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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Terry E. Hill, Goddard, KS (US);
Robert E. Cabrera, Wichita, KS (US);
Greg K. Reaser, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/00 (2006.01); F24D 19/08 (2006.01); F24D 5/04 (2006.01); F23L 1/00 (2006.01); F24H 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/08 (2013.01); F23L 1/00 (2013.01); F24D 5/04 (2013.01); F24H 9/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4935 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49348 (2015.01);
Abstract
A furnace system includes an air intake that includes a pipe portion and a seal component configured to couple with the pipe portion. The furnace system also includes an internal drain disposed internal to the air intake. The internal drain includes a trough configured to collect liquid flowing along an inner surface of the pipe portion. The internal drain also includes an opening in the trough configured to guide the liquid collected in the trough to a passage through the air intake to a location outside the air intake.