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US 12,264,839 B2Granted
Pre-piped thermal transfer unit with support mechanism
AssigneeJohn Chris Karamanos
InventorJohn Chris Karamanos
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Abstract
A zone-control unit for use in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the zone-control unit includes a heat exchanger, an inlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for supplying fluid to the heat exchanger, an outlet piping assembly coupled with the heat exchanger for receiving fluid from the heat exchanger, a bracket that maintains the inlet piping assembly and the outlet piping assembly in positional relationship, and an ancillary component coupled with the heat exchanger.
Claims22
A pre-piped HVAC apparatus, comprising:
- a duct interface configured to interface to ductwork at an installation site;
- a thermal transfer unit, comprising a coil;
- a group of pipes that are coupled to the thermal transfer unit, wherein the group of pipes comprises an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe;
- a valve coupled to at least one of the inlet pipe or the outlet pipe;
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- a support structure that is configured to mitigate damage to the pre-piped HVAC apparatus during transportation, wherein the support structure is coupled to and in contact with at least one of the group of pipes prior to the transportation.
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A thermal transfer unit, comprising:
- a duct interface configured to interface to ductwork at an installation site;
- a group of pipes comprising at least an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe;
- a valve coupled to at least one of the group of pipes, and
- a support mechanism that is configured to mitigate damage to the thermal transfer unit during transportation of the thermal transfer unit, wherein the support mechanism is coupled to the at least one of the group of pipes prior to the transportation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.