Structural Installation Patents (Class 62/259.1)
  • Patent number: 8480040
    Abstract: The invention refers to a mounting arrangement for the energizing cables of an electric motor of a refrigeration compressor, the electric motor being mounted in the interior of a casing of the compressor and the energizing cables presenting an end connected to the electric motor and an opposite end operatively connected to an electric current power source, external to the casing, through the latter. The arrangement includes at least one immobilizing means mounted internally to the casing, so as to retain the energizing cables, maintaining at least part of the extension thereof in a predetermined positioning in the interior of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Anderson Ricardo Pacheco, Claudio Roberto Hille
  • Patent number: 8474281
    Abstract: Provided, in aspect, is a suspension bracket for use with an HVAC component. The suspension bracket, in one embodiment, may include a base portion, a first tab portion coupled to the base portion, wherein the first tab portion is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and a second tab portion coupled to the base portion. The second tab portion, in this embodiment, may include a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and further wherein the second region is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion and the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Lalit Kumar
  • Patent number: 8419840
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air-conditioning system that supplies a gas to a space to be air-conditioned and/or discharges a gas from the space to be air-conditioned through a permeable membrane in order to provide an air-conditioning system that can sufficiently block suspended matter in the air such as SPM, and can sufficiently introduce outside air in which the permeable membrane is an asymmetric membrane formed of a polymeric material prepared by polymerizing a monomer composition containing a predetermined monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co,. Ltd., Denso Corporation, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Ishida, Katsunori Iwase, Manabu Maeda, Mamoru Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8413456
    Abstract: There is provided a refrigeration apparatus in which a refrigerant accumulating in non-operating outdoor units is supplied to an outdoor unit being operated in which a shortage of refrigerant occurs without starting the compressors of the non-operating outdoor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Tomioka, Hideya Tamura, Tetsuya Ito, Takahiro Matsunaga, Takamitsu Kurokawa, Shintaro Sanada
  • Publication number: 20130061610
    Abstract: A screw type wind-chilling water chiller unit including a chassis and a compressor, a shell and tube heat exchanger, a fin-type heat exchanger and an expansion valve, and a control cubicle disposed on the chassis. The expansion valve is disposed between the compressor and the shell and tube heat exchanger. The shell and tube heat exchanger is provided with three tubes, a first tube connected to the compressor, a second tube is connected to a liquid storage can via the expansion valve and a transmission tube. A heat exchange tube in the fin-type heat exchanger is connected to a collection tube, and the liquid storage can is connected to the third tube, and a handle of a cubicle door of a control cubicle is connected to a power switch inside a power supply box, so as to improve the performance, operation stability, equipment safety of the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Ping Zhang, Bo Li, Jun Cheng, Qing Yang Li, Min Cui
  • Publication number: 20130055748
    Abstract: In a one embodiment, a system includes an air conditioning unit having an enclosure, a heat exchanger disposed in the enclosure, and a plurality of louvers coupled to the enclosure. The plurality of louvers is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and the closed position is configured to protect the heat exchanger from an environment external to the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Sachin Vitthal Mahajan
  • Patent number: 8365542
    Abstract: The present invention provides an energy efficient air conditioner that can provide a continuous supply of air at dew point that is several degrees Celsius below zero, without requiring a defrost cycle. The air conditioner in accordance to present invention comprises a plurality of cooling coils with interconnecting refrigerant piping, refrigeration circuit consisting of compressor and condenser coils, control circuit and one or more electric motor driven centrifugal fan. The present invention uses two cooling systems. The first cooling system having single coil cools the air to a temperature just above zero deg. C., say four deg. C. so that the second stage gets a steady supply of cold air. The second stage has two coils, each being half the size of the first stage coil, thus taking half the air from it so that all the air from stage 1 passes through stage 2. In operation, only one coil of the second stage is active arid chills the air going through it to say minus 14 Deg. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Surendra Himatlal Shah
  • Publication number: 20130025302
