Air conditioning unit
AssigneeOve Arup & Partners International Limited
InventorRoger OLSEN
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Abstract
An air conditioning unit (2) comprises a main body (3) including an air inlet (24) and an air outlet (22), the main body (3) defining an airflow passage between the air inlet (24) and the air outlet (22). A fan (28) is disposed within the airflow passage and a thermal element (26) is disposed within the airflow passage upstream of the fan (28). The main body (3) has a front face exposed to a temperature controlled space (8), on which the air outlet is disposed, and the air inlet and thermal element are disposed around the periphery of the front face.
Claims25
An air conditioning unit, comprising:
- a main body including an air inlet and an air outlet, the main body defining an airflow passage between the air inlet and the air outlet;
- a fan disposed within the airflow passage;
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- a thermal element disposed within the airflow passage upstream of the fan,
- wherein the main body has a first face on which the air outlet is disposed,
- wherein the air inlet and thermal element are disposed at the periphery of the first face,
- wherein the fan is oriented such that the rotational axis of the fan is substantially perpendicular to the first face,
- wherein the first face is adapted so as to be exposed, in use, to a temperature-controlled space, and
- wherein the blades of the fan are arranged so that the air conditioning unit provides a swirling air flow pattern with the air discharged straight from the tips of the fan blades into the temperature controlled space in a pattern that spreads out in a circular flow.
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An air conditioning unit, comprising:
- a thermal element mounted to a first housing portion;
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- a fan mounted to a second housing portion, the second housing portion being hinged with respect to the first housing,
- wherein the second housing portion is rotatable with respect to the first housing portion via the hinge from a first position to a second position;
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- wherein the fan is operable in the first position and is accessible for maintenance in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.