CN101809371A

CN101809371A - Thermoelectric personal environment appliance

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Publication number: CN101809371A
Application number: CN200880019378A
Authority: CN
Inventors: L·E·贝尔; R·W·迪勒; D·帕克
Original assignee: BSST LLC
Current assignee: BSST LLC
Priority date: 2007-06-08
Filing date: 2008-06-06
Publication date: 2010-08-18
Also published as: WO2008154444A1

Abstract

Personal environment appliance and the ventilating opening that is used for personal environment appliance.This equipment is included at least one electrothermal module of at least one inlet top.This equipment also comprises at least one primary outlet of keeping apart with this at least one inlet and at least one waste gas outlet of keeping apart with this at least one inlet.The present invention also is included at least one filter between this at least one inlet and this at least one electrothermal module.Ventilating opening comprises a plurality of first tubular conduits roughly parallel to each other, and each first tubular conduit has the ratio of length divided by width.Ventilating opening also comprises roughly parallel to each other and has a plurality of second tubular conduits of length divided by the ratio of width.These a plurality of second tubular conduits are generally around these a plurality of first tubular conduits.Thereby the air that the ratio of second tubular conduit enough flows out from second tubular conduit greatly is a base layer stream.

Description

Thermoelectric personal environment appliance

The cross reference of related application

The application is 10/215 of submission on August 7th, 2002, the part continuation application of No. 163 U.S. Patent applications, this is 10/215 years old, No. 163 U.S. Patent application is incorporated into for referencial use in full at this, and require to submit to August 7 calendar year 2001 60/310, the priority of No. 565 U.S. Provisional Patent Application, this 60/310, No. 565 U.S. Provisional Patent Application is incorporated into for referencial use in full at this.The application requires the priority of 60/942, No. 945 U.S. Provisional Patent Application of submission on June 8th, 2007, and this 60/942, No. 945 U.S. Provisional Patent Application is incorporated into for referencial use in full at this.

Technical field

The application relates generally to regulate air by heating and/or cooling air, and more specifically, pays close attention to the thermal comfort that provides individual, local.

Background technology

Usually, at the work-yard or the shelter of control weather, provide weather control for the large-scale region that comprises a plurality of individual region by large scale system based on compressor.Such situation causes the great number cost of unappropriated control band, forces the zone in single control region to accept such weather output and whether satisfy individual comfort or preference regardless of it simultaneously.In addition, contain this control of large-scale region and inhomogeneous, other individualities are exposed to too cool region thereby some are in that individuality in this area is exposed to too hot zone.

Be used for the control of individual weather based on the system of compressor because their size, cost and noise output thereby do not gear to actual circumstances.Other system utilizes thermoelectric device to satisfy the demand of individual weather control.For example, 5,193, No. 347 U.S. Patent Publications a kind of helmet that has for the TEC of wearer's face supply cold wind.Such system is unsuitable for most real works or living environment.Another example is 4,905, the system of No. 475 United States Patent (USP) descriptions.In its explanation, this patent has proposed a kind of system, and it has and is directed to the individual head and the air-flow of neck, and for the air themperature that is produced preliminary control is only arranged.Many workmans, especially those long-term work that keep sitting posture, need utilize a kind of equipment to come more individuation ground control temperature, this equipment is not associated with they individual so closely and closely, but compare with large scale system or central heating systems based on compressor, associated more nearly again.

Summary of the invention

In a particular embodiment, a kind of personal environment appliance comprises at least one inlet.This equipment also further comprises at least one electrothermal module, and this at least one electrothermal module comprises main flow conduit and waste gas conduit.This at least one electrothermal module is above described at least one inlet.This equipment further comprises at least one primary outlet, and this at least one primary outlet enters the mouth spaced apart with at least one and communicates with the main flow catheter fluid.This equipment also comprises at least one waste gas outlet, this at least one waste gas outlet and at least one inlet spaced apart and with waste gas conduit fluid communication.This equipment also is included at least one filter between at least one inlet and at least one electrothermal module.This equipment also comprises at least one fan, and first air-flow that this at least one fan is configured to drive from this at least one inlet passes this at least one filter, passes this main flow conduit and passes this at least one primary outlet.Second air-flow that this at least one fan further is configured to drive from least one inlet passes the waste gas conduit and passes this at least one waste gas outlet.

In a particular embodiment, the ventilating opening that is used for personal environment appliance includes notch portion and exit portion.Described ventilating opening further comprises a plurality of first tubular conduits, and described a plurality of first tubular conduits are almost parallel and extend to exit portion from intake section along first direction each other.Each first tubular conduit has a segment length on first direction, with the second direction of first direction approximate vertical on a width is arranged, and length is divided by the ratio of width.Ventilating opening also comprises a plurality of second tubular conduits, and described a plurality of second tubular conduits are almost parallel and extend to exit portion from first intake section along first direction each other.Each second tubular conduit all has a segment length on first direction, a width is arranged on described second direction, and length is divided by the ratio of width.Described a plurality of first tubular conduits of the general encirclement of described a plurality of second tubular conduit.The ratio of second tubular conduit is enough big, and therefore the air-flow from second tubular conduit is laminar flow substantially.

In a particular embodiment, a kind of method is regulated user's individual environment.A kind of equipment that comprises at least one inlet that provides is provided this method.This equipment further comprises at least one electrothermal module, and this at least one electrothermal module comprises main flow conduit and waste gas conduit.Described at least one electrothermal module at this at least one the inlet above.This equipment further comprises and at least one inlet at least one primary outlet spaced apart and that communicate with this main flow catheter fluid.This equipment further comprise with at least one inlet spaced apart and with at least one waste gas flow export of this waste gas conduit fluid communication.This equipment also is included at least one filter between this at least one inlet and at least one electrothermal module.This method comprises that also first air-flow that orders about from this at least one inlet passes this at least one filter, passes this main flow conduit and passes this at least one primary outlet.This method comprises that also second air-flow that orders about from this at least one inlet passes this waste gas conduit and passes this at least one waste gas outlet.

In a particular embodiment, a kind of method is regulated user's individual environment.The equipment that provides is provided this method, and this equipment comprises the outlet ventilating opening that is configured to export conditioned air, and described ventilating opening comprises a plurality of first tubular conduits, and it is almost parallel each other.Each first tubular conduit has roughly the length along first tubular conduit, and along the width perpendicular to the direction of described first tubular conduit, and described length is divided by the ratio of described width.Described ventilating opening also comprises a plurality of second tubular conduits, and it is almost parallel each other.Each second tubular conduit has roughly the length along second tubular conduit, and along the width perpendicular to the direction of described second tubular conduit, and described length is divided by the ratio of described width.Described a plurality of second tubular conduit roughly surrounds described a plurality of first tubular conduit, and the described ratio of described first tubular conduit is less than the described ratio of described second tubular conduit.Described method comprises that also wherein the air that flows out from described second tubular conduit is laminar flow substantially from described outlet ventilating opening output conditioned air.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 schematically shows the example of basis at the thermoelectric personal environment appliance of the specific embodiment of this explanation.

Fig. 2 schematically shows the thermoelectric device of thermoelectric personal environment appliance and the example of heat exchanger part, wherein implements heat along airflow direction in this thermoelectric personal environment appliance and isolates so that improve performance and efficient.

Fig. 3 is illustrated schematically in the example of the thermoelectric personal environment appliance on the computer monitor.

Fig. 4 schematically shows the example of the personal environment appliance that comprises beverage cooler and/or heater.

Fig. 5 schematically shows the example that is used in lip-deep thermoelectric personal environment appliance.

Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B schematically show two examples of basis at the structure of the heat exchanger of the specific embodiment of this explanation.

Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B schematically show the details according to the heat exchanger of specific embodiment described here.

Fig. 7 C schematically shows along the side view of the heat exchanger of the airflow direction that passes heat exchanger.