    Abstract: A cryosauna for recreational procedures comprises a source of liquid nitrogen, a unit to prepare an operating mixture, and a patient box. The unit has thermo insulated evaporator and mixer in fluid communication with each other. The evaporator is connected via a valve to the source of liquid nitrogen, the mixer through a fan is open to ambient air and connected with the patient box. The patient box is made roofless and comprises a floor, walls, and an adjustable stage to accommodate the patient. The cryosauna also comprises a recycle stream bypass channel connecting the patient box and evaporator and is provided with a three-way discharge valve, a first and a second discharge ducts connecting the patient box with inputs of the discharge valve and a duct fan installed at an output of the discharge valve. A method of operating the cryosauna during a session is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Alexander V. Lyubchenko
  • Publication number: 20130019626
    Abstract: An object is to provide a cooling unit which can reduce influence of radiation heat from a work piece having high temperature on members surrounding the work piece, prevent leak of coolant and vacuum leak, reduce cost, and prevent turning angle of a work piece conveying mechanism from being limited. The cooling unit is attached to the work piece conveying mechanism in the state that the outer wall part is in close contact with the to-be-cooled surface. The coolant stored in the lower space is evaporated by the heat transmitted from the to-be-cooled surface P via the outer wall part, and the to-be-cooled surface is cooled via the outer wall part by the heat of evaporation lost at the time of the evaporation of the coolant. The vapor in the lower space (coolant container) is discharged to the vacuum chamber by the vapor exhaust unit when the pressure of the vapor in the lower space reaches the fixed value or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: DAIHEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaya YAMADA, Yasuhiro NISHIMORI
  • Patent number: 8353175
    Abstract: A system comprising a plurality of rooftop HVAC units having a centralized refrigeration unit is described along with a method for retrofitting existing independent HVAC units into the described system. The resulting multi-unit system offers increased efficiency and reliability over independently operating HVAC units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Calvin Wade Wohlert
  • Patent number: 8305757
    Abstract: A method of deploying space-saving, high-density modular data pods is disclosed. The method includes installing a plurality of modular data pods in proximity to one another, each data pod including a fluid and electrical circuit section in fluidic and electrical communication with the modular data pod; and coupling a plurality of the fluid and electrical circuit sections in series with each other to form a fluid and electrical circuit having a first end and a second end. A modular data center includes a central cooling device coupled to a central cooling fluid circuit. The central cooling device supports at least a portion of the cooling requirements of the chain of modular data pods. Adjacent common fluid and electrical circuit sections form a common fluid and electrical circuit that connects to the central cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: IETIP LLC
    Inventors: Earl Keisling, John Costakis, Gerald McDonnell
  • Patent number: 8302418
    Abstract: An air conditioning system comprising an outdoor and an indoor unit connected through common power supply lines. The outdoor unit including a first communication circuit using one of the plurality of common power supply lines and one signal line independent of the power supply lines. The indoor unit comprising terminals connected to the first communication circuit; a switch configured to set the first and second communication circuits to a connection state or a disconnection state; a detection circuit configured to detect a voltage between the terminals; and a controller configured to control the switch. The switch sets the first and second communication circuits to the disconnection state when the voltage detected by the detection circuit equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value; otherwise the switch sets the first and second communication circuits to the connection state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seiji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8281608
    Abstract: The tubular conduit system of this invention allows modules requiring utilities to be positioned at any desired location within a cabinet, such as a refrigerator. The conduit is mounted to the cabinet of a refrigerator/freezer or the doors thereof and includes at least one electrical conductor positioned between the outer and inner walls and at least one fluid conduit within the inner wall. The conduit can be made of joined sections using connectors to also couple a module to the conduit such that modules can be installed at consumer selected locations prior to delivery of the refrigerator/freezer to the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Kuehl, Douglas D. Leclear
  • Patent number: 8272229
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner having a control box assembly, which enhances the serviceability of a circuit board and reduces production costs. In the air conditioner, which has a casing unit forming an external appearance of the air conditioner, a heat exchanger, a blowing device, and a control box assembly provided in the casing, the control box assembly includes a mounting unit mounting a circuit board; a control box housing the circuit board and the mounting unit; and guide units provided in the control box to guide a rectilinear reciprocating motion of the mounting unit to allow the mounting unit to come into and out of the control box and guide a rotating motion of the mounting unit in the case that the mounting unit is located at a designated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jei Min Choi, Jai Kwon Lee, Do Yeon Kim, Dae Sung Lee, Jong Ki Jeon, Jong Won Lee, Kang Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20120223271
