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Powered ridge ventilation system and method

a ventilation system and power ridge technology, applied in ventilation systems, lighting and heating apparatus, heating types, etc., can solve the problems of static roof ridge vents not being able to ventilate all the excess heated reducing the ability of static roof ridge vents to exhaust air, and heating air in the attic is heated and trapped

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-13
BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT
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More specifically, as solar heat becomes incident on the roof, the air in the attic is heated and becomes trapped if it remains unventilated.
However, the static roof ridge vent cannot ventilate all the excess heated air in the attic.
However the static roof ridge vent's ability to exhaust air is reduced by the transiency of wind speed, which affects the volume of air entering the soffit / eave vent.
This increases energy costs associated with the cooling and the heating of the building.

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[0015]FIG. 1 is an exemplary illustration depicting a partial view 100 of an upper part of a structure that incorporates the powered ridge ventilation system according to the present invention. As depicted in the partial view 100, the upper part of the structure includes conventional roof 104 and ceiling 116 that substantially enclose a space typically referred to as the attic 114. Conventional sidewalls 102 may further bound the attic. The powered ridge ventilation system 120 comprises a ridge slot 112, a fan 122, and a roof ridge vent 106 for exhausting or ventilating air from the attic 114 or crawl space through the ridge slot 112, fan 122 and roof ridge vent 105 into the ambient atmosphere.

[0016] The ridge slot 112 is an opening in the ridge 118 of the roof 104. More specifically, the ridge slot 112 is constructed at the ridge of the roof 104. The fan 122 is disposed within the ridge slot 112 and the roof ridge vent 106 covers the ridge slot 112 and overlaps the roof 104 to pre...

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There is provided a ridge ventilation system that comprises a ridge slot disposed longitudinally in a ridge of a roof and a fan disposed in the ridge slot for actively exhausting air from an attic substantially enclosed by the roof, sidewalls and ceiling into the ambient atmosphere. There is further provided a method for ventilating that comprises disposing a ridge slot longitudinally in a ridge of the roof and operating a fan disposed in the ridge slot to actively exhaust air from the attic into the ambient atmosphere. Lastly, there is provided a method for installing the ridge ventilation system that comprises constructing a ridge slot longitudinally disposed in a ridge of the roof and disposing a fan in the ridge slot to actively exhaust air from the attic into the ambient atmosphere.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to roof ridge vents. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a powered ridge ventilation system and method for actively ventilating an upper part (e.g., attic) of a structure (e.g., building or house). [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Ventilation systems have been used in buildings for ventilation of inner parts of the buildings. These ventilation systems include combinations of roof vents, ridge vents, gable vents, soffit vents and the like. In particular, a roof ridge vent is incorporated into a ridge or apex of a roof that encloses the attic to ventilate (exhaust) excessive heated air that becomes trapped therein. More specifically, as solar heat becomes incident on the roof, the air in the attic is heated and becomes trapped if it remains unventilated. [0005] Known roof ridge vents are static vents. More specifically, a fraction of th...

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IPC IPC(8): F24F7/02
CPCF24F7/025E04D13/174
Inventor RAILKAR, SUDHIRCHICH, ADEMZARATE, WALTER
Owner BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT
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