Air conditioner and an air conditioner housing

Abstract

An air conditioner includes a housing, at least one evaporator air mover and at least one condenser air mover, an evaporator positioned within the housing in front of the evaporator air mover, and a non-linear condenser positioned within the housing behind the evaporator air mover. The condenser is arranged such that a body of the condenser is substantially perpendicular to the body of the evaporator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing, with at least a top, a bottom and two sides that defines an interior space including:
 at least one evaporator air mover; 
 an evaporator that is positioned in front of the at least one evaporator air mover; 
 at least one condenser air mover; and 
 a non-linear condenser that is positioned behind the at least one evaporator air mover with a body of the non-linear condenser extending substantially perpendicular to a body of the evaporator. 
   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1  wherein the condenser is C-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the C-shaped condenser is positioned with an open portion facing one of the bottom and top of the housing and curved portion extending toward the two sides. 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one condenser air mover has an airflow path that extends through the body and two side walls of the C-shaped condenser. 
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the condenser comprises two separate C-shaped condensers. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one condenser air mover comprises two air movers with blades that define a perimeter, and the non-linear condenser has at least one end portion that surrounds the perimeter defined by at least the blades of one air mover and each positioned within the perimeter defined by the respective air mover. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner of  claim 6 , further comprising a trough that is positioned proximate an open portion of the non-linear condenser and configured to guide condensate to the at least two air movers. 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner of  claim 6 , further comprising a front wall positioned behind the evaporator air mover, a manifold associated with or formed as part of the housing, which front wall and manifold are associated with the C-shaped condenser to create a substantially enclosed volume through which air can only flow through the two air movers. 
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner of  claim 1  wherein the condenser is curved to partially circumscribe airflow defined by the at least one condenser air mover. 
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner of  claim 1  wherein the at least one condenser air mover is configured to spray condensate onto the condenser. 
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , further comprising an external ring arranged substantially coaxially with the at least one condenser air mover to allow condensate water to be sprayed onto the condenser. 
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pump that is positioned between the condenser and the evaporator and circulates a refrigerant between the condenser and the evaporator; and,   the at least one condenser air mover comprises two separate condenser air movers positioned so that the pump is located between the two condenser air movers and the pump is mounted to the bottom of the housing at an open portion of the non-linear condenser.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner of  claim 12  wherein the evaporator is configured to produce a condensate and the two condenser air movers are positioned to direct the condensate onto the condenser. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner of  claim 13  wherein the housing comprises at least one condensate flow channel configured to direct condensate from a first portion of the interior space of the housing to a second portion of the interior space of the housing, wherein the second portion is a substantially enclosed volume defined by the condenser, a thermal wall, the bottom of the housing, and the two condenser air movers. 
     
     
         15 . A non-linear condenser for an air conditioner comprising:
 a condenser housing having a major axis; and   a plurality of coils positioned in the condenser housing for guiding a flow of refrigerant;   wherein the condenser housing is at least partially curved along the major axis.   
     
     
         16 . The non-linear condenser of  claim 15 , wherein the housing has a C-shape and the curvature of the housing occurs at each end of the housing. 
     
     
         17 . The non-linear condenser of  claim 15 , wherein the condenser housing is comprised of two separate housings, each having a C-shape. 
     
     
         18 . A method of dissipating heat in a condenser of an air conditioner, comprising the steps of:
 providing an air conditioner having an evaporator, at least one fan, and a condenser positioned downstream of the fan between the fan and evaporator;   forming a water condensate via the evaporator;   directing the water condensate to the at least one fan; and   dispersing the water condensate onto the condenser via the fan.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a partition wall between the evaporator and the condenser, the partition wall having an inlet that allows water condensate from the evaporator to flow through but does not allow air to flow through;   providing a housing arranged around the evaporator, at least one fan, condenser, and partition wall, the housing having a top, a bottom, and two sides; and   forming a substantially enclosed volume between the partition wall, the bottom of the housing, the condenser, and the at least one fan.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising the step of providing the condenser as two separate condenser bodies, each having a C-shape.