Packaged Air Conditioning System Having Multiple Utility Connectivity
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsMatthew Pine, Dave Winningham, Jeff Butler
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Abstract
One aspect of this disclosure provides a packaged air conditioning & heating (PACH) system that comprises a housing, an air cooling system contained within the housing and an air heating system contained within the housing. A first utility access point is located on a first side of the housing and a second utility access point is located on a second side of the housing. The first and second utility access points provide multiple utility access connectivity for the air cooling and heating systems.
Claims17
A packaged air conditioning and heating (PACH) system, comprising:
- a housing;
- an air cooling system contained within said housing;
- an air heating system contained within said housing;
- a control center operable to control the air cooling system and the air heating system;
- a first number of utility supply access points located on a first exterior side of said housing;
- a second number of utility supply access points located on an opposite exterior side of said housing;
- said first and second number of utility supply access points providing access for multiple utility lines to be independently coupled to the control center.
A packaged air conditioning and heating (PACH) system, comprising:
- a housing;
- an air cooling system contained within said housing and comprising an outdoor fan, a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporative coil;
- an air heating system contained within said housing and comprising a heat exchanger and an air circulation blower fan;
- a utility control center located within said housing, said utility control center including an air cooling and heating system controller;
- a first number of utility supply access points located on an exterior side of said housing and comprising supply lines extending from said first number of utility supply access points through said housing and to said utility control center;
- and
- a second number of utility supply access point S located on an opposite exterior side of said housing and comprising supply lines extending from said second number of utility supply access points through said housing and to said utility control center;
- wherein the first and second number of utility supply access points comprise an external end configured to connect to an external utility supply line.
A method of manufacturing a packaged air conditioning (PACH) system, comprising:
- providing a housing;
- placing an air cooling system within said housing;
- placing an air heating system within said housing;
- placing a utility control center within said housing, the control center operable to control the air cooling system and the air heating system;
- placing a first number of utility supply access points on an exterior side of said housing;
- and
- placing a second number of utility supply access points on an opposite exterior side of said housing;
- wherein said first and second number of utility supply access points provide access for multiple utility supply lines to be independently coupled to the utility control center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.