Title: Water to air heat pump employing an energy and condensate conservation system

Abstract: A water to air heat pump employing an energy and condensate conservation system in which a heat exchange fluid is circulated between two heat exchangers with one normally operating as a condenser and the other normally operating as an evaporator. The condensate from the air passing over the evaporator coil is collected and is passed to the condenser for circulating over the condenser coil. The heat pump is adapted to operate in a reverse mode in which the functions of the heat exchangers are reversed and in which the circulation of the collected condensate to the condenser is terminated.

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Inventors: Schmidt, A. Carl (Fort Lauderdale, FL, US)

Application Number: 487251
Filing Date: 1974-07-10
Publication_date: 1976-02-17
Assignee: Weil-McLain Company, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Primary Class(es): 62/279 62/305, 62/324.5, 62/428, 62/506
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US Patent Ref:

2181213	Nov, 1939	Smith	62/279.
2297928	Oct, 1942	Wilson	62/305.
2355289	Aug, 1944	Gibson	62/279.
2672024	Mar, 1954	McGrath	62/305.
2689467	Sep, 1954	Verber	62/279.
2751761	Jun, 1956	Borgerd	62/324.
2984993	May, 1961	Carraway	62/183.
3307368	Mar, 1967	Harnish	62/324.
3691786	Sep, 1972	Anderson et al.	62/279.
3812687	May, 1974	Stolz	62/279.

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Primary Examiner: Wye, William J.
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Attorney: Lane, Aitken, Dunner & Ziems