Thin-film carbon forced warm-air-heating unit
AssigneeHeatbox (Nz) Limited
InventorsMassimo Biscuola, Daryn McDonald, Jacob Van Reenen Pretorius
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Abstract
A forced warm-air heating apparatus, a forced warm-air heating system, and method to heat warm-air using an enclosure containing a plurality of thin film carbon-based heating elements configured and arranged to heat a desired heating space driven by a fan assembly, is described. The plurality of thin film heating elements is further ured and arranged to deflect and divide air flow as it flows through the heating enclosure.
Claims20
A forced warm-air room heating apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of panels, wherein the plurality of panels are constructed and arranged to define a plurality of channels that increases heat exchange characteristics as air passes thereover;
- a plurality of thin film heating elements lining some of the plurality of panels constructed and arranged to produce warm heated air in each of the plurality of channels;
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- a fan operatively coupled to the enclosure to force the warm heated air through each of the plurality of channels to the room.
A forced warm-air room heating system comprising:
- an enclosure having a fan assembly, an inlet, an outlet, a plurality of panels, and a plurality of thin film heating elements, wherein the plurality of panels is constructed and arranged to define a plurality of channels that increases heat exchange characteristics as air passes thereover, wherein the plurality of thin film heating elements line some of the plurality of panels constructed and arranged to produce warm heated air in each of the plurality of channels, and wherein the fan assembly is configured and arranged to operatively couple to the enclosure to force the warm heated air through each of the plurality of channel;
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- a controller assembly comprising a plurality of sensors and a processor, wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged within the room to measure thermal properties within room, and wherein the processor operatively couples to the sensor to control at least one of the energizing of at least some of the plurality of the thin film heating elements and the fan assembly.
A method of heating a desired heating space using warm air comprising:
- energizing a plurality of the thin film heating elements arranged to a plurality of channels to generate a warm air mass in the plurality of channels;
- forcing an air flow by a fan assembly to at least one of deflect and divide the air flow to compel the warm air mass from at least some of the plurality of channels to the desired heating space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.