Evaporative cooler operable in a range of mounting angles
AssigneeSeeley International Pty Ltd
InventorsSteven SLAYZAK, Shane Antony HARRIS, Daniel Robert HAYNES, Ian Howard PENDERGRAST
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Abstract
Evaporative coolers and components therefor that may be used at any of a variety of mounting angles without compromising function or requiring complex and custom adjustments based on a particular mounting angle. In one embodiment, a reservoir for an evaporative cooler includes a water collection basin, a float valve assembly including a float valve housing, a float valve, a lift arm pivotably coupled to the float valve, and a float coupled to the lift arm, a pump, and a drain valve, the pump and the drain valve each being within the water collection basin.
Claims15
A reservoir for an evaporative cooler, the reservoir including:
- a water collection basin;
- a float valve assembly including a float valve housing, a float valve, a lift arm pivotably coupled to the float valve, and a float coupled to the lift arm;
- a pump;
- and
- a drain valve,
- the pump and the drain valve each being within the water collection basin.
A float valve assembly, the float valve assembly comprising:
- a float valve housing, the float valve housing including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a float valve within the second end of the float valve housing;
- a push rod movable within the float valve housing, the push rod having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a plunger coupled to the second end of the push rod;
- a lift arm, the lift arm including a first end pivotably coupled to the first end of the push rod at a pivot point and a second end opposite the first end;
- and
- a float coupled to the second end of the lift arm,
- the first end of the float valve housing being configured to be coupled to a floor of a reservoir such that the pivot point is located at or proximate a surface of water within the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.