Fan motor support
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsEric Icarre, Xavier Girod
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Abstract
A fan motor support bracket has a central body portion and first and second end portions upwardly offset from the central body portion. First and second transition portions extend respectively between the first and second end portion and first and second ends of the central body portion. The central body portion has a base and first and second sidewalls extending generally upward from the base. The first sidewall has at least one relief for accommodating a mounting ear of the motor.
Claims22
A fan motor support bracket comprising:
- a central body portion having a base and first and second sidewalls extending generally upward from the base, the first sidewall having at least one relief for accommodating a mounting ear of the motor,
- first and second end portions upwardly offset from the central body portion;
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- first and second transition portions extending respectively between the first and second end portion and first and second ends of the central body portion.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a duct;
- a pair of motor support brackets spanning the duct;
- a motor supported by the pair of motor support brackets;
- a fan engaged to the motor;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners having an engaged condition securing the motor to the motor support brackets and a disengaged condition permitting disengagement of the motor from the motor support brackets,
- wherein:
- each of the motor support brackets has, along a majority of its length, a generally upwardly open U-shaped cross-section;
- and
- the motor is positioned relative to the support brackets so as to be disengageble therefrom via upward vertical extraction of the motor when the fasteners are in their disengaged conditions.
An apparatus comprising:
- a duct;
- a pair of motor support brackets spanning the duct;
- a motor supported by the pair of motor support brackets;
- a fan engaged to the motor;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners having an engaged condition securing the motor to the motor support brackets and a disengaged condition permitting disengagement of the motor from the motor support brackets,
- wherein:
- each of the motor support brackets has:
- a central body portion having a base and first and second sidewalls extending generally upward from the base, the first sidewall having at least one relief for accommodating a mounting ear of the motor;
- first and second end portions upwardly offset from the central body portion;
- and
- first and second transition portions extending respectively between the first and
- second end portion and first and second ends of the central body portion;
- and
- the motor is positioned relative to the support brackets so as to be disengageble therefrom via upward vertical extraction of the motor when the fasteners are in their disengaged conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.