Retainer Or Flow Director For Atmospheric Condensate Patents (Class 62/285)
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Patent number: 12054922Abstract: Provided herein are refrigerator systems integrated with an atmospheric water harvesting unit, as well as methods using such systems. The atmospheric water harvesting unit serves as a water supply for the refrigerator system by capturing water from surrounding air. For example, the water capture materials may be metal organic frameworks. The systems and methods desorb this water in the form of water vapor, and the water vapor is condensed into liquid water and collected. The liquid water is suitable for use as drinking water.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Water Harvesting, Inc.Inventors: David S. Kuo, Bruno Marchon, Ievgen Kapustin
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Patent number: 12018855Abstract: [Problem] To provide an air conditioner provided with a water dripping prevention means which does not visually stand out, but rather improves outer appearance quality. [Solution] A dotted embossed pattern including a plurality of projections is formed along a panel opening forming an air outlet in a decorative panel. The projections have gaps (preferably 2.0 mm) therebetween such that condensation generated on a panel surface of the decorative panel can flow along the panel surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Eri Inagaki, Shingo Nishioka
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Patent number: 12013141Abstract: In order to quickly condition a room by blowing conditioned air from an air blowing opening over a wide range, a fixed air blowing portion 75 is disposed at a central portion in a raised portion 740 in which a part of a decorative panel 70 is raised toward the air conditioning room. Movable air blowing portions 77 are disposed on both sides thereof. The movable air blowing portion 77 is rotatable within a predetermined angle range around an axis orthogonal to the panel surface of the decorative panel 70 or to the ceiling surface, while air blowing openings 754 and 783 are formed on each side surface of the fixed air blowing portion 75 and the movable air blowing portion 77. As a result, the conditioned air is blown out in a wide range in the horizontal direction from the air blowing opening 783 as the movable air blowing portion 77 rotates.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventor: Mitsuo Fujioka
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Patent number: 11920851Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first door, a second door, a partition wall, and a pressure relief valve. The cabinet defines first and second internal storage chambers. The first and second doors are disposed over the first and second internal storage chambers, respectively. The first and second doors are configured to transition between open and closed positions to provide access to and cover the first and second internal storage chambers, respectively. The partition wall separates the first internal storage chamber from the second internal storage chamber. The partition wall defines a channel that establishes fluid communication between the first and second internal storage chambers. The pressure relief valve extends between the first internal storage chamber and an exterior of the cabinet. The pressure relief valve is configured to open to vent air from the first internal storage chamber to the exterior of the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Waldemar Pilarski
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Patent number: 11730312Abstract: The water-dispensing system with coffee maker comprises a water generation system, a condensate pump, a condensate filter, and a coffee maker. The coffee maker further comprises a water storage reservoir and a power circuit. The water generation system, the condensate pump, and the condensate filter are fluidically connected. The condensate filter fluidically connects to the water storage reservoir of the coffee maker. The water generation system and the condensate pump electrically connect to the power circuit. The water-dispensing system with coffee maker is powered using electrical energy provided by a power circuit provisioned through the coffee maker.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: Thomas Mullenaux
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Patent number: 11732950Abstract: A jumper drain for a refrigerator appliance, the jumper drain including a housing with a cavity defined therein and that is in fluid communication with a storage compartment of the refrigerator appliance. An inlet and an outlet extend from the housing and are both in fluid communication with the cavity. The outlet is disposed at a location that is offset from the inlet. A pressure equalizer opening is formed in the housing. The pressure equalizer opening is configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and an ambient environment external to the refrigerator appliance in order to equalize a pressure differential within the refrigerator appliance.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Mobley, William Lee Moody, Marcelo C. Candeo, Dennis Schenk
