Patent Application
20250155159
The present disclosure relates to the field of air-conditioning technologies, and more particularly, to a mounting support for an air conditioner and an air conditioner assembly.
In the related art, a window-type air conditioner is provided with an intermediate connector, and fixes an outdoor unit portion through a pulling action of the intermediate connector.
However, since the window-type air conditioner has a large volume and the outdoor unit portion is heavy, a stable fixation of the outdoor unit portion cannot be ensured. In addition, a heat insulation effect is unsatisfactory. In this way, use experience of the window-type air conditioner is unsatisfactory.
The present disclosure aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art. To this end, the present disclosure provides a mounting support for an air conditioner. The mounting support is highly reliable and provides a satisfactory heat insulation effect.
The present disclosure further provides an air conditioner assembly including the above-mentioned mounting support.
A mounting support includes: an intermediate rack adapted to be disposed at a window sill and including an inner mounting member, an outer mounting member, and a heat insulation member, the inner mounting member being adapted for mounting of a component at least partially located at an inner side of the window sill, and/or the outer mounting member being adapted for mounting of a component at least partially located at an outer side of the window sill. The heat insulation member includes a first partition disposed between the inner mounting member and the outer mounting member. The inner mounting member and the outer mounting member are fixedly connected by a fastener.
In this way, by separating the inner mounting member from the outer mounting member using the first partition of the heat insulation member, heat insulation between an indoor side and an outdoor side can be realized to improve a temperature adjustment effect and a temperature adjustment efficiency of an air conditioner assembly. In addition, the heat insulation member, the inner mounting member, and the outer mounting member are fixed by a fastener, which can improve fixation stability. In this way, the inner mounting member and the outer mounting member can still be connected stably even if the heat insulation member breaks. Therefore, safety and reliability during transportation and use are improved.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner mounting member includes a first connection portion. The outer mounting member includes a second connection portion arranged corresponding to the first connection portion. The first partition is sandwiched between the second connection portion and the first connection portion. The fastener penetrates the first connection portion, the first partition, and the second connection portion in sequence.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of first connection portions are provided and arranged at intervals, the second connection portions and the plurality of first connection portions being in a one-to-one correspondence.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the outer mounting member includes two first portions extending in a longitudinal direction and spaced apart in a transverse direction. The outer mounting member further includes a second portion extending in the transverse direction and connecting longitudinal outer ends of the two first portions. The two first portions are disposed at two transverse sides of the inner mounting member. The second portion is disposed at a longitudinal outer side of the inner mounting member. The inner mounting member is provided with a first connection portion at each of two transverse sides of a longitudinal inner end of the inner mounting member. The inner mounting member is further provided with a first connection portion at each of two transverse end portions of a longitudinal outer end of the inner mounting member.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of fasteners penetrate each first connection portion.
In some embodiments, the heat insulation member further includes a second heat insulation portion wrapping around the inner mounting member and the outer mounting member.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat insulation member is integrally formed, the inner mounting member and the outer mounting member being separately assembled to the heat insulation member.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat insulation member has an inner cavity opened towards an inner side of the heat insulation member and an outer cavity opened towards an outer side of the heat insulation member, the inner cavity and the outer cavity being separated by the first partition, the inner mounting member being assembled into the inner cavity, and the outer mounting member being assembled into the outer cavity.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fastener includes a first screw and/or a second screw, the first screw penetrating the inner mounting member from an inner side of the inner mounting member in a direction from inside to outside and being threadedly connected to the outer mounting member, and the second screw penetrating the outer mounting member from an outer side of the outer mounting member in a direction from outside to inside and being threadedly connected to the inner mounting member.
In some embodiments, each of the inner mounting member and the outer mounting member is a sheet metal part.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mounting support further includes: an inner stop member slidingly engaged with the inner mounting member in an inner-outer direction, the inner stop member having an inner stop portion adapted to stop against an inner wall in response to the inner stop member moving to an outer limit position, to prevent the mounting support from moving towards an outdoor side.
In some embodiments, a first guide groove extending in a longitudinal direction is defined by the inner mounting member. The inner stop member includes a first guide rail extending in the longitudinal direction, the first guide rail being inserted into and engaged with the first guide groove to guide the inner stop member to slide relative to the inner mounting member in the inner-outer direction.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first guide groove has a first elongate hole at a wall of the first guide groove, the first elongate hole extending in the longitudinal direction. The first guide rail includes a first limit member slidable along the first elongate hole.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of first guide grooves are provided and arranged at intervals in a transverse direction, each of the plurality of first guide grooves being engaged with the first guide rail.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner stop member has a plurality of first locking holes arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The inner mounting member has a first positioning hole, the first positioning hole being alignable with any of the plurality of first locking holes and lockable with the first locking hole by a first locking member.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mounting support further includes: an outer stop member slidingly engaged with the outer mounting member in an inner-outer direction, the outer stop member having an outer stop portion adapted to stop against an outer wall in response to the outer stop member moving to an inner limit position, to prevent the mounting support from moving towards an indoor side.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a second guide groove extending in a longitudinal direction is defined by the outer mounting member. The outer stop member includes a second guide rail extending in the longitudinal direction, the second guide rail being inserted into and engaged with the second guide groove to guide the outer stop member to slide relative to the outer mounting member in the inner-outer direction.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second guide groove has a second elongate hole at a wall of the second guide groove, the second elongate hole extending in the longitudinal direction. The second guide rail includes a second limit member slidable along the second elongate hole.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of second guide grooves are provided and arranged at intervals in a transverse direction, each of the plurality of second guide grooves being engaged with the second guide rail.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the outer stop member has a plurality of second locking holes arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The outer mounting member has a second positioning hole, the second positioning hole being alignable with any of the plurality of second locking holes and lockable with the second locking hole by a second locking member.
