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20080223063 | Refrigerator with air guide duct - Disclosed is a refrigerator in which a space occupied by an evaporating dish can be minimized, evaporation efficiency of defrost water by convection-heat transfer can be improved, air can be easily exhausted in a machine room, and thus the cooling efficiency of a compressor and a condenser can be improved. The refrigerator includes: a cooling apparatus including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator; a blowing fan blowing air to cool at least one of the compressor and the condenser; a blowing guide duct guiding the air blown by the blowing fan to an exterior; and an evaporating dish installed in a lower portion of the blowing guide duct in order to collect and evaporate defrost water, the evaporating dish having an opened upper portion to communicate with a path of the blowing guide duct. | 09-18-2008 |
20080289352 | Machine for Producing Water form Wind Energy - A wind machine for producing water by condensation, includes a wind rotor, an air-dehumidifying unit and at least one electric power generation unit, these being supported by a tower anchored in the ground, the dehumidifying unit including at least one refrigeration compressor, at least one condenser and at least one evaporator that are connected together by a refrigerant fluid circuit, incorporating a member for expanding the fluid, the machine furthermore including elements for recovering and storing condensed water vapour. The at least one electric power generation unit is mechanically coupled directly to the wind rotor via its rotation shaft. The wind machine includes a device for storing and recovering the electric power thus generated and a device for automatically controlling and regulating the dehumidifying unit. | 11-27-2008 |
20080314062 | Water Condenser - A water condenser includes a fan which draws a primary airflow through an upstream refrigerant evaporator, through an air-to-air heat exchanger and in one embodiment also an air-to-water heat exchanger uses cold water collected as condensate from the evaporator, the airflow to the evaporator being pre-cooled by passing through the air-to-air heat exchanger and the air-to-water heat exchanger prior to entry into the evaporator wherein the airflow is further cooled to below its dew point so as to condense moisture onto the evaporator far gravity collection. The evaporator is cooled by a closed refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant condenser for the closed refrigerant circuit may employ the fan drawing the airflow through the evaporator or a separate fan, both of which drawing an auxiliary airflow separate from the airflow through the evaporator through a manifold whereby bath the auxiliary airflow and the airflow through the evaporator, or just the auxiliary airflow are guided through the condenser and corresponding fan. | 12-25-2008 |
20090013711 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner principally includes a casing having a casing lower part formed by an alternating sequence of four panel side parts and four corner parts. The casing further has main outlets disposed along each of the panel side parts, and auxiliary outlets disposed at the corner parts. The air conditioner further includes horizontal flaps rotatably supported about longitudinal axes of the main outlets. A circumferential edge part of each of the auxiliary outlets is formed so that the air from each of the auxiliary outlets is blown out in a fixed direction. | 01-15-2009 |
20090038328 | Coil with Built-In Primary and Auxiliary Drain Pans and Method - An air-conditioning system provides a primary drain pan built in beneath an evaporator coil with primary drain lines. An auxiliary drain pan is built into the air conditioning system to receive overflow condensate from the primary drain pan and drains through auxiliary drain lines. The built-in auxiliary drain pan and primary drain pan are plumb with respect to each other. The assembly construction thereby provides reduced time and costs associated with storing, transporting, installing, leveling, and plumbing individual components. | 02-12-2009 |
20090064699 | DRAIN PAN LINER, DRAIN PAN KIT, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A drain pan liner usable with a drain pan is provided. The drain pan liner includes a plurality of elongated foam lining portions, an adhesive film disposed on a rear portion of each of the foam lining portions, and a release sheet to cover the adhesive film, the release sheet being removable from the adhesive film by peeling to expose the adhesive film. | 03-12-2009 |
20090077992 | WATER PRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A water producing system adapted to condense water from the air and collected in a storage tank were the water is purified and bacteria is killed. One form of killing the bacteria is utilizing a circulation line with a filter system to remove the ozone before the water is dispensed. A circulation line is to prevent dead legs in the system which can lead to bacteria production. | 03-26-2009 |
20090084127 | Air Conditioner - In a drain water discharging method for force-feeding drain water via a drain pump, clogging of a drain piping is prevented by controlling the drain pump. An air conditioner has a drain pan for collecting drain water that is dropped from a heat exchanger, a drain pump for discharging the drain water in the drain pan, and a DC motor for driving the drain pump. The DC motor for driving the drain pump is controlled to increase its rotating speed when a rotary torque of the DC motor is increased. | 04-02-2009 |
20090107163 | ULTRA SMALL AIR CHILLER FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY - An aircraft-galley chiller, enclosed in a housing, including an evaporator condensate drying device. The galley chiller may operate on DC power and may be transported from one cart to another to provide chilled air to a particular cart. | 04-30-2009 |
20090165487 | Refrigerant Compressor - The aim of the invention is to create a receptacle ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090241580 | Atmospheric Water Harvesters - An atmospheric water harvester includes a cooling member over which humid air flows to condense moisture from the atmosphere. The cooling member may be the evaporator of a conventional, gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit. If a gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit is used, the compressor of the circuit may be variable speed. A fan or impeller used to move air through the system may also be variable speed. A preferred embodiment includes a variable flow geometry thermal economizer section configured such that, to varying degrees, the incoming air may be pre-cooled, before it passes over the cooling member, by heat exchange with colder air that has already flowed over the cooling member. | 10-01-2009 |
20090260385 | ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTERS WITH VARIABLE PRE-COOLING - An atmospheric water harvester includes a cooling member over which humid air flows to condense moisture from the atmosphere. The cooling member may be the evaporator of a conventional, gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit. If a gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit is used, the compressor of the circuit may be variable speed. A fan or impeller used to move air through the system may also be variable speed. Preferred embodiments are reconfigurable between at least two operational configurations such that to varying degrees the incoming air may be pre-cooled, before it passes over the cooling member, by heat exchange with colder air that has already flowed over the cooling member. | 10-22-2009 |
