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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale E Fromm, Onalaska, WI (US);
Walter Earhart, Jr, La Crosse, WI (US);
William A Smiley III, La Crosse, WI (US);
Dennis R Dorman, La Crosse, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; F24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62404 ; 454276 ;
Abstract
An air inlet and damper arrangement. The arrangement comprises a system housing with an external wall having a fresh air inlet; and an inlet air enclosure located within the system housing adjacent the external wall and arranged about the air inlet. The enclosure has an aperture connecting the interior of the enclosure with the interior of the system housing; and a damper sized to cover the aperture and pivotable within the small enclosure between a position covering the aperture and a position uncovering the aperture.