Fan coil unit
OwnerJohn T. Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
A fan coil unit which includes a primary pan disposed in a housing and setting-off therewith opposite first and second chamber portions housing a condensation coil and a fan, respectively; an air passage is provided in the primary pan through which air is directed by the fan whereby condensation formed upon the coil will collect in the primary pan, a series of bolts pass through holes in the primary pan and a bracket for the fan motor to secure the fan motor and an associated fan housing to an underside of the primary pan, each bolt includes a head within the primary pan which would otherwise be subject to the adverse effects of condensation, but the cap in this case is covered by a cover cross bonded in a water-tight fashion to the primary pan thereby preventing condensation from adversely affecting the bolts or equivalent fasteners.
Claims12
A primary pan comprising a pan body including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a condensation chamber, said bottom wall having an inner surface, at least one motor mount in the form of a raised portion of said bottom wall projecting above said inner surface, a bore through said motor mount and a bottom wall generally normal to the latter, said bore including a counterbored portion, a fastener having a stem inserted into said bore and an enlarged portion seated in said counterbored portion, and a sealant disposed in said counterbored portion over said fastener enlarged portion to thereby prevent condensation from damaging said fastener.
A primary pan comprising a pan body including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a condensation chamber, said bottom wall having an inner surface and an outer surface at least one motor mount in the form of a raised portion of one of said inner and outer bottom wall surfaces, a bolt having a stem and an enlarged head, and said head being in situ molded within said raised portion with only said stem projecting beyond said bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.