System and method for filtering inlet air in an air conditioner air handler

摘要

A system for filtering inlet air of an air conditioner air handler, and method of filtering inlet air without a conventional filter, said system is a structure comprising: an air inlet, an air directing structure, a water chamber, positioned within an internal cavity, a structure for directing condensate from an air handler into said water chamber, a drain positioned to impart a maximum water level of water accumulated in said first water chamber; a second air directing structure configured to direct air from said first internal cavity towards an outlet that is affixed to the inlet of an air conditioner air handler.

主权项

1. A system for filtering inlet air of an air conditioner air handler, the system comprising:
an air inlet; a first air directing structure comprising an air constriction deflector configured to act in concert with the air inlet to direct air from the air inlet into a first internal cavity; a first water chamber containing condensate water, wherein the water chamber is positioned within the first internal cavity so that inlet air passing through the first air directing structure directs air into the condensate water contained in the first water chamber, and wherein the condensate water is introduced into the first water chamber from an air conditioner air handler through a structure that connects the air conditioner air handler to the system; a drain positioned to impart a maximum water level of water accumulated from the condensate water in the first water chamber, wherein arrangement of the structure for directing condensate water into the first water chamber and the drain provides continual introduction and circulation of the condensate water in the first water chamber; and a second air directing structure configured to direct air from the first internal cavity towards an outlet that is affixed to an inlet of the air conditioner air handler, wherein particulates in the ambient air are removed before the ambient air is directed to the outlet, and wherein the inlet air being directed into the water contained in the first water chamber results in removal of the particulates.