Air cooling unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11944170-B2
Application number	US-201816965722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2018
Priority date	Feb 2, 2018
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

Cooling units are provided. The cooling units include a base having a housing with control components and a cooling tower attached to the base having an inner flow path and an exterior surface. An air distribution system is attached to the cooling tower and includes an air distribution chamber defined between first and second enclosures, a cool air dispenser configured in the first enclosure, a warm air dispenser configured in the first enclosure at a location different from the cool air dispenser, and a cover disposed on an exterior surface of the second enclosure. The control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system to dispense air through the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser and a plurality of ducts connect the cooling tower to at least one of the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling unit comprising:
a base having a housing with control components installed therein;
a cooling tower attached to the base at a first end of the cooling tower, the cooling tower having an inner flow path and an exterior surface; and
an air distribution system attached to the cooling tower at a second end of the cooling tower, the air distribution system including:
a first enclosure;
a second enclosure defining an air distribution chamber between the first and second enclosures;
a cool air dispenser configured in the first enclosure;
a warm air dispenser configured in the first enclosure at a location different from the cool air dispenser; and
a cover disposed on an exterior surface of the second enclosure,

wherein the control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system to dispense air through the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser;
a plurality of ducts connecting the cooling tower to each of the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser; and
a ducting supply chamber arranged at the top of the cooling tower and located within the air distribution chamber of the air distribution system, wherein the plurality of ducts are connected between the ducting supply chamber and each of the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser.

2. The cooling unit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ducts are connected to a diffuser chamber that encompasses the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser.

3. The cooling unit of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first ducts of the plurality of ducts connect the ducting supply chamber to the cool air dispenser and a plurality of second ducts of the plurality of ducts connect the ducting supply chamber to the warm air dispenser.

4. The cooling unit of claim 1 , further comprising a cooling unit water supply configured to supply water to the cooling tower to cool air passing through the cooling tower.

5. The cooling unit of claim 1 , further comprising a thermal insulating layer applied to the air distribution system.

6. The cooling unit of claim 1 , further comprising an electronics package.

7. The cooling unit of claim 6 , wherein the electronics package includes at least one of a camera, a display, and a speaker.

8. The cooling unit of claim 4 , further comprising a water treatment module fluidly connected to the cooling unit water supply to treat the water of the cooling unit water supply.

9. The cooling unit of claim 4 , wherein the cooling unit water supply is configured to provide water droplets to an interior of the cooling tower.

10. The cooling unit of claim 4 , wherein the cooling unit water supply is configured to provide exterior cool water to an exterior surface of the cooling tower.

11. The cooling unit of claim 4 , wherein the cooling unit water supply is configured to provide water droplets through an interior of the cooling tower and exterior cool water to an exterior surface of the cooling tower.

12. The cooling unit of claim 4 , wherein the cooling unit water supply is fluidly connected to the air distribution system through a cooling unit water supply line to supply water to the air distribution system.

13. The cooling unit of claim 12 , wherein the cooling unit water supply line is arranged within the cooling tower.

14. The cooling unit of claim 12 , further comprising a pump configured to pump water from the cooling unit water supply through the cooling unit water supply line to the air distribution system.

15. The cooling unit of claim 12 , further comprising a water dispenser arranged within the air distribution system and configured to at least one of direct water droplets into an interior of the cooling tower and direct water droplets on an exterior of the cooling tower.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp
• Grabon Michel

Inventors

• Grabon Michel

Classifications

• A45B23/00 Primary

  Other umbrellas · CPC title

• F24F5/0035

  using evaporation · CPC title

• F24F13/0236

  with ducts including air distributors, e.g. air collecting boxes with at least three openings · CPC title

• A45B2200/1036

  with means for promoting air movement, e.g. ventilation holes, fans, ventilators, special shape for ventilation, suction means · CPC title

• F24F6/02 Primary

  by evaporation of water in the air · CPC title