Technical Field
Present disclosure relates to air coolers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to anti-mosquito room coolers.
Background
Air coolers, also known as desert coolers or swamp coolers are used for cooling interior or exterior spaces. Such air coolers cool the air by passing air through wet pads by which the evaporative absorption of the latent heat of evaporation by the water directly cools the air.
Air coolers are provided with many provisions such as water level indicator, pump controls, fan speed control etc. Also, air coolers may be provided with other features such as air purification, deodorizers, anti-mosquito features etc.
Generally, liquid type mosquito repellent devices are prevalent in use for protection against mosquito bites. The liquid type mosquito repellant devices generally have a container that carries liquid mosquito repellent, and a porous rod which absorbs the liquid mosquito repellant and emanates vapors of the liquid mosquito repellent when heated. Such devices are stand-alone devices which can be plugged into an electrical socket, such as a wall socket. Accordingly, location of the electrical sockets may not be in accordance with overall air circulation in the room. Therefore, effectiveness of such devices is not optimum as the air circulation from air coolers may flow away the vapors in an undesirable direction. Specially, when the air cooler is mounted in an outside environment for drawing fresh air in an interior space. In such instances, the vapors may never reach around an area in front of a cooler. Further, it may be inconvenient to relocate an electrical socket or wall outlet in accordance with air circulation.
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Moreover, the mosquito repellant devices known in the art are required to be heated in order to operate. Therefore, the mosquito repellant devices require electricity for heating of a heating element for operation of such liquid mosquito repellent devices.
Present disclosure is directed to solve one or more problems as discussed above or other associated problems.
Summary
Present disclosure is directed to provide an anti-mosquito air cooler for better distribution of mosquito repellent along with air circulation. Present disclosure provides for an air cooler with provision to mount a liquid mosquito repellent dispenser proximate to the front portion of the air cooler where air draft is generated. Further, another object of the present disclosure is to provide for an air cooler to improve efficacy of the mosquito repellent by forced distribution of mosquito repellent along with air circulation by the air cooler.
The anti-mosquito air-cooler has a body, a fan disposed in the body to generate a flow of air through the body, and a liquid mosquito repellant device (LMRD) positioned on the body in a path of flow of air through the body.
In an aspect, the body defines a first opening. The fan is disposed in the body juxtaposed to the first opening for throwing a draft of air through the first opening, and the LMRD is positioned on the body such that the LMRD at least partially overlaps the first opening.
An anti-mosquito air-cooler is disclosed. The air-cooler has a body defining a first opening and a fan disposed in the body juxtaposed to the first opening for throwing a draft of air through the first opening. A liquid mosquito repellant device (LMRD) is positioned on the body such that the LMRD at least partially overlaps the first opening.
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In an aspect, the LMRD has a base adapted for attachment to the body and a holder pivotally coupled to the base. The holder has a heating element and is configured for mounting a bottle of liquid mosquito repellent. The LMRD further has a cover adapted for mounting on the base to enclose the bottle inside a cavity defined by the base and the cover.
In an aspect, the anti-mosquito air-cooler has a second opening defined on the base for receiving a portion of the draft into the cavity, and a perforation defined on the cover for allowing release of draft of air from the cavity. When the fan is in operation, the portion of draft of air flows through the cavity.
In an aspect, a lower end of the cover is pivotally coupled to the base to move between an open position and a closed position.
In an aspect, the base has a back panel configured for mounting the LMRD on the body, and a platform extending horizontally from a bottom end of the back panel. The lower end is coupled to a front end of the platform.
In an aspect, the second opening is circular in shape.
In an aspect, the second opening overlaps the first opening.
In an aspect, the second opening is positioned towards the bottom end of the back panel and the perforation is provided towards an upper end of the cover.
In an aspect, the second opening has a variable cross-section.
In an aspect, temperature of the heating element is selectively variable.
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In an aspect, the anti-mosquito air-cooler has a LED lamp positioned on a front panel of the air-cooler to attract mosquitoes.
Brief Description of Drawings
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of an air cooler in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the air cooler of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 illustrates a front perspective view of the Liquid Mosquito Repellent Device
(LMRD) in accordance with an embodiment.
