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US 11,566,816 B2Granted
Diffuser plates and diffuser plate assemblies
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorReza Khatami
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Abstract
A diffuser plate for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a number of first apertures and a second aperture that traverse therethrough, where the first apertures are asymmetrically arranged with respect to the second aperture. The first apertures can have a first shape and a first size, and where the first apertures are configured to receive a plurality of tubes. The second aperture has a second size, where the second size is larger than the first size.
Claims20
A diffuser plate for a thermal transfer device, the diffuser plate comprising:
- a body;
- first apertures extending through the body, each of the first apertures having a first size and each of a first plurality of the first apertures being configured to receive a corresponding tube of a plurality of tubes;
- and
- a second aperture extending through the body, the second aperture (i) having a second size that is larger than the first size, (ii) overlapping a second plurality of the first apertures, and (iii) being located at an asymmetrical location with respect to the body.
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A thermal transfer device comprising:
- one or more walls forming an enclosure;
- a plurality of tubes disposed within the enclosure;
- and
- a diffuser plate comprising:
- a body;
- first apertures extending through the body, each of the first apertures having a first size and each of a first plurality of the first apertures being configured to receive a corresponding tube of the plurality of tubes;
- and
- a second aperture extending through the body, the second aperture (i) having a second size that is larger than the first size, (ii) overlapping a second plurality of the first apertures, and (iii) being located at an asymmetrical location with respect to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.