US 11,739,978 B2
Intake hood system for an HVAC unit
Naushad Parapurath Monangat, Pune (IN); Gurpreet Singh, Alwar (IN); Gaurav S. Patil, Pune (IN); Karan Garg, Pune (IN); John L. McElvany, Norman, OK (US); John M. Pinkston, Carrollton, TX (US); and Josue D. Ferreira, Balch Springs, TX (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/436,534.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,155, filed on May 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0363080 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. F24F 13/28 (2006.01); F24F 7/04 (2006.01); F24F 8/10 (2021.01); F24F 7/003 (2021.01)
CPC F24F 13/28 (2013.01) [F24F 7/003 (2021.01); F24F 7/04 (2013.01); F24F 8/10 (2021.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intake hood system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
an intake hood including an inlet configured to receive an air flow into the intake hood and including a flange extending outwardly from the inlet;
a first support configured to engage a first end of an air filter and a second support configured to engage a second end of the air filter, wherein the first support is configured to align with a boundary of the inlet; and
a lock bar configured to removably couple to the flange while abutting the first support to secure the air filter, the first support, and the second support within the intake hood against a force of gravity, wherein the lock bar is fixed to the flange while coupled to the flange.