Air recirculating and heating device

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) at least one auxiliary motor;
• c) at least one heating module isolated from and mounted upwards of said at least one auxiliary motor, said at least one heating module comprising;
• i) at least one motor having at least one primary fan blade adapted for creating a primary airflow;
• ii) at least one heating element for heating said primary airflow;
• iii) means for adjusting said at least one heating element via at least one input for the purpose of selectively regulating the temperature of said primary airflow;
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• iv) means for supporting said at least one auxiliary motor;
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• d) at least one secondary fan blade adapted for rotation by said at least one auxiliary motor to generate an upward secondary airflow for mixing with said heated primary airflow.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room, said device comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support;
• b) at least a first motor for rotating at least a first fan blade to warm air from an upward location of the room and to produce a primary airflow;
• c) at least one heating element for raising the temperature of the primary airflow produced by said at least one fan blade, wherein said at least one heating element is selectively regulated by at least one input to adjust the temperature of said primary airflow;
• d) heat sink material for protecting parts of said device from the adverse effects of heat generated by said at least one heating element;
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• e) at least a second motor isolated from and mounted downwards of said at least one heating element for rotating at least a second fan blade to urge an upward secondary airflow to mix with the heated primary airflow and distribute the mixed primary and secondary airflows throughout the room.

An air recirculating and heating device for selectively heating or cooling a room, said device comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support;
• b) a heating module comprising;
• i) means for adapting said heating module in relation with said at least one support;
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• ii) a means for discharging a heated primary airflow from said heating module, said heating module selectively regulated to adjust the temperature level of said primary airflow;
• c) an auxiliary motor adapted in an isolated location downwards of said heating module for rotating at least one fan blade to produce either an upward secondary airflow for heating or a downward secondary airflow for cooling;
• d) means for controlling said auxiliary motor to produce either the upward airflow or the downward airflow;
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• e) heat sink material for protecting at least one element of said device from the adverse effects of heat from said heating module.

A method for heating a room with an air recirculating and heating device, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) drawing air from an upward location of the room through an inlet into a heating module in response to rotation of at least one motorized impeller;
• b) producing with the at least one motorized impeller a primary airflow;
• c) heating said primary airflow with at least one heating element and selectively regulating the amount of heat generated by said at least one heating element before exhausting the heated primary airflow through at least one outlet;
• d) generating an upwardly directed secondary airflow with at least one fan blade adapted to rotate in response to at least one auxiliary motor and mixing the second airflow with the heated primary airflow;
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• e) distributing the mixture of heated primary airflow and secondary airflow in a toroidal pattern throughout the room.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room, said device comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support;
• b) a heating module, said heating module comprising at least one motorized impeller and at least one selectively regulated heating element for producing a selectively regulated heated primary airflow;
• c) at least one auxiliary motor mounted downwards of and isolated from said heating module;
• d) at least one fan blade rotatably operative upon energization of said at least one auxiliary motor to generate an upward secondary airflow for mixing with and distributing said heated primary airflow;
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• e) means for housing at least one of:
• i) said heating module;
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• ii) said at least one motorized impeller.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) a heating module for generating a heated primary airflow;
• c) at least one auxiliary motor mounted in an isolated location downwards of said heating module, said at least one auxiliary motor having at least one fan blade for generating an upward secondary airflow for mixing with said heated primary airflow;
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• d) means for selectively regulating the amount of heat generated by said heating module.

A method for heating a room with an air recirculating and heating device, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) producing a heated primary airflow with a heating module having at least one motorized impeller for drawing air from an upward location of the room and at least one heating element for heating the drawn air;
• b) generating an upward second airflow for mixing with the heated primary airflow with at least one auxiliary motor adapted to rotate at least one fan blade;
• c) said step of generating including the step of circulating the mixed heated primary and secondary airflows in a toroidal path through the room;
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• d) said step of producing including the step of selectively regulating the heat of said at least one heating element to regulate the amount of heat added to the primary airflow.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) a heating module, said heating module comprising:
• i) at least two heating elements;
• ii) at least one motorized impeller adapted to draw air from an upward location of the room to create a primary airflow, wherein said at least one motorized impeller urges said primary airflow through said at least two heating elements to create a heated primary airflow;
• iii) at least two outlets for exhausting said heated primary airflow, wherein said heat primary airflow is exhausted through said at least two outlets via said at least one motorized impeller in multiple directions;
• iv) means for supporting at least one auxiliary motor, wherein said at least one auxiliary motor is adapted to rotate at least one fan blade upon energization for the creation of an upward secondary airflow for mixing with said heated primary airflow to produce a heated airflow mixture for distribution throughout the room, said at least one auxiliary motor mounted in an isolated location downward from said heating module;
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• c) means for selectively regulating the amount of heat provided by said at least two heating elements to regulate the temperature of said heated airflow mixture.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) a heating module adapted to said at least one support means for creating a selectively regulated heated primary airflow responsive to at least one input;
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• c) an auxiliary motor for rotating at least one fan blade to create an upward secondary airflow for mixing with the heated primary airflow and for distributing the mixed airflows throughout the room and adjacent any window glass present to raise the temperature of the window glass by conductive heat transfer between the mixed airflows and the surface of the window glass, wherein said auxiliary motor is mounted downward and isolated from said heating module.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room, said device comprising in combination:

• a) at least one heating module, comprising:
• i) means for generating a primary airflow, said primary airflow having a downstream flow and an upstream flow relative to said means for generating said primary airflow;
• ii) at least a first heating element and at least a second heating element selectively regulated by at least one input for heating said primary airflow to an adjusted temperature level;
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• b) means for generating a secondary airflow, said secondary airflow having a downstream flow and an upstream flow relative to said means for generating said secondary airflow, wherein said secondary airflow mixes with said heated primary airflow, and wherein said means for generating a secondary airflow is positioned downward and isolated from said at least one heating module.

A method for heating a room with an air recirculating and heating device, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) drawing air from an upward location of the room through an inlet into a heating module in response to rotation of at least one motorized fan;
• b) producing with the at least one motorized fan a primary airflow;
• c) heating the primary airflow with at least a first heating element and at least a second heating element and selectively regulating the amount of heat generated by said at least a first heating element and said at least a second heating element before exhausting the heated primary airflow through at least one outlet;
• d) generating an upwardly directed secondary airflow with at least one fan blade adapted to rotate in response to at least one auxiliary motor isolated from and mounted downwards of said heating module, and mixing said secondary airflow with said heated primary airflow;
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• e) distributing the mixture of said heated primary airflow and said secondary airflow throughout the room.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room, comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) at least one auxiliary motor;
• c) at least one heating module mounted in upward isolation from said at least one auxiliary motor, said at least one heating module comprising;
• i) at least one motor having at least one primary fan blade adapted for creating a primary airflow;
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• ii) at least one heating element for heating said primary airflow;
• iii) means for selectively regulating said at least one heating element to adjust the temperature of said primary airflow;
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• d) at least one secondary fan blade adapted for rotation by said at least one auxiliary motor to generate an upward secondary airflow for mixing with said primary heated airflow to create a near uniform temperature throughout the room.

An air recirculating, heating, reheating and temperature maintenance device for heating a room, comprising in combination:

• a) at least one support means;
• b) means for drawing risen air from an upward location of a room for heating and reheating, said means for drawing risen air comprising:
• i) at least one heating module;
• ii) at least one motor for rotating at least one fan blade for creating a primary flow of heated air;
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• iii) at least one secondary fan blade adapted for rotation by at least one auxiliary motor to generate an upward secondary airflow of ambient room air for mixing with said primary flow of heated air prior to distribution, in a toroidal pattern, throughout the room to create an elevated near uniform room temperature;
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• c) at least one control unit that selectively regulates the amount of said primary flow of heated air created by said heating module when a set desired temperature is reached and then causes said heating module to introduce only enough of said primary flow of heated air to said secondary airflow to maintain the desired temperature in the room.

An air recirculating and heating device for heating a room comprising in combination:

• a) means to create a circular airflow that distributes air evenly throughout a room;
• b) means to create a heated airflow for mixing with said circular airflow for distribution resulting in near even temperatures throughout the room;
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• c) means to selectively regulate said heated airflow to maintain a desired near even temperature throughout the room.