Patent ID: 6030287
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: F04D,F24F

Abstract:
A system for distributing air through an opening in a ceiling into a room, the ceiling being supported by paralleled, spaced apart horizontal structural members, the air being supplied through an air supply duct located above the ceiling, comprising:a plenum having a top, a vertical sidewall, an inlet opening and an open bottom and being mounted for support between the spaced apart horizontal structural members with the inlet opening in communication with the air supply duct and the open bottom in communication with the opening in the ceiling;a horizontal support bar extending centrally through said plenum and through said sidewall and intermediate said plenum top and bottom, the support bar being attachable at opposed ends thereof to the structural members;a vertical motor hanger having an upper end supported to said horizontal support bar within said plenum, the motor hanger extending downwardly from said plenum and into the room;an air diffuser positioned in communication with the opening in the ceiling and thereby in communication with said plenum open bottom and providing for passage of air from said plenum into the room, the diffuser having an opening therein through which said motor hanger extends; anda fan motor mounted to a lower end of said motor hanger and within the room.