    Abstract: Methods for releasing associated guest materials from a metal organic framework are provided. Methods for associating guest materials with a metal organic framework are also provided. Methods are provided for selectively associating or dissociating guest materials with a metal organic framework. Systems for associating or dissociating guest materials within a series of metal organic frameworks are provided. Thermal energy transfer assemblies are provided. Methods for transferring thermal energy are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: B. Peter McGrail, Daryl R. Brown, Praveen K. Thallapally
  • Patent number: 8254124
    Abstract: A space-saving, high-density modular data center and an energy-efficient cooling system for a modular data center are disclosed. The modular data center includes a first cooling circuit including a primary cooling device and a plurality of modular data pods. Each modular data pod includes a plurality of servers, a heat exchange member coupled to the first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit coupled to the heat exchange member and configured to cool the plurality of servers, the second cooling circuit including a secondary cooling device configured to cool fluid flowing through the second cooling circuit. Each modular data pod also includes an auxiliary enclosure containing at least a portion of a distributed mechanical cooling system, which is configured to trim the cooling performed by a central free-cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: IETIP LLC
    Inventors: Earl Keisling, John Costakis, Gerald McDonnell
  • Publication number: 20120186289
    Abstract: A zone-control unit adapted for facile inclusion in a building's ductwork includes a mechanical terminal unit, inlet and outlet piping assemblies that are mechanically coupled together. The structure also includes at least one handle so the zone-control unit may be conveniently and safely handled both during shipping, and during installation into a HVAC system. Prior to installation into a HVAC system the fully-functional zone-control unit also includes a pair of caps respectively sealing the ends of the piping assemblies, and a pressure gauge for sensing pressurization of the piping assemblies and coil which the caps seal. Sealed in this way a pressure gauge permits testing to assure that the piping assemblies and coil are leak free, and readily assessing that zone-control units remain leak free until they are about to be installed into a building's HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: John C. Karamanos
  • Publication number: 20120181069
    Abstract: A printed wiring board has a solder-land group for placing a quad flat package IC, and the solder-land group consists of front solder-land groups and rear solder-land groups. The printed wiring board includes rear solder-drawing lands that are positioned adjacent to rear solder-land groups, that have front edges each of which is substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of rear solder lands constituting the rear solder-land group and has a length approximately equal to or longer than that of the solder lands in the longitudinal direction, that are separated into two parts in a horizontal direction with respect to a traveling direction of solder flow such that a gap between the respective two separate lands is made wider in its rearward portion than that in its frontward portion, and that have a slit substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction near the front edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MIURA, Kazuo Namikoshi
  • Patent number: 8223495
    Abstract: Cooling systems for providing cooled air to electronic devices are described. The systems can include large storage tanks or waste treatment systems to improve the efficiency of the plant and reduce impact on the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Exaflop LLC
    Inventors: Andrew B. Carlson, William Hamburgen
  • Patent number: 8205466
    Abstract: An air conditioning system including a first communication line, a second communication line, and at least one common power supply line coupling an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit including at least one of a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, the first communication circuit configured to communicate through the first and second communication lines independent of the at least one power supply line, and the second communication circuit configured to communicate through the at least one power supply line and one of the first and the second communication lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seiji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8146377
    Abstract: A zone-control unit adapted for facile inclusion in a building's ductwork includes a mechanical terminal unit, inlet and outlet piping assemblies that are mechanically coupled together. The structure also includes at least one handle so the zone-control unit may be conveniently and safely handled both during shipping, and during installation into a HVAC system. Prior to installation into a HVAC system the fully-functional zone-control unit also includes a pair of caps respectively sealing the ends of the piping assemblies, and a pressure gauge for sensing pressurization of the piping assemblies and coil which the caps seal. Sealed in this way a pressure gauge permits testing to assure that the piping assemblies and coil are leak free, and readily assessing that zone-control units remain leak free until they are about to be installed into a building's HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: John C. Karamanos
  • Publication number: 20120055186
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Mijin Jung, Dongsoo Moon, Samchul Ha
  • Patent number: 8127562
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided including first and second base members having upper and lower flanges, and a cover. The second based member is configured to be adjustably attached to the first base member to define an opening. The cover is configured to be attached to the first base member and/or the second base member to cover the opening. The upper and lower flanges of the first base member are configured to receive a first edge of a hole of an air conditioner plenum and the upper and lower flanges of the second base member are configured to receive a second edge of the hole of the air conditioner plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Adam Gilder
  • Patent number: 8122539
    Abstract: An apparatus for climate control and entertainment, as well as a system for maximizing energy efficiency and comfort are disclosed. The apparatus affords the ability to control ambient conditions while at the same offering enhanced entertainment options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Osvaldo Miranda
  • Patent number: 8117860
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit for a shipping container exposed to end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit has a frame, a back panel, a plurality of structural support brackets secured to the back panel, a condenser cover secured to the plurality of structural support brackets so that the condenser cover, the plurality of structural support brackets, the frame, and the back panel form a structural member sufficient to support end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit also has a condenser coil having a first end and a second end, a first coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the first end, and a second coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the second end. The first and second coil support members maintain the condenser coil unstressed from the end loads and rack loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Stone, Thomas A. Anderson, Jason Scarcella
  • Publication number: 20120017609
    Abstract: A system for use in freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials includes a flexible sterile container means for holding biopharmaceutical material therein and a holder more rigid than said container means. The container means is received in a cavity of the holder and the holder extends along a perimeter of the container means. The holder is fixedly connected to the container means. The holder includes opposing sides defining an opening and the container means extends between the opposing sides of the holder defining the opening. The container means includes a substantially smooth exterior surface extending between the opposing sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SARTORIUS STEDIM NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Nicolas VOUTE, Eric K. LEE, Dimitry YAKOUSHKIN
  • Patent number: 8096137
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for guiding and supporting an evaporator structure with respect to a refrigeration unit. In one embodiment, a system can include a guide rail adapted to mount to a housing associated with a refrigeration unit, and a guide support adapted to mount to an evaporator structure, wherein the guide support can be aligned with the guide rail, and the guide support can maintain close proximity to the guide rail when the evaporator structure is moved adjacent to the refrigeration unit. In other embodiments, associated methods of use and installation for the system can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford Roy Czerwonky, Randy Edward Johnson, Yusuke Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20120006043
    Abstract: An impeller mounting structure of air conditioning device is provided, including an electric machine arranged between a condenser and an evaporator and a condenser impeller and an evaporator impeller. The electric machine is mounted to an air duct casing of the condenser. The condenser impeller and the evaporator impeller are mounted to a shaft of the electric machine at the same side of the electric machine. A central air duct casing is arranged between the condenser impeller and the evaporator impeller. The evaporator impeller is mounted inside the evaporator air duct casing. The condenser impeller and the evaporator impeller are provided with mated self-locking structures. The mounting structure provides the efficacies that the impeller mounting structure of air conditioning device makes the manufacturing and assembling simplified, the size of a movable air conditioning device reduced, balance of electric machine in operation enhanced, and the number of parts assembled reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: MAO-TSAI KU
  • Publication number: 20120000230
