GB2465783A - Air intake switching device of a portable air conditioner - Google Patents

Air intake switching device of a portable air conditioner Download PDF

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GB2465783A
GB2465783A GB0821767A GB0821767A GB2465783A GB 2465783 A GB2465783 A GB 2465783A GB 0821767 A GB0821767 A GB 0821767A GB 0821767 A GB0821767 A GB 0821767A GB 2465783 A GB2465783 A GB 2465783A
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Ming-Tsung Chiu
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New Widetech Industries Co Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/02—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing
    • F24F1/022—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing comprising a compressor cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/02—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing
    • F24F1/025—
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/02—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing
    • F24F1/04—Arrangements for portability
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/12—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of sliding members

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Abstract

An air intake switching device of a portable air conditioner comprises a housing 10 having two exhaust holes (11, fig 1) and a plurality of grid (air intake) holes 12. At least one switching panel 20 (moveable panel) is mounted on the housing 10 and has a plurality of grid (air intake) holes 21 aligning or misaligning with and corresponding to the grid holes 12 of the housing 10. At least one main guiding part (protrusion) 24 is formed on the switching panel 20. At least one switching assembly (30, fig 2) is mounted between the housing 10 and the switching panel 20. The switching assembly (30) comprises a guiding panel 31 that corresponds with the main guiding part 24 of the switching panel 20. Guiding panel 31 has a main guiding part (guiding track) 311 that corresponds with the main guiding part 24 of the switching panel 20. A slidable driver is attached to the guiding panel 31 to move the switching panel 20 and cause the plurality of grid holes 21 of the switching panel 20 to align or misalign with the plurality of grid holes 12 of the housing 10. Therefore, the grid holes 12, 21 and the exhaust holes 11 permit the portable air conditioner to be switched to perform an interflow air cycle or an independent air cycle between indoors and outdoors.

