US 11,944,170 B2
Air cooling unit
Michel Grabon, Bressolles (FR)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Appl. No. 16/965,722
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US); and Michel Grabon, Montluel (FR)
PCT Filed Feb. 2, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/000165
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/150154, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0030126 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. F24F 5/00 (2006.01); A45B 23/00 (2006.01); F24F 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC A45B 23/00 (2013.01) [F24F 5/0035 (2013.01); F24F 13/0236 (2013.01); A45B 2200/1036 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooling unit comprising:
a base having a housing with control components installed therein;
a cooling tower attached to the base at a first end of the cooling tower, the cooling tower having an inner flow path and an exterior surface; and
an air distribution system attached to the cooling tower at a second end of the cooling tower, the air distribution system including:
a first enclosure;
a second enclosure defining an air distribution chamber between the first and second enclosures;
a cool air dispenser configured in the first enclosure;
a warm air dispenser configured in the first enclosure at a location different from the cool air dispenser; and
a cover disposed on an exterior surface of the second enclosure,
wherein the control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system to dispense air through the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser;
a plurality of ducts connecting the cooling tower to each of the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser; and
a ducting supply chamber arranged at the top of the cooling tower and located within the air distribution chamber of the air distribution system, wherein the plurality of ducts are connected between the ducting supply chamber and each of the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser.