Three-in-one door bracket
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsTabraiz Ali Khan, Robert Cabrera, Gregory Kenneth Reaser
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Abstract
A HVAC system is provided having a three in one door bracket. The door bracket is configured to mount a door on the HVAC and to secure wiring within the HVAC. Various door arrangements may be used with the exemplary door bracket and at least one wire, or a plurality of wires, may be secured in the wire retention area of the door bracket. The door bracket can mount a variety of doors, regardless of the fastener requirements because of the dual fastener areas on the bracket.
Claims20
A door bracket comprising:
- a bracket having a top, a bottom, a front and a back, comprising:
- a first fastener area configured to receive at least one fastener;
- a second fastener area configured to receive at least one fastener;
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- a wire retention area;
- wherein the bracket is configured to secure a predetermined door panel with one of the first fastener area or the second fastener area, and wherein the bracket is configured to receive and route at least one wire through the wire retention area.
A door bracket comprising:
- a housing to enclose an HVAC system, the housing having an opening for a door panel;
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- a door bracket disposed in the opening of the housing, the door bracket extending substantially the width of the opening, and having a front and a back, having a first fastener area and a second fastener area configured to receive at least one fastener to secure a predetermined door panel and a wire retention area for receiving and routing at least one wire;
- wherein the door bracket is configured to receive, support and secure a the door panel.
A method for affixing a door to an HVAC housing comprising the steps of:
- providing an HVAC system having an enclosure with an opening;
- providing a door bracket, the door bracket extending substantially the width of the opening, and having a front and a back, having a first fastener area and a second fastener area configured to receive at least one fastener and a wire retention area for receiving and routing at least one wire;
- disposing the door bracket in the opening of the HVAC enclosure;
- affixing a door panel to the door bracket and secure the panel to the bracket with at least one fastener using one of the first fastener area and the second fastener area;
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- routing at least one wire through the wire retention area of the door bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.