Condensation pump for roof-top air conditioner
AssigneeDometic Corporation
InventorRicardo Holguin
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Abstract
A pump assembly and a method for removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure are provided. The air conditioner includes a base pan with a sump. The pump assembly includes a pump, a suction line and a discharge line. The pump is configured to be in electrical communication with the air conditioner. The suction line enters the pump and is configured to be in fluid communication with the sump. The discharge line exits the pump and is configured to be in fluid communication with a hose of a drainage means of the transport structure. The pump operatively moves condensate in the sump to the hose of the drainage means to remove the condensate from the transport structure.
Claims19
A pump assembly for removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure, the air conditioner including a base pan with a sump, the assembly including:
- a pump configured to be in electrical communication with the air conditioner;
- a suction line entering the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with the sump;
- and
- a discharge line exiting the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with a hose of a drainage means of the transport structure,
- wherein the pump operatively moves condensate in the sump to the hose of the drainage means to remove the condensate from the transport structure, and
- wherein the suction line includes an upstream portion with a first suction diameter and a downstream portion with a second suction diameter, and the first suction diameter is less than the second suction diameter.
A pump assembly for removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure, the air conditioner including a base pan with a sump, the assembly including:
- a pump configured to be in electrical communication with the air conditioner;
- a suction line entering the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with the sump;
- and
- a discharge line exiting the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with a hose of a drainage means of the transport structure,
- wherein the pump operatively moves condensate in the sump to the hose of the drainage means to remove the condensate from the transport structure, and
- wherein the pump is configured to be off during an evaporator fan only mode of the air conditioner, and wherein the pump is configured to be on when a compressor is on during a cooling mode of the air conditioner.
A method of removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure, the air conditioner including a base pan with a sump, the method including the steps of:
- mounting a pump inside an air conditioner, the pump including a suction line entering the pump and a discharge line exiting the pump;
- connecting the discharge line to a drainage means of the transport structure;
- establishing fluid communication between the suction line and the sump;
- configuring the pump to operate through electrical communication with the air conditioner;
- and
- configuring the pump to be off during an evaporator fan only mode of the air conditioner, and configuring the pump to be on when a compressor is on during a cooling mode of the air conditioner,
- wherein the suction line, the pump, the discharge line and the drainage means are configured to operatively establish fluid communication.
A pump assembly for removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure, the air conditioner including a base pan with a sump, the assembly including:
- a pump configured to be in electrical communication with the air conditioner;
- a suction line entering the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with the sump;
- and
- a discharge line exiting the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with a hose of a drainage means of the transport structure,
- wherein the pump operatively moves condensate in the sump to the hose of the drainage means to remove the condensate from the transport structure, and
- wherein the suction line includes a first portion and the discharge line includes a second portion, and a diameter of the first portion is less than a diameter of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.