Back to results
US 2022/0018536 A1Published application
AIR INTAKE COUPLING WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR LOW NOx EMISSION FURNACE
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorsLeonor BEAKLEY, Darcy Q. Easterling
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An air intake coupling has at least one noise suppression hole formed therein. A gas-air mixer elbow is fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling. A burner box assembly is fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box. A heat-exchange tube has a first end that is fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly. A fan is fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box.
Claims20
A furnace comprising;
- an air intake coupling, the air intake coupling having at least one noise suppression hole formed therein, the air intake coupling comprises a first tubular section and a second tubular section;
- a gas-air mixer elbow fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling, wherein the gas-air mixer elbow is configured to mix fuel with atmospheric air supplied through the air intake coupling;
- a burner box assembly fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box;
- a heat-exchange tube having a first end fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly;
- a fan fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box;
- and
- a pressure tap extruded from the first tubular section.
4 more elements
A furnace comprising;
- an air intake coupling, the air intake coupling having at least one noise suppression hole formed therein, the air intake coupling comprises a first tubular section and a second tubular section;
- a gas-air mixer elbow fluidly coupled to the air intake coupling;
- a burner box assembly fluidly coupled to the gas-air mixer elbow via a gas-air plenum box;
- a heat-exchange tube having a first end fluidly coupled to the burner box assembly;
- a fan fluidly coupled to a second end of the heat-exchange tube via a cold-end header box;
- and
- a flange formed on an end of the first tubular section on a side opposite the second tubular section.
4 more elements
A method of manufacturing a furnace, the method comprising:
- forming a tubular air intake coupling, the air intake coupling comprises a first tubular section and a second tubular section;
- forming a plurality of noise suppression holes on opposite sides of the second tubular section of the air intake coupling;
- forming a pressure tap in the first tubular section, wherein a first noise suppression hole of the plurality of noise suppression holes is in line with the pressure tap;
- fluidly coupling the air intake coupling to a gas-air mixer elbow;
- fluidly coupling the gas-air mixer elbow to a burner box assembly via a gas-air plenum box;
- fluidly coupling a first end of a heat-exchange tube to the burner box assembly;
- and
- fluidly coupling a second end of the heat-exchange tube to a fan via a cold-end header box.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.