Water collection and dispensing machine
OwnerJohn M. Zakrykinventor
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Abstract
A water collection and dispensing machine having a primary housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, an air blower structured to draw air into the primary housing through the air inlet and push air out of said primary housing through the air outlet. The water collection and dispensing machine further includes an evaporator coil structured to cycle a cold refrigerant liquid therethrough, the evaporator coil being disposed in line with the air inlet so that the air drawn into the primary housing through the air inlet passes thereover and moisture therefrom condenses on an exterior surface of the evaporator coil so that it may be collected in the form of water droplets, filtered to eliminate contaminants, and dispensed for convenient consumption by a user.
Claims13
A water collection and dispensing machine comprising:
- a primary housing, said primary housing including an air inlet and an air outlet,
- said air outlet being disposed at generally a bottom of said housing,
- an air blower structured to draw air into said primary housing through said air inlet and thereby create a positive pressure within said primary housing which pushes air down and out of said primary housing through said air outlet in a relatively quiet fashion,
- dehumidifier refrigerant means structured and disposed to convert a refrigerant gas into a cold refrigerant liquid,
- a fin and tube evaporator coil structured to cycle said cold refrigerant liquid therethrough, said fin and tube evaporator coil being disposed such that the air drawn into said primary housing through said air inlet passes over said fin and tube evaporator coil and moisture therefrom condenses on an exterior of said fin and tube evaporator coil,
- said fin and tube evaporator coil being structured to include a substantially large surface area without taking up a substantial amount of space within said housing
- fluid collection means structured to collect said moisture, in the form of water droplets, from said fin and tube evaporator coil, filtration means structured and disposed to filter water collected by said fluid collection means prior to dispensing,
- said fluid collection means including a fluid reservoir, and
- a plurality of thermal electric cold plates lining said fluid reservoir and structured and disposed to maintain the water within said fluid reservoir cold.
A water collection and dispensing machine comprising:
- a primary housing, said primary housing including an air inlet and an air outlet,
- said air outlet being disposed at generally a bottom of said housing,
- an air blower structured to draw air into said primary housing through said air inlet and thereby create a positive pressure within said primary housing which pushes air down and out of said primary housing through said air outlet in a relatively quiet fashion,
- dehumidifier refrigerant means structured and disposed to convert a refrigerant gas into a cold refrigerant liquid,
- a fin and tube evaporator coil structured to cycle said cold refrigerant liquid therethrough, said fin and tube evaporator coil being disposed such that the air drawn into said primary housing through said air inlet passes over said fin and tube evaporator coil and moisture therefrom condenses on an exterior of said fin and tube evaporator coil,
- said fin and tube evaporator coil being structured to include a substantially large surface area without taking up a substantial amount of space within said housing
- fluid collection means structured to collect said moisture, in the form of water droplets, from said fin and tube evaporator coil, filtration means structured and disposed to filter water collected by said fluid collection means prior to dispensing,
- said fluid collection means including a fluid reservoir,
- said filtration means including a delivery coil structured to contain a quantity of filtered water in a ready to dispense orientation,
- a dispensing spigot connected with said delivery coil and structured to selectively dispense the quantity of water from said delivery coil,
- a return tube, said delivery coil being connected in fluid flow communication with said dispensing spigot and said return tube, and
- said return tube being connected in fluid flow communication with said fluid reservoir and including valve means structured and disposed to open on a predetermined, regulated basis in order to selectively cycle said quantity of filtered water back into said fluid reservoir and thereby ensure that water in said delivery coil is fresh.
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