Heat exchanger installation structure and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025035335-A1
Application number	US-202218713983-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 26, 2022
Priority date	Nov 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat exchanger installation structure includes a heat exchanger including a heat exchanger body and two side plates provided at two opposite sides, respectively, of the heat exchanger body. The two side plates have identical structures. The two side plates are both provided with a flange facing toward a same direction on a same side. The two flanges of the two side plates are configured to be connected to an air duct of an air conditioner.

First claim

1 .- 10 . (canceled)

11 . A heat exchanger installation structure comprising:
a heat exchanger including:
a heat exchanger body; and
two side plates provided at two opposite sides, respectively, of the heat exchanger body;
wherein:
the two side plates have identical structures;
the two side plates are both provided with a flange facing toward a same direction on a same side; and
the two flanges of the two side plates are configured to be connected to an air duct of an air conditioner.

12 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 11 , wherein:
the two flanges are two first flanges; and each of the two side plates is further provided with a second flange opposite to the first flange, and the heat exchanger body is provided between the second flange and the first flange.

13 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 12 , wherein in each of the two side plates, the second flange is provided with an installation member configured to be connected to a water receiving pan of the air conditioner.

14 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 13 , wherein in each of the two side plates, the installation member is one of a plurality of installation members provided at the second flange at intervals along a length direction of the side plate.

15 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a water receiving pan; wherein:
the installation member of each of the two side plates includes a threaded bottom hole; and
the water receiving pan is provided with a positioning hole and an adjusting hole corresponding to the two threaded bottom holes, respectively, and arranged at intervals along the direction toward which the two first flanges face.

16 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 11 , wherein:
one side plate of the two side plates is provided with a first pre-drilled hole area and a second pre-drilled hole area; and the heat exchanger body is installed at the first pre-drilled hole area in a scenario that the heat exchanger body is of a first model, and is installed at both the first pre-drilled hole area and the second pre-drilled hole area in a scenario that the heat exchanger body is of a second model.

17 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 16 , wherein the first pre-drilled hole area and the second pre-drilled hole area are provided in sequence in a direction from the one side plate toward the air duct.

18 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 16 , wherein:
the heat exchanger body includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes; the first pre-drilled hole area is provided with a plurality of pipeline row holes arranged at intervals along a width direction of the one side plate; and each of the pipeline row holes includes a plurality of pipeline installation holes provided at intervals along a length direction of the side plate and configured for the heat exchange tubes to pass through and be installed.

19 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 11 , further comprising:
the air duct, including an air duct body and two slide groove provided at the air duct body and corresponding to the two flanges, respectively; wherein:
the direction towards which the two flanges face is a first direction; and
each of the two flanges is configured to be slidingly inserted into the corresponding one of the two slide grooves along a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

20 . The heat exchanger installation structure according to claim 11 , wherein:
the two side plates include a first side plate and a second side plate arranged in sequence along the direction toward which the two flanges face; and the heat exchanger further includes a heat exchange tube including:
a main tube portion including a welded end passing through the first side plate; and
an elbow welded to the welded end.

21 . An air conditioner comprising:
an air duct; and a heat exchanger installation structure including:
a heat exchanger including:
a heat exchanger body; and
two side plates provided at two opposite sides, respectively, of the heat exchanger body;

wherein:
the two side plates have identical structures;
the two side plates are both provided with a flange facing toward a same direction on a same side; and
the two flanges of the two side plates are configured to be connected to the air duct.

22 . The air conditioner according to claim 21 , wherein:
the two flanges are two first flanges; and each of the two side plates is further provided with a second flange opposite to the first flange, and the heat exchanger body is provided between the second flange and the first flange.

23 . The air conditioner according to claim 22 , wherein in each of the two side plates, the second flange is provided with an installation member configured to be connected to a water receiving pan of the air conditioner.

24 . The air conditioner according to claim 23 , wherein in each of the two side plates, the installation member is one of a plurality of installation members provided at the second flange at intervals along a length direction of the side plate.

25 . The air conditioner according to claim 23 , wherein:
the installation member of each of the two side plates includes a threaded bottom hole; and the heat exchanger installation structure further includes a water receiving pan provided with a positioning hole and an adjusting hole corresponding to the two threaded bottom holes, respectively, and arranged at intervals along the direction toward which the two first flanges face.

26 . The air conditioner according to claim 21 , wherein:
one side plate of the two side plates is provided with a first pre-drilled hole area and a second pre-drilled hole area; and the heat exchanger body is installed at the first pre-drilled hole area in a scenario that the heat exchanger body is of a first model, and is installed at both the first pre-drilled hole area and the second pre-drilled hole area in a scenario that the heat exchanger body is of a second model.

27 . The air conditioner according to claim 26 , wherein the first pre-drilled hole area and the second pre-drilled hole area are provided in sequence in a direction from the one side plate toward the air duct.

28 . The air conditioner according to claim 26 , wherein:
the heat exchanger body includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes; the first pre-drilled hole area is provided with a plurality of pipeline row holes arranged at intervals along a width direction of the one side plate; and each of the pipeline row holes includes a plurality of pipeline installation holes provided at intervals along a length direction of the side plate and configured for the heat exchange tubes to pass through and be installed.

29 . The air conditioner according to claim 21 , wherein:
the direction towards which the two flanges face is a first direction; the air duct includes an air duct body and two slide groove provided at the air duct body and corresponding to the two flanges, respectively; and each of the two flanges is configured to be slidingly inserted into the corresponding one of the two slide grooves along a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

30 . The air conditioner according to claim 21 , wherein:
the two side plates include a first side plate and a second side plate arranged in sequence

Assignees

• Midea group wuhan refrigeration equipment co ltd
• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Cheng
• Xie Xinyan

Classifications

• F28F17/005

  Means for draining condensates from heat exchangers, e.g. from evaporators (F28B9/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28F9/001

  Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core · CPC title

• F24F13/22

  Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F1/18

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• F24F13/30 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers · CPC title