Angled baffles for a heat exchanger
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorsRakesh Mathew, Lester Dale Sherrow, Daniel William Davis, II, Bennie Dale Hoyt
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Abstract
A baffle for a furnace of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a mounting flange configured to be secured to a housing of the furnace. The baffle also includes a first panel extending from the mounting flange into an air flow path extending through the furnace and a second panel extending from the first panel toward the housing.
Claims20
A baffle for a furnace of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a mounting flange configured to be secured to a housing panel of a housing of the furnace;
- a first panel extending from the mounting flange and away from the housing panel into an air flow path extending through the furnace;
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- a second panel extending from the first panel and converging toward the housing panel in an upstream direction, relative to a direction of air flow along the air flow path, wherein the first panel is a first planar member extending linearly from the mounting flange to the second panel, and wherein the second panel is a second planar member extending linearly from the first planar member.
A furnace of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a housing defining an air flow path therethrough;
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- a baffle mounted to a housing panel of the housing, comprising:
- a flange secured to the housing panel;
- a first panel extending from the flange and away from the housing panel into the air flow path;
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- a second panel extending from the first panel and converging toward the housing panel in an upstream direction, relative to a direction of air flow along the air flow path, wherein the first panel is a first planar member extending linearly from the flange to the second panel, and wherein the second panel is a second planar member extending linearly from the first planar member.
A furnace, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of housing panels coupled to one another to define an air flow path extending through the housing;
- a heat exchanger disposed within the air flow path of the housing;
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- a baffle secured to a housing panel of the plurality of housing panels, wherein the baffle comprises:
- a flange mounted to the housing panel;
- a first baffle panel extending from the flange and away from the housing panel into the air flow path, wherein the first baffle panel extends toward the heat exchanger;
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- a second baffle panel extending from the first baffle panel and converging toward the housing panel in an upstream direction, relative to a direction of air flow along the air flow path, wherein the first baffle panel is a first planar member extending linearly from the flange to the second baffle panel, and wherein the second baffle panel is a second planar member extending linearly from the first planar member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.