Ventilation partitioning assemblies
Ventilation partitioner assemblies and methods for enhancing airflow distribution from HVAC and/or other climate control systems are disclosed. The ventilation partitioner assemblies include integrated director and deflector portions. The director portion can redirect high-velocity air streams tangentially along contiguous surfaces, utilizing the Coanda effect for extended reach and improved occupant comfort. The deflector portion diffuses peripheral airflow, promoting uniform air distribution and minimizing drafts.
1 . A ventilation partitioner assembly having an interior director portion and an exterior deflector portion configured to redirect a primary and a peripheral airflow received from a register of a climate control system, wherein the primary airflow is redirected by the interior director portion and the peripheral airflow is diffused by the exterior peripheral deflector portion, the ventilation partitioner assembly comprising:
a top surface that faces the register, wherein the top surface extends between a front end portion and a rear end portion with a periphery edge therebetween;
a U-shaped partition ridge formed on the top surface along an interface between the director portion and the deflector portion, wherein the U-shaped partition ridge comprises first and second side walls that are approximately parallel to each other with an arc-shaped connecting portion that connects to the first and second side walls, wherein the U-shaped partition ridge is situated approximately parallel to an adjacent surface that incorporates the register of the climate control system such that the register airflow is delivered in a direction toward the top surface;
the interior director portion formed by an interior section of the U-shaped partition ridge, wherein the interior section comprises interior surfaces of the first and second side walls with the arc-shaped connecting portion, wherein the interior surfaces have a curved profile configured to capture the primary airflow that is received above from the register, and to redirect the primary airflow tangentially along the adjacent surface; and
the exterior deflector portion formed by an exterior section of the U-shaped partition ridge, wherein the exterior section comprises exterior surfaces of the first and second side walls with the arc-shaped connecting portion, wherein the exterior surfaces of the exterior deflector portion having have a descending profile configured to diffuse the peripheral airflow, received above from the register, outwardly from the ventilation partitioner assembly;
wherein the interior director portion and the exterior deflector portion facilitate a dual function to both redirect the primary airflow, and diffuse the peripheral airflow, received from the climate control system.
2 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second side walls further comprise, or connect to, a pair of descending ridgelines that extend from the first and second side walls, and towards the front end portion, the descending ridgelines being angled inwardly toward each other and converging at or near a periphery edge of the front end portion to form a V-shaped channel configured to guide the primary airflow toward a central region of the front end portion.
3 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 2 , wherein the interior director portion further comprises a half-pipe region formed by a continuous conduit extending between the interior surfaces of the first and second side walls and the descending ridgelines, the half-pipe region being configured to channel the primary airflow from a basin region located near the arc-shaped connecting portion of the partition ridge, and toward the front end portion of the ventilation partitioner assembly.
4 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 1 , wherein the arc-shaped connecting portion that joins the first side wall and the second side wall comprises a curved segment having an arc that spans approximately 180 degrees to form a closed end of the U-shaped partition ridge.
5 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 4 , wherein a basin region is formed within the interior surfaces of the U-shaped partition ridge, the basin region having a circular-arc profile with a constant radius of curvature and being configured to capture and smoothly redirect the primary airflow entering the ventilation partitioner assembly from above.
6 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surfaces of the U-shaped partition ridge begin at an upper portion of the U-shaped partition ridge, and slope downward toward the periphery edge of the ventilation partitioner assembly.
7 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 6 , wherein the exterior surfaces of the exterior deflector portion include the descending profile and the descending profile is approximately parabolic in shape.
8 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the U-shaped partition ridge includes a detachable connection mechanism that enables the ventilation partitioner assembly to be removably coupled or attached to an output or a register of the climate control system.
9 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 8 , wherein the detachable connection mechanism comprises a pair of magnetic members positioned within recessed portions of the U-shaped partition ridge, the magnetic members being configured to attach the ventilation partitioner assembly to a ferromagnetic portion of the climate control system.
10 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ventilation partitioner assembly is configured to be rotatable or orientable in a full 360 degrees along a plane situated approximately parallel to the adjacent surface.
