# US 12,601,508 B2 · Air conditioner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,601,508 B2 - Document ID: US12601508B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/276,219 - Filed: 2021-04-30 - Published: 2024-04-18 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-08 - Assignees: Gd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Gd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zijian Zhang; Yi Ding; Zhonghua He; Zheng Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12601508B2 ## CPC - F24F 1/0011: characterised by air outlets - F24F 1/0073: characterised by the mounting or arrangement of filters - F24F 1/0035: characterised by introduction of outside air to the room - F24F 1/0057: mounted in or on a wall - F24F 6/00: Air-humidification {, e.g. cooling by humidification} - F24F 13/10: movable, e.g. dampers - F24F 13/20: Casings or covers - F24F 13/28: Arrangement or mounting of filters - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract An air conditioner includes a housing having an air outlet chamber, an air treatment apparatus disposed in the housing, and an air guide mechanism movably disposed in the housing. A vent connecting the air outlet chamber with outside is formed at a sidewall of the air outlet chamber. The air treatment apparatus includes an air treatment unit and has an air inlet. The air guide mechanism is configured to connect an inner cavity of the air treatment unit with outside or isolate the inner cavity of the air treatment unit from outside. When the inner cavity of the air treatment unit is in communication with outside, air entering through the air inlet flows through the air treatment unit and into the air outlet chamber, and then flows out through the vent. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air conditioner comprising: a housing having an air outlet chamber, a vent connecting the air outlet chamber with an outside being formed at a sidewall of the air outlet chamber; an air treatment apparatus disposed in the housing, the air treatment apparatus including an air treatment unit and having an air inlet; and an air guide mechanism movably disposed in the housing and configured to connect an inner cavity of the air treatment unit with the outside or isolate the inner cavity of the air treatment unit from the outside, wherein when the inner cavity of the air treatment unit is in communication with the outside, air entering through the air inlet flows through the air treatment unit and into the air outlet chamber, and then flows out through the vent; wherein the housing includes: a rear casing component; and a front panel connected to a front side of the rear casing component, the front panel including an upper panel and a lower panel that are spaced apart from top to bottom, and the vent being formed between the upper panel and the lower panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein in a height direction of the housing, the air outlet chamber is disposed at a middle of the housing or is adjacent to the middle of the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the housing further includes an air outlet frame component disposed on the front side of the rear casing component, the front panel being disposed on a front side of the air outlet frame component, a part of the air outlet frame component corresponding to the air treatment unit being opened to form a removal opening, and the lower panel being configured to cover or expose the removal opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air guide mechanism is movably disposed in the air treatment apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the air treatment apparatus includes an air outlet casing disposed in the air treatment unit, the air outlet casing forming an air outlet cavity in communication with the inner cavity of the air treatment unit, the air outlet casing having an air outlet in communication with the air outlet cavity, the air guide mechanism being movably disposed in the air outlet casing and configured to cover or expose the air outlet, and the vent being in communication with the air outlet through the air outlet chamber when the air guide mechanism exposes the air outlet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the air outlet casing is disposed below the air outlet chamber, the air outlet being formed at a top of the air outlet casing, and the air guide mechanism being disposed in the air outlet casing in an up-down movable manner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein at least a part of the air guide mechanism is disposed in the air outlet chamber when the air guide mechanism exposes the air outlet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the air treatment apparatus includes an air induction hood disposed on a top of the air outlet casing and in the air outlet chamber, an air induction cavity being formed between the top of the air outlet casing and the air induction hood, at least a part of an air induction outlet of the air induction cavity corresponding to and being in communication with the vent, and the vent being in communication with the air outlet through the air induction cavity when the air guide mechanism exposes the air outlet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein at least a part of the air guide mechanism is disposed in the air induction cavity when the air guide mechanism exposes the air outlet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the air outlet casing comprises a casing body and an air outlet component, a mounting opening being formed at a top of the casing body, the air outlet component being