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Patent number: 11707711Abstract: A drying device for processing a gas to be dried, in particular air, comprises an air/air exchanger which includes an inlet for the gas to be dried and an outlet for the dried gas, an evaporator which receives the gas to be dried from the air/air exchanger, the evaporator being formed by means of a plurality of adjacent layers. The layers comprise at least a first layer configured for the passage of a refrigerating fluid, at least a second layer configured to receive the gas to be dried from the air/air exchanger and a plurality of third layers configured to receive a phase change material. The layers are arranged in a sequence which comprises in alternation a first layer, a third layer, a second layer and a further third layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: M.T.A. S.P.A., UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI Dl PADOVAInventors: Davide Del Col, Marco Azzolin, Arianna Berto, Mario Mantegazza, Enrico Stevanin, Alberto Villa, Andrea Montecchio
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Patent number: 11692735Abstract: An auxiliary drain pan for installation vertically below a humidifier. The pan has a base and a peripheral wall around the base and a single opening formed in the base adapted to form an anti-backflow connection with a conduit from the humidifier for directing liquid from the humidifier through the opening and a drainage connector, the anti-backflow connection preventing a reverse flow of liquid from the opening into the humidifier. The pan has a structure for supporting the base and having connecting features for connection with a vertical surface in an installed position, with the base secured in a substantially horizontal position in the installed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventor: Alan C. Rimmer
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Patent number: 11639869Abstract: A road surface condition identification apparatus for identifying a road surface condition is provided. The road surface condition identification apparatus includes a vibration detector unit configured to output a detection signal being an analog signal according to magnitude of vibration of the tire. For identifying the road surface condition, the road surface condition identification apparatus performs A-D conversion of converting the detection signal of the vibration detector unit into a digital signal. Based on data on vehicle speed, the road surface to condition identification apparatus sets a conversion range of the magnitude of the vibration of the tire used in the AD conversion from the detection signal into the digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Kanbayashi, Masashi Mori, Takatoshi Sekizawa, Yoichiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11639800Abstract: A dehumidification system includes an evaporator, a condenser positioned next to the evaporator, and a drain pan including a mist eliminator. The drain pan is disposed at least partially below the evaporator and the condenser. The drain pan at least includes a basin disposed at least partially below the evaporator. The basin includes a sloped bottom, a first rib disposed on the sloped bottom, a second rib parallel to the first rib and including a central gap, a third rib positioned between the first rib and the second rib, and an angled rib attached to the second rib. The third rib is parallel to and shorter than the first rib. The third rib is configured to at least partially block the central gap of the second rib. The angled rib is inclined towards the third rib and configured to change a velocity vector of the air flowing through the drain pan. The mist eliminator is configured to remove water droplets from the air.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: THERMA-STOR LLCInventor: Grant M. Lorang
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Patent number: 11566831Abstract: The water-dispensing system with ice maker comprises a water generation system, a condensate pump, a condensate filter, and an ice maker. The ice maker further comprises a water storage reservoir and a power circuit. The water generation system, the condensate pump, and the condensate filter are fluidically connected. The condensate filter fluidically connects to the water storage reservoir of the ice maker. The water generation system and the condensate pump electrically connect to the power circuit. The water-dispensing system with ice maker is powered using electrical energy provided by a power circuit provisioned through the ice maker.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventor: Thomas Mullenaux
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Patent number: 11512869Abstract: A door assembly for an air conditioner indoor unit includes a door mounting plate, including a receiving chamber having a fitting opening on one side and a bottom wall on another side, a door arranged adjacent to the bottom wall of the receiving chamber and configured to be movable toward and away from the door mounting plate, and a plurality of driving assemblies arranged in the receiving chamber. An end of each driving assembly passes through the bottom wall of the receiving chamber to be connected to the door. Locations of the ends of the plurality of driving assemblies connected to the door are uniformly distributed on the door. The plurality of driving assemblies are configured to drive the door to move.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Liangrui Chen, Daijie Peng, Zhiqiang Yang, Wuzhong Wang, Hanjie Hu, Jianxiong Bai, Zeping Li, Shouliang Song
