Window room air conditioner
US6182460A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F13/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved room air conditioner of the type having an indoor section and an outdoor section, which are supported by a basepan and which are separated by a partition. The indoor section includes an indoor fan and an evaporator coil and the outdoor section includes a condenser coil, an outdoor fan and a compressor. The air conditioner is made from two subassemblies, the first subassembly includes a basepan having an indoor region near the front of the basepan and an outdoor region near the back of the basepan. The compressor is supported in the outdoor region and a condenser coil is also supported in the outdoor region rearwardly of the compressor. The evaporator coil is supported in the indoor region and a refrigeration flow circuit interconnects the condenser, the evaporator coil and the compressor. The second subassembly includes a vertically extending partition having an indoor side, an outdoor side and an opening therethrough extending from one side to the other. The partition is configured to cooperate with the basepan to separate the indoor region from the outdoor region. An electric motor is mounted on the outdoor side of the partition. The motor has a drive shaft extending …
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