Ventilating system
AssigneeBroan-NuTone LLC
InventorsMirko Zakula, Corey Scott Jacak, Anup Nikam, Thomas Dare, James Bohn, Santosh Narasimhan
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Abstract
A ventilating system includes a main housing defining an inlet configured to receive air into the main housing and an outlet configured to allow the air to exit the main housing. The system further includes a fan in the main housing and configured and arranged to generate a flow of air into the main housing through the inlet and from the main housing through the outlet. The system further includes a grille configured to be coupled to the main housing, a plate configured to be coupled to the grille, and a lens coupled to the plate.
Claims20
A ventilating system comprising:
- a main housing defining an inlet configured to receive air into the main housing and an outlet configured to allow the air to exit the main housing;
- a fan in the main housing and configured and arranged to generate a flow of air into the main housing through the inlet and from the main housing through the outlet;
- a grille comprising
- a wall defining at least one aperture, and
- an upper flange extending from the wall and defining a plane,
- wherein the grille is configured to be located adjacent to the housing such that air passing through the at least one aperture is received into the main housing;
- a plate configured to located within the at least one aperture to define an air path between the plate and the wall of the grille
- a set of illumination devices positioned to illuminate the plate.
A ventilating system configured to be mounted in an aperture defined in a wall or ceiling of a building structure, the ventilation system comprising:
- a main housing defining an inlet configured to receive air into the main housing and an outlet configured to allow the air to exit the main housing;
- a fan in the main housing and configured and arranged to generate a flow of air into the main housing through the inlet and from the main housing through the outlet;
- a grille comprising
- a wall defining at least one aperture and configured to be located in the aperture defined in the wall or ceiling, and
- an upper flange extending from the wall and defining a plane configured to extend over the wall or ceiling,
- wherein the grille is configured to be located adjacent to the housing such that air passing through the at least one aperture is received into the main housing;
- a plate configured to be located within the at least one aperture to define an air path between the plate and the wall of the grille,
- a set of illumination devices positioned to illuminate the plate.
A grille and plate for a ventilating system having a main housing configured to be mounted in an aperture defined in a wall or ceiling of a building structure, the grille comprising:
- a wall defining at least one aperture and configured to be located in the aperture defined in the wall or ceiling, and
- an upper flange extending from the wall and defining a plane configured to extend over the wall or ceiling,
- wherein the grille is configured to be located adjacent to the housing such that air passing through the at least one aperture is received into the main housing;
- wherein the plate is configured to be located within the at least one aperture to define an air path between the plate and the wall of the grille, and a set of illumination devices positioned to illuminate the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.