Device for the air conditioning and/or monitoring of building or warehouse areas

Abstract

Device for the air-conditioning and/or monitoring of building or warehouse areas, containing a housing consisting of plastic or composite material shaped as a hollow body and having air entry, air guidance and air exit sections, at least one fan roller provided with a plurality of profiled fins made of composite material or plastic, and drivable by at least one electric motor, the fan roller being positionable inside the housing, and a casing for the housing, formed by a flexible plastic or composite material panel that can be connected to the housing, wherein an end section of the casing can be releasably connected to a housing section, an approximately arc-shaped contour of the casing is formed by bending the casing lying outside the housing, and after further bending of the casing, the free end thereof can be releasably fastened to a different housing section.

1 . Device for air conditioning and/or monitoring of building or warehouse areas, containing a housing ( 1 ,  1 ′) configured from plastic or composite material, as a hollow body, which housing has air entry ( 3 ), air guidance ( 4 ′), and air exit sections ( 6 ); at least one fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′) that can be driven by at least one electric motor ( 17 ), having a plurality of profiled fins ( 15 ) configured from composite materials or plastic, which roller can be positioned within the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′); and a casing ( 20 ) for the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), formed by a flexible plastic or composite material panel that can be connected with the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), in such a manner that an end section of the casing ( 20 ) can be releasably connected with a housing section ( 22 ′), an approximately arc-shaped contour ( 24 ) of the casing, in cross-section, is formed by bending the casing ( 20 ) outside of the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), and, after further bending of the casing ( 20 ), the free end ( 26 ) of the casing can be releasably fixed in place on a different housing section ( 27 ). 
     
     
         2 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′) comprises polycarbonate, at least the fins ( 15 ) comprise a plastic having a predeterminable Shore hardness, and the casing ( 20 ) comprises polycarbonate. 
     
     
         3 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein a mixture of carbon fiber composite materials can be used as the composite material. 
     
     
         4 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein pre-shaped air guide elements ( 4 ,  5 ) are provided within the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), for targeted flow to the fins ( 15 ), in such a manner that a gap ( 9 ) for compression is formed on the fan roller side, and a space ( 10 ) for relaxation of the air is formed outside the respective fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′). 
     
     
         5 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the air guide elements ( 4 ,  5 ) are configured to be adjustable for adaptation to different fan roller diameters. 
     
     
         6 . Device according to  claim 1 , comprising air guide elements ( 4 ,  5 ) having different geometrical configurations in the area of the air guidance ( 4 ′) and air exit sections ( 6 ). 
     
     
         7 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein air guide elements ( 5 ) provided in the area of the air exit sections ( 6 ) are provided with a profiled surface area ( 12 ). 
     
     
         8 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein multiple housing elements ( 1 ′) containing fan rollers ( 2 ,  2 ′) configured as modules are positioned within the housing ( 1 ), which elements can be driven by at least one electric motor ( 17 ) that stands in an operative connection with them. 
     
     
         9 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two housing elements ( 1 ′) can be releasably connected with one another by means of an electric motor ( 17 ) disposed between them, particularly by means of plug-in connections ( 18 ). 
     
     
         10 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fins ( 15 ) of the fan rollers ( 2 ,  2 ′) are profiled in such a manner that a kind of twisting of the fins ( 15 ) is formed, seen in the longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         11 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the blow-out fins ( 11 ) on the housing side are configured in the manner of an airplane wing, in terms of their cross-section. 
     
     
         12 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fan fins ( 15 ) are provided with a rounded part ( 16 ) in the area of their outer surface. 
     
     
         13 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the casing ( 20 ), which is configured to be planar, contains at least one section ( 21 ) having air entries. 
     
     
         14 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the casing ( 20 ) is configured to be transparent at least in the area of the arc ( 24 ). 
     
     
         15 . Device according to  claim 1 , wherein the area ( 24 ) of the casing ( 20 ) that is configured to be arc-shaped is provided for accommodation of illuminants ( 19 ) and/or security elements. 
     
     
         16 . Method for the production of a device for air conditioning and/or monitoring of building or warehouse areas, at least containing at least one housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), at least one related fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′), and at least one panel that serves as a casing ( 20 ), wherein the components, the housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), the fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′), and the casing ( 20 ), comprise plastic or a composite material, as well as at least one electric motor ( 17 ), wherein the at least one housing ( 1 ,  1 ′) is composed of cut-out plastic or composite material parts, the at least one fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′) is inserted into the related housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), the electric motor ( 17 ) is jacketed, by analogy to the fan roller, in each instance, with wall areas composed of plastic or composite material, at least one fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′) is disposed in the upper and lower section of the electric motor ( 17 ) and brought into an operative connection with connection areas ( 14 ,  18 ) of the motor, the panel ( 20 ) is provided with cut-outs ( 21 ) for air intake and air exit, and the panel ( 20 ) is releasably connected with housing sections ( 22 ′,  27 ) of the at least one housing ( 1 ,  1 ′), by being bent about its longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         17 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein a separate housing element ( 1 ′) is assigned to each fan roller ( 2 ,  2 ′), wherein after a corresponding number of housing elements ( 1 ′) has been set one on top of the other, with the inclusion of the jacketing ( 17 ′) of the electrical motor, an overall housing ( 1 ) is formed, onto which the casing ( 20 ) is fastened. 
     
     
         18 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein intake ( 29 ) or blow-out grids ( 28 ) comprising plastic or composite material are set onto the cut-outs ( 21 ) of the casing ( 20 ). 
     
     
         19 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein the casing ( 20 ) is produced, at least in part, from a luminous thin-layer component made from organic semiconductive materials or at least partially brought into an operative connection with a thin-layer component. 
     
     
         20 . Method according to  claim 16 , wherein the casing ( 20 ) is produced entirely as a bendable OLED screen. 
     
     
         21 . Method according to one  claim 16 , wherein the lower and the upper end area of the housing elements ( 1 ′) or of the casing ( 20 ), respectively, are brought into an operative connection with lower and upper end elements ( 30 ,  31 ) comprising plastic.