Packaged terminal air conditioner unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10101040-B2
Application number	US-201514859430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2015
Priority date	Sep 21, 2015
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead positioned between an interior coil and an exterior coil within a casing. A vent assembly of the packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a base received within an opening of the bulkhead. The bulkhead is positioned between a plurality of projections and a frame of the vent assembly. A door of the vent assembly is pivotally mounted to the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaged terminal air conditioner unit defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction that are mutually perpendicular, the packaged terminal air conditioner comprising:
a casing;
a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to increase a pressure of a refrigerant;
an interior coil positioned within the casing;
an exterior coil positioned within the casing;
a bulkhead positioned between the interior coil and the exterior coil along the transverse direction within the casing, the bulkhead defining an opening that extends through the bulkhead along the transverse direction, the bulkhead also defining a plurality of slots at the opening of the bulkhead; and
a vent assembly comprising
a base received within the opening of the bulkhead;
a frame mounted to the base and positioned on the bulkhead at the opening of the bulkhead;
a plurality of projections mounted to the base and positioned on the bulkhead at the opening of the bulkhead, the bulkhead positioned between the plurality of projections and the frame along the transverse direction, the slots of the plurality of slots sized for receiving the projections of the plurality of projections, each slot of the plurality of slots offset from a respective projection of the plurality of projections when the vent assembly is mounted to the bulkhead; and
a door pivotally mounted to the base.

2. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , Wherein the frame extends about the base and projections of the plurality of projections extend from the base along the vertical direction.

3. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 2 , wherein projections of the plurality of projections also extend from the base along the lateral direction.

4. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 3 , wherein the door is pivotally mounted to the base with a living hinge between the door and the base, the living hinge positioned proximate the projections of the plurality of projections that extend from the base along the lateral direction on the base.

5. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 4 , wherein the bulkhead defines a ledge positioned adjacent the opening, an outer edge of the frame positioned at the ledge when the vent assembly is mounted to the bulkhead.

6. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of projections comprises at least six projections that extend from the base along the vertical direction and at least two projections that extend from the base along the lateral direction.

7. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the slots of the plurality of slots extend from the opening of the bulkhead along the vertical direction.

8. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the frame and the plurality of projections are spaced apart from each other along the transverse direction by a thickness of the bulkhead along the transverse direction at the opening of the bulkhead.

9. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the base, the frame, the plurality of projections and the door are integrally formed of a single, continuous piece of plastic.

10. A packaged terminal air conditioner unit defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction that are mutually perpendicular, the packaged terminal air conditioner comprising:
a casing extending between an exterior side portion and an interior side portion along the transverse direction;
a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to compress a refrigerant;
an interior coil positioned within the casing at the interior side portion of the casing;
an exterior coil positioned within the casing at the exterior side portion of the casing;
a bulkhead positioned between the interior coil and the exterior coil along the transverse direction within the casing, the bulkhead defining an opening that extends through the bulkhead along the transverse direction, the bulkhead also defining a plurality of slots at the opening of the bulkhead; and
a vent assembly comprising
a base received within the opening of the bulkhead;
a frame mounted to the base and positioned on the bulkhead at the opening of the bulkhead and at the exterior side portion of the casing;
a plurality of projections mounted to the base and positioned opposite the frame about the bulkhead such that the bulkhead is positioned between the plurality of projections and the frame along the transverse direction, the slots of the plurality of slots sized for receiving the projections of the plurality of projections, each slot of the plurality of slots offset from a respective projection of the plurality of projections along the lateral direction when the vent assembly is mounted to the bulkhead; and
a door pivotally mounted to the base.

11. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 10 , wherein the frame extends about the base and projections of the plurality of projections extend from the base along the vertical direction.

12. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 11 , wherein projections of the plurality of projections also extend from the base along the lateral direction.

13. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 12 , wherein the door is pivotally mounted to the base with a living hinge between the door and the base, the living hinge positioned proximate the projections of the plurality of projections that extend from the base along the lateral direction on the base.

14. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 13 , wherein the bulkhead defines a ledge positioned adjacent the opening, an outer edge of the frame positioned at the ledge when the vent assembly is mounted to the bulkhead.

15. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 14 , Wherein the plurality of projections comprises at least six projections that extend from the base along the vertical direction and at least two projections that extend from the base along the lateral direction.

16. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 10 , wherein the slots of the plurality of slots extend from the opening of the bulkhead along the vertical direction.

17. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 10 , wherein the frame and the plurality of projections are spaced apart from each other along the transverse direction by a thickness of the bulkhead along the transverse direction at the opening of the bulkhead.

18. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 10 , wherein the base, the frame, the plurality of projections and the door are integrally formed of a single, continuous piece of plastic.

Assignees

• Gen Electric
• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Phillips Richard Michael
• Bewley Jr Wilbur Carl

Classifications

• F24F1/027 Primary

  mounted in wall openings, e.g. in windows · CPC title

• F24F13/06

  Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title