Rotary Heat Exchanger Device

• US 20170328649A1
• Filed: 11/11/2015
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tbm GmbH
• Original Assignee: Thomas Brandmeier
• Inventors: Brandmeier, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US15/526,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20170328649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 12/006 using an air-to-air heat exchanger F24F12/002 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2203/1004 Bearings or driving means
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2203/104 Heat exchanger wheel
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 11/02 the movement being rotary, e.g. performed by a drum or roller F28D11/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 19/042 Rotors; Assemblies of heat absorbing masses
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 19/048 Bearings; Driving means
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 9/013 for tubes or tube-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/14 Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/56 Heat recovery units

Abstract

A rotary heat exchanger device is disclosed. In an embodiment the rotary heat exchanger includes a rotary heat exchanger having a rotary heat exchanger axis of rotation, a drive motor having a stator and a rotor including a rotor axis of rotation and a housing into which the rotary heat exchanger is installed and in which the latter rotates, wherein the rotor axis of rotation and the heat exchanger axis of rotation extend coaxially and the rotor is rigidly connected to the rotary heat exchanger.

Claims

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A rotary heat exchanger device comprising:

a rotary heat exchanger having a rotary heat exchanger rotational axis;

a drive motor having a stator and a rotor with a rotor rotational axis; and

a housing, into which the rotary heat exchanger is installed and in which the rotary heat exchanger rotates, wherein the rotor rotational axis and the heat exchanger rotational axis extend coaxially, and wherein the rotor is rigidly connected to the rotary heat exchanger.

7. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 6, wherein the drive motor is arranged at least partially inside the rotary heat exchanger.

8. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 7, wherein the stator is rigidly connected to the housing and the rotor is rigidly connected to the rotary heat exchanger.

9. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 7, wherein the drive motor is arranged at least partially in a support sleeve of the rotary heat exchanger.

10. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 9, wherein the rotor is rigidly connected to the support sleeve.

11. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 7, wherein a rotor storage mass of the rotary heat exchanger is arranged directly on a support sleeve of the rotor of the drive motor.

12. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 6, wherein the drive motor is arranged outside of the housing.

13. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 12, wherein the rotor is connected to the rotary heat exchanger through a side wall of the housing.

14. The rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 13, wherein the rotor is connected to the rotary heat exchanger via connection means.

15. A method for using a rotary heat exchanger device, the method comprising:

locating, the rotary heat exchanger device according to claim 6, in a decentralized room ventilation system with heat recovery.