Fig. 7 D schematically show along with the vertical view of the heat exchanger of the direction of the airflow direction approximate vertical of passing heat exchanger.

Fig. 7 E schematically shows the side view of the heat exchanger of compression.

Fig. 7 F schematically shows the perspective view of heat exchanger.

Fig. 8 schematically shows the profile according to the device examples of specific embodiment described here.

Fig. 9 schematically shows the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view of the equipment of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 A schematically shows the example with the outlet ventilating opening of specific embodiment compatibility described here.

Figure 10 B schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening of Fig. 9 A.

Figure 11 A schematically shows with described here has a roughly example of the outlet ventilating opening of the specific embodiment compatibility of rectangle register (register).

Figure 11 B schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening of Figure 11 A along dotted line B-B.

Figure 11 C schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening of Figure 11 A along dotted line C-C.

The specific embodiment

Specific embodiment described here by be structured in leave them in peace hinder their operate as normal or the device of other environment in the controllability of certain limit advantageously provide local individual comfort for individuality.In a particular embodiment, provide local temperature control in the neighbouring area of one or more individualities.Such embodiment is different from the power-driven system cooling system such as individuality cooling and heating seat, and relative this seat with local environment cools off more directly for the people who sits the seat or heats.In a particular embodiment, local working environment is controlled.

Specific embodiment described here has advantageously increased useful supplementary features and has designed cooperation mutually substantially with it for personal environment appliance.Such feature comprises local air filtration, zonule illumination, beverage heating/cooling, small sized personal refrigerator and quiet acoustic environments.

What specific embodiment described here referred generally to is non-motor device, but also can middle enforcement be set at motor-driven environment or working space or working region.

Specific embodiment described here provides a kind of personal environment appliance, and it is provided at regional area, for example heating in the working region and/or refrigeration.This equipment generally comprises at least one electro-motor of driving at least one fan, at least one the intake air path to the low-pressure side of described at least one fan, at least one thermoelectric device, at least one the major opposing side heat exchanger (air that wherein enters passes heat exchanger and exchanges temperature) that communicates with at least one thermoelectric device heat and at least one exports, and this at least one outlet is used to the air that passes heat exchanger to provide the temperature of regional area to control.

In a particular embodiment, at least one adiabatic insert is comprised in the housing, and its shape is arranged to provide at least one air flue.For example, the shape of this at least one adiabatic insert is configured to define at least one intake air path.

In a particular embodiment, provide air cleaner, preferably dismountable, thus can be replaced.In a particular embodiment, provide at least one guiding device for outlet.In a particular embodiment, at least one AC-DC power supply being set is described at least one thermoelectric device power supply.

In a particular embodiment, provide the user exercisable control.Air rate has advantageously been regulated in the exercisable control of user, and/or heating or refrigerating capacity, and/or selects refrigeration, heats, do not have the running of the fan under heating or the refrigeration situation and close.

This equipment can be configured to settle from the teeth outwards, dangle from the surface or be attached to the surface.In a particular embodiment, this equipment is configured to be installed on the computer monitor.In a particular embodiment, can provide a kind of anti-dazzling screen.In a particular embodiment, comprise lamp, for example the lamp of working surface.In specific other embodiment, provide a kind of sound generator.Sound generator can produce the sound equipment that white noise or other minimizings are diverted attention, and also can provide positive noise reduction.In a particular embodiment, this equipment comprises thermoelectric beverage cooler and heater.The support member that is used for the desk utensil is the part of this equipment also.In other specific embodiment, thermoelectric refrigerator can be structured in this equipment.

In order to raise the efficiency, specific embodiment carry out in described at least one thermoelectric device at least some thermoelectric device longshore currents to heat insulation.

As used at this, term " electrothermal module " or " TE module " are to those skilled in the art with them usually and the broad sense of the implication of the custom meaning, include but not limited to, (1) traditional electrothermal module, the electrothermal module of producing by the Marlow Industries of Dallas of Texas for example, (2) quantum tunneling converter (3) thermoionic modules, (4) magnetic thermal modules, (5) utilize thermoelectricity, magnetic heat, quantum, in tunnel and thermionic effect one or the element that makes up arbitrarily, and any combination in (6) above-mentioned (1) to (5), arrange, assembling and other structures.

As used at this, word " cold ", " heat ", " colder ", " hotter " etc. are relative terms, do not refer in particular to actual temp or temperature range.In addition, embodiment described here only is an example, is not limitation of the present invention, and scope of the present invention is wider than any single embodiment disclosed herein.

By means of definite technology, the weather control that individual regional area is provided needs little electric power input so that obtain the effect of distinguishing easily to individuality.Zonal weather control temperature can be conditioned reducing the required electric power of the institute's weather that had living space control, and individual regional area weather control appliance can be utilized for each individual environment of finely tuning.Generally speaking, such system can save energy.That specific embodiment described here advantageously utilizes is little, thermoelectric device very efficiently when quietly and correctly using.

Individual weather control also can be boosted productivity, not only can select their optimum temperature owing to individuality, and because they can make such selection.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the example of the personal environment appliance 101 of specific embodiment described here.Electrothermal module 102 has good thermal conductance logical with major opposing side heat exchanger 103 and waste gas side heat exchanger 104.For example, it is logical to utilize thermal grease or heat-conduction epoxy resin to obtain good thermal conductance.As shown in the figure,

heat exchanger

103 and 104 is straight plate-fin heat exchangers, but can use the heat exchanger of many other types.According to what selected by the setting (ON/OFF, cold/heat and high/low) of user's controller 106, DC electric power is fed to TE module 102 by power supply 105.The power supply 105 of specific embodiment is a Switching Power Supply so that the minimizing of implementation efficiency maximization and cost and weight.Power supply 105 can link to each other power supply 105 by the cable that is fit in the inside of equipment or externally with user's controller 106.Input to power supply can be the AC electric power of carrying by suitable flexible cord and plug (not shown) 107.AC electric power 107 also can be supplied to the fan 108 of electrical motor driven by user's controller 106 (ON/OFF and fan speed).Other power supply also is acceptable.As shown in the figure, the fan of the electrical motor driven of specific embodiment has single-motor and single flabellum.Depend on the amount of required air-flow and the pressure differential that must produce, can utilize a plurality of flabellums that are installed on the one or more motors.Replacedly, can utilize two fully independently flabellum and motor sub-assemblies.Although also can use the DC fan, the fan motor of specific embodiment is two speed or three fast AC motors, so that the desired volume from DC power supply 105 is minimized.Also can use the DC fan.

Fan 108 pulling fresh airs 109 pass the filter 110 (preferably removable) that is positioned at fresh air inlet 111 and pass the low pressure side 113 that conduit 112 arrives fan 108.Air is emitted and process major opposing side air input pipe 115 and waste gas side input pipe 116 from the high pressure side 114 of fan 108, and these two conduits are connected to major opposing side heat exchanger 103 and waste gas side heat exchanger 104 respectively.Advantageously, for the maximizing performance that makes equipment and user's comfort maximization, the air-flow that passes major opposing side can be near 5 to 10CFM, and the air-flow on the waste gas side can be slightly bigger, for example, is 1.5 to 3 times of main flow.Air-flow from waste gas side heat exchanger 104 passes waste gas side output duct 117, leaves equipment at waste gas outlet 118, and in a particular embodiment, this waste gas outlet 118 points to and deviates from fresh air port one 11 and primary outlet 119.Waste gas also can be discharged to the external world, to other rooms or enter into small gap or attic space etc.Air-flow from major opposing side heat exchanger 103 passes major opposing side output duct 120 and passes the guiding device 121 that can regulate the skylight or have the fixed blade in the adjustable ball of direction in ball seat such as having.

