Integratable Movement Device for Ventilating Equipment

Abstract

An integratable movement device for ventilating equipment includes an electric machine such as a motor and a fan wheel connected with the electric machine. The movement device further includes a housing, wherein the electric machine and the fan wheel are installed in an inner lower portion of the housing. An upper portion of the housing integrally forms one or more venting outlets. A plurality of venting outlet units is provided at the venting outlets respectively. A chamber provided between the venting outlets and the fan wheel in the housing defines a venting channel. The housing having the venting outlets and the venting channel, along with the venting outlet units, the electric machine and the fan wheel configure the integratable movement device that is able to be directly assembled into the ventilating equipment.

Claims

1. An integratable movement device for ventilating equipment, comprising: an electric machine; a fan wheel connected with said electric machine; a housing, wherein said electric machine and said fan wheel are installed in a lower portion thereof, an upper portion of said housing providing one or more venting outlets; and one or more venting units provided at said one or more venting outlets respectively, wherein a chamber between said one or more venting outlets and said fan wheel in said housing defines a venting channel to allow air blowing from said fan wheel to be buffered and evenly sent out through said one or more venting outlets, wherein said housing having said one or more venting outlets and venting channels, said one or more venting outlet units secured at said one or more venting outlets, and said electric machine and fan wheel installed in said housing constructed said integratable movement device to be assembled into a ventilating equipment.

2. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a PCT heating component installed in said housing to heat air blowing in said housing, thereby said movement device forms an integratable heater movement device adapted to be assembled into a heater device.

3. The integratable movement, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a cooling component installed in said housing to cool air blowing through said housing, thereby said movement device forms a cooling movement device that is able to be assembled into a cooler device.

4. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a pair of left shell and right shell coupled together, wherein upper end portions of said left shell and said right shell forms a front vent hole, a left venting outlet unit mounting hole, and a right venting outlet unit mounting hole, wherein lower ends of said left shell and said right shell each has a semicircular fan wheel site, wherein said left shell and said right shell have grid shaped venting inlets provided on two sides of said fan wheel sites respectively.

5. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said housing comprises a pair of left shell and right shell coupled together, wherein upper end portions of said left shell and said right shell forms a front vent hole, a left venting outlet unit mounting hole, and a right venting outlet unit mounting hole, wherein lower ends of said left shell and said right shell each has a semicircular fan wheel site, wherein said left shell and said right shell have grid shaped venting inlets provided on two sides of said fan wheel sites respectively.

6. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 3, wherein said housing comprises a pair of left shell and right shell coupled together, wherein upper end portions of said left shell and said right shell forms a front vent hole, a left venting outlet unit mounting hole, and a right venting outlet unit mounting hole, wherein lower ends of said left shell and said right shell each has a semicircular fan wheel site, wherein said left shell and said right shell have grid shaped venting inlets provided on two sides of said fan wheel sites respectively.

7. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said venting outlet unit comprises one or more front venting outlet units and one or more side venting outlet units which are respectively provided at said one or more venting outlets of said housing.

8. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said venting outlet unit comprises one or more front venting outlet units and one or more side venting outlet units which are respectively provided at said one or more venting outlets of said housing.

9. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 3, wherein said venting outlet unit comprises one or more front venting outlet units and one or more side venting outlet units which are respectively provided at said one or more venting outlets of said housing.

10. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 7, wherein one of said venting outlets is provided at a front side of said housing and said front venting outlet unit is provide at said front venting outlet, wherein said more than one venting outlets are respectively provided in said front, left, and right sides of said housing and said front venting outlet unit and said side venting outlet units are provided in said more than one venting outlets respectively.

11. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 8, wherein one of said venting outlets is provided at a front side of said housing and said front venting outlet unit is provide at said front venting outlet, wherein said more than one venting outlets are respectively provided in said front, left, and right sides of said housing and said front venting outlet unit and said side venting outlet units are provided in said more than one venting outlets respectively.

12. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 9, wherein one of said venting outlets is provided at a front side of said housing and said front venting outlet unit is provide at said front venting outlet, wherein said more than one venting outlets are respectively provided in said front, left, and right sides of said housing and said front venting outlet unit and said side venting outlet units are provided in said more than one venting outlets respectively.

13. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said front venting outlet unit has a front vent hole and comprises a guide fin unit secured on a frame, wherein said front vent hole is in rectangular shape and integrally formed at an upper front side of said housing, wherein said frame that has said guide fin unit installed therein has a shape with respect to a shape of said front vent hole, wherein said guide fin unit is installed at an outlet of said front vent hole.

14. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said front venting outlet unit has a front vent hole and comprises a guide fin unit secured on a frame, wherein said front vent hole is in rectangular shape and integrally formed at an upper front side of said housing, wherein said frame that has said guide fin unit installed therein has a shape with respect to a shape of said front vent hole, wherein said guide fin unit is installed at an outlet of said front vent hole.

15. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 12, wherein said front venting outlet unit has a front vent hole and comprises a guide fin unit secured on a frame, wherein said front vent hole is in rectangular shape and integrally formed at an upper front side of said housing, wherein said frame that has said guide fin unit installed therein has a shape with respect to a shape of said front vent hole, wherein said guide fin unit is installed at an outlet of said front vent hole.

16. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 10, wherein said side venting outlet unit comprises a venting tube, a barrel, a guide fin body, and a ring shaped cover, wherein said barrel is moveably disposed in said venting tube, wherein a front end of said barrel is turnably connected to said guide fin body, wherein said cover is secured in a front end of said venting tube, wherein said side venting outlet units are respectively mounted in said left venting outlet unit mounting hole and said right venting outlet unit mounting hole in the housing.

17. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 11, wherein said side venting outlet unit comprises a venting tube, a barrel, a guide fin body, and a ring shaped cover, wherein said barrel is moveably disposed in said venting tube, wherein a front end of said barrel is turnably connected to said guide fin body, wherein said cover is secured in a front end of said venting tube, wherein said side venting outlet units are respectively mounted in said left venting outlet unit mounting hole and said right venting outlet unit mounting hole in the housing.

18. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 12, wherein said side venting outlet unit comprises a venting tube, a barrel, a guide fin body, and a ring shaped cover, wherein said barrel is moveably disposed in said venting tube, wherein a front end of said barrel is turnably connected to said guide fin body, wherein said cover is secured in a front end of said venting tube, wherein said side venting outlet units are respectively mounted in said left venting outlet unit mounting hole and said right venting outlet unit mounting hole in the housing.

19. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said PCT heating component comprises a PCT heating body and a PCT heating body frame, wherein said PCT heating body is formed by connecting a plurality of PCT heating element units, wherein said PCT heating body frame is a rectangular frame which upper side has a plurality of connector terminal limiting grooves, wherein said PCT heating element units are vertically installed on said PCT heating body frame, wherein each of said PCT heating element units has a connector terminal provided at an end thereof, wherein said connector terminals protrude from said connector terminal limiting grooves in said PCT heating body frame respectively to connect to a power source.

20. The integratable movement device, as recited in claim 3, wherein said cooling component comprises a container, an absorbing element, a lid, a tank, and a water tray, wherein said tank containing cool water has a water outlet downwardly formed in said water tray, wherein said container has two openings provided in two sides thereof, wherein said absorbing element is in said container and secured with said lid, wherein said container containing said absorbing element unit is inserted into said water tray, wherein said absorbing element absorbs water from said water tray for said fan wheel to inhale and form cool air to send out through said venting channel and said one or more venting outlets.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 is a structural view from the front side of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a left view of FIG. 1.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a right view of FIG. 1.

[0025] FIG. 4 is a sectional view along the A direction view of FIG. 1.

[0026] FIG. 5 is a sectional view along the B direction view of FIG. 3.

[0027] FIG. 6 is an exploded three-dimensional perspective view of the front side parts of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 7 is an exploded three-dimensional perspective view from the back side illustrating the overall structure of the present invention.

[0029] FIG. 8 is an exploded three-dimensional perspective view illustrating the side venting outlet unit of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 9 is an exploded three-dimensional perspective view illustrating parts of the integratable movement device assembled as a heater according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] FIG. 10 is an exploded three-dimensional perspective view illustrating parts of the integratable movement device assembled as a cooling fan according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a front side of a heater and cooling fan of the integratable integrated movement device of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0033] The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0034] As illustrated in the Figures as shown, the techniques, features, and embodiments of the present invention are herein described for further understanding the present invention.

[0035] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, an integratable movement device for ventilating equipment which is able to be assembled flexibly of the present invention is illustrated, which includes an electric machine 10 such as a motor, a fan wheel 20, a housing 30 defining a venting outlet 40 and a venting channel 60, and a venting outlet unit 50, that can be directly assembled to form the movement device for immediately installation to use. The integratable movement device of the present invention may further comprise a PCT heating element 70 to be assembled to form a heater device. The integratable movement device of the present invention may further comprise a cooling element 80 to be assembled to form a cooling fan device. The present invention is further described in following description in detail with the figures and embodiments.