20090272140 | BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR - A built-in refrigerator comprising a carcass, in the lower rear area of which a machine compartment is formed. Said machine compartment is closed at least in part by means of a rear wall. The rear wall delimits a first air passage of the machine compartment at the level of a support area of the carcass. | 11-05-2009 |
20100037644 | Condensate Pump - A condensate pump for an HVAC system includes a reservoir, a solenoid pump assembly with a solenoid pump, and a solenoid pump electronic control module for limiting the amount of energy delivered to the solenoid pump during one half cycle from an AC current source. The solenoid pump is mounted in the solenoid pump assembly by means of shock absorbing material, and the solenoid pump assembly is mounted on a support member with shock absorbing material interposed between the solenoid pump assembly and the support member. | 02-18-2010 |
20100050678 | AIR CONDITIONER - A centrifugal fan mounted in an air conditioner has the following relationship: | 03-04-2010 |
20100058793 | INDOOR EQUIPMENT OF AIR CONDITIONER - In an indoor equipment of an air conditioner in which a heat exchanger, a blower, and a drain pan receiving a drain water having been condensed at mentioned heat exchanger below the heat exchanger are contained in an internal part of the indoor equipment housing including an air inlet and an air outlet; and a back portion of the drain pan is faced to an air flow path communicating with mentioned air outlet, and a stabilizer is disposed at an end portion on the upstream side of the air flow path of this drain pan, the drain pan | 03-11-2010 |
20100071399 | EASILY-DRAINABLE DEHUMIDIFIER - An easily-drainable dehumidifier that is designed to automatically or manually drain water stored in a water tank in accordance with a user selection is provided. The easily-drainable dehumidifier includes a case defining an exterior of the dehumidifier and provided with an air inlet and outlet, a dehumidifying unit that is installed in the case to remove moisture from air introduced into the case through the air inlet and discharge the air to an external side through the air outlet, a water tank that stores water generated by dehumidification of the dehumidifying unit and that is provided at a side with a first connecting portion having a first water outlet, a connecting member having a second connecting portion that is detachably connected to the first connecting portion of the water tank and provided with a second water outlet that selectively communicates with the first water outlet, and a drain pump that is connected to the connecting member to drain the water stored in the water tank to an external side. When the water tank is connected to the connecting member, the water stored in the water tank is directed to the connecting member, and when the water tank is separated from the connecting member, the water stored in the water tank is not discharged out of the water tank. | 03-25-2010 |
20100089086 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CONDENSATE REMOVAL PUMP - This invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate removal pump, including:
| 04-15-2010 |
20100095698 | RESONATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CABINET OF A REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE - The invention refers to a resonator arrangement for the cabinet of a refrigeration appliance, said cabinet defining a housing and carrying, in the latter, a compressor presenting a hermetic casing and a defrost water evaporating tray comprising: a bottom wall, to be seated onto an upper portion of the casing of the compressor; and a peripheral wall superiorly projecting from the bottom wall, at least one of the peripheral wall and bottom wall of the evaporating tray carrying a noise absorbing means turned to a noise generation region in said housing and being dimensioned to define a certain reactive impedance and a certain dissipative impedance in the medium of the housing for a determined frequency band. | 04-22-2010 |
20100132392 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - Grooves are formed on a back surface | 06-03-2010 |
20100139304 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator, in which a main body includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber. A cold air generation chamber for the freezing chamber is provided on an uppermost part of the main body, communicates with the freezing chamber, and houses a freezing chamber evaporator. A cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating chamber is provided separate from the cold air generation chamber for the freezing chamber and houses a refrigerating chamber evaporator. | 06-10-2010 |
20100175408 | Leak free semi-stackable drain pan - The present invention relates to drain pans and the process of making the same, and more particularly to a leak proof drain pan that is semi-stackable during storage and can be manufactured from a single piece of steel without the use of a press, die or tooling. The drain pan includes corner sections created from a unique folding system which eliminates seams and thus the need for any sealing of the seams. | 07-15-2010 |
20100180618 | WATER COLLECTION DEVICE - A water collection device for collecting water at least one of condensing, dripping, flowing, running, and a combination thereof from an exhaust portion of an air conditioner includes a housing having an open ended top portion for placement at least one of beneath an exhaust portion of such air conditioner, closely adjacent an exhaust portion of such air conditioner, and a combination thereof. Water enters such housing through such top portion for collection. An aperture is disposed through at least one of a side wall, a bottom wall and a combination thereof of such housing. An attachment mechanism is operably connected to such aperture. A hose is releasably attachable at a first end thereof to such housing via such attachment mechanism and receives collected water flowing through such aperture into such hose. Such water exits a second end of such hose for dispersal to a predetermined area. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180619 | REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY - A refrigerator, in which a guide member is arranged at an inlet of a cold air generating compartment that houses an evaporator. The guide member uniformly distributes cold air introduced into the cold air generating compartment to upper and lower portions of the evaporator. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180620 | REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY - A refrigerator includes an air guide provided with a defrost water hole and inclined with respect to a centrifugal direction of a cold air fan. The air guide guides cold air discharged from the cold air fan to a guide duct and also guides, to the defrost water hole, defrost water falling in the centrifugal direction of the cold air fan. