Ceiling Air Conditioner Exhaust Port Restriction for High Ceilings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ceiling-mounted air conditioners often struggle to effectively distribute airflow to areas where users are located, particularly in spaces with high ceilings, resulting in inadequate airflow intensity and coverage.
Innovation Solution
A ceiling-mounted air conditioner design featuring a housing with a high ceiling kit that includes a fastener and support system to partially block the exhaust port, increasing airflow intensity by adjusting the discharge flow path without requiring separate auxiliary components or significant structural changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the exhaust port is left open, then airflow coverage area is maximized, but airflow intensity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by partially blocking specific portions of the exhaust port rather than completely closing it. The support structure with adjustable blocking portions creates localized flow restriction in specific areas while maintaining openness in others, thereby concentrating airflow in certain directions to increase intensity while preserving overall coverage area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through the adjustable support structure that can be positioned at different angles and depths within the exhaust port. This allows the blocking portions to be dynamically adjusted to optimize airflow intensity and distribution according to different installation scenarios, particularly for high ceiling applications where greater airflow intensity is needed.
2Speed
If auxiliary components are added to increase airflow intensity, then airflow performance improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the airflow enhancement function with the existing exhaust port structure. Instead of adding separate auxiliary components, the support structure with blocking portions is integrated directly into the exhaust port assembly, combining multiple functions (flow restriction, structural support, adjustment mechanism) into a single integrated component that reduces overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a flow restriction element, a structural support, and an adjustable positioning component. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate auxiliary devices, thereby improving airflow intensity without increasing device complexity.
3Speed
If the exhaust port is partially blocked, then airflow intensity increases, but airflow coverage area decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selectively blocking specific portions of the exhaust port rather than uniformly reducing the opening. The adjustable blocking portions create localized flow restriction that concentrates airflow in particular directions, increasing intensity in those areas while maintaining coverage in other directions through the unblocked portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic adjustability of the support structure allows optimization of the balance between intensity and coverage. By adjusting the position and angle of blocking portions, the system can adapt to different requirements, providing higher intensity when needed while preserving adequate coverage area through strategic placement of blocking sections.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a ceiling-type air conditioner having a structure that facilitates mounting an accessory device thereto. To this end, the ceiling-type air conditioner may comprise: a housing configured to discharge, to the outside thereof through a discharge port, air that has followed the air current in a discharge flow path; a first support part provided inwardly within a predetermined depth from the outside of the discharge flow path; and a first fastener which has an area that can block at least a portion of the discharge flow path and a size that allows the insertion thereof into the discharge flow path and which is provided with a first fitting protrusion part configured to be fastened to the first support part. Various other embodiments are possible.