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Air handling system with self balancing air entrance door

US7857689B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 2007
Grant dateDec 28, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 21, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F2011/0004
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A self balancing air handling system for conditioning an interior space includes an air handling unit having an outlet for supplying conditioned air to the space, an entrance providing an access from an exterior space to the interior space, an air plenum surrounding said space, and an inlet for returning air from said plenum to said air handling unit wherein said air handling unit supplies said conditioned air under conditions providing a positive pressure differential at said entrance between the interior space and the exterior space thereby limiting infiltration air into the interior space.

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