US4203302A
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Floor mounted air conditioner
Assignee: Laitram LLC
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Filing: 1978-07-14
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Granted: 1980-05-20
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Expires: 1998-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A floor mounted air conditioner comprising a housing containing cylindrical condenser coils disposed about a normally vertical axis and cylindrical evaporator coils coaxially disposed above the condenser coils. A drip pan separates the condenser and evaporator coils and includes openings for discharging condensate onto the condenser coils for evaporation. A condenser fan is associated with a bottom duct adapted for installation in a mounting opening in the floor of a room, for blowing hot air through the mounting opening, and an evaporator fan is associated with a top duct for blowing cool air into the room being cooled.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Lapeyre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:40
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F13/00; F24F13/22; F24F13/222; F24F13/224; F24F1/00; F24F1/02; F24F1/022; F24F1/027; F25; F25B; F25B1/00; F25B1/005; F25B29/00; F25B29/003; F25D; F25D19/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S62/00; Y10S62/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
355 words
A floor mounted air conditioner comprising: a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion of the housing including a cylindrical wall insertable into a mounting opening in the floor of a room to be cooled, the upper portion of the housing being disposable above the floor and having a cold air exhaust duct upwardly extending from the upper portion and terminating in an upper cold air exhaust port; an annular inlet at the top of the upper portion of said housing for drawing air from the room into the housing for cooling, said annular inlet surrounding and spaced from said upper cold air exhaust port; a hot air exhaust duct in the lower portion of said housing terminating in a lower hot air exhaust port at the bottom end of the lower housing portion below the mounting floor; an annular duct in the lower housing portion defined by the wall of the lower housing portion and the hot air exhaust duct and having inlet openings in the wall of the lower housing portion into which air is drawn from below the floor into the housing for cooling; a compressor within the housing; cylindrical condenser coils disposed about a vertical axis in the housing; cylindrical evaporator coils disposed about said vertical axis in said housing and above said condenser coils; a drip pan in said housing separating said condenser and evaporator coils and including one or more openings arranged to discharge condensate onto said condenser coils; a condenser fan in said hot air exhaust duct for blowing hot air from said housing out of said lower hot air exhaust port into the space below the floor; an evaporator fan disposed in the upper cold air exhaust duct for blowing cooled air out of said upper cold air exhaust port into the room; and an annular duct in the upper housing portion in communication with the annular duct in the lower housing portion for directing air from the annular inlet over the evaporator coils and air from the inlet openings in the wall of the lower housing portion over the evaporator coils.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
355 words
A floor mounted air conditioner comprising: a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion of the housing including a cylindrical wall insertable into a mounting opening in the floor of a room to be cooled, the upper portion of the housing being disposable above the floor and having a cold air exhaust duct upwardly extending from the upper portion and terminating in an upper cold air exhaust port; an annular inlet at the top of the upper portion of said housing for drawing air from the room into the housing for cooling, said annular inlet surrounding and spaced from said upper cold air exhaust port; a hot air exhaust duct in the lower portion of said housing terminating in a lower hot air exhaust port at the bottom end of the lower housing portion below the mounting floor; an annular duct in the lower housing portion defined by the wall of the lower housing portion and the hot air exhaust duct and having inlet openings in the wall of the lower housing portion into which air is drawn from below the floor into the housing for cooling; a compressor within the housing; cylindrical condenser coils disposed about a vertical axis in the housing; cylindrical evaporator coils disposed about said vertical axis in said housing and above said condenser coils; a drip pan in said housing separating said condenser and evaporator coils and including one or more openings arranged to discharge condensate onto said condenser coils; a condenser fan in said hot air exhaust duct for blowing hot air from said housing out of said lower hot air exhaust port into the space below the floor; an evaporator fan disposed in the upper cold air exhaust duct for blowing cooled air out of said upper cold air exhaust port into the room; and an annular duct in the upper housing portion in communication with the annular duct in the lower housing portion for directing air from the annular inlet over the evaporator coils and air from the inlet openings in the wall of the lower housing portion over the evaporator coils.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The floor mounted air conditioner of claim 1 wherein said annular ducts are operative to direct air from the inlet openings below the mounting floor over the condenser coils to aid in the cooling thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The floor mounted air conditioner of claim 1 wherein said compressor, condenser coils and condenser fan are disposed below the mounting floor in the lower portion of said housing to reduce the noise and heat of the compressor condenser coils and condenser fan in the room in which the air conditioner is mounted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The floor mounted air conditioner of claims 1 further including a loose weave wick disposed around said condenser coils in a position to receive condensate from the openings in said drip pan for uniform distribution of condensate around said condenser coils to aid in the cooling thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The floor mounted air conditioner of claim 1 including a damper in the annular duct of said upper housing portion and operative to vary the relative amount of air drawn in to said housing via said annular inlet and said inlet openings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The floor mounted air conditioner of claim 5 including a drain pipe downwardly disposed from said housing and operative to discharge condensate collected from said evaporator coils.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-05-20 | 1983-11-19 | 1984-05-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-05-20 | 1987-11-19 | 1988-05-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-05-20 | 1991-11-19 | 1992-05-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |