Patent ID: 8490412
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: F24F,F25B,F25D,H01L

Abstract:
1. A personal environment appliance comprising: at least one inlet port; at least one thermoelectric module comprising a main flow conduit and a waste flow conduit, the at least one thermoelectric module over the at least one inlet port; at least one main outlet port spaced from the at least one inlet port and in fluidic communication with the main flow conduit; at least one waste outlet port spaced from the at least one inlet port and in fluidic communication with the waste flow conduit; at least one filter between the at least one inlet port and the at least one thermoelectric module; and at least one fan configured to drive a first air flow from the at least one inlet port, through the at least one filter, through the main flow conduit, and through the at least one main outlet port, the at least one fan further configured to drive a second air flow from the at least one inlet port, through the waste flow conduit, and through the at least one waste outlet port, wherein the first air flow has a first volumetric flow rate that is less than a second volumetric flow rate of the second air flow.