Air conditioner units and heating elements thereof
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsCharles D. Robinson, III, Joshua Duane Longenecker, Richard Dustin Henderson, Bryan Isaac D'Souza, Timothy Scott Shaffer
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Abstract
An air conditioner unit includes an indoor heat exchanger assembly positioned in an indoor portion of the air conditioner unit. The indoor heat exchanger assembly includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. The air conditioner unit also includes a heating unit. The heating unit may be positioned in the indoor portion of the air conditioner unit downstream of the indoor fan and/or at the exhaust side of the indoor fan.
Claims20
An air conditioner unit, comprising:
- an indoor heat exchanger assembly positioned in an indoor portion of the air conditioner unit, the indoor heat exchanger assembly comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan;
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- a strip heating element positioned in the indoor portion of the air conditioner unit downstream of the indoor fan, the strip heating element comprising a substrate and a film printed on an external surface of the substrate, the film comprising conductive ink embedded in the film, the conductive ink forming a resistance heating coil of the strip heating element.
An air conditioner unit, comprising:
- an indoor heat exchanger assembly positioned in an indoor portion of the air conditioner unit, the indoor heat exchanger assembly comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan, the indoor fan defining a suction side and an exhaust side;
- an outdoor heat exchanger assembly positioned in an outdoor portion of the air conditioner unit, the outdoor heat exchanger assembly comprising an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan;
- a bulkhead positioned between the outdoor portion and the indoor portion whereby the bulkhead separates the indoor portion and the outdoor portion and the bulkhead partially defines each of the indoor portion and the outdoor portion;
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- a heating element mounted to the bulkhead and positioned in the indoor portion of the air conditioner unit at the exhaust side of the indoor fan, wherein the heating element is positioned in an insert received within the bulkhead, the air conditioner unit further comprising a thermally insulative mounting pad in the insert.
An air conditioner unit, comprising:
- an indoor heat exchanger assembly positioned in an indoor portion of the air conditioner unit, the indoor heat exchanger assembly comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan, the indoor fan defining a suction side and an exhaust side;
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- a heating element positioned in the indoor portion of the air conditioner unit at the exhaust side of the indoor fan, the heating element comprising a substrate and a film printed on an external surface of the substrate, the film comprising conductive ink embedded in the film, the conductive ink forming a resistance heating coil of the heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.