Patent ID: 6460363
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
In an air conditioning unit having an indoor section and an outdoor section, each section containing a heat exchanger and a fan for distributing air over the heat exchanger and a dividing wall for separating the two sections, a housing contained entirely within the outdoor section for enclosing the outdoor heat exchanger that includes:a stationary lower section and a removable upper section, said housing further including a front wall with an opening that surrounds said outdoor fan and includes side panels that are connected to opposing tube sheets of said outdoor heat exchanger, said lower section of the housing having a horizontally disposed lower flange extending about its top edge; said upper section of the housing having a horizontally disposed upper flange extending about its bottom edge that is arranged to seat in contact with the lower flange; and fastener means for removably securing the upper flange to the lower flange.