Indoor unit for air conditioner

US2023142796A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2023142796-A1
Application numberUS-202318092832-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJan 3, 2023
Priority dateApr 23, 2018
Publication dateMay 11, 2023
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Abstract

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An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.

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1 - 20 . (canceled) 21 . An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter mounting member movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; and a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member, wherein the mobile member comprises a first link connected between the cabinet assembly and the filter mounting member; a second link connected between the cabinet assembly and the filter mounting member and having a different length from the first link; and a drive transmission link transferring forces generated by the driving device to the first link.

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  • Modules, e.g. for an easy mounting or transport · CPC title

  • Manipulating filters or filter elements, e.g. handles or extracting tools · CPC title

  • Mounting of filtering elements within casings, housings or frames (B01D46/2422 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • F24F1/0073Primary

    characterised by the mounting or arrangement of filters · CPC title

  • F24F8/30Primary

    by ionisation · CPC title

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What does patent US2023142796A1 cover?
An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member conne…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F24F1/0073. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu May 11 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).