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US 12,650,241 B2Granted
Portable air conditioner
AssigneeHephzibah Co., Ltd.
InventorsCha Hyun Sung, Hyeon Ho Jeong, In Jae Lee, Jae Hoon Kim
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Abstract
A portable air conditioner includes a housing having an internal space that is divided into an upper space and a lower space defined below the upper space, a heat exchanger provided in the upper space and heat-exchanged with external air introduced from the outside, a blower fan configured to introduce the external air so as to move to the heat exchanger and discharge the heat-exchanged external air upward, a water tank provided to be withdrawal forward in the lower space and configured to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger, and a water level detection part configured to detect a water level of the water tank.
Claims17
A portable air conditioner comprising:
- a housing having an internal space that is divided into an upper space and a lower space defined below the upper space;
- a heat exchanger provided in the upper space and heat-exchanged with external air introduced from the outside;
- a blower fan configured to introduce the external air so as to move to the heat exchanger and discharge the heat-exchanged external air upward;
- a water tank provided to be withdrawn forward in the lower space and configured to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger;
- and
- a water level detection part configured to detect a water level of the water tank,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- a condensate inflow area which is provided on a front end of the water tank and into which the condensate is introduced;
- and
- a water level detection area which is provided on the front end of the water tank and at which the water level is detected,
- wherein the water level detection area is provided on a top surface of the front end of the water tank and has a height lower than the condensate inflow area to prevent the water level of the water tank from rising up to the condensate inflow area.
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A portable air conditioner comprising:
- a housing having an internal space that is divided into an upper space and a lower space defined below the upper space;
- a heat exchanger provided in the upper space and heat-exchanged with external air introduced from the outside;
- a blower fan configured to introduce the external air so as to move to the heat exchanger and discharge the heat-exchanged external air upward;
- a water tank provided to be withdrawn forward in the lower space and configured to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger;
- and
- a water level detection part configured to detect a water level of the water tank,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- a condensate inflow area which is provided on a front end of the water tank and into which the condensate is introduced;
- and
- a water level detection area which is provided on the front end of the water tank and at which the water level is detected,
- wherein the water level detection area is provided on a top surface of the front end of the water tank and has a height lower than the condensate inflow area to prevent the water level of the water tank from rising up to the condensate inflow area,
- wherein the water tank further comprises a handle area provided on the front end of the water tank and provided with a handle,
- wherein the handle area has a height greater than that of the condensate inflow area to prevent the condensate collected in the water tank from flowing back through the condensate inflow area and being discharged to the outside when the water tank is drawn out, and
- wherein the water level detection part comprises:
- a support frame extending downward from a ceiling part of the lower space;
- a proximate sensor supported by the support frame;
- and
- a floating part floated in the condensate collected in the water tank and comprises a predetermined magnet to be sensed by the proximate sensor,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- a first top surface provided with the condensate inflow area;
- a second top surface provided with the water level detection area, disposed adjacent to the first top surface, and configured to support one side of the floating part;
- and
- a third top surface extending backward form the second top surface,
- wherein the third top surface has a height less than that of the second top surface to avoid an interference with the support frame when the water tank is drawn out.
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A portable air conditioner comprising:
- a housing having an internal space that is divided into an upper space and a lower space defined below the upper space;
- a heat exchanger provided in the upper space and heat-exchanged with external air introduced from the outside;
- a blower fan configured to introduce the external air so as to move to the heat exchanger and discharge the heat-exchanged external air upward;
- a water tank provided to be withdrawn forward in the lower space and configured to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger;
- and
- a water level detection part configured to detect a water level of the water tank,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- a condensate inflow area which is provided on a front end of the water tank and into which the condensate is introduced;
- and
- a water level detection area which is provided on the front end of the water tank and at which the water level is detected,
- wherein the water level detection area is provided on a top surface of the front end of the water tank and has a height lower than the condensate inflow area to prevent the water level of the water tank from rising up to the condensate inflow area,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- an inlet provided on the top surface of the front end of the water tank;
- and
- a guide groove extending along in a forward and backward direction on a top surface of the water tank and configured to guide the condensate to the inlet so that the bottom of the guide groove is inclined downward toward a front side.
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