Swivel machine compartment
OwnerOrindo DeLorenzo, Clayton McCreight +2inventors
InventorsOrindo DeLorenzo, Clayton McCreight, Nicky R. Snyder, Thomas J. Frick
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Abstract
A swivel machine compartment that is built to rotate is provided. In one embodiment, the swivel machine compartment of the present invention is built to turn 90 degrees or more. The rotating mechanism allows the opening such as louver panels on a cabinet to be located on a side or the front of a cabinet. Thus, the position of a swivel machine compartment can be rotated to face the opening on the cabinet.
Claims13
A swivel machine compartment, comprising:
- a top portion adapted to rotably attach to outer bottom portion of a tray in drop-in equipment;
- a bottom portion adapted to support a compressor;
- a plurality of side portions connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, at least one of the plurality of side portions having substantial opening adapted to allow air flow and access to a compressor supported by the bottom portion.
A machine compartment for housing refrigeration units in drop-in equipments, comprising:
- a housing to support a compressor unit;
- an air duct forming an inner shell inside the housing and covering portions of the compressor, the air duct adapted to slide out of an opening on a side of the housing towards a cabinet wall,
- wherein the opening of the air duct coincides with an opening in a cabinet wall.
A method for installing compressor housing in drop-in equipment, comprising:
- providing a housing to house a compressor;
- and
- rotably attaching the housing to outer tray of drop-in equipment, wherein
- the housing is adapted to rotate to allow air intake section of the compressor to directly face an opening in a cabinet, while the outer tray of drop-in equipment remain stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.