US2025305718A1PendingUtilityA1

Low-noise air conditioner and viewing shelter

Assignee: ZHEJIANG GRAND LEISURE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS CO LTDPriority: Apr 1, 2024Filed: Nov 8, 2024Published: Oct 2, 2025
Est. expiryApr 1, 2044(~17.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24F 13/20E04H 1/12F24F 13/32F24F 2013/205F24F 2013/202F24F 2013/245F24F 13/24
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Abstract

Provided are a low-noise air conditioner and a viewing shelter. The low-noise air conditioner includes a housing and a heat exchange module. A partition is arranged inside the housing to divide the housing into an upper cavity and at least one lower cavity. The heat exchange module is arranged inside the upper cavity, and the lower cavity includes a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first channel and the second channel are respectively configured to communicate indoor air with the upper cavity. The viewing shelter includes a structural frame and the low-noise air conditioner mentioned above. The low-noise air conditioner is mounted on the structural frame.

Claims

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         1 . A low-noise air conditioner, comprising a housing and a heat exchange module, wherein a partition is arranged inside the housing to divide the housing into an upper cavity and at least one lower cavity, the heat exchange module is arranged inside the upper cavity, the lower cavity comprises a first channel and a second channel, and the first channel and the second channel are respectively configured to communicate indoor air with a chamber inside the housing. 
     
     
         2 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the first channel and the second channel are respectively configured to communicate the indoor air with the upper cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein a height dimension of the housing is 415-450 mm, a height of the upper cavity is 250-300 mm, and a height of the lower cavity is 100-150 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange module comprises a compressor, and the compressor is arranged within the upper cavity. 
     
     
         5 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein one or more compressors are provided in different chambers of the upper cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein the compressor is arranged within the upper cavity in a middle of the air conditioner or the upper cavity in an end portion of the air conditioner. 
     
     
         7 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein a vibration-damping mechanism is further arranged between the compressor and the upper cavity, and the vibration-damping mechanism comprises a base mounted on the compressor and a vibration-damping spring positioned between the base and the upper cavity. 
     
     
         8 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein a condenser and an evaporator are further arranged inside the housing; the evaporator and the lower cavity arranged with the first channel and the second channel are of different chambers; a chamber where the evaporator is arranged is provided with an air outlet duct communicating with the first channel and a return air duct communicating with the second channel; and the first channel and the second channel are respectively configured to communicate the indoor air with the chamber where the evaporator is arranged. 
     
     
         9 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the first channel comprises a first diversion cavity arranged in an extended manner, the first diversion cavity is provided with an air outlet on a surface of the housing, the second channel comprises a second diversion cavity arranged in an extended manner, and the second diversion cavity is provided with a return air inlet on the surface of the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein the first diversion cavity and the second diversion cavity are each arranged in a manner of extending along a length direction of the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein the air outlet is arranged on a side surface or a slanted side surface of the housing, and the return air inlet is arranged in a bottom of the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange module comprises a compressor, a condenser, and/or an evaporator, and the compressor, the condenser, and/or the evaporator are arranged in a same chamber or different chambers of the upper cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 12 , wherein the upper cavity forms multiple mounting cavities along a length direction of the housing through a splitter plate, and the compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator are respectively arranged in different mounting cavities. 
     
     
         14 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 13 , wherein a position of the partition corresponding to the evaporator is provided with an air outlet duct communicating with the first channel and a return air duct communicating with the second channel. 
     
     
         15 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange module comprises a compressor, the compressor is arranged within the upper cavity, and a position within the housing, where the partition is not arranged, is further arranged with the condenser and/or the evaporator. 
     
     
         16 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein the housing forms multiple independent cavities along a length direction of the housing through a dividing plate, at least one independent cavity is divided into the upper cavity and the lower cavity by the partition, and the condenser and the evaporator are arranged in different independent cavities where the partition is not arranged. 
     
     
         17 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein a position of the dividing plate corresponding to the evaporator is provided with an air outlet duct communicating with the first channel and a return air duct communicating with the second channel. 
     
     
         18 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange module comprises a compressor, the compressor is arranged within the upper cavity, and the lower cavity is further arranged therein with the condenser and/or the evaporator. 
     
     
         19 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 18 , wherein the lower cavity forms multiple separated chambers along a length direction of the housing through a splitter plate, and the condenser and the evaporator are respectively arranged in different mounting cavities. 
     
     
         20 . The low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 19 , wherein a position of the splitter plate corresponding to the evaporator is provided with an air outlet duct communicating with the first channel and a return air duct communicating with the second channel. 
     
     
         21 . A viewing shelter, comprising a structural frame and the low-noise air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the low-noise air conditioner is mounted on the structural frame. 
     
     
         22 . The viewing shelter according to  claim 21 , wherein the structural frame comprises a crossbeam and a column, and the low-noise air conditioner is mounted on the crossbeam or suspended between the crossbeams. 
     
     
         23 . The viewing shelter according to  claim 22 , wherein the crossbeam is provided with a fastener, the fastener comprises an extension that can be embedded into a slot, a surface of the housing of the air conditioner is provided with the slot, and is provided with a pre-connection port that therein accommodates a vertical movement of the extension, the pre-connection port is provided with an insertion strip that can be embedded into an opening cavity, and after the extension is embedded into the pre-connection port, the insertion strip is allowed to move relative to the opening cavity and then inserted into the opening cavity, to make a snap-fit connection between the fastener and the slot. 
     
     
         24 . The viewing shelter according to  claim 23 , wherein both ends of the pre-connection port are provided with elastic clamping jaws, and when the fastener is connected to the slot, the elastic clamping jaws snap onto a bottom of the fastener so as to restrict a vertical separation of the fastener from the slot. 
     
     
         25 . The viewing shelter according to  claim 21 , wherein a vibration-damping structure is provided between the low-noise air conditioner and the structural frame.

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