Ventilated panel
AssigneeTeknion Furniture Systems
InventorsJohn Hellwig, Philip Bradbury
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Abstract
A modular office panelling system has been improved by providing an air circulation arrangement of selectively cool or remove heat from a particular area defined by the panelling system. Fans are provided in removable panel cover portions which can advantageously be secured in the office panelling system in the same manner as fabric covered removable cover portions. Thus, the air circulation arrangement may be provided as an original specification or added as a retrofit in the field. The interior of the panel is also used as a large inlet plenum whereby the flow of air into the panel is at a slow velocity.
Claims15
In combination, a modular office panel having a support frame with removable panel cover portions on either side thereof, said support frame being generally interior to said panel cover portions;
- and electric fan means mounted about a port in one of said panel cover portions and means for air to pass through a panel cover portion opposite said fan means, said fan means having an inlet and an outlet positioned to opposite sides of said panel cover portions, whereby said fan means when operated causes a flow oa air from one side of said panel through said panel to the opposite side of said panel, said electric fan means being connected to a power supply interior to said panel.
In combination, an office panelling system having removable panel covers supported by metal frames generally interior to said panel covers, at least one of said covers having mounted thereon about a port in said panel an electric fan, said fan being oriented for causing a flow of air to pass through said removable panel cover when said fan is operated, and exhaust means for allowing air to leave the panelling system and wherein said electric fan is connected to an electrical supply interior to said office panelling system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.