniformly conditioning the inside of a room. In addition, even if hinge bars which connect the blades and the connecting bar are damaged, the blades and the connecting bar can be reassembled.

Abstract: In a ceiling-mounted-in type of air conditioner, the assembling operability is improved with the number of parts of a wind directing plate driving portion being reduced. A motor and a cam gear can be previously assembled and attached in a motor cover in order to reduce the thickness of a front panel, thereby allowing easy placement of a wind directing plate driving device on a front panel 3 only by mounting the motor cover on the front panel.

Abstract: An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle .theta. with respect to diffused air.

Abstract: Apparatus for deflecting the flow of supply air discharged from an air conditioning unit that includes a stationary frame mounted in the discharge duct of the unit cabinet. An inner frame is pivotally mounted within the outer frame. The inner frame contains horizontally aligned and vertically aligned louvers mounted therein. A remotely controlled motor is coupled to the inner frame for tilting the inner frame upwardly or downwardly to selectively direct the flow of supply air leaving the unit. The unit can be adapted for manual adjustment of the louvers by removing the motor and locking the inner frame to the outer frame.

Abstract: This invention relates to an air flow control apparatus for an air conditioner for implementing the air conditioning of the entire room by controlling air flow direction and preset temperature, the apparatus including an operation manipulating unit for manipulating keys so as to supply the discharging air to any selected places to be air conditioned, an control unit for controlling flow direction, flow rate and preset temperature of the discharging air to supply the air to the places in response to the selected keys, a unit to adjust air flow direction of the discharging air in order to control angles of the blades in response to the control unit, and a compressor driving unit for driving a compressor so as to adjust room temperature with the preset temperature by the control unit.

Abstract: A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the air-conditioning unit. The guide vanes control the flow of air in both left and right directions. This new design is characterized in that the angle of inclination of each guide vane progressively changes toward the end of the row. The air flow is controlled accurately in both the left and right directions so that the air flow reaches the desired location.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing and a flow control blade mounted in an air discharge outlet of the housing. The blade is rotatable to various positions of adjustment about an axis defined by hinge pins of the blade mounted in hinge holes of the housing. A plurality of the hinge pins extend in the same direction and are of progressively different lengths so that when the blade is installed in the housing, the hinge pins can be successively inserted into their respective hinge holes; the need to simultaneously align all hinge pins with their hinge holes is avoided. A hinge pin disposed at one end of the blade extends in a direction opposite the other hinge pins and is inserted into an open end of a slot formed in the housing.

Abstract: A louver decreasing the total number of required louvers, reducing the manufacturing cost, and obtaining the excellent external appearance. A louver 20 of a device for shifting the wind direction 11 provided at a blast port 83 of a air-conditioner 10 having a first wind rectification surface 21 which is in a plane form, parallel to the blast direction, and a second wind rectification surface 22 which is in the plane form, positioned in a parallel state to the first wind rectification surface 21, and connected in a stair form by a difference of elevation surface 23, and is positioned so that the difference of elevation surface 23 faces the blast source at a slant.

Abstract: A ventilation nozzle for the interior of a motor vehicle, having a nozzle housing and a set of pivotable fins which extend parallel to one another over the housing opening. For the purpose of obtaining an aesthetic appearance when the ventilation nozzle is installed in curved wall surfaces, the fins and those housing walls of the nozzle housing which are parallel to the fins each have a front edge extending in a curved manner, matching the curvature of the wall surface, and each fin is divided in the longitudinal direction into a front part, which bears the curved front edge, and into a rear part which continues immediately from the front part. The front parts are fastened rigidly in the nozzle housing, whereas the rear parts are held pivotably on the front parts and are coupled to one another for the purpose of a joint pivoting movement.

Abstract: The direction of air flow in an air blower is controlled by a plurality of rotationally adjustable blades (vanes) extending across an air flow passage. A motor is connected to the blades for rotating the blades between passage-opening and passage-closing positions and intermediate positions therebetween. A sensor senses the angular position of the blades and supplies a signal to a controller which compares that signal to a signal representative of a selected angular position of the blades. If the blades become-displaced by a force independent of the motor, the sensor signals the controller of such displacement, whereupon the motor is actuated to return the blades to the selected position.

Abstract: An air vent includes a louver blade mounted in a housing for rotation about an axis. A motor output shaft is connected to a driving link to rotate the driving link about the axis. A driven link in the form of a crank arm extends from the driving link to the louver blade. A spring in the form of a torsional coil spring interconnects the driving link and the driven link for transmitting rotation therebetween to adjust the louver blade. When an undesired external force is applied to the louver blade, the spring can yield elastically to prevent relative movement between the driving link and driven link in order to protect the motor.

Abstract: A rotational speed of a fan is maintained at a preset one when an angle of a flap is at a maximum air-flow angle, increased by a specified value when the angle of the flap has been changed by a specified angle in the direction away from the position of the maximum air-flow angle, and decreased by a specified value when the angle of the flap has been changed by a specified angle in the direction toward the position of the maximum air-flow angle. It is possible to prevent any occurrence of condensation and air-flow pulsating noise without needing any complex control such as load response control and yet without requiring any complicate construction in the flap.

Abstract: Starting with an outlet nozzle having directional louvers which are mutually slaved by a coupler in the region of their air-intaking back edge and are respectively able to swivel around a swivel axis which runs parallel to the front edge on the outlet side, a further increase of comfort can be achieved by means of an additional diffused setting of the directional louvers with simple means of small construction, whereby the directional louvers are guided in the region of their back edges by those types of crank guideways for the directional louvers in a horizontally and vertically guided crank carriage. The directional louvers are guided in a first setting of the crank carriage into a parallel directed airstream setting with the ability to swivel parallel to each other. During a horizontal movement of the crank carriage, the louvers are correspondingly guided into the respective diffused-flow setting by their respective crank guideways.

Abstract: Blowing louver for air conditioners provides plural swinging fins for shifting the direction of the wind conditioned. Each fin has first and second swinging axes which are pivotably supported by first and second link members. The first link member is manually operated so as to swing fins about respective second axes and the second link member is driven reciprocally by a driving mechanism so as to swing fins about respective first axes automatically.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus comprises a plurality of outlet ports, a blowing fan for blowing off an conditioned air from the outlet ports to the outside of the main body of the apparatus, an air directing plate arranged in at least one of the outlet ports to enable the direction of the conditioned air to change, an operation state detecting device for detecting the operation state of the main body, and a driving device for adjusting the position of the air directing plate, depending on signals from the operation state detecting device.