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180621 | REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY - In a refrigerator, cold air discharged from a cold air fan is guided by a guide member such that it flows directly to an evaporator. The guide member reduces flow of air through a gap between an inner surface of a cold air generating compartment and the evaporator. The guide member also includes a drainage portion configured to guide defrost water generated at the cold air fan to a position beneath the evaporator. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186437 | COOLING DEVICE HAVING A CONDENSATION WATER CHANNEL - A cooling device having a housing, an ice passage that extends through a wall of the housing, and a condensation water channel that extends from the outer end of the ice passage downward in the interior of the wall. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192609 | REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY - A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a plurality of storage compartments and a cold air generating compartment provided in an upper portion of the cabinet. The cold air generating compartment is in communication with the plurality of the storage compartments and houses a plurality of evaporators, with each evaporator corresponding to a particular storage compartment in the cabinet. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192610 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a heat exchanger accommodated inside a indoor unit body which is a housing whose lower face is opened, a drain pan which is disposed below the heat exchanger and receives drain water generated at the heat exchanger, a drain pump which is detachably disposed within the indoor unit body, sucks drain water accumulated in the drain pan and discharges the drain water to the outside, a drain port which is disposed at a bottom face wall section of the drain pan, the port being an opening portion through which the drain pump is insertable, and a drain cap which openably closes the drain pump insertion port. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192611 | CEILING-EMBEDDED AIR CONDITIONER - An air passage has a blow-out side opening opposed to a position other than the longitudinal ends of a blow-out port of a decorative panel. The width of a louver, as determined in an air-blowing direction, decreases from a longitudinal center of the louver to the ends of the louver. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199700 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner indoor unit has a box-shaped body casing | 08-12-2010 |
20100212348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ATMOSPHERIC WATER - The earth consists mainly of water and water exists on the earth's surface, in aquifers in the soil as groundwater, and in the atmosphere as water vapour. However, of all the water on earth, only less than 3 percent is fresh water. Due to factors such as climate changes, environmental pollution, as well as population growth, the available amount of fresh water sources is dwindling rapidly. In addition, there are many problems associated with provision of potable water using existing techniques. One way to overcome the aforementioned problems is to extract water from the atmosphere. However, hardware costs of current commercial systems are relatively high and they are not efficient in terms of performance. An embodiment of the invention provides a system and a method for obtaining potable water by extracting atmospheric water. | 08-26-2010 |
20100229585 | MODULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A modular air conditioner is provided that operates on the basic principal of a split system yet allows user serviceability and modular components such that the system is flexible. The system generally includes an outdoor unit, at least one indoor unit and a user serviceable hose that extends between the outdoor and indoor units. The outdoor unit contains a compressor, an air-cooled condenser, a coolant to fluid heat exchanger, a fan and various other components such as controls. While the indoor unit contains a fan, a fluid pump, a cold fluid storage tank and a fluid to air heat exchanger. Finally, the hose is a detachable hose that includes three lumens therein that act as a cold fluid supply, a fluid return and wiring for power and control signals. | 09-16-2010 |
20100263396 | ATMOSPHERIC WATER COLLECTION DEVICE - The present invention is directed at a solar powered heat exchange system preferably used to drive a water collection device, which condenses water vapour in atmospheric air to water. The device comprises means for drawing the atmospheric air into the device; means for condensing the moisture vapour in the atmospheric air into water; and means for collecting the water. | 10-21-2010 |
20100293981 | Dehumidifier - A dehumidifier is provided. The dehumidifier includes a base, a barrier installed on the base to divide front and rear portions of the base, a drain pan formed on an upper portion of the barrier to collect condensed water and provided with a water collecting hole through which the condensed water is discharged, a drain hose connected to the water collecting hole to discharge the condensed water, and a hose fixing unit formed on the barrier to fix the drain hose. | 11-25-2010 |
20100307181 | ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE HARVESTING - The invention relates to atmospheric moisture harvesting. In particular, the invention capitalizes on the recognition that the air outside of a building usually has higher relative humidity than the air inside of the building. Therefore, the present invention relocates and/or modifies the configuration of an atmospheric moisture harvester such that more-moisture-laden, higher-relative-humidity outdoor air lows over the cooled water condensation surface of the atmospheric moisture harvester as the source for water to be delivered and consumed safely inside a dwelling or building. This increases the efficiency of atmospheric moisture harvesting and, at the same time, maintains the ability to access water obtained by the atmospheric moisture harvester from inside the building, thereby fostering ease of use. | 12-09-2010 |
20100326116 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which an evaporator is mounted in an inside of a barrier partitioning a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber. With the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the evaporator for cooling the refrigerating chamber is received in the barrier portioning the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber, making it possible to increase inner capacity of the refrigerating chamber. | 12-30-2010 |
20110011113 | CHARGE CIRCUIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to electrical circuit systems and methods of using the same. In particular, the present invention provides a system comprising an independent hybrid battery circuit (e.g., powered by a single, multi-output alternator), vehicles comprising the same and systems (e.g., air conditioning systems, heating systems, and fuel line heat systems) powered by the same. In particular, the present invention provides systems comprising a hybrid battery circuit containing one or a plurality of rechargeable batteries (e.g., that power circuit specific component devices) and vehicles comprising the same wherein the hybrid battery circuit is independent from (e.g., not limited by) a vehicle's starter battery circuit. Systems and methods of the present invention find use in reducing vehicle emissions (e.g., carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and/or particulate emissions), conserving fuel usage, increasing engine life and decreasing engine maintenance costs. | 01-20-2011 |
