Conduit assembly providing a thermal break through an opening in an insulated panel
AssigneeABB Installation Products International LLC
InventorsMark R. Drane, Stephen V. Norako, Darren Tremelling, Peter Schuster
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A conduit assembly provides a thermal break about an opening in an insulated panel. An elongate conduit extends through an opening in the panel. The conduit has an interior for passage of wires and an exterior. An electrical enclosure is mounted to one end of the conduit on one side of the panel. The conduit and the box being in communication for passage of the wires into the enclosure. A panel seal is provided for sealing the opening in the panel about the conduit.
Claims18
A conduit assembly for providing a thermal break about an opening in an insulated panel through which the conduit assembly extends, comprising:
- an elongate conduit extending through said opening in said panel, said conduit having an interior for passage of wires and an exterior;
- an electrical enclosure mounted to a first end of said conduit on a first side of said panel, said conduit and said enclosure being in communication for passage of said wires into said ends;
- and
- a panel seal attachable to and supported by said conduit for sealing said opening on a second side of said panel about said conduit;
- wherein said conduit further comprises an external screw thread on a second end;
- wherein said panel seal further includes:
- a first sealing washer disposed about said conduit on said second side of said panel at said panel opening;
- and
- a first coupling having internal threads configured to be reciprocally threaded with said external screw thread at said second end of said conduit to maintain said first sealing washer in sealed engagement with said panel about said conduit.
A conduit assembly for providing a thermal break about an opening in an insulated panel through which the conduit assembly extends, comprising:
- an elongate conduit extending through said opening in said panel, said conduit having a conduit interior for passage of wires and an exterior;
- a conduit fitting having a conduit fitting interior, said conduit fitting mounted to a second end of said conduit on a second side of said panel, said conduit and said conduit fitting being in communication for passage of said wires into said ends;
- and
- a panel seal attachable to and supported by said conduit for sealing said opening on said second side of said panel about said conduit;
- wherein said conduit further comprises an external screw thread on said second end;
- wherein said panel further includes:
- a first sealing washer disposed about said conduit on said second side of said panel at said panel opening;
- and
- a first coupling having internal threads configured to be reciprocally threaded with said external screw thread at said second end of said conduit to maintain said first sealing washer in sealed engagement with said panel about said conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.