Window air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Window air conditioners with fixed configurations struggle to meet requirements beyond their primary use due to difficulties in mounting, handling, packaging, and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A window air conditioner design that allows the indoor and outdoor units to be spaced apart and rotatably connected, enabling configuration changes through a pivot mechanism with a unique rotation axis, allowing the outdoor unit to switch between vertical and horizontal positions for easier mounting and handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the window air conditioner is designed with a fixed configuration, then the noise reduction requirement is met, but the adaptability to meet other requirements is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the connection support rotatable relative to the outdoor unit body through a rotation axis. This allows the air conditioner to dynamically change its configuration from a fixed mounted state to a transportable state, resolving the contradiction between maintaining noise reduction benefits and gaining configuration adaptability for different usage scenarios
2Device complexity
If the indoor and outdoor units are integrated in a fixed configuration, then the structure is simple, but the ease of operation during mounting and handling is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the air conditioner into distinct components (outdoor unit body, connection support, indoor unit) that can move independently. The connection support can rotate relative to the outdoor unit body, allowing operators to easily maneuver and position the units during mounting and handling without moving the entire integrated structure, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining reasonable structural simplicity
3Ease of operation
If the entire unit is lifted for mounting, then the mounting position can be reached, but the labor required and safety risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the air conditioner into separable components where the outdoor unit body and indoor unit can be handled independently or in smaller groups. This segmentation allows operators to mount the outdoor unit first, then connect the indoor unit separately, avoiding the need to lift and position the entire heavy unit, thereby reducing labor intensity and safety risks during installation
4Adaptability or versatility
If the outdoor unit body is rotatably connected to the indoor unit component, then the configuration can change to meet other requirements, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a rotatable connection support with a rotation axis that enables the outdoor unit body to rotate relative to the indoor unit component. This dynamic connection mechanism provides configuration changeability for different usage scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure through the use of a single rotation axis, balancing adaptability with device complexity
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AI summary
A window air conditioner includes an indoor unit component and an outdoor unit component. The indoor unit component includes an indoor unit body. The outdoor unit component includes an outdoor unit body spaced apart from the indoor unit body in a longitudinal direction. The indoor unit component is rotatably connected to the outdoor unit component, to enable the outdoor unit component and the indoor unit component to rotate relative to each other about a rotation axis extending in a transverse direction.