US 11,808,481 B2
Condenser for ventilation system
Stéphane Michaud, Drummondville (CA); and Danic Vermette, Drummondville (CA)
Assigned to Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, WI (US)
Filed by Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,445.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/105,991, filed on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128266 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 12/00 (2006.01); F24F 13/22 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/222 (2013.01) [F24F 12/006 (2013.01); F24F 2013/227 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A condenser for use with an exhaust air outlet of a ventilation system having a housing comprised of a plurality of outer walls defining an interior, the condenser comprising:
a grid having a plurality of spaced apart plates defining slots therebetween for exhaust air to pass through the condenser, the grid configured to be located in an exhaust air outlet define in one of the plurality of outer walls; and
a mount ring coupled to the grid, the mount ring arranged to couple to a housing of the ventilation system to position the grid relative to the exhaust air outlet,
wherein the plates are configured to provide elongated surfaces for water condensate to form as the exhaust air contacts the grid, and
wherein the condenser is configured to extend both into the housing interior and beyond the housing outer walls to an exterior of the housing.