Support for furnace heat exchanger
US5370106A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24H3/105
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a furnace of the type having a blower shelf with a blower attached to one surface thereof and a heat exchanger unit located proximate a second surface thereof, and the heat exchanger unit being reversibly attachable to the blower shelf, the improvement comprising: a retaining structure unitary with the back panel of the heat exchanger; and a structure which mates with the retaining structure and is unitary with the blower shelf. The retaining structure and mating structure function jointly to retain the back panel of the heat exchanger unit perpendicular to and proximate the blower shelf.
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