Outdoor air conditioner cover assembly

Abstract

This invention is a modular all-season air conditioner cover (for ground supported or window supported A/C units). The cover includes fixed side wall intake air louvers interleaved around the main cover assembly side walls to shield the air condition unit from the outdoor elements without restricting intake air flow toward the A/C coils. In each embodiment of the invention, a plurality of interleaved exhaust face louvers having overlapping depending edges are included, that are both used to channel rain water away from the air condition unit and are free to articulate to and away from the A/C fan air exit face grate and the adjacent surfaces of the main cover assembly to which they are attached. The articulated louvers are moved from a resting to an open position by air pressure from the fan driven cooling air being drawn through the A/C unit coils. In an alternate version, an additional top face grate is attached above the top face of the exhaust air actuated louvers to keep debris from obstructing their articulation. In order to speed the installation and removal of the present invention, magnets for holding the cover in position are affixed to slots in the main cover assembly.

1 . An outdoor a/c unit cover, comprising:
 a cover element for affixing to a fan equipped portion of said a/c unit, said cover element including a surrounding frame having rotatably mounted, interleaved, vanes attached thereto across an inner perimeter of said frame, and capable of being forced into an open position by air currents being forced through said a/c unit by said fan, and   an overlying fixed grill resting atop and fixed to said surrounding frame, said fixed grill being sized to enable said vanes to fully extend to a motion stop affixed beneath said grill, said fixed trill corn rising rated side walls and a gated to wall to permit flow of said air currents through said grated side walls and grated top wall,   wherein said fixed grill defining a space above said cover element whereby said vanes pivot into said space when in said open position to permit said flow of air from said a/c unit through said grated side walls and said grated top wall when said vanes pivot into said open position.   
     
     
         2 . An outdoor a/c unit cover, as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 depending side cover elements having fixed louvers extending across the face thereof,   said side cover elements being related edge wise one to the other and presenting an open   bottom to telescope over an a/c unit to be covered and an open top that can be attached to   an outer perimeter of said cover element surrounding frame.   
     
     
         3 . An outdoor a/c unit cover, as in  claim 2 , wherein said side cover elements edgewise relation uses an extruded member to connect said side cover elements. 
     
     
         4 . An outdoor a/c unit cover, as in  claim 1 , wherein said cover is affixed to said fan equipped portion using magnetic fasteners. 
     
     
         5 . A window mounted a/c unit cover, comprising:
 a cover element for affixing to a fan equipped portion of said a/c unit, said cover element including a surrounding frame having rotatably mounted, interleaved, vanes attached thereto across an inner perimeter of said frame, and capable of being forced into an open position by air currents being forced through said a/c unit by said fan, and further including an overlying fixed grill sized to enable said vanes to fully extend to a motion stop affixed beneath said grill, said fixed grill comprising grated side walls and a grated top wall to permit flow of said air currents through said grated side and grated top wall,   wherein said fixed grill defining a space above said cover element whereby said vanes pivot into said space when in said open position to permit said flow of air from said a/c unit through said grated side walls and said rated to wall when said vanes pivot into said open position.   
     
     
         6 . A window mounted a/c unit cover, as in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 depending side cover elements having fixed louvers extending across the face thereof,   said side cover elements being related edge wise one to the other and presenting an open   bottom to telescope over an a/c unit to be covered and an open top that can be attached to   an outer perimeter of said cover element surrounding frame.   
     
     
         7 . A window mounted a/c unit cover, as in  claim 6 , wherein said side cover elements edgewise relation uses an extruded member to connect said side cover elements. 
     
     
         8 . A window mounted a/c unit cover, as in  claim 5 , wherein said cover is affixed to said fan equipped portion using magnetic fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . An outdoor a/c unit cover, comprising:
 A horizontal cover element for affixing to a fan equipped portion of said a/c unit, said cover element including a surrounding frame having rotatably mounted, interleaved, vanes attached thereto across an inner perimeter of said frame, and capable of being forced from a substantially horizontal closed position into an open position by air currents being forced through said a/c unit by said fan,   wherein said vanes blocking debris from entering said a/c unit in said closed position.