Furnace inducer outlet box assembly

Patent · Tue Aug 05 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5281014

Dempsey, D J; Parker, K L

This patent describes a furnace for raising the temperature of circulating air, comprising: a heat exchanger assembly defining a flow path for heating fluid and having an inlet and an outlet, a heating means in proximity to the heat exchanger assembly inlet for supplying the heating fluid, an inducer draft means having an inducer outlet for drawing the heating fluid through the flow path, the heat exchanger assembly outlet, and the inducer outlet, and a vent for exhausting the heating fluid, an inducer outlet box assembly, comprising: a fluid transfer chamber being directly interconnected in fluid communication between the inducer outlet and the vent, the fluid transfer chamber including differently directed openings being individually connectable to the vent, one of the openings being selectively connected to the vent, and blocking means for selectively closing off the other ones of the chamber openings, whereby the vent can be selectively connected to the chamber in one of different directions.

• Assignee: Carrier Corp., Syracuse, NY
• Patent Number(s): US 4603680
• OSTI ID: 5281014
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
AIR HEATERS
DESIGN
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FURNACES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATERS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPERATION
VENTS