Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings – Hermetic sealed envelope type
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-13
2001-07-17
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
Hermetic sealed envelope type
C361S807000, C361S809000, C361S811000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06262367
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention is directed to air conditioners, and more particularly to an arrangement for mounting and protecting the capacitor mounted in an outside section of an air conditioner.
BACKGROUND ART
The outdoor or condenser sections of room air conditioners or split system air conditioners may require the mounting of a capacitor therein for facilitating starting and/or running of the compressor motor and/or the outdoor fan motor.
When mounting such a capacitor in an outdoor environment, it is desired to provide protection for the capacitor and the connectors thereon. It is also desirable in order to minimize the cost of such an air conditioner to minimize the number of components necessary to provide such support. It is further desired that any such support be capable of accommoding capacitors of varied sizes and also provide for grounding of a metal encased capacitor.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a cover is provided for the upper end of an electrical capacitor having electrical leads on the upper end thereof. The cover comprises a cup-shaped cylindrical section having a closed end and an open end. The open end being adapted to receive the upper end of the capacitor. The capacitor cover further comprises a radially extending opening defining a passage for electrical leads from the exterior thereof into the interior of the cover. The cover is further provided with radially extending mounting means which are adapted to be received in mating vertically extending support structure which allows the cover to be supported through a range of vertical positions. The cover further comprises a grounding support screw structure extending from the outer surface, which is adapted to receive a screw grounding therethrough to engage the capacitor protected by the cover.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3771321 (1973-11-01), Maksy
patent: 3943412 (1976-03-01), Wickstrom
patent: 5467615 (1995-11-01), Bolton et al.
patent: 5517386 (1996-05-01), Te Weng
Carrier Corporation
Ngo Hung V
Reichard Dean A.
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