20110011114 | DRAIN PAN - A drain pan is disposed below a cooling unit that cools air, receives water of condensation that falls from the cooling unit, and guides the water of condensation into an outer portion of the vehicle air-conditioning apparatus. The drain pan includes a water receiving region, and receives water of condensation; a drain port disposed at a bottom-center portion of the water receiving region; and a rib disposed upright in the bottom portion on a dividing line that passes through the drain port and divides the water receiving region. | 01-20-2011 |
20110056229 | SUBASSEMBLY ELEMENT FOR A REFRIGERATOR UNIT AND/OR FREEZER UNIT AND REFRIGERATOR UNIT AND/OR FREEZER UNIT - The present invention relates to a subassembly element for a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit, wherein the subassembly element has a front side, a rear side and two side regions, at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and wherein at least one air guidance means is provided in the subassembly element by means of which air can be guided from the air inlet to the air outlet in the subassembly element. The invention furthermore relates to a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061415 | Condensate Pump - A condensate pump for an HVAC system includes a reservoir for collecting condensate water, a pump motor connected to an impeller pump for pumping the condensate water out of the reservoir, and a floatless pump control module. The floatless pump's microcontroller detects the water level in the reservoir and, based on the water level in the reservoir, controls the operation of the pump motor, and if necessary, sounds an alarm and shuts down the HVAC system. The floatless pump microcontroller may employ an ultrasonic transducer or capacitance sensors to detect the level of condensate water in the reservoir. The microcontroller implements a variable water lift feature to pump the water using the lowest possible speed for the pump. The microcontroller implements a self-cleaning feature to pump stagnant water out of the reservoir and to pulse water in the drain line and the agitation of the water in the reservoir. The microcontroller implements an anti-clog feature to clear a clogged drain line when an overflow condition is detected. | 03-17-2011 |
20110061416 | Subassembly for a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus, assembly and refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus - The present invention relates to a subassembly for a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus, wherein the subassembly comprises at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet and wherein at least one air guidance device is provided in the subassembly, by means of which air can be guided into the subassembly from the air inlet to the air outlet. Moreover, the invention relates to an assembly for a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus and a refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus. | 03-17-2011 |
20110088423 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE COLLECTION OF AN EVAPORATED FLUID - A structure for the collection of an evaporated fluid is disclosed. The structure may include a reservoir for holding a liquid. The reservoir may have an open end, and an enclosure mounted about the open end of the reservoir for entrapping a fluid evaporated from the reservoir. The enclosure may include a support structure, and a tensionable covering supported by the support structure. The structure also may include a collector for collecting condensate from the covering, the collector being mounted to the support structure, intermediate the support structure and the covering, and oriented to receive condensate moved by gravity along the covering. A tensioning apparatus may be employed for tensioning the covering about the collector to encourage the condensate to engage the collector. The condensate may then be transported within the collector to a desired location. | 04-21-2011 |
20110126572 | COMPACT CONDENSER MODULE - A water collector is telescoped into the interior of an aircraft condenser. The condenser has a header for collecting air from the condenser and the water collector is disposed at least partially within the header. | 06-02-2011 |
20110126573 | REFRIGERATOR AND STORING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided are a refrigerator and a storing device for the refrigerator. The storing device includes a plurality of water collecting recesses that are recessed from a lower surface of a drawer cover and have variable transparency according to collecting of moisture, to show an inner moisture state of a drawer through the drawer cover. | 06-02-2011 |
20110154846 | COOLING APPARATUS CONDENSER, AND A COOLING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A cooling apparatus comprising: a cabinet ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110232314 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device, in particular a domestic refrigeration device, includes a compressor that is connected in a refrigeration circuit and a condensation collection container that collects condensation formed during the operation of the refrigeration device. The condensation collection container has a base resting on an upper face of the compressor and having a side wall which projects towards the compressor and embraces a periphery of the compressor in the manner of a frame. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239684 | LIQUID TRANSFER DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER - A nozzle electrode ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110247353 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING WATER FROM AMBIENT AIR - The invention concerns a device for producing water from ambient air comprising a heat pump with a cooling unit and a receiver for collecting the water that formed as condensed water vapour on a cooling surface of the cooling unit. In accordance with the invention the cooling surface is located in a closed space and a water vapour permeable membrane separates the ambient air and the closed space. | 10-13-2011 |
20110265508 | COIL WITH BUILT-IN SEGMENTED PAN COMPRISING PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY DRAIN PANS AND METHOD - An air-conditioning system provides a segmented pan with a primary drain segment and a built in auxiliary drain pan segment to receive overflow condensate from the primary drain pan and drains through auxiliary drain lines. The built-in auxiliary drain pan and primary drain pan are plumb with respect to each other and are secured together and/or monolithic. The assembly construction thereby provides reduced time and costs associated with storing, transporting, installing, leveling, and plumbing individual components. | 11-03-2011 |
