Controller Mounting Bracket for Heating and/or Cooling Appliances
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsKevin Mercer, Shima Shahahmadi
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Abstract
Described herein is a heating and/or cooling appliance (such as an air conditioning system, for example) in which the controller used to control a motor of a blower is mounted separately from the motor within the heating and/or cooling appliance. For example, the motor may be mounted on top of the blower, the blower may be mounted to a top surface of a blower shelf, and the controller may be mounted in a separate location on the blower shelf. The controller is specifically positioned such that the controller does not impede the airflow generated by the blower. By mounting the controller separately from the motor, the heat produced by the motor does not degrade the electronic components of the controller.
Claims20
A heating and/or cooling appliance comprising:
- a blower configured to draw air across a heat exchanger of the heating and/or cooling appliance;
- one or more electric heat coils;
- a blower shelf disposed within the heating and/or cooling appliance, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the blower such that the blower is mounted to a top surface of the blower shelf;
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- a controller configured to control the blower motor, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the controller such that the controller is mounted to a bottom surface of the blower shelf, wherein the controller is located separately from the one or more electric heat coils.
A system comprising:
- a heating and/or cooling appliance comprising:
- a blower configured to draw air across a heat exchanger of the heating and/or cooling appliance;
- one or more electric heat coils disposed above the blower within the heating and/or cooling appliance;
- a blower shelf disposed within the heating and/or cooling appliance, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the blower such that the blower is mounted to a top surface of the blower shelf;
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- a controller configured to control the blower motor, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the controller such that the controller is mounted to a bottom surface of the blower shelf separately from the one or more electric heat coils.
An air conditioning system comprising:
- a blower configured to draw air across a heat exchanger of the air conditioning system;
- one or more electric heat coils disposed above the blower within the heating and/or cooling appliance;
- a blower shelf disposed within the air conditioning system, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the blower such that the blower is mounted to a top surface of the blower shelf;
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- a controller configured to control the blower motor, wherein the blower shelf is configured to receive the controller such that the controller is mounted to a bottom surface of the blower shelf, wherein the controller is located separately from the one or more electric heat coils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.