Packaged terminal air conditioner unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9759435-B2
Application number	US-201514633186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a compressor, an interior coil and an exterior coil positioned within a casing. A control board enclosure is also positioned within the casing. A cover of the control board housing is rotatable on a substantially-horizontal axis relative to a housing of the control board housing. A control board is mounted to the cover of the control board enclosure such that the control board is rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis with the cover of the control board enclosure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, comprising:
a casing;
a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to increase a pressure of a refrigerant;
an interior coil positioned within the casing;
an exterior coil positioned within the casing opposite the interior coil;
a control board enclosure positioned within the casing, the control board enclosure having a housing and a cover, the cover mounted to the housing, the cover rotatable on a substantially-horizontal axis relative to the housing; and
a control board mounted to the cover of the control board enclosure such that the control board is rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis with the cover of the control board enclosure,
wherein the housing of the control board enclosure defines an interior volume, the cover of the control board enclosure having an inner surface and an outer surface positioned opposite each other on the cover of the control board enclosure, the inner surface of the cover facing the interior volume of the housing, the control board positioned at the inner surface of the cover,
wherein the control board comprises a printed circuit board and a plurality of electrical connectors, the printed circuit board positioned at the inner surface of the cover, the plurality of electrical connectors extending from the printed circuit board through the cover of the control board towards the outer surface of the cover, and
wherein plurality of electrical connectors are positioned such that the plurality of electrical connectors are accessible at the outer surface of the cover when the cover of the control board enclosure is mounted to the housing of the control board enclosure.

2. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the control board enclosure defines an interior volume, the cover of the control board enclosure selectively mounted to the housing of the control board enclosure in order to provide selective access to the interior volume of the housing.

3. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the control board is snap-fit to the cover of the control board enclosure on the inner surface of the cover.

4. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , further comprising a transformer and a capacitor mounted to the cover of the control board enclosure such that the transformer and the capacitor are rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis with the cover of the control board enclosure.

5. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the cover of the control board enclosure extends between a top edge and a bottom edge, the cover of the control board enclosure rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis relative to the housing at the bottom edge of the cover.

6. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , further comprising an inner wall positioned within the casing between the interior coil and the exterior coil, the control board enclosure mounted to the inner wall.

7. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 1 , wherein the housing and cover of the control board enclosure are constructed of a metal.

8. A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, comprising:
a casing extending between an exterior side portion and an interior side portion;
a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to compress a refrigerant;
an interior coil positioned within the casing at the interior side portion of the casing;
an exterior coil positioned within the casing at the exterior side portion of the casing;
an inner wall with a control board enclosure, the inner wall positioned within the casing between the interior coil and the exterior coil, the control board enclosure having a housing and a cover, the housing defining an interior volume, the cover mounted to the housing in order to provide selective access to the interior volume of the housing, the cover extending between a top edge and a bottom edge, the cover rotatable on a substantially-horizontal axis relative to the housing at the bottom edge of the cover; and
a control board mounted to the cover of the control board enclosure and positioned within the interior volume of the housing, the control board rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis with the cover of the control board enclosure,
wherein the cover of control board enclosure has an inner surface and an outer surface positioned opposite each other on the cover of the control board enclosure, the inner surface of the cover facing the interior volume of the housing, the control board positioned at the inner surface of the cover,
wherein the control board comprises a printed circuit board and a plurality of electrical connectors, the printed circuit board positioned at the inner surface of the cover, the plurality of electrical connectors extending from the printed circuit board through the cover, of the control board towards the outer surface of the cover, and
wherein the plurality of electrical connectors are positioned such that the plurality of electrical connectors are accessible at the outer surface of the cover when the cover of the control board enclosure is mounted to the housing of the control board enclosure.

9. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 8 , wherein the control board comprises a plurality of electrical connectors, the cover of the control board enclosure defining a plurality of holes, each electrical connector of the plurality of electrical connectors positioned at one of the plurality of holes of the cover.

10. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 8 , wherein the control board is snap-fit to the cover of the control board enclosure on the inner surface of the cover.

11. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 8 , further comprising a transformer and a capacitor mounted to the cover of the control board enclosure such that the transformer and the capacitor are rotatable on the substantially-horizontal axis with the cover of the control board enclosure.

12. The packaged terminal air conditioner unit of claim 8 , wherein the housing and cover of the control board enclosure are constructed of a metal.

Assignees

• Gen Electric
• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Jewell Robert William
• Angle Jeffrey Alan

Classifications

• F24F2013/207

  with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F1/022 Primary

  comprising a compressor cycle · CPC title