Refrigeration – With means preventing or handling atmospheric condensate... – Retainer or flow director for atmospheric condensate
Patent
1998-07-13
2000-08-08
Doerrler, William
Refrigeration
With means preventing or handling atmospheric condensate...
Retainer or flow director for atmospheric condensate
F25D 2114
Patent
active
060984155
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to air conditioners, and is particularly directed to an air conditioner having modules which facilitate its use as a room air conditioner or a split air conditioner.
BACKGROUND ART
It is well known in the prior art to produce air conditioner units which are adapted to be installed in openings in windows or walls to provide conditioned air to a room. It is also well known in the art to provide what are known as "split" system room air conditioners wherein a separate condensing unit is mounted outdoors and a separate evaporator unit operatively interconnected to the condensing unit is mounted on an interior wall of a room in which the air is to be conditioned.
When a typical room air conditioner of the prior art has been designed, it has been designed only for use as a room air conditioner and, accordingly, the tooling for components thereof have been dedicated to such use. Likewise, when a split system air conditioner has been produced, the components and the associated tooling have been dedicated to such unit.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, an air conditioning unit is designed which uses as many common components as possible for a room air conditioner and a split air conditioner. The basic building blocks of both units are a modular indoor section and a modular outdoor section. When assembled as a room air conditioner, both the indoor and outdoor modules are mounted in a common metal base pan. Extending between the two modules are refrigerant tubing, a condensate drain path and electrical wiring. When used as a room air conditioner, the indoor section is oriented in a conventional manner for a window unit with the air discharge located near the top of the unit. When the unit is installed as a split system, the condensing module is mounted outdoors in a conventional fashion. The indoor module is designed to be mounted in a reverse (i.e. top to bottom orientation) on an inside wall. As in typical split system applications, it is mounted high on the wall and the reverse mounting allows the air flow to be from the lower part of the unit.
The evaporator module includes a housing having first and second opposing sides. An evaporator coil is operatively supported within the housing. The coil has first and second opposing sides extending substantially parallel to the first and second sides of the housing. The evaporator fan and motor are operatively supported within the housing. An air flow control device is operatively disposed within the housing for cooperating with the fan to direct ambient air across the evaporator coil and to redirect the air into the space to be cooled. A condensate collecting device within the housing is in operative relation with the evaporator coil and is capable of collecting condensate from the evaporator coil when the coil is oriented with its first side facing downwardly and also with its second side facing downwardly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention may be better understood and its objects and advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a room air conditioner which embodies the features of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 removed from the base pan and showing the separate indoor and outdoor modules;
FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 with the cover of the outdoor module removed and the top of the indoor module partially broken away;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 with the front grille removed;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the indoor module with portions thereof broken away to show internal components thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view of the air conditioner as shown in FIG. 4 with some components shown in section and others broken away in order to show internal components thereof;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the area in FIG. 6 identified as FIG. 7;
FIG. 8 is an alternative em
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