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Patent number: 11498027Abstract: A dehumidifier is provided that may include a bucket; a drain pan comprising a drain passage configured to guide condensed water dropped from an evaporator to the bucket; a pump; a barrier configured to define a bucket space in which the bucket is accommodated; and a pump water inlet line and a pump water outlet line, which are connected to the pump. The pump water inlet line may include a flexible tube a portion of which is inserted into the bucket. The bucket may have an opening into which a portion of the flexible tube may be inserted. A portion of the flexible tube may be bent to be easily inserted into the bucket through the opening of the bucket.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sangjun Yoon, Changhoon Kim, Dongmin Park, Sangyoun Yoon
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Patent number: 11454406Abstract: A dehumidifier comprises a main body and a main tank. The main body has a water collector, a secondary tank, a filtering assembly, and a water pump. The water collector has an exhaust hole. The secondary tank is located under the water collector and has a receiving hole aligned to the exhaust hole. The filtering assembly has a filter located between the exhaust hole and the receiving hole, and aligned to the exhaust hole. An area of the filter is bigger than an area of the exhaust hole. The water pump has a drawing opening communicating with the secondary tank and a draining opening communicating with the main tank. Thus, the water flowing out the exhaust hole will definitely pass through the filter before flowing into the secondary tank. Therefore, the filtering assembly prevents the water pump from drawing water with dusts and impurities and being damaged.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: New Widetech Industries Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Tsung Chiu
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Patent number: 11425979Abstract: A portable hand held hair dryer operable in a mode of operation to draw air through hair into the hair dryer. The hair dryer having at least one cyclone operable to separate water from the air flowing therethrough and an exterior separated water storage tank.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 11421898Abstract: Outdoor units for climate control systems and related methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, the outdoor unit includes a base pan including an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises an aperture. Additionally, the outdoor unit includes at least one coil locator coupled to the at least one receptacle of the base pan wherein the at least one coil locator comprises a tongue which extends through the aperture and a pair of horizontally spaced feet separate and distinct from the tongue and which are received in the aperture. Further, the outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger coil, and an outdoor fan configured to produce an airflow across the heat exchanger coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Gary Shultz, Bryan Hawkins, Eric Klauer, Jeff Cool
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Patent number: 11408638Abstract: A gutter for an evaporative panel of a cooling system having at least one channel with a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls ending at the top edges of the channel, at least one joint connecting one end of the channel to another component of the evaporative panel, the joint comprising, an outer part for coupling to an outer surface of the channel and having a pair of flanges to be arranged at the respective top edges of the channel, an inner part for coupling to an inner surface of the channel and having a pair of flanges to be arranged at the respective top edges of the channel, at least one gasket to be interposed between the inner part of the joint and the inner surface of the channel, and clamping to clamp the end of the channel between the inside and outside parts of the joint.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: MUNTERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Andrei Pal-Calinescu, Fabrizio Trifoglio, Andrea Revetria, Fulvio Brambilla
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Patent number: 11300349Abstract: A drain assembly for a refrigeration appliance in communication with an appliance drain. The drain collects condensate from an evaporator behind the rear wall of the cabinet and transfers the condensate to the drain assembly in the machine compartment of the refrigeration appliance. The drain assembly then transfers the condensate to an extension tube easily accessible to an operator. The drain assembly includes an inlet, a main body, and an outlet. The inlet is secured to the appliance drain and the outlet is secured to the extension tube. The main body also comprises a downward slope in between the inlet and the outlet. In one example, a vacuum relief system can equalize a pressure differential between an interior of the main body and an exterior environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Matt Quintin Reynolds, Yousuf Ali Khan Mayanna
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Patent number: 11280341Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes a heat exchanger panel disposed at an inclined orientation. A fan assembly is disposed vertically above the heat exchanger panel and includes a fan impeller connected to a fan mount. The fan impeller is sized and positioned such that part of the fan impeller rotates vertically above the upper end of the heat exchanger panel. A casing has a plurality of inner walls for guiding air from the heat exchanger panel toward the fan assembly. The inner walls include a sloped wall. A distance between an upper end of the sloped wall and a fan rotation axis is greater than a distance between a lower end of the sloped wall and the fan rotation axis. The sloped wall is adjacent to the upper end of the heat exchanger panel such that the part of the fan impeller rotates vertically above the sloped wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: OVHInventors: Hadrien Bauduin, Ali Chehade
