Conditioning unit with modular construction

Claim 1

An assembly for conditioning the air In industrial plants and the like which permits entry by service personnel within the assembly comprising, a plurality of modular structural units for carrying components including washer, coils, filter, dampers, fan, refrigeration equipment, cooling tower, condensor and the like, a housing, said housing covering a selection of such components carried by such modular units each modular unit comprising, a planar horizontally disposed steel plate portion, vertical longitudinally disposed steel plate flanges integral with said planar horizontally disposed portion, one of said flanges extending substantially vertically downwardly from each opposed longitudinal edge of said steel plate portion, a horizontal longitudinally disposed flange integral with a free edge of each of said vertical flanges, transverse braces supporting said flanges, including a plurality of spaced gusset means supporting said vertical and horizontal flanges and transverse means supporting said vertical flanges with respect to said planar horizontally disposed portion, means connecting a plurality of modular units in aligned relation, continuous side walls forming said housing, said walls bearing upon said horizontal steel plate portion, and a marginal structural member fixed to said plate and extending thereabove joining said walls and said horizontal steel plate portion, whereby said planar horizontally disposed steel plate portion serves as a floor for supporting components and service personnel as well as a structural member together with said flanges and with a plurality of such modular units, which are selectively connected for carrying the required components for a particular air handling assembly, for supporting the air handling assembly.