Interior Space Cooling Device, System and Method of Use

Abstract

The invention is a device, system and method of use for cooling the temperature in an interior space without the need for a power source or moving parts.

Claims

1. A cooling device, consisting of a funnel unit comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a small opening and a large opening, wherein the large opening faces downward and the small opening faces upward and the funnel unit is adhered to a surface.

2. The cooling device of claim 1, further comprising one or more high heat capacitance units attached to the inside face of the funnel unit near the large opening.

3. The cooling device of claim 2, wherein the funnel unit is bottle-shaped.

4. The cooling device of claim 1, wherein the funnel unit is comprised of a foldable material and can be folded flat or opened into a funnel shape.

5. The cooling device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of ridges raised on the inner surface running from the large opening to the small opening.

6. The cooling device of claim 5, wherein the ridges are arranged to be further apart at the large opening than at the small opening.

7. The cooling device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of beads patterned on the inner surface.

9. The cooling device of claim 7, wherein the beads are made of a high capacitance material.

10. The cooling device of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of beads on the inner surface running alongside each ridge.

11. An air cooling system, wherein one or more cooling units of claim 1 are adhered to the inner surface of a shell, the shell is open at the top and bottom and is adhered to a wall such that the plurality of funnel units are arranged partially or completely within a shell.

12. The cooling system of claim 11, wherein the outer surface of the shell is covered in dark material.

13. The cooling system of claim 11, comprising a plurality of funnel units such funnel units arranged in a staggered pattern.

14. The cooling system of claim 13, wherein the staggered pattern is a stairstep pattern.

15. The cooling system of claim 11, wherein the funnel units and shells are foldable.

16. A method of cooling a room using the cooling system of claim 11, wherein the one or more funnel units are each adhered to the inner surface of the shell, and each such funnel unit continuously draws warm room air through the large opening, cools such air inside the funnel unit, then exhausts cooled air through the small opening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0022] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a non-powered cooling device 1 comprising a funnel unit 10 with a large opening 11 showing from the device bottom, small opening 12 as the top and optional high heat capacitance units 60 arranged inside. The large opening features spacers 30 and air openings 31 for air intake, with adhesive 40 on some or all spacers for adhesion of the funnel unit to an underlying surface (not pictured).

[0023] FIG. 2 shows an alternate embodiment of the device of FIG. 1, wherein a plurality of funnel units are attached to a single latticework base 20 along the top of an interior window sill. The base 20 comprises a plurality of pairs of base struts 21 raised vertically from a window sill, each such pair of struts connected by a rigid base connector 23. Each pair of struts 21 is connected to one another by two or more of flexible base connectors 23 overlaying the sill, and each set of struts is further interspersed with and connected to funnel units 10 by a plurality of flexible base-funnel connectors 24, wherein such flexible base-funnel connectors adhered or tied to the top of each strut and around each funnel unit. Each funnel unit is thus allowed to hang freely above the sill surface without touching it. This embodiment may also be employed on any horizontal surface, including but not limited to tabletops and countertops.

[0024] FIG. 3 shows a cutaway view of the cooling device embodiment of FIG. 2, wherein the bottle-shaped funnel unit 10 is overlaid with a layer of packing material 70, and further overlaid by a dark cover 50, such as neoprene material.

[0025] FIG. 4 shows plurality of funnel units 10, with the small openings 12 of the funnel units 10 pointing upward for air cooling. In this iteration, multiple funnel units 10 are adhered to the inner surface of shell 70 in a stairstep pattern to avoid one unit expelling cooled air from its small opening 12 directly into the large opening 11 intake of another unit. A row of optional high heat capacitance units 60 are visible circumnavigating each large opening to aid in room air intake. Various patterns of staggering units are available to maximize the user of internal surface area of the shell while avoiding cross-ventilation between units.

[0026] FIG. 5 shows the inner wall 15 of a funnel unit 10 comprising a ridged and beaded morphology. As shown, a plurality of raised ridges 61 run from the large opening 11 to the small opening 12 of the funnel unit, thus channeling the air running through the unit between such ridges. In this embodiment, a plurality of beads 62 are further arranged in the spaces between the raised ridges, thereby creating additional turbulence in the channeled air and thus increasing convection cooling. While the embodiment pictured shows a regularity to the placement of ridges and beads around the inner surface, such regularity is not required, and placement of the beads and ridges may appear in a multitude of patterns or haphazardly. Another embodiment may also comprise beads only or ridges only, as neither feature requires the presence of the other. Ridges and beads may optionally be formed from high capacitance materials.

[0027] FIG. 6 shows a cross-section of a funnel unit 10 wall comprising the ridges 61 and beads 62 as pictured in FIG. 5, wherein the ridges are shaped roughly as tapered hillocks while the beads are shaped as semicircular studs. In other embodiments, the shape of the ridges and beads may be more squared or conform to alternate shaping to further maximize convection.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0028] 1 Cooling device [0029] 10 Funnel unit [0030] 11 Large opening [0031] 12 Small opening [0032] 13 Barrel [0033] 14 Neck [0034] 15 Inner wall [0035] 20 Base [0036] 21 Base strut [0037] 22 Flexible base connector [0038] 23 Rigid base connector [0039] 30 Spacer [0040] 31 Air opening [0041] 40 Adhesive [0042] 50 Dark cover [0043] 51 Cord loop [0044] 52 Cord [0045] 60 High heat capacitance units [0046] 61 Ridge [0047] 62 Bead [0048] 70 Shell [0049] 80 Dark Sheathing

[0050] The references recited herein are incorporated herein in their entirety, particularly as they relate to teaching the level of ordinary skill in this art and for any disclosure necessary for the commoner understanding of the subject matter of the claimed invention. It will be clear to a person of ordinary skill in the art that the above embodiments may be altered or that insubstantial changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is determined by the scope of the following claims and their equitable equivalents.