First Embodiment

[0036] Referring to what FIGS. 4 to 7, a first embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the integratable movement device comprises a housing 30. The housing 30 includes shaped pair of left shell 31 and right shell 32 symmetrically constructed in shape, wherein the left shell 31 and the right shell 32 are coupled into the housing 30 with screws.

[0037] The housing 30 has at least a venting outlet 40 integrally formed in an upper portion thereof. The housing 30 may have only one or venting outlet 40 or more than one venting outlets 40 provided therein. When there is only one vent outlet 40 provided, it is provided at the upper front portion of the housing 30, wherein the venting outlet unit 50 comprises a front venting outlet unit 51 provided at the front venting outlet 40. When there are more than one venting outlets 40 provided, they can be provided in the front, left, and right sides of the housing 30 respectively, wherein the venting outlet unit 50 comprises the front venting outlet unit 51 and one or more side venting outlet units 52 provided at the front, left and right sides of the housing 30 respectively.

[0038] A round left venting outlet unit mounting hole 311 is provided adjacent a left portion of the venting outlet 40 provided at the upper end portion the left shell 31. A round right venting outlet unit mounting hole 321 is provided adjacent to a right portion of the venting outlet 40 provided at the upper end portion of the right shell 32. The left venting outlet unit mounting hole 311 and the right venting outlet unit mounting hole 321 are used for installing the side venting outlet units 52 respectively.

[0039] The upper front sides of the left shell 31 and right shell 32 are coupled to form a rectangular front vent hole 33, which is used for air blowing towards the front side of the housing 30 and installing the front venting outlet unit 51. A lower end portion of the left shell 31 has a first semicircular fan wheel site 312 and a lower end portion of the right shell 32 has a second semicircular fan wheel site 322. The pair of first and second semicircular fan wheel sites is coupled to form a circular fan wheel site where the fan wheel 20, which is a centrifugal style fan wheel, is installed therein. The left and right sides of the fan wheel 20 have a left fan wheel cover 21 and a right fan wheel cover 22 respectively. The left fan wheel cover 21 and the right fan wheel cover 22 are respectively affixed on the left shell 31 and the right shell 32 with screws.

[0040] The fan wheel 20 and the electric machine 10 are connected with each other, wherein the housing 30 comprises an electric machine stand 11 and electric machine 10 is affixed on the electric machine stand 11.

[0041] As illustrated in FIG. 7, at a left side of the fan wheel site 312, a first grid shaped venting inlet 313 is formed in the left shell 31, and at a right side of the fan wheel site 322, a second grid shaped venting inlet 323 is formed in the right shell 32, wherein air enters the housing 30 through the first and second grid shaped venting inlets 313, 323. Referring to FIGS. 4 to 7, according to the first embodiment, the venting outlet unit 50 are installed at the three venting outlets 40 respectively, wherein the front venting outlet unit 51 and the two side venting outlets 52 are installed in the front vent hole 33 provided at the front side of the housing 30 and the left and right venting outlet unit mounting holes 311, 321 provided at the left and right sides of the housing 30 respectively.

[0042] Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11, the front venting outlet unit 51 includes a frame 91 and a guide fin unit 511 secured on the frame 91. The front vent hole 33 is in rectangular shape and integrally formed at the upper front side of the housing 30. The guide fin unit 511 is turnably mounted on a rectangular frame 91 at a position with respect to the front vent hole 33 correspondingly in such a manner that the guide fin unit 511 is installed at an outlet of the front vent hole 33, wherein the air blowing direction can be adjusted by turning the guide fin unit 511.

[0043] Referring to FIG. 8, the side venting outlet unit 52 includes a venting tube 521, a barrel 522, a guide fin body 523, and a ring shaped cover 524. The barrel 522 is a cylinder body, which is movably disposed inside the round venting tube 521. A pair of pivot holes 5221 is symmetrically formed in a front end portion of the barrel 522. The guide fin body 523 comprises a plurality of round shaped fins overlappedly and intervally connected with each other by means of one or more connecting members, wherein a pivot shaft 5231 is provided at a side of each of the connecting member, and that the guide fin body 523 is turnably mounted to the barrel 522 by turnably connecting the pivot shafts 5231 to the pivot holes 5221 respectively, so that the air blowing direction can thus be adjusted by turning the guide fin body 523. When the guide fin body 523 is turned, the barrel 522 will be turned synchronizingly. The cover 524 is affixed at the front end of the venting tube 521. The two side venting outlet units 52 are respectively installed in the left venting outlet unit mounting hole 311 and the right venting outlet unit mounting hole 321 of the housing.

