Integrated gas fireplace and air conditioner system
AssigneeHeat-N-Glo Fireplace Products, Inc.
InventorsRonald John Shimek, Daniel Curtis Shimek
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Abstract
An integrated combined heating and cooling unit comprises a known high efficiency gas fireplace unit stacked on top of a known high efficiency window type air conditioning unit. Novel vent adapters are connected to the rear of the units for connecting them to a source of outside combustion and cooling air to effect high efficiency operations. Novel controls comprise a fireplace relay and an air conditioning relay mounted inside of each of the units. The relays control the on-off operation of the respective units and are actuated by a thermostatic control preferably located remote from the combined units.
Claims18
A combined air conditioner/fireplace unit for controlling the temperature of space air in an area or space adjacent to said unit comprising:
- a prefabricated fireplace,
- a prefabricated air conditioner,
- a prefabricated enclosure having an upper compartment for housing said fireplace and a lower compartment for housing said air conditioner,
- said upper compartment of said enclosure having first front opening means for passageway of said space air through said prefabricated fireplace to provide heating of said space,
- said lower compartment of said enclosure having second front opening means for passageway of said space air through said prefabricated air conditioner, and
- thermostatic control means remote from said unit for controlling said prefabricated fireplace and said prefabricated air conditioner.
A combined heating and cooling unit, comprising:
- an air conditioning unit,
- a gas fireplace unit mounted on top of said air conditioning unit,
- an air conditioner extension adapter coupled to said air conditioning unit,
- said extension adapter having a cooling air inlet duct and a hot air discharge duct for cooling said air conditioner,
- said extension adapter having means for extending said duct through an outside wall, and
- thermostatic control means in said combined heating and cooling unit comprising a fireplace switch and an air conditioning switch for actuating either said gas fireplace unit or said air conditioner unit in response to a remote thermostat control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.