14-06-2012 дата публикации
Номер: US20120148398A1
An air-handling unit including a housing with a discharge opening, and a fan disposed substantially within the housing. The fan includes a fan discharge that extends through the discharge opening thereby defining a gap between the fan discharge and the housing surrounding the discharge opening. A brush seal is coupled to one of the housing about the discharge opening and the fan discharge such that the brush seal extends across the gap forming a seal between the discharge opening and the fan discharge. 1. An air-handling unit comprising:a housing with a discharge opening;a fan disposed substantially within the housing, the fan having a fan discharge that extends through the discharge opening thereby defining a gap between the fan discharge and the housing surrounding the discharge opening; anda brush seal coupled to one of the housing about the discharge opening and the fan discharge such that the brush seal extends across the gap forming a seal between the discharge opening and the fan discharge.2. The air-handling unit of claim 1 , wherein the fan discharge has a perimeter and the brush seal extends around the entire perimeter.3. The air-handling unit of claim 1 , wherein the discharge opening has a perimeter and the brush seal is coupled to the housing and extends around the entire perimeter.4. The air-handling unit of claim 3 , wherein the discharge opening is rectangular shaped and the brush seal includes a plurality of brushes claim 3 , wherein at least two of the plurality of brushes overlap with each other at a corner of the discharge opening.5. The air-handling unit of claim 1 , wherein the brush seal is coupled to the housing about the discharge opening.6. The air-handling unit of claim 1 , wherein the brush seal includes a brush having nylon bristles.7. The air-handling unit of claim 1 , wherein the brush seal includes a brush having nylon bristles on one side and a metal holder assembly securing the nylon bristles at the other side.8. The air-handling ...
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