Housing of an hvac system

Abstract

A frame segment for a frame of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a protrusion formed on an interior side of the frame segment and configured to engage with a first panel of the HVAC system, a first recess formed at an exterior side, opposite the interior side, of the frame segment, and a second recess formed at the exterior side of the frame segment. The first recess is configured to receive a second panel of the HVAC system, and the second recess is configured to receive a third panel of the HVAC system.

1 . A frame segment for a frame of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a protrusion formed on an interior side of the frame segment and configured to engage with a first panel of the HVAC system;   a first recess formed at an exterior side, opposite the interior side, of the frame segment, wherein the first recess is configured to receive a second panel of the HVAC system; and   a second recess formed at the exterior side of the frame segment, wherein the second recess is configured to receive a third panel of the HVAC system.   
     
     
         2 . The frame segment of  claim 1 , wherein a first surface of the protrusion is configured to couple to the first panel of the HVAC system, a second surface of the first recess is configured to couple to the second panel of the HVAC system, and a third surface of the second recess is configured to couple to the third panel of the HVAC system. 
     
     
         3 . The frame segment of  claim 2 , wherein the first surface is oriented crosswise relative to the second surface and the third surface. 
     
     
         4 . The frame segment of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a portion offsetting a surface of the protrusion from an interior surface of the interior side of the frame segment. 
     
     
         5 . The frame segment of  claim 1 , comprising a first flange and a second flange formed at the interior side of the frame segment, wherein the first flange extends in a first lateral direction with respect to the frame segment, and the second flange extends in a second lateral direction, opposite the first lateral direction, with respect to the frame segment. 
     
     
         6 . The frame segment of  claim 5 , comprising:
 a first interior edge of the first flange angled obliquely relative to a lateral axis of the frame segment; and   a second interior edge of the second flange angled obliquely relative to the lateral axis.   
     
     
         7 . The frame segment of  claim 1 , comprising an exterior surface at the exterior side, wherein the exterior surface comprises holes configured to align with corresponding holes of a frame connector to enable securement of the frame segment to the frame connector via mechanical fasteners. 
     
     
         8 . The frame segment of  claim 1 , wherein the first recess and the second recess extend along opposite lateral sides of the frame segment. 
     
     
         9 . A frame structure of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a frame segment comprising a protrusion formed on a first side of the frame segment and comprising a first recess and a second recess formed on a second side, opposite the first side, of the frame segment; and   a frame connector configured to couple to the frame segment.   
     
     
         10 . The frame structure of  claim 9 , wherein the frame segment defines an opening extending therethrough, and the frame connector comprises an extension configured to extend into the opening to couple the frame connector to the frame segment. 
     
     
         11 . The frame structure of  claim 10 , wherein the frame segment comprises a channel formed in the opening at the second side, and the channel is configured to capture the extension of the frame connector. 
     
     
         12 . The frame structure of  claim 11 , wherein the extension comprises flanges, and the channel is configured to capture the flanges. 
     
     
         13 . The frame structure of  claim 9 , comprising an additional frame segment comprising an additional protrusion formed on a third side of the additional frame segment and comprising an additional first recess and an additional second recess formed on a fourth side, opposite the third side, of the additional frame segment, wherein the frame connector is configured to couple to the additional frame segment in an assembled configuration of the frame structure. 
     
     
         14 . The frame structure of  claim 13 , wherein the frame segment and the additional frame segment are oriented crosswise relative to one another in the assembled configuration, and the frame segment and the additional frame segment partially define a first housing section and a second housing section of the HVAC system. 
     
     
         15 . The frame structure of  claim 13 , wherein the protrusion of the frame segment is configured to engage with the additional protrusion of the additional frame segment in the assembled configuration.