Air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11788764-B2
Application number	US-202016812873-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2020
Priority date	Sep 12, 2017
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided. A main body of the air conditioner is provided with an air outlet having a front opening. The main body is also provided with a side air guide member for guiding airflow to at least one of a left side and a right side of the air conditioner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner comprising:
a main body comprising:
a front side;
a rear side, wherein the air conditioner is mountable to a support through the rear side of the main body, wherein the front side is distanced from the rear side and opposite to the rear side;
a front air outlet having a front opening on the front side of the main body that is configured to guide an airflow out of the front side of the main body; and
a first side extending between the front side and the rear side;
a second side extending between the front side and the rear side and being on an opposite side of the main body from the first side; the front side, rear side, first side and second side together forming exterior surfaces of the air conditioner;
the first side comprises a side air guide member, the side air guide member comprising:
a side air inlet extending from the first side toward the second side, the side air inlet comprising a passage that opens toward the second side adjacent to the front opening of the front air outlet, the side air inlet being configured to guide at least a portion of the airflow from the front opening of the front air outlet to the first side of the air conditioner via the passage; and
a side air outlet that is configured to guide the at least a portion of the airflow from the passage out of the first side of the air conditioner,
wherein a portion of the side air inlet extends into the front opening of the front air outlet, such that the side air inlet partially overlaps the front opening of the front air outlet.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the side air outlet comprises air vents formed in the side air guide member that are configured to direct the at least a portion of the airflow outwardly from the first side of the air conditioner.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the air vents in the side air guide member form an air dispersion structure.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 3 , wherein the air dispersion structure comprises at least one of micropores, bubbles, louvers and fan blades.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 1 ,
wherein the side air guide member comprises an inner cavity, the passage of the side air inlet being continuous with the inner cavity.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the side air inlet has an elongated shape and is arranged in proximity to a terminus of the front opening of the front air outlet.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein air vents are provided in an external surface of the first side.

8. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second side comprises a second side air guide member.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the side air guide member is formed as a side plate of the first side of the air conditioner.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , further comprising an air guide board that is configured to selectively open and close the front opening of the front air outlet, wherein when closed, the air guide board is configured to direct the airflow toward the passage of the side air inlet of the side air guide member.

11. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the air guide board is disposed at a terminus of the front opening of the front air outlet.

12. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the air guide board comprises at least one of micropores, fan blades, louvers and bubbles.

Assignees

• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Lie
• Peng Jielin
• Chen Yuan
• Yun Qian
• Zhou Yuanle
• Wang Kunyao

Classifications

• F24F13/10 Primary

  movable, e.g. dampers · CPC title

• F24F13/08

  Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates (F24F7/013, F24F13/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F13/32

  Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units · CPC title

• F24F1/0007

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