Back to results
US 2015/0147160 A1Published application
Ice deflector for a fan housing
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsCarl T. Crawford, Chris McHugh
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In various implementations, a fan system may include a housing and a fan. The fan may reside in an orifice of the housing. The fan system may include a grate disposed proximate a top surface and an ice deflector. The ice deflector may inhibit ice formation on portions of the housing, orifice, and/or fan residing in the orifice.
Claims20
A fan system comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- an orifice adapted to receive a fan, wherein the orifice comprises an orifice length and an orifice width;
- and
- a top surface comprising one or more flanges;
- a grate disposed proximate the top surface and adapted to cover the orifice and at least a portion of one or more of the flanges;
- and
- an ice deflector comprising:
- a base;
- and
- an annular protrusion coupled to the base, wherein the annular protrusion comprises:
- an inner annular width approximately similar to the orifice width;
- and
- an inner annular length approximately similar to the orifice length.
10 more elements
A fan system comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- an orifice adapted to receive a fan, wherein the orifice comprises an orifice length and an orifice width;
- and
- a top surface comprising one or more flanges;
- a grate disposed proximate a top surface and adapted to cover the orifice and at least a portion of one or more of the flanges;
- and
- an ice deflector comprising:
- a base comprising a sloped portion;
- and
- an annular protrusion coupled to the base, wherein the annular protrusion comprises:
- an inner annular width less than or approximately similar to the orifice width;
- and
- an inner annular length less than or approximately similar to the orifice length.
10 more elements
A fan system comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- an orifice adapted to receive a fan, wherein the orifice comprises:
- a top surface comprising one or more flanges;
- an ice deflector comprising:
- a base comprising a sloped portion;
- and
- an annular protrusion coupled to the base;
- and
- a grate disposed between the housing and the ice deflector;
- wherein the grate is adapted to cover the orifice and at least a portion of one or more of the flanges.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.