When air passed major opposing side heat exchanger 103, its temperature was because of changing according to selected amount of user's controller 106 and the air that enters along user's controller 106 selected directions.When air passed waste gas side heat exchanger 104, its temperature changed in opposite direction.Therefore, if the user has selected refrigeration mode, then the temperature of the air of discharging from major opposing side is lower, and if select heating mode, and user's high or low selection determined the amount of temperature difference, then the temperature of the air of discharging from major opposing side is higher.As shown in the figure, the adjusting of temperature variation in a particular embodiment only has two discrete grades.In other specific embodiment, can utilize the discrete level of any amount, and in specific other embodiment, regulate also continuous.Such control also can combine with open/close switch becomes the single control of essence.

In a particular embodiment, conduit 112,115,116,117 and 120 is made by heat-insulating material.As Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 8, they are parts independently.They advantageously by one or more adiabatic inserts (for example, by such as

Foamed material is made) be configured to, wherein should be configured to provide conduit by shapes of one or more adiabatic inserts together with at cavity, in this cavity, can lay fan component, have the TE module and the guiding device of heat exchanger.

The performance of personal environment appliance can be modified by the improvement to electrothermal module and heat exchange section as shown in Figure 2.Such improvement is as 6,539, and described the providing along the heat of airflow direction of No. 725 United States Patent (USP)s (incorporating in full with for referencial use at this) isolated.

Electrothermal module 201 and a plurality of heat exchangers 202 of specific embodiment have good thermo-contact on its major opposing side 203, and have good thermo-contact with a plurality of heat exchangers 204 on its waste gas side 205.As shown in Figure 2, the heat exchanger of specific embodiment is a heat radiating fin structure.In other specific embodiments, can utilize the heat exchanger of other types to substitute.Available thermal grease or heat-conducting glue obtain the good thermo-contact with electrothermal module.If the use thermal grease, then certain embodiments has advantageously provided chucking power to keep

heat exchanger

202 and 204 firmly against TE module 201.But the heat exchanger 202 longshore current bodies on major opposing side 203 are along the flow direction 207 of major opposing side 203 and separated from one another by space 206, but and the 204 longshore current bodies of the heat exchanger on waste gas side 205 along the flow direction 208 of waste gas side 205 and separated from one another by space 206.The major opposing side 203 of the TE module 201 of specific embodiment and waste gas side 205 are made by ceramic material.In a particular embodiment, the enough low pyroconductivity of the side 203 of TE module 201 and side 205 provides acceptable hot isolation amount from a heat exchanger to another heat exchanger together with space 206.Arrow in the drawings illustrates along the major opposing side 203 of electrothermal module 201 and the flow direction 207,208 of waste gas side 205.In a particular embodiment, flowing is the reverse flow that main flow and exhaust-gas flow flow in the opposite direction.Yet this is not necessary, and in other specific embodiment, is possible along equidirectional or non-parallel direction yet.

Personal environment appliance 101 can be configured to be disposed in the working region in every way.For example, can be placed in simply on the working surface, in this case, air intake advantageously is in the bottom, and lower surface raises so that allow air to enter from working surface.In another example, this equipment can from such as the working surface of bookshelf by means of being positioned at the below but near the groove the equipment upper surface and being suspended, and this equipment is hooked on the part of bookshelf.In such structure, air intlet can be on the bottom of equipment.And in another example, installing hole or installing rack can be provided to be used for permanently the easily surface of device attachment in the working region.In addition, specific embodiment described here also can be used in the multiple environment in family residential area or the apartment.Enforcement in specific this embodiment and use and similar in the workplace all are individual local comfortableness.

Another example be configured to be installed in the housing of equipment and internal mechanism on the computer monitor and the periphery around.Fig. 3 illustrates such exemplary device.Personal environment appliance 302 is placed on the end face of computer monitor 301, and as shown in the figure, has the primary outlet 303 to the monitor side.User's controller 304 can be positioned at the top face of the monitor 301 on the front of equipment 302 expediently.In this example, air 305 enters at the top of equipment 302.In the present embodiment, conditioned air 306 is discharged to the front side from primary outlet 303, and waste gas is discharged from the rear side (not shown).Waste gas can be caused another zone in another embodiment.In one embodiment, the anti-screen of dazzling can be provided with described equipment and covers computer screen.

Other features can be added thermoelectric personal environment appliance to.In a particular embodiment, suspend or be attached to the example of equipment of furniture of working space, add the illumination that lamp provides the working surface of equipment below at furniture from working space.In such specific embodiment, lamp be fluorescence so that make the heat of generation minimize and provide scattered light.Fig. 4 shows extra beverage heater and/or cooler.As an example, the housing 301 of specific this embodiment comprises platform 402, has the circular recess 403 that size cooperates specific cup, cup or jar in this platform 402.It in recess 403 electrothermal module 404.In housing 401, and be attached to electrothermal module 404 belows be the location the heat exchanger (not shown), thereby exhaust passageway (can suitably be revised) comprises heat exchanger.Be used to select to heat or freeze and be used to select heat or but user's operation control 405 of the amount of freezing can be positioned on the housing 401 or from housing 401 and protrudes.Beverage heater/the quencher moiety of equipment can maybe can be powered separately by the same power supplies power supply of giving the power supply of weather control section.

The use of sound machine can help producing quiet and joyful environment.The fan of the personal environment appliance in the specific embodiment described herein produces slight noise, and by suitable design, this slight noise can be conditioned aspect amplitude and the characteristic.In addition, in a particular embodiment, can add loudspeaker to equipment so that produce sound by the outside source of for example computer CDROM drive and sound card.Loudspeaker can be by power supply 105 or external power source energising.Can add loudspeaker or independent sound system to eliminate unwanted noise from environment or device itself.These structures can be in above-mentioned these frameworks or can are used for being installed in design and be repacked into enough extension sidewalls so that the structure that holds on the computer monitor of loudspeaker is integrated, as shown in Figure 3.

By utilize this Device memory the performance of thermoelectric cooling, can add mini-bar.In the operation of individual's heating or refrigeration, always produce cold air at major opposing side or on the waste gas side.Such portion of air can be directed to adiabatic box, and this thermal insulation box is suitable for keeping a small amount of Foods or drinks, is suitable for increasing the quantity of thermoelectric element and the capacity of the DC power supply that expansion is supplied to required auxiliary refrigerating.In this structure, user's controller is configured to allow the user to control individual's heating as expected and freeze and make the refrigerator running simultaneously.The state of not considering the hot/cold controller for cold air is caused refrigerator how, for example, motor-driven valve or blade (vane) thus can be operated to set from appropriate conduit with response hot/cold switch obtains cold air.When the user closes individual's heating or refrigeration, electrothermal module and fan can be under the spare control, wherein by this stand-by circuit, can be determined based on the electro-hot regulator of temperature survey by for example refrigerator compartment to the appropriate amount of air circulation and the delivery of TE module.

Organizer's feature of working space or working region can be added to this equipment.For example, in a particular embodiment, equipment can comprise the adjunct of housing, and this adjunct can have the compartment that is used for the normal other materials that occurs of writing implement, notepad and other place of working square tubes.

Fig. 5 illustrates the cutaway view of another specific embodiment of thermoelectric personal environment appliance, and this equipment is designed to be placed on 501 (for example working surfaces) of surface.Housing 502 comprises optional filter 503 (it is removable in a particular embodiment), have the fan 504 of fan motor 505, form several inserts 506 of major opposing side conduit 507 and waste gas side conduit 508 together.Advantageously, insert is adiabatic.Electrothermal module 509 can be between major opposing side conduit 507 and waste gas side conduit 508, and can have good thermo-contact with major opposing side heat exchanger 510 that is positioned at major opposing side conduit 507 and the waste gas side heat exchanger 511 that is positioned at waste gas side conduit 508.In a particular embodiment, air deflector 512 is disposed in the left hand end of major opposing side conduit 507 shown in Figure 5.Supply with thermoelectric device 509 and can supply electric power by flexible cord and wall plug 513 from AC with the electricity of fan motor 505.But user's operation control 514 can allow the user to select ON/OFF, cold/heat and high/low.

