Classifications

• • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • F24F1/03—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing characterised by mounting arrangements
• • 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
  • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
  • F24F13/222—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate for evacuating condensate
• • 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
  • F24F13/32—Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
  • F24F2221/00—Details or features not otherwise provided for
  • F24F2221/12—Details or features not otherwise provided for transportable
  • F24F2221/125—Details or features not otherwise provided for transportable mounted on wheels

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a portable air conditioner that is capable of being integrated into household doors and which consumes a small space in a room .
• air conditioners that condition (cool, dehumidify, optionally heat and filter dusts and particulates) indoor air in order to ensure a more convenient and efficient environment for people. Due to their nature, air conditioners are generally used for cooling or heating indoor air.
• Operating method for air conditioners includes evaporating a fluid in liquid state with a determined pressure at a desired temperature and retransforming said fluid into liquid state from gaseous state. A matter in the liquid state is saturated with heat in addition to pressure and is transformed into gaseous state, which is a process called phase change.
• a refrigerant used as a circuit material is absorbed, compressed and condensed through a compressor. Thanks to the particular chemical compounds used in air conditioners, vaporization is provided and the characteristic of this state change is utilized as heating or cooling.
• a cycle including recondensing the fluid evaporated through a closed-coil system is provided.
• the air conditioners known in the prior art are used in several areas, from houses, vehicles to the places of work and education.
• the air conditioner is formed of an inner unit and an outer unit.
• the inner unit is located in the area to be conditioned while the outer unit is placed outside, preferably in an environment where it would be in contact with outdoor air.
• the air conditioner is in the form of a body wherein its inner unit is located within the environment to be heated or cooled, and said body comprises components including an evaporator, an evaporator fan motor, a thermostat and an expansion valve.
• the outer unit of the air conditioner is in the form of a body that is located outside the environment, outdoors, and said unit comprises components such as a condenser, a condenser fan and a dryer.
• An invention disclosed in a document numbered CN204254739 in the prior art discloses a household air conditioner comprising an outer unit and an inner unit that performs circulation between indoor air and outdoor air.
• FIG. 1 Another invention described in a document numbered US7992404B2 in the prior art describes a connecting rod that is used to be secured on household windows and is disposed between an inner body and an outer body, which allows a fluid connection there-between. Said connecting rod forms a bridge between the inner unit and the outer unit, which is used to ensure that the units can be hung on both sides of the window.
• An aim of the invention is to provide a portable air conditioner that can be mounted to/dismounted from a door leaf as an individual body, that consumes a small space in the room to be conditioned, and does not have hose connections extending outside.
• Another aim of the invention is to provide a portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door and that can be fixed onto the door after being mounted thereon and which moves together with the door.
• Another further aim of the invention is to provide a portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door, and has smart technology.
• Another aim of the invention is to provide a portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door that is capable of reducing or eliminating the noise inside a room caused by the operation of the compressor which is located outside the room.
• Figure 1 is the front perspective view of a portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door according to the present invention.
• Figure 2 is the front perspective view of the mounted state of the portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door according to the present invention.
• Figure 3 is the perspective view of the portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door and the air lock mechanism according to the present invention.
• Figure 4. is the front sectional view of an outer unit of the portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door according to the present invention.
• Figure 5 is the front sectional view of an inner unit of the portable air conditioner that can be integrated to a door according to the present invention.
• the portable air conditioner (1 ) that is used to condition indoor air, which can be integrated to a door leaf (K) basically comprises;
• the portable air conditioner (1 ) comprises an individual body (2) formed of an inner unit (21 ) , an outer unit (22) and a connection path (23) and wheels (3) on the bottom of the body (2) .
• a housing (200) that is placed between side walls of the inner unit and the outer unit (22) facing each other and on the connection path (23) is configured such as to receive a door leaf (K) therein.
• the body (2) is placed on the door leaf (K) such that the inner unit (21 ) is to be within the room to be conditioned and the outer unit (22) of the body (2) is to be placed outside the room to be conditioned.