20110271703 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a bypass pipe, and a valve device. The condenser condenses refrigerant discharged from the compressor, and the expansion valve expands the refrigerant condensed in the condenser. The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion valve, and the bypass pipe allows the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to move toward an inlet of the evaporator. The valve device allows the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to selectively move toward the bypass pipe or the condenser. The valve device comprises an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows into the inlet. The refrigerant is discharged toward the condenser through the first outlet, and is discharged toward the bypass pipe through the second outlet. The first outlet has a diameter larger than that of the second outlet. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271704 | SEDIMENT TRAP SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for condensate removal are disclosed. A reservoir may include a trap structure and a sediment trap may be disposed within the trap structure. The sediment trap may be positioned within the reservoir so that condensate flowing into the reservoir is filtered before flowing out of the reservoir. | 11-10-2011 |
20120000231 | EXTRUDED EVAPORATOR DRAIN PAN - A drain pain is disclosed. The drain pain includes a base sheet, an extruded covering sheet coupled to the base sheet, the extrusion defining a tube cavity having a heat transfer surface, and a heat tube inserted into the tube cavity. The tube cavity has dimension such that the heat transfer surface is in contact with the heat tube. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000232 | HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS FOR A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR - A refrigeration apparatus includes a self-contained refrigeration module having an at least largely complete refrigeration circuit for cooling a refrigeration chamber of a household refrigerator and having a separate housing. At least one evaporator is arranged in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the housing is provided with apertures for passage of air cooled by the evaporator and air to be cooled by the evaporator. The refrigeration apparatus can be used for a household refrigerator which includes a refrigerating chamber housing having at least one refrigerating chamber. A door leaf is arranged on the refrigerating chamber housing for closing the refrigerating chamber. The refrigerating chamber housing has apertures in communication with the apertures of the housing of the refrigeration module for passage of air cooled by the evaporator into the refrigerating chamber and for passage of air from the refrigerating chamber to the evaporator. | 01-05-2012 |
20120067075 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a storage space to store foods and a machine room to accommodate a part of a refrigerant compression cycle apparatus, a condenser disposed between a bottom surface of the refrigerator main body and a lower surface of the storage space, at least one compressor disposed within the machine room, and a blow fan to form an air passage through which external air passed through the condenser is supplied into the compressor and discharged out of the machine room. | 03-22-2012 |
20120073320 | ATMOSPHERIC WATER GENERATOR - An atmospheric water generator includes a refrigeration system. The evaporators may be roll-bond evaporators. Fans cooperate with a radiator and the evaporators to induce an in-flow stream of air from ambient air into and through, firstly, the condenser, and secondly, the radiator. The in-flow stream of air is cooled by the evaporator as the in-flow stream passes through the evaporator. The cooled stream of air then passes through a heated dissipating section of the radiator. The airways between the evaporators in the array are sufficiently long so that the streams of air become turbulently mixed. The evaporators may be planar. Opposed facing surfaces of adjacent evaporators may include turbulent flow trippers to change laminar flow in the airways to turbulent flow. The turbulent flow trippers may include protrusions formed on the opposed facing surfaces or metallic mesh interleaved in the airways between the evaporators. | 03-29-2012 |
20120117999 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a cold air generation chamber for the freezing compartment provided in an upper portion of the cabinet, in communication with the freezing compartment, the cold air generation chamber configured to accommodate an evaporator for the freezing compartment, a machine room provided in an upper portion of the cabinet, a cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating compartment independently provided from the cold air generation chamber for the freezing compartment, the cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating compartment configured to accommodate an evaporator for the refrigerating compartment, and a defrosted-water treating part configured to receive defrosted-water generated from the evaporator for the freezing compartment and the evaporator for the refrigerating compartment. | 05-17-2012 |
20120131942 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet comprising a storage chamber, a cold air generation chamber provided above the storage chamber, an evaporator provided in the cold air generation chamber, and a refrigerant tube configured to pass through a predetermined wall of the cold air generation chamber, not passing the storage chamber, to be connected with the evaporator. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator which has an efficient installation structure of a refrigerant tube connected with an evaporator provided in a cold air generation chamber provided above a storage chamber to enlarge storage space of the storage chamber. | 05-31-2012 |
20120151953 | DRAIN PAN RAIL FOR USE IN A HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to an elongated body member configured to be inserted into a heat ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) plenum, said elongated body member having a middle portion, an upper supporting ledge, and a stop tab integrally formed therewith, and wherein said elongated body member is a unitary piece of bent sheet metal. The present disclosure is also directed to employing the drain rail and drain pan within a plenum housing. A method of fabricating a plenum housing the drain rails is also provided. | 06-21-2012 |
20120151954 | WATER PAN FOR WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE OF REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - Mounted in a bottom side of a water discharge device of a refrigeration/air-conditioning system for collecting waste water, a vermin-protective, high-strength and high beauty water pan is disclosed to include a bottom portion, and an upright peripheral wall extending along the border of the bottom portion and having at least one overflow port. The upright peripheral wall has a part curved inwards, defining a recessed open chamber, a recessed wall portion that surrounds the recessed open chamber, a bridge wall portion that suspends above the recessed open chamber and has the topmost edge thereof higher than the topmost edge of the recessed wall portion, and a plurality of ribs that are connected between the recessed wall portion and the bridge wall portion and divide the space in between the recessed wall portion and the bridge wall portion into multiple overflow holes that form one overflow port. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159981 | DRAIN PAN FOR USE IN A HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a drain pan that comprises a base pan section having a central air flow opening located therethough and an anchoring rim section located along the air flow opening. A condensate deflector is located at the air flow opening and at an end of the at least one anchoring rim section. The condensate deflector and anchoring rim section form a corner, wherein an upper portion of the corner extends along a same side of the opening as the anchoring rim section. The drain pan further comprises a condensate channel located between an outer perimeter of the base pan section and the condensate deflector. The condensate channel extends from one side of the base pan section to an opposing side of the base pan section. A method of fabricating the drain pan is also provided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120324935 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a heat exchanger arrangement including an air heat exchanger arranged in a thermally insulated housing chamber; a defrosting device; and a fan, wherein the housing chamber itself forms an air flow cavity and is segmented by the air heat exchanger into an inflow cavity and an outflow cavity, and wherein the air heat exchanger includes adjustable flaps which are configured on an air inlet side and on an air outlet side of the heat exchanger to regulate or block an airflow path. | 12-27-2012 |
