Patent ID: 6276156
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
An air conditioning unit of the type having a base pan which supports indoor and outdoor sections, said basepan including a vertical wall extending upwardly for a part of the height of said unit to define a lower portion of a partition defining the unit into said indoor and outdoor section, said indoor section comprising:an evaporator coil disposed in said basepan generally forward of said partition;a centrifugal fan mounted between said evaporator coil and said vertical wall for rotation about an axis extending from the front to back of said air conditioning unit, said fan comprising a closed backside, a plurality of longitudinally blades defining the outer periphery thereof, and a circular inlet at the front thereof;an air directing housing adapted to be mounted in said basepan rearwardly of said evaporator coil and surrounding said fan, said housing comprising:a lower section having a front wall which has an opening formed therein located substantially coextensive with said circular inlet of said fan, an upper air discharge structure, an interior scroll section for receiving said fan, and an open back; andan upper section comprising an enclosed top structure for cooperation with said upper discharge structure of said lower section to define an air discharge opening of said air directing housing, and a rear wall having a lower edge adapted to engage said vertically extending wall of said basepan to define the upper portion of said partition;whereby when said lower and upper air directing housing sections are installed in said housing, they cooperate with one another, and said vertically extending wall to define the air intake and discharge of said air conditioner.