Patent · US10113768B2 · B2 · US

Insulated panel assembly

(11) Publication number

US10113768B2

(21) Application number

15/005,705

(22) Filing date

2016-01-25

(30) Priority date

2015-01-23

(43) Publication date

2018-10-30

(45) Date of grant

2018-10-30

(51) IPC

B32B 15/04; B32B 3/08; B32B 7/08; B32B 7/14; F24F 13/02; B32B 3/04; B32B 3/06; B32B 3/28; B32B 5/20; B32B 7/04; B65D 25/00; F24F 13/20

(52) CPC

F24F Air-conditioning; air-humidification; ventilation; use of air currents for screening: 13/0263, 13/20
B32B Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form: 15/043, 15/046, 2250/44, 2266/0278, 2307/304, 2307/72, 2457/00, 2509/00, 2607/00, 3/04, 3/06, 3/08, 3/28, 5/20, 7/045, 7/05, 7/08, 7/14

(73) Assignee

Mitek Holdings Inc

(72) Inventors

Zeke Carlyon

(54) Title

Insulated panel assembly

(57) Abstract

Insulated panel assemblies can be used to construct an air-handling enclosure and the like. The insulated panel assemblies can have the same configuration and fit together to form a substantially sealed, insulated enclosure. The insulated panel assemblies themselves are particularly constructed for ease of formation and construction of the panel assemblies. A method of forming insulated panel assembly is also disclosed.

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Claims (15)

An insulated panel assembly for use in forming an air handling enclosure, the insulated panel assembly comprising: a first panel member having a base portion, first and second side portions projecting transversely from the base portion, and first and second side mounting flanges extending projecting transversely from the respective first and second side portions; a second panel member having a base portion, first and second side portions projecting transversely from the base portion, and first and second side mounting flanges projecting transversely from the respective first and second side portions; and a double-sided adhesive strip attaching the first and second side mounting flanges of the first panel member to the respective first and second side mounting flanges of the second panel member, the first and second panel members being arranged with respect to each other so that at least a portion of the second panel member extends beyond a corresponding portion of the first panel member; the first and second panel members defining and fully enclosing a cavity, the insulated panel assembly further comprising a thermally insulating core disposed in the cavity, a portion of the thermally insulated core extending laterally beyond the first side portion of the first panel member; wherein the insulated panel assembly is constructed to be arranged in a side-by-side, overlapping relationship with another insulated panel assembly having the same construction for use in forming a wall of the air handling enclosure.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the second side portion of the first panel member is disposed laterally outward from the second side portion of the second panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first side portion of the first panel member is disposed laterally outward from the first side portion of the second panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first panel member further comprises top and bottom portions from the base portion of the first panel member, and wherein the second panel member further comprises top and bottom portions from the base portion of the second panel member, the top and bottom portions of the first panel member being disposed laterally outward from the top and bottom portions of the second panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second side mounting flanges of the second panel member extend laterally inward from the first and second side portions of the first panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first and second side mounting flanges of the first panel member extend laterally inward from the first and second side portions of the first panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein the first panel member comprises top and bottom mounting flanges, the top and bottom mounting flanges extending laterally inward from the top and bottom portions of the first panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein the second panel member comprises top and bottom mounting flanges, the top and bottom mounting flanges extending laterally outwardly from the top and bottom portions of the second panel member.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein there are no more than two bends between the base portion and the first and second side mounting flanges.
An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second panel members are each made of one piece of sheet metal.
An air handling enclosure including a plurality of insulated panel assemblies as set forth in claim 1.
The air handling enclosure as set forth in claim 11 further comprising fasteners connecting adjacent panel assemblies, the fasteners extending only through the second panel members.
The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the base portions, the first and second side portions, and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members cooperate to define the fully enclosed cavity.
The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 13 wherein the insulated panel assembly further includes opposite first and second sides, the first and second side portions and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members fully defining the first and second sides of the insulated panel assembly, respectively.
The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein the first and second side portions and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members define and close opposite first and second sides of the cavity, respectively.

Description

The present invention generally relates to air handling enclosures, and more specifically to a thermally insulating panel assembly for forming an air handling enclosure.

The use of air handling enclosures for HVAC equipment (e.g., heat exchangers, compressors, blowers, filters, fans, motors, cooling elements, heating elements, humidifying elements) is commonplace. Air handling enclosures are often constructed with panels filled with insulation to minimize the transmission of thermal energy from the interior to the exterior of the enclosure. Typically, the panels include inner and outer (first and second) panel members of metal that are joined together to form a volume that receives the insulation. The panel members can be connected together using plastic components to reduce thermal transmission. However, the inner and outer panel members are often difficult to manufacture, and it can be difficult and time-consuming to attach the panel members with the plastic components.

In one aspect of the present invention, an insulated panel assembly for use in forming an air handling enclosure generally comprises a first panel member having a base portion. First and second side portions extend from the base portion, and first and second side mounting flanges extend from the respective first and second side portions. A second panel member has a base portion, first and second side portions extending from the base portion, and first and second side mounting flanges extending from the respective first and second side portions.

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    "2. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the second side portion of the first panel member is disposed laterally outward from the second side portion of the second panel member.",
    "3. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first side portion of the first panel member is disposed laterally outward from the first side portion of the second panel member.",
    "4. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the first panel member further comprises top and bottom portions from the base portion of the first panel member, and wherein the second panel member further comprises top and bottom portions from the base portion of the second panel member, the top and bottom portions of the first panel member being disposed laterally outward from the top and bottom portions of the second panel member.",
    "5. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second side mounting flanges of the second panel member extend laterally inward from the first and second side portions of the first panel member.",
    "6. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first and second side mounting flanges of the first panel member extend laterally inward from the first and second side portions of the first panel member.",
    "7. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein the first panel member comprises top and bottom mounting flanges, the top and bottom mounting flanges extending laterally inward from the top and bottom portions of the first panel member.",
    "8. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein the second panel member comprises top and bottom mounting flanges, the top and bottom mounting flanges extending laterally outwardly from the top and bottom portions of the second panel member.",
    "9. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein there are no more than two bends between the base portion and the first and second side mounting flanges.",
    "10. An insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second panel members are each made of one piece of sheet metal.",
    "11. An air handling enclosure including a plurality of insulated panel assemblies as set forth in claim 1.",
    "12. The air handling enclosure as set forth in claim 11 further comprising fasteners connecting adjacent panel assemblies, the fasteners extending only through the second panel members.",
    "13. The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the base portions, the first and second side portions, and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members cooperate to define the fully enclosed cavity.",
    "14. The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 13 wherein the insulated panel assembly further includes opposite first and second sides, the first and second side portions and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members fully defining the first and second sides of the insulated panel assembly, respectively.",
    "15. The insulated panel assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein the first and second side portions and the first and second side mounting flanges of the first and second panel members define and close opposite first and second sides of the cavity, respectively."
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