Active HVAC door and methods
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsBenjamin W. Docksteader, Joel Sellinger
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Abstract
An active HVAC door and a method of opening or closing a door having a door handle, at least one hinge configured to pivotally couple the door to a frame, a first fan assembly provided through the door on an upper portion and on the handle side thereof and a second fan assembly provided through the door on a lower portion and on the handle side thereof, wherein the first and second fan assemblies comprise at least one electrically reversible fan driven by an electric motor and movable louvers by using an actuator to move the louvers between open and closed positions based on a signal from an electronic control module.
Claims20
An active HVAC door, comprising:
- a door;
- a door handle;
- at least one hinge configured to pivotally couple the door to a frame;
- a first fan assembly provided through the door on an upper portion and on the handle side thereof;
- and
- a second fan assembly provided through the door on a lower portion and on the handle side thereof, wherein the first and second fan assemblies comprise:
- at least one electrically reversible fan driven by an electric motor;
- movable louvers;
- and
- an actuator configured to move the louvers between open and closed positions based on a signal from an electronic control module.
A method of opening and closing a door, comprising:
- providing a door having a door handle, at least one hinge configured to pivotally couple the door to a frame, a first fan assembly provided through the door on an upper portion and on the handle side thereof and a second fan assembly provided through the door on a lower portion and on the handle side thereof, wherein the first and second fan assemblies comprise at least one electrically reversible fan driven by an electric motor and movable louvers;
- and
- using an actuator to move the louvers between open and closed positions based on a signal from an electronic control module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.