US2025043964A1PendingUtilityA1

Window air conditioner

Assignee: HISENSE GUANGDONG AIR CONDITIONING CO LTDPriority: Feb 17, 2023Filed: Oct 24, 2024Published: Feb 6, 2025
Est. expiryFeb 17, 2043(~16.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24F 13/20F24F 1/031F24F 1/027F24F 1/0323F24F 1/029F24F 1/028
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Abstract

A window air conditioner includes a housing, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor, a fan assembly, an electrical assembly, and a reactor. The indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are arranged along a first direction. The electrical assembly is electrically connected to the fan assembly, and is adjacent to a side of the housing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The electrical assembly is configured to distribute power to components in the window air conditioner, to control operation of the components in the window air conditioner, and to protect a circuit in the window air conditioner. The reactor is electrically connected to the electrical assembly, and is adjacent to another side of the housing in the second direction.

Claims

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         1 . A window air conditioner, comprising:
 a housing provided with an indoor air inlet, an indoor air outlet, an outdoor air inlet, and at least one outdoor air outlet;   an indoor heat exchanger provided in the housing;   an outdoor heat exchanger provided in the housing, wherein a first part of the window air conditioner is located indoors, and the first part of the window air conditioner at least comprises the indoor heat exchanger and is provided with the indoor air inlet and the indoor air outlet, a second part of the window air conditioner is located outdoors, and the second part of the window air conditioner at least comprises the outdoor heat exchanger and is provided with the outdoor air inlet and the at least one outdoor air outlet, and wherein the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are arranged along a first direction;   a compressor provided in the housing, wherein the compressor is connected to the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger, respectively, to form a refrigerant cycle circuit;   a fan assembly provided in the housing, wherein the fan assembly is configured to introduce indoor air and outdoor air and discharge the indoor air and the outdoor air after heat exchange;   an electrical assembly provided in the housing and electrically connected to the fan assembly, wherein the electrical assembly is adjacent to a side of the housing in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; and   a reactor provided in the housing and electrically connected to the electrical assembly, wherein the reactor is adjacent to another side of the housing in the second direction.   
     
     
         2 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an indoor air duct assembly provided in the housing and comprising an indoor air passage in communication with the indoor air inlet and the indoor air outlet, and   wherein the reactor is arranged between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor air duct assembly, and the electrical assembly is located on a side of the indoor air duct assembly in the second direction.   
     
     
         3 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein a side of the reactor away from the electrical assembly in the second direction is closer to the electrical assembly than a side of the indoor air duct assembly away from the electrical assembly in the second direction. 
     
     
         4 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the fan assembly comprises:   a motor configured to drive a first fan and a second fan to rotate;   the first fan provided at an end of the motor and located in the indoor air duct assembly, wherein the first fan is configured to introduce the indoor air into the housing through the indoor air inlet and blow the indoor air after heat exchange indoors; and   the second fan provided at another end of the motor, wherein the second fan is configured to introduce the outdoor air into the housing through the outdoor air inlet and blow the outdoor air after heat exchange outdoors,   wherein the window air conditioner further comprises a first bracket provided in the housing and comprising:   a bracket body, wherein the motor is provided on the bracket body, and the reactor is located on a side of the bracket body away from the electrical assembly in the second direction; and   an air guide portion connected to the bracket body, the second fan being provided in the air guide portion; and   wherein a side of the reactor away from the electrical assembly in the second direction is closer to the electrical assembly than a side of the air guide portion away from the electrical assembly in the second direction.   
     
     
         5 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein at least a part of the reactor corresponds to the second fan, at least a part of the electrical assembly corresponds to the second fan, and the second fan comprises:
 a fan body; and   a rotating ring provided around the fan body and connected to the fan body, wherein the rotating ring is configured to spray a part of condensed water in the housing to the reactor and the electrical assembly as the fan body rotates.   
     
     
         6 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the first bracket further comprises a first fixing portion, and the first fixing portion is provided on the air guide portion; and   the reactor comprises:   a reactor body; and   a second fixing portion provided on the reactor body and connected to the first fixing portion.   
     
     
         7 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 4 , further comprising a liquid storage tank connected to the compressor and configured to store refrigerant and supply the refrigerant to the compressor, wherein the liquid storage tank is located between the compressor and the motor in the second direction and between the first fan and the second fan in the first direction. 
     
     
         8 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein the liquid storage tank faces an end of the first fan adjacent to the electrical assembly and an end of the second fan adjacent to the electrical assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the compressor is adjacent to the side of the housing in the second direction and is located between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor air duct assembly. 
     
     
         10 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one outdoor air outlet comprises a plurality of outdoor air outlets, the plurality of outdoor air outlets are respectively formed on two side walls of the housing in the second direction, some of the plurality of outdoor air outlets formed on one side wall of the housing in the second direction are in communication with the electrical assembly, and some of the plurality of outdoor air outlets formed on another side wall of the housing in the second direction are in communication with the reactor. 
     
     
         11 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising a mounting frame provided at a bottom portion of the housing, wherein the reactor is provided on the mounting frame, the mounting frame comprises:
 a frame body; and   a first hole formed on the frame body; and   the reactor comprises:   a reactor body; and   a second hole formed at an end of the reactor body adjacent to the mounting frame, wherein the first hole corresponds to the second hole and a first fastener is fixed in the first hole and the second hole.   
     