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Patent number: 11254193Abstract: A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes at least one fixed window panel and a movable window panel that is movable along an upper rail and a lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel between an opened position and a closed position. The lower rail includes a U-shaped channel and an attaching structure for attaching the lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel. The lower rail includes a plurality of water drainage channels established at the attaching structure and having an inlet at a wall of the U-shaped channel. A plurality of water diverters are established at the U-shaped channel and are configured to divert water flowing along the U-shaped channel toward the side of the channel along which respective inlets for respective water drainage channels are disposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Troy F. Tooker, Kyle S. Bowman
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Patent number: 11248807Abstract: An evaporator rough-in box includes a flat panel having a first score mark by which the flat panel can be folded between a front wall and a top wall of the rough-in box, and a second score mark by which the flat panel can be folded between the front wall and a bottom wall of the rough-in box. The front wall has an opening through which an interior of the rough-in box can be accessed, the opening being covered by a removable cover plate. Left and right ends of the top and bottom walls include extension pieces bendably attached to central portions of the top and bottom walls to form mounting brackets. The central portions include score marks that delineate knock-out holes by which a lineset and a drain line can be installed to the rough-in box. A drain fitting is attached to the knock-out hole of the drain line.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Inventor: Gerald S. Spanger
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Patent number: 11193678Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat exchanger; a bottom plate; and a separation member configured to separate the bottom plate and the heat exchanger. The bottom plate includes a drainage passage that protrudes downward; and one or more drainage holes each formed to protrude downward from the drainage passage. The drainage passage includes a drainage surface inclined downward toward the one drain hole having a width larger than a width of the heat exchanger. The separation member is formed of a metal electrically less noble than a member forming the heat exchanger, or a resin member. The separation member is provided in the drainage passage and shaped to prevent closing of the drainage passage, in which a height to a surface on which the heat exchanger is placed is larger than a height to an upper surface of the drainage passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yohei Kato, Tsubasa Tanda, Yudai Sakabe, Motoki Otsuka
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Patent number: 11192427Abstract: A drainage system for draining water from an air intake and from an air distribution housing of an air conditioning system into the environment. The drainage system including a drainage opening or the drainage of water into the environment, wherein the drainage opening is formed on a lower shell of the air distribution housing and is divided into a drainage area for water from the air intake housing on the one hand, and a drainage area for water from the air distribution housing on the other hand, and wherein the drainage area for water from the air intake housing is formed by the terminus of a separate duct for the drainage of water from the air intake. In this way, the reciprocal effect between the different pressure levels is avoided or reduced to the extent possible.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Christoph Capellmann, Gerd Vondahlen, Detlef Handwerk, Johannes Stausberg
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Patent number: 11105531Abstract: An air handling unit has a blower assembly, a first interior zone, and a second interior zone and the blower assembly physically separates the first interior zone from the second interior zone. A method includes providing a cabinet configured to receive a blower assembly, inserting a blower assembly into the air duct, and closing a cabinet door of the cabinet, wherein upon closing the cabinet door, the primary air flow path from a location within the cabinet downstream of the blower assembly to a location within the cabinet upstream of the blower assembly is through a blower housing of the blower assembly. A blower assembly has a blower housing comprising at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet and a blower deck extending from the outlet, wherein the blower deck comprises at least one substantially flat component having a substantially orthogonal wall extending from the flat component.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Stewart, Mark Hudgins, Richard Lee Jameson, Kirk W. Beason
