Sealing assembly for window air conditioner, and window air conditioner having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12416428-B2
Application number	US-202017779489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2020
Priority date	Nov 29, 2019
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A sealing assembly includes a fixation member and a sealing member connected to the fixation member. The fixation member is configured to be connected to a casing of a window air conditioner that is to be supported at a window and has an accommodation groove. The sealing member is configured to be sealingly arranged between a window sash of the window and an inner wall of the window. The window sash is at least partially extended in the accommodation groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sealing assembly comprising:
a first member configured to be connected to a casing of a window air conditioner to be supported at a window, the casing having an accommodation groove, and the first member including a pivoting shaft;
a sealing member connected to the first member and configured to be sealingly arranged between:
a window sash of the window that is at least partially extended in the accommodation groove, and
an inner wall of the window; and

a second member configured to be fixed at the casing, the first member being rotatably disposed on the second member to enable the sealing assembly to rotate to be received in the accommodation groove, and the second member including a pivoting hole configured to be rotatably engaged with the pivoting shaft of the first member.

2. The sealing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first member has a mounting groove, a part of the sealing member being mounted in the mounting groove.

3. The sealing assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting groove includes a locking ridge provided on each of two opposite side surfaces of the mounting groove and configured to be in contact with the sealing member to position the sealing member within the mounting groove.

4. The sealing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second member includes a rib provided on each of two opposite side walls of the second member and configured to be in contact with an inner wall surface of the accommodation groove at a corresponding side.

5. The sealing assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the rib includes a guide chamfer provided at a lower end of the rib.

6. The sealing assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second member further includes a sealing plate provided on each of the two opposite side walls of the second member, the sealing plate extending towards the inner wall surface of the accommodation groove at the corresponding side and being located above the rib on the corresponding side.

7. The sealing assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an angle positioning assembly configured to cooperate with the second member and the first member to position the first member at a predetermined angle when the first member rotates to the predetermined angle.

8. A window air conditioner comprising:
a casing having an accommodation groove configured to receive at least a part of a window sash of a window; and
a sealing assembly configured to be sealingly arranged between the window sash and an inner wall of the window, and including:
a first member configured to be connected to the casing and including a pivoting shaft;
a sealing member connected to the first member and configured to be sealingly arranged between:
the window sash that is at least partially extended in the accommodation groove, and
the inner wall of the window; and

a second member configured to be fixed at the casing, the first member being rotatably disposed on the second member to enable the sealing assembly to rotate to be received in the accommodation groove, and the second member including a pivoting hole configured to be rotatably engaged with the pivoting shaft of the first member.

9. The window air conditioner according to claim 8 , wherein the casing includes:
a base;
a rear housing fixed at the base and configured to accommodate an outdoor heat exchanger;
a front housing fixed at the base and arranged to be spaced apart from the rear housing to form the accommodation groove; and
a middle partition plate fixed at the base and located within the accommodation groove, a front end and a rear end of the middle partition plate being engaged with the rear housing and the front housing, respectively.

10. The window air conditioner according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a water receiving tray mounted on the base and including drainage groove configured to drain water to the base;
wherein:
the middle partition plate includes a bottom plate and side plates formed at two opposite sides of the bottom plate, a receiving groove being formed by the side plates and the bottom plate;
the receiving groove is recessed downwardly at each of two ends of the receiving groove to form a placement space;
a first drainage hole is formed at one end of the placement space, the first drainage hole being located above the drainage groove of the water receiving tray and configured to drain water to the water receiving tray; and
a second drainage hole is formed at another end of the placement space and is configured to drain water to the base directly.

11. The window air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the water receiving tray partially extends to a position below the middle partition plate and includes a support member located below the middle partition plate, the support member supporting the middle partition plate.

12. The window air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein a water overflowing hole is formed in one side plate of the side plates that is closest to the rear housing among the side plates, the water overflowing hole penetrating the one side plate and being configured to drain water to a part of the base corresponding to an outdoor side.

13. The window air conditioner according to claim 9 , wherein:
the base includes a support member, the support member including a socket; and
the middle partition plate includes a positioning member provided on a bottom surface of the middle partition plate, the positioning member being configured to be inserted in the socket.

14. The window air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein:
the positioning member is one of a plurality of positioning members provided at the bottom surface of the middle partition plate, the plurality of positioning members being arranged at intervals in a length direction of the middle partition plate and including a first positioning member and a second positioning member having different shapes; and
the socket is one of a plurality of sockets of the support member, the plurality of sockets including a first socket configured to receive the first positioning member and a second socket configured to receive the second positioning member.

15. The window air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein:
the middle partition plate includes a bottom plate and end side plates formed at two ends of the bottom plate;
the positioning member is formed at a bottom surface of the bottom plate; and
the end side plates are connected to two opposite side walls of the base, respectively.

16. The window air conditioner according to claim 15 , wherein each of the end side plates includes a first plate body connected to the bottom plate and a second plate body connected to the first plate body, a connection platform being formed at a location where the second plate body and the first plate body are connected to each other, and the connection platform abutting against an upper edge of the corresponding side wall of the base.

17. The window air conditioner according to claim 15 , wherein:
the middle partition plate further includes side plates formed at two opposite sides of the bottom plate, a support platform being formed at an inner surface of one side plate of the side plates and extending in a length direction of the one side plate; and
a notch is formed at a back plate of the front housing, an upper edge of the notch abutting against the support platform.

Assignees

• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xing Zhigang
• Liu Yu
• Yu Hui
• Zhao Ali
• Zhang Kangwen

Classifications

• F24F13/224

  in a window-type room air conditioner · CPC title

• F24F1/031 Primary

  penetrating a wall or window · CPC title

• F24F13/20 Primary

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F13/32

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

• F24F13/24

  Means for preventing or suppressing noise · CPC title