IP Library Granted Patent US 11,320,160
Granted Patent B2
US 11,320,160 · App. 16/215,274 · Granted May 3, 2022

Mobile air conditioning unit

Inventors: Jedidiah O. Bentz (Wichita, KS); Shaun B. Atchison (Wichita, KS); Aneek M. Noor (Wichita, KS); Drew H. Carlton (Wichita, KS); John W. Uerkvitz (Valley Center, KS)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
F24F11/30F24F11/65F25B3/00F24F2110/10F24F2120/10F24F2140/60F25B2600/00
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Patent No.
US 11,320,160
App. No.
16/215,274
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a mobile air conditioning unit configured to separately dock with each docking station of a plurality of docking stations. The mobile air conditioning unit includes a refrigerant circuit configured to condition an airflow to produce a conditioned airflow and a transportation system configured to autonomously relocate the mobile air conditioning unit.

Claims (12)

1. A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

a docking station of a plurality of docking stations; and

a mobile air conditioning unit configured to dock with the docking station of the plurality of docking stations, wherein the mobile air conditioning unit includes a refrigerant circuit configured to condition an airflow to produce a conditioned airflow and a transportation system configured to autonomously relocate the mobile air conditioning unit, wherein the refrigerant circuit and the transportation system are packaged together in the mobile air conditioning unit, and wherein the docking station of the plurality of docking stations comprises at least one outlet configured to receive a fluid from the mobile air conditioning unit.

2. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile air conditioning unit includes processing circuitry configured to communicate with the docking station of the plurality of docking stations.

3. The HVAC system of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to receive feedback from the docking station of the plurality of docking stations and regulate operation of the transportation system based on the feedback.

4. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the docking station includes a sensor configured to detect a temperature, humidity, occupancy, light intensity, or a combination thereof, in a room of a building.

5. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the transportation system includes a motor and a plurality of rollers, wherein the motor is configured to drive at least one roller of the plurality of rollers to autonomously relocate the mobile air conditioning unit.

6. The HVAC system of claim 1 , comprising an input device configured to receive a target climate setting, wherein the input device is configured to send a command to the mobile air conditioning unit to cause the mobile air conditioning unit to move to the docking station of the plurality of docking stations.

7. The HVAC system of claim 6 , wherein the command is based on a difference between a target temperature of the target climate setting and a temperature measured by the docking station.

8. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the docking station of the plurality of docking stations includes a power source configured to supply the mobile air conditioning unit with electrical power.

9. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is air stored in a heat box of the mobile air conditioning unit.

10. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is condensate stored in a reservoir of the mobile air conditioning unit.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 072298/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS LIGHT COMMERCIAL IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 070179/0435 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 067832/0947 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2018
From: BENTZ, JEDIDIAH O.; ATCHISON, SHAUN B.; NOOR, ANEEK M.; CARLTON, DREW H.; UERKVITZ, JOHN W.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 047775/0336 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62772468 · Nov 28, 2018
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