VENTILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A ventilation assembly, comprising:
- a main housing; and
a cartridge assembly comprising a motor and a retention feature, the retention feature being engagable to the main housing to substantially retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing;
wherein the retention feature is disengagable from the main housing to remove the cartridge assembly from the main housing.
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Abstract
A ventilation assembly having a main housing and a removable cartridge assembly that can be positioned within the main assembly. The main housing can be mounted within an aperture in a wall or ceiling and, in certain examples, can be connected to ductwork and electrical wiring within the wall or ceiling. The cartridge assembly can include a retention feature that can be releasably engaged to the main housing to retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing. The cartridge assembly can include ventilation components such as the motor, fan wheel, capacitor, controller and various combinations thereof. The cartridge assembly can be removed from the main housing by disengaging the retention feature and replaced with a new cartridge assembly or modified elsewhere before being reinserted into the main housing, thereby permitting repairing or upgrading of the ventilation assembly without removing the main housing from the wall or ceiling.
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32 Claims
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1. A ventilation assembly, comprising:
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a main housing; and a cartridge assembly comprising a motor and a retention feature, the retention feature being engagable to the main housing to substantially retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing; wherein the retention feature is disengagable from the main housing to remove the cartridge assembly from the main housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cartridge assembly receivable within a main housing, comprising:
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a motor; and a retention feature, the retention feature being engagable to the main housing to substantially retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing; wherein the retention feature is configured to be disengaged from the main housing to disengage the cartridge assembly from the main housing and remove the cartridge assembly from the main housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for mounting a ventilation assembly, comprising:
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mounting a main housing within at least one of a wall aperture and a ceiling aperture, the main housing defining an inlet aperture; inserting the cartridge assembly into the main housing through the inlet aperture, the cartridge assembly comprising a retention feature; and coupling the retention feature to the main housing to retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing to retain the cartridge assembly within the main housing. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification