Heat exchanger for HVAC system
AssigneeJohnson Controls Light Commercial IP GmbH
InventorsAmr Maher Abdellati Aly, Xianjin Cheng, Cole Brennan Morrow, Elmer Wayne Romero, Stephen Szczepanski
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Abstract
A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a plurality of tubes configured to direct a working fluid therethrough and defining a first section and a second section of the heat exchanger. The first section and the second section extend crosswise relative to one another. The heat exchanger also includes an end sheet coupled to an end of the first section. The end sheet includes a flange extending toward the second section.
Claims20
A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a plurality of tubes configured to direct a working fluid therethrough, wherein the plurality of tubes defines a first section and a second section of the heat exchanger, and the first section and the second section extend crosswise relative to one another;
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- an end sheet coupled to an end of the first section, wherein the end sheet comprises a plurality of flanges extending toward the second section,
- wherein the heat exchanger is configured to transition between an expanded configuration and a compact configuration, the first section and the second section extend crosswise relative to one another in the expanded configuration, the first section and the second section extend along one another in the compact configuration, and the plurality of flanges overlaps with the second section in the compact configuration of the heat exchanger.
A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a plurality of tubes configured to direct a working fluid therethrough, wherein the plurality of tubes defines a first panel section, a second panel section, and an intermediate section extending between the first panel section and the second panel section, wherein the first panel section and the second panel section are configured to rotate relative to one another about the intermediate section, the first panel section and the second panel section are configured to rotate toward one another to transition the heat exchanger to a compact configuration, and the first panel section and the second panel section are configured to rotate away from one another to transition the heat exchanger to an expanded configuration;
- a first end sheet coupled to the first panel section, wherein the first end sheet comprises a flange extending between the first panel section and the second panel section;
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- a second end sheet coupled to the second panel section, wherein the second end sheet comprises a notch formed therein, and the notch is configured to receive the flange of the first end sheet in the compact configuration of the heat exchanger.
A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a plurality of tubes configured to direct a working fluid therethrough;
- a first section comprising a first portion of the plurality of tubes, wherein the first section comprises a first end sheet extending along a first direction of working fluid flow through the first portion of the plurality of tubes, and the first end sheet comprises a first flange;
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- a second section comprising a second portion of the plurality of tubes, wherein the second section comprises a second end sheet extending along a second direction of working fluid flow through the second portion of the plurality of tubes, the second end sheet comprises a second flange, the first flange and the second flange extend toward one another, and the first flange is separate from the second flange,
- wherein the first section and the second section are configured to rotate toward one another to transition the heat exchanger to a compact configuration, the first section and the second section are configured to rotate away from one another to transition the heat exchanger to an expanded configuration, and the first flange overlaps with the second section in the compact configuration of the heat exchanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.