Ceiling mounted air filtering and distribution apparatus operated independently of any HVAC system
US6835128B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2221/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular direct flow clean air delivery apparatus is disclosed that is particularly adapted for use in restaurants, banquet halls, meeting rooms, offices etc., where cigarette smoke and other pollutants need to be efficiently removed from the air in the room. The filtering and air moving apparatus may be mounted above a false ceiling in a whole room, or any part of a room, and includes remotely located air intakes and supplies, high capacity minipleat V-bank filters, and backwards curved impeller blowers mounted in the duct work between the intakes, supplies and the filtering apparatus for utmost efficiency and uncompromised air movement in a room. The modular apparatus may also be suspended from high ceilings with the use of rigid ductwork.
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