Patent ID: 11874015
Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An air mixing system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
a conduit defining an airflow path, wherein the conduit is configured to receive a first airflow and a second airflow, to direct the first airflow and the second airflow along the airflow path, and to discharge the first airflow and the second airflow from the airflow path as a mixed airflow via an outlet of the conduit;
a thermal wheel disposed entirely within the airflow path of the conduit, wherein the thermal wheel is configured to direct the first airflow and the second airflow thereacross, rotate within the conduit, and transfer heat between the first airflow and the second airflow to further mix the first airflow and the second airflow to generate the mixed airflow;
a mixing chamber disposed upstream of the thermal wheel relative to a direction of the first airflow and the second airflow through the conduit;
a first inlet configured to receive the first airflow and direct the first airflow into the mixing chamber; and
a second inlet configured to receive the second airflow and direct the second airflow into the mixing chamber.