Heat exchanger assembly for an air conditioning appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRichard Michael Phillips, Bryan Isaac D'Souza
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Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly for an air conditioner unit includes an indoor heat exchanger positioned within an indoor portion of the air conditioner unit, an outdoor heat exchanger positioned within an outdoor portion of the air conditioner unit, the outdoor heat exchanger comprising an outdoor coil and a plurality of heat exchange fins thermally coupled to the outdoor coil, wherein an exposed portion of the outdoor coil is not covered by the plurality of heat exchange fins, and a condensate collection pan positioned under the indoor heat exchanger for collecting condensate, wherein the condensate is directed onto the exposed portion of the outdoor coil.
Claims20
An air conditioner unit defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the air conditioner unit comprising:
- a bulkhead mounted within a cabinet to define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion;
- an indoor heat exchanger positioned within the indoor portion;
- an outdoor heat exchanger positioned within the outdoor portion, the outdoor heat exchanger comprising an outdoor coil and a plurality of heat exchange fins thermally coupled to the outdoor coil, wherein an exposed portion of the outdoor coil is not covered by the plurality of heat exchange fins;
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- a condensate collection pan positioned under the indoor heat exchanger for collecting condensate, wherein the condensate is directed onto the exposed portion of the outdoor coil and not onto the plurality of heat exchange fins.
A heat exchanger assembly for an air conditioner unit, the air conditioner unit defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction and comprising a bulkhead mounted defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, the heat exchanger assembly comprising:
- an indoor heat exchanger positioned within the indoor portion;
- an outdoor heat exchanger positioned within the outdoor portion, the outdoor heat exchanger comprising an outdoor coil and a plurality of heat exchange fins thermally coupled to the outdoor coil, wherein an exposed portion of the outdoor coil is not covered by the plurality of heat exchange fins;
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- a condensate collection pan positioned under the indoor heat exchanger for collecting condensate, wherein the condensate is directed onto the exposed portion of the outdoor coil and not onto the plurality of heat exchange fins.
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