Patent ID: 6357247
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
In an air conditioning unit having a horizontal base pan, a vertical divider wall mounted upon said base pan and a fan motor having an annular bolting flange surrounding the motor casing, a motor mount for supporting said motor in said unit that includes:a rectangular vertically disposed front panel having an opening passing therethrough whereby the casing of said motor can be received in said opening to place the bolting flange of said motor in contact against said panel, mounting holes in said panel adjacent said opening, whereby said bolting flange of the motor can be secured to the panel by threaded fasteners, a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of said panel and a top wall extending along a top edge of said panel, said walls being perpendicular to said panel, a horizontal mounting strip extending outwardly from a bottom edge of said panel having receiving holes therein whereby said strip can be secured to said base pan by threaded fasteners that pass through said receiving holes, and a vertical mounting strip extending upwardly along an outer edge of said top wall and having receiving holes therein whereby said vertical strip can be secured to the divider wall of said unit by threaded fasteners that pass through said receiving holes.