Patent · US Expired

Evaporative cooler

US4234526A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
10References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 1979
Grant dateNov 18, 1980
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Expiry dateJan 9, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/41
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An evaporative cooler having a one-piece, frameless shell secured to a bottom pan and having a top cover hinged along one edge to the side wall of the housing shell. A quick-release latching mechanism secures the top cover to the opposite side wall to hold the top cover closed while permitting the top cover to be easily opened for access to components of the evaporative cooler housed therein. Evaporative media pad assemblies have side frame members having V-shaped outer surfaces which slide in correspondingly shaped tracks in the corners of the shell to space the pad assemblies from the louvered side walls of the shell and permit the pad assemblies to be installed and removed from above with a vertical sliding movement.

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