Convection-enhanced central air conditioning system
AssigneeHome Research Co., Ltd.
InventorMunenori Hisayoshi
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Abstract
Convection-enhanced thermal insulation and central air conditioning capable of maintaining a comfortable indoor environment at reduced energy consumption is provided. A siding system comprises a first duct and an air passageway. The first duct has a first end thereof disposed in an underfloor space of a building, and a second end thereof disposed either on a ceiling or in a ceiling space of the building. The air passageway sends air from the underfloor space of the building to the ceiling or the ceiling space.
Claims10
A convection-enhanced central air conditioning system for a building, the system comprising:
- a first duct that has a first end thereof open and disposed in an underfloor space of the building, and a second end thereof open and disposed either on a ceiling of a first floor or in a ceiling space of the building;
- a louver disposed on the ceiling of the first floor of the building;
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- a vent that opens to the underfloor space,
- wherein a lower edge of a first peripheral wall of the building is positioned lower and closer to a foundation of the building than the vent is,
- wherein a first ventilation channel is formed between the first peripheral wall and a second peripheral wall that is disposed inside of the first peripheral wall, and
- wherein the first ventilation channel has an opening at a lower end thereof.
A convection-enhanced central air conditioning system for a two-story building, the system comprising:
- an exterior wall including a first peripheral wall that constitutes an exposed, visible surface of the two-story building, and a second peripheral wall that defines a room within the two-story building;
- a first ventilation channel provided in a gap between the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall, the first ventilation channel having an opening at a lower end thereof;
- a ventilation fan that sends air to the first ventilation channel;
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- a vent disposed at a level higher than a lower edge of the first peripheral wall, the vent defining an air passageway through which air flowing downward along a section of the first ventilation channel located in a first floor of the two-story building enters an underfloor space of the two-story building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.