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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Christian C. Herbeck, Manchester, TN (US);
Michael W. Austin, McMinnville, TN (US);
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An air handling unit (AHU) includes a frame structure and panels that are assembled to provide ducting for handling air. Each panel is rectangular with two sides and four edges. Each edge is integrally formed with the panel by extruding a perimeter of the panel. The extrusion has one flat edge that serves as a receiver for a cammed leg of a latch that is mounted in the same frame structure that retains the panel. While the latches are unengaged, the panel is inserted into the rectangular opening in the structure. The latches are then individually rotated 90 degrees such that the cammed leg pushes the panel further into the pocket, thus compressing a perimeter seal and eliminating air leakage.