Low profile evaporator cabinet
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsRobert C. Reimann, David Sloat
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Abstract
A low profile evaporator unit suitable for mounting on the ceiling of a small bus. The unit includes a cabinet containing an evaporator coil and a return air intake opening in the floor of the cabinet. A blower is mounted in the cabinet directly over the opening. A grill is non-removably mounted over the floor opening and a filter receiving tray is integrally joined to the grill so that the grill forms the bottom wall of the tray. Limited access is provided to the tray such that an air filter can pass into and out of the tray without removing the grill from the housing. Elongated narrow slits are also provided in the grill which further restrict access to the interior of the cabinet.
Claims9
A low profile compact evaporator unit suitable for use inside the passenger compartment of a small bus, said unit including
- an enclosed cabinet that is suspended from a ceiling inside of a passenger compartment of a small bus, said cabinet having a floor containing an air inlet opening whereby air for the passenger compartment is passed directly into said cabinet;
- an evaporator coil mounted in the forward part of the cabinet adjacent to an air outlet opening in a sidewall of said cabinet;
- a blower wheel mounted in said cabinet directly over said air inlet opening for drawing air into said cabinet through said air inlet opening and passing said air through the evaporator coil and out said air outlet opening along the ceiling of the passenger compartment;
- a non-removable grill covering said air inlet opening for denying access to said blower wheel through said grill;
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- a tray having a guide way located adjacent a limited access opening in said cabinet for removably supporting an air filter over said grill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.