Patent ID: 6516140
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
A manufactured home electric furnace comprising:a main housing comprising a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls forming a first enclosure, the plurality of walls including a side wall having a plurality of openings to permit air to flow into the first enclosure; a shelf disposed in the first enclosure a distance from the side wall having a plurality of openings, the shelf including a central opening, and at least one opening of the plurality of openings in the side wall being disposed below the shelf; a wall disposed in the main housing opposite the side wall, the wall being configured and disposed to form a second enclosure in combination with the shelf and at least three walls of the plurality of walls, and the wall being configured and disposed to form an airflow channel in combination with the side wall and at least two walls of the plurality of walls, the airflow channel being configured to accept air from the at least one opening below the shelf and to direct air to an area above the second enclosure; a heating element in the second enclosure; an exhaust in the second enclosure to return air from the furnace; and a blower in the second enclosure to promote the flow of air from openings in the side wall to the area above the second enclosure through the central opening of the shelf, over the heating element, and out the exhaust.