FIG. 4 illustrates a front perspective view of the LMRD in accordance with an
embodiment.
FIG. 5 illustrates a back perspective view of the LMRD in accordance with an
embodiment.
FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of the LMRD in accordance with an embodiment.
FIG. 7 illustrates a front view of the LMRD in accordance with an embodiment.
Description
An anti-mosquito air cooler 10 (hereinafter referred to as 'air cooler 10') is disclosed. As shown in FIG. 1, the air cooler 10 may have a body 12, a fan 14, controls 16 and a liquid mosquito repellent device 18 (hereinafter referred to as 'LMRD) mounted on the body 12 of the air cooler 10. The air cooler 10 can be any evaporative type air cooler 10, i.e. a desert cooler, a personal cooler or a swamp cooler. The air cooler 10 may have other components as suitable, such as water tank, water pump, indicator lights etc. The body 12 of the air cooler 10 may be made of any suitable material such as metal or plastic.
The fan 14 may be any fan configured to create draft of air, throwing air inside the body 12 of the air cooler 10 outwards. The body 12 defines a first opening 13 on a front panel 15 of the body 12 for positioning of the fan 14 juxtaposed with the first opening 13. The body may further have side panels 17 and a rear panel 19. As shown in FIG. 1, and as known in the art, the fan 14 is fitted inside the body 12
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such that when the fan 14 is on, the fan 14 generates a flow of air such that the air flows along a path that is through the body 12 of the air cooler 10. The fan 14 draws air inside the body 12 through the side panels 17 and the rear panel 19, and throws a draft of air outside the body 12 through the first opening 13.
Further, the body 12 of the air cooler 10 may be fitted with a LMRD 18 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3-7, the LMRD 18 may have a base 20, a holder 22 and a cover 24. In the embodiment as shown, the base 20 has a back panel 26 and a platform 28 extending horizontally from a bottom end 30 of the back panel 26. Both, the back panel 26 and the platform 28 integrally form the base 20. The base 20 may be configured to be attached to the body 12 of the air cooler 10 by providing suitable means for mounting at the back panel 26, such as using fasteners or adhesives. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the base 20 may be provided with a second opening 32 on the back panel 26. The second opening 32 faces the body 12 of the air cooler 10 such that the second opening 32 receives a calibrated portion of the draft of air created by the fan 14, and allows the air draft to flow outwards through the front portion of the LMRD 18.
Further, the holder 22 may be provided with suitable provision for mounting of a bottle 34 of liquid mosquito repellent. FIG. 4 illustrates the bottle 34 mounted in the holder 22. The bottle 34 may be any known liquid mosquito repellent bottle as known in the art. Generally, the bottle 34 has a container 36 to hold the liquid mosquito repellent, and a porous rod fitted in the bottle 34 such that portion of the porous rod is submerged in the liquid mosquito repellent and a portion juts out from the neck of the bottle 34. The LMRD 18 may be configured for use with majority of the liquid mosquito repellent bottles/cartridges available in the market. Accordingly, the holder 22 may be provided with required provisions, such as threads for mounting of the bottle 34.
The holder 22 may be configured to pivot relative to the base 20 such that the holder 22 pivots along a substantially horizontal axis. FIG. 3 illustrates the holder
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22 pivoted about the base 20 for mounting of the bottle 34. The pivotal movement of the holder 22 may facilitate easy mounting and unmounting of the bottle 34 on the LMRD 18. A user may pivot the holder 22 to a suitable angle for easy introduction and mounting of the bottle 34 in the holder 22. After mounting of the bottle 34, the holder 22 may be restored in the default position to hold the bottle 34 upright vertically.
The holder 22 may be provided with a heating element (not shown) to be located proximate to the upper portion of the porous rod for heating of the porous rod when the bottle 34 is mounted. When the bottle 34 is in mounted position the porous rod of the bottle 34 may at least partially penetrate the portion of the holder 22 for exposure to the heating element. The heating element may be configured to generate required heat for generation of vapors of liquid mosquito repellent as known in the art. The heating element can be activated either from a switch mounted on the body 12 of the LMRD 18 or directly from a switch from the control panel of the room cooler itself. In an embodiment, the air cooler may be provided with a suitable controller for controlling vapor generation from the LMRD 18.
