Evaporator having a phase change material louvered clam shell housing
US-9518768-B2 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Heat exchanger with phase change material manifolds
US9242530B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9242530-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113283679-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
This invention is directed to a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a first fluid, a second fluid, and a phase change material (PCM). Both tubes and header tanks contain phase change material. The phase change material header tanks are advantageously located outside of the first fluid's header tanks.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1. A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising: a control module including a housing forming an air flow conduit and having an inlet section and a mixing section; an evaporator core, a heat exchanger, and a heater core, all of which are disposed within the air flow conduit; a blend door disposed between the evaporator core and the heat exchanger; a thermal energy exchanger comprising: a main housing having a hollow interior; a plural…
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
- B60H1/005Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Next steps
Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US9242530B2 cover?
- This invention is directed to a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a first fluid, a second fluid, and a phase change material (PCM). Both tubes and header tanks contain phase change material. The phase change material header tanks are advantageously located outside of the first fluid's header tanks.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Goenka Lakhi Nandlal, Hanon Systems
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60H1/005. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).