Description

AIR-INTAKE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE AIR
CON1MTIONER
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an air-intake switching device, especially to an air-intake switching device for a portable air conditioner to open or close an air-intake of the portable air conditioner and to change air cycle ways of the portable air conditioner.
2. Description of the Prior Arts
Unlike a stationary air conditioner such as window-type air conditioner or split-type air conditioner that is fixed high on a window or a wall, a portable air conditioner is placed on a ground without causing damage to the window or the wall and is moved and stored conveniently. Therefore, the portable air conditioner becomes popular.
One of the conventional portable air conditioners has a housing and an exhaust pipe. The housing has an exhaust hole being formed through the housing and multiple grid holes being separately formed through the housing.
The exhaust hole is formed through the housing. The grid holes are separately formed through the housing. The exhaust pipe is mounted through the exhaust hole of the housing, communicates with the housing and has a distal end being put and communicating with outdoors.
The conventional portable air conditioner with single exhaust pipe draws cool air indoors through the grid holes of the housing to allow the cool air to cool down a compressor and a radiator in the housing. Then the cool air becomes warm air and is exhausted outdoors through the exhaust hole of the housing and the exhaust pipe. Therefore, the indoor air and the outdoor air interfiow through the conventional portable air conditioner and the heat of the compressor and the radiator dissipate. However, since the cool air indoors flows away, hot air outdoors flows to indoors, the conventional portable air conditioner with single exhaust pipe has inefficient cooling effect.
Another conventional portable air conditioner has a housing and two exhaust pipes. The housing has two exhaust holes being separately formed through the housing. The exhaust pipes are respectively mounted through the exhaust holes of the housing, communicate with the housing. Each exhaust pipe has a distal end being put and communicates with outdoors.
The conventional portable air conditioner with double exhaust pipes draws cool air outdoors through one of the exhaust pipe to allow the cool air to cool down a compressor and a radiator in the housing. Then the cool air becomes warm air and is exhausted outdoors through the other exhaust pipe.
Therefore, the heat of the compressor and the radiator dissipate to the outdoor air and the indoor air and the outdoor air circulate independently. Consequently, the conventional portable air conditioner with double exhaust pipes has better cooling effect. However, since the outdoor air is warmer than the indoor air, the conventional portable air conditioner with double exhaust pipes has worse heat dissipating effect.
Afterwards, a housing with two exhaust holes and multiple gird holes that is suitable for the two conventional portable air conditioners as described is made for the convenience of molding and for the economy of manufacturing.
When the housing with two exhaust holes and multiple gird holes is used to perform the interfiow air cycle between the indoor air and the outdoor air, the air indoors is drawn through the grid holes of the housing and is exhausted outdoors through the exhaust holes of the housing. However, when the housing is used to perform an independent air cycle with the outdoor air, the grid holes are still opened and the cool air indoors flows to outdoors causing inefficient of the cooling effect.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an air-intake switching device for a portable air conditioner that has a housing with multiple grid holes, at least one switching panel being mounted on the housing and at least one switching assembly being slidably mounted between the housing and the switching panel. The switching assembly drives the switching panel to slide relative to the housing to selectively allow the airflow passing through the housing.
Therefore, the portable air conditioner is switched to perform an interfiow air cycle or an independent air cycle between indoors and outdoors. A heat dissipating effect of the interfiow air cycle and a cooling effect of the independent air cycle between indoor air and outdoor air are ensured.
IN THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of an air-intake switching device for a portable air conditioner in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an operational enlarged rear view of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1, shown closed; Fig. 5 is an operational enlarged rear view of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1, shown opened; Fig. 6 is an operational enlarged side view in partial section of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1, shown closed; and Fig. 7 is an operational enlarged side view in partial section of the air-intake switching device in Fig. 1, shown closed.
With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, an air-intake switching device for a portable air conditioner in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing (10), at least one switching panel (20) and at least one switching assembly (30).
With further reference to Fig. 3, the housing (10) is mounted on a back of a portable air conditioner, has a mounting surface, two exhaust holes (11) and multiple grid holes (12) and may have multiple additional guiding parts (13). The exhaust holes (11) are separately formed through the housing (10).
The grid holes (12) are separately formed through the mounting surface of the housing (10). The additional guiding parts (13) are separately formed on the mounting surface of the housing (10) and are adjacent to the grid holes (12) of the housing (10). Each additional guiding part (13) of the housing (10) may be a guiding protrusion. The guiding protrusion of the housing (10) protrudes from the mounting surface of the housing (10).
The at least one switching panel (20) is mounted on the mounting surface of the housing (10). Each switching panel (20) has a mounting surface,
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multiple grid holes (21), at least one main guiding part (24) and may have at least one mounting hole (23) and multiple additional guiding parts (22).
The mounting surface of the switching panel (20) faces the mounting surface of the housing (10). The grid holes (21) of the switching panel (20) are separately formed through the mounting surface of the switching panel (20) and corresponds to the grid holes (12) of the housing (10). Each grid hole (21) of the switching panel (20) alternatively aligns and misaligns with a corresponding grid hole (12) of the housing (10). The at least one mounting hole (23) is formed through the switching panel (20).
With further reference to Fig. 4, the at least one main guiding part (24) is formed on the mounting surface of the switching panel (20) and may be adjacent to a corresponding mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20).
Each main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20) may be a guiding protrusion. The guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20) protrudes from the mounting surface of the switching panel (20).
The additional guiding parts (22) are separately formed on the mounting surface of the switching panel (20), are adjacent to the grid holes (21) of the switching panel (20) and respectively correspond to and are connected to the additional guiding part (13) of the housing (10) to allow the switching panel (20) to slide relative to the housing (10). Each additional part (22) of the switching panel (20) may be a guiding track. The guiding track of the switching panel (20) is mounted around a corresponding guiding protrusion of the housing (10) to allow the switching panel (20) to slide along the guiding tracks of the switching panel (20).
With further reference to Fig. 7, the at least one switching assembly (30) is mounted between the housing (10) and the switching panel (20). Each switching assembly (30) has a guiding panel (31) and a driver (32).
The guiding panel (31) is mounted between the housing (10) and the switching panel (20), corresponds to the main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20), may correspond to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20), has a main guiding part (311) and may have at least one connecting slot (314). The main guiding part (311) of the guiding panel (31) is formed on the guiding panel (31), corresponds to and is connected to a corresponding main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20) to allow the guiding panel (31) to slide relative to the switching panel (20) and may be a guiding track. The guiding track of the guiding panel (31) is mounted around a corresponding guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20) to allow the guiding panel (31) to slide along the guiding track of the guiding panel (31) and may have a first end (312) and a second end (313). The at least one connecting slot (314) is formed through the guiding panel (31) and corresponds to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20).
The driver (32) is slidably mounted through the grid bole (12) of the housing (10), is attached to the guiding panel (31) and may have at least one leaf (321). The at least one leaf (321) is slidably mounted through one grid hole (12) of the housing (10) and the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20) and is securely mounted in the connecting slot (314) of the guiding panel (31) to allow the guiding panel (31) to slide along the grid hole (12) of the housing (10) and the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20).
With further reference to Fig. 6, when pushing the driver (32) and the guiding panel (31) to slide transversely along the housing (10), the guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20) is moved to the first end (312) of the guiding track of the guiding panel (31). Then, the grid holes (21) of the switching panel (20) misalign with the grid holes (12) of the housing (10). Thus, the airflow through the housing (10) is blocked by the misalignment between the grid holes (12, 21) of the housing (10) and the switching panel (20).
With further reference to Fig. 5, when reversely pushing the driver (32) and the guiding panel (31) to slide transversely along the housing (10), the guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20) is moved to the second end (313) of the guiding track of the guiding panel (31). Then, the gird holes (21) of the switching panel (20) align with the grid holes (12) of the housing (10). Thus, the airflow freely passes through the housing (10).
The air-intake switching device for a portable air conditioner as described has the following advantages. As pushing the switching assembly (30) to allow the airflow passing through the housing (10), the portable air conditioner is switched to perform an interflow air cycle between indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, as pushing the switching assembly (30) to block the airflow through the housing (10), the portable air conditioner is switched to perform an independent air cycle between indoors and outdoors. Consequently, a heat dissipating effect of the interfiow air cycle and a cooling effect of the independent air cycle between indoor air and outdoor air are ensured.

