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US 2003/0228142 A1Published application
Ceiling mounted heating and cooling device and method therefor
OwnerKenneth H. Reikerinventor
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Abstract
A ceiling mounted heating and cooling device capable of creating and uniformly distributing a first heated airflow for heating a room and/or a first cooled airflow for cooling a room, wherein the device incorporates a heating device and an air conditioning system.
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An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a ceiling mounted heating device adapted to heat and distribute a first airflow;
- and,
- means for generating a cooled airflow for mixing with said first airflow.
An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a) means for creating a circular airflow that distributes air evenly throughout a room;
- b) means for creating a heated airflow for mixing with said circular airflow;
- c) means for creating a cooled airflow for mixing with said circular airflow;
An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a ceiling mounted heating device adapted to selectively heat and distribute a first airflow;
- means for generating a cooled airflow above said heating device for subsequent mixing and uniform distribution with said first airflow;
- and,
- means for extracting condensed water produced by said means for generating a cooled airflow during operation of same.
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An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a ceiling mounted heating device adapted to selectively heat a first airflow, said first airflow distributed by at least one fan blade carried by said heating device;
- at least one air conditioning unit for generating a cooled airflow above said at least one fan blade for subsequent mixing and uniform distribution with said first airflow;
- and,
- means for extracting condensed water produced by said at least one air conditioning unit during operation of same.
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A method for cooling a room, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) drawing a primary airflow from an upward location of the room through at least one inlet of a means for generating a cooled airflow;
- b) cooling said primary airflow via said cooled airflow generating means to produce said cooled airflow;
- c) exhausting said cooled airflow through at least one outlet of said cooled airflow generating means;
- d) generating a secondary airflow with at least one rotating fan blade;
- and,
- e) mixing said cooled airflow with said secondary airflow.
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A method for cooling a room, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. producing a first airflow from an air recirculating, heating and cooling device comprising means for heating and means for cooling;
- and,
- b. producing a second independent airflow, wherein said second independent airflow is heated or cooled by said air recirculating, heating and cooling device to heat or cool a room.
An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a) at least one heating module, comprising:
- i) means for generating a primary airflow, said primary airflow having a downstream flow and an upstream flow relative to said means for generating said primary airflow;
- ii) at least one heating element for heating said primary airflow;
- iii) means for selectively regulating said at least one heating element, wherein said means for selectively regulating is responsive to at least one input for regulating the temperature of said primary airflow;
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- b) means for generating a secondary airflow, said secondary airflow having a downstream flow and an upstream flow relative to said means for generating said secondary airflow, and wherein said secondary airflow mixes with said heated primary airflow;
- c) means for isolating said at least one heating element from said means for generating a secondary airflow;
- and,
- d) means for generating a cooled airflow.
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An air recirculating, heating and cooling device for selectively heating or cooling a room, said device comprising in combination:
- a) at least one support;
- b) a heating module comprising;
- i) means for adapting said heating module in relation with said at least one support;
- and
- ii) a means for discharging a heated primary airflow from said heating module, said heating module selectively regulated to adjust the temperature level of said primary airflow;
- c) an auxiliary motor adapted in an isolated location downwards of said heating module for rotating at least one fan blade to produce either an upward secondary airflow for heating or a downward secondary airflow for cooling;
- d) means for controlling said auxiliary motor to produce either the upward airflow or the downward airflow;
- e) heat sink material for protecting at least one element of said device from the adverse effects of heat from said heating module;
- and,
- f) means for generating a cooled airflow.
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An air recirculating, heating and cooling device, comprising:
- a) at least one support means;
- b) a heating module for generating a heated primary airflow;
- c) at least one auxiliary motor mounted in an isolated location downwards of said heating module, said at least one auxiliary motor having at least one fan blade for generating an upward secondary airflow for mixing with said heated primary airflow;
- d) means for selectively regulating the amount of heat generated by said heating module;
- and,
- e) means for generating a cooled airflow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.