Water heater blower assembly having a low exhaust port

    公开(公告)号:US11306944B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US15349674

    申请日:2016-11-11

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The base has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute and the base are non-adjustably fixed relative to each other. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.

    Water heater blower assembly having a low exhaust port

    公开(公告)号:US10443891B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15381443

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The base has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.

    Energy Recovery Apparatus with Changeable Nozzles, For Use in a Refrigeration System
    5.
    发明申请
    Energy Recovery Apparatus with Changeable Nozzles, For Use in a Refrigeration System 审中-公开
    具有可更换喷嘴的能量回收装置,用于制冷系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160053630A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-25

    申请号:US14464305

    申请日:2014-08-20

    Inventor: Steven W. Post

    Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus adapted for use in a refrigeration system comprises a housing, a turbine, a first nozzle, and a second nozzle. The housing has a nozzle receiving opening and a discharge port. The first and second nozzles are each operably connectable to the housing in alignment with the nozzle receiving opening. Each nozzle is adapted to expand refrigerant and discharge it in a liquid-vapor state. The size or shape of the second nozzle is different from the size or shape of the first nozzle to enable a user to selectively choose one of the first and second nozzles for operable connection to the housing. The user may make the choice that accomplishes the better refrigerant flow characteristics when the passageway of the chosen nozzle is within the refrigeration system.

    Abstract translation: 适用于制冷系统的能量回收装置包括壳体,涡轮机,第一喷嘴和第二喷嘴。 壳体具有喷嘴接收开口和排出口。 第一和第二喷嘴各自可操作地连接到与喷嘴接收开口对准的壳体。 每个喷嘴适于膨胀制冷剂并将其排出液体 - 蒸汽状态。 第二喷嘴的尺寸或形状不同于第一喷嘴的尺寸或形状,使得使用者能够选择性地选择第一和第二喷嘴中的一个,以与壳体可操作连接。 当所选择的喷嘴的通道在制冷系统内时,用户可以做出实现更好的制冷剂流动特性的选择。

    Energy recovery apparatus for a refrigeration system
    6.
    发明授权
    Energy recovery apparatus for a refrigeration system 有权
    用于制冷系统的能量回收装置

    公开(公告)号:US09134049B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US14215329

    申请日:2014-03-17

    CPC classification number: F25B11/02 F25B11/00 F25B11/04 F25B2400/14 H02K7/1823

    Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus for use in a refrigeration system, comprises an intake port, a nozzle, a turbine and a discharge port. The intake port is adapted to be in fluid communication with a condenser of a refrigeration system. The nozzle is configured to expand refrigerant discharged from the condenser and increase velocity of the refrigerant as it passes through the nozzle. The turbine is positioned relative to the nozzle and configured to be driven by refrigerant discharged from the nozzle. The discharge port is downstream of the turbine and is configured to be in fluid communication with an evaporator of the refrigeration system.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于制冷系统的能量回收装置,包括进气口,喷嘴,涡轮机和排出口。 进气口适于与制冷系统的冷凝器流体连通。 喷嘴被构造成扩张从冷凝器排出的制冷剂,并且当制冷剂通过喷嘴时增加制冷剂的速度。 涡轮机相对于喷嘴定位,并被构造成由从喷嘴排出的制冷剂驱动。 排出口位于涡轮机的下游,并被构造成与制冷系统的蒸发器流体连通。

    Axial Flux Motor With Stator Pre-Load
    7.
    发明申请
    Axial Flux Motor With Stator Pre-Load 有权
    带定子预加载的轴向磁通电机

    公开(公告)号:US20140354102A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-04

    申请号:US13904826

    申请日:2013-05-29

    Inventor: Steven W. Post

    CPC classification number: H02K1/182 H02K1/2793 H02K5/24

    Abstract: A motor comprises a stator assembly, a rotor assembly having a stator core, and a stator cup adjacent the stator core. The inside surface of the stator cup comprises a plurality of aligned regions and a plurality of pressure regions. Each of the plurality of aligned regions is axially aligned with a corresponding one of a plurality of fastener-engaging regions of the stator cup. Each of the plurality of pressure regions is spaced from each of the plurality of aligned regions. A plurality of fastening portions operatively engages the fastener-engaging regions and operatively engages the stator core in a manner urging the stator core and the stator cup toward one another. Urging of the stator core and the stator cup toward one another by the plurality of fastening portions causes the stator core to exert pressure on the plurality of pressure regions. The pressure being exerted on the plurality of pressure regions by the stator core as a result of the fastening portions urging the stator core and the stator cup toward one another is greater than pressure being exerted on the plurality of aligned regions by the stator core.