20130081420 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a drain pan, a drain pipe, and a drain cap. The drain pan is disposed under an evaporator, and includes a drain port through which defrosted water is discharged. The drain pipe is coupled to the drain port. The drain cap is installed inside of the drain pipe. A flip member disposed inside of the drain cap is integrally formed with the drain cap and is bendable. | 04-04-2013 |
20130098094 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an intake port, a heat exchanger, a fan, and a discharge port. The intake port introduces air. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with the introduced air. The fan is disposed above the heat exchanger. The discharge port discharges the air after exchanging heat with the heat exchanger. The intake port is lower than a center of the fan. The discharge port is higher than the center of the fan. | 04-25-2013 |
20130098095 | MODULAR DRAIN PAN ASSEMBLY, WITH SEAMLESS FLOOR, FOR HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED DUAL-PASS COOLING COILS - A modular drain pan assembly with one-piece construction, having no seams in the condensate collection area and using multiple small drain pans with drip caps to avoid leakage between individual pans. | 04-25-2013 |
20130133351 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a body installed at an outdoor space, and an air discharge tube to guide cold air discharged from the body to an indoor space. An evaporator and a condenser are installed in the body. The evaporator is disposed at a higher level than the condenser. Accordingly, it possible to transfer condensed water generated from the evaporator to the condenser by gravity. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139537 | Condensate Drain Pan - A condensate drain pan in particular for use in combination with a HVAC system, comprising a sump, an inlet and an outlet for gases, in particular combustion gases, as well as an outlet for condensate. The sump is made of a non-corrodible or corrosion-resistant material, such as a chemically inert-synthetic plastics material, in particular a thermoplastic elastomer, preferably elastic thermoplastic copolyester. The pan may be produced by rotational molding, preferably as one piece. The invention also concerns a HVAC system provided with such condensate drain pan. | 06-06-2013 |
20130160476 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator body having a freezing compartment and a refrigeration compartment; a cooling circuit including a compressor, a first condenser, and a first evaporator to cool the freezing compartment and the refrigeration compartment using a first refrigerant; a thermosiphon that includes a second condenser provided at the refrigeration compartment and a second evaporator provided at the freezing compartment for a second refrigerant to flow; a valve provided to control a flow of the second refrigerant in the thermosiphon; a first heat transfer plate provided between the second condenser and the freezing compartment; a second heat exchange plate provided between the second evaporator and the refrigeration compartment; and a dew collection device provided at an inner side wall of the refrigerator compartment and positioned to correspond to a position of the second heat exchange plate to collect dew formed on the inner side wall of the refrigerator compartment. | 06-27-2013 |
20130255301 | Hot Gas Defrost Condensate Pan - A hot gas defrost condensate pan for collecting condensation from a refrigerator evaporator system is disclosed and claimed. In an embodiment, the condensate pan includes a heat exchanger with a header forming a closed loop and a tube bank disposed within the closed loop. The upper plane of the tube bank sits below the upper plane of the header, forming a recess in which an inner pan section sits. The header and tube bank collectively define a frame for the condensate pan. Further, the header surrounds the perimeter of the inner pan section, providing defrost heat in ice-prone areas. An outer pan section is provided on the underside of the heat exchanger. The inner pan section and the outer pan section are preferably seam welded to the heat exchanger, to protect the internal components of the condensate pan, and to prevent the ingress of dirt and bacteria. | 10-03-2013 |
20130276471 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A DRAIN PAN - A refrigerator appliance is provided with a drain pan mounted below a condenser of the refrigerator appliance. The drain pan includes features such as a channel for directing air through the drain pan. The channel can, e.g., increase the efficiency of the condenser and/or promote evaporation of liquid contained within the drain pan. | 10-24-2013 |
20140007606 | Monolithic Construction Compressed Air/Gas Dryer System with Filtration - A monolithic compressed-gas dryer including in series: an inlet chamber, a precooler/reheater chamber, an evaporator chamber, and a sump chamber. The chambers are welded together to form columns where at least one column has a filtration chamber. Further provided is a gas outlet. The system creates a first and second set of heat transfer passages where refrigerant passes through the second set in a heat exchange relationship in a direction perpendicular to incoming gas passing in the first set. The filtration chamber conducts chilled gas from the first set to a third set of heat transfer passages. The third set extends through the precooler/reheater in heat exchange relationship with the first set. Chilled gas passes in heat exchange relationship in a direction perpendicular to the incoming gas so that the incoming gas chilled in the evaporator exchanges heat with the incoming gas in the precooler/reheater. | 01-09-2014 |
