US2560372A - Air conditioning device - Google Patents

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JUE? l95l l J, SANCHls 2,560,372

.AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE -Filed Aug. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l za @.22 l

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ATTORNEQS Emy 1951 1 SANCHIS 2,569,372

AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2` INVENTOR.

BY jose nc/us ATTORNEHS Patented July 10, 1951 I D STA-T E S PAT Q Ff-'IC 2,560,372.- t

AIRL4 counI'rioivnvof-n'nvronE Jose Sanchis, Newark; NJ;l Application August 3, I945,..Serial No. 6082.670;

coolingidevices, andinas forone" of its main objectsfthe: provision of arsimp'le; inexpensive device ofy thisafnature which` is specially adaptedlfor use in the home.

Another objectT of thes invention is the provisionof an air conditioning and" cooling device in which no' refrigerants are used, and which may be hungvon awalior` otherwise supported.

A further object of the invention is the provisionV of'a1devi'ceof this character in which air is drawn from the outside into a chamber and then preferably" expelled# means of a fan through the. interstices ofJ aniautomobilefhoneycomb-type radiator in which a-continuous water circulation is maintained..

Still another object' ofthe invention is the provision" of such a device-ini'. which thai-.cooled air? currents'l maybe directed?. in any' desired direction.

Other" objects.Y and. advantages; will appear as thenaturefof`A the. improvementsv isi better understood, the: invention consisting; substantially in their novelf arrangement and Vcci-relation: of` parts heieinifully"described,. and. illustrated ini thel ac'- c'ompanying-f,drawings,` wherein*4 similar reference charactersv are used. to denote.; corresponding parts throughout the several views, and then nally pointed out and specifically dened and indicated in the appended claim.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive concept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and the latter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

In carrying out a preferred embodiment of the invention, it was found advantageous to employ a honeycomb type automobile radiator in which a continuous circulation of water is maintained.

Directly to the rear of the radiator there is provided a chamber in which a motor draws air from the exterior through a pipe or conduit in communication with the interior of said chamber, the air is then driven through the honeycomb openings in the radiator.

In a second embodiment of the invention, a fan draws air into a chamber from which it is expelled through a conical opening and spaces between the pipes or tubes of a special type radiator. In this latter form of the invention a type of Venetian-blind arrangement may be provided for directing the cooled air in the desired direction.

2 In` the` drawings-t Figure 1- isafperspe'ctive view showirigV a-preferred:i torn-i1l of" the invention; 4

Figure- 2'is=al sectional view tak'en online 2"-2",

' Figure Figurel3= is a; cross-'sectional vieW' through a modified form of the invention;

Figureiliisf a perspectivelview of 'the improved type"radiatorvl used; A

Figure? 5=`i`s`al-r'ear View looliing from theright otl'Fig. 31;-1 and@ F-iguref'l 6 lie a frontview off the device:

Referring now to lFig-uresll and 2 of the drawings; I- indiates-larad-iator wh'iclr'comprises` a' lower waterftank Ill* and-1 upper waterV tank I2 and the intermediate tank connecting' section I3',- said sectio'ny compris-ing! pipesor tubes" I4' crisscrossedilin honeycomlcy fashion toprov-ideopenings`` or' air passagesVv I5;A

In order to maintaiirral oontinuouscircula-tion of' water" through the radiator, the lowerfv tank IJ'III is! connected by a* hose I-Itorav Water tap or faucet- IfI'and theupper'tank- |25 has a discharge orf over-flew:pipe I8S leading therefrom to a" sink orb'oWI-IBE- Iii-desirable; therupper tank I -2` mayl be-fprovided vvthf are'spirationorvent tube20.

Directly beh-ind? the" radiator lllthere'is provided a box 21I- havingd a'n airV or' Ventilating chamber 22, said chamber being in communication with the exterior atmosphere by means of a pipe or conduit 23. Said conduit may extend outwardly through a window frame 24.

Air is drawn into the chamber 22 by means of a motor driven fan 25 which also expels the air into the room in which the device is placed through the openings I5 between the water tubes I4. In practice the faucet I'I is opened and Water will flow into the radiator through the pipe or hose I6. When the radiator is full water will continue to iiow out of the top or upper tank I2 through the pipe I8, thus producing a continuous water circulation within the radiator. As the air flows out of the openings I5 it will. due to the large cooling area of the honeycomb tube arrangement, become thoroughly cooled without the aid of any articial or other refrigeration means.

In Figs. 3 to 6 there is shown a modied form of the invention. In this form of the invention the air box 30 may be supported on a wall in line with a window or other opening 3l. Contained within the box 30 and suitably supported therein by means of a strap 32 is a motor driven fan 33. A cooling compartment 34 is formed by the walls of a box 35 which forms a continuation 3 of the air box 30 and is divided therefrom by a. wall 36 having a central opening 31.

Suitably supported within the chamber 34 is a Water radiator 38 which comprises a tube or pipe frame 39 and a series of pipes 40 inter-connecting with the frame 39. A helical frusto-conical coil 4| is connected at one end thereof to the frame at 42. The opposite end of the coil 4l terminates in a depending pipe portion 43 which forms a water outlet. A pipe 44 connected to the frame 39 forms a water inlet to the radiator.

In practice, the pipe 44 which is the counterpart of the hose or pipe I6 is connected to a water supply, which when opened, causes water to circulate through the radiator and out of the outlet pipe 43, thus creating a continuous water circulation through the radiator.

As air is drawn in from the outside through the opening 3l, it passes around the coil and frame pipes and is thoroughly cooled thereby. If desirable, a Venetian blind arrangement 45 may be provided at the front of the radiator 38 to direct the current of cooled air in the desired direction. ,Said- Venetian blind may constitute a series of blades 46 pivoted at one end on brackets 41 secured to the side walls 48 of the box 35. A rod 48a passes through perforations 49 in the said slats or blades 46 and enlargements or bosses 50 provide rests for the blades 46. The upper portion ofthe rod 48 may be threadedly engaged by a boss I at the top of the forward end of the box 35. By manipulating a hand wheel 52 at the bottom of the rod 48, the blades 46 may be operated to assume any desired position to direct the flow of the cooled air passing between the radiator pipes and coil turns.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the air cooling device of the present invention is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction, yet highly eective in operation.

It is apparent that the illustration shown above has been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation and that the above described illustration is subject to wide variations and modifications, without departing from the scope or intent of the present invention. All of such variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

For instance, the hose I6 may be connected to a source of hot water, and then the apparatus may be used for supplying heated air to the room in order to raise room temperature during cold weather and thus serve as a heating u nit.

What is claimed is:

An unrefrigerated air cooling device comprising in combination a box-like structure enclosing an air chamber and having an open side in communication with the outer atmosphere, a blind covering said open side and located in front of said air chamber, a radiator comprising a tubular frame substantially enclosing said open side and located adjacent to said blind, a series of parallel spaced apart tubes interconnected with said frame and extending across said open side, a helical frusto conical coil connected at its greatest diameter to the radiator frame and terminating at its smallest diameter in an outlet pipe at an inner wall of said air chamber, said coil being located within said air chamber, a Water inlet tube on the radiator adapted to be secured to a source of water supply to provide continuous water circulation through the radiator, a support enclosing a chamber communicating with said air chamber, and a fan carried by said support in the last mentioned chamber to drive air through said chambers and expel same through the spaces between the water tubes in the radiator.

JOSE SANCHIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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