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Patent number: 11079120Abstract: An AHU comprises a cabinet, a heat exchanger and a blower. The cabinet has an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, panels are provided on sides of the cabinet forming an air flow path for air flowing through the air handling unit between the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening. The heat exchanger is disposed in the air flow path and adapted to conduct heat exchange between air passing through the air flow path and a working medium flowing in the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes an inlet header for supplying the working medium and an outlet header for collecting the working medium. The heat exchanger is slanted with respect to a side of the cabinet such that the inlet header and the outlet header extend through one of the sides of the cabinet for providing access to the inlet header and the outlet header from the one of the sides of the cabinet. The blower is vertically disposed relative to the heat exchanger in the cabinet for forcing air to flow through the air flow path.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Longmei Zhou, Bartley Hendley, Daniel A. Dees, Thomas A. Ley, Zach M. Gamache, Mingxun Wu
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Patent number: 11060786Abstract: A system, machine, device, and/or manufacture configured to operatively trap air and/or release condensate after operatively lifting the condensate from a condensate drain pan located inside a housing of a condensate-producing unit, the condensate drain pan configured to collect condensate from a cooling coil of the condensate-producing unit, an air mover of the condensate-producing unit located fluidically downstream of the cooling coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Nicholas Howard Des Champs
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Patent number: 11035073Abstract: A fluid flow system for a laundry appliance includes a blower that delivers process air along an airflow path having a heat exchanger. A drain channel receives condensate from the heat exchanger and fluid spray from a spray nozzle for directing lint particles to the drain channel and on to a sump for collecting fluid, including the condensate. A pump seat and a fluid outlet are integrally formed in a sump cover. A pump directs the fluid from the sump to the fluid outlet. A fluid level sensor detects at least minimum and maximum capacities of the fluid in the sump. When the fluid is below the minimum capacity, the pump defines an idle state. When the fluid reaches the minimum capacity, the pump defines an active state. When the fluid exceeds the maximum capacity, the pump directs the fluid to the fluid outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Gianluca Bocchino, Roy E. Masters, Arun Rajendran
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Patent number: 11035623Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger which includes: multiple heat transfer pipes in which refrigerant flows; and a corrugated fin joined to the heat transfer pipes; and multiple plate-shaped fins. The plate-shaped fins are joined to at least one of each heat transfer pipe or the corrugated fin, and are arranged on a windward side in an air blowing direction with respect to the corrugated fin such that a plate width direction of each plate-shaped fin is substantially coincident with a plate width direction of the corrugated fin.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.Inventors: Takumi Hirata, Mamoru Houfuku, Ryoichi Takafuji, Kosuke Kumamoto, Naoki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11015820Abstract: An outdoor unit comprises a casing, a fan, a heat exchanger, an electrical component, a heat radiation member, and a duct. The casing is provided with an air outlet. The fan is disposed inside the casing and configured to blow air to the outside of the casing via the air outlet. The heat exchanger is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the fan. The electrical component is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the heat exchanger. The heat radiation member is connected to the electrical component inside the casing. The duct is configured to accommodate at least part of the heat radiation member inside the casing and extend in the vertical direction. An upper end of the duct is configured to protrude upward higher than a lower end of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Muramatsu, Keiji Harada, Shinji Murata, Shinsaku Kusube, Osamu Morimoto, Shigetoshi Ipposhi
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Patent number: 11001126Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning unit includes a seal compressing portion presses a sealing component against a partition wall that separates an interior and an exterior of a vehicle compartment. The seal compressing portion is positioned in the interior of the vehicle compartment and includes a tubing routing space through which inner tubing extends, and a drain space positioned below the tubing routing space to receive water drained from the tubing routing space. The drain space communicates with the exterior of the vehicle compartment via a through hole of the partition wall to discharge water from the drain space to the exterior of the vehicle compartment.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Tominaga
