Mounting system for pressure switch providing both mechanical support and integrated pressure communication
AssigneeNidec Motor Corporation
InventorWilliam J. Roy
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Abstract
A mounting system for mounting a pressure switch to a mounting body without using screws or brackets. The mounting system includes a support physically supporting the pressure switch on the mounting body, a conduit carrying a pressure signal from the mounting body to the pressure switch, and a connector extending between and connecting the support to the conduit. The support and conduit may have ends constructed of synthetic rubber to frictionally engage support and conduit mounts, and the support and conduit may have approximately the same length and/or the same cross-sectional shape. The mounting body may be a draft inducer, a condensate collector box, or a drain trap in a furnace.
Claims20
A mounting system for mounting a pressure switch to a mounting body, wherein the pressure switch includes a first mount and a first tap and the mounting body includes a second mount and a second tap, the mounting system comprising:
- a support configured to physically support the pressure switch on the mounting body, the support including—
- a first support end configured to engage the first mount of the pressure switch,
- a second support end configured to engage the second mount of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate support portion extending between the first and second support ends;
- and
- a conduit connected to the support and configured to carry a pressure signal from the mounting body to the pressure switch, the conduit including—
- a first conduit end configured to engage the first pressure tap of the pressure switch,
- a second conduit end configured to engage the second pressure tap of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate conduit portion extending between the first and second ends.
A mounting system for mounting a pressure switch to a mounting body in a furnace, wherein the pressure switch includes a first mount and a first tap and the mounting body includes a second mount and a second tap, the mounting system comprising:
- a support configured to physically support the pressure switch on the mounting body, the support including—
- a first support end constructed of a synthetic rubber and configured to frictionally engage the first mount of the pressure switch,
- a second support end constructed of the synthetic rubber and configured to frictionally engage the second mount of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate support portion extending between the first and second support ends;
- a conduit connected to the support and configured to carry a pressure signal from the mounting body to the pressure switch, the conduit including—
- a first conduit end constructed of the synthetic rubber and configured to frictionally engage the first pressure tap of the pressure switch,
- a second conduit end constructed of the synthetic rubber and configured to frictionally engage the second pressure tap of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate conduit portion extending between the first and second ends;
- and
- a connector configured to connect the support and the conduit, the connector including—
- a first connector side attached to the support,
- a second connector side attached to the conduit, and
- an intermediate connector portion extending between the first and second sides and connecting the support to the conduit.
A furnace comprising:
- a pressure switch including a first mount and a first tap;
- a mounting body including a second mount and a second tap;
- and
- a mounting system for mounting the pressure switch to the mounting body, the mounting system including—
- a support physically supporting the pressure switch on the mounting body, the support including—
- a first support end engaging the first mount of the pressure switch,
- a second support end engaging the second mount of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate support portion extending between the first and second support ends,
- a conduit connected to the support and configured to carry a pressure signal from the mounting body to the pressure switch, the conduit including—
- a first conduit end engaging the first pressure tap of the pressure switch,
- a second conduit end engaging the second pressure tap of the mounting body, and
- an intermediate conduit portion extending between the first and second ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.