Filter systems for room air conditioners
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsMarcus Real, Brittany Calderon, Sergio Neaves, Clayton Koenning
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a filter having a body that includes one or more notches. The disclosed technology also includes a room air conditioner including a void for receiving the filter. The void can be accessed by an access panel, and the access panel can be located on an outer-face side of the room air conditioner. The room air conditioner can include one or more filter-interfacing structures that can be configured to interface with and/or secure corresponding notches of the filter. The room air conditioner can also include one or more filter retaining brackets configured to releasably secure the filter to the AC unit.
Claims18
An air filter comprising:
- a body comprising a pair of horizontal members, a pair of vertical members, a first face, and a second face, the body further comprising:
- a first notched corner formed by a first cutout on the first face, a second cutout on a first vertical member in the pair of vertical members, and a third cutout on a first horizontal member in the pair of horizontal members, and
- a second notched corner formed by a first cutout on the first face, a second cutout on a second vertical member in the pair of vertical members, and a third cutout on the first horizontal member in the pair of horizontal members;
- a filter medium located within the body, the filter medium configured to filter air passing therethrough;
- a structure located within the body, the structure being at least partially exposed via the first notched corner;
- and
- a buffer material located on the second face and configured to separate the second face from one or more components of an air conditioning unit,
- wherein the body comprises a paper product.
An air filter comprising:
- a body comprising