Combination built-in air flow mechanism and LED kill chamber
AssigneeGo Fan Yourself, LLC
InventorsDarrin Niemiec, William Carlson
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to a combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. Disclosed embodiments further include ceiling tiles with a built-in fan and/or LED lighting. The disclosed systems may include a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including an air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The inventions include an airflow surface to direct air exiting the fan cavity along an LED light fixture. Moreover, disclosed embodiments include one or more UV light sources which irradiate contaminants as air flows through the ceiling tile. The fixture may be housed in a recessed fixture.
Claims19
An air purifying device, comprising:
- a panel having at least one vent and one fan portion;
- a cover attached to the panel defining at least an airway between the fan portion and the vent;
- a fan positioned in the fan portion adapted to guide air to the airway;
- a UV light source mounted in the airway, wherein the UV light source is a UV-C light source emitting light having a wavelength between 200 and 280 nanometers;
- an air diversion mechanism positioned in the airway, wherein the air diversion mechanism is configured to direct air guided by the fan to a UV-C kill chamber housing the UV light source;
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- a baffle is positioned in the UV-C kill chamber to act as a barrier preventing light emitted from the UV light source from exiting the air purifying device.
An air purifying device comprising:
- a recessed fixture configured to fit into a ceiling wherein the recessed fixture includes a housing portion, a fan portion and a vent portion;
- wherein the housing portion of the recessed fixture including an upper baffle and a lower baffle, the upper baffle and lower baffle form a UV-C kill chamber;
- a fan positioned in the fan portion of the recessed fixture, wherein said fan directs air into a fan chamber, UV-C kill chamber and through the vent portion;
- a UV-C light fixture positioned within the UV-C kill chamber wherein the UV-C light fixture emits light in the spectrum to kill viruses within the UV-C kill chamber;
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- a light protection plate positioned in proximity to an exit of the kill chamber at the vent to prohibit the UV light emitted from the UV-C light source from exiting the kill chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.