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US3174541A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air conditioning unit

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-07-12
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1983-07-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Theodore C Brandt
  • 👤 Kelly M Hobbs

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:53
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F13/00; F24F13/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/228; Y10S165/302; Y10S165/31

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 289 words
AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COMPRISING A RECTILINEAR CASING INCLUDING TOP, BOTTOM AND OPPOSED ENDS, SAID CASING COMPRISING A HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT AND A BLOWER COMPONENT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT BEING OF GENERALLY L-SHAPED CONSTRUCTION AND INCLUDING A VERTICAL WALL FORMING A PART OF ONE OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING AND A HORIZONTAL WALL FORMING A PART OF THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASING, SAID VERTICAL WALL HAVING AN AIR INLET OPENING THEREIN, A HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORTED ON SAID HORIZONTAL WALL IN FRONT OF SAID OPENING, A BLOWER COMPONENT COMPRISING A FIRST WALL AND A SECOND EALL, SAID FIRST WALL HAVING AN AIR OUTLET OPENING THEREIN AND MEANS FOR INTERCHANGEABLY CONNECTING SAID BLOWER COMPONENT TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT WHEREBY SAID FIRST WALL FORMS EITHER THE TOP OR THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEGS HAVING ONE ENDS THEREOF SECURED TO THE FREE CORNERS OF SAID FIRST WALL AND THE OTHER ENDS THEREOF EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND WALL FOR OVERLAPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HORIZONTAL WALL OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT WHEN SAID FIRST WALL FORMS THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING AND WITH SAID VERTICAL WALL WHEN SAID FIRST WALL FORMS THE TOP OF SAID CASING, A FIRST REMOVABLE PANEL MOUNTED ACROSS SAID LEGS ADJACENT SAID FIRST WALL, SAID FIRST PANEL CLOSING THE REMAINDER OF SAID ONE OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING WHEN SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID BLOWER COMPONENT FORMS THE TOP OF SAID CASING AND SAID FIRST PANEL CLOSING THE REMAINDER OF THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASING WHEN SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID BLOWER COMPONENT FORMS THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING, AND SECOND AND THIRD REMOVABLE PANELS FOR CLOSING THE REMAINING TWO SIDES OF SAID RECTILINEAR CASING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 289 words
AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COMPRISING A RECTILINEAR CASING INCLUDING TOP, BOTTOM AND OPPOSED ENDS, SAID CASING COMPRISING A HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT AND A BLOWER COMPONENT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT BEING OF GENERALLY L-SHAPED CONSTRUCTION AND INCLUDING A VERTICAL WALL FORMING A PART OF ONE OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING AND A HORIZONTAL WALL FORMING A PART OF THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASING, SAID VERTICAL WALL HAVING AN AIR INLET OPENING THEREIN, A HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORTED ON SAID HORIZONTAL WALL IN FRONT OF SAID OPENING, A BLOWER COMPONENT COMPRISING A FIRST WALL AND A SECOND EALL, SAID FIRST WALL HAVING AN AIR OUTLET OPENING THEREIN AND MEANS FOR INTERCHANGEABLY CONNECTING SAID BLOWER COMPONENT TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT WHEREBY SAID FIRST WALL FORMS EITHER THE TOP OR THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEGS HAVING ONE ENDS THEREOF SECURED TO THE FREE CORNERS OF SAID FIRST WALL AND THE OTHER ENDS THEREOF EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND WALL FOR OVERLAPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HORIZONTAL WALL OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER COMPONENT WHEN SAID FIRST WALL FORMS THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING AND WITH SAID VERTICAL WALL WHEN SAID FIRST WALL FORMS THE TOP OF SAID CASING, A FIRST REMOVABLE PANEL MOUNTED ACROSS SAID LEGS ADJACENT SAID FIRST WALL, SAID FIRST PANEL CLOSING THE REMAINDER OF SAID ONE OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING WHEN SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID BLOWER COMPONENT FORMS THE TOP OF SAID CASING AND SAID FIRST PANEL CLOSING THE REMAINDER OF THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASING WHEN SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID BLOWER COMPONENT FORMS THE OTHER OPPOSED END OF SAID CASING, AND SECOND AND THIRD REMOVABLE PANELS FOR CLOSING THE REMAINING TWO SIDES OF SAID RECTILINEAR CASING.

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