A method for manufacturing a flexible air duct includes: winding a strip made from fabric over a turn around the core with a non-zero angle of incidence , considering the direction of travel of the strip relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the core, so that one edge of the strip is covered by overlapping of the other edge of the part of the strip approaching the core, rotating the strip around the core, continuously joining the two overlapping edges together by means of a sewing head or a welding head or a gluing head, provided with means for translating the fabric, characterized in that it consists of using the means for translating the fabric in order to continuously wind the strip around the core.

A reinforcing assembly for air ducts includes a helical reinforcement with an outer circumference and at least one connecting element for fixing a pitch of a helix formed by the helical reinforcement. The at least one connecting element may be fixed to the helical reinforcement by a plurality of j joints with mutually arranged spacing. The reinforcing assembly may be combined with an air duct to form a duct system for transmitting and distributing air that retains its shape regardless of the system's internal air pressure.

A tapered flexible conduit and a ventilation system incorporating the same. The conduit is arranged to extend between a register and a fan assembly, such as in a whole house fan (WHF) system. The conduit includes a flexible inner liner surrounded by a flexible outer liner. The flexible inner liner has a length of helically formed wire coupled to a flexible membrane. The flexible outer liner includes an insulative layer to provide acoustic baffling for an airflow established by the fan assembly passing through the conduit. The tapered conduit has a frusto-conical shape along an overall length of the conduit to sealingly engage differently sized inlet and exhaust ports of the register and the fan assembly, respectively. The collapsible nature of the respective inner and outer liners reduces bulk during shipment and accommodates a variety of different configurations during installation.

A flexible duct for handling conditioned air comprises an inner core, a vapor barrier, and a compressible core spacer positioned between the inner core and vapor barrier. The compressible core spacer is made of a film material with a helical support integrated therewith. The compressible core spacer is made of a length longer that the inner core and other duct components so that when the compressible core spacer is compressed when assembling the inner core and vapor barrier, the film material between adjacent sections of the helical support folds to create a spacer-liker construction that creates air gaps between an outer surface of the inner core and an inner surface of the compressible core spacer and outer surface of the inner core and vapor barrier. With a pair of low-e surfaces associated with the compressible core spacer or the compressible core spacer and inner core, reflective insulation systems are created to improve the insulating value of the insulated flexible duct.

An energy efficient and quiet air cooling system for a building structure is provided. The air cooling system includes an evaporator system mounted in the wall of the building, a remotely mounted fan, an air intake, and a sound and heat insulating duct. The fan is mounted in the attic and configured to draw air from the living area of the building through the sound insulating duct with sufficient power to create a negative static pressure in the living area. The negative static pressure in turn causes outside air to flow through the evaporator system which removes heat from the outside air. The cooled air is in turn drawn into the building and pulled into the attic through the duct and expelled through the attic. The fan expels warm air into the attic, creating a positive pressure environment which causes the warm air to be expelled from the attic through natural vents.

A laminar jacket for a flexible duct of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a first film defining an outer surface of the laminar jacket and a second film defining an inner surface of the laminar jacket. The laminar jacket includes a scrim retained between the first film and the second film. Additionally, the laminar jacket includes a longitudinally-extending seam between the first film and the second film that retains the laminar jacket in a tubular shape. The inner surface of the laminar jacket defines a hollow that is configured to receive insulation and that does not have the insulation disposed therein.

An energy efficient and quiet air cooling system for a building structure is provided. The air cooling system includes an evaporator system mounted in the wall of the building, a remotely mounted fan, an air intake, and a sound and heat insulating duct. The fan is mounted in the attic and configured to draw air from the living area of the building through the sound insulating duct with sufficient power to create a negative static pressure in the living area. The negative static pressure in turn causes outside air to flow through the evaporator system which removes heat from the outside air. The cooled air is in turn drawn into the building and pulled into the attic through the duct and expelled through the attic. The fan expels warm air into the attic, creating a positive pressure environment which causes the warm air to be expelled from the attic through natural vents.

A flexible ventilation duct production method includes forming an inner layer using at least one of aluminum PET, polyester, metalized OPP, metalized polyester and PVC; forming an insulation layer comprised of rubber, polyethylene liners, polyester fibers or similar insulation materials; assembling a steel wire taking shape from being spirally wound around a cylinder; forming an outer layer using at least one of aluminum PET, polyester, metalized OPP, metalized polyester and PVC; and laminating by being wound to a constantly rotating cylindrical shaft in a certain order to form an integrated, holistic structure between all the factors, which is constantly rotated around its own axis in strip plates and is constantly fed to the mentioned cylindrical shaft, by meanwhile providing complete lamination with the applied chemicals.

A reinforcing assembly for air ducts includes a helical reinforcement with an outer circumference and at least one connecting element for fixing a pitch of a helix formed by the helical reinforcement. The at least one connecting element may be fixed to the helical reinforcement by a plurality of joints with mutually arranged spacing. The reinforcing assembly may be combined with an air duct to form a duct system for transmitting and distributing air that retains its shape regardless of the system's internal air pressure.

A surgical robotic arm drape for enveloping a portion of a robotic arm, the drape comprising: an exterior sheet defining an elongate cavity for housing a portion of a robotic arm; and a duct defined at least in part by material integral with the exterior sheet, the duct defining a fluid path along the longitudinal extent of the cavity to channel fluid to or from a robotic arm housed within the cavity.