Base system for air handler
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
InventorsScott A Griesinger, Paul D. Studer
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Abstract
A base system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a frame configured to support a housing of the HVAC system, where the frame includes a base rail configured to define a portion of a perimeter of the frame. The base rail includes a base segment configured to be disposed on a curb in an installed configuration of the HVAC system, an external wall extending from the base segment, a top segment extending from the external wall, an internal wall extending from the top segment, and a recessed flange extending from the internal wall and away from the external wall.
Claims20
A base system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a housing of the HVAC system;
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- a base rail of the frame configured to extend along a perimeter of the frame, wherein the base rail comprises:
- a base segment configured to be supported by a curb in an installed configuration of the HVAC system;
- an external wall extending from the base segment and configured to be exposed to an environment surrounding the HVAC system;
- a top segment extending from the external wall and configured to support a wall panel of the HVAC system;
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- a recessed flange extending away from the external wall between the base segment and the top segment relative to a height of the base rail.
An enclosure for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a frame comprising a base rail, wherein the base rail comprises:
- a base segment configured to be disposed on a curb in an installed configuration of the enclosure;
- an external wall configured to define an exterior of the enclosure;
- a top segment configured to support a wall panel of the enclosure;
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- a recessed flange disposed between the base segment and the top segment relative to a height of the base rail;
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- a floor panel comprising a base secured to the recessed flange of the base rail, wherein the base is disposed at least partially below the top segment relative to a direction of gravity.
A base system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a base rail of a frame configured to support a housing of the HVAC system, wherein the base rail is configured to define a portion of a perimeter of the frame, the base rail is a single piece, and the base rail comprises:
- a base segment configured to be supported by a curb in an installed configuration of the HVAC system;
- an external wall extending from the base segment and along a height of the base rail;
- a top segment extending from the external wall and configured to support a wall panel of the HVAC system;
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- a recessed flange disposed between the base segment and the top segment relative to the height of the base rail, wherein the recessed flange is configured to support a floor panel of the base system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.