Air conditioner unit having a sterilization light assembly

An air conditioner unit for conditioning an indoor space, the air conditioner unit comprising:

• a housing defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, the housing further defining an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air therefrom;
• an outdoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger;
• an indoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan;
• a compressor in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger;
• a heat shield disposed within the indoor portion;
• a sterilization light assembly mounted on the heat shield within the indoor portion to transmit an ultraviolet light emission thereto;
• and
• a heater bank disposed within the indoor portion downstream from the indoor heat exchanger and upstream from the sterilization light assembly.

An air conditioner unit for conditioning an indoor space, the air conditioner unit defining a mutually orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the air conditioner unit comprising:

• a housing extending along the transverse direction between a front end and a rear end, the housing defining an indoor portion proximal to the front end and an outdoor portion proximal to the rear end, the housing further defining an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air therefrom;
• an outdoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger;
• an indoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan;
• a bulkhead separating the indoor portion and the outdoor portion;
• a compressor in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger;
• a sterilization light assembly disposed within the indoor portion below the indoor fan and directed forward to transmit an ultraviolet light emission within the indoor portion, the sterilization light assembly comprising an ultraviolet C (UVC) light source configured to emit radiation between 200 to 280 nanometers, and a lens casing sealing the UVC light source to prevent moisture from contacting the UVC light source;
• a mounting bracket supporting the sterilization light assembly within the indoor portion, the mounting bracket having a back face opposite the lens casing, the back face being directed toward the bulkhead;
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• a heater bank disposed within the indoor portion downstream from the indoor heat exchanger and upstream from the sterilization light assembly, the heater bank comprising one or more resistive heater coils,
• wherein the sterilization light assembly is disposed rearward from the heater bank along a transverse direction.