Window air conditioner

Abstract

A window air conditioner includes an outdoor unit component, an indoor unit component having a first connection end, an intermediate component, and a pipeline assembly. The intermediate component includes a first shell assembly having a second connection end connected to the first connection end and having a port in communication with an inner cavity of the intermediate component, a second shell assembly connected to the outdoor unit component and movable relative to the first shell assembly in an inner-outer direction, and a seal assembly including a seal member configured to seal the port. The pipeline assembly extends through the seal member and the inner cavity of the intermediate component, and has an inner end connected to the indoor unit component and an outer end connected to the outdoor unit component.

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         16 . A window air conditioner comprising:
 an outdoor unit component;   an indoor unit component having a first connection end;   an intermediate component including:
 a first shell assembly having a second connection end, the second connection end being connected to the first connection end and having a port in communication with an inner cavity of the intermediate component; 
 a second shell assembly connected to the outdoor unit component, the second shell assembly and the first shell assembly being movable relative to each other in an inner-outer direction; and 
 a seal assembly including a seal member configured to seal the port; and 
   a pipeline assembly extending through the seal member and the inner cavity of the intermediate component, the pipeline assembly having an inner end connected to the indoor unit component and an outer end connected to the outdoor unit component.   
     
     
         17 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein the seal member includes a first seal and a second seal, the second seal being arranged around an edge of the first seal in a circumferential direction of the port, and a cavity being formed in the second seal. 
     
     
         18 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 17 , wherein the cavity is one of a plurality of cavities formed in the second seal that are arranged at intervals in an axial direction of the port. 
     
     
         19 . The window air conditioner according to claim  1 , wherein:
 the seal member is a first seal member;   the first shell assembly comprises a plurality of sub-shells; and   the seal assembly further includes a second seal member configured to seal connections where the plurality of sub-shells are connected to one another.   
     
     
         20 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 19 , wherein:
 the plurality of sub-shells include an upper shell and a lower shell;   the port is formed between an inner end portion of the upper shell and an inner end portion of the lower shell; and   two side edges of the upper shell in a transverse direction are correspondingly connected to two side edges of the lower shell in the transverse direction, respectively, and the two side edges of the upper shell in the transverse direction are sealingly engaged with the two side edges of the lower shell in the transverse direction through the second seal member.   
     
     
         21 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 19 , wherein a cavity is formed in the second seal member. 
     
     
         22 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 19 , wherein the second seal member and at least part of the first seal member are integrally formed. 
     
     
         23 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first shell assembly is arranged around the second shell assembly;   the intermediate component further includes a slide rail assembly including a first slide rail and a second slide rail that are slidably engaged with each other in the inner-outer direction, the first slide rail being fixedly connected to the first shell assembly, and the second slide rail being fixedly connected to the second shell assembly; and   at least one of the first shell assembly or the second shell assembly covers the slide rail assembly.   
     
     
         24 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the seal member includes:
 a first seal shaped to match the port, the first seal having a through hole; and 
 a second seal configured to seal the through hole and having deformation resistance greater than deformation resistance of the first seal; and 
   the pipeline assembly extends through the second seal.   
     
     
         25 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 24 , wherein:
 the pipeline assembly comprises a plurality of passing members, each of the plurality of passing members being one of a refrigerant pipe, a drain pipe, a strong electric wire, and a weak electric wire; and   two adjacent passing members of the plurality of passing members are spaced apart from each other by the second seal.  26  (New) The window air conditioner according to claim  25 , wherein:   the second seal includes a first sub-member and a second sub-member, the first sub-member being inserted in and engaged with the second sub-member through a concave-convex structure; and   a plurality of perforations arranged at intervals are formed between the first sub-member and the second sub-member, the plurality of passing members passing through the plurality of perforations in a one-to-one correspondence.   
     
     
         27 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 25 , wherein the plurality of passing members are arranged at intervals in a transverse direction. 
     
     
         28 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 24 , wherein:
 the seal member further includes a pipe joint embedded in the second seal, a channel being formed in the pipe joint; and   the pipeline assembly includes a drain pipe, the drain pipe including an inner pipe section located inside the second seal and an outer pipe section located outside the second seal, and the inner pipe section and the outer pipe section being connected to the pipe joint and in communication with each other through the channel.   
     
     
         29 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 28 , wherein:
 the channel is one of a plurality of channels formed in the pipe joint; and   the drain pipe is one of a plurality of drain pipes of the pipeline assembly that are in communication with the plurality of the channels in a one-to-one correspondence.   
     
     
         30 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first connection end is formed between an outer end of a top plate of the indoor unit component and an upper end of a rear back plate of the indoor unit component; and   the first connection end is arranged around the second connection end.   
     
     
         31 . The window air conditioner according to  claim 16 , wherein the second shell assembly has an outer end rotatably connected to an upper part of an inner end of the outdoor unit component.