US 12,188,694 B2
Condensate block for v-coil heat exchanger
Kevin Mercer, Danville, IN (US); Jorge A. Solis, Carmel, IN (US); Elnaz Norouzi, Indianapolis, IN (US); and Sara Shayan Amin, Carmel, IN (US)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/646,772.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/200,838, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/199,768, filed on Jan. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235980 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F25B 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25B 39/02 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An evaporator assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the evaporator assembly comprising:
a housing;
a fan assembly disposed within the housing;
a v-coil heat exchanger mounted within the housing, downstream of the fan assembly, the v-coil heat exchanger defining a v-coil bend angle;
a condensate block disposed directly above a bend section of the v-coil heat exchanger, the condensate block comprising a body comprised of a malleable, flame-resistant material, the body defining at least one upward facing surface and opposing outward facing surfaces, the opposing outward facing surfaces configured at an apex angle, the apex angle being complimentary to the v-coil bend angle; and
a condensate receptor positioned downstream of the bend section, the condensate receptor configured to receive the bend section of the v-coil heat exchanger, wherein the condensate receptor comprises a first channel comprising a length defined between a first end of the first channel and a second end of the first channel,
wherein the condensate block comprises a length defined between a first end of the condensate block and a second end of the condensate block, the length of the condensate block being complimentary to the length of the first channel.