Electrical panel with venting and water protection
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorNicholas Pilato
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Abstract
An electrical panel including a water management system for redirecting water away from any sensitive electrical components and out of the panel. In some embodiments, the electrical panel includes an enclosure including an opening formed in a top surface thereof to enable air to move into and out of the enclosure. The electrical panel further includes a drip lip for directing any water that enters the opening out of the enclosure, the drip lip including a drip tray arranged and configured to receive any water entering through the opening and a channel arranged and configured to receive the water from the drip tray and to direct the water out of the enclosure.
Claims19
An electrical panel comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior portion to house an electrical component, the enclosure including an opening formed therein for enabling air to enter and exit the enclosure;
- a drip tray arranged and configured to receive any water entering through the opening;
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- a channel adjacent to the drip tray such that any water received by the drip tray is directed to the channel, wherein the channel is arranged and configured to direct the water out of the enclosure;
- wherein the enclosure further comprises a top surface and the opening is formed in the top surface.
An electrical panel comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior portion to house an electrical component, the enclosure including an opening formed therein for enabling air to enter and exit the enclosure;
- a drip tray arranged and configured to receive any water entering through the opening;
- a channel adjacent to the drip tray such that any water received by the drip tray is directed to the channel, wherein the channel is arranged and configured to direct the water out of the enclosure;
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- a liquid barrier arranged and configured to inhibit water from entering into the interior portion of the enclosure.
An electrical panel comprising:
- an enclosure including a back surface, a front surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and first and second side surfaces defining an interior portion to house an electrical component, the enclosure including an opening formed in the top surface thereof for enabling air to enter and exit the enclosure;
- a drip tray positioned beneath the opening formed in the top surface of the enclosure to receive any water entering through the opening, the drip tray being angled relative to the top surface to direct the water;
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- a channel adjacent to the drip tray such that any water received by the drip tray is directed to the channel, wherein the channel is arranged and configured to direct the water to at least one of the first and second sides surfaces of the enclosure so that the water is directed out of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.