Venturi devices with multiple portions
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsHarold Gene Havard, JR., Hari Krishna Kanagala, John Rosco Jones
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a venturi system formed of a plurality of venturi portions, each of the plurality of venturi portions having an exterior surface, an interior surface having a generally convex profile, a first end, and a second end, wherein each of the plurality of venturi portions generally forms an arc of a circle and the first end of each of the plurality of venturi portions is configured to attach to the second end of an adjacent venturi portion to form the venturi system, wherein the venturi system is generally circular.
Claims20
A venturi system comprising a plurality of venturi portions, each of the plurality of venturi portions comprising:
- an exterior surface;
- an interior surface having a generally convex profile;
- a first end;
- and
- a second end,
- wherein each of the plurality of venturi portions generally forms an arc of a circle and the first end of each of the plurality of venturi portions is configured to attach to the second end of an adjacent venturi portion to form the venturi system, wherein the venturi system is generally circular.
A venturi system comprising:
- a first portion comprising:
- a first portion exterior surface;
- a first portion interior surface having a generally convex profile;
- a first portion first end;
- and
- a first portion second end;
- and
- a second portion comprising:
- a second portion exterior surface;
- a second portion interior surface having a generally convex profile;
- a second portion first end;
- and
- a second portion second end,
- wherein the first portion first end is configured to attach to the second portion second end and the second portion first end is configured to attach to the first portion second end.
A venturi system comprising a plurality of venturi portions, each of the plurality of venturi portions comprising:
- an exterior surface comprising an outermost edge;
- an interior surface having a generally convex profile;
- a first end comprising a first flange portion;
- and
- a second end comprising a second flange portion,
- wherein each of the plurality of venturi portions generally forms an arc of a circle and the first end of each of the plurality of venturi portions is configured to attach to the second end of an adjacent venturi portion to form the venturi system, wherein the venturi system is generally circular having a circumference formed by the outermost edge of the exterior surface, and
- wherein the first flange portion and the second flange portion are located within the circumference of the venturi system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.