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US 10,240,853 B2Granted
Upflow condensate drain pan
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsKevin Mercer, Barry W. Lee, Ryan K. Dygert
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Abstract
A condensate drain pan including a drain pan surface, a front wall, including a front wall longitudinal axis, a rear wall, and opposing side walls. The front wall, the rear wall, and the opposing side walls extend from the drain pan surface. The front wall includes a first aperture and a second aperture. The first aperture and the second aperture include an aperture axis.
Claims8
A fan coil assembly comprising:
- a
- casing;
- a coil disposed within the casing, wherein the coil comprises a first coil slab and a second coil slab, and wherein the first coil slab and the second coil slab are configured to form an apex;
- a mounting bracket;
- a condensate drain pan positioned to receive at least a portion of condensate that may drip from the coil, wherein the condensate drain pan comprises:
- a drain pan surface having a straight section spaced from the apex of the coil;
- a front wall, including a front wall longitudinal axis;
- a panel exterior side;
- a channel member longitudinally formed on the panel exterior side, wherein the channel member is substantially centered on a longitudinal axis of the panel exterior side, wherein the channel member is engaged to the mounting bracket;
- a rear wall;
- and
- opposing side walls having a curvature adjacent to the straight section of the drain pan surface;
- wherein the front wall, the rear wall, and the opposing side walls extend from the drain pan surface;
- wherein the front wall includes a first aperture and a second aperture substantially centered in the front wall;
- wherein the first aperture and the second aperture include an aperture axis;
- and
- wherein the aperture axis forms an angle less than 90 degrees with the front wall longitudinal axis;
- wherein a first space is created between an edge of the first coil slab and a top edge of one of the opposing side walls, and a second space is created between an edge of the second coil slab and a top edge of the other of the opposing side walls;
- and
- wherein the first space and the second space comprise a first dimension equal to 0.375 inch.
17 more elements
An HVAC system comprising:
- a fan coil assembly operably coupled to a heat pump, wherein the fan coil assembly comprises:
- a coil, wherein the coil comprises a first coil slab and a second coil slab, and wherein the first coil slab and the second coil slab are configured to form an apex, and a fan disposed in a casing;
- a mounting bracket;
- a condensate drain pan positioned to receive at least a portion of condensate from the coil, wherein the condensate drain pan comprises:
- a drain pan surface having a straight section spaced from the apex of the coil;
- a front wall, including a front wall longitudinal axis;
- a panel exterior side;
- a channel member longitudinally formed on the panel exterior side, wherein the channel member is substantially centered on a longitudinal axis of the panel exterior side, wherein the channel member is engaged to the mounting bracket;
- a rear wall;
- and
- opposing side walls having a curvature adjacent to the straight section of the drain pan surface;
- wherein the front wall, the rear wall, and the opposing side walls extend from the drain pan surface;
- wherein the front wall includes a first aperture and a second aperture substantially centered in the front wall;
- wherein the first aperture and the second aperture include an aperture axis;
- and wherein the aperture axis forms an angle less than 90 degrees with the front wall longitudinal axis;
- wherein a first space is created between an edge of the first coil slab and a top edge of one of the opposing side walls, and a second space is created between an edge of the second coil slab and a top edge of the other of the opposing side walls;
- and
- wherein the first space and the second space comprise a first dimension equal to 0.375 inch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.