System and method for thermoelectric personal comfort controlled bedding
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25B-021/02
A47C-021/04
F25B-021/04
F24F-005/00
출원번호
US-0149630
(2011-05-31)
등록번호
US-10045630
(2018-08-14)
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/ 주소
Parish, Overton (Bud)
Recine, Leonard
Garrett, Kevin
Kutch, Mark L.
출원인 / 주소
MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.
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A personal comfort system, for use with a bedding assembly having a mattress, includes an air conditioning system configured to condition air within an air flow and a delivery system to receive and provide the conditioned air to a mattress. The air conditioning system includes a housing coupled with
A personal comfort system, for use with a bedding assembly having a mattress, includes an air conditioning system configured to condition air within an air flow and a delivery system to receive and provide the conditioned air to a mattress. The air conditioning system includes a housing coupled with a fan and a thermal transfer device having a thermoelectric engine operable for conditioning air within the air flow.
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1. A personal comfort system for use with a bed having a mattress, the personal comfort system comprising: an air conditioning system configured to condition air within an air flow, the air conditioning system comprising: a housing;a fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate the air flo
1. A personal comfort system for use with a bed having a mattress, the personal comfort system comprising: an air conditioning system configured to condition air within an air flow, the air conditioning system comprising: a housing;a fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate the air flow,at least one thermal transfer device disposed within the housing and including a thermoelectric engine and configured to condition air within the air flow, wherein the housing comprises an outlet configured to output the conditioned air flow, anda condensation management system comprising: a primary condensation management system configured to draw condensation away from the thermoelectric engine, the primary condensation management system comprising at least one wicking cord and a collection tray, anda secondary condensation management system configured to draw moisture from the collection tray and remove the moisture from the personal comfort system; anda delivery system configured to receive the conditioned air flow from the outlet and provide at least a portion of the conditioned air flow near a top surface of a mattress. 2. A personal comfort system for use with a bedding assembly having a mattress, the personal comfort system comprising: an air conditioning system configured to condition air within a first air flow, the air conditioning system comprising: a housing,a first fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate the first air flow,an exhaust fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate an exhaust air flow,at least one thermal transfer device disposed within the housing, including a thermoelectric engine, and configured to transfer heat between the first air flow and the exhaust air flow,wherein the housing comprises: a first inlet structure configured to inlet ambient air into the exhaust air flow,a first outlet structure configured to output the exhaust air flow,a second outlet configured to output the conditioned first air flow, anda condensation management system configured to regulate a temperature within at least one of the thermoelectric engine and the conditioned first air flow, the condensation management system comprising: a primary condensation management system configured to draw condensation away from the thermoelectric engine, the primary condensation management system comprising at least one wicking cord and a collection tray, anda secondary condensation management system configured to draw moisture from the collection tray and remove the moisture from the personal comfort system; anda delivery system configured to receive the conditioned first air flow from the second outlet and provide at least a portion of the conditioned first air flow near a top surface of a mattress. 3. A personal comfort system for use with a bedding assembly having a mattress, the personal comfort system comprising: an air conditioning system configured to condition air within a first air flow, the air conditioning system comprising: a housing,a first fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate the first air flow,an exhaust fan disposed in the housing and configured to generate an exhaust air flow,at least one thermal transfer device disposed within the housing, including a thermoelectric engine, and configured to transfer heat between the first air flow and the exhaust air flow,wherein the housing comprises: a first inlet structure configured to inlet ambient air into the exhaust air flow,a first outlet structure configured to output the exhaust air flow,a second outlet structure configured to output the conditioned first air flow, anda condensation management system comprising: a primary condensation management system configured to draw condensation away from the thermoelectric engine, the primary condensation management system comprising at least one wicking cord and a collection tray, anda secondary condensation management system configured to draw moisture from the collection tray and remove the moisture from the personal comfort system; anda delivery system configured to receive the conditioned first air flow from the second outlet structure and provide at least a portion of the conditioned first air flow near a top surface of a mattress, the delivery system comprising: a distribution layer configured to be positioned on top of the mattress, and having an inlet configured to receive the conditioned first air flow and a spacer structure defining an internal volume within the distribution layer configured to enable air flow through the spacer structure; andmeans for transporting the conditioned first air flow from the second outlet structure of the air conditioning system to the inlet.
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