Air treatment system
AssigneeAccess Business Group International LLC
InventorsGregory K. Evans, Bradley J. Pippel
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Abstract
An air treatment system includes features for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. In one embodiment, a sensor air passage utilizes a low pressure region created by the blower to draw air through the passage. In another embodiment, a filter frame includes a plurality of connectors formed integrally with the filter frame. In another embodiment, a screen is positioned adjacent to the blower intake. The screen includes a plurality of angled strands oriented in a particular direction. In another embodiment, a remote control holder is formed integrally with the housing. In another embodiment, a gasket is positioned between the blower and the housing, forming a seal between the blower and the housing.
Claims12
An air treatment system comprising:
- a housing defining an interior, said interior including a top and a bottom;
- a blower having an impeller, said impeller operable to rotate about an axis and to draw air through said blower along said axis;
- a screen positioned adjacent to said impeller, said screen including a plurality of strands having a strand thickness that is angled with respect to said axis such that air flows through said screen at an angle with respect to said axis as a result of the angle of said strands;
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- means for locating said screen with respect to said blower such that said angled strands are oriented in a particular direction, wherein said angle of said strand thickness is oriented in a direction that causes air to be drawn through said strands from said top portion of said interior of said housing.
An air treatment system comprising:
- a housing having a first attachment element, a top portion and a bottom portion;
- a blower supported by said housing, said blower having a blower inlet and a blower outlet, said blower including an impeller that is rotatable about an axis, whereby said impeller is capable of drawing air through said blower inlet along said axis;
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- a screen positioned over said blower inlet, said screen including a plurality of strands having a strand thickness and a strand width, wherein said strand thickness is greater than said strand width, said strands being angled in the same general direction with respect to said impeller axis such that air flows through said screen at an angle with respect to said axis as a result of the angle of said strands, said screen including a second attachment element that is keyed with respect to the angle of said strands, whereby said second attachment element aligns with said first attachment element to orient said strands in a predetermined direction, wherein said angle of said strands is oriented in a direction that causes air to be drawn through said strands from said top portion of said interior of said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.