20140033757 | HYDROPHILIC STRUCTURE FOR CONDENSATION MANAGEMENT ON THE MOVABLE MULLLION OF A REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator appliance that includes a freezer compartment, a refrigeration compartment having two doors, and a mullion having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The mullion is movably coupled to, and configured to swing behind, at least one of the doors when the two doors are moved to a closed position. The exterior surface of the mullion directs condensation toward a transfer point. The exterior surface may be configured with a hydrophilic surface to direct and control the condensation. The condensation may also be directed into a receptacle or a wicking structure arranged to facilitate evaporation of the unwanted condensate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140083125 | WIND-POWERED FRESH WATER GENERATOR - A wind-powered fresh water generator is provided. The wind-powered fresh water generator includes a wind rotation module disposed on a beam, a cooling and fresh water generating module connected to the wind rotation module, and a water collecting system disposed below the cooling and fresh water generating module. The wind-powered rotation module provides a rotation motive power to the cooling and fresh water generating module. The water generated by the cooling and fresh water generating module is collected by the water collecting system. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090411 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONER - A heat pump system, including a main heat pump system and a directly expanded strong cool-heat radiation plate provided on the building surface and serving as the terminal of the main heat pump system. The directly expanded strong cool-heat radiation plate enables refrigerant in the main heat pump system to circulate therein. Since the heat pump system of the present application adopts the directly expanded strong cool-heat radiation plate as the terminal of the main heat pump system, refrigerant in the main heat pump system may exchange heat with air by means of the directly expanded strong cool-heat radiation plate directly, instead of secondary heat exchange of the refrigerant loop and the water circulation loop, thereby reducing loss in intermediate heat exchange, improving the heat exchange efficiency and heat utilization, and omitting the circulating pump for water circulation. An air-conditioner with the heat pump system is further disclosed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140130533 | AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE DRAIN LINE ASSEMBLY - An air conditioning condensate drain line assembly. The assembly may include a paddle wheel that is rotatably disposed in a drain hole of a drain housing. The paddle wheel may inhibit contaminants from entering the drain tube. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130534 | Refrigeration Circuit, Gas-Liquid Separator and Heating and Cooling System - A refrigeration circuit is disclosed circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the direction of flow of the refrigerant a compressor ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140182321 | CONDENSATE COLLECTION DEVICE - A condensate collection tank ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140298845 | AIR COOLER HAVING A CONDENSATION TRAP AND METHOD FOR AIR COOLER OPERATION - A condensate trap upstream of an engine cylinder is provided. The condensate trap includes a condensate containment shelf positioned within an outlet manifold of an air cooler, above a lower side of the outlet manifold, and extending from a first lateral side of the outlet manifold to a second lateral side of the outlet manifold, the condensate containment shelf and a outlet port housing forming a condensate restriction in direct fluidic communication with an outlet port of the outlet manifold. | 10-09-2014 |
20140298846 | Variable Frequency Drive Heat Sink Assembly - A heat sink assembly is disclosed for cooling a power electronics module, such as a variable frequency drive. The heat sink assembly includes a housing and a heat sink structure. The housing defines an interior chamber for enclosing the power electronics module and also defines a cooling air flow channel exterior to the interior chamber. The heat sink structure is disposed in conductive heat transfer relationship with the interior chamber and has a heat transfer surface positioned within the exterior cooling air flow channel in convective heat transfer relationship with the cooling air flow. | 10-09-2014 |
20140311175 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a case having an inlet and an outlet, an first heat exchanger arranged in the case, a second heat exchanger positioned below the first heat exchanger to have a region overlapped with the first heat exchanger, a guide member for blocking a space between adjacent edges of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a water collecting member provided at the guide member for collecting condensed water from the first heat exchanger. | 10-23-2014 |
20140326015 | Device for Lifting Condensates, Implementing a Bactericidal Metal - A device is provided for lifting condensates. The device includes a container in which condensates are collected and a lift pump for discharging the condensates present in the container. The container is covered on at least one portion of the submerged inner walls thereof with a biocidal surface treatment and contains at least one wire element made from a bactericidal metal material. The wire element has a diameter of between 0.01 mm and 1 mm and a length chosen in such a way as to provide a contact surface greater than the surface area of the container in contact with the condensates. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331707 | CULTURE APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH HEAT PIPE - A culture apparatus includes a heat insulating box main body having an inner box; a culture vessel; a duct and a circulation blower forcing convection of a gas in the culture vessel; a humidifying pan disposed on the bottom of the culture vessel and positioned inside the duct; a heat pipe having a heat insulating section, a heat input section disposed at one end of the heat insulating section and a heat dissipation section disposed at the other end of the heat insulating section. The heat pipe is attached to the culture apparatus with the heat dissipation section being disposed outside the culture apparatus, the heat insulating section passing through the heat insulating box main body and the inner box, and the heat input section being disposed in a gas passage in the duct. | 11-13-2014 |
20140352344 | AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - An air conditioning unit, which can be located in an enclosed environment comprising at least one duct through which a heat transfer fluid flows. The duct is affected sequentially by at least one compressor, for raising the temperature and pressure of the heat transfer fluid in the gaseous state, at least one condenser, for carrying off heat from the heat transfer fluid and its passage from the gaseous state to the liquid state, at least one lamination element, for lowering the pressure of the heat transfer fluid in the liquid state, and at least one evaporator, for absorbing heat by means of the passage of the heat transfer fluid from the liquid state to the gaseous state. | 12-04-2014 |
20150007602 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Providing Associated Functionality for a Refrigeration Unit - The disclosure can include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing associated functionality for a refrigeration unit. In one embodiment, a refrigeration unit can include some or all of the following associated functionality: a cooling table plenum, a cross-linking member, a cabinet trim and thermal breaker, a collapsible hood, an internal plenum, an internal bracket, an external rib, an evaporator shroud and condensate drain, and/or a cutting board support bracket. | 01-08-2015 |
