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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Carl T. Crawford, Hickory Creek, TX (US);
Chris McHugh, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/70 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/703 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 29/545 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49236 (2015.01);
Abstract
In various implementations, a fan system may include a housing and a fan. The fan may reside in an orifice of the housing. The fan system may include a grate disposed proximate a top surface and an ice deflector. The ice deflector may inhibit ice formation on portions of the housing, orifice, and/or fan residing in the orifice.