[0044] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, a venting channel 60 is defined in the housing 30, wherein the venting channel 60 is a chamber in the housing 30, extending from the fan wheel 20 upwardly to the venting outlet 40. The air blown by the fan wheel 20 will be buffered by the venting channel 60 and evenly sent out from the venting outlet 40 to produce soft and relaxing feelings.

[0045] During the operation of the integratable movement device of the present invention, the electric machine 10 drives the turning fan wheel 20 to rotate centrifugally to inhale air through the grid shaped venting inlets 313, 323 in the housing 30, wherein the inhaled air is sent to the venting channel 60 and then delivered to the venting outlet 40 upwardly along the venting channel 60 so as to discharged into the room containing the integratable movement device through the one or more venting outlets 40. The user may open all the venting outlets 40 or selectively open one or more venting outlets 40, while the venting outlets 40 can be closed up simply by turning the guide fin unit 512 or guide fin body 523.

Therefore, the present invention has implemented buffered air through the venting channel 60 and the multiple venting outlets 40 for various air blowing directions.

[0046] The integratable movement device of the present invention can be assembled flexibly according to the requirement of the buyers to integrate with a PCT heating component 70 or a cooling component 80 to assemble and form a heater movement device or a cooling fan movement device in handily and quickly manner.

Second Embodiment

[0047] FIGS. 9 and 11 illustrate a heater device assembled from an integratable movement device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, a lower portion of the housing 30 contained a PCT heating component 70 which installed between the fan wheel 20 and the first grid shaped venting inlet 313 provided in the lower portion of the housing 30. The PCT heating component 70, the housing 30, the venting outlets 40 provided in the housing 30, the venting channel 60, the venting outlet units 50 secured at each of the venting outlets 40, and the electric machine 10 and fan wheel 20 secured in the housing constructed the integratable movement device being directly assembled into a heater device.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 9, the PCT heating element 70 includes a PCT heating body 71 and a PCT heating body frame 72. The PCT heating body 71 comprises a plurality of PCT heating element units 711 connected together. The PCT heating body frame 72 is a rectangular frame arranged vertically that has a plurality of U-shaped connector terminal limiting grooves 721 is provided in an upper side of the rectangular frame. The PCT heating element units 711 are vertically installed in the PCT heating body frame 72, wherein each of the PCT heating element units 711 has a connector terminal 712 provided at an end thereof. Each of the connector terminals 712 is protruded from the connector terminal limit groove 721 in the PCT heating body frame 72 to connect to a power source. The PCT heating body frame 72 is affixed on an outer side of the grid shaped venting inlet 313 on the housing 30 with screws.

[0049] Referring to FIG. 8, the heater movement device which is integrated with the PCT heating element is affixed in a case 90 which is constructed by connecting a front case 91 and a rear case 92 in a usual way. The left and right sides of the rear case 92 provided with a first and a second venting inlets 921, 922 which are positioned corresponding to the grid shaped venting inlets 313, 323 in the housing 30 respectively, so as to assemble a heater device as shown in FIG. 9, wherein the assembling process is easy and short that greatly increases the production efficiency of heater devices.

Third Embodiment

[0050] In one embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the integratable movement device of the present invention integrates a cooling component 80 to form an integratable cooling fan movement device that can be directly assembled into a cooling fan device.

[0051] Referring to FIG. 9, a lower portion of the housing 30, opposite to the fan wheel 20, contains a cooling component 80 that is able to be assembled to form a cooling fan movement device. The cooling component 80 is installed between the fan wheel 20 and the venting inlet 313 in the lower portion of the housing 30. The cooling element 80, the movement housing 30, the venting outlets 40 provided in the housing 30, the venting channel 60, the venting outlet units 50 secured at each of the venting outlets 40 respectively, and the electric machine 10 and the fan wheel 20 secured in the housing 30 constructs an integratable cooling fan movement device that is able to be directly assembled into a cooling fan device.

[0052] Referring to FIG. 10, the cooling component 80 includes a container 81, an absorbing element 82, a lid 83, a tank 84, and a water tray 85, wherein the tank 84 which has a water inlet and a water outlet contains cool water. The water inlet and the water outlet of the tank 84 are downwardly provided in the water tray 85 and are able to fill water into the water tray 85. The absorbing element 82 is a common cooling fan absorbing sheet. The container 81 has openings at on two sides thereof. The absorbing element 82 is disposed in the container 81 and secured with the lid 83. The container 81 containing the absorbing element 82 is inserted into the water tray 85. The absorbing element 82 absorbs water from the water tray 85 for the fan wheel 20 to inhale and form cool air to send out through the venting channel 60 and the venting outlets 40.

[0053] One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

[0054] It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.