20150013372 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A WATER BOX AND AN AIR CONDITIONER - A car having a water box comprising an outer face, an inner face, an air inlet opening, an air outlet opening and a water outlet opening. The inner face forms a water separating space that is connected to the air inlet and outlet openings and the water outlet opening. The water outlet opening discharges water out of the separating space. An air conditioner is connected to the air outlet opening to feed air from the water box into the air conditioner. An air feeding unit sucks the air into the air conditioner via the air inlet opening. The air feeding unit is designed as a suction fan. The water box comprises a wall that comprises fibers forming a non-woven fabric i.e. felt. | 01-15-2015 |
20150040602 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit including a heat exchanger that cools indoor air sucked through a suction port, a cross flow fan that enables the indoor air to be sucked through the suction port, and enables cold air cooled by the heat exchanger to be discharged into a room through a discharging port, a drainage tray unit that is disposed below the heat exchanger to collect condensate water generated in the heat exchanger, and a blade that is rotatably coupled to the drainage tray unit to open the discharging port, and whose rotary shaft is formed in an upper portion of the discharging port. The drainage tray unit includes a guide unit that prevents the cold air from being discharged to an upper side of the blade so that the cold air is discharged to a lower side of the blade when the blade is opened. | 02-12-2015 |
20150121935 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A furnace or other heat exchanger application for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems having condensate control. Specifically, a condensate control for secondary heat exchangers is provided for use with high efficiency furnaces, particularly for small tonnage systems, such as residential or unitary systems. Condensate management permits a plurality of furnace orientations while providing resistance to corrosion due to liquid condensate. | 05-07-2015 |
20150308732 | DEHUMIDIFIER AND WATER TANK FOR A DEHUMIDIFIER - A dehumidifier and a water tank for a dehumidifier are provided. A withdrawable handle is provided on the water tank, which collects condensed water, and thus, when the water tank is mounted, the water tank is mounted in a state in which the handle is inserted, and when the water tank is withdrawn or moved, the handle is withdrawn, improving convenience in use. | 10-29-2015 |
20150362230 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH PRE-COOLER - The air conditioning system with pre-cooler includes a compressor; a condenser; an evaporator; a condensate reservoir to collect condensed water discharged from the evaporator; and a condensate pump associated with the condensate reservoir. In one embodiment, the system includes a single pre-cooler that uses condensate to precool air before it reaches the evaporator. In a second embodiment, the system includes a sub-cooler between the condenser and an expansion valve that uses the condensate to pre-cool the refrigerant before it reaches the evaporator. In a third embodiment, the system includes a first pre-cooler that uses condensate to precool air before it reaches the evaporator; a sub-cooler between the condenser and an expansion valve that uses the condensate to pre-cool the refrigerant before it reaches the evaporator; and a second pre-cooler that uses the condensate to pre-cool air before it reaches the condenser. | 12-17-2015 |
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20160054048 | REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE COMPRISING A WATER CIRCUIT - A refrigeration appliance includes a water pipe inside the refrigeration appliance. A collecting tray collects leakage water and an empty conduit conducts the leakage water from the water pipe inside the empty conduit to the collecting tray. | 02-25-2016 |
20160084520 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of bent parts where a direction of slope of the heat exchanger changes from an upward direction to a downward direction or from a downward direction to an upward direction. The plurality of bent parts is provided on each of a side of an air inlet and a side of an air outlet. The heat exchanger is provided such that all of the plurality of bent parts is visible when the heat exchanger is seen from a front side of a casing. Drain pans are provided below each of the plurality of bent parts that are on the side of the air outlet. | 03-24-2016 |
20160109144 | DEHUMIDIFIER - A dehumidifier is provided that may include a main body, a compressor provided within the main body to compress a refrigerant, a plurality of heat exchangers provided within the main body to condense the refrigerant compressed in the compressor or to evaporate the refrigerant, a first fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers and having subsequently undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant condensed in the plurality of heat exchangers, out of the main body, a mode switch to perform switching between operating modes, including a cooling mode and a dehumidification mode, and a second fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers in the cooling mode, out of the main body. | 04-21-2016 |
20160123651 | AIR HANDLING UNIT WITH CONDENSATION COLLECTION SYSTEM - A condensation collection system including a housing, a heat-exchanging coil located in the housing, a drain pan located in the housing and underneath the heat-exchanging coil, a water-sensitive element located in the housing and underneath both the heat-exchanging coil and the drain pan. The drain pan is configured to collect condensation from an interior of the housing. The drain pan includes a bottom, three or more exterior walls that generally conform to an interior perimeter of the housing, a primary drain located on a first exterior wall selected from the three or more exterior walls, and a controlled overflow drain located on a second exterior wall selected from the three or more exterior walls. The primary drain is configured to drain collected condensation from the drain pan. The controlled overflow drain is configured to drain the collected condensation from the drain pan. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123652 | AIR CONDITIONER VENTILATION AND PRE-COOLING DEVICE - An air conditioner ventilation and pre-cooling device includes a carrying container, a cooling unit and an intake fan. The carrying container is provided for containing condensed water of the evaporator, the cooling unit is connected to the condensed water, and the intake fan guides outside air to pass through the cooling unit. The heat of the condensed unit is conducted to the cooling unit, and the outside air passes through the cooling unit and exchanges heat with the cooling unit to form a pre-cooled air. The outside air is pre-cooled before it enters into an indoor environment, so as to achieve the environmental protection and power saving effects and improve the cooling efficiency. | 05-05-2016 |
20160377317 | DRAIN HOSE AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - An air conditioner including a drain hose to be injection-molded is disclosed. An air conditioner includes a main body of an indoor unit, a heat exchanger disposed in the main body of the indoor unit, and a drain hose configured to discharge condensed water generated from the heat exchanger, wherein the drain hose is disposed in the main body and is injection-molded. | 12-29-2016 |