    Abstract: A refrigerant distribution unit for an air conditioner, includes: a pipe unit for distributing a refrigerant from a refrigerant pipe on an outdoor unit to branch refrigerant pipes on indoor units; and a main body including: upper and lower seal case which include first edge portions around the upper seal case and second edge portions around the lower seal case, and engage the second edge portions with the first edge portions for sealing an inside of the first and second seal cases to store the pipe unit; upper and lower insulator cases for covering the upper and lower seal cases; and upper and lower case constituting a contour of the refrigerant distribution unit. The pipe unit is fixed to a pipe mounting portion of the upper seal case using a pipe holder and a pipe hanging bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Shun MATSUURA, Haruki YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20110314858
    Abstract: A reactor containment vessel cooling technology for preventing the cooling capability and structural integrity of a reactor containment vessel cooling system from decreasing by lowering the temperature of water vapor and gases acquired by the reactor containment vessel cooling system is provided. Based on the technology, the present invention provides a reactor containment vessel cooling system that acquires water vapor in a reactor containment vessel by using water vapor pressure in the vessel as a drive force, condenses the acquired water vapor into condensate, and cools the reactor containment vessel with the condensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mika Tahara, Mikihide Nakamaru, Akira Murase, Ryoichi Hamazaki
  • Publication number: 20110296862
    Abstract: A portable refrigeration mat includes an evaporator mat. An evaporator is located in the evaporator mat. Located above the evaporator mat is an insulation mat which thermally insulates the evaporator mat from the surrounding environment. Located above the insulation mat is a load mat having a planar load carrying upper surface. The evaporator is fluidly interconnected with a condenser to provide a thermosyphon unit which is portable and can be moved from site to site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: MICHAEL C. WOLD
  • Patent number: 8056352
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The indoor unit includes a cabinet, a heat exchanger, and at least one ventilation unit. The cabinet includes a plurality of discharge ports formed on different surfaces thereof. The heat exchanger is installed in one side of the cabinet. The ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet and includes a discharge port selectively communicating with one of the plurality of discharge ports of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Woon Kang, Yong-Taeg Kim
  • Patent number: 8056353
    Abstract: To provide a protective coat on a refrigerated sample collector for a corrosive environment a unitary frame includes a support unit with condenser and evaporator coils mounted to the support unit and an orifice connecting the condenser and evaporator coils. The evaporator coils, condenser coils and a restrictor are powder coated after being connected, whereby an effective seal is provided for the restrictor, condenser coils and evaporator coils after they are assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Teledyne Isco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Fiedler, Frederick A. Nabity, Henry L. Walters
  • Patent number: 8047013
    Abstract: To improve operation efficiency and safety at the time of trial run after installation and inspection, an outdoor unit includes a casing, a box provided within the casing, a main control board which is disposed along a perpendicular direction within the casing and at least on a forward side and a deep side such that they overlap each other, a fan motor driving board and a noise filter board, wherein the main control board is provided to be rotatable to the forward side with its bottom side as a fulcrum point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ishikawa, Mitsunobu Maezawa, Hiromasa Yamane
  • Patent number: 8042345
    Abstract: An air conditioning system comprising: an indoor and an outdoor unit connected through common power supply lines The indoor unit comprising a first communications circuit in communication with the outdoor unit through first and second communication lines independent of the supply lines; and a second communication circuit that communicates through one of the supply lines and a third communication line. The outdoor unit comprising a third communication circuit in communication with one of the first and second communication circuits; a switch that connects or disconnects a communication terminal with one of the common power supply lines based on a connection status between the third communication circuit and the first and second communication circuits; and a judging circuit that controls the connection and disconnection, and judges, based on the presence of an acknowledge signal, whether the first and the second communication circuit is connected to the outdoor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seiji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20110239678
    Abstract: A flare nut includes a nut main body having a outer surface and a circular cylinder portion provided so as to extend from the nut main body to one opening end of an insertion hole along the insertion hole in a circular cylindrical shape having a major diameter smaller than the nut main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: TOYO DENSEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yasuda, Mitsuhiro Iwata
  • Patent number: 8024939
    Abstract: An outdoor unit includes an outdoor unit control circuit, an inverter substrate and a compressor. Periodic communication showing the operating condition of the inverter substrate is set from the inverter substrate to the outdoor unit control circuit. Thus, when the communication is performed normally, the drive of the compressor is changed to a power saving process according to the necessity of the power consumption and the operating condition of the inverter substrate. When the communication is defective, the power-on reset is done to the inverter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yagi, Hisashi Sumida, Hirotaka Saruwatari, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Mario Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110219804
    Abstract: An air conditioning device is provided. The air conditioning device includes a distribution device that distributes refrigerant from an outdoor unit to a plurality of indoor units, and that receives refrigerant from the plurality of indoor units and supplies the received refrigerant to the outdoor unit. The distribution device may reduce the length of pipes used to connect the plurality of indoor units and the outdoor unit and facilitate installation of the outdoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hee PARK, Jong II Kim
  • Publication number: 20110214445
    Abstract: A pipe connection unit to connect a first pipe made of a first material and a second pipe made of a second material, and an air conditioner having the same. The pipe connection unit includes a first connection member fixed to the first pipe, a second connection member coupled with the first connection member, and a ferrule received in the second connection member so as to be closely fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the second pipe according to the coupling of the first connection member and the second connection member with each other, thereby simply connecting the first pipe and the second pipe through the coupling of the first connection member and the second connection member with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Oh Han, Seong Ho Kil, Ji Ho Kwak
  • Patent number: 8001800
    Abstract: Fixed part 21 of a shield panel 20 is fixed to a casing 1 in vicinity of a lower edge of an opening 15. In the shield panel 20, a portion of step part 22 adjoining the fixed part 21, flat part 23 and bent part 24 are placed inside the casing 1. Extremity of the bent part 24 is in contact with an inner side surface of the casing 1 in vicinity of an upper end of the opening 15. Thus invasion of flame into the casing 1 through the upper end of the opening 15 is prevented. Besides, gaps as air circulation paths that are formed between side edges of the opening 15 and the flat part 23 of the shield panel 20 provide ventilation in the casing 1 and improve efficiency of cooling electrical components in an electrical component box 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shirou Kashiwa, Takashi Tanba, Toshiyuki Imanaka
  • Publication number: 20110174007
    Abstract: Provided, in aspect, is a suspension bracket for use with an HVAC component. The suspension bracket, in one embodiment, may include a base portion, a first tab portion coupled to the base portion, wherein the first tab portion is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and a second tab portion coupled to the base portion. The second tab portion, in this embodiment, may include a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion, and further wherein the second region is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base portion and the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Lennox Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Lalit Kumar
  • Publication number: 20110132016
    Abstract: Convection cooling channels are provided by means of an at least partially enclosed open cell metal foam structure for removing heat from equipment. In particular, an electronic equipment box is provided having walls comprising sections of open cell aluminium foam, clad with aluminium, through which air or other types of coolant may pass to remove heat from heat-generating components mounted thereon. Other types of equipment, such as electric motors, may be surrounded by customised sections of open cell metal foam, appropriately clad, through which a coolant may be channeled. The foam cell size may be adjusted according to desired coolant flow rate and weight considerations. Convection cooling structures may be combined with latent heat storage bodies comprising similar open cell metal foam structures containing wax, operating in tandem with the present convection cooling structures in a heat management solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas Chandler, Murray James Todd, David Eatly
  • Publication number: 20110126565
