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US 12,480,669 B2Granted
Wall mounted bypass humidifier
AssigneeResideo LLC
InventorSteven L Wolff
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Abstract
In some examples, a device is configured to add moisture to an air stream of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to regulate one or more parameters of a space within a building. The device includes a housing that defines at least part of an air path, where the air path is configured to carry the moisture to the air stream of the HVAC system, where the housing includes a bottom housing formed as a single unit and a top housing configured to be attached to the bottom housing.
Claims21
A device configured to add moisture to an air stream of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to regulate one or more parameters of a space within a building, wherein the device comprises:
- a housing that defines at least part of an air path,
- wherein the air path is configured to receive an air stream of the HVAC system, carry the moisture to the air stream of the HVAC system, and carry the moisture to the space within the building,
- wherein the housing comprises:
- a bottom housing comprising:
- evaporative pad support rails configured to hold an evaporative pad in a fixed position such that the evaporative pad divides the bottom housing into an intake section and a discharge section,
- wherein the air path is constrained to direct air flow to the discharge section from the intake section and through the evaporative pad;
- a top housing configured to be attached to the bottom housing, wherein the top housing comprises:
- an intake flange defining an intake port, wherein the intake port is configured to:
- mechanically connect to a first air duct;
- receive a portion of the air stream from the first air duct;
- and
- direct the portion of the air stream to the air path via the intake section of the bottom housing;
- a discharge flange defining a discharge port, wherein the discharge port is configured to:
- mechanically connect to a second air duct;
- receive the portion of the air stream from the evaporative pad;
- and
- direct the portion of the air stream to the second air duct and the space within the building, wherein a difference in pressure between the first air duct and the second air duct causes air to flow through the air path from the first air duct to the second air duct;
- and
- a water distributor support configured to position a water distributor above the evaporative pad,
- wherein the water distributor is configured to deliver water to a top input of the evaporative pad through an aperture in the top housing.
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A method for adding moisture to an air stream of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to regulate one or more parameters of a space within a building, wherein the method comprises:
- carrying, by an air path defined by a housing of a device, moisture to an air stream of the HVAC system and into the space within the building;
- holding, by a bottom housing of the housing of the device, an evaporative pad in a fixed position such that the evaporative pad divides the bottom housing into an intake section and a discharge section, wherein the air path is constrained to direct air flow to the discharge section from the intake section and through the evaporative pad, and wherein the bottom housing is formed as a single unit;
- attaching a top housing to the bottom housing;
- receiving a portion of the air stream from a first air duct by an intake port defined by an intake flange, wherein the intake port is configured to mechanically connect to the first air duct;
- directing the portion of the air stream to the air path via the intake section of the bottom housing;
- receiving the portion of the air stream from the evaporative pad by a discharge port defined by a discharge flange, wherein the discharge port is configured to mechanically connect to a second air duct, wherein a difference in pressure between the first air duct and the second air duct causes air to flow through the air path from the first air duct to the second air duct;
- and
- directing the portion of the air stream to the second air duct and the space within the building, wherein the device includes a water distributor support configured to position a water distributor above the evaporative pad, wherein the water distributor is configured to deliver water to a top input of the evaporative pad through an aperture in the top housing.
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A system configured to add moisture to an air stream of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to regulate one or more parameters of a space within a building, wherein the system comprises:
- an evaporative pad;
- a housing that defines at least part of an air path,
- wherein the air path is configured to receive the air stream of the HVAC system, carry the moisture to the air stream of the HVAC system, and carry the moisture to the space within the building,
- wherein the housing comprises:
- a bottom housing formed as a single unit, wherein the bottom housing comprises:
- evaporative pad support rails configured to hold the evaporative pad in a fixed position such that the evaporative pad divides the bottom housing into an intake section and a discharge section, wherein the air path is constrained to direct air flow to the discharge section from the intake section and through the evaporative pad;
- a top housing configured to be attached to the bottom housing, wherein the top housing comprises:
- an intake flange defining an intake port, wherein the intake port is configured to:
- mechanically connect to a first air duct;
- receive a portion of the air stream from the first air duct;
- and
- direct the portion of the air stream to the air path via the intake section of the bottom housing;
- a discharge flange defining a discharge port, wherein the discharge port is configured to:
- mechanically connect to a second air duct;
- receive the portion of the air stream from the evaporative pad;
- and
- direct the portion of the air stream to the second air duct and the space within the building, wherein a difference in pressure between the first air duct and the second air duct causes air to flow through the air path from the first air duct to the second air duct;
- and
- a water distributor support configured to position a water distributor above the evaporative pad,
- wherein the water distributor is configured to deliver water to a top input of the evaporative pad through an aperture in the top housing.
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