Separately controllable air circulation drying system

• US 9,638,463 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eddie Cross
• Original Assignee: Eddie Cross
• Inventors: Cross, Eddie
• Primary Examiner(s): Gravini, Stephen M
• Application Number:
  US14/709,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20150241122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 34 90, 34202, 34218, 454187, 4598, 4599, 392384, 392385
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1084 for air heating systems
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/265 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/35 Control of the speed of fans
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/37 of electric heaters
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/464 using local wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/486 using timers
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 3/0411 for domestic or space-heating systems
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 9/2071 using electrical energy supply
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/004 Nozzle assemblies; Air knives; Air distributors; Blow boxes F26B3/082, F26B13/104, F26B13/108, F26B21/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 3/04 the gas or vapour circulating over or surrounding the materials or objects to be dried F26B3/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 9/02 in buildings special types of buildings E04H
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1905 associated with tele control

Abstract

An air circulation system adapted to dry floors that is segregated and separately controllable from the building'"'"'s HVAC system. The system includes an air duct having an inlet and an outlet, a fan, and a heater. The inlet is adapted to drawn air in from either the surrounding environment or is connectable to the building'"'"'s existing air circulation ductwork. The system is designed so that the outlet is positionable adjacently to a floor surface when the system is installed in a wall or to the exterior surface of a wall, thereby allowing the fan to blow air directly over the surface of the floor, increasing the efficiency with which the floor is dried. The present system further comprises a wireless transceiver for wirelessly controlling the functionality of the present system and various other activation mechanisms for separately controlling the fan and the heater without requiring direct user input.

Claims

1. An air circulation system adapted to receive air from an external source and supply the air to a room, comprising:

a plenum housing having a first end;

an air duct comprising an inlet directly secured to the first end of the plenum housing, an outlet, and a fluid passageway between the inlet and the outlet;

a heater;

a fan adapted propel the air through the air duct to the outlet;

a wireless transceiver in communication with the fan and the heater;

wherein the wireless transceiver is adapted to receive commands from an electronic device;

the heater, the fan, and the wireless transceiver disposed within the plenum housing.

2. The air circulation system of claim 1, further comprising an activation device in electrical communication with the fan and the heater.

3. The air circulation system of claim 2, wherein the activation device comprises a motion sensor.

4. The air circulation system of claim 3, wherein the motion sensor is adapted to activate the fan and the heater when motion is detected.

5. The air circulation system of claim 2, wherein the activation device comprises a timer.

6. The air circulation system of claim 1, wherein the air duct comprises a plurality of modular sections.

7. The air circulation system of claim 1, wherein the air duct is constructed from a material, the material comprising sheet metal.

8. The air circulation system of claim 1, wherein the air duct is constructed from a material, the material comprising polyethylene.

9. The air circulation system of claim 1, further comprising one or more brackets disposed on the air duct.

10. The air circulation system of claim 9, wherein the one or more brackets are disposed along a front edge of the air duct.

11. The air circulation system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mounting plate disposed on a rear surface of the air duct;

a receiving plate attachable to a surface;

wherein the mounting plate is securable to the receiving plate.

12. The air circulation system of claim 11, wherein the mounting plate comprises a channel hook, the receiving plate comprises a receiver channel hook, and the channel hook is securable to the receiver channel hook.

13. The air circulation system of claim 1, wherein a pre-existing duct of a building is connectable to the air circulation system.

14. The air circulation system of claim 13, wherein a pre-existing duct of a building is connectable to the plenum housing.