Heating and cooling apparatus
AssigneeRestless Noggins Design, LLC
InventorsNeil Tyburk, Hope D. Paolini
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Abstract
A heating and cooling apparatus provides hands free operation for heating and cooling a room and purifying the surrounding air. Apparatus includes a fan, a housing for receiving the fan, and at least one heating element positioned between an outer edge of the fan and an inner surface of the housing. Apparatus further includes system logic to control operation of a motor when a parameter, such as temperature or occupation of a room is detected. Housing includes air purifying properties to reduce virus or bacteria in the air moving through the apparatus.
Claims18
A heating and cooling apparatus comprising:
- a fan comprising a plurality of blades extending between a support plate and a retaining collar;
- a housing configured to receive the fan;
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- at least one heating element attached to the housing.
A heating and cooling device comprising:
- a mixed flow fan to move fluid as the mixed flow fan rotates about an axis, the fan includes a plurality of blades having generally vertically extending exit edges to move fluid in a horizontal direction;
- a fan housing to receive the mixed flow fan, the housing including an annular sidewall, wherein the sidewall is spaced apart and generally parallel to the vertical exit edges, defining therebetween a heater element gap;
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- at least one heating element mounted to the fan housing and positioned in the heater element gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.