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  1. CLAIMS: 1. An air-intake switching device comprising a housing (10) having a mounting surface; two exhaust holes (11) being separately formed through the housing (10); and multiple grid holes (12) being separately formed through the mounting surface of the housing (10); at least one switching panel (20) being mounted on the mounting surface of the housing (10), and each switching panel (20) having a mounting surface facing the mounting surface of the housing (10); and multiple grid holes (21) being formed on the switching panel (20) and corresponding to the grid holes (12) of the housing (10), and each grid hole (21) of the switching panel (20) alternatively aligning and misaligning with a corresponding grid hole (12) of the housing (10); and at least one main guiding part (24) being formed on the mounting surface of the switching panel (20); and at least one switching assembly (30) being mounted between the housing (10) and the switching panel (20), and each switching assembly (30) having a guiding panel (31) being mounted between the housing (10) and the switching panel (20), corresponding to the main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20) and having a main guiding part (311) being formed on the guiding panel (31), corresponding to and being connected to a corresponding main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20); and a driver (32) being slidably mounted through the grid hole (12) of the housing (10) and being attached to the guiding panel (31).
  2. 2. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20) is a guiding protrusion protruding from the mounting surface of the switching panel (20); and the main guiding part (311) of the guiding panel (31) of the switching assembly (30) is a guiding track being mounted around a corresponding guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20).
  3. 3. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing (10) further has multiple additional guiding parts (13) being separately formed on the mounting surface of the housing (10) and being adjacent to the grid holes (12) of the housing (10); and each switching panel (20) further has multiple additional guiding parts (22) being separately formed on the mounting surface of the switching panel (20), being adjacent to the grid holes (21) of the switching panel (20) and respectively corresponding to and being connected to the additional guiding part (13) of the housing (10).
  4. 4. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the housing (10) further has multiple additional guiding parts (13) being separately formed on the mounting surface of the housing (10) and being adjacent to the grid holes (12) of the housing (10); and -10 -each switching panel (20) further has multiple additional guiding parts (22) being separately formed on the mounting surface of the switching panel (20), being adjacent to the grid holes (21) of the switching panel (20) and respectively corresponding to and being connected to the additional guiding part (13) of the housing (10).
  5. 5. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claims 3 or 4, wherein each additional guiding part (13) of the housing (10) is a guiding protrusion protruding from the mounting surface of the housing (10); and each additional part (22) of the switching panel (20) is a guiding track being mounted around a corresponding guiding protrusion of the housing (10).
  6. 6. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein each switching panel (20) further has at least one mounting hole (23) being formed through the switching panel (20) and being adjacent to a corresponding main guiding part (24) of the switching panel (20); the guiding panel (31) of each switching assembly (30) corresponds to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20) and further has at least one connecting slot (314) being formed through the guiding panel (31) and corresponding to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20); the driver (32) of each switching assembly (30) further has at least one leaf (321) being slidably mounted through one grid hole (12) of the housing (10) and the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20) and being securely mounted in the connecting slot (314) of the guiding panel (31).
  7. 7. The air-intake switching device as claimed in claim 5, wherein each switching panel (20) further has at least one mounting hole (23) being formed through the switching panel (20) and being adjacent to a corresponding guiding protrusion of the switching panel (20); the guiding panel (31) of each switching assembly (30) corresponds to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20) and further has at least one connecting slot (314) being formed through the guiding panel (31) and corresponding to the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20); the driver (32) of each switching assembly (30) further has at least one leaf (321) being slidably mounted through one grid hole (12) of the housing (10) and the mounting hole (23) of the switching panel (20) and being securely mounted in the connecting slot (314) of the guiding panel (31).
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GB2253477A (en) * 1991-03-06 1992-09-09 Lb Plastics Ltd Hit and miss ventilator for window frames
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