disposed at the mounting opening, the air outlet being formed at the air outlet component, the air guide mechanism including an air guide component and a mounting base, the air guide component being configured to cover or expose the air outlet, the mounting base being connected to a lower part of the air guide component, and the mounting base passing through the air outlet component in an up-down movable manner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the air outlet component includes: an air outlet member disposed in the mounting opening, the air outlet being formed at the air outlet member; and a mounting member connected to a lower part of the air outlet member and disposed within the air outlet cavity, wherein a receiving cavity having an open top is formed in the mounting member, the mounting base being disposed in the receiving cavity in an up-down movable manner. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the air outlet member includes an air outlet grille disposed at the air outlet and comprises at least one air outlet sub-grille obliquely arranged, the at least one air outlet sub-grille obliquely arranged extending upwardly and obliquely in a direction from a connection between the air outlet member and the mounting member to an outer edge of the air outlet member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the air outlet member includes an air outlet grille disposed at the air outlet, air dispersion holes of the air outlet grille having an equivalent diameter of 3 mm to 8 mm. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein: the vent is a first vent and the air outlet is a first air outlet; a second air outlet is formed at a circumferential side wall of the air outlet casing; and wherein the housing has a second vent corresponding to and in communication with the second air outlet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The air conditioner according to claim 14, wherein an air guide plate is disposed at the second vent and configured to cover or expose the second vent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the air treatment unit includes: a fan component configured to drive air into the air treatment apparatus through the air inlet; a humidification component disposed in the air outlet casing, the air outlet cavity being formed between the humidification component and the air outlet casing; and a purification component disposed between the air outlet casing and the first fan component, the purification component having a purification cavity in communication with the air outlet cavity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The air conditioner according to claim 16, wherein the fan component, the purification component and the air outlet casing are sequentially arranged from bottom to top. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The air conditioner according to claim 16, wherein the humidification component includes: a humidification bracket having a humidification sink, the humidification bracket being disposed in the air outlet casing in a drawable manner; a wet film bracket disposed on the humidification bracket; a humidification film disposed in the wet film bracket, a part of the humidification film being disposed in the humidification sink; and a humidification water tank disposed in the humidification bracket, the humidification water tank being disposed on a side of the wet film bracket facing away from the air outlet cavity, and the humidification water tank being configured to supply water to the humidification sink. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The air conditioner according to claim 18, wherein the vent is a first vent and the air outlet is a first air outlet formed at a top of the air outlet casing; the air outlet casing is disposed below the air outlet chamber; the air guide mechanism is disposed in the air outlet casing in an up-down movable manner; a second air outlet is formed at a circumferential side wall of the air outlet casing; a second vent corresponding to and in communication with the second air outlet is formed at the housing; and the humidification film is close to the second air outlet and corresponds to the second air outlet. ### Claim 20 An air conditioner comprising: a housing having an air outlet chamber, a vent connecting the air outlet chamber with an outside being formed at a sidewall of the air outlet chamber; an air treatment apparatus disposed in the housing, the air treatment apparatus including an air treatment unit and having an air inlet; and an air guide mechanism movably disposed in the housing and configured to connect an inner cavity of the air treatment unit with the outside or isolate the inner cavity of the air treatment unit from the outside, wherein when the inner cavity of the air treatment unit is in communication with the outside, air entering through the air inlet flows through the air treatment unit and into the air outlet chamber, and then flows out through the vent; wherein the air guide mechanism is movably disposed in the air treatment apparatus, and the air treatment apparatus includes an air outlet casing disposed in the air treatment unit, the air outlet casing forming an air outlet cavity in communication with the inner cavity of the air treatment unit, the air outlet casing having an air outlet in communication with the air outlet cavity, the air guide mechanism being movably disposed in the air outlet casing and configured to cover or expose the air outlet, and the vent being in communication with the air outlet through the air outlet chamber when the air guide mechanism exposes the air outlet.