Fiber glass air duct with coated interior surface containing an organic biocide

• US 5,379,806 A
• Filed: 05/26/1993
• Issued: 01/10/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Johns Manville International, Inc. (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Schuller INternational, Inc. (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Inventors: Schakel, Eric G., Matthews, Kent R., Gamboa, Ricardo R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bryant, III, James E.
• Application Number:
  US08/067,769
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 138/137, 138/141, 138/145, 138/149, 138/DIG. 2, 138/110, 138/103, 138/177, 138/178
• US Class Current: 138/149
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 9/003 with a rectangular cross-section ducting arrangements in air-conditioning or ventilation F24F13/02
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 9/14 Compound tubes, i.e. made of materials not wholly covered by any one of the preceding groups F16L9/16 - F16L9/22 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/0263 Insulation for air ducts
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/0281 Multilayer duct

Abstract

A rigid fiber glass air duct for conveying an airstream has an interior surface, adapted to be in contact with the airstream, which is coated with a polymeric coating with an organic biocide. The polymeric coating has a dry solids content of between 10 and 20 grams per square foot of duct board surface and retains its abrasion strength and puncture resistance whereby the interior surface of the duct can be cleaned by conventional industrial or commercial cleaning methods while in service without exposing glass fibers to the airstream.

Claims

1. A fiber glass air duct for conveying air comprising:

a rigid, fiber glass duct formed of duct board having a density of at least 3.5 pounds per cubic foot;

said fiber glass duct having an interior surface adapted to be in contact with an air stream;

said interior surface of said fiber glass duct having a polymeric coating layer comprising a polymeric coating on a surface of said duct board;

said polymeric coating having a dry solids content between 10 and 20 grams per square foot of said duct board surface;

said polymeric coating layer having an organic biocide to prevent microbiological growth on said interior surface of said fiber glass duct; and

said polymeric coating layer retaining its abrasion strength and puncture resistance after being subjected to a temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 60 days whereby said interior surface of said fiber glass duct can be cleaned without exposing glass fibers to the air stream.

2. The fiber glass air duct of claim 1 wherein said duct is rectangular in cross section.

3. The fiber glass air duct of claim 1 wherein said duct circular in cross section.

4. The fiber glass air duct of claim 1 wherein said polymeric coating has a dry solids content of between 12 and 16 grams per square foot.