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Patent number: 10933892Abstract: A high speed train power unit comprising: carbody that comprises: a roof; a floor; a driver's cab at a front end of the carbody; and a technical compartment that comprises: a low voltage zone that comprises an air conditioning unit designed to condition the driver's cab, wherein the air conditioning unit is on the roof, a traction zone that comprises a rheostatic brake on the roof, and a technical zone, wherein the low voltage zone, the traction zone, and the technical zone of the technical compartment are respectively located next to each other along a longitudinal axis of the power unit; at least two bogies mounted under the floor of the carbody; and a main transformer located under the carbody between the bogies.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: ALSTOM Transport TechnologiesInventors: Pierre Debost, Laurent Bera, Bruno Lempegnat, Pierre Chanal
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Patent number: 10928079Abstract: A heat source unit includes a compressor and an electrical component box both disposed inside a casing, where a bottom frame forming a bottom surface of the casing includes a first bottom frame on which the compressor is disposed and a second bottom frame that is adjacent to the first bottom frame. At least half of the electrical component box is placed above the second bottom frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Fumiaki Koike, Shigeki Kamitani
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Patent number: 10914488Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Hyun Chun, Jin Gyun Kim, Seong Deok Cheon, Sung Bum Kang, Jun Seok Kwon, Sung Jae Kim, Jong Whal Kim, Ji Hong Kim, Seung Won Oh, Sang Ki Yoon, Yeon Seob Yun, Won Hee Lee, Chang Sik Lee, Hyun Joo Jeon, Jae Rim Jung, Chang Woo Jung, Weon Seok Choi
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Patent number: 10864801Abstract: A first case member of a blower unit has a first communication passage communicating with an air intake side of a blower. A second case member of a temperature adjustment unit has a second communication passage communicating with a condensed water discharge portion through which condensed water is discharged. The respective case members are joined with each other in a state where a portion forming the first communication passage and a portion forming the second communication passage face each other. The portion of the first communication passage includes a drain portion having a groove shape and configured to discharge water in the first communicating passage. The portion of the second communication passage includes a drain receiving portion having a groove shape, communicating with the first communication passage and receiving the water discharged from the drain portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takatomo Narahara, Keisuke Tokorozawa
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Patent number: 10837657Abstract: An air-conditioning-apparatus outdoor unit includes a casing, a heat exchanger disposed in upper part of an inner space of the casing, a bottom plate located at a bottom of the casing and having a drain hole through which drain water that is generated on the heat exchanger is discharged outside, a support disposed in the inner space of the casing and supporting the heat exchanger in the upper part of the inner space of the casing, and a drain structure disposed under the heat exchanger and guiding the drain water to the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kei Furukubo, Yuudai Morikawa, Misaki Koda, Yutaka Aoyama
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Patent number: 10829913Abstract: A hybrid system for freshwater production utilizing the latent heat of condensation of atmospheric air humidity as a source of thermal energy to evaporate freshwater in a brine or saline and delivered to the saline evaporating chamber by a heat pump. Distillates form on both sides of the heat transfer, and intensification of humidity condensation in the air leads to the intensification of saline evaporation contributing to the overall increased yield of freshwater. The process is optimized by integrated systems in which the waste heat of inside and outside sources and the heat sink effect of the saline feed amplify the COP and SEER indexes of the installation. The technological regimes in which the equipment is used are intensified and optimized, cutting the desalination costs to the ranges affordable to the general population residing in arid regions in need of such technology.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityInventors: Faizan Ahmed, Nassim Khaled
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Patent number: 10830490Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid drainage system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, where the liquid drainage system includes a drain pan configured to collect and drain condensate within a housing. The drain pan is configured to be mounted within the housing separate from an evaporator assembly and is removable from the housing independent of the evaporator assembly. The liquid drainage system also includes a drain pan extension plate configured to collect and drain condensate to the drain pan, where the drain pan extension plate is configured be removably mounted within the housing. The drain pan extension plate and the drain pan are configured to overlap with one another, in an assembled configuration, along a direction of airflow across the evaporator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Dnyaneshwar G. Rokade, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg
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Patent number: 10788241Abstract: A condensate drain assembly includes a drain pan configured to receive condensate from an evaporator coil of an air conditioning system. The drain pan is configured to be removed from the air conditioning system. The condensate drain assembly also includes a drainage pipe configured to translate the condensate from the drain pan to a drain located beneath the air conditioning system and a drain pan end cap. The drain pan end cap includes a first aperture configured to drain the condensate from the drain pan and a second aperture configured to align with the drainage pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Kenneth D. Frederick, Karl S. Tallakson, Robert L. Long
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Patent number: 10788240Abstract: In an air conditioner, a drain extraction unit and a refrigerant pipe connecting unit may be disposed in a blocking region in which a discharge port is not provided so that a size of the discharge port may be secured and the discharge port may be uniformly disposed, thereby generating uniform airflow in a room. In a lower housing formed in a circular shape, some of components inside an indoor unit of the air conditioner may be disposed in a protrusion portion that protrudes from the circular housing, thereby facilitating the installation of the air conditioner. A condensate water collecting space disposed outside the housing may be provided in a drain tray, thereby efficiently preventing a leakage due to condensate water generated outside the housing. The housing, the drain tray, and the cover member of the air conditioner may be coupled by a coupling member coupled outside.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Yoon Lee, Do-Hoon Kim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Chul Ju Lee, Jun Woo Kim, Bu Youn Lee, Jung Dae Lee, Sung-June Cho
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Patent number: 10752519Abstract: A fresh water generator utilizing air (100) comprises a main body bracket (114), a water making system, a water purifying system and a water distributing device (126). Both sides and the rear side of the main body bracket (114) are provided with panels, on which ventilating grilles (116, 132, 134) are provided for sucking and exhausting air. The water making system is arranged inside the main body bracket (114) and particularly comprises a condenser/evaporator unit (118), an exhaust fan (140) and a water collecting tank (120), wherein the water collecting tank (120) is arranged on the main body bracket (114) and positioned at the lower end of the condenser/evaporator unit (118), and the exhaust fan (140) is arranged between the condenser/evaporator unit (118) and the ventilating grates (116, 132, 134). The water purifying system is arranged inside the main body bracket (114) and particularly comprises a pump (122) and a filtration device (192).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Inventors: Hong Xu, Chi Hung Jimmy Wan
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Patent number: 10724760Abstract: An air-conditioning indoor unit includes: a heat exchanger of a refrigerant circuit; a drain pan installed below the heat exchanger; a fan configured to send air to the heat exchanger; a control box containing control parts configured to control operation of the fan and other components; and a casing, in which the heat exchanger, drain pan, fan, and control box are stored in the casing, a drain pan inlet-outlet port is formed in the casing, a hinge assembly is installed on a side plate of the casing, and the control box is coupled to the casing so as to be able to be taken in and out of the drain pan inlet-outlet port of the casing. This allows the drain pan to be attached and detached to and from the casing by removing internal wiring from the control box without removing the control box from the casing.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shingo Iwatsuki, Takahiro Iinuma, Yoshinori Miyata
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Patent number: 10712079Abstract: A cooling device having an evaporator for cooling a cooling chamber of the cooling device, including, a heat insulated cabinet; a housing, which is surrounded by the cabinet; an evaporator chamber for receiving the evaporator, wherein the evaporator chamber is closed by an evaporator cover sheet, which is fixed to a mounting element of the cooling device; and a fixing assembly, which is configured to releasably interlock the evaporator cover sheet with the mounting element by pushing the evaporator cover sheet towards the mounting element.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Yigit Akalan, Ziya Arslankiray, Mehmet Ciyanoglu, Emre Emek, Tanzer Yildizgoecer
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Patent number: 10689263Abstract: A system for water dispensing. The system includes a housing comprising a first and second portion; a water vapor distillation apparatus housed in the first portion of the housing, the water vapor distillation apparatus producing a distilled water product; at least one storage tank housed in the second portion of the housing and fluidly connected to the water vapor distillation apparatus; at least one pump housed in the second portion of the housing and fluidly connected to the at least one storage tank; and at least one appliance located outside of the housing and fluidly connected to the at least one pump, wherein the distilled water product is stored in the at least one storage tank and the pump pumps water from the at least one storage tank to the at least one appliance.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Ryan K. LaRocque, Dean Kamen
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Patent number: 10618382Abstract: An air conditioning system for motor vehicles includes an air conditioner case, an evaporator installed inside the air conditioner case, a drainage hose configured to discharge condensate water generated in the evaporator to the outside of a vehicle room, the drainage hose connected to a drainage port of the air conditioner case and drawn out to the outside of the vehicle room through a dashboard, and a connector part configured to rotatably connect the drainage hose to the drainage port of the air conditioner case.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Jae Won Jeong, Seo Jun Yoon, Soon Rae Hong, Seong Seok Han, Yong Ho Kim
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Patent number: 10619332Abstract: Described is a system and method for extracting water from air using a vector drive control system. The water-extraction system may compress ambient air before it comes into contact with an evaporator. The vector drive control system may adjust the speed of one or more motors to increase efficiency and may control a pressure chamber capable of compression and expansion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Rocky ResearchInventors: Uwe Rockenfeller, Kaveh Khalili
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Patent number: 10514196Abstract: An HVAC/R unit, a condensate drain pan port insert, and a condensate drain pan are provided. The condensate drain pan includes a condensate drain pan port with a port housing having an upper end and a lower end, a condensate wall extending upward from the lower end, and an air wall extending downward from the upper end and being configured to limit an airflow through the port housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventor: Richard Long
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Patent number: 10497596Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to substrate and manufacturing system, processes and methods. In one example embodiment, to methods, apparatus, and systems which provides improved substrate processing and manufacturing wherein at least a portion of the system, apparatus or method may be in an overhead system, such as attached to a ceiling or overhead mounts, such that floor space and other efficiencies may be founded.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventors: Gerhard Dovids, Yves Fenner, John Fiddes, Christian Wohanka, Bernd Rahrbach
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Patent number: 10443902Abstract: An outdoor device for an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a cabinet, and a base provided on or at a lower portion of the cabinet. The base may include a base body, on which at least one first seat that supports a first component may be provided, an edge portion provided along a circumference of the base body and on which at least one second seat that supports a second component may be provided, and at least one connection portion that connects the at least one first seat to the at least one second seat.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunjun Lim, Hoki Lee, Jonghwan Jeung
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Patent number: 10386079Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing provided with a suction port and a discharge port elongated in one direction on the lateral side of the suction port, a main flow path configured to connect the suction port to the discharge port, a main fan provided in the main flow path to suck air via the suction port and to discharge the air via the discharge port, an auxiliary fan configured to suck the air around the discharge port to regulate the direction of the air which is discharged via the discharge port and an auxiliary flow path configured to guide the air sucked by the auxiliary fan. According to the air conditioner, it is possible to control the direction of the discharge airflow without a blade structure, increase the discharge amount, reduce the flow noise, and differentiate the design.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Ghun Kim, Woo Seog Song, Hyun-Ho Kim, Hong Yeol Moon, Chul Byung Park, Seung-Jun Yoon, Eun Sung Jo, Jei Min Choi, Hyeong Joon Seo, Jun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 10378782Abstract: An outdoor unit (100, 110), comprising a housing (1, 20) having fans (2) provided thereon and a compressor (4) and heat exchanger (3-1, 3-2, 23-1, 23-2) disposed on a base (10, 210) thereof; a left-right pair of side covers (8, 28, 9, 29) each being bent and having two surfaces, one surface covering a portion of a side of housing (1, 20), and the other surface covering a portion of the front of the housing (1, 20); a controller housing (7) fixed to the upper section of the surface of at least one side cover (8, 28, 9, 29), of said left-right pair of said covers (8, 28, 9, 29), that covers a portion of the front of the housing (1, 20), said controller housing (7) being fixed at a height allowing the compressor (4) to be moved into and out of the housing unobstructed.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.Inventors: Takumi Kamiaka, Masayoshi Murofushi, Atsuhiko Fukasawa, Shuntaro Inoue, Takashi Mochizuki