US 11,949,316 B2
Motor jacket for HVAC system
Praveena Alangar Subrahmanya, Vittal Mudnoor (IN); and Deepak Dilipsingh Dixit, Nagpur (IN)
Assigned to TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed by Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/191,266.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286015 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H02K 5/20 (2006.01); F24F 1/24 (2011.01); H02K 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC H02K 5/203 (2021.01) [F24F 1/24 (2013.01); H02K 5/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
a heat exchanger;
an inlet conduit configured to direct a working fluid to the heat exchanger;
a motor configured to drive a component of the HVAC unit;
a jacket disposed about the motor and comprising a cavity defined by a housing of the jacket, wherein the jacket is configured to receive a portion of the working fluid and to place the portion of the working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with the motor; and
an additional conduit extending from the inlet conduit and configured to direct the portion of the working fluid from the inlet conduit to the cavity.