Middle air duct of air conditioner and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11454416-B2
Application number	US-201816497099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Priority date	Mar 7, 2018
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

An air duct having first to third air ducts, each of the first to third air ducts has a duct structure having a first end and a second end, the duct structure of the each of the first to third air ducts are separable from each other, a cross sectional area of the first end is greater than a cross sectional area of the second end, a plurality of cross sectional areas between the first end and the second end decrease progressively from the first end to the second end, and the first to third air ducts are communicated successively in a direction such that the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air duct of an air conditioner, the air duct comprising:
a first air duct, a second air duct and a third air duct,
wherein each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct comprises a duct structure having a first end and a second end,
wherein the duct structure of the each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct are separable from each other,
wherein for the each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct:
a cross sectional area of the first end is greater than a cross sectional area of the second end; and
a plurality of cross sectional areas between the first end and the second end decrease progressively from the first end to the second end,

wherein the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct are communicated successively in a predetermined direction such that the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct,
wherein the second air duct further comprises a mounting column provided on the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the first air duct further comprises a fixing sleeve provided on the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct,
wherein the mounting column is configured to stretch into the fixing sleeve, and
wherein the mounting column and the fixing sleeve are configured to receive a fastener to attach the first air duct to the second air duct.

2. The air duct according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first air duct and the second air duct are communicated successively in the predetermined direction such that the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct.

3. The air duct according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second air duct further comprises one of a positioning column and a positioning hole, provided on the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the first air duct further comprises another of the positioning column and the positioning hole, provided on the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct, and
wherein the positioning column is configured to extend into the positioning hole to position the first air duct and the second air duct relative to each other.

4. The air duct according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second air duct further comprises one of a pair of mounting plates provided on the second end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the third air duct further comprises another of the pair of mounting plates provided on the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct, and
wherein the pair of mounting plates are fixed to each other to attach the second air duct to the third air duct.

5. The air duct according to claim 4 ,
wherein the one of the pair of mounting plates bulge inwards along the circumference of the second end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the other of the pair of mounting plates bulge inward along the circumference of the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct.

6. The air duct according to claim 4 ,
wherein the pair of mounting plates are each provided with mounting holes, and
wherein the mounting holes are configured to receive a fastener to pass through the mounting holes successively to attach the second air duct to the third air duct.

7. The air duct according to claim 6 ,
wherein a first of the pair of mounting plates comprises a positioning hole,
wherein a second of the pair of mounting plates comprises a positioning column configured to extend into the positioning hole to position the second air duct and the third air duct relative to each other.

8. The air duct according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct are formed of cast aluminum.

9. An air conditioner comprising:
the air duct according to claim 1 ;
a blower portion; and
an air inlet portion,

wherein the blower portion, the air inlet portion and the air duct are communicated successively in the predetermined direction.

10. An air duct of an air conditioner, the air duct comprising:
a first air duct, a second air duct and a third air duct,
wherein each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct comprises a duct structure having a first end and a second end,
wherein the duct structure of the each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct are separable from each other,
wherein for the each of the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct:
a cross sectional area of the first end is greater than a cross sectional area of the second end; and
a plurality of cross sectional areas between the first end and the second end decrease progressively from the first end to the second end,
wherein the first air duct, the second air duct and the third air duct are communicated successively in a predetermined direction such that the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct,
wherein the second air duct further comprises one of a pair of mounting plates provided on the second end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the third air duct further comprises another of the pair of mounting plates provided on the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct, and
wherein the pair of mounting plates are fixed to each other to attach the second air duct to the third air duct.

11. The air duct according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first air duct and the second air duct are communicated successively in the predetermined direction such that the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct.

12. The air duct according to claim 11 ,
wherein the second air duct further comprises one of a positioning column and a positioning hole, provided on the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the first air duct further comprises another of the positioning column and the positioning hole, provided on the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct, and
wherein the positioning column is configured to extend into the positioning hole to position the first air duct and the second air duct relative to each other.

13. The air duct according to claim 10 ,
wherein the second air duct further comprises a mounting column provided on the first end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the first air duct further comprises a fixing sleeve provided on the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct,
wherein the mounting column is configured to stretch into the fixing sleeve, and
wherein the mounting column and the fixing sleeve are configured to receive a fastener to attach the first air duct to the second air duct.

14. The air duct according to claim 10 ,
wherein the one of the pair of mounting plates bulge inwards along the circumference of the second end of the duct structure of the second air duct,
wherein the other of the pair of mounting plates bulge inward along the circumference of the second end of the duct s

Assignees

• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Changlin
• Chen Liangrui
• Yuan Hongliang
• Liu Zhiqiang
• Mao Xianyou
• Peng Daijie
• Yang Zhiqiang
• Shen Liang

Classifications

• F24F13/0254 Primary

  characterised by their mounting means, e.g. supports · CPC title

• F24F13/081

  for guiding air around a curve · CPC title

• F24F1/0007

  Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units (self-contained units F24F1/02) · CPC title

• F24F1/0011

  characterised by air outlets · CPC title

• F24F13/0209 Primary

  characterised by their connecting means, e.g. flanges · CPC title