Portable multi-function air conditioner with a lid-based fluid pump
AssigneeSolo Brands, LLC
InventorJohn P. Brinkman
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Abstract
A portable air conditioner comprises a cooler, a first opening associated with the cooler, a second opening associated with the cooler, a heat exchanger, at least one pump, a fan, and a power supply. The portable air conditioner further comprises a control panel operable to selectively actuate the fan and the at least one pump to a) operate in a first mode of operation to intake the air through the first opening and discharge the air through the second opening without moving the liquid through the heat exchanger and b) operate in a second mode of operation to move the air across the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the second opening while moving liquid through the heat exchanger.
Claims20
A portable air conditioner comprising:
- a cooler;
- a heat exchanger;
- at least one pump configured to:
- move liquid through the heat exchanger;
- and
- discharge liquid through a spray nozzle;
- a fan configured to:
- intake air through an intake opening associated with the cooler;
- move the air across the heat exchanger;
- and
- discharge the air through a discharge opening associated with the cooler;
- a control panel operable to selectively actuate the fan and the at least one pump to:
- a) operate in a first mode of operation to intake the air through the intake opening and discharge the air through the discharge opening without moving the liquid through the heat exchanger;
- and
- b) operate in a second mode of operation to move the air across the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the discharge opening while moving liquid through the heat exchanger;
- and
- a power supply operatively coupled with and providing power to the at least one pump and the fan.
A method for operating a portable air conditioner comprising a cooler having an intake opening, a discharge opening, a heat exchanger, at least one pump, a fan, and a spray nozzle, the method comprising:
- selectively actuating, via operation of a control panel, the fan and the at least one pump to a) operate in a first mode of operation to intake air through the intake opening and discharge the air through the discharge opening without moving liquid through the heat exchanger;
- and
- selectively actuating, via operation of the control panel, the fan and the at least one pump to b) operate in a second mode of operation to move air across the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the discharge opening while moving liquid through the heat exchanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.