• the body (2) has a housing (200) in the shape of a recess located between side walls of the inner unit (21 ) and the outer unit (22) and an upper face of the connection path (23) such that the body receives the door leaf (K) therein, and the body (2) is integrated on the door leaf (K) following the mounting of the door leaf (K) in the recess.
• the body (2) of the portable air conditioner (1 ) comprises 3 parts including the inner unit (21 ) , the outer unit (22) and the connection path (23) .
• the body (2) of the portable air conditioner (1 ) is mounted on the door leaf (K) by means of the wheels (3) and then the air conditioner is operated.
• the inner unit absorbs the air in the room to be conditioned through a fan and transfers this air through an evaporator containing a refrigerant therein, thereby the air will be cooled as a result of given phase change of the refrigerant (transition from liquid phase to gaseous phase) , and the air cooled by means of a fan is redelivered into the room conditioned.
• the refrigerant needs to be recondensed to enable the realization of the phase change in the inner unit to be continuous.
• the refrigerant is transferred from the connection path (23) to the outer unit
• the compressor (22) in gaseous form , preferably through copper pipes, and its pressure and temperature is increased by a compressor found in the outer unit (22) .
• the refrigerant in the gaseous form introduced from the compressor is recondensed after being passed through the condenser and then is redelivered to the compressor to be transformed into liquid state, and this cycle continuously proceeds until the air conditioner is shut off .
• the compressor is located in the outer unit (22) , when the door is closed, the compressor would be outside the room to be conditioned and there would be no noise from the compressor in the room.
• the body (2) is provided with a connection path (23) that allows connection between the outer unit (22) and the inner unit (21 ) and the mutual movement of the outer unit and the inner unit.
• the connection path (23) extends between bottoms of the inner unit (21 ) and the outer unit (22) and allows transition for the pipes to convey the refrigerant therein. After the body (2) is attached on the door leaf (K) , the connection path (23) remains under the door leaf (K) and thus enables the refrigerant to be transferred between the inner unit (21 ) and the outer unit (22) under the door leaf (K) .
• the wheels (3) provided on the bottom portion of the body (2) both allows the body (2) to be moved easily and allows the body (2) to move in cooperation with the door leaf (K) .
• the body (2) of the portable air conditioner (1 ) that is attached on the door leaf (K) through the recess moves on the wheels (3) together with the door leaf (K) .
• the wheels (3) are capable of rotating for 360 degrees on the body (2) to which they are attached.
• a control unit is provided to be used for operating and externally controlling the components within the inner unit (21 ) and the outer unit (22) .
• the body comprises the following,
• connection element screw or bolt
• a locking mechanism (4) including at least an elastic element (43) that is located at the end portion of the connection element (42) which is in contact with the door (K) and prevents any possible deformation that might occur on the door leaf (K) .
• connection element (42) can move inside the screw hole provided on the locking element (41 ) such that it moves closer towards the door leaf (K) or moves away from the door (K) .
• an end portion of the connection element (42) is enabled to be in contact with the door leaf (K) by rotating the connection element (42) , and therefore the body (2) can be secured on the door leaf (K) by means of the created pressure force.
• the elastic element (43) is rubber.
• the bodies of both the inner unit (21 ) and the outer unit (22) have at least one locking mechanism (4) thereon.
• the locking mechanism (4) is formed of a piston provided on the body (2) and when a command is given the piston (via a push button, a touch screen, a remote control and so on) , the piston moves and applies a certain amount of force on the door leaf (K) and thus secures the body (2) on the door leaf (K) . Similarly, when a command is given the piston, the piston retracts and allows the body (2) to be removed from the door leaf (K) .
• the piston is a hydraulic system.
• the piston is a pneumatic system .
• the body (2) has at least one handle configured thereon such that it can be manually grasped by a user. Said handle enables the portable air conditioner (1 ) to be pulled and to be easily moved on the wheels (3) .
• the body (2) has a sensor thereon that is capable of detecting when the door (K) is in the open or closed position after the body (2) is attached onto the door leaf (K) .
• At least one motor is provided which is coupled on the wheels (3) and transmits motion to allow the wheels (3) to be moved.
• the portable air conditioner (1 ) can be remotely activated by means of a user interface (a remote control, a screen or a phone) .
• a user interface a remote control, a screen or a phone
• the control unit of the portable air conditioner (1 ) receives said command and also the data on whether the door (K) is in the opened or closed position from the sensor.
• the door (K) is open, a command is given to the motor and thus the wheels (3) are enabled to move and the door (K) is allowed to be closed.
• the air conditioner receives the data that the door (K) is in the closed position from the sensor, it performs processes including activating, heating and cooling its components.
• the portable air conditioner (1 ) has a drainage pool for collecting the water being accumulated therein when it operates in heating and cooling mode during humid air conditions.
• the drainage pool is placed in a drawer provided on the body (2) and said drawer is configured to be opened and closed outside the body (2) .

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