Heat pump water heater appliance
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsChristopher Bryan Rissler, Jonathan D. Nelson, Noel Gabriel Aguilar, Alan George Constance
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Abstract
The present subject matter provides a heat pump water heater appliance with a mounting assembly for coupling a compressor to a plate within a casing of the heat pump water heater appliance. The mounting assembly includes a post that extends through a foot of the compressor and a fastener that extends through the bracket and the plate into the post in order to secure the bracket and the post together. An attachment mechanism secures the post and the foot of the compressor together.
Claims18
A heat pump water heater appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a tank disposed within the casing, the tank defining an interior volume;
- a sealed system configured for heating water within the interior volume of the tank, the sealed system having a compressor disposed within the casing at a top portion of the casing;
- a plate disposed within the casing at the top portion of the casing, the plate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
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- a mounting assembly coupling the compressor to the plate, the mounting assembly comprising
- a post extending from the plate through a foot of the compressor;
- an attachment mechanism attached to the post in order to secure the post and the foot of the compressor together;
- a dampener positioned between the plate and the foot of the compressor;
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- a rigid spacer positioned adjacent to the dampener and between the plate and the foot of the compressor, the rigid spacer configured to limit movement of the compressor relative to the plate.
A heat pump water heater appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a tank disposed within the casing, the tank defining an interior volume;
- a sealed system configured for heating water within the interior volume of the tank, the sealed system having a compressor disposed within the casing at a top portion of the casing;
- a plate disposed within the casing at the top portion of the casing, the plate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- and
- a mounting assembly coupling the compressor to the plate, the mounting assembly comprising
- a bracket positioned on the bottom surface of the plate, the bracket comprising a base plate positioned on the bottom surface of the plate and a pair of support plates spaced apart from the bottom surface of the plate and positioned at opposite sides of the base plate;
- a post positioned at the top surface of the plate, the post extending through a foot of the compressor;
- a fastener extending through the bracket and the plate into the post in order to secure the bracket and the post together;
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- a clip attached to the post in order to secure the post and the foot of the compressor together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.