Patent classifications
F24F2013/1473
VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIR DUCT
The present invention relates to a valve assembly (1) for an air duct for ventilation of a building, comprising a valve (10; 100), a housing (40), and an electrical body (20) provided within said housing. The valve (10, 100) comprises adjustment means to adjust the position of flow regulating means (113, 126) of the valve (10; 100), wherein the position of the flow regulating means (113, 126) is configured to adjust the size of a gap (50) between the valve (10; 100) and the outer circumference at the distal end of the electrical body (20), regulating a flow or pressure of air flowing through the valve (10; 100), wherein the size of the gap (50) is measured perpendicular to the outer circumference as the smallest distance from the distal end of the electrical body (20) to the flow regulating means (113, 126) of the valve (10; 100).
Methods of balancing airflow in ceiling-ducted containment systems
One aspect is directed to a system for controlling airflow in a facility having a ceiling-ducted aisle airflow containment system having a first damper system for controlling airflow. The system includes an input to receive parameters related to airflow in the facility, wherein the parameters include at least one airflow resistance value for a device in the facility, an output to provide output data including at least one setting for one or more controllable devices in the facility, and one or more processors configured to receive the parameters related to airflow, determine airflow values associated with the airflow containment system and based on the airflow values, generate the at least one setting for the one or more controllable devices, including at least one setting for the first damper system.
Damper test switch fail-safe actuator
A firestat for providing an output for controlling an opening and closing of a fire/smoke damper. The firestat includes a fire/smoke damper test switch and an actuator configured to depress the fire/smoke damper test switch. The firestat is further configured to release the fire/smoke damper test switch in response to a depressing force applied to the actuator, wherein melting or other damage to the actuator causes a release of the test switch.
Handle assembly for rotating a pivot rod attached to a damper within ductwork
The invention is directed to a handle assembly for rotating a pivot rod attached to a damper within ductwork, for the purpose of controlling the flow of conditioned air therethrough. In particular, the present invention provides a pre-assembled portion of the required parts, thereby reducing the number of steps required for final assembly of the damper handle to the pivot rod, resulting in a significant time savings.
Air-conditioning register
An air-conditioning register includes: a downstream fin; and an upstream fin. The downstream fin and the upstream fin are provided in a ventilation passage which allows air-conditioning air to flow. The downstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a first rotation shaft. The upstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a second rotation shaft further on an upstream side than the downstream fin in the ventilation passage. The second rotation shaft extends in a direction different from that of the first rotation shaft. The downstream fin is slidable in a center line direction of the first rotation shaft and has a driving unit which presses the upstream fin in a slide movement direction as the downstream fin slides.
DAMPER ASSEMBLY OF A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM
A damper of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a crank configured to rotate about an axis of a shaft relative to a support, a reset arm configured to rotate about the axis of the shaft relative to the support, a spring coupled to the crank and the reset arm, and a fuse link configured to be coupled to the reset arm and the support in a set configuration and to release the reset arm from the support in response to a temperature exceeding a threshold temperature. The crank and the reset arm are configured to rotate away from the support in a first circumferential direction toward a closed configuration in response to the fuse link releasing the reset arm from the support. A spring force of the spring is configured to increase to enable the reset arm to rotate in a second circumferential direction opposite to the first circumferential direction beyond the set configuration and into a reset configuration.
ADJUSTABLE HEAVY-DUTY BRACKET ASSEMBLY
An example an adjustable bracket and an damper system usable with the adjustable bracket assembly for transmitting an actuation force from an actuator to a plurality of damper assemblies. The adjustable bracket assembly may include a shaft extending along and configured to rotate about a first axis in response to an output from the actuator, a first output lever configured to transmit a rotational force of the shaft to a first damper assembly, and a second output lever configured to transmit the rotational force of the shaft to a second damper assembly.
CEILING TYPE INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER
A ceiling-type indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a case in which at least one discharge hole is formed; a first vane disposed at the at least one discharge hole; a vane motor coupled to the case and providing a drive force to the first vane; a drive link that is rotatably coupled to the case and coupled with the vane motor and transmits the drive force of the vane motor to the first vane; a first vane link rotatably coupled to the case and with the first vane; a support bracket coupled to the case and disposed at the at least one discharge hole; and a support link disposed between a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction of the first vane, and rotatably coupled to the first vane and the support bracket.
Backdraft damper having damper blades with opposed movement linkage
A backdraft damper for permitting a flow of air in an outflow direction and preventing the flow of air in a backdraft direction, including a frame having a transverse opening allowing the passage of air through the frame; a plurality of blades, each blade extending across the frame and mounted to the frame about a central portion by pivot members, for rotation between an open position in which the blade allows air to flow through the frame and a closed position in which the blade blocks air from flowing through the frame, the plurality of blades including one or more first blades arranged to rotate in a first direction from the closed position to the open position; one or more second blades arranged to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the closed position to the open position; the backdraft damper further including a linkage between the one or more first blades and the one or more second blades to cause the first and second blades to together rotate between the closed and open positions; and the one or more second blades being more balanced about respective pivot members than the one or more first blades thereby to permit the one or more first blades to bias the entire plurality of blades to the closed position while being movable to the open position by the force of air flowing through the frame in the outflow direction.
DAMPER HAVING A PLURALITY OF BLADE ASSEMBLIES
A damper includes first and second blade assemblies disposed next to one another and rotatably supported by a frame to rotate together between open and closed positions. Each of the first and second blade assemblies includes a shaft and first and second blades connected to the shaft. The first and second blade assemblies have respective first and second seal members connected to the blades thereof. In the closed position, the first seal member abuts the second blade assembly at a first contact point to form a first seal, and the second seal member abuts the second blade assembly at a second contact point to form a second seal. The first contact point is further from a blade rotation axis of the first blade assembly than the second contact point. The second contact point is further from a blade rotation axis of the second blade assembly than the first contact point.