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US 2008/0184720 A1Published application
Combination dehydrator and condensed water dispenser
OwnerMichael Morgan, Janet Morganinventors
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Abstract
A water-producing device having a condenser coil from a heat pump cycle condensing water thereon. A purification system is provided for purifying the water and a dispensing area is configured to dispense the water.
Claims39
A method condensing water from ambient air comprising the steps of:
- a. drawing ambient air across a cooling apparatus thereby cooling the ambient air;
- b. heat exchanging the cooled air to remove moisture therefrom;
- c. transferring the moisture removed from the ambient air to a filtering system thereby filtering and purifying the removed moisture to form potable water.
A method comprising:
- a. drawing ambient air through an intake and across a condenser in a housing, thereby cooling the ambient air and condensing water from the cooled air;
- b. transferring the water removed from the air to a refrigerating system;
- c. forming ice in the refrigerating system from the transferring water;
- and
- d. heat exchanging the air after the water is condensed from the air to heat the air.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a. a portable housing;
- b. ambient air intake coupled to the housing;
- c. a condenser mounted in the housing in fluid communication with the ambient air being drawn into the housing through the intake;
- d. a refrigeration system coupled to receive water condensed from the ambient air by the condenser and configured to form ice from the water, and
- e. a heat exchanger configured to heat the air after the water is condensed from the air.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- a. a housing;
- b. a heat exchanger mounted in the housing, wherein the heat exchanger includes a condenser;
- c. an ambient air intake mounted in the housing and configured to draw ambient air across the condenser;
- d. a reservoir configured to collect water condensed out of the ambient air by the condenser;
- e. wherein the system is configured to couple to an alternative source of water that is not condensed from the ambient air;
- and
- f. a dispenser configured to alternately dispense water either from the reservoir or the alternative source.
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A method comprising:
- when a relative humidity value of ambient air is at least a threshold value, drawing the ambient air across a cooling means, thereby cooling the ambient air, heat exchanging the ambient air and thereby condensing moisture from the ambient air to form potable water, and storing the water condensed from the ambient air in a reservoir;
- providing an alternative source of water that is not condensed from the ambient air;
- and alternately dispensing water wither from the reservoir or the alternative source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.