Window-Frame Air Conditioner Mounting Groove for Stable Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation process of split air conditioners is complex and cumbersome, requiring pre-processing of the wall and window frame, which complicates the mounting and can lead to instability and safety issues.
Innovation Solution
A compact air conditioner design with a recessed mounting groove on the housing allows for easy mounting across a window frame without pre-processing, ensuring stability and safety by straddling the lower window frame, with the indoor and outdoor units located on either side of the wall, and features a refrigerant and power line connection through a mounting channel for improved sound insulation and reduced risk of unit displacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a traditional split air conditioner is installed, then the indoor and outdoor units can be separated, but the installation process becomes complex and cumbersome requiring pre-processing of wall and window frame
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the indoor and outdoor units into a single integrated air conditioner housing that straddles the window frame. The housing includes an indoor cavity for the indoor unit and an outdoor cavity for the outdoor unit, connected through a communication passage. This integration eliminates the need for separate wall penetration and complex mounting procedures, allowing direct installation across the window frame without pre-processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a traditional horizontal wall-mounted installation to a vertical window-frame-straddling configuration. The housing extends across the window frame with the indoor cavity positioned above the frame and the outdoor cavity below it, utilizing the vertical dimension to simplify installation and eliminate the need for wall penetration.
2Reliability
If the air conditioner is mounted through wall penetration, then the indoor and outdoor units can be connected, but the mounting stability is poor and safety issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by positioning the air conditioner to straddle the window frame horizontally. The housing spans across the window frame with support feet extending to the ground on both sides, creating a stable triangular support structure that eliminates mounting stability issues and safety concerns associated with wall penetration.
3Device complexity
If the indoor and outdoor units are placed close together, then the connection is simple, but the sound insulation effect is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the housing into distinct indoor and outdoor cavities separated by a partition wall. The communication passage connecting the two cavities includes sound insulation treatment, and the partition wall physically separates the noisy outdoor unit from the indoor environment, effectively reducing noise transmission while maintaining simple internal connection structures.
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AI summary
An air conditioner includes a housing including an indoor cavity and an outdoor cavity spaced apart from and communicating with each other, an indoor unit assembly provided in the indoor cavity, and an outdoor unit assembly connected to the indoor unit assembly and provided in the outdoor cavity. A part of a bottom wall of the housing is recessed towards an inner cavity of the housing to form a mounting groove and penetrating opposite side walls of the housing. The mounting groove is located between the indoor cavity and the outdoor cavity.