Window air conditioner

Abstract

A window air conditioner includes an indoor unit component configured to be arranged at an indoor side of a window, an outdoor unit component configured to be arranged at an outdoor side of the window, and a connection component configured to pass through the window and to connect the indoor and outdoor unit components and including an inner connection assembly having an inner end connected to the indoor unit component, an outer connection assembly having an outer end connected to the outdoor unit component, and a guide rail assembly connected to the inner and outer connection assemblies. One of the inner and outer connection assemblies is slidably positioned within another one of the inner and outer connection assemblies in an indoor-outdoor direction. The guide rail assembly is configured to enable the inner and outer connection assemblies to be relatively slidable in the indoor-outdoor direction.

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         11 . A window air conditioner comprising:
 an indoor unit component configured to be arranged at an indoor side of a window;   an outdoor unit component configured to be arranged at an outdoor side of the window; and   a connection component configured to pass through the window and to connect the indoor unit component to the outdoor unit component, the connection component including:
 an inner connection assembly having an inner end connected to the indoor unit component; 
 an outer connection assembly having an outer end connected to the outdoor unit component, one of the inner connection assembly and the outer connection assembly being slidably positioned within another one of the inner connection assembly and the outer connection assembly in an indoor-outdoor direction; and 
 a guide rail assembly connected to the inner connection assembly and the outer connection assembly and configured to enable the outer connection assembly and the inner connection assembly to be relatively slidable in the indoor-outdoor direction. 
   
     
     
         12 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the inner connection assembly includes an inner lower connection plate and an inner upper connection plate mounted at the inner lower connection plate; and   the outer connection assembly includes an outer lower connection plate and an outer upper connection plate mounted at the outer lower connection plate, the outer lower connection plate passing through a space formed by a bottom plate and two side plates of the inner lower connection plate, and the outer upper connection plate passing through a space formed by a top plate and two side plates of the inner upper connection plate.   
     
     
         13 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the inner connection assembly includes an inner lower connection plate and an inner upper connection plate mounted at the inner lower connection plate;   the outer connection assembly includes an outer lower connection plate and an outer upper connection plate mounted at the outer lower connection plate; and   the guide rail assembly is arranged between a side plate of the inner lower connection plate and a side plate of the outer lower connection plate.   
     
     
         14 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the inner connection assembly includes an inner lower connection plate and an inner upper connection plate mounted at the inner lower connection plate; and   a side plate of the inner upper connection plate covers and is fixedly connected to a side plate of the inner lower connection plate.   
     
     
         15 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 the outer connection assembly includes an outer lower connection plate and an outer upper connection plate mounted at the outer lower connection plate;   the side plate of the inner upper connection plate includes:
 a lower segment fixedly connected to the side plate of the inner upper connection plate; and 
 an upper segment located above the lower segment and at a side close to a side plate of the outer lower connection plate; and 
   the guide rail assembly is arranged between the upper segment and the side plate of the outer lower connection plate.   
     
     
         16 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 an avoidance groove is formed between the upper segment and the side plate of the inner upper connection plate; and   a side plate of the outer upper connection plate is located in the avoidance groove.   
     
     
         17 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the inner connection assembly includes an inner lower connection plate and an inner upper connection plate mounted at the inner lower connection plate;   the outer connection assembly includes an outer lower connection plate and an outer upper connection plate mounted at the outer lower connection plate;   a side plate of the outer upper connection plate has a plurality of engagement holes arranged at intervals in the indoor-outdoor direction; and   a side plate of the inner upper connection plate includes a lock member configured to pass through one of the plurality of engagement holes at a corresponding position to lock a relative position between the inner connection assembly and the outer connection assembly.   
     
     
         18 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the inner connection assembly includes an inner lower connection plate and an inner upper connection plate mounted at the inner lower connection plate;   the outer connection assembly includes an outer lower connection plate and an outer upper connection plate mounted at the outer lower connection plate;   a side plate of the inner upper connection plate includes:
 a lower segment fixedly connected to a side plate of the inner upper connection plate; and 
 an upper segment located above the lower segment and at a side close to a side plate of the outer lower connection plate; and 
   a side plate of the outer lower connection plate includes:
 an inner segment; and 
 an outer segment protruding towards and fixedly connected to a side plate of the outer upper connection plate relative to the inner segment; and 
   the guide rail assembly is arranged between the inner segment and the upper segment;   
     
     
         19 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 18 , wherein an inner end top of the inner segment is fixedly connected to a top plate of the outer upper connection plate. 
     
     
         20 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the outer connection assembly includes a stop segment and a socketed segment that are arranged sequentially in a direction from the outdoor unit component to the indoor unit component; and   an orthographic projection of the socketed segment in a sliding direction is completely within an orthographic projection of an outer contour of the stop segment in the sliding direction.   
     
     
         21 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 20 , wherein:
 a top surface of the stop segment is flush with a top surface of the inner connection assembly; and   a bottom surface of the stop segment is flush with a bottom surface of the inner connection assembly; and   
     
     
         22 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 20 , wherein:
 the stop segment is in a stop fit with an inner end of the inner connection assembly to limit an ultimate move-in position where the socketed segment slides into the inner connection assembly.   
     
     
         23 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 20 , wherein:
 an outer end of the inner connection assembly has a first stop member extending towards the socketed segment;   an inner end of the socketed segment has a second stop member extending towards the inner connection assembly; and   the second stop member is in a stop fit with the first stop member to limit an ultimate move-out position where the socketed segment slides out of the inner connection assembly.   
     
     
         24 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein the guide rail assembly includes:
 a first guide rail connected to the inner connection assembly; and   a second guide rail connected to the outer connection assembly and slidably engaged with the first guide rail.   
     
     
         25 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first guide rail includes a first stop member at an outer end of the first guide rail;   the second guide rail includes a second stop member at an inner end of the second guide rail; and   the first stop member is in a stop fit with the second stop member to limit an ultimate extending state of the guide rail assembly.   
     
     
         26 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first guide rail includes a first stop member at an outer end of the first guide rail;   the second guide rail includes a second stop member at an outer end of the second guide rail; and   the first stop member is in a stop fit with the second stop member to limit an ultimate retracting state of the guide rail assembly.