Patent ID: 11952794
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  A  F  Y | IPC A  E  F

Claim 0:
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, wherein the housing of the base comprises a first cooling tower connection aperture configured to provide fluid communication between an interior of the housing and the cooling tower;
a cooling unit water supply arranged at the first end of the cooling tower and configured to supply water to a water dispenser arranged at a second end of the cooling tower, wherein the water dispenser is configured to generate and disperse water droplets within the inner flow path and supply exterior cool water on the exterior surface of the cooling tower, and
an air distribution system attached to the cooling tower at the second end of the cooling tower, the air distribution system including:
a first enclosure;
a second enclosure defining an air distribution chamber extending between the first enclosure and the second enclosure, and fluidly connected to the inner flow path through a second cooling tower connection aperture;
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 and extending on an exterior surface of the second enclosure to cover the second enclosure,
wherein the control components are configured to convey air through the base, the cooling tower, and the air distribution system, wherein the air distribution system is configured to provide cool, saturated air through the cool air dispenser and warm air through the warm air dispenser toward a bounded cooled area beneath both the cool air dispenser and the warm air dispenser, said warm air being provided at an exterior or edge of the air distribution system defining the bounded cooled area; and
an electronics package installed on the cooling unit.