In a particular embodiment, air is passed in the one or more ports 515 in the housing 502 and enters housing in its bottom.Air is sucked by fan 504 and passes filter 503.The air that leaves fan enters major opposing side conduit 507 and waste gas side conduit 508, thereby passes the rightabout major opposing side heat exchanger 510 and waste gas side heat exchanger 511 shown in the edge.By rearranging of

conduit

507 and 508, also can flow along equidirectional.Advantageously, in a particular embodiment, the assembly that comprises electrothermal module 509, major opposing side heat exchanger 510 and waste gas side heat exchanger 511 is configured to along as above-mentioned flow direction among Fig. 2 and heat is isolated.

In a particular embodiment, before entering into waste gas side heat exchanger 511, miniature motor refrigeration conduit 516 leaves waste gas side conduit 558, and the supply air is so that cooling motor 505.After walking around motor 505, air is discharged conduit 517 and is left the motor cavity via another miniature motor air of the waste gas side conduit 508 that reconnects heat exchanger 511 rears, waste gas side.Passing all air of waste gas side conduit 508 can discharge via ventilating opening 518 from device, and wherein said ventilating opening 518 advantageously is positioned to air guided and becomes to deviate from air deflector 512 sides of living on the device.As shown in Figure 5, this direction can be orthogonal to the plane of dissecing.

In a particular embodiment, the air in major opposing side conduit 507 passes major opposing side heat exchanger 510, but herein according to the setting of user's operation control 514 and with this air cooling or heating.In a particular embodiment, the air that leaves major opposing side heat exchanger 510 passes the air deflector 512 that the user can regulate flow direction as required.

In a particular embodiment, fan motor 505 is double speed AC fans, and the DC that is used for electrothermal module 509 to be the method that rectification need not filtering according to for example all-wave well known in the art (but user's operation control 514 is set to height) or half-wave (but user's operation control 514 is set to low) produce from AC.

In the specific embodiment described here, can use a plurality of filtration systems so that improve the quality of the air of regulating by the equipment in the specific embodiment described herein.Electro static filtering is well known in the art, thereby and can be comprised in the conditioned air stream or filtration conditioned air and waste gas in inlet.Replacedly, other forms of filtration also can be used to identical purpose.But can be by comprising a kind of absorbent filtering medium or multiple incompatible organic steam and other pollutants of removing of media pack with complementary absorbent properties such as activated carbon.Replacedly, the smell of humidity, fresh air or fragrance, cleaning agent, disinfectant and/or other air improvers can be added in the air draught so that improve the functional of system.Filter also can comprise the ion function.

In the specific embodiment described herein, available multiple mode is controlled conditioned air.Swivel nozzle before and after for example passing through automatically, thus air can be directed to a periodically inswept angle.For example (for example realize in some aircraft passenger ventilating systems) in the nozzle that outlet has and be gathered in conditioned air in the narrow angle or order about the performance that conditioned air spreads all over wealthy angle by suitable diffusion mechanism is incorporated into.Supply can be designed to allow manually to regulate the air outbound course.

In a particular embodiment, equipment can be operated in the concrete period, or can oneself close the back in the past in the given time.For such performance is provided, comprise that the timer controlling organization of clock can be comprised in the apparatus control system 106.The time that user or set device will begin and stop, perhaps replacedly, the time span of user's set device running is closed voluntarily and work as fixed time past tense equipment.

As supplementary features, clock and alarm can be comprised in the specific embodiment described herein.In other specific embodiment, equipment is integrated in the Desk lamp feet of freely standing, thereby has made up the function of two devices.The multiple structure of equipment can be integrated by this way.

Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B schematically show two examples according to the heat exchanger configuration of said specific embodiment.In a particular embodiment, heat exchanger 202,204 comprises the fin with side 203,205 thermal communications of electrothermal module 201.Shown in Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, heat exchanger 202 has good thermo-contact with the major opposing side 203 of electrothermal module 201, and the waste gas side 205 of heat exchanger 204 and electrothermal module 201 has good thermo-contact.Thereby near the roughly parallel to each other and each interval fluid of heat exchanger 202 can flow betwixt along direction 207, thereby allow between heat exchanger 202 and the fluid that flows along direction 207, to carry out heat transmission.Thereby near the roughly parallel to each other and each interval fluid of heat exchanger 204 can flow betwixt along direction 208, thereby allow between heat exchanger 204 and the fluid that flows along direction 208, to carry out heat transmission.In a particular embodiment, heat exchanger 202 is generally not parallel to each other, and/or heat exchanger 204 is generally not parallel to each other.

In Fig. 6 A, heat exchanger 202 has roughly the curved shape along direction 207, thereby fluid stream is along major opposing side 203 bendings.In Fig. 6 B, heat exchanger 202 has roughly the rectilinear form along direction 207, thereby fluid stream roughly is straight line along major opposing side 203.Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B also show heat exchanger 204 can roughly have curved shape or rectilinear form along direction 208, therefore influences fluid stream.Other shapes of heat exchanger also with specific embodiment compatibility described herein.

In a particular embodiment, many bank of heat exchangers 202 longshore current bodies are separated from one another by space 206 along the flow direction 207 of major opposing side 203, and many bank of heat exchangers 204 longshore current bodies are separated from one another by space 206 along the flow direction of waste gas side 205.In specific this embodiment, the big each other body heat of the direction 207 that heat exchanger 202 longshore current bodies flow is isolated, and the big each other body heat of direction 208 that heat exchanger 204 longshore current bodies flow is isolated.

Fig. 7 A-7F schematically shows the example according to the heat exchanger 300 of said specific embodiment, and Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B have schematically shown the details of this heat exchanger 300.Fig. 7 C schematically shows heat exchanger 300 passes the direction of heat exchanger 300 along air-flow side view.Fig. 7 D has schematically shown heat exchanger 300 along passing the vertical view of direction of the direction approximate vertical of heat exchanger 300 with air-flow.Fig. 7 E schematically shows the side view of the heat exchanger 300 of compression.Fig. 7 F schematically shows the perspective view of heat exchanger 300.

In a particular embodiment, heat exchanger 300 can be used on the major opposing side 203, on waste gas side 205 or on both.In a particular embodiment, heat exchanger 300 comprises that at least one has the heat-conducting plate 310 of thickness (for example 0.25 millimeter) (for example Al1060 annealing or 0 tempering).Heat-conducting plate 310 has a plurality of first folding lines 320 (for example 20-30 folding) and a plurality of second folding line 330 (for example 20-30 folding), so that described plate forms a plurality of fin 340 (for example 30-60 fin).Fig. 7 A schematically shows a pair of adjacent fin 330 according to specific embodiment described herein.Be schematically shown as Fig. 7 C, heat-conducting plate 310 front and back are folding so that form accordion shape heat radiating fin structure.In a particular embodiment, schematically shown as Fig. 7 E and Fig. 7 F, heat exchanger 300 can be compressed along the direction with the flow direction approximate vertical, thereby adjacent folding line 320 contacts with each other and adjacent folding line 330 contacts with each other.In a particular embodiment, the such heat exchanger 300 that comprises a plurality of folded fin heat sink 340 can advantageously be avoided the problem (be adhered to the electrothermal module 201 with different (for example lower) thermal coefficient of expansion if having the large-scale standard fin of a thermal coefficient of expansion, then such problem can occur) that do not match and cause owing to the thermal expansion between the material of fin and electrothermal module 201.

In a particular embodiment, the major opposing side 203 or waste gas side 205 thermal communications of a plurality of first folding lines 320 and electrothermal module 201.Folding line 320 can be attached to the side of electrothermal module 201 and can be used as heat exchanger 300 and electrothermal module 201 between contact point, perhaps folding line 320 can be retained near the side of electrothermal module 201 and have the interference material therebetween, so that improve the thermal conductivity between electrothermal module 201 and the heat exchanger 300.For example, adhesive (for example heat-conducting glue) can be used for heat exchanger 300 is attached to electrothermal module 201.In other specific embodiment, mechanical clamp or anchor clamps can be used for keeping heat exchanger 300 in place together with heat-conducting cream that thermal conductivity is provided between electrothermal module 201 and heat exchanger 300 or phase-change material (for example heat conduction wax).

In a particular embodiment, fin 340 is isolated along corresponding fluid flow direction 207,208 big each other body heats.At diverse location, heat exchanger 300 is included between the adjacent fin 340 along a plurality of spaces 350 of air-flow direction, is schematically shown as Fig. 7 D and Fig. 7 F.For example, in a particular embodiment, before plate 310 folded, heat-conducting plate 310 can have a plurality of grooves in the incision plate 310.In case plate 310 is folded and forms fin 340, then groove formation space 350.

In a particular embodiment, heat exchanger 300 comprises one or more bridges 350, and it provides the additional structure globality with heat exchanger 300.For example, be schematically shown as Fig. 7 D and Fig. 7 F, bridge 360 can be included in a plurality of parts of the plate 310 between the groove that forms space 350.In case folding this plate 310 is to form fin 340, then each bridge 360 connects two adjacent fin 340 along airflow direction.Yet, in a particular embodiment, thus the enough little obvious heat conduction amount that does not provide between two fin 340 that it will be connected to of bridge 360.Fig. 7 B schematically shows the cutaway view according to the bridge 360 of specific embodiment described herein.In a particular embodiment, bridge 350 spreads all over roughly evenly distribution of heat exchanger 300 (for example bridge 360 is placed with along the direction that is approximately perpendicular to air-flow direction after per 6 fin, and two fin 340 stagger) between multirow fin 340.

In a particular embodiment, a plurality of second folding lines 330 are connected to the heat-insulating shield (for example film of laminate or back side adhesive tape) of the side that is roughly parallel to electrothermal module 201.Heat-insulating shield can be attached to folding line 330 so that by organizing that adiabatic fin 340 keeps together more and not providing thermal conductivity along airflow direction and provide additional structural stability for heat exchanger 300 between fin 340.In a particular embodiment, the flow-catheter that also passed through of heat-insulating shield to the small part limit air flow.In a particular embodiment, heat-insulating shield be sealed in air-flow between the fin 340 the side of air duct of process, keep simultaneously isolating along the big body heat of air current flow direction.The structural stability that is provided by the heat-insulating shield in the specific embodiment advantageously allows to realize the manufacturing of heat exchanger 202,204 and heat exchanger 202,204 is installed to electrothermal module 201 in the mode of relatively economical.For example, be different from and single fin must be positioned on the electrothermal module 201, heat exchanger 300 can be used as a unit and locatees, thereby makes that manufacturing is simpler.

In a particular embodiment, shown in Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, (for example 20AWG) is electrically connected to electric connector 210 with electrothermal module 201 by line 209.In specific this embodiment, when line 209a has the positive voltage that applies, the heat exchanger on the major opposing side 203 202 be heat and heat exchanger 204 on waste gas side 205 be cold.In a particular embodiment, electric connector 210 is configured to be attached to corresponding socket, thereby line 209 is an electric connection with power supply.

Fig. 8 schematically shows the cutaway view according to the example of the equipment 701 of specific embodiment described here.Equipment 701 comprises at least one inlet 711.In a particular embodiment, the first 736 of equipment 701 (for example base portion) comprises described at least one inlet 711.Equipment 701 also comprises at least one electrothermal module 702, and this electrothermal module 702 comprises main flow conduit 703 and waste gas conduit 704.Described at least one electrothermal module 702 is above described at least one inlet 711.Equipment 701 also comprises at least one primary outlet 712 and at least one waste gas outlet 713.In a particular embodiment, equipment 701 comprises second portion 720 (for example housing), and this second portion 720 comprises at least one primary outlet 712 and at least one waste gas outlet 713.This at least one primary outlet 712 separates and is communicated with main flow conduit 703 fluids with described at least one inlet 711.This at least one waste gas outlet 713 separate with described at least one inlet 711 and with waste gas conduit 704 fluid communication.Equipment 701 also is included at least one filter 740 between described at least one inlet 711 and described at least one electrothermal module 702.

In a particular embodiment, main flow conduit 703 includes heat exchanger assemblies with waste gas conduit 704, for example, and a plurality of radiating fin heat exchangers that schematically show as Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B.In the example apparatus 701 of Fig. 8, be to be parallel to and to be approximately identical to the flow direction of fluid stream along waste gas conduit 704 along the fluid stream of main flow conduit 703.In other specific embodiments, be parallel but along opposite direction along main flow conduit 703 and fluid stream along waste gas conduit 704.Along the structure of main flow conduit 703 and other direction of fluid flow of waste gas conduit 704 too with various embodiment compatibilities described herein.

Equipment 701 also comprises at least one fin 708 and a plurality of fin (not shown) that is driven by at least one motor.In a particular embodiment, described at least one fin 708 with fresh air by described at least one 711 inhalation device 701 that enter the mouth.The first that at least one inlet 711 sucks by this in the air is ordered about by described at least one fan 708 to be passed main flow conduit 703 and passes at least one primary outlet 712.The second portion that sucks by described at least one inlet 711 in the air is ordered about by described at least one fan 708 and passes waste gas conduit 704 and pass at least one waste gas outlet 713.In a particular embodiment, the radiating fin heat exchanger of the radiating fin heat exchanger of main flow conduit 703, waste gas conduit 704 and air-flow are optimised so that best heating and/or refrigeration.

In a particular embodiment, as shown in Figure 8, described at least one waste gas outlet 713 separates with this at least one primary outlet 712 and this at least one inlet 711 of at least one waste gas outlet 713 and this separates, thereby advantageously avoids or reduced thermal cycle.Described at least one waste gas outlet 713 of specific embodiment is positioned near waste gas conduit 704, thereby the heat of advantageously having improved from equipment 701 removes.In a particular embodiment, this at least one primary outlet 712 is on first side of equipment 701 and on the second different sides of this at least one waste gas outlet 713 at equipment 701.For example, as shown in Figure 8, this at least one waste gas outlet 713 is positioned at or near on the top of equipment 701 and the side relative with at least one primary outlet 712 that be positioned at equipment 701.In such specific embodiment, first air-flow that passes this at least one primary outlet 712 is generally towards the user of equipment 701 and to pass second air-flow of this at least one waste gas outlet 713 general along the direction that makes progress away from the user (for example advantageously allowing heat to leave the user of equipment 701 and equipment 701 and rise from waste gas conduit 704).

Fig. 9 schematically shows the part cross section and perspective of the equipment 701 of Fig. 8.The second portion 720 of equipment 701 further comprises at least the first element 722 and second element 724.In a particular embodiment, each in first element 722 and second element 724 all form second portion 720 pact half, as shown in Figure 9.In a particular embodiment, first element 722 and second element 724 are combined together with " clam shell " structure, and this clam shell is configured with and is beneficial to mounting equipment 701 easily.First and second element 722,724 can be fixed to together (for example, using glue) and/or they can have projection and the recess that snaps together with the correspondence that forms second portion 720.

In a particular embodiment, when being assembled together with formation second portion 720, the main flow path 732 that first and second element 722,724 forms from main flow conduit 703 at least one primary outlet 712, and the waste gas flow path 734 of formation from waste gas conduit 704 at least one waste gas outlet 713.For example, in a particular embodiment, in first and second element 722,724 each all has zone hollow or excision, these zones when be placed to formed when adjacent one another are main flow path 732, waste gas flow path 734 or main flow and waste gas flow path 732,734 both.In a particular embodiment, first and second element 722,724 comprises one or more recesses and one or more projection, when first and second element 722,724 assembled and when forming second portion 720, this recess and protruding interlocking or mate together so that main flow path 732, waste gas flow path 734 or this both basic gas-tight seal are provided.In the cutaway view of Fig. 8, first element 722 extends to the shell of second portion 720 and extends to the shell of second portion 720 from waste gas flow path 734 from main flow path 732.