     
         12 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the electrical assembly is provided on a bottom portion of the housing, the electrical assembly is located on a side of the indoor heat exchanger in the second direction and is spaced from the indoor heat exchanger; and
 wherein the window air conditioner further comprises a connection plate, the connection plate is provided between the electrical assembly and the indoor heat exchanger and is respectively connected to the electrical assembly and the indoor heat exchanger, and the connection plate is configured to enhance a connection strength between the electrical assembly and the indoor heat exchanger in the second direction.   
     
     
         13 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 12 , wherein the connection plate comprises a plate body, and the plate body comprises:
 a first plate portion connected to the indoor heat exchanger;   a second plate portion; and   a third plate portion connected to the electrical assembly; and   wherein the first plate portion, the second plate portion, and the third plate portion are sequentially connected, the second plate portion is provided between the first plate portion and the third plate portion, the third plate portion is located on a side of the first plate portion in the first direction and is spaced from the first plate portion in the first direction, and the third plate portion is closer to the electrical assembly than the first plate portion.   
     
     
         14 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the fan assembly comprises:   a motor configured to drive a first fan and a second fan to rotate;   the first fan provided at an end of the motor, wherein the first fan is configured to introduce the indoor air into the housing through the indoor air inlet and blow the indoor air after heat exchange indoors; and   the second fan provided at another end of the motor, wherein the second fan is configured to introduce the outdoor air into the housing through the outdoor air inlet and blow the outdoor air after heat exchange outdoors; and   wherein the window air conditioner further comprises:   a first bracket provided in the housing and comprising:   a bracket body, wherein the motor is provided on the bracket body; and   an air guide portion connected to the bracket body, the second fan being provided in the air guide portion, wherein the electrical assembly and the air guide portion are spaced apart in the first direction; and   a second bracket provided in the housing and located on a side of the motor in the second direction, wherein the second bracket is connected between the electrical assembly and the air guide portion.   
     
     
         15 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 14 , wherein
 the second bracket comprises:   a supporting body;   a seventh hole formed at an end of the supporting body adjacent to the air guide portion; and   an eighth hole formed at an end of the supporting body adjacent to the electrical assembly;   wherein the air guide portion has a ninth hole formed thereon, and the seventh hole corresponds to the ninth hole and a fourth fastener is fixed in the seventh hole and the ninth hole; and   wherein the electrical assembly further has a tenth hole formed thereon, and the eighth hole corresponds to the tenth hole and a fifth fastener is fixed in the eighth hole and the tenth hole.   
     
     
         16 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 15 , further comprising a first wire connected between the electrical assembly and the motor, wherein the second bracket further comprises:
 a wire passing portion provided on a side of the supporting body away from the electrical assembly and recessed toward a direction approaching the electrical assembly, the first wire being arranged extending through the wire passing portion;   a wire limiting portion provided on a side of the supporting body away from the motor, wherein the wire limiting portion comprises:   a first sub-wire limiting portion corresponding to an end of the wire passing portion in the first direction and extending in a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the second direction and the first direction; and   a second sub-wire limiting portion, comprising:   a first wire limiting section corresponding to another end of the wire passing portion in the first direction and extending in the third direction; and   a second wire limiting section connected to an end of the first wire limiting section away from the wire passing portion and extending toward the first sub-wire limiting portion in the first direction; and   a wire limiting region, formed by the first sub-wire limiting portion, the second sub-wire limiting portion and the supporting body, wherein the wire limiting region is in communication with the wire passing portion, and the first wire extends through the wire limiting region and extends into the wire passing portion.   
     
     
         17 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein the bracket body comprises a first wire restriction portion, a part of the first wire extends through the first wire restriction portion, the first bracket further comprises a restricting member connected between the bracket body and the air guide portion, the restricting member comprises a second wire restriction portion, and another part of the first wire extends through the second wire restriction portion. 
     
     
         18 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 17 , further comprising a reactor wire connected between the electrical assembly and the reactor, wherein the bracket body comprises a reactor wire restriction portion, a part of the reactor wire extends through the reactor wire restriction portion, and another part of the reactor wire extends through the second wire restriction portion. 
     
     
         19 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the electrical assembly further comprises:
 a case;   a cover provided on the case and detachably connected to the case;   at least one first connecting portion connected to the case;   at least one second connecting portion connected to the case, wherein the at least one first connecting portion and the at least one second connecting portion are respectively provided on two sides of the case in the first direction;   at least one third connecting portion connected to the cover; and   at least one fourth connecting portion connected to the cover, wherein the at least one third connecting portion and the at least one fourth connecting portion are respectively provided on two sides of the cover in the first direction, the at least one first connecting portion is connected to the at least one third connecting portion, and the at least one second connecting portion is connected to the at least one fourth connecting portion.   
     
     
         20 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 19 , wherein the at least one first connecting portion comprises a plurality of first connecting portions, the at least one third connecting portion comprises a plurality of third connecting portions, the plurality of first connecting portions are spaced apart in a third direction, the plurality of third connecting portions are spaced apart in the third direction, the plurality of first connecting portions respectively correspond to the plurality of third connecting portions, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; and
 wherein the at least one second connecting portion comprises a plurality of second connecting portions, the at least one fourth connecting portion comprises a plurality of fourth connecting portions, the plurality of second connecting portions are spaced apart in the third direction, the plurality of fourth connecting portions are spaced apart in the third direction, and the plurality of second connecting portions respectively correspond to the plurality of fourth connecting portions.

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