    Abstract: An incubator includes: an enclosure including a culture chamber; a heater configured to heat the culture chamber; a refrigerator including an evaporator and a condenser, and configured to cool the culture chamber; a temperature sensor configured to measure the culture chamber temperature; a refrigerator control unit configured to cause the refrigerator to operate, when a measured temperature measured by the temperature sensor reaches a refrigerator-operation temperature, higher than the set temperature by a first temperature, and cause the refrigerator to stop operating, when the measured temperature reaches a refrigerator-operation stopping temperature, lower than the set temperature by a second temperature; a heater control unit configured to control the heater in such a manner that the measured temperature reaches the refrigerator-operation temperature, when operation of the refrigerator is stopped; and a drain mechanism configured to discharge dew condensation water generated through heat absorption by th
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Tsuruma
  • Publication number: 20110126567
    Abstract: In a multi-unit type air conditioner in which a plurality of indoor units are connected to one outdoor unit 1 through a plurality of indoor/outdoor communication lines 7, the plurality of communication lines 7 are fixed to a main body of the outdoor unit 1 by a communication-line fixture 10 collectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya ASANUMA, Keiichi Tomita
  • Patent number: 7950244
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack is provided. The apparatus includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger and system coolant inlet and outlet plenums mounted to a door of an electronics rack. The inlet and outlet plenums are in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and respectively include a coolant inlet and coolant outlet in the top portions thereof. System coolant supply and return hoses are disposed above the electronics rack and respectively couple in fluid communication the inlet plenum to a system coolant supply header and the outlet plenum to a system coolant return header. The hoses are each flexible, partially looped and of sufficient length to allow for opening and closing of the door. Stress-relief structures are coupled to at least one end of the hoses to relieve stress on the ends of the hoses during opening or closing of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Howard P. Welz
  • Patent number: 7946124
    Abstract: A temperature controlled storage facility includes a room having an enclosed structure, and a plurality of multi-level storage zones within the room. Each of the storage zones include a supply of temperature controlled air having two outlets, one outlet positioned adjacent to a top area of the storage area, and a second outlet positioned adjacent to an aisle, wherein pressure barriers are created to prevent air flow from migrating to other storage areas or to a return duct without cooling (or heating) all of the inventory in the storage zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Leo A. Daly Company
    Inventor: Jeremy John Klysen
  • Patent number: 7937963
    Abstract: The present invention is an architecturally advanced chiller unit having solid, insulated exterior walls adapted for the attachment of aesthetic surface treatments, pedestal supports for a bottom intake of ambient air, and separate chambers for electrical and hydraulic components. The roof houses inset modular fans adapted for topside maintenance and the roof also allows service accessibility to heat rejection components housed within the chiller unit enclosure. Heat removal is accomplished through angled heat exchangers also housed within the enclosure. Each enclosure has an end accessible vestibule that house electrical and refrigerant components. The chiller units design is also intended to allow the side by side placement of two or more units, for modularity. The improved aesthetic appearance of these units also eliminates the use of surrounding architectural parapet walls or screening units. The improved space effectiveness and modularity shall provide greater flexibility in building construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas Middleton Semmes
  • Patent number: 7934387
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a main body formed by a plurality of members assembled with each other and an air passage along which air introduced into the main body flows. At least one of the member includes a Kimchi lactic bacterium zymogenic material formed on a portion of the member, which contacts the air flowing along the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Lee, Kam-Gyu Lee, Dong-Jin Kim, Ju-Ho Ock
  • Publication number: 20110088422
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes: an indoor device installed at indoor; an outdoor device connected to the indoor device using a refrigerant pipe; a ventilation unit for exchanging heat of outdoor air and indoor air while ventilating indoor air and outdoor air; and a guidance duct for communicating the ventilation unit and an air inhalation portion of the outdoor device in order to guide indoor air exhausted from the ventilation unit to an air inhalation portion faulted in the outdoor device. Therefore, the number of ventilation holes to form in an outer wall of a building can be minimized, a construction cost can be reduced, and performance of the air conditioner can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jong Hwan Jeung
  • Patent number: 7918101
    Abstract: A front panel constituted by a synthetic resin molded product is used with respect to a base panel, side panels, and a top panel which are formed of a metal, first retaining means for the side panels and second retaining means for the top panel are provided on the front panel to effect fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Akihiko Nojima, Ryohei Kondo, Makoto Kamata, Ritsushi Taira