In a particular embodiment, each in first element 722 and second element 724 includes and forms main flow with waste gas flow path 732,734 and with the heat-insulating materials of main flow path 732 with the 734 heat isolation of waste gas flow path.In addition, in a particular embodiment, the heat-insulating material of first and second element 722,724 is isolated the main flow path 732 and the outer surface heat of equipment 701 and the waste gas flow path 734 and the outer surface heat of equipment 701 is isolated.Include, but not limited to the example of the material of said specific embodiment compatibility

Foam,

And low density plastics.

In a particular embodiment, described at least one inlet 711 is positioned at away from described at least one waste gas outlet 713.By this way, certain embodiments advantageously avoids making air directly to enter described at least one inlet 711 from described at least one waste gas outlet 713.The duration of work that at least one inlet 711 the first 736 that comprises specific embodiment is formed at equipment 701 is positioned at the surface and goes up (for example approximate horizontal surface on desk or floor) with fastening 701.Described at least one inlet 711 is configured to allow air to flow into equipment 701 when equipment 701 places the surface to go up.For example, as shown in Figure 9, described at least one inlet 711 of specific embodiment comprises along a plurality of holes of the periphery of first 736.

In a particular embodiment, between described at least one filter 740 described at least one inlet 711 and described at least one fan 708 in equipment 701.In specific other embodiment, described at least one filter 740 is between described at least one fan 708 and described at least one electrothermal module 702.By making air pass described at least one filter 740 before arriving described at least one electrothermal module 702, described main flow conduit 703 and described waste gas conduit 704, specific embodiment is advantageously avoided or has been reduced these parts by the degree of particle contamination in the moving air or obstruction.In addition, in a particular embodiment, by making at least one filter 740 in first 736 or the second portion 720 be positioned at least one electrothermal module 702 below, can drip (for example along downward direction) at least one filter 740 from the condensation water of at least one thermoelectric model 702, main flow conduit 703 and/or waste gas conduit 704, wherein can be evaporated to the moving air from these at least one filter 740 condensation waters.Include, but not limited to charcoal, chemistry, static, ion or HEPA filter or its combination with the example of the filter 740 of said specific embodiment compatibility.

In a particular embodiment, first 736 can separate from the remainder of equipment 701 to be provided to the inlet in the second portion 720 and can be replaced with closing device 701.By making first 736 to separate from the remainder of equipment 701, specific embodiment advantageously allows easily to change at least one filter 740.

In a particular embodiment, equipment 701 comprises a kind of element that adds suitable taste for the air of discharging from least one primary outlet 712.This element can be solid or liquid, and can be disposed in along the one or more positions from least one inlet 711 to the air flow path of at least one primary outlet 712.

In a particular embodiment, equipment 701 further comprises outlet ventilating opening 750, is drawn towards the user of equipment 701 by the air of this outlet ventilating opening outflow primary outlet 712.Figure 10 A schematically shows the example with the outlet ventilating opening 750 of specific embodiment compatibility described herein, and Figure 10 B schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 10 A along dotted line B-B.Be schematically shown as Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B, the outlet ventilating opening 750 of specific embodiment includes notch portion 751 and exit portion 752.Outlet ventilating opening 750 also comprises almost parallel each other and 751 a plurality of first tubular conduits 753 that extend to exit portion 752 along first direction from intake section.Each first tubular conduit 753 all has the length along first direction, and along the width that is approximately perpendicular to the second direction of first direction, and length is divided by the ratio of width.Outlet ventilating opening 750 also comprises roughly parallel to each other and 751 a plurality of second tubular conduits 754 that extend to exit portion 752 along first direction from intake section.Each second tubular conduit 754 all has the length along first direction, and along the width of second direction, and length is divided by the ratio of width.A plurality of second tubular conduits 754 are general around a plurality of first tubular conduits 753.Thereby the ratio of second tubular conduit 754 is base layer stream from the air-flow of second tubular conduit 754 greatly enough.In a particular embodiment, thus the ratio of first tubular conduit is base layer stream from the air-flow of first tubular conduit 753 greatly enough also.

In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 has the gross thickness in the scope between about 20 millimeters and about 100 millimeters (for example along the distance of first direction between intake section 751 and exit portion 752), and in other specific embodiment, the gross thickness of outlet ventilating opening 750 is about 60 millimeters.In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 (for example has between about 50 millimeters and about 150 millimeters the diameter in the scope, along being approximately perpendicular to the distance that first direction strides across outlet ventilating opening 750), and in other specific embodiment, diameter is about 100 millimeters.

In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 is rotatably connected to second portion 720 and can be located such that the air that flows out from equipment 701 can be directed along required direction.In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 be configured to turn over ± 60 degree between, ± 45 degree between or ± 30 degree between the angle of scope.In a particular embodiment, the angle of outlet ventilating opening 750 can manually be set by the user, and in other specific embodiments, equipment 701 comprises that motor or other mechanisms are so that automatic during operation rotary outlet ventilating opening 750.

Shown in Figure 10 A, outlet ventilating opening 750 comprises a plurality of first tubular conduits 753 and a plurality of second tubular conduits 754, and wherein various tubular conduits 753,754 are separated from one another by the wall 755 in the circular register (register).For example, a plurality of first tubular conduits 753 and a plurality of second tubular conduits 754 can be arranged by concentric pattern roughly, are schematically shown as Figure 10 A.First and second tubular conduit 753,754 is parallel to each other substantially and be directed into along the direction that is roughly parallel to first and second tubular conduit 753,754 from air flowing wherein and flow.In a particular embodiment, each second tubular conduit 754 all has the essentially rectangular cross section perpendicular to first direction, and each first tubular conduit 753 all has the roughly endless belt fan shaped cross section that is approximately perpendicular to first direction, is schematically shown as Figure 10 A.

In a particular embodiment, in the scope of the length of first tubular conduit 753 between about 20 millimeters and about 60 millimeters, and in specific other embodiment, the length of first tubular conduit 753 is about 40 millimeters.In a particular embodiment, first tubular conduit 753 has each other approximately equal lengths, and in other specific embodiments, at least some in first tubular conduit 753 have the length that differs from one another.In a particular embodiment, the length of second tubular conduit 754 is in about 20 millimeters and about 60 millimeters scope, and in other specific embodiments, the length of second tubular conduit 754 is about 40 millimeters.In a particular embodiment, second tubular conduit 754 has each other approximately identical length, and in specific other embodiment, at least some second tubular conduits in second tubular conduit 754 have the length that differs from one another.In a particular embodiment, first tubular conduit 753 has and second tubular conduit, 754 about identical length, and in a particular embodiment, at least some in first tubular conduit 753 have with second tubular conduit 754 at least some different length.

Be schematically shown as Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B, first and second tubular conduit 753,754 of specific embodiment has the width of variation.For example, specific embodiment has the first roughly wideer tubular conduit 753 in the center near outlet ventilating opening 750, and has the second roughly narrower tubular conduit 754 around the periphery of outlet ventilating opening 750.In a particular embodiment, the ratio of first tubular conduit 753 is less than the ratio of second tubular conduit 754.For example, in a particular embodiment, the ratio of first tubular conduit 753 is greater than 4, and the ratio of second tubular conduit 754 is greater than 7.In a particular embodiment, the width of first and second tubular conduit 753,754 can be represented with hydraulic diameter.In a particular embodiment, the hydraulic diameter that each second tubular conduit 754 has scope between 2 millimeters and 6 millimeters, and in other specific embodiments, each second tubular conduit 754 has about 4 millimeters hydraulic diameter.In a particular embodiment, the hydraulic diameter that each first tubular conduit 753 has scope between 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and in other specific embodiment, the capable about 10 millimeters hydraulic diameter of each first tubular conduit, 753 tool.

