Samsung patents ventilation unit with ribbed drain pan to cover evaporator
Samsung describes a ventilation system that filters and conditions air using a heat exchanger, evaporator, and condenser. The design features a drain pan with a protruding rib that covers part of the evaporator's side to manage water and airflow.
In the filing’s own words
A ventilation apparatus includes: a housing including a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet discharging the air introduced via the first inlet into an indoor space, and a second outlet discharging the air introduced via the second inlet into an outdoor space; a total heat exchanger; an evaporator; a condenser; and a drain pan disposed below the evaporator and the condenser, wherein the drain pan includes: a water collecting portion; and a cover rib protruding from the water collecting portion and covering at least a portion of a side portion of the evaporator between the total heat exchanger and the evaporator.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A ventilation apparatus comprising: a housing including a first inlet configured to allow outdoor air to be introduced, a second inlet configured to allow indoor air to be introduced, a first outlet configured to discharge the air introduced via the first inlet into an indoor space, and a second outlet configured to discharge the air introduced via the second inlet into an outdoor space; a total heat exchanger disposed within the housing and configured to exchange heat between air flowing from the first inlet toward the first outlet and air flowing from the second inlet toward the second outlet; an evaporator configured to cool air flowing from the total heat exchanger toward the first outlet; a condenser configured to heat air flowing from the evaporator toward the first outlet; and a drain pan disposed below the evaporator and the condenser, wherein the drain pan includes: a water collecting portion comprising a region of the drain pan configured to collect condensate water drained from a surface of the evaporator; and a cover rib protruding from the water collecting portion and configured to cover at least a portion of a side portion of the evaporator between the total heat exchanger and the evaporator.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- VENTILATION APPARATUS
- Publication number
- US20260287204A1
- Application number
- 19554031
- Filed
- Mar 2, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
F24F 12/006 Mechanical engineeringF24F 7/08 Mechanical engineeringF28D 9/0062 Mechanical engineeringF28F 9/001 Mechanical engineeringMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
- Samsung patents chip that combines camera and screen Oct 13, 2026
- Samsung patents faster chip testing using machine learning Sep 1, 2026
- Samsung patents radar method to pinpoint target direction more accurately Sep 1, 2026
- Samsung patents memory chip that searches data by content, not address Sep 1, 2026
- Samsung patents chip design that skips empty data to speed up AI Sep 1, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.