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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156999 | Indoor unit of air conditioner This invention relates to an air conditioner having an air inlet at its upper portion. The heat exchanger (4) includes multiple plate fins (1) arranged in parallel so that air flows therebetween, and heat transfer tubes (2) perpendicularly inser... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7533716 | Heat exchanger and airflow therethrough A heat exchanger defining a path of multi-directional airflow therethrough. A coil assembly within a housing of the heat exchanger divides the interior of the housing into first and second airflow plenums. The path of airflow includes a first portion in a first dire... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7350371 | Indoor device of separable air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner enabling to perform an air purifying function in an optimum state according to a pollution level of room air, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet for drawing in the air, and an air outlet for discharging p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322405 | Multi-pipe heat exchanger apparatus and method of producing the same In a heat exchanger, a plurality of heat conductive pipes forming first passages are provided between an outer wall plate and an inner wall plate. Air flows through the first passages. Second passages are formed between the heat conductive pipes. An exhaust gas flow... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7266971 | Air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner having an excellent air cleaning function, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet and discharging conditioned air; and a filter unit provided at the cabinet and cleaning air drawn therein, and selectively per... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246658 | Method and apparatus for efficient heat exchange in an aircraft or other vehicle A heat exchanger extracts heat from a two-phase fluid coolant so that the coolant changes from a vapor state to a liquid state. Two valves have respective inlets which communicate with the coolant in the heat exchanger, and which are physically spaced from each othe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225862 | High-performance heat exchanger Provided is a high-performance heat exchanger. A porous material is formed on one side of the heat exchanger. The porous material exchanges heat with a coolant pipe and/or a fin. Pores formed in the porous material improve exchanging heat with the air, thereby impro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185513 | Low profile evaporator coil A low profile evaporator coil assembly and method for configuring the assembly in HVAC equipment. In one deployment, the assembly 40 is located between a heating furnace and a plenum. The assembly 40 includes multiple coil slabs 42 through which... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175399 | Serial ventilation device An apparatus for a serial ventilation device that increases airflow compared to conventional devices without increasing the size is presented. The first ventilator is mounted on the intake opening side of the serial ventilation device, with the front surface of its ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7096666 | Air-cooled condensing system and method An air-cooled condenser has a first stage comprising both a K and a D section with fin tubes fed with steam at both ends, and a second stage comprising a D section. Each core tube in the first stage has at least one extraction channel at the trailing edge of the cor... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036570 | Multiple row heat exchanger using “end-to-end” or “tube touching” positioning of the tubes for row spacing A method of increasing thermal efficiency around a plurality of tubes in a heat exchanger. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of tubes having a predetermined end configuration and a header having a number of openings corresponding to the pluralit... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028753 | Apparatus to enhance cooling of electronic device An electronic device has at least one component that is capable of generating a quantity of heat. The electronic device further has an air-moving device and an air duct. The air moving device is capable of creating a flow of air that removes a portion of the quantit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6827137 | Airflow/circulating design for one-row heat exchanger In a single row evaporator coil having a last tube receiving refrigerant in a superheated condition, at least one baffle is provided to divert the flow of air passing over the superheat tube such that it also passes over a nonsuperheat tube so that air can be dehumi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6747865 | Heat sink for electronic components A heat sink for electronic components having a heat dissipator connected to at least one electronic component and a ventilator designed to supply the heat dissipator with air. The heat dissipator includes at least one thermally conductive plate connected to the elec... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715539 | Heat exchanger and airflow therethrough A heat exchanger defining a path of multi-directional airflow therethrough. A coil assembly within a housing of the heat exchanger divides the interior of the housing into first and second airflow plenums. The path of airflow includes a first portion in a first dire... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6675879 | Compact heat exchanger system A compact heat exchanger system including a radial fan directing air flow outwardly away from the fan axis and a plurality of heat exchangers disposed around the radial fan. At least two of the heat exchangers include headers with longitudinal walls exten... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6411510 | Heat sink-equipped cooling apparatus A heat sink-equipped cooling apparatus capable of exhibiting increased cooling performance and durability and being reduced in dimensions in a radial direction thereof. A heat sink includes a radiation fin unit including a plurality of radiation fins arra... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6343646 | Heat exchanger with flexible tubes especially for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle heat exchanger has a bundle (10) formed solely from flexible tubes (12) made of plastics, as well as two end blocks (22, 24) joining these tubes. The heat exchanger further has at least one spacer (50) arranged at a chosen location between... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6276443 | Air conditioning coil An air conditioning coil system having a first and a second outside tubing slab, a first and a second inside tubing slab, the inside tubing slabs positioned between the outside tubing slabs, a top of the first outside tubing slab contacting a top of the f... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6179043 | Heavy vehicle radiator with center-mounted hydraulic cooling fan motor and hydraulic motor oil cooler An engine cooling system includes a two-pass radiator having multiple cores and a hydraulically-operated motor located between the cores. The motor drives a cooling fan that blows air against the radiator. Also, oil coolers are located between the cores t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5975194 | Fan assisted heat sink device A fan assisted heat sink cooling device is disclosed in which the heat sink assembly also forms the housing surrounding the fan. The housing is constructed of a plurality of cooling vanes which have elongated openings therebetween allowing air to pass bet... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5950446 | Compact air conditioner An ir conditioner is provided which includes a full-front evaporator and a U-shaped condenser. Separate air streams for the evaporator and condenser are provided by two axial flow fans driven by one motor. Evaporator air flow is drawn in axially and disch... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947195 | Multi-tube heat exchanger and air conditioner having the same A multi-tube heat exchanger includes a pair of tanks and a plurality of heat transfer tubes fluidly interconnected between the tanks. The heat transfer tubes are arranged so that at least one of tube-arrangement surfaces formed on entrance and exit sides ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5924923 | Air conditioner indoor unit An air conditioner indoor unit comprising: a housing; an impeller arranged in the housing and forming a cross flow fan; a rear side plate arranged downstream the impeller and forming a rear side of a diffused air path; a front side plate forming a front s... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5850872 | Cooling system for vehicles A cooling system for a vehicle. The cooling system has a radiator and a fan that draws cooling air through the radiator. The fan is recessed into the radiator such that the motor is substantially cooled by air that has not passed through said radiator. Th... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5844333 | Device and method for cooling a motor An air cooler for an enclosed frame motor wherein two air-to-air heat exchangers are located in an enclosure mounted above an opening in the frame. The heat exchangers are disposed so that the heat exchanger coolant tubes extend transversely to the longit... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5785116 | Fan assisted heat sink device A fan assisted heat sink cooling device is disclosed in which the heat sink assembly also forms the housing surrounding the fan. The housing is constructed of a plurality of cooling vanes which have elongated openings therebetween allowing air to pass bet... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5613554 | A-coil heat exchanger A contoured A-coil heat exchanger is provided which enhances cooling capacity of the heat exchanger by increasing the volume rate of airflow therethrough. The two slabs of the A-coil each have discrete upper and lower sections, with the upper section of e... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5609202 | Enhanced flow distributor for integrated circuit spot coolers A parallel plate heat sink used in conjunction with an air moving device which provides an annular flow of air against the heat sink is further provided with enhanced flow deflector means which selectively block potential exhaust paths so as to redirect t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609201 | Enhanced flow distributor for integrated circuit spot coolers A parallel plate heat sink used in conjunction with an air moving device which provides an annular flow of air against the heat sink is further provided with enhanced flow deflector means which selectively block potential exhaust paths so as to redirect t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5588484 | Refrigeration fan system In a refrigeration system in which coils are mounted in a coil passage, a fan system is provided by which air is caused to pass over the coils. The fan system includes a housing communicating with a coil passage. The housing has an inlet and an outlet eac... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584437 | Air flow control apparatus in an air conditioner An air conditioner comprises a heat exchanger for conducting refrigerant in heat exchanging relationship with an air flow, and a blower for drawing air through the heat exchanger. An adjustable flow distributing plate is disposed between the heat exchange... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5575326 | Indoor unit of air conditioner A compact indoor air conditioner may be produced by mounting a fan unit within the installation space of a heat exchanger inside the housing of the air conditioner. An air conditioner having such structure comprises a housing comprising a frame body, a fr... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5573059 | Air conditioning machine An air conditioning machine has a unit main body having an inlet port and an outlet port. The unit main body includes a cross flow fan, having a circular cross section, for introducing indoor air into the unit main body through the inlet port and blowing ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564495 | Separate-type air conditioner The invention relates to a separation-type air conditioner capable of increasing the heat exchanging area of a compact indoor unit and of effecting high-performance heat exchange, and particularly employable as a high-performance yet compact indoor unit w... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551508 | Condensing unit using cross-flow blower The present invention involves split system air conditioners. Specifically, the present invention provides a condenser unit with cross-flow blowers. A single cross-flow blower may be used to draw air through a heat exchanger and expel the air adjacent to ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5531267 | Refrigeration centrifugal blower system In a refrigeration system in which coils are mounted in a coil passage, a fan system is provided by which air is caused to pass over the coils. The fan system includes a housing communicating with a coil passage. The housing has an intake and an outlet ea... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5431216 | Heat exchange apparatus and method for preparing the apparatus A heat exchange apparatus comprising a heat transfer member; and at least one projecting blade which is arranged to confront the heat transfer member, and which carries out relative motion with respect to the heat transfer member; wherein a distance betwe... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5404939 | Condensing unit using cross-flow blower The present invention involves split system air conditioners. Specifically, the present invention provides a condenser unit with cross-flow blowers. A single cross-flow blower may be used to draw air through a heat exchanger and expel the air adjacent to ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5288203 | Low profile fan body with heat transfer characteristics An electronic component cooling low profile fan body with favorable heat transfer characteristics is disclosed. A fan, positioned in the body, includes a number of blades circumferentially formed around a central axis. The blades establish an axial blade ... | 02/22/1994 |