In some embodiments, the mounting support further includes: a support frame fixedly connected to the outer mounting member; and a movable frame adapted to support an outer wall and slidingly engaged with the support frame in an inner-outer direction.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a third guide groove extending in a longitudinal direction is defined by the support frame, the movable frame being inserted into and engaged with the third guide groove to guide the movable frame to slide relative to the support frame in the inner-outer direction.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movable frame has a plurality of third locking holes arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The support frame has a third positioning hole, the third positioning hole being alignable with any of the plurality of third locking holes and lockable with the third locking hole by a third locking member.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, two support frames are provided and located at two transverse sides of the outer mounting member, respectively, each of the two support frames being engaged with a corresponding movable frame.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mounting support further includes a rotation frame adapted to be disposed outdoors and rotatably engaged with the movable frame.
An air conditioner assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: an air conditioner; and the mounting support according to any of the above embodiments, the mounting support being used for mounting the air conditioner at a window.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the air conditioner is a window-type air conditioner and includes an outdoor unit portion, an indoor unit portion, and a connection portion, the indoor unit portion being adapted to be disposed indoors, the outdoor unit portion being adapted to be disposed outdoors, and the connection portion being connected between a top portion of the outdoor unit portion and a top portion of the indoor unit portion and disposed above the intermediate rack
Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be provided at least in part in the following description, or will become apparent at least in part from the following description, or can be learned from practicing of the present disclosure.
The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent and more understandable from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to examples thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, throughout which same or similar elements, or elements having same or similar functions, are denoted by same or similar reference numerals. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative, and are intended to explain, rather than limit, the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientation or the position indicated by terms such as “center”, “over”, “below”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner” and “outer” should be construed to refer to the orientation or the position as shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present disclosure.
It should be noted that, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features associated with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise defined, “plurality” means at least two.
A mounting support 100 and an air conditioner assembly 1000 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are described below with reference to
It should be noted that, in the related art, an outdoor unit portion 200 of a window-type air conditioner (i.e., an outdoor unit of the window-type air conditioner) is generally fixed to a window sill by an intermediate connector (e.g., an intermediate rack 10 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure). However, for a user living on a high floor, a mounting operation of moving the outdoor unit portion 200 from inside a window to outside the window is difficult after the outdoor unit portion 200 is lifted to a height of the window sill. Also, such an operation is a high-altitude operation, which is dangerous and poses a potential safety risk.
The present disclosure provides a mounting support 100. The mounting support 100 enables an outdoor unit portion to be mounted in an outdoor environment, achieving a low potential safety risk and a low operation difficulty.
As illustrated in
The intermediate rack 10 is adapted to be disposed at a window sill and includes an inner mounting member 11, an outer mounting member 12, and a heat insulation member 13. The inner mounting member 11 is adapted for mounting of a component at least partially located at an inner side of the window sill, and/or the outer mounting member 12 is adapted for mounting of a component at least partially located at an outer side of the window sill. The heat insulation member 13 includes a first partition 131 disposed between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12. The inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are fixedly connected by a fastener.
It should be understood that the window-type air conditioner of the present disclosure is adapted to be mounted at the window. An inner-outer direction of the window (i.e., a direction passing through the window) is a “longitudinal direction”. A length direction of the window is a “transverse direction”. A height direction of the window is a vertical direction.
When the window-type air conditioner is in use, an indoor unit portion 300 and an outdoor unit portion 200 are spaced apart in the inner-outer direction. The indoor unit portion 300 is disposed at an indoor side for adjusting an indoor ambient temperature. The outdoor unit portion 200 is disposed at an outdoor side for exchanging heat with the outdoor environment.
In the present disclosure, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are provided. At least part of the inner mounting member 11 and at least part of the outer mounting member 12 are opposite to each other with respect to the indoor side and the outdoor side. In this way, a wall body can be compressed by the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 to improve stability and reliability of fixing the mounting support 100 to the window.
Components at the inner side of the window sill include components of a part of the mounting support 100 located at the indoor side, the indoor unit portion 300, and components of the indoor unit portion 300. Components at the outer side of the window sill include components of a part of the mounting support 100 located at the outdoor side, the indoor unit portion 300, and components of the indoor unit portion 300. The inner mounting member 11 can be used for mounting the indoor unit portion 300 and enable a fixation of the mounting support 100 at an inner side of the wall body, or only enables the fixation of the mounting support 100 at the inner side of the wall body. Correspondingly, the outer mounting member 12 can be used for mounting the outdoor unit portion 200 and enable a fixation of the mounting support 100 at an outer side of the wall body, or only enables the fixation of the mounting support 100 at the outer side of the wall body.