The second opening 32 at the back portion of the base 20 facilitates air flow around the bottle 34 such that humid air from the air cooler 10 flows around the porous rod of the bottle 34. This provision also enables the liquid mosquito repellent to be dispensed in the air with help of forced air flow, with or without need of any heating element. Thus, the LMRD 18 of the present disclosure may operate with or without need of any electricity. Though for better operation of the LMRD 18, it is desirable to provide a heating element for aiding vapor generation. Further, the air flow in the LMRD 18 may be controlled with suitable provisions such as a flap provided on the back portion of the LMRD 18 to partially or completely open the second opening 32 to regulate flow of air through the LMRD 18 or such as a filter or a foam to manage the temperature of air input.
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Also, as shown in FIG. 1-7, the cover 24 with suitably sized perforations 38 may be provided to cover the bottle 34 and simultaneously allow flow of air outside the LMRD 18 through the front portion of the LMRD 18. The cover 24 may be configured for easy mounting on the base 20 by providing suitable provisions such as snap locks or any other suitable means. In the embodiment as shown herein, the cover 24 is pivotally mounted on a front end 40 of the platform 28. As shown in FIG. 3, a lower end 42 of the cover 24 is pivotally attached to the platform 28. For opening the LMRD 18, the cover 24 may be pulled to pivot about the platform 28 to move the cover in open position to gain access to the holder 22 of the LMRD 18. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate the LMRD in the open position. Suitable provisions may be provided for opening the cover using hand. For example, the cover is provided with recesses towards the upper end 44 for easy gripping and pulling the cover 24 by hand. After opening the cover 24, a user may mount the bottle 34 on the LMRD 18 by inserting the top portion of the bottle 34 in the holder 22, and then after mounting, restoring the holder 22 and the bottle 34 in a substantially vertical position as shown in FIG. 4. After mounting the bottle 34, the cover 24 may be moved to closed position. FIGS. 5-7 illustrate the cover in closed position. Suitable provisions such as protrusions or notches, or snap locks may be provided for holding the cover in the closed position.
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the cover 24 is provided with perforations 38 to allow flow of air through the cover 24. This way, the air draft from the fan 14 may enter the LMRD 18 from the second opening 32 at the back panel 26 and flow around the bottle 34 and exit the LMRD 18 from the perforations 38 in the cover 24. The cover 24 and the base 20 may be suitably designed to substantially block the air flow through the LMRD 18 except from the second opening 32 and perforations 38 as described herein. The second opening 32 on the back panel 26 and the perforations 38 on the cover 24 may be suitably designed to ensure a correct amount of air flow through the LMRD 18. Accordingly, the release of anti-mosquito repellent vapors can be set by controlling the draft of air through the LMRD 18, i.e. either by regulating cross section of the second opening 32 at the
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back of the base 20 or from perforations 38 on the cover 24. Excessive or insufficient air flow may affect the overall operation of the LMRD 18. For example, excessive air flow may hamper functioning of heating element, whereas in sufficient air flow may lead to excessive vapor generation and heat generation inside the LMRD 18.
It is to be noted that the second opening 32 is provided towards the bottom end 30 of the back panel, whereas the perforations 38 are provided towards the upper end 44 of the cover 24. This arrangement ensures that the air draft enters the LMRD 18 from a bottom portion and exits the LMRD from its top portion. Accordingly, the overall air flow inside the LMRD is from bottom portion towards the top portion. This further ensures that the vapors have a minimum travel within the LMRD 18 and also that the vapors are not stuck in the bottom portion of the LMRD 18. Furthermore, this arrangement prevents heated air travelling unnecessarily towards the bottom portion of the LMRD 18. In an alternate embodiment, the perforations 38 and/or the second opening 32 may be provided at any other respective locations on the LMRD 18 in order to achieve desired direction and flow of the air through the LMRD 18, as required for adjusting mosquito repellent vapor dispensing rate from the bottle or for temperature management in and around the LMRD.