In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 comprises and being essentially parallel to each other and the 751 intermediate tubular conduits 756 that extend to exit portion 752 along first direction from intake section.Thereby intermediate tubular conduit 756 a plurality of intermediate tubular conduits 756 between periphery and center roughly roughly center on around a plurality of first tubular conduits 753 and by a plurality of second tubular conduits 754.Each intermediate tubular conduit 756 all has the length along first direction, and along the width of second direction, and length is divided by the ratio of width.In a particular embodiment, the ratio of intermediate tubular conduit 756 is less than the ratio of second tubular conduit 754 and greater than the ratio of first tubular conduit 753.In a particular embodiment, intermediate tubular conduit 756 has the hydraulic diameter in the scope between 4 millimeters and 12 millimeters, and in other specific embodiments, these intermediate tubular conduits 756 have about 7 millimeters hydraulic diameter.Have the thickness in the scope between about 0.2 millimeter and about 4 millimeters at the wall 755 between the tubular conduit 753,754,756, and in other specific embodiment, wall 755 has about 1 millimeter thickness.Intermediate tubular conduit 756 roughly surrounds first tubular conduit 753 (for example, to surround the loop type of central axis), and second tubular conduit 754 is roughly around intermediate tubular conduit 756 (for example, to surround the loop type of central axis).

For example, for the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B, each in first and second tubular conduit 753,754 all has about 40 millimeters length and the wall between tubular conduit 753,754,756 has about 1 millimeter thickness.First of the first tubular center's conduit 753 and first tubular conduit 753 centers on ring and all has about 10 millimeters hydraulic diameter, and correspondence is about 4 length-width ratio.Intermediate tubular conduit 756 has about 7 millimeters hydraulic diameter towards following two rings of periphery, the corresponding approximately length-width ratio of 5-7.Two outer shrouds of second tubular conduit 754 have about 4 millimeters hydraulic diameter, the length-width ratio corresponding to about 10.

In a particular embodiment, this structure of first and second tubular conduit 753,754 has advantageously reduced from the air of equipment 701 outflows and mixing of surrounding air.Under the situation not bound by theory; can protect the air in the central area of outlet ventilating opening 750 that flows out from first tubular conduit 753 that it is not mixed with surrounding air effectively from the air that the second narrower tubular conduit 754 flows out; thereby when passing to the user, relatively change (therefore " tunnel " or " pipeline " effect is provided) from the temperature of the air of central area.In addition, in a particular embodiment, near the air that the air ratio that flows out from second tubular conduit 754 at the periphery place flows out from first tubular conduit 753 center still less, and because mainly mix, so advantageously reduced mixing of conditioned air and surrounding air with surrounding air at the air of periphery.

Figure 11 A has schematically shown the example with the outlet ventilating opening 750 with essentially rectangular register of said specific embodiment compatibility.For example, the pattern that a plurality of first tubular conduits 753 and a plurality of second tubular conduits 754 can essentially rectangulars is arranged, and is schematically shown as Figure 11 A.Figure 11 B schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 11 A along dotted line B-B, and Figure 11 C schematically shows the cutaway view of the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 11 A along dotted line C-C.In a particular embodiment, each second tubular conduit 754 all has the essentially rectangular cross section perpendicular to first direction, and each first tubular conduit 753 all has the essentially rectangular cross section perpendicular to first direction, is schematically shown as Figure 11 A.

Be schematically shown the outlet ventilating opening 750 that has circular register as Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B, the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 11 A-11C has about 7 millimeters intermediate tubular conduit 756 of hydraulic diameter about 10 millimeters first tubular conduit 753, hydraulic diameter and the second about 4 millimeters tubular conduit 754 of hydraulic diameter.Intermediate tubular conduit 756 is substantially around first tubular conduit 753 (for example in the mode around the ring of central axis), and second tubular conduit 754 is substantially around intermediate tubular conduit 756 (for example in the mode around the ring of central axis).

In a particular embodiment, the front 757 of outlet ventilating opening 750 is fillets, shown in Figure 11 B and Figure 11 C (for example for decorative purpose).About 40 millimeters of the gross thickness of the outlet ventilating opening 750 of Figure 11 A-11C, and rectangle front 757 has about 60 millimeters * about 90 millimeters size, causes the gross area that approximately equates with the circular register structure of Figure 10 A and 10B.In a particular embodiment, outlet ventilating opening 750 is mechanically connected to equipment 701 by (for example in the end with at top and bottom) pivot, thereby its orientation can be conditioned with along required direction steering current.

Said specific embodiment provides the adjusting to user's local environment, and this is than the more localization that is provided by conventional fan or space heating device, though conventional fan or space heating device are the more compartmentalizations of localization.For example, specific embodiment only acts on the individual user.As further example, specific embodiment only acts on individual user's a part, and can use the fluid that transmits from equipment 701 to replace traditional heating or refrigeration pad.In a particular embodiment, equipment 701 provides than the more efficiently adjusting of legacy system (for example, passing to the twice of the every BTU efficient of user).For example, specific embodiment described here has utilized about 1/15 to about 1/20 of traditional space heating device.

Various embodiment of the present invention is to describe as above.Although the present invention is to describe with reference to these specific embodiments, this explanation will be the signal of invention, not be intended to restriction.Those skilled in the art can realize various remodeling and application and not break away from true spirit of the present invention and the scope that is defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. personal environment appliance, it comprises:

At least one inlet;

At least one electrothermal module, it comprises main flow conduit and waste gas conduit, described at least one electrothermal module is above described at least one inlet;

At least one primary outlet, it separates with described at least one inlet and is communicated with described main flow catheter fluid;

At least one waste gas outlet, it separates with described at least one inlet and is communicated with described waste gas conduit fluid;

At least one filter, it is between described at least one inlet and described at least one electrothermal module; And

At least one fan, it is configured to drive first air and flows from described at least one inlet, passes described at least one filter, passes described main flow conduit and pass described at least one primary outlet, and described at least one fan also is configured to drive second air and flows from described at least one inlet, passes described waste gas conduit and pass described at least one waste gas outlet.

2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one primary outlet are on first side of described equipment, and described at least one waste gas outlet is on second side of described equipment, and described second side is different from described first side.

3. equipment according to claim 2, described first air stream that wherein passes described at least one primary outlet is roughly towards the user of described equipment, and described second air stream that passes described at least one waste gas outlet is along the direction that roughly makes progress away from described user.

4. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fan further are configured to drive described second air and flow from described at least one inlet, pass described at least one filter, pass described waste gas conduit and pass described at least one waste gas outlet.

5. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one electrothermal module are positioned such that the condensation water that is formed on described at least one electrothermal module drops onto on described at least one filter.

6. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said electrothermal module comprises at least one thermoelectric element, described at least one thermoelectric element comprises the major opposing side that is communicated with described main flow catheter fever and comprises waste gas side with described waste gas conduit thermal communication.

7. equipment according to claim 6, wherein said main flow conduit comprises one or more main heat exchanger with described major opposing side thermal communication, and described waste gas conduit comprises one or more exhaust-heat exchanger with described waste gas side thermal communication.

8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein said one or more main heat exchanger comprise along the described first air stream and pass the direction of described main flow conduit and basic adiabatic each other a plurality of parts.

9. equipment according to claim 7, wherein said one or more exhaust-heat exchanger comprise along the described second air stream and pass the direction of described waste gas conduit and basic adiabatic each other a plurality of parts.

10. equipment according to claim 1, the described first air stream that wherein passes described main flow conduit are basically parallel to described second air stream that passes described waste gas conduit.