The indoor unit portion 300 is configured to operate to exchange heat with an indoor environment and affects a temperature of the inner mounting member 11. The outdoor unit portion 200 is configured to operate to exchange heat with the outdoor environment and affects a temperature of the outer mounting member 12. If the inner mounting member 11 is in direct contact with the outer mounting member 12, heat exchange and heat transfer occur between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12, which affects an operation efficiency of the indoor unit portion 300 and an operation efficiency of the outdoor unit portion 200. Therefore, operation performance of the air conditioner is affected, which worsens use experience.
In the present disclosure, the heat insulation member 13 is further provided. The heat insulation member 13 at least includes the first partition 131 located between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12. By separating the inner mounting member 11 from the outer mounting member 12 using the first partition 131, the heat transfer between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 is avoided, which prevents the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200 from affecting each other, improving a use effect of the air conditioner.
The intermediate rack 10 includes the heat insulation member 13. The heat insulation member 13 may be constructed to have a thermal break plate structure and extends in a length direction of the window sill, in such a manner that a connection portion 400 between the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200 can be separated from the window sill to block and reduce heat transfer between the connection portion 400 and the window sill, improving operation stability of the window-type air conditioner. In addition, with the heat insulation member 13, an upper side surface of the heat insulation member 13 may be formed as a flat surface, which also facilitates sealing of the window to effectively separate an indoor space from an outdoor space, and improves a temperature adjustment effect of the window-type air conditioner for the indoor space. Also, the heat transfer between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can be blocked by the heat insulation member 13, further improving the temperature adjustment effect of the window-type air conditioner.
That “the heat insulation member 13 may be constructed to have a thermal break plate structure” means that a plurality of cavities may be formed within the heat insulation member 13 to define a plurality of miniature cavities that are arranged at intervals within the heat insulation member 13, which can improve a heat insulation effect of the heat insulation member 13. Further, the heat insulation member 13 has higher structural strength, which facilitates sealing the window, improving sealing performance and the heat insulation effect. The heat insulation member 13 may be made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS).
The inner mounting member 11, the outer mounting member 12, and the heat insulation member 13 are fixedly connected by a fastener. That is, by pulling the outer mounting member 12 using the inner mounting member 11 and the heat insulation member 13, and with parts (including the outdoor unit portion 200) that are indirectly or directly disposed at the outer mounting member 12, the outdoor unit portion 200 can be better fixed, which improves the stability and the reliability of fixing the outdoor unit portion 200. Further, even if the heat insulation member 13 breaks, the outer mounting member 12 can still be pulled by the inner mounting member 11, which is mostly located at the indoor side, to ensure that the outdoor unit portion 200 does not fall off, improving safety and reliability.
With the air conditioner assembly 1000 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, by separating the inner mounting member 11 from the outer mounting member 12 using the first partition 131 of the heat insulation member 13, heat insulation between the indoor side and the outdoor side can be realized to improve a temperature adjustment effect and a temperature adjustment efficiency of the air conditioner assembly 1000. In addition, the heat insulation member 13, the inner mounting member 11, and the outer mounting member 12 are fixed by the fastener, which can improve fixation stability. In this way, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can still be connected stably even if the heat insulation member 13 breaks. Therefore, safety and reliability during transportation and use are improved.
As illustrated in
The heat insulation member 13 is constructed as a hollow plate body including a bottom plate attached to the window sill and a top plate attached to the connection portion 400. Side plates are disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate, and are not limited to being formed at edges of the top plate and the bottom plate. By disposing the side plates between the top plate and the bottom plate, a space defined by the top plate and the bottom plate is divided into a plurality of regions. One of the plurality of regions is used for accommodating at least part of the inner mounting member 11, while another one of the plurality of regions is used for accommodating at least part of the outer mounting member 12, to separate the inner mounting member 11 from the outer mounting member 12.
The side plate is formed as the first partition 131 to partition the heat insulation member 13 into at least two regions. The two regions are used for accommodating the at least part of the inner mounting member 11 and the at least part of the outer mounting member 12, respectively, to realize the heat insulation between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12. In addition, for parts of the inner mounting member 11, the heat insulation member 13, and the outer mounting member 12 that are connected by the fastener, the fastener penetrates the inner mounting member 11, the heat insulation member 13, and the outer mounting member 12 in sequence, or the fastener penetrates the outer mounting member 12, the heat insulation member 13, and the inner mounting member 11 in sequence, which ensures that the parts of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 that are connected by the fastener are also spaced apart from each other while realizing a stable connection between the inner mounting member 11, the heat insulation member 13, and the outer mounting member 12, further improving the heat insulation effect of the heat insulation member 13.
As illustrated in
A plurality of mounting lugs may be disposed at the inner mounting member 11 and each are formed as one first connection portion 111. Correspondingly, a plurality of mounting lugs may be disposed at the outer mounting member 12 and each are formed as one second connection portion 121. Each of the first connection portion 111 and the second connection portion 121 extends in a height direction to be attached to the side plates, which can improve connection stability and connection reliability of the inner mounting member 11, the outer mounting member 12, and the heat insulation member 13.