The LMRD 18 may be provided with required provision for controlling the rate of dispensing of mosquito repellent molecules in the air. For example, the LMRD 18 may be configured to selectively vary or adjust the temperature of the heating element for adjusting the rate of dispensing of mosquito repellent molecules from the bottle 34. In an embodiment, the LMRD 18 may be configured to heat up the heating element intermittently instead of continuously to regulate the rate of dispensing of the molecules.
Further, the air cooler 10 may be provided with a LED lamp of suitable wavelength positioned either in the LMRD 18 or on the body 12 of the cooler on its front portion. The LED lamp may attract the mosquito towards the air cooler 10 to trap
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them in the air draft with the mosquito repellent molecules. This ensures that maximum number of mosquitoes in the surrounding space are attracted towards the air draft of the air cooler 10 and incapacitated by the mosquito repellent.
In the embodiment as illustrated and described herein, the LMRD 18 is mounted on a front portion of the air cooler, such that the LMRD at least partially overlaps the first opening 13. In an alternate embodiment, the LMRD 18 may be mounted anywhere on the air cooler in the path of flow of air from the air cooler 10.
The air cooler 10 of the present disclosure provides for an effective method and device for treating mosquitoes in a space. The LMRD 18 mounted on the front portion of the air cooler 10 ensures that the air draft generated by the air cooler 10 is treated with mosquito repellent. Further, the dispensing of mosquito repellent may be selectively controlled for increasing or decreasing rate of dispensing of the mosquito repellent. Additionally, the pivoting arrangement of the holder 22 of the LMRD 18 provides for easy mounting of the bottle 34 of liquid mosquito repellent. Provision of LED light to attract mosquitoes in the mosquito repellent treated air draft also improves the overall effectiveness of the LMRD 18. Moreover, providing an enclosure for the bottle prevents any tempering of the LMRD 18 by children.

List of Reference Numerals
Air cooler 10
Body 12
First opening 13
Fan 14
Front panel 15
Controls 16
Side panel 17
Liquid mosquito repellent device (LMRD) 18
Rear panel 19
Base 20
Holder 22
Cover 24
Back panel 26
Platform 28
Bottom end 30
Second opening 32
Bottle 34
Container 36
Perforations 38
Front end 40
Lower end 42
Upper end 44
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CLAIM:
1. An anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) comprising:
a body;
a fan (14) disposed in the body (12) to generate a flow of air through the body; and
a liquid mosquito repellant device (LMRD) (18) positioned on the body (12) in a path of flow of air through the body
2. The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body (12) defines a first opening (13), the fan (14) disposed in the body (12) juxtaposed to the first opening (13) for throwing a draft of air through the first opening (13), and the LMRD (18) is positioned on the body (12) such that the LMRD (18) at least partially overlaps the first opening (13).
3. The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LMRD (18) comprises:
a base (20) adapted for attachment to the body (12);
a holder (22) pivotally coupled to the base (20), the holder (22) having a heating element and configured for mounting a bottle (34) of liquid mosquito repellent; and
a cover (24) adapted for mounting on the base (20) to enclose the bottle (34) inside a cavity defined by the base (20) and the cover (24).
4. The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 3, comprising:
a second opening (32) defined on the base (20) for receiving a portion of the draft into the cavity; and
a perforation (38) defined on the cover (24) for allowing release of draft of air from the cavity;
wherein when the fan (14) is in operation, the portion of draft of air flows through the cavity.

The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 35, wherein a lower end (42) of the cover (24) is pivotally coupled to the base (20) to move between an open position and a closed position.
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the base (20) comprises:
a back panel (26) configured for mounting the LMRD (18) on the body (12); and
a platform (28) extending horizontally from a bottom end (30) of the back panel (26), the lower end (42) coupled to a front end (40) of the platform (28).
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second opening (32) is circular in shape.
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second opening (32) overlaps the first opening (13).
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second opening (32) is positioned towards the bottom end (30) of the back panel (26) and the perforation (38) is provided towards an upper end (44) of the cover (24).
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second opening (32) has a variable cross-section.
The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 3, wherein temperature of the heating element is selectively variable.

12. The anti-mosquito air-cooler (10) as claimed in claim 1, comprising:
a LED lamp positioned on a front panel of the air-cooler (10) to attract mosquitoes.