Ceiling Jet Air Duct Assembly With Overlapping Guide Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ceiling jet outlets often create drafts due to straight air flow, and there is a need for an arrangement that allows for free design of the outlet panel while maintaining high volume flow and low production costs.
Innovation Solution
An air guiding arrangement with at least four air guiding elements, each overlapping with adjacent elements to form air channels, providing jet deflection without interaction with the outlet plate, allowing for a thin outlet plate design and flexible optical integration with the ceiling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If air is blown in a straight direction into a room to be ventilated, then the ventilation process is simple, but drafts occur that are uncomfortable for people in the room
Solution Approach 1:
The air outlet is divided into multiple outlet slots arranged in different directions, and the air guiding element is segmented into multiple sections that can independently deflect air streams. This segmentation allows air to be distributed in multiple directions rather than a single straight direction, reducing drafts while maintaining ventilation effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of allowing air to flow straight into the room, the air guiding element is positioned to deflect the air stream at an angle, inverting the direct flow path into an angled ceiling-jet path. This causes air to travel along the ceiling rather than directly into the occupied space, eliminating drafts
2Reliability
If air guide elements and outlet plate are coordinated in prior art designs, then jet deflection is achieved, but the design and installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air guiding function is extracted from the outlet plate and implemented by a separate, freely positionable air guiding element. This element can be adjusted independently of the outlet plate, allowing the outlet plate to be designed purely for aesthetic purposes while the air guiding element handles all flow control functions
Solution Approach 2:
The air guiding element is made adjustable and repositionable relative to the outlet plate, allowing dynamic optimization of the jet deflection angle. This enables the system to adapt to different installation scenarios and ceiling configurations without requiring complex coordinated design
3Stability of the object's composition
If a thick outlet plate is used to coordinate with air guiding elements, then structural stability is improved, but aesthetic integration with the ceiling is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The air guiding function is extracted from the outlet plate structure itself and assigned to a separate air guiding element. This allows the outlet plate to be designed as a thin, aesthetically pleasing component that integrates seamlessly with the ceiling, while the air guiding element provides the necessary structural function for flow control
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively deflects air flowing perpendicularly to the deflection plane, ensuring it exits parallel or at an acute angle, reducing drafts and allowing for uniform air distribution along the ceiling without direct air passage, thus enhancing ventilation efficiency and aesthetic integration.
Implementation Method 1
The air guiding arrangement is used to deflect air streams emerging from the air outlet in such a way that they run essentially parallel to the outlet plate or at an acute angle to it
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an air guiding arrangement (10) for a ceiling jet outlet, with at least three air guiding elements (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), characterized in that each air guiding element (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) an adjacent air guide element (15, 12, 13, 14; 17, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) from the at least three air guide elements (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and a further adjacent air guiding element (13, 14, 15, 12; 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 12) from the at least three air guiding elements (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and wherein each airfoil element (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) is connected to the adjacent airfoil element (15, 12, 13, 14; 17, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) is arranged in an overlapping manner, so that between the air guiding element (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 ) And the adjacent air guiding element (15, 12, 13, 14; 17, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) an air guiding channel (28) is formed, and with the far its adjacent air guiding element (13, 14, 15, 12; 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 12) is arranged in an overlapping manner, so that between the air guide element (12, 13, 14, 15; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and the further adjacent air guide element (13 , 14, 15, 12; 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 12) a further air duct (30) is formed. Furthermore, a ceiling jet outlet and a method for guiding air are proposed.