Four first connection portions 111 are formed at the inner mounting member 11, two of which are located at a side of the inner mounting member 11 away from the outer mounting member 12, and two of which are formed at a side of the inner mounting member 11 close to the outer mounting member 12. In addition, the two first connection portions 111 close to the outer mounting member 12 are connected to each other. Correspondingly, four second connection portions 121 are formed at the outer mounting member 12, two of which are located at a side of the outer mounting member 12 close to the inner mounting member 11, and two of which are formed at a side of the outer mounting member 12 away from the inner mounting member 11. In addition, the two second connection portions 121 at the side away from the inner mounting member 11 are connected to each other. In this way, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are stably and reliably connected to each other by the four first connection portions 111 and the four second connection portions 121 that correspond to each other, which can further improve structural stability and use reliability of the mounting support 100.
In the embodiment illustrated in
A projection profile of the outer mounting member 12 in a height direction is of a substantial “U” shape. That is, the second portion 123 of the outer mounting member 12 is arranged opposite to the inner mounting member 11 at the outdoor side. Two ends of the second portion 123 are respectively provided with the first portions 122 extending inwards to be connected to the inner mounting member 11 and the heat insulation member 13. The two first portions 122 are spaced apart in the length direction of the window sill.
A structure of arranging the heat insulation member 13 to be opposite to the outer mounting member 12 can define two outer insertion spaces each having an open outer side. Correspondingly, the first portions 122 are inserted into the outer insertion spaces and spaced apart from the inner mounting member by means of the side plates defining the outer insertion spaces. At least part of the inner mounting member 11 is located between the two first portions 122. Correspondingly, the heat insulation member 13 has one inner insertion space having an open inner side. The part of the inner mounting member 11 located between the two first portions 122 may be inserted into the inner insertion space. In this way, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are spaced apart by the side plates between the inner insertion space and the outer insertion spaces.
The second connection portion 121 is disposed at a side of the first portion 122 at which the first portion 122 is inserted into the outer insertion space, while the first connection portion 111 that bends towards the first portion 122 in the length direction is correspondingly disposed at the inner mounting member 11, both of which are connected to the side plate at the side. The first connection portion 111 is disposed at a side of the inner mounting member 11 at which the inner mounting member 11 is inserted into the inner insertion space, while the second connection portion 121 is correspondingly disposed at the second portion 123 of the outer mounting member 12, both of which are connected to the side plate at the side.
In the inner-outer direction, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are fixed by a plurality of points. Projections of the plurality of fixing points in each of the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction are arranged at intervals, which can effectively improve a force distribution to improve stability and reliability of a pulling action on the outer mounting member 12 and fixtures directly or indirectly disposed at the outer mounting member 12. Therefore, the force distribution is more uniform, which prevents an offset of each of the outdoor unit portion 200 and the outer mounting member 12.
As illustrated in
Each first connection portion 111 may have two or more fixing holes. Each of the side plates corresponding to the second connection portion 121 and the heat insulation member 13 has two or more fixing holes. In this way, each first connection portion 111 is fixed by a plurality of fasteners and each second connection portion 121 is also fixed by a plurality of fasteners. In addition, a plurality of fixing holes may be arranged at intervals in the transverse direction and the height direction, which can not only realize a stable and reliable connection between the inner mounting member 11, the heat insulation member 13, and the outer mounting member 12, but also limit a position of the outer mounting member 12 in the height direction and in the transverse direction, further improving the stability and the reliability of the mounting support 100.
As illustrated in
The bottom plate of the heat insulation member 13 is attached to an upper surface of the window sill. The top plate of the heat insulation member 13 is attached to a lower surface of the connection portion 400. The top plate and the bottom plate are formed as the second heat insulation portions, both of which are located at an upper side of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 and a lower side of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12, respectively. In addition, at least part of two transverse ends of an inner side edge of the top plate and at least part of two transverse ends of an inner side edge of the bottom plate are connected by the side plates. A middle part of the inner side edge is provided with no side plate to facilitate an extension of the inner mounting member 11 into the heat insulation member 13. Correspondingly, the side plate is disposed at a transverse middle part of an outer side edge of each of the top plate and the bottom plate. At least part of two transverse ends of the outer side edge of each of the top plate and the bottom plate is provided with no side plate to facilitate an extension of the first portion 122 into the heat insulation member 13. Further, a side plate extending in the longitudinal direction is further disposed between the side plates of the inner side edge at the two transverse ends of the inner side edge and the side plate of the outer side edge at the middle part of the outer side edge, to separate the inner insertion space where the inner mounting member is located from the outer insertion space where the outer mounting member is located, and to effectively wrap around the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12.
The inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 that are wrapped around by the heat insulation member 13 can realize effective isolation from external components to avoid heat exchange between the inner mounting member 11 and/or the outer mounting member 12 and surrounding components. Also, heat exchange between the window sill and each of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 and heat exchange between the connection portion 400 and each of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can be avoided to further improve the heat insulation effect, which improves the temperature adjustment efficiency and the temperature adjustment effect of the window-type air conditioner, reducing energy consumption of the window-type air conditioner.
As illustrated in
The heat insulation member 13 may be constructed to have a thermal break plate structure. The inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 are assembled to the heat insulation member 13 from the inner side of the heat insulation member 13 and the outer side of the heat insulation member 13, respectively. In this way, structural strength and stability of the intermediate rack 10 can be improved. In addition, the intermediate rack 10 takes up less space during transportation, which reduces transportation costs.
