Drain hose and air conditioner including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11118809-B2
Application number	US-201816059516-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2018
Priority date	Jun 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

An air conditioner including a drain hose to be injection-molded is disclosed. An air conditioner includes a main body of an indoor unit, a heat exchanger disposed in the main body of the indoor unit, and a drain hose configured to discharge condensed water generated from the heat exchanger, wherein the drain hose is disposed in the main body and is injection-molded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner comprising:
a main body of an indoor unit that hangs from a ceiling or is embedded in the ceiling, wherein the main body includes a counterpart that includes at least one of a connection member mounted at a drain hole of the main body and a drain pump disposed in the main body;
a heat exchanger disposed in the main body of the indoor unit;
the drain pump configured to drain condensed water generated from the heat exchanger; and
a drain hose including a connection portion connected to the drain pump for discharging the condensed water generated from the heat exchanger, wherein an inner surface of the connection portion includes a step-shaped portion for contacting the counterpart, wherein the drain hose includes:
a first drain hose configured to interconnect the drain pump and the connection member at an inside of the main body of the indoor unit, the first drain hose including:
a tube having a hollow, and
the connection portion formed at an end of the tube, wherein the connection portion includes:
a first connection portion coupled to the connection member,
a second connection portion coupled to the drain pump, and
a contact increasing portion protruding in a radial direction, located at an outer end of the connection portion, and

a second drain hose connected to the connection member at an outside of the main body of the indoor unit so as to discharge condensed water,

wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion are located perpendicular to each other,
wherein the tube and one of the first and second connection portions are injection-molded into one body,
wherein the drain hose is disposed in the main body and is injection-molded and formed of a material including a mixture of rubber and plastic, and
wherein the counterpart is connected to the drain hose.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the drain pump includes a drain hose connection portion having a horn shape.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection portion and the tube are injection-molded in one body.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second connection portion and the tube are injection-molded in one body.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion is forcibly inserted onto the counterpart.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the connection portion is deformed to correspond to a shape of the counterpart.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion has a thickness larger than a thickness of the tube.

8. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the tube includes a bending portion formed to be bent at a right angle.

9. An air conditioner comprising:
a main body of an indoor unit that hangs from a ceiling or is embedded in the ceiling;
a heat exchanger disposed in the main body of the indoor unit;
a drain tray configured to collect condensed water generated from the heat exchanger, and discharge the collected condensed water;
a drain pump disposed in the drain tray; and
a drain hose connected to the drain pump, configured to discharge the condensed water to an outside of the main body,
wherein the drain hose includes:
a first drain hose configured to interconnect the drain pump and a connection member at an inside of the main body of the indoor unit, the first drain hose including:
a tube having a hollow therein, and
a connection portion formed at an end of the tube, configured to be connected to the drain pump, wherein an inner surface of the connection portion includes a step-shaped portion for contacting a counterpart, and

a second drain hose connected to the connection member at the outside of the main body of the indoor unit so as to discharge condensed water,

wherein the drain hose is disposed in the main body and is injection-molded and formed of a material including a mixture of rubber and plastic, and
wherein the connection portion includes a contact increasing portion configured to increase a size of a region contacting the drain pump.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein the tube includes a bending portion formed to be bent at a right angle.

11. The air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein the drain pump includes drain hose connection portion having a horn shape.

12. The air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein the connection portion is forcibly inserted onto the drain pump.

13. The air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein an inner surface of the connection portion is deformed to correspond to a shape of the drain pump.

14. The air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein the connection portion has a thickness larger than a thickness of the tube.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Jae-Hyuk
• Ahn Jae Min
• Koo Seung Min
• So Byung Yul

Classifications

• F16L37/04

  with an elastic outer part pressing against an inner part by reason of its elasticity (with locking members F16L37/08) · CPC title

• F24F2013/227

  Condensate pipe for drainage of condensate from the evaporator · CPC title

• F24F1/0071

  with means for purifying supplied air (perfuming or deodorising means F24F1/008) · CPC title

• F24F1/0067

  by the shape of the heat exchangers or of parts thereof, e.g. of their fins · CPC title

• F24F1/0047

  mounted in the ceiling or at the ceiling · CPC title