Tabbed burner assembly
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsKarl S. Tallakson, Kenneth D. Frederick
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Abstract
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system includes a heating system. The heating system portion of the HVAC unit can comprise an array of heat exchanger tubes attached to a first side of a heat exchanger panel and a burner assembly attached to a second side of the heat exchanger panel. The burner assembly can comprise one or more tabs to facilitate installation and removal of the burner assembly within the HVAC system. The heat exchanger panel can comprise one or more slots that receive the one or more tabs of the burner assembly.
Claims11
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit comprising a heating system, the heating system comprising:
- an array of heat exchanger tubes attached to a first side of a heat exchanger panel;
- and
- a burner assembly attached to a second side of the heat exchanger panel, the burner assembly mounted to the heat exchanger panel by a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to slide into (i) a first upper portion and a first lower portion of a front slot formed along a front surface of the heat exchanger panel, and wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to pivot and slide into (ii) a second upper portion and a second lower portion of a side slot formed along a side surface of the heat exchanger panel;
- wherein the first tab and the second tab mount the burner assembly to the heat exchanger panel on an inner side of the burner assembly, and wherein a different fastener mounts the burner assembly to the heat exchanger panel on an outer side of the burner assembly;
- wherein the first bracket is a side bracket of the burner assembly, wherein the side bracket is substantially parallel with the side surface of the heat exchanger panel.
A heating system comprising:
- an array of heat exchanger tubes attached to a first side of a heat exchanger panel;
- and
- a burner assembly attached to a second side of the heat exchanger panel, the burner assembly mounted to the heat exchanger panel by a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to slide into (i) a first upper portion and a first lower portion of a front slot formed along a front surface of the heat exchanger panel, and wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to pivot and slide into (ii) a second upper portion and a second lower portion of a side slot formed along a side surface of the heat exchanger panel;
- wherein the first tab and the second tab mount the burner assembly to the heat exchanger panel on an inner side of the burner assembly, and wherein a different fastener mounts the burner assembly to the heat exchanger panel on an outer side of the burner assembly;
- wherein the first bracket is a side bracket of the burner assembly, wherein the side bracket is substantially parallel with the side surface of the heat exchanger panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.