Interchangeable heat exchanger access panel with accessory mounting capability
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorZachary Chapin
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Abstract
An air conditioning system including swappable/interchangeable heat exchanger access panels with accessory mounting capabilities is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a heat exchanger, a drain pan beneath the heat exchanger to collect condensation from the heat exchanger, a bracket with an opening coupled to the heat exchanger, a plurality of interchangeable access panels adapted to be interchangeably mounted to the opening on the bracket, and an accessory coupled to one of the plurality of access panels.
Claims25
An air conditioning system, comprising
- a heat exchanger;
- a drain pan beneath said heat exchanger to collect condensation from said heat exchanger;
- a bracket with an opening coupled to said heat exchanger;
- a plurality of interchangeable access panels adapted to be interchangeably mounted to said opening on said bracket;
- an accessory coupled to one of said plurality of access panels;
- and
- wherein said bracket and/or said access panel further comprises an offset flange and/or a clearance hole for coupling to each other.
A heat exchanger for use in an air conditioning system, comprising:
- a first coil sidewall and a second coil sidewall disposed at an acute angle to each other;
- a bracket coupled to edges of said first and second coil sidewalls, with an opening formed through said bracket;
- and
- a plurality of swappable/interchangeable access panels removable/detachable from said opening of said bracket, wherein one or more of said plurality of access panels has a pre-formed mounting feature for receiving an accessory.
An air conditioning system, comprising
- a heat exchanger;
- a drain pan beneath said heat exchanger to collect condensation from said heat exchanger;
- a bracket with an opening coupled to said heat exchanger;
- a plurality of interchangeable access panels adapted to be interchangeably mounted to said opening on said bracket;
- an accessory coupled to one of said plurality of access panels;
- and
- wherein one or more of said plurality of access panels further comprises a pre-formed accessory mounting feature for coupling said accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.