# US 12,222,142 B2 · Air conditioner and reservoir thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,142 B2 - Document ID: US12222142B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/727,799 - Filed: 2022-04-24 - Published: 2022-08-04 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-29 - Assignees: Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Peng Tian; Hailong Zhong; Feida Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222142B2 ## CPC - F25B 43/006: {Accumulators} - F25B 39/02: Evaporators - F28F 19/00: Preventing the formation of deposits or corrosion, e.g. by using filters {or scrapers} - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS - F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to an air conditioner and a reservoir thereof. The reservoir includes a tank and a base component. The tank has opposite top and bottom ends. The base component includes a bottom plate arranged in a flat plate shape and a supporting member protruding from the bottom plate. The bottom plate has a bearing surface, the supporting member is fixed on the bearing surface, and an end away from the bottom plate of the supporting member is fixedly connected to the bottom end. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reservoir comprising: a tank having a top end and an opposite bottom end; and a base component comprising a bottom plate arranged in a tabular shape and a supporting member protruding from the bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate has a bearing surface, the supporting member is fixed on the bearing surface of the bottom plate, and an end away from the bottom plate of the supporting member is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the tank. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the tank comprises a tube which is hollow, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe; an end of the tube is fixed to the bearing surface of the bottom plate, and a sidewall away from the bottom plate of the tube is provided with an inlet and an outlet which are separated from each other; the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are in communication with and fixed to the tube, wherein a first end of the inlet pipe extending through the inlet is located in the tube and a second end of the inlet pipe is located out of the tube, a first end of the outlet pipe extending through the outlet is located in the tube and a second end of the outlet pipe is located out of the tube. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The reservoir of claim 1, wherein in a surface parallel to the bearing surface, a size of the supporting member decreases gradually along a direction from the bottom end to the top end of the tank. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a mounting hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The reservoir of claim 1, wherein a plurality of reinforcement bars protruding along a direction from the bottom end to the top end of the tank are disposed on the bearing surface of the bottom plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The reservoir of claim 5, wherein a projection of the plurality of reinforcement bars on the bearing surface along a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface is within the bearing surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a coating hole penetrating through the bottom plate, and the supporting member is disposed at an edge of the coating hole along a circumference of the coating hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The reservoir of claim 7, wherein the supporting member is defined by the edge of the coating hole, which is folded towards the bottom end of the tank. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An air conditioner comprising: the reservoir of claim 1; an evaporator connected with and being in communication with the inlet pipe; and a compressor connected with and being in communication with the outlet pipe. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The reservoir of claim 9, wherein the tank comprises a tube which is hollow, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe; an end of the tube is fixed to the bearing surface of the bottom plate via the supporting member, and the top end of the tube away from the bottom plate is provided with an inlet and an outlet which are separated from each other; the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are in communication with and fixed to the tube, wherein a first end of the inlet pipe extending through the inlet is located in the tube and a second end of the inlet pipe is located out of the tube, a first end of the outlet pipe extending through the outlet is located in the tube and a second end of the outlet pipe is located out of the tube. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The reservoir of claim 9, wherein a surface of the end of the supporting member away from the bottom plate abuts against a surface of the bottom end of the tank. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The reservoir of claim 9, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a mounting hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The reservoir of claim 9, wherein a plurality of reinforcement bars protruding along a direction from the bottom end to the top end of the tank are disposed on the bearing surface of the bottom plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The reservoir of claim 13, wherein a projection of the plurality of reinforcement bars on the bearing surface along a direction perpendicular to the bearing surface is within the bearing surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The reservoir of claim 9, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a coating hole penetrating through the bottom plate, and the supporting member is disposed at an edge of the coating hole along a circumference of the coating hole. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The reservoir of claim 15, wherein the supporting member is defined by the edge of the coating hole, which is folded towards the bottom end of the tank.