11 . A ventilation partitioner assembly having an interior director portion and an exterior deflector portion configured to partition an airflow received from a register of a climate control system into a primary airflow that is redirected by the interior director portion and a peripheral airflow that is diffused by the exterior deflector portion, the ventilation partitioner assembly comprising:
a top surface that faces the register, wherein the top surface extends between a front end portion and a rear end portion with a periphery edge therebetween; and
a U-shaped partition ridge formed on the top surface along an interface between the director portion and the deflector portion, the U-shaped partition ridge comprises first and second side walls that are approximately parallel to each other with an arc-shaped connecting portion therebetween, the U-shaped partition ridge is situated approximately parallel to a building surface that incorporates the register of the climate control system such that the register airflow is delivered in a direction toward the U-shaped partition ridge and the top surface;
wherein interior surfaces of the first and second side walls with the arc-shaped connecting portion together form a conduit extending from the arc-shaped connecting portion toward the front end portion periphery edge of the top surface;
wherein the conduit formed within the U-shaped partition ridge interior surfaces has a continuously curved surface that is configured to capture and redirect the primary airflow;
the continuously curved surface extending from an uppermost portion of the U-shaped partition ridge to a scooping basin that creates a recessed area positioned between the interior surfaces, and extending the continuously curved surface from the scooping basin region located near the arc-shaped connecting portion to half pipe region located between the first side wall and the second side wall;
wherein the interior director portion is configured to capture the primary airflow and redirect the primary airflow along the building surface in a direction that is towards the front end portion and tangential to the surface.
12 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 11 , wherein the first and second side walls further comprise, or connect to, a pair of descending ridgelines that extend from the first and the second side walls toward the front end portion, the descending ridgelines being angled inwardly toward each other and converging to form a V-shaped channel.
13 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 12 , wherein a half-pipe region is formed by the conduit extending between the first and second side walls and the descending ridgelines, the half-pipe region being configured to channel the airflow from a basin region located near the arc-shaped connecting portion, and toward the front end portion of the ventilation partitioner assembly.
14 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 11 , wherein the arc-shaped connecting portion that joins the first side wall and the second side wall comprises a curved segment having an arc that spans approximately 180 degrees to form a closed end of the U-shaped partition ridge.
15 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 14 , wherein a basin region is formed within the interior surfaces of the U-shaped partition ridge, the basin region having a profile with a constant radius of curvature and being configured to capture and redirect the primary airflow entering the ventilation partitioner assembly from above.
16 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 11 , wherein exterior surfaces of the U-shaped partition ridge begin at an upper portion of the U-shaped partition ridge and slope downward toward an edge of the ventilation partitioner assembly.
17 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 16 , wherein the exterior surfaces of the U-shaped partition ridge include a descending profile that is approximately parabolic in shape.
18 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 11 , wherein an upper portion of the U-shaped partition ridge includes a detachable connection mechanism that enables the ventilation partitioner assembly to be removably coupled or attached to the output or the register of the climate control system.
19 . The ventilation partitioner assembly of claim 11 , wherein the ventilation partitioner assembly is configured to be rotatable or orientable in a full 360 degrees along a plane situated approximately parallel to the adjacent surface.
20 . A system comprising:
a climate control system comprising a register that outputs a first airflow and a second airflow, the register incorporated by an adjacent building surface; and
a ventilation partitioner assembly situated downstream of the register, the ventilation partitioner assembly having an interior director portion and an exterior deflector portion configured to partition the airflows received from the register such that the first airflow is redirected by the interior director portion and the second airflow is diffused by the exterior deflector portion, wherein:
a top surface of the ventilation partitioner assembly faces the register and extends between a front end portion and a rear end portion;
a U-shaped partition ridge formed on the top surface between the director portion and the deflector portion, the U-shaped partition ridge comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, and an arc-shaped connecting portion that connects the first side wall to the second side wall, wherein the U-shaped partition ridge being situated approximately parallel to the adjacent building surface such that the airflow that is output from the register is delivered in a direction toward the U-shaped partition ridge and the top surface;
the interior director portion formed by an interior section of the U-shaped partition ridge, the interior director portion comprising interior surfaces extending from the first side wall, the second side wall, and the arc-shaped connecting portion, wherein the interior director portion having a curved profile configured to capture and redirect the first portion of the airflow tangentially along the adjacent building surface;
the exterior deflector portion formed by an exterior section of the U-shaped partition ridge, the exterior deflector portion comprising exterior surfaces extending from the first side wall, the second side wall, and the arc-shaped connecting portion, wherein the exterior deflector portion having a descending profile configured to diffuse the second portion of the airflow outwardly from the ventilation partitioner assembly;
wherein the U-shaped partition ridge separates the interior director portion from the exterior deflector portion, such that the interior director portion and the exterior deflector portion facilitate a dual-function that both redirects the first portion of the airflow received from the register and diffuses the second portion of the airflow received from the register.