Side panel assembly for roof top units
AssigneeJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
InventorsAmit Chothave, Sriram Ramanujam, Karan Garg, Praveen Gotakhindi
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Abstract
A wall panel assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a panel having a main body, where the panel is configured to be fastened to a frame of the HVAC unit, and a plurality of stiffeners attached to the panel along a perimeter of the main body. A stiffener of the plurality of stiffeners includes a flat portion and a raised portion offset from the flat portion, where the raised portion is configured to sealingly engage with a component disposed within the HVAC unit.
Claims20
A wall panel assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
- a panel comprising a main body, wherein the panel is configured to be fastened to a frame of the HVAC unit;
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- a plurality of stiffeners attached to the panel along a perimeter of the main body, wherein a stiffener of the plurality of stiffeners comprises a flat portion and a raised portion offset from the flat portion, wherein the raised portion is configured to sealingly engage with a component disposed within the HVAC unit.
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
- a housing frame;
- a support rack disposed within the housing frame, wherein the support rack is configured to support conditioning equipment of the HVAC unit;
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- a wall panel assembly coupled to the housing frame, wherein the wall panel assembly comprises:
- a single wall panel comprising a main body;
- and
- a plurality of stiffeners coupled to the single wall panel and extending along a perimeter of the main body, wherein the plurality of stiffeners comprises an extended stiffener comprising a flat portion and a raised portion offset from the flat portion, and wherein the raised portion is configured to create a sealing interface with the support rack.
A wall panel assembly of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit housing, comprising:
- a panel comprising a main body, wherein the panel is formed from a single sheet of material;
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- a plurality of stiffeners coupled to the panel at corresponding edges of the main body, wherein each stiffener of the plurality of stiffeners comprises a flat portion extending along the main body, and a stiffener of the plurality of stiffeners comprises a raised portion extending and offset from the flat portion of the stiffener, wherein the raised portion is configured to abut and sealingly engage with a component disposed within the HVAC unit housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.