Temperature control device

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional air conditioning systems generate unpleasant background noise due to moving components and air flow, which existing sound barriers and compensation rings have not adequately addressed.

Innovation Solution

A temperature control device featuring a sound wave-effective body integrated into a compensation ring within the blow-out area, which absorbs or deflects sound waves and serves to equalize height differences, simplifying assembly and allowing for noise reduction without separate sound insulation components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If sound barriers are added to reduce noise, then noise level is reduced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise levelVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The sound-wave-effective body is integrated into the compensation ring, merging the noise reduction function with the existing height compensation component. This eliminates the need for separate sound barrier installations while maintaining noise reduction effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The compensation ring is designed to serve multiple functions: height adjustment and sound wave effectiveness. By making the compensation ring itself sound-wave-effective, the device achieves noise reduction without adding separate components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If separate sound insulation components are added, then noise level is reduced, but ease of manufacture decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise levelVSAvoidease of manufacture
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The sound-wave-effective body is merged with the compensation ring into a single integrated component. This reduces the number of parts that need to be manufactured separately and assembled, simplifying the manufacturing process while achieving noise reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the compensation ring is made sound-wave-effective, then noise level is reduced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise levelVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The compensation ring is designed to serve dual purposes: mechanical height compensation and acoustic noise reduction. This multi-functionality approach reduces overall device complexity by eliminating separate sound barrier components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 reduces background noise and allows for versatile temperature control device configurations with the same housing, enhancing user experience by minimizing noise pollution and simplifying installation.

Implementation Method 1

a sound-wave-effective body (7) is arranged in the blow-out area (51)... the sound-wave-effective body has sound-absorbing properties

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSound wave absorption: Acoustic Absorption

Data Source

PatentEP4232308B1Temperature control device
Publication Date: 2024.12.04 TRUMA GERATETECHNIK GMBH & CO KG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a temperature control device (1) for controlling the temperature of air, the temperature control device (1) comprising a fan (50) and a blow-out region (51) in a housing (10), wherein the fan (50) moves air to the blow-out region (51), wherein a sound wave-effective body (7) is arranged in the blow-out region (51), and wherein the sound wave-effective body (7) is part of a compensation ring (70) for producing an air duct adjoining the blow-out region (51).