Air diffuser and method for assembling the same

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an air diffuser and a method of assembling the same. The air diffuser provides an air flow with an angular direction with respect to a vertical plan. The air diffuser may be made of different sections configured, when assembled, to direct and disperse the air all around the room or preferably a large area such a warehouse or the like.

1 ) An air diffuser for an airflow producing at least 5,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM), the air diffuser comprising a reflecting member maintained at a fixed distance from a source of the airflow, the reflecting member comprising a reflecting surface having an outer periphery, the reflecting surface being inclined with regard to the direction of the airflow and being adapted to direct the airflow toward all directions of the outer periphery at angle being function of the inclination of the reflecting surface. 
     
     
         2 ) The air diffuser of  claim 1 , the reflecting surface comprising an aperture adapted to let at least a portion of the airflow through the air diffuser. 
     
     
         3 ) The air diffuser of  claim 2 , the air diffuser further comprising a covering member adapted to mate the general shape of a top portion of the reflecting surface and to cover at least a portion of the aperture. 
     
     
         4 ) The air diffuser of  claim 1 , the reflecting member further comprising a plurality of reflecting sections adapted to be mounted to each another to form the reflecting surface. 
     
     
         5 ) The air diffuser of  claim 4 , the reflecting member having a frustoconical shape; 
     
     
         6 ) The air diffuser of  claim 5 , each reflecting member being shaped as section of the frustoconical shape of the reflecting member. 
     
     
         7 ) The air diffuser of  claim 4 , each reflecting section comprising a male portion, a female portion, an outer side and an inner side, the female side of a first reflecting section being adapted to receive the male side of a second reflecting section. 
     
     
         8 ) The air diffuser of  claim 4 , each reflecting section comprising:
 two side walls angled according to the inclination of the reflecting member; and   an outer wall forming a portion of the periphery of the reflecting member.   
     
     
         9 ) The air diffuser of  claim 1 , the air diffuser further comprises an attachment mechanism adapted to attach the reflecting member to the airflow source. 
     
     
         10 ) The air diffuser of  claim 10 , the attachment mechanism further comprising a plurality of linking members, each linking member being adapted to be mounted at a first end to the airflow source and at a second end to the reflecting member. 
     
     
         11 ) The air diffuser of  claim 10 , each first end of the linking members being adapted to be attached to the airflow source. 
     
     
         12 ) The air diffuser of  claim 1 , the inclination of the reflecting member being between about 10 and 40 degrees. 
     
     
         13 ) The air diffuser of  claim 1 , the air diffuser further comprising a bottom covering member adapted to cover an opening formed by a bottom surface of the redirecting member. 
     
     
         14 ) An air diffuser for an airflow, the air diffuser comprising a reflecting member maintained at a fixed distance from a source of the airflow, the reflecting member comprising:
 a) a reflecting surface having an outer periphery, the reflecting surface being inclined with regard to the direction of the airflow and being adapted to direct the airflow toward all directions of the outer periphery at angle being function of the inclination of the reflecting surface, the reflecting surface comprising an aperture adapted to let at least a portion of the airflow through the air diffuser;   b) a plurality of reflecting sections adapted to be mounted to each another to form the reflecting surface.   
     
     
         15 ) The air diffuser of  claim 14 , the reflecting member having a frustoconical shape, each reflecting member being shaped as a section of the frustoconical shape of the reflecting member. 
     
     
         16 ) The air diffuser of  claim 14 , each reflecting section further comprising an inner wall shaped to form a section of a periphery the aperture. 
     
     
         17 ) The air diffuser of  claim 14 , the air diffuser further comprising an attachment mechanism adapted to attach the reflecting member to the airflow source. 
     
     
         18 ) The air diffuser of  claim 17 , the attachment mechanism further comprising a plurality of linking members, each linking member being adapted to be mounted at a first end to the airflow source and at a second end to the reflecting member. 
     
     
         19 ) The air diffuser of  claim 14 , the air diffuser further comprising a plurality of bottom covering members adapted to cover a bottom surface of the redirecting member, each covering member being shaped to cover a bottom surface of at least one of the reflecting sections. 
     
     
         20 ) The air diffuser of  claim 19 , each covering member comprising an inner wall, each inner wall being shaped to form a section of a periphery a bottom aperture to let air pass through the diffuser. 
     
     
         21 ) The air diffuser of  claim 14 , the air diffuser further comprising a structure adapted to attach the reflecting sections to one another. 
     
     
         22 ) A method of diffusing air of from a large airflow source, the method comprising:
 a) assembling a plurality of redirecting sections to form a redirecting surface inclined with regard to the direction of the airflow source and having a periphery;   b) maintaining the formed redirecting surface at a predetermined distance from a source of the airflow;   c) blowing an airflow from the airflow source toward the formed redirecting surface;   d) redirecting the airflow toward all directions of the outer periphery at angle being function of the inclination of the reflecting surface.   
     
     
         23 ) The method of  claim 22 , the method further comprising letting at least a portion of the airflow passing through the reflecting surface. 
     
     
         24 ) The method of  claim 22 , the method further comprising the assembling of the redirecting sections forming a frustoconical redirecting surface.