Mounting assembly and mounting bracket for refrigerant sensor
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric US, Inc.
InventorShay Brand
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for a refrigerant sensor is provided. The mounting assembly includes: a bracket configured to contain a refrigerant sensor; a fastener formed contiguously with the bracket and configured to attach the bracket to a portion of a heating and cooling device without additional hardware; and a fastening hold attached to the fastener and configured to allow a user to manually assist with fastening and unfastening the fastener. The bracket is formed as one contiguous piece that is configured to secure the refrigerant sensor to the bracket without additional hardware.
Claims16
A mounting bracket for a refrigerant sensor, comprising:
- a back panel;
- a first side panel attached to a first side of the back panel and having a first cut-out portion;
- a second side panel attached to a second side of the back panel and having a second cut-out portion;
- a fastening bracket formed adjacent to the back panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel;
- and
- a fastening hold attached to the fastening bracket and configured to allow a user to manually assist with fastening and unfastening the fastening bracket,
- wherein
- the first cut-out portion faces a top of the mounting bracket,
- the second cut-out portion faces the top of the mounting bracket,
- the first cut-out portion includes a first narrow point partway along its length such that a first part of the first cut-out portion closer to the top of the mounting bracket as compared to the first narrow point and a second part of the first cut-out portion farther from the top of the mounting bracket from the first narrow point both are wider than a width of the first narrow point, and
- the fastening bracket is configured to selectively affix to a portion of a heating and cooling device.
A sensor mounting assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket, including
- a back panel;
- a first side panel attached to a first side of the back panel and having a first cut-out portion;
- a second side panel attached to a second side of the back panel and having a second cut-out portion;
- a fastening bracket formed adjacent to the back panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel;
- and
- a fastening hold attached to the fastening bracket and configured to allow a user to manually assist with fastening and unfastening the fastening bracket;
- and
- a refrigerant sensor assembly, including
- a refrigerant sensor circuit configured to detect refrigerant in air proximate to the refrigerant sensor;
- a first protrusion extending from a first side of the refrigerant sensor circuit;
- and
- a second protrusion extending from a second side of the refrigerant sensor circuit, wherein
- the first cut-out portion faces a top of the mounting bracket,
- the second cut-out portion faces the top of the mounting bracket,
- the first cut-out portion includes a first narrow point partway along its length such that a first part of the first cut-out portion closer to the top of the mounting bracket as compared to the first narrow point and a second part of the first cut-out portion farther from the top of the mounting bracket from the first narrow point both are wider than a width of the first narrow point,
- the fastening bracket is configured to selectively affix to a portion of a heating and cooling device,
- the refrigerant sensor assembly is formed inside a cavity formed by the back panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel,
- the first protrusion extends into the first cut-out portion,
- the second protrusion extends into the second cut-out portion, and
- the first narrow point restrains the refrigerant sensor assembly from moving out of the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.