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US 12,287,112 B2Granted
Middle air duct support member and air conditioner
AssigneesGd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd., Midea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsTaisheng Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Zhiqiang Yang, Zeping Li
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Abstract
A middle air duct support member and an air conditioner provided. The middle air duct support member has an annular first support portion and an annular second support portion arranged at an axial end of the first support portion. The second support portion and the first support portion are manufactured separately.
Claims8
A middle air duct support member of an air conditioner, comprising:
- an annular first support portion;
- an annular second support portion arranged at an axial end of the annular first support portion, wherein the annular second support portion and the annular first support portion are manufactured separately;
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- a reinforcement plate provided on one of the annular first support portion and the annular second support portion,
- wherein the reinforcement plate is provided between the annular first support portion and the annular second support portion and is configured to abut against the other one of the annular first support portion and the annular second support portion,
- wherein the reinforcement place is provided on an inner peripheral wall of the annular first support portion,
- wherein the reinforcement plate is folded in an axial direction after extending inwardly in a radial direction, and
- wherein at least part of the annular second support portion extends into the annular first support portion and part of the inner peripheral wall of the annular first support portion and a free end of the reinforcement plate abut against an outer peripheral wall of the annular second support portion.
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