    Abstract translation: 电动机包括定子组件,具有定子芯的转子组件和与定子芯相邻的定子杯。 定子杯的内表面包括多个对准的区域和多个压力区域。 多个对准区域中的每一个与定子杯的多个紧固件接合区域中的对应的一个轴向对齐。 多个压力区域中的每一个与多个对准区域中的每一个间隔开。 多个紧固部分可操作地接合紧固件接合区域并且以使定子芯和定子杯彼此朝向的方式可操作地接合定子芯。 通过多个紧固部分使定子芯和定子杯彼此相向引导,定子芯在多个压力区域施加压力。 由于定子铁心和定子杯向彼此推动的紧固部分,由定子铁心施加在多个压力区域上的压力大于通过定子铁芯施加在多个对准区域上的压力。

    Energy Recovery Apparatus for a Refrigeration System
    8.
    发明申请
    Energy Recovery Apparatus for a Refrigeration System 审中-公开
    制冷系统能量回收装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140252771A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13788600

    申请日:2013-03-07

    CPC classification number: F25B11/04 F01D15/005 F25B2400/141 Y10T29/49716

    Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus for use in a refrigeration system, comprises an intake port, a nozzle, a turbine and a discharge port. The intake port is adapted to be in fluid communication with a condenser of a refrigeration system. The nozzle comprises a necked-down region and a tube portion. The nozzle is configured to expand refrigerant discharged from the condenser and increase velocity of the refrigerant as it passes through the nozzle. The turbine is positioned relative to the nozzle and configured to be driven by refrigerant discharged from the nozzle. The discharge port is downstream of the turbine and is configured to be in fluid communication with an evaporator of the refrigeration system.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于制冷系统的能量回收装置,包括进气口,喷嘴,涡轮机和排出口。 进气口适于与制冷系统的冷凝器流体连通。 喷嘴包括颈缩区域和管部分。 喷嘴被构造成扩张从冷凝器排出的制冷剂,并且当制冷剂通过喷嘴时增加制冷剂的速度。 涡轮机相对于喷嘴定位,并被构造成由从喷嘴排出的制冷剂驱动。 排出口位于涡轮机的下游,并被构造成与制冷系统的蒸发器流体连通。

    Draft inducer blower
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11603851B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17333356

    申请日:2021-05-28

    Inventor: Steven W. Post

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly includes a blower having a fan, a dilution air intake passage, an exhaust gas intake passage, and a discharge passage. The blower is configured to operatively connect to a heater system in a manner to facilitate flow of combustion air into a combustion chamber and to draw dilution air into the blower and to mix the dilution air with the exhaust gases and to facilitate flow of the mixed air and exhaust gases through the vent. The dilution air intake passage is positionable in at least a low flow configuration and a high flow configuration. The dilution air intake passage is more restrictive of intake of dilution air in the low flow configuration than in the high flow configuration.

    Water heater blower housing, impeller, and static tap system

    公开(公告)号:US11519417B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16799164

    申请日:2020-02-24

    Abstract: A blower has a blower housing of clamshell construction, including two housing members having a scroll back wall molded with radial draft, an impeller and a motor within the housing, and a static tap connected to the housing. The impeller has a backplate with a backplate back surface region of substantially the same radially converging shape as that of a front surface region of the scroll back wall formed by the radial draft, providing a substantially uniform axial gap between the backplate back surface region and the scroll back wall. The impeller has a ring connected by a skirt to the back plate to define a stepped area behind the ring. The impeller includes impeller blades extending forwardly from the impeller backplate and the ring and back fins extending rearwardly from the ring. The blower has a scroll width of about twice an impeller exhaust width.

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