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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1998
Dale E Fromm, Onalaska, WI (US);
Walter Earhart, Jr, La Crosse, WI (US);
William A Smiley, III, La Crosse, WI (US);
Dwayne L Johnson, La Crescent, MN (US);
Mark E Smith, Waco, TX (US);
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
An air conditioning system. The system comprises an indoor section and an outdoor section arranged in side-by-side arrangement. The indoor section includes an indoor tangential fan having an axis aligned in a first direction, an indoor heat exchange coil, and a supply air aperture which longitudinally extends in the first direction and avoids line of sight noise transmission from the indoor fan. The system includes an axis commonly supporting and operably coupling the indoor fan and the motor, and a scroll housing within the indoor section and arranged about the indoor tangential fan. The indoor tangential fan, motor and axis are assembled to form a first module, the scroll housing forms a second module and the first module is independently removable from the second module without the necessity of disengaging any connection between the first and second modules. The system includes a fan support bracket supporting a first end of the axis, and the motor supporting a second end of the axis. The fan support bracket includes a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the axis and having a flange; a support bracket including a flange support matingly adapted to engage the flange, a clip adapted to engage a lower end of the bearing assembly support, and an axis aperture adapted to receive the first end of the axis. The system includes a module arranged about and supporting the indoor coil, and a horizontal guide allowing the coil and module to be removed in a horizontal direction.