11. equipment according to claim 10, described first air stream that wherein passes described main flow conduit is along essentially identical direction with the described second air stream that passes described waste gas conduit.

12. equipment according to claim 11, described first air stream that wherein passes described at least one primary outlet is along different directions with the described second air stream that passes described at least one waste gas outlet.

13. equipment according to claim 1, wherein described first air stream from described main flow conduit to described at least one primary outlet is isolated with described second air stream elementary heat from described waste gas conduit to a described waste gas outlet at least.

14. equipment according to claim 13, wherein said equipment are included in the basic heat-insulating material between described first air stream and described second air stream.

15. equipment according to claim 1, further comprise housing, this housing encapsulates described at least one electrothermal module, described at least one filter and described at least one fan substantially, and described housing comprises at least two independent components that are configured to be joined together to form described housing.

16. equipment according to claim 15, wherein when being joined together when forming described housing, described at least two independent components provide main flow path from described main flow conduit to described at least one primary outlet for the described first air stream, and for the described second air stream provides waste gas flow path from described waste gas conduit to described at least one waste gas outlet, wherein said main flow path and described waste gas flow path are adiabatic substantially each other.

17. equipment according to claim 16, wherein said at least two independent components comprise one or more recess and one or more projection, when described at least two independent components are assembled into a time-out, thereby described one or more recess and described one or more projection coupling provide described main flow path, described waste gas flow path or this both basic gas-tight seal together.

18. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said electrothermal module comprises major opposing side, and described main flow conduit comprises the main heat exchanger with described major opposing side thermal communication, described main heat exchanger comprises at least one heat-conducting plate, and described at least one heat-conducting plate has a plurality of first folding lines and a plurality of second folding line so that described plate forms a plurality of fin.

19. equipment according to claim 18, wherein said a plurality of first folding lines and described major opposing side thermal communication.

20. equipment according to claim 19, wherein said a plurality of second folding lines are connected to the heat-insulating shield that is roughly parallel to described major opposing side, and described heat-insulating shield to small part limits described main flow conduit.

21. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said electrothermal module comprises the waste gas side, and described waste gas conduit comprises the exhaust-heat exchanger with described waste gas side thermal communication, described exhaust-heat exchanger comprises at least one heat-conducting plate, and described at least one heat-conducting plate has a plurality of first folding lines and a plurality of second folding line so that described plate forms a plurality of fin.

22. equipment according to claim 21, wherein said a plurality of first folding lines and described waste gas side thermal communication.

23. equipment according to claim 22, wherein said a plurality of second folding lines are connected to the heat-insulating shield that is roughly parallel to described waste gas side, and described heat-insulating shield to small part limits described waste gas conduit.

24. a ventilating opening that is used for personal environment appliance, described ventilating opening comprises:

Intake section and exit portion;

A plurality of first tubular conduits, it is almost parallel and extend to described exit portion from described intake section along first direction each other, and each first tubular conduit all has length along described first direction, along the width of the second direction that is approximately perpendicular to described first direction and the described length ratio divided by described width; And

A plurality of second tubular conduits, it is almost parallel and extend to described exit portion from described intake section along described first direction each other, each second tubular conduit all has length along described first direction, along the width of described second direction and described length ratio divided by described width, described a plurality of second tubular conduit is roughly around described a plurality of first tubular conduits, and the ratio of wherein said second tubular conduit is enough big to be base layer stream so that pass the air stream of described second tubular conduit.

25. ventilating opening according to claim 24, the ratio of wherein said first tubular conduit are enough big to be base layer stream so that pass the air of described first tubular conduit.

26. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein said a plurality of first tubular conduits and described a plurality of second tubular conduit are arranged with the pattern of essentially rectangular.

27. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein said a plurality of first tubular conduits and described a plurality of second tubular conduit are arranged with concentric pattern roughly.

28. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein each second tubular conduit all has the essentially rectangular cross section perpendicular to described first direction.

29. ventilating opening according to claim 28, wherein each first tubular conduit all has the essentially rectangular cross section perpendicular to described first direction.

30. ventilating opening according to claim 28, wherein each first tubular conduit all has the roughly endless belt fan shaped cross section perpendicular to described first direction.

31. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein each first tubular conduit all has the length in the scope between about 20 millimeters and about 60 millimeters.

32. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein each second tubular conduit all has the length in the scope between about 20 millimeters and about 60 millimeters.

33. ventilating opening according to claim 24, the described ratio of wherein said first tubular conduit is less than the described ratio of described second tubular conduit.

34. ventilating opening according to claim 24, the described ratio of wherein said first tubular conduit are greater than 4, and the described ratio of described second tubular conduit is greater than 7.

35. ventilating opening according to claim 24, the hydraulic diameter that wherein each first tubular conduit hydraulic diameter of all having scope between 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters, and each second tubular conduit all has scope between 2 millimeters and 6 millimeters.

36. ventilating opening according to claim 24, wherein the air that flows out from described second tubular conduit protects effectively from the air of described tubular conduit outflow and makes it avoid mixing with surrounding air.

37. ventilating opening according to claim 24, further comprise roughly parallel to each other and extend to a plurality of intermediate tubular conduits of described exit portion along described first direction from described intake section, each intermediate tubular conduit all has the length along described first direction, along the width of described second direction and described length ratio divided by described width, described a plurality of intermediate tubular conduit roughly surrounds described a plurality of first tubular conduit, described a plurality of second tubular conduit roughly surrounds described a plurality of intermediate tubular conduit, and the described ratio of described intermediate tubular conduit is less than the described ratio of described second tubular conduit and greater than the described ratio of described first tubular conduit.

38. regulate the method for user's individual environment, described method comprises:

A kind of equipment is provided, and it comprises:

At least one inlet;

At least one waste gas outlet, it separates with described at least one inlet and is communicated with described waste gas conduit fluid; And

At least one filter, it is at described at least one inlet and described at least one heat

Between the electricity module; And

Driving first air flows from described at least one inlet, passes described at least one filter, passes described main flow conduit and pass described at least one primary outlet; And

Driving second air flows from described at least one inlet, passes described waste gas conduit and pass described at least one waste gas outlet.

39. according to the described method of claim 38, comprise that further described first air stream of guiding roughly passes described at least one primary outlet towards the user of described equipment, and guide described second air stream roughly to be upward through described at least one waste gas outlet away from described user.

40., wherein drive the described second air stream and comprise that driving described second air flows from described at least one inlet, passes described at least one filter, passes described waste gas conduit and pass described at least one waste gas outlet according to the described method of claim 38.

41., comprise that further the condensation water that allows to be formed on described at least one electrothermal module drops onto on described at least one filter and allows described condensation water from described at least one filter evaporation according to the described method of claim 38.

42. regulate the method for user's individual environment, described method comprises:

Equipment is provided, and this equipment comprises the outlet ventilating opening that is configured to export conditioned air, and described ventilating opening comprises:

A plurality of first tubular conduits, it is almost parallel each other, and each first tubular conduit all has roughly length along first tubular conduit, along the width of the direction that is approximately perpendicular to described first tubular conduit and the described length ratio divided by described width; And

A plurality of second tubular conduits, it is almost parallel each other, each second tubular conduit all has roughly length along second tubular conduit, along the width of the direction that is approximately perpendicular to described second tubular conduit and described length ratio divided by described width, described a plurality of second tubular conduit roughly surrounds described a plurality of first tubular conduit, and the described ratio of described first tubular conduit is less than the described ratio of described second tubular conduit; And

From described outlet ventilating opening output conditioned air, wherein the air that flows out from described second tubular conduit is a base layer stream.

43. according to the described method of claim 42, wherein the air that flows out from described second tubular conduit protects the air that flows out from described first tubular conduit effectively so that it avoids mixing with the air that centers on.