In the embodiment illustrated in
The above-mentioned inner insertion space is the inner cavity a, while the above-mentioned outer insertion space is the outer cavity b. One inner cavity a is formed for accommodating at least part of the inner mounting member 11 located between the two first portions 122. Two outer cavities b are formed and are used for accommodating the two first portions 122, respectively. Correspondingly, the first partition 131 is formed as the side plate extending in the longitudinal direction and the side plate extending in the transverse direction and defines the inner cavity a and the outer cavity b that are spaced apart. In this way, the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can be more easily and conveniently mounted at the heat insulation member 13 and an engagement between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can be more stable and reliable while achieving stable and reliable heat insulation.
The fastener includes a first screw and/or a second screw. The first screw penetrates the inner mounting member 11 from an inner side of the inner mounting member 11 in a direction from inside to outside and is threadedly connected to the outer mounting member 12. The second screw penetrates the outer mounting member 12 from an outer side of the outer mounting member 12 in a direction from outside to inside and is threadedly connected to the inner mounting member 11.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the first connection portion 111 located at the outer side and the second connection portion 121 located at the inner side has internal threads. The first screw penetrates the first connection portion 111 and the side plate sequentially in the direction from inside to outside and is threadedly engaged with the second connection portion 121 at the inner side. The second screw penetrates the second connection portion 121 and the side plate sequentially in the direction from outside to inside and is threadedly engaged with the first connection portion 111 at the outer side. In this way, the inner mounting member 11, the heat insulation member 13, and the outer mounting member 12 can be detachably connected, which improves connection stability and makes disassembly simpler and more convenient.
Lengths of the first screw and the second screw may be the same or different, and may be set based on an engagement demand. In addition, the threaded engagement according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited in this regard. In some other embodiments, a projection weld nut may be disposed at each of the second connection portion 121 at the inner side and the first connection portion 111 at the outer side. Correspondingly, each of the first screw and the second screw is threadedly engaged with the projection weld nut.
In some embodiments, each of the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 is a sheet metal part, which makes a structure of the mounting support 100 simpler and less costly. Also, the sheet metal part and the thermal break plate are fastened through threads of the first screw and the second screw, which achieves higher assembly stability and higher assembly reliability.
As illustrated in
The inner stop member 20 is adapted to stop against an inner wall body, is placed at the window sill, and includes a horizontal plate portion and a vertical plate portion. The horizontal plate portion is slidingly engaged with the inner mounting member 11 in the inner-outer direction. The vertical plate portion is formed as the inner stop portion 21 and is used to be pushed against the wall body.
The inner mounting member 11 is slidingly engaged with the inner stop member 20. The heat insulation member 13 is adapted to be supported at the window sill. That is, the heat insulation member 13 is located above the window sill to be supported by the window sill in the height direction. The connection portion 400 is supported at the heat insulation member 13. Components such as a wiring harness connecting the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200 and a refrigerant pipe may be disposed in the connection portion 400. The connection portion 400 is disposed above the heat insulation member 13 and supported by the heat insulation member 13, which can prevent bending of the connection portion 400 to improve stability of the wiring harness and the refrigerant pipe inside the connection portion 400, preventing the wiring harness and the refrigerant pipe from bending. Further, the operation stability and use safety of the window-type air conditioner can be improved. Also, during mounting of the window-type air conditioner, the intermediate rack 10 provides fixation for the connection portion 400 and transition to the outdoor unit portion 200, which can improve mounting convenience of the outdoor unit portion 200.
In addition, during mounting of the mounting support 100, a length by which the inner stop member 20 extends out of the inner mounting member 11 can be adjusted to adapt to wall bodies having different longitudinal sizes. In addition, through pushing the inner stop member 20 against the inner wall, stability and reliability of spanning the mounting support 100 over the wall body can be improved.
As illustrated in
The first guide groove 112 is slidably engaged with the first guide rail 22, which makes a relative position adjustment between the inner stop member 20 and the inner mounting member 11 easier and more convenient.
In some embodiments, the first guide groove 112 has a first elongate hole 113 at a wall of the first guide groove 112. The first elongate hole 113 extends in the longitudinal direction. The first guide rail 22 includes a first limit member slidable along the first elongate hole 113.
The first elongate hole 113 may define a sliding stroke of the inner stop member 20, with a longitudinal inner end corresponding to a maximum stroke and a longitudinal outer end corresponding to a minimum stroke. The first limit member is slidable between the longitudinal inner end and the longitudinal outer end. In this way, through an engagement between the first limit member and the first elongate hole 113, the inner stop member 20 can be prevented from coming out of the inner mounting member 11, improving stability and reliability of an engagement between the inner stop member 20 and the inner mounting member 11.
As illustrated in
Through one-to-one guidance and engagement among the plurality of first guide grooves 112 and the plurality of first guide rails 22 in the transverse direction, movement smoothness of the inner stop member 20 can be improved. Also, an offset of the inner stop member 20 can be effectively avoided to improve stability of pushing the inner stop member 20 against the inner wall body, which improves reliability of fixing the mounting support 100 to the wall body.
In some embodiments, the inner stop member 20 has a plurality of first locking holes 23 arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The inner mounting member 11 has a first positioning hole 114. The first positioning hole 114 is alignable with any of the plurality of first locking holes 23 and lockable with the first locking hole 23 by a first locking member.
