Duct adapter system for mounting an ion generator unit upon an air aircraft air circulation system
View Patent ↗An air aircraft air circulation system including a duct adapter system for mounting an ion generator unit upon the exterior surface of a conduit of an air circulation system to dispose electrodes projecting from the housing of the ion generator into the interior of the conduit, and preferably having material clearance between the electrodes and the housing, between the electrodes the duct adaptor, and between the electrodes and the conduit.
1 . A duct adapter system for mounting an ion generator unit upon a conduit of an air circulation system, wherein the air circulation system is selected from the group consisting of:
(a) the air circulation system of an aviation air aircraft;
(b) the air circulation system of a vessel used for human transportation; and
(c) the air circulation system of a vehicle used for human transportation;
the ion generator unit having ion emitter probes projecting exteriorly thereof for disposition through probe-sized apertures in the conduit of the air circulating system, and thus into the interior of the conduit, said duct adapter system comprising:
an upper bracket constructed of a fire-retardant, rigid material and having an upper surface for static, immobile disposition of the ion generator unit with respect to the conduit and a lower surface matingly disposed upon a portion of the circumference of the exterior surface only of the conduit, said upper bracket having probe-sized apertures closely mating with the probe-sized apertures of the conduit, for projecting disposition therethrough of the ion emitter probes and into the conduit of the air circulation system;
a lower bracket constructed of a fire-retardant, rigid material disposed around the remaining portion of the circumference of the exterior surface of the conduit and connected to said upper bracket for securing the upper bracket circumferentially about the conduit; and
means for connecting said upper and lower brackets and for securing the upper bracket circumferentially about the conduit thereby to maintain the position of the ion emitter probes within the conduit.
2 . The duct adapter system of claim 1 , wherein said fire retardant material comprises carbon fiber.
3 . The duct adapter system of claim 2 , wherein said carbon fiber comprises 3 -D printed carbon fiber.
4 . The duct adapter system of claim 1 , wherein said upper and lower brackets include tabs laterally projecting therefrom.
5 . The duct adapter system of claim 4 , wherein said tabs comprise laterally projecting tabs that are secured together by means of at least one bolt.
6 . The duct adapter system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one stabi- lizing bracket spaced longitudinally from said upper bracket and said lower bracket and stationarily connecting the housing of the ion generator unit with the exterior surface of the conduit.
7 . The duct adapter system of claim 6 , wherein the stabilizing bracket is securely disposed about the circumference of the conduit.