Outdoor apparatus with thermally conditioned air

Abstract

An outdoor apparatus, such as a table or tower with integrated air conditioning for providing thermally conditioned air to users. The apparatus disperses conditioned air to people in the vicinity, more specifically directing vents to both the people's head region and torso region. A fan within the pedestal has a fan inlet communicative with the ambient air inlet for drawing ambient air into the pedestal for thermal conditioning and also has a fan outlet communicative with the conditioned air outlets for supplying conditioned air to users. A heat exchanger is interposed between the ambient air inlet and the fan inlet, and a working fluid supply is fluidly communicative with the heat exchanger for thermally conditioning the ambient air. The tabletop embodiment enhances the cooling by utilizing the table to entrapping the conditioned air about the person's torso.

1 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated cooling for providing conditioned air to users positioned adjacent to the cooling device, said cooling device comprising:
 a pedestal;   a vertically disposed conduit extending upwards from said pedestal;   at least one ambient air inlet provided through said pedestal;   a first conditioned air outlet vertically positioned at a height to coincide with a torso of an adjacent human and a second conditioned air outlet positioned to direct conditioned air to coincide with a head of said adjacent human;   a fan within said pedestal, said fan having a fan inlet communicative with said ambient air inlet for drawing ambient air into said pedestal for conditioning and a fan outlet communicative with said first and said second conditioned air outlets for supplying conditioned air to users; and   a first heat exchanger within said table pedestal and interposed between said ambient air inlet and at least one of said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet;   wherein said first heat exchanger utilises evaporative cooling.   
     
     
         2 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 1 , the device further comprising:
 a table top;   said vertically disposed conduit positioned through a central location of said table top;   said table top being vertically positioned between said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet.   
     
     
         3 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 2 , the device further comprising:
 said first conditioned air outlet being disposed proximate an edge of said tabletop; and   a tabletop conduit providing fluid communication between said vertically disposed conduit and said first conditioned air outlet.   
     
     
         4 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 3  wherein said tabletop conduit being disposed within said tabletop member. 
     
     
         5 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 1  further including a fluid supply conduit for delivering a working fluid to said first heat exchanger from a remote working fluid supply reservoir. 
     
     
         6 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 1  further including a user controllable air register at each of said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet. 
     
     
         7 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated cooling for providing conditioned air to users positioned adjacent to the cooling device, said cooling device comprising:
 a pedestal;   a vertically disposed conduit extending upwards from said pedestal;   at least one ambient air inlet provided through said pedestal;   a plurality of first conditioned air outlets spatially positioned about a perimeter of said pedestal at a height to coincide with a torso of an adjacent human and a plurality of second conditioned air outlets spatially positioned about a perimeter of said vertically disposed conduit to direct conditioned air to coincide with a head of said adjacent human;   a fan within said pedestal, said fan having a fan inlet communicative with said ambient air inlet for drawing ambient air into said pedestal for conditioning and a fan outlet communicative with said first and said second conditioned air outlets for supplying conditioned air to users; and   a first heat exchanger within said table pedestal and interposed between said ambient air inlet and at least one of said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet;   wherein said first heat exchanger utilises evaporative cooling.   
     
     
         8 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 7 , the device further comprising:
 a table top provided proximate an upper portion of said pedestal;   said vertically disposed conduit positioned through a central location of said table top;   said table top being vertically positioned between said plurality of first conditioned air outlets and said plurality of second conditioned air outlets.   
     
     
         9 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 8 , the device further comprising:
 said plurality of first conditioned air outlets being disposed proximate an edge of said tabletop; and   a tabletop conduit providing fluid communication between said vertically disposed conduit and said first conditioned air outlet.   
     
     
         10 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 9  wherein said tabletop conduit being disposed within said tabletop member. 
     
     
         11 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 7  further including a fluid supply conduit for delivering a working fluid to said first heat exchanger from a remote working fluid supply reservoir. 
     
     
         12 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 7  further including a user controllable air register at each of said plurality of first conditioned air outlets and said plurality of second conditioned air outlets. 
     
     
         13 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated cooling for providing conditioned air to users positioned adjacent to the cooling device, said cooling device comprising:
 a pedestal;   a vertically disposed conduit extending upwards from said pedestal;   at least one ambient air inlet provided through said pedestal;   a first conditioned air outlet vertically positioned at a height to coincide with a torso of an adjacent human and a second conditioned air outlet positioned to direct conditioned air to coincide with a head of said adjacent human;   a fan within said pedestal, said fan having a fan inlet communicative with said ambient air inlet for drawing ambient air into said pedestal for conditioning and a fan outlet communicative with said first and said second conditioned air outlets for supplying conditioned air to users;   a first heat exchanger within said table pedestal and interposed between said ambient air inlet and at least one of said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet; and   a canopy disposed at an upper end of said vertically disposed conduit to entrap conditioned air;   wherein said first heat exchanger utilises evaporative cooling.   
     
     
         14 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the canopy is collapsible. 
     
     
         15 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 13 , the device further comprising:
 a light disposed upon said vertically disposed conduit.   
     
     
         16 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 13 , the device further comprising:
 a table top;   said vertically disposed conduit positioned through a central location of said table top;   said table top being vertically positioned between said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet.   
     
     
         17 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 16 , the device further comprising:
 said first conditioned air outlet being disposed proximate an edge of said tabletop; and   a tabletop conduit providing fluid communication between said vertically disposed conduit and said first conditioned air outlet.   
     
     
         18 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 17  wherein said tabletop conduit being disposed within said tabletop member. 
     
     
         19 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 13  further including a fluid supply conduit for delivering a working fluid to said first heat exchanger from a remote working fluid supply reservoir. 
     
     
         20 . An outdoor cooling device with integrated air conditioning as recited in  claim 13  further including a user controllable air register at each of said first conditioned air outlet and said second conditioned air outlet.