System and method of a panel assembly for air treatment
AssigneeColumbia Elevator Products Co., Inc.
InventorsLouis J. Blaiotta, Edward Thomas Bosco
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Abstract
A panel assembly for air treatment comprising a rigid body including an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner space within the rigid body, the rigid body having a rectangular shape with a ratio of a width to a depth such that the rigid body is flat and hollow, the rigid body including a first longitudinal end containing a first opening in communication with the inner space and a second longitudinal end containing a second opening in communication with the inner space, the first opening positioned opposite the second opening along a longitudinal length, and an ultra-violet light assembly mounted within the inner space.
Claims15
A panel assembly for air treatment comprising:
- a rigid body including an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner space within the rigid body;
- the rigid body having a rectangular shape with a ratio of a width to a depth such that the rigid body is flat and hollow;
- the rigid body including a first longitudinal end containing a first opening in communication with the inner space and a second longitudinal end containing a second opening in communication with the inner space, the first opening positioned opposite the second opening along a longitudinal length;
- a base assembly mounted at the first opening and in communication with the inner space, the base assembly including a plurality of openings that allows air to enter the inner space;
- a fan assembly mounted proximate to the second opening and in communication with the inner space;
- an ultra-violet light assembly mounted within the inner space and positioned in-between the fan assembly and the base assembly;
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- the fan assembly creating a negative air pressure at the second opening relative to the first opening, the negative air pressure creating an airflow entering the rigid body through the base assembly and exiting the rigid body through the fan assembly, the airflow passing over the ultra-violet light assembly within the inner space and exiting the inner space as a treated airflow.
A method of manufacturing a panel assembly for air treatment, the method including the steps:
- providing a rigid body including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner space within the rigid body;
- the rigid body having a rectangular shape with a ratio of a length to a depth such that the rigid body is flat and hollow;
- the rigid body including a first longitudinal end containing a first opening in communication with the inner space and a second longitudinal end containing a second opening in communication with the inner space, the first opening positioned opposite the second opening along a longitudinal length;
- providing a base assembly mounted at the first opening and in communication with the inner space;
- providing a fan assembly mounted proximate the second opening and in communication with the inner space;
- providing an ultra-violet light assembly mounted within the inner space and positioned in-between the fan assembly and the base assembly;
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- the fan assembly creating a negative air pressure at the second opening relative to the first opening, the negative air pressure creating an airflow passing over the ultra-violet light assembly within the inner space and existing the inner space as a treated airflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.