Sealing device for window air conditioner and window air conditioner having the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Window air conditioners have a fixed sealing length that cannot be adjusted to match different window dimensions, limiting their applicability and making installation inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A sealing device with adjustable length, featuring a first and second adjusting member with elastic protruding portions and buckles, allowing users to easily adjust the sealing length by sliding and locking the members, ensuring a secure fit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the sealing device has a fixed sealing length, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot match windows of various dimensions, limiting applicability
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing device transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamically adjustable one. The second adjusting member can slide along the first adjusting member, allowing the sealing length to be changed according to different window dimensions. This dynamic adjustment mechanism resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability while maintaining operational simplicity through a straightforward sliding and locking design.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing device is divided into multiple adjustable segments (first adjusting member and second adjusting member) that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the sealing length to be customized for different window sizes while keeping each component relatively simple in structure, thus improving adaptability without excessive complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the sealing length is fixed, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the operation is inconvenient for different window sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing device incorporates a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the second adjusting member can slide along the first adjusting member. This allows users to easily adjust the sealing length for different window sizes. The manufacturing process remains relatively simple as it involves standard sliding and locking mechanisms that are straightforward to produce.
3Ease of operation
If the second adjusting member is freely movable, then the sealing length can be adjusted, but the adjusted position cannot be fixed
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing device employs a dynamic adjustment mechanism with sliding and locking functionality. The second adjusting member can slide freely along the first adjusting member for adjustment, and the elastic protruding portion engages with the buckles to lock the position, ensuring both adjustability and reliability of the fixed position.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic protruding portion automatically engages with the buckles when the second adjusting member is moved to a desired position, providing self-locking functionality. This self-service mechanism ensures that the adjusted position is reliably fixed without requiring additional manual intervention, thus improving both ease of operation and reliability.
4Ease of operation
If the elastic protruding portion continuously contacts the buckles during movement, then the adjustment is smooth, but the user feels no clear operation feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The interaction between the elastic protruding portion and the buckles is designed to be dynamic rather than continuous. As the second adjusting member slides, the elastic protruding portion intermittently engages with the buckles, creating distinct tactile feedback points. This dynamic interaction provides clear operation feedback to the user while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The adjustable sealing device simplifies the installation and operation of window air conditioners, enhancing their performance by accommodating various window sizes and providing a strong sense of operation during adjustment.
Implementation Method 1
One of an outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and an inner wall of the second adjusting member is provided with a first elastic protruding portion, while the other one of the outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and the inner wall of the second adjusting member is provided with a plurality of first buckles
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AI summary
A sealing device for a window air conditioner includes a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member. The second adjusting member includes a sliding space. The first adjusting member extends into the sliding space. The second adjusting member is slidable relative to the first adjusting member. One of an outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and an inner wall of the second adjusting member includes a plurality of buckles spaced apart from one another along a moving direction of the second adjusting member. Another one of the outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and the inner wall of the second adjusting member includes an elastic protruding portion in switchable contact fit with the plurality of buckles during movement of the second adjusting member.