The first locking member may be constructed as a pin, a spring pin, or the like. After moving away from or moving towards the inner mounting member 11 to a desired position in the longitudinal direction, the inner stop member 20 can be limited to the desired position through enabling the first limit member to pass through the first locking hole 23 and the first positioning hole 114 sequentially, which improves convenience of a position adjustment of the inner stop member 20. Further, a relative position between the inner stop member 20 adjusted to the desired position and the inner mounting member 11 is maintained with higher stability and higher reliability.
As illustrated in
In some embodiments, the inner stop member 20 and the outer stop member 30 extend towards a same side (both extending downwards) and are pushed against the inner wall body and the outer wall body, respectively, to tightly compress the wall bodies, achieving a stable fixation of the mounting support 100 to the wall bodies. In this way, fixation stability of the window-type air conditioner at the mounting support 100 and fixation stability of the air conditioner assembly 1000 at the window are improved. In addition, an extension length of the inner stop member 20 is smaller than or equal to an extension length of the outer stop member 30, which can improve stability of compressing the mounting support 100 against the wall bodies.
As illustrated in
The mounting of the air conditioner assembly 1000 at the window sill can be improved.
In addition, during the mounting of the mounting support 100, a length by which the outer stop member 30 extends out of the outer mounting member 12 can be adjusted to adapt to wall bodies having different longitudinal sizes. In addition, through pushing the outer stop member 30 against the outer wall, the stability and the reliability of spanning the mounting support 100 over the wall body can be improved.
A distance between the outer stop member 30 and the inner stop member 20 is a thickness of the wall body. The distance between the inner stop member 20 and the outer stop member 30 can be adjusted to a suitable value before the mounting support 100 is assembled.
In some embodiments, a second guide groove 124 extending in a longitudinal direction is defined by the outer mounting member 12. The outer stop member 30 includes a second guide rail 32 extending in the longitudinal direction. The second guide rail 32 is inserted into and engaged with the second guide groove 124 to guide the outer stop member 30 to slide relative to the outer mounting member 12 in the inner-outer direction.
The second guide groove 124 is slidingly engaged with the second guide rail 32, which makes a relative position adjustment between the outer stop member 30 and the outer mounting member 12 easier and more convenient.
In some embodiments, the second guide groove 124 has a second elongate hole 125 at a wall of the second guide groove 124. The second elongate hole 125 extends in the longitudinal direction. The second guide rail 32 includes a second limit member slidable along the second elongate hole 125.
The second elongate hole 125 may define a sliding stroke of the inner stop member 20, with a longitudinal inner end corresponding to a minimum stroke and a longitudinal outer end corresponding to a maximum stroke. The second limit member is slidable between the longitudinal inner end and the longitudinal outer end. In this way, through an engagement between the second limit member and the second elongate hole 125, the outer stop member 30 can be prevented from coming out of the outer mounting member 12, improving stability and reliability of an engagement between the outer stop member 30 and the outer mounting member 12.
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Through one-to-one guidance and engagement among the plurality of second guide grooves 124 and the plurality of second guide rails 32 in the transverse direction, movement smoothness of the outer stop member 30 can be improved. Also, an offset of the outer stop member 30 can be effectively avoided to improve stability of pushing the outer stop member 30 against the outer wall body, which improves the reliability of fixing the mounting support 100 to the wall body.
In some embodiments, the outer stop member 30 has a plurality of second locking holes 33 arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The outer mounting member 12 has a second positioning hole 126. The second positioning hole 126 is alignable with any of the plurality of second locking holes 33 and lockable with the second locking hole 33 by a second locking member.
The second locking member may be constructed as a pin, a spring pin, or the like. After moving away from or moving towards the outer mounting member 12 to a desired position in the longitudinal direction, the outer stop member 30 can be limited to the desired position through enabling the second limit member to pass through the second locking hole 33 and the second positioning hole 126 sequentially, which improves convenience of a position adjustment of the outer stop member 30. Further, a relative position between the outer stop member 30 adjusted to the desired position and the outer mounting member 12 is maintained with higher stability and higher reliability.
In some embodiments, the mounting support 100 further includes a support frame 40 and a movable frame 50. The support frame 40 is fixedly connected to the outer mounting member 12. The movable frame 50 is adapted to support an outer wall and slidingly engaged with the support frame 40 in an inner-outer direction.
The support frame 40 is connected to the outer mounting member 12, and may be configured to move synchronously with the outer mounting member 12 to adjust a relative position between the support frame 40 and the intermediate rack 10. Further, the movable frame 50 is slidingly engaged with the support frame 40 in the inner-outer direction. In this way, after a position adjustment of the support frame 40 is completed, a relative position between the movable frame 50 and the support frame 40 is further adjusted. The movable frame 50 is used to carry the outdoor unit portion 200, which can make a position of the movable frame 50 more reasonable to avoid scratches or interferences between the outdoor unit portion 200 and the wall body during the mounting of the outdoor unit portion 200.
In some embodiments, a third guide groove extending in a longitudinal direction is defined by the support frame 40. The movable frame 50 is inserted into and engaged with the third guide groove to guide the movable frame 50 to slide relative to the support frame 40 in the inner-outer direction. In this way, smoothness and reliability of a position adjustment of the movable frame 50 relative to the support frame 40 can be improved.
In the present disclosure, a sliding structure such as a ball may be disposed between any pair of structures that are slidably engaged with each other, e.g., between the first guide groove 112 and the first guide rail 22, between the second guide groove 124 and the second guide rail 32, between the third guide groove and the third guide rail, and between the movable frame 50 and the support frame 40, to reduce a sliding friction between the structures that are slidably engaged with each other, further reducing an adjustment resistance. In this way, an adjustment of the mounting support 100 and assembly of the air conditioner assembly 1000 can be simpler and more convenient, effectively reducing an assembly difficulty.
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The third locking member may be constructed as a pin, a spring pin, or the like. After moving away from or moving towards the support frame 40 to a desired position in the longitudinal direction, the movable frame 50 can be limited to the desired position through enabling the third limit member to pass through the third locking hole 51 and the third positioning hole 41 sequentially, which improves convenience of a position adjustment of the movable frame 50. Further, a relative position between the movable frame 50 adjusted to the desired position and the support frame 40 is maintained with higher stability and higher reliability.
In some embodiments, two support frames 40 are provided and located at two transverse sides of the outer mounting member 12, respectively. Each of the two support frames 40 is engaged with a corresponding movable frame 50. In this way, movement smoothness of the movable frame 50 can be further improved to avoid an offset of the movable frame 50.
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The movable frame 50 includes a first rod portion engaged with the support frame 40 and a second rod portion that is disposed below the first rod portion and can be pushed against the wall body. The rotation frame 60 is pivotally engaged with an outer end of the first rod portion and is adapted to rotate to a position where the rotation frame 60 is pushed against the second rod portion.
Both the second rod portion and the outer stop member 30 are pushed against the outdoor wall body, which can improve stability and reliability of fixing the mounting support 100 to the wall body.
In addition, a rectangular frame may be defined by the rotation frame 60. In a horizontal position, two ends of the rotation frame 60 are substantially flush with an extension direction of the window sill to facilitate an outward movement of the outdoor unit portion 200. In a vertical position, an outer end of the rotation frame 60 is located at a lower position while an inner end of the rotation frame 60 is located at an upper position, in such a manner that the outdoor unit portion 200 disposed at the rotation frame 60 is pivoted to a position below the window sill to avoid obscuring the window sill.
It should be noted that a horizontal placement and a vertical placement as defined in the present disclosure are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts. The horizontal placement should be understood as being parallel or substantially parallel to a horizontal plane. That is, a small inclination angle is formed with the horizontal plane, to enable the connection portion 400 to be attached to the intermediate rack 10 and the outdoor unit portion 200 to be smoothly transitioned from a position of the connection portion 400 to the outdoor environment. The horizontal plane may be parallel to the window sill. The vertical placement should be understood as being parallel to a vertical plane or forming a small inclination angle with the vertical plane, to enable the mounted outdoor unit portion 200 to be attached to the wall body, improving stability. The vertical plane may be parallel to the wall body.
It should be understood that a damping assembly may be disposed between the second rod portion and the rotation frame 60 and is connected to each of the rotation frame 60 and the second rod portion. The damping assembly is constructed to provide a damping force when the rotation frame 60 is rotated towards the vertical position, to reduce a speed of rotation of the rotation frame 60.
The damping assembly may be constructed as a gas strut or a hydraulic strut and has an end fixed to the rotation frame 60 and another end fixed to the second rod portion. In the horizontal position, an angle is formed between the rotation frame 60 and the second rod portion, which is preferably 90°. In the vertical position, the rectangular frame defined by the rotation frame 60 is attached to the second rod portion. In a process of switching the rotation frame 60 from the horizontal position to the vertical position or from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the rotation frame 60 rotates relative to the intermediate rack 10, and the damping assembly can provide a cushioning force to reduce the speed of rotation of the rotation frame 60. Therefore, the rotation frame 60 and the outdoor unit portion 200 can be cushioned to prevent the outdoor unit portion 200 from being damaged by an excessive impact. In addition, low noise is generated during the mounting.
The damping component is constructed as the gas strut. A cylinder body of the gas strut is hingedly fixed to the rotation frame 60. The gas strut has a free end hingedly fixed to the second rod portion, to realize damping cushioning in the process of switching between the horizontal position and the vertical position through sliding of the gas strut in the cylinder body. Also, the gas strut providing a suitable support force can be selected or the support force of the gas strut can be adjusted, to enable the support force to match a weight of the outdoor unit portion 200, improving stability of the rotation frame 60 in the horizontal position. In this way, during the assembly, a deformation of the rotation frame 60 in the horizontal position under the gravity of the outdoor unit portion 200 can be avoided to prevent the outdoor unit portion 200 from falling off, further improving the assembly reliability and effectively reducing the potential safety risk.
Of course, the damping assembly according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to any of these examples. In some other embodiments, the damping assembly includes a fixing base, a sliding member, an elastic member, and a linkage rod. The sliding member is slidably disposed at the fixing base. The elastic member is disposed between the fixing base and the sliding member. The linkage rod has an end rotatably connected to the sliding member. The fixing base is disposed at one of the rotation frame 60 and the second rod portion. The linkage rod is rotatably connected to another one of the rotation frame 60 and the second rod portion. When the rotation frame 60 is rotated towards the vertical position, the elastic member is compressed to provide a resistance, cushioning the rotation frame 60 through energy storage and energy release of the elastic member.
A flexible structure such as a rubber cushion and a flexible cushion may be disposed at a side, facing towards the wall body, of a member configured to stop against the inner wall body or the outer wall body, e.g., an inner stop portion 21 of the inner stop member 2020, an outer stop portion 31 of the outer stop member 3030, and the second rod portion, to avoid scratching the inner wall body or the outer wall body, and to cushion operation vibrations of the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200, improving use experience of the air conditioner assembly 1000.
Each of the support frame 40, the movable frame 50, and the rotation frame 60 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is constructed as a frame structure. A plurality of beams or a plurality of angle steels may be connected end to end to define a substantially rectangular frame structure. The rotation frame 60 may have a fixing hole. The outdoor unit portion 200 may be fixed to the fixing hole by a fastener, in such a manner that the outdoor unit portion 200, which rotates synchronously with the rotation frame 60, is fixed to the rotation frame 60 more stably and more reliably.
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The heat insulation member 13 is provided, which at least includes the first partition 131 located between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 and a second partition wrapping around the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12. By separating the inner mounting member 11 from the outer mounting member 12 using the first partition 131 and the second partition, the heat transfer between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 is avoided, which prevents the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200 from affecting each other, improving the use effect of the air conditioner.
The intermediate rack 10 includes the heat insulation member 13. The heat insulation member 13 may be constructed to have the thermal break plate structure and extends in the length direction of the window sill, in such a manner that the connection portion 400 between the indoor unit portion 300 and the outdoor unit portion 200 can be separated from the window sill to block and reduce the heat transfer between the connection portion 400 and the window sill, improving the operation stability of the window-type air conditioner. In addition, with the heat insulation member 13, the upper side surface of the heat insulation member 13 may be formed as the flat surface, which also facilitates the sealing of the window to effectively separate the indoor space from the outdoor space, and improves the temperature adjustment effect of the window-type air conditioner for the indoor space. Also, the heat transfer between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 can be blocked by the heat insulation member 13, further improving the temperature adjustment effect of the window-type air conditioner.
With the above-mentioned mounting support 100, while the heat insulation effect is realized by the heat insulation member 13, the inner mounting member 11, the outer mounting member 12, and the heat insulation member 13 are fixedly connected by the fastener. That is, by pulling the outer mounting member 12 using the inner mounting member 11 and the heat insulation member 13, and with the parts (including the outdoor unit portion 200) that are indirectly or directly disposed at the outer mounting member 12, the outdoor unit portion 200 can be better fixed, which improves the stability and the reliability of fixing the outdoor unit portion 200. Further, even if the heat insulation member 13 breaks, the outer mounting member 12 can still be pulled by the inner mounting member 11, which is mostly located at the indoor side, to ensure that the outdoor unit portion 200 does not fall off, improving the safety and the reliability.
For the air conditioner assembly 1000 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, with the above-mentioned mounting support 100, ease of mounting of the air conditioner assembly 1000 at the window sill can be improved to reduce a mounting difficulty, eliminating the potential safety risk. In addition, the heat transfer between the inner mounting member 11 and the outer mounting member 12 is reduced, which can improve a temperature adjustment effect and a temperature adjustment efficiency of the air conditioner assembly 1000, reducing energy consumption.
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A locking structure may be disposed between the outdoor unit portion 200 and the connection portion 400. During the mounting of the outdoor unit portion 200, the outdoor unit portion 200 and the connection portion 400 are fixed by the locking structure. The locking structure is unlocked after the outdoor unit portion 200 is pushed to move to the horizontal position. In this way, the outdoor unit portion 200 can be pivoted downwards to abut against the outdoor wall body in synchronization with the rotation frame 60.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientation or the position indicated by terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “over”, “below”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “anti-clockwise”, “axial”, “radial” and “circumferential” should be construed to refer to the orientation or the position as shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present disclosure.
In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features associated with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, “plurality” means at least two, unless otherwise specifically defined.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as “install”, “connect”, “connect to”, “fix”, and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection or a detachable connection or connection as one piece; mechanical connection or electrical connection or communication; direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate; internal communication of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those skilled in the art, specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.
In the present disclosure, unless expressly stipulated and defined otherwise, the first feature “on” or “under” the second feature may mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate. Moreover, the first feature “above” the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply mean that the level of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature “below” the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply mean that the level of the first feature is smaller than that of the second feature.
Reference throughout this specification to terms such as “an embodiment,” “some embodiments,” “an example,” “a specific example,” or “some examples” means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. The appearances of the above phrases in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example. Further, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, different embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in the specification may be combined by those skilled in the art without mutual contradiction.
Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, it is conceivable for those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure shall be defined by the claims as appended and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202211567772.4 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
| 202223293409.6 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation application of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2023/097596 filed on May 31, 2023, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Applications Nos. 202211567772.4 and 202223293409.6, both filed on Dec. 7, 2022, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. No new matter has been introduced.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2023/097596 | May 2023 | WO |
| Child | 19020891 | US |
