Jamb frame member for wind driven rain louvers
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
InventorsVikas Patil, Vahe Michael Astourian, Joseph S. Rockhold
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Abstract
A jamb frame member for a louver assembly includes a frame body having a series of main panels that extend in a direction of an airflow through the louver assembly, wherein the series of main panels are coupled together by one or more connector panels that extend transversely to the direction of the airflow, and a plurality of slanted walls extending at an angle from one of the main panels in an upstream direction relative to the direction of the airflow through the louver assembly. Each of the plurality of slanted walls and the one of the main panels at least partially define a channel configured to receive and direct fluid out of the jamb frame member.
Claims20
A jamb frame member for a louver assembly, comprising:
- a frame body comprising a series of main panels that extend in a direction of an airflow through the louver assembly, wherein the series of main panels are coupled together by one or more connector panels that extend transversely to the direction of the airflow;
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- a plurality of slanted walls extending at an angle from one of the main panels in an upstream direction relative to the direction of the airflow through the louver assembly, wherein each of the plurality of slanted walls and the one of the main panels at least partially define a channel configured to receive and direct fluid out of the jamb frame member.
A louver assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the louver assembly comprising:
- a plurality of louver blades configured to collect liquid and/or solid particles, wherein each louver blade of the plurality of louver blades includes one or more cavities and one or more slanted portions;
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- a frame assembly comprising:
- a first jamb frame member and a second jamb frame member each configured to direct the liquid and/or solid particles collected by the plurality of louver blades out of the louver assembly, wherein each of the first jamb frame member and the second jamb frame member comprises:
- a first plurality of channels defined at least partially by one or more slanted walls;
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- a second plurality of channels defined at least partially by one or more intermediate walls.
A jamb frame member of a louver assembly, comprising:
- a frame body comprising a series of main panels that extend in a direction of an airflow through the louver assembly and one or more connecting panels that extend crosswise to the direction of the airflow;
- a plurality of pocket sections at least partially defined by the frame body, wherein each of the plurality of pocket sections comprises a first plurality of channels;
- a plurality of intermediate channel sections at least partially defined by the frame body, wherein each of the plurality of intermediate channel sections comprises a second plurality of channels;
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- a plurality of slanted channel sections at least partially defined by the frame body, wherein each of the plurality of slanted channel sections comprises a third plurality of channels, wherein the first plurality of channels, the second plurality of channels, and the third plurality of channels are configured to receive and direct liquid and/or solid particles out of the louver assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.