公开(公告)号：US20190170373A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16267081

申请日：2019-02-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Frank D. Ashby ,  Jeremiah M. Horn ,  Cody J. Kaiser

IPC: F24F1/16 ,  F24F1/50 ,  F24F1/56

Abstract: A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.

公开(公告)号：US11428435B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16836475

申请日：2020-03-31

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Brian D. Rigg

IPC: F24F11/89 ,  G01M3/02 ,  F24F1/0063 ,  F24F11/36 ,  G01M1/12

Abstract: A self-orienting sensing system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing having a main body. The housing defines a sensing aperture in a first portion of the main body and a mounting channel in a second portion of the main body. The self-orienting sensing system includes a sensing element retained within the housing. The sensing element is configured to detect leaked refrigerant that enters the housing via the sensing aperture. The self-orienting sensing system also includes a mounting retainer configured to extend through the mounting channel and couple the housing to an interior surface of an air handling enclosure of the HVAC system. The mounting retainer enables the mounting channel to rotate about the mounting retainer to automatically align the sensing aperture in a target sensing orientation based on a weight of the housing under the force of gravity.

公开(公告)号：US20180266706A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15985444

申请日：2018-05-21

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Jeremiah M. Horn ,  Nicholas A. Kauffman ,  Paul Lucas

IPC: F24F1/22

CPC classification number: F24F1/22 ,  F24F1/58 ,  F24F2221/52

Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.

公开(公告)号：US09976759B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15398610

申请日：2017-01-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Jeremiah M. Horn ,  Nicholas A. Kauffman ,  Paul Lucas

IPC: F24F1/22

CPC classification number: F24F1/22 ,  F24F1/58 ,  F24F2221/52

Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.

公开(公告)号：US20170248328A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15398610

申请日：2017-01-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Jeremiah M. Horn ,  Nicholas A. Kauffman ,  Paul Lucas

IPC: F24F1/22

CPC classification number: F24F1/22 ,  F24F1/58 ,  F24F2221/52

Abstract: A system includes a coil of an outdoor unit, where tubing forming the coil is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough, a fan configured to direct air from within an inner chamber formed by a structure of the coil such that air is in a heat exchange relationship with the refrigerant, a motor located within the inner chamber, where the motor is configured to rotate the fan, a panel coupled to the coil, a fan controller mounted to the panel such that the fan controller is positioned within the inner chamber remote from the fan and the motor, where the fan controller is coupled to the motor, and the fan controller is configured to supply power to the motor to adjust a speed of the fan, and a rain shield disposed over the fan controller and configured to block contaminants from entering a housing of the fan controller.

公开(公告)号：US20170205158A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15398599

申请日：2017-01-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert L. Eskew ,  Frank D. Ashby ,  Tony M. Clark ,  Jeremiah M. Horn ,  Debra S. Yates ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Hung V. Tran ,  Dale Clair Kester ,  Stanley Robert Buisman ,  Bennie Hoyt

IPC: F28F9/26 ,  F28F9/02

CPC classification number: F28F9/013 ,  F24F1/16 ,  F28D1/0471 ,  F28D2021/007 ,  F28F9/0243

Abstract: A bracket system includes a first bracket configured to couple a heat exchanger coil to a base of a heat exchanger via engagement of a mounting surface of the base, where the first bracket has a recessed member and a fastening tab, and a second bracket configured to couple the heat exchanger coil to a shroud of the heat exchanger via engagement of a fastener, where the second bracket has a protruding member and a protruding ridge. The recessed member is configured to receive the protruding member such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a first configuration of the bracket system, and where the fastening tab is configured to receive the protruding ridge such that the first bracket and the second bracket are coupled to one another in a second configuration of the bracket system.