US 11,892,013 B2
Blower assembly systems and methods
Madhuka Manuranga Jayarathne, Wichita, KS (US); Rohan Sham Bhuse, Wichita, KS (US); Lanson Delos Owen, II, Maize, KS (US); and Austin Jacob Skaggs, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,849.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/122,849, filed on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178385 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); F04D 29/62 (2006.01); F04D 17/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F24F 7/007 (2006.01); F24F 11/50 (2018.01)
CPC F04D 29/624 (2013.01) [F04D 17/08 (2013.01); F04D 29/4206 (2013.01); F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01); F24F 7/007 (2013.01); F24F 11/50 (2018.01); F24F 2013/205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
an enclosure configured to house a blower;
a blower shelf coupled to the enclosure, wherein the blower shelf comprises a first support channel and an outlet opening formed therein;
a guide bracket coupled to the blower shelf to form second support channel between the guide bracket and the blower shelf; and
a blower sub-assembly, comprising:
a blower housing of the blower, wherein the blower housing comprises a flange extending therefrom and an outlet port formed therein; and
a control mounting panel coupled to the blower housing and supporting control circuitry mounted to the control mounting panel, wherein the flange of the blower housing is configured to translate along the first support channel and the second support channel in a first direction to transition the blower sub-assembly to an installed configuration within the enclosure, wherein the flange of the blower housing is configured to translate along the first support channel and the second support channel in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to transition the blower sub-assembly to an uninstalled configuration, and wherein the outlet port is configured to align with the outlet opening in the installed configuration of the blower sub-assembly.