Patent ID: 11920822
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An air handler for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) system, comprising: a cabinet configured to route airflow through the cabinet and support at least one removable component of the air handler, the cabinet including:
a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a back wall, each wall including an interior wall, an outer skin, and an insulator substantially filling a gap between the interior wall and the outer skin, and a removable panel configured to attached to the first and second sidewalls; and
the at least one removable component, wherein the at least one removable component is one of either a blower or a heat exchanger, wherein a first inner shell forms the inner wall for the first side wall and a first portion of the inner wall for the back wall, and a second inner shell forms the inner wall for the second sidewall and a second portion of the inner wall for the back wall, the first inner shell and the second inner shell joined at the back wall, wherein the inner wall for the first side wall, the inner wall for the back wall, the inner wall for the second side wall, and the removable panel form a four-walled fluid duct that directs airflow from an open bottom side of the cabinet through the cabinet to an open top side of the cabinet, wherein each of the first inner wall for the first side wall and the second inner wall for the second side wall include a mounting channel configured to removably retain the at least one removable component, and wherein each mounting channel includes a rail integral with the inner wall, each rail protruding from the inner wall towards an interior space of the air handler.