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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Air Distribution Technologies Ip, Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Jeffrey S. Beneke, Peculiar, MO (US);
Edward N. Koop, Olathe, KS (US);
Raguraman Gnanavadivel, Kodaikanal, IN;
Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A damper of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a damper blade having a blade body with a hollow portion extending to an end of the blade body. The damper also includes an axle defining an axis about which the damper blade is configured to rotate, where the axle extends from the end of the blade body. The damper also includes a spring thrust bearing having a spring thrust bearing opening through which the axle extends. The spring thrust bearing is configured to support an axial load of the damper blade. The damper also includes an end cap disposed within the hollow portion of the blade body such that the end cap is flush with the end of the blade body.