Hvac device with multi-directional conduit fitting
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsTom Bakken, Matthew Decker, Nathan Carlson, Brad Terlson
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Abstract
An HVAC device includes a housing and a conduit tube that defines a lumen into the housing. The conduit tube and/or housing are configured such that rotating the conduit tube relative to the housing changes the direction that an outlet of the conduit tube faces. This may promote easier installation and/or maintenance of the HVAC device in the field, especially in cramped and/or poorly illuminated areas.
Claims20
A valve actuator assembly for actuating an actuator output to drive an input shaft of a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) air damper, the valve actuator assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- an electric motor situated in the housing;
- a drive train operatively coupled to the electric motor for rotating the actuator output;
- a first conduit tube rotatably coupled to the housing, the first conduit tube defining a lumen having an inlet facing inside of the housing and an outlet facing outside of the housing, wherein the first conduit tube is configured to change a direction that the outlet of the first conduit tube faces when the first conduit tube is rotated relative to the housing.
A Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) device for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC device comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more electrical components situated in the housing;
- a first conduit tube rotatably coupled to the housing, the first conduit tube defining a lumen having an inlet facing inside of the housing and an outlet facing outside of the housing, wherein the first conduit tube is configured to change a direction that the outlet of the first conduit tube faces when the first conduit tube is rotated relative to the housing.
A valve actuator for actuating a valve, the valve actuator comprising:
- a housing;
- an actuator output;
- an electric motor situated in the housing;
- a drive train operatively coupled to the electric motor for rotating the actuator output;
- a first conduit tube;
- a second conduit tube;
- the housing comprising a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the second side comprises:
- a first conduit receiving region that is not parallel to the first side, wherein the first conduit tube is rotatably coupled to the first conduit receiving region of the housing;
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- a second conduit receiving region that is not parallel to the first side and not parallel to the first conduit receiving region, wherein the second conduit tube is rotatably coupled to the second conduit receiving region of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.