EP0442028B1 - Dual installation for an air conditioning unit - Google Patents

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EP0442028B1
EP0442028B1 EP90113935A EP90113935A EP0442028B1 EP 0442028 B1 EP0442028 B1 EP 0442028B1 EP 90113935 A EP90113935 A EP 90113935A EP 90113935 A EP90113935 A EP 90113935A EP 0442028 B1 EP0442028 B1 EP 0442028B1
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air conditioning
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Giacomo Crippa
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Delchi Carrier SpA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0043—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements
    • F24F1/0057—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements mounted in or on a wall
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0063—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the mounting or arrangement of the heat exchangers

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  • This invention relates to an air conditioning unit comprising a cooler or heater bank housed within a case, being of a type which may be installed in either of two turned-over positions relatively to each other.
  • air conditioning units installed in a room to be air-conditioned in either of two ways.
  • the unit In a first of these ways, which is the more frequently used one for home applications, the unit is arranged to rest on the floor or somewhere close to it, leaning against a wall; ambient air will enter the unit through the lower region thereof and exit through the upper region, establishing a flow essentially directed from the bottom up.
  • the air conditioning unit is mounted to a wall, at a location close to the ceiling or up location; ambient air will enter the unit through the upper region thereof and leave it from the lower region, establishing a flow essentially directed from the top down.
  • the drip pan When the air conditioning unit is operated in the cooling mode, condensation water forms on the cooler bank which drips down and must be collected in a specially provided pan placed beneath the bank.
  • the drip pan With air conditioning units designed for installation in just one position, the drip pan is affixed to the case of the air conditioning unit; by contrast, with units for dual installation, the drip pan may be accommodated in either of two different ways, according to installation. In this instance, proper assembling of the drip pan is included amongst the unit installation operations.
  • the technical problem that underlies this invention is that of providing an air conditioning unit which can be selectively installed in either of two turned-over positions without involving any specific preparatory work.
  • Such an air conditioning unit may be optionally installed in either of two positions, turned-over from each other: in each of said positions, one drip pan will locate beneath the cooler bank and collect condensation water, whereas the other pan will be left unused above the bank.
  • an air conditioning unit comprising an outer case 3 formed with air intake 4 and discharge 5 ports.
  • a heat exchange bank 7 Housed within the case 3 is a heat exchange bank 7; the bank 7, being of a type known per se, consists of a heat exchanger which is supplied with a fluid which may be either cooled or heated through a separate unit and admitted through appropriate lines, not shown in the drawings.
  • a fan 8 operative to force air into the case 3 through the ports 4 and out of it through the ports 5 after flowing through the bank 7.
  • the case 3 accommodates on its inside two condensation water drip pans shown at 10 and 11 and being respectively located above and beneath the bank 7, in the position depicted in Figure 1.
  • baffle plate 15 and a set of baffle plates 16 lying across the baffle plate 15, for changing the direction of the air flow leaving the air conditioning unit 1.
  • the air conditioning unit 1 may be optionally installed in either the position shown in Figures 1 and 3 or the position in Figures 2 and 4. In the former instance, the general direction of the exit air flow will be essentially from the bottom up, as indicated by the arrows; condensation water C formed over the bank 7 while operating in the cooling mode will collect into the pan 11. In the latter instance, the exiting air flow will flow essentially from the top down, instead; condensation water C formed over the bank 7 during operation in the cooling mode will collect into the pan 10.
  • the baffle plates 15 and 16 may be used to change the direction of the air flow from the discharge ports 5 irrespective of the installation position of unit 1.

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  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Air Filters, Heat-Exchange Apparatuses, And Housings Of Air-Conditioning Units (AREA)
  • Air-Conditioning Room Units, And Self-Contained Units In General (AREA)
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EP90113935A 1990-02-06 1990-07-20 Dual installation for an air conditioning unit Expired - Lifetime EP0442028B1 (en)

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AT90113935T ATE94974T1 (de) 1990-02-06 1990-07-20 Zweifachinstallation fuer ein klimageraet.

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IT1927290 1990-02-06
IT019272A IT9019272A1 (it) 1990-02-06 1990-02-06 Unita' di condizionamento ribaltabile

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EP0442028A1 EP0442028A1 (en) 1991-08-21
EP0442028B1 true EP0442028B1 (en) 1993-09-22

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AT (1) ATE94974T1 (it)
DE (1) DE69003524D1 (it)
ES (1) ES2046609T3 (it)
IT (1) IT9019272A1 (it)

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GB9615683D0 (en) * 1996-07-25 1996-09-04 Imi Air Conditioning Ltd Improvements relating to air conditioners
IT1289492B1 (it) * 1996-12-20 1998-10-15 Ricagni Condizionatori Spa Dispositivo per il condizionamento dell'aria ambiente comprendente una unita' evaporante e una separata unita' condensante,l'unita'
FR2774747B1 (fr) * 1998-02-10 2000-03-03 Electricite De France Emetteur de chaud et de froid a rejet d'air par trois faces laterales
US6321556B1 (en) 1998-06-22 2001-11-27 Carrier Corporation Three-way mounting of an air conditioner
ES2255448B1 (es) * 2004-12-13 2007-07-16 Rafael Perez Carrera Unidad de climatizacion modular.

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US2553143A (en) * 1947-05-20 1951-05-15 Servel Inc Method of and means for removing condensate from cooling elements of air-conditioning systems
US2794624A (en) * 1955-04-08 1957-06-04 John J Campagna Apparatus for removal of condensate water in an air conditioning system
US2959030A (en) * 1958-09-22 1960-11-08 Carrier Corp Condensate disposal
US2927442A (en) * 1959-03-02 1960-03-08 Gen Electric Room air conditioner condensate disposal

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EP0442028A1 (en) 1991-08-21
ATE94974T1 (de) 1993-10-15
IT9019272A1 (it) 1991-08-07
DE69003524D1 (de) 1993-10-28
IT9019272A0 (it) 1990-02-06

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