IP Library Patent Application 18795733
Patent Application
App. No. 18/795,733

CONTROLLED HUMIDITY RELEASE SYSTEM

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US None
App. No.
18/795,733
Filed
Aug 6, 2024
Art Unit
3799
USPC
34/427
Abstract

A system for controllably releasing humid air including a washing unit having a housing; a washing drum within the housing; a port defining a first opening operable to intake air from an outside atmosphere into an internal cavity of the washing drum; a vent defining a second opening operable to direct the air to flow out of the internal cavity of the washing drum; and a release pipe with a first end coupled to the vent and a second end terminating on an exterior of the washing unit to enable the air to flow out of the vent to an exterior of the housing. The system also includes a damper positioned within the release pipe operable to open or close the release pipe to release humidity to the outside atmosphere and a processor configured to communicate with an external measurement device and operable to selectively open or close the damper.

Claims (44)

1 . A system for controllably releasing humid air, the system comprising:

a washing unit, the washing unit further comprising:

a housing;

a washing drum positioned within the housing;

a port defining a first opening in the washer drum operable to intake air from an outside atmosphere into an internal cavity of the washing drum;

a vent defining a second opening in the washer drum operable to direct the air to flow out of the internal cavity of the washing drum;

a release pipe with a first end coupled to the vent and a second end terminating on an exterior of the washing unit to enable the air to flow out of the vent to an exterior of the housing;

a damper positioned within the release pipe and operable to selectively open or close the release pipe to release humidity to the outside atmosphere; and

a processor configured to communicate with one or more external measurement devices and operable to selectively open or close the damper.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a condensing unit in operative communication with the vent and a drain coupled to the condensing unit to remove a liquid condensate from the washing unit.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the release pipe is positioned along an airflow path between the washing drum and the condensing unit.

4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more wireless communication devices operable to transmit and receive a humidity data between the processor and the one or more external measurement devices.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is an independent relative humidity sensor.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is one of a thermostat or an air conditioning unit.

7 . The system of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is one of a humidifier or dehumidifier.

8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more wireless communication devices operable to transmit and receive a humidity data between the processor and one or more servers.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the humidity data comprises a local weather information from the one or more servers.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the port further comprises at least one fan to direct an airflow and the vent further comprises at least one fan to direct the airflow.

11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an on-board relative humidity sensor.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor further comprises a comparison module to validate a measurement of the onboard relative humidity sensor against a communicated humidity data from the one or more external measurement devices.

13 . A method for selectively releasing humidity from a washing unit comprising:

directing a dry air input from an outside atmosphere through a port to enter a washing drum during a drying process of the washing unit;

directing a humid air output from an internal cavity of the washing drum through a vent to exit the internal cavity;

directing the humid air output through the vent to a release pipe coupled to the vent;

measuring a humidity value using one or more external measurement devices and communicating the humidity value to a processor;

opening a damper operatively coupled to the release pipe when the measured humidity value is below a threshold value to release a first portion of the humid air output to the outside atmosphere;

closing the damper when the measured humidity value is above the threshold value; and

directing a second portion of the humid air output to a condenser to remove and drain a remaining moisture content.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the washing unit further comprises a wireless communication device to enable the one or more external measurement devices to directly communicate the humidity value to the processor.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the washing unit further comprises a wireless communication device in operative communication with a server to enable the server to aggregate the humidity values from the one or more external measurement devices and communicate the aggregated humidity values to the processor.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein communicating the humidity value to the processor further comprises transmitting a weather data to the processor from the server.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is an independent relative humidity sensor.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is one of a thermostat or an air conditioning unit.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more external measurement devices is one of a humidifier or a dehumidifier.

20 . A method for selectively releasing humidity from a washing unit comprising:

directing a dry air input from an outside atmosphere through a port to enter a washing drum during a drying process of the washing unit;

directing a humid air output from an internal cavity of the washing drum through a vent to exit the internal cavity;

directing the humid air output to an release pipe coupled to the vent;

measuring a first humidity value of the outside atmosphere using an on-board relative humidity sensor and communicating the first humidity value to a processor;

measuring a second humidity value of the outside atmosphere using one or more external devices and communicating the second humidity value to the processor;

comparing the first humidity value and the second humidity value using a comparison module of the processor to determine a verified humidity value;

opening a damper operatively coupled to the release pipe when the verified humidity value is below a threshold value to release a portion of the humid air output to the outside atmosphere;

closing the damper when the verified humidity value is above the threshold value; and

directing a remaining portion of the humid air output to a condenser to remove and drain a remaining moisture content.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2025
From: GD MIDEA AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO. LTD.
To: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070971/0581 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2024
From: GRANT, MICHAEL; HOMBROEK, PHILLIP C.
To: GD MIDEA AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068469/0422 →