Patent ID: 11953200
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A furnace comprising:
a heat exchanger;
a burner assembly in thermal communication including:
a burner box defining an enclosure having a burner plate opening, wherein the burner box includes a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a back wall facing the burner plate opening;
a mixing tube in fluid communication with the burner box through a mixing tube opening extending through the burner box, wherein the mixing tube opening extends through one of the pair of side walls, the pair of end walls, and the back wall; and
a baffle creating an enclosure at least partially separating the mixing tube opening from the burner plate opening, wherein the baffle engages each of one of the pair of end walls or side walls and is spaced from each of the other of the pair of end walls or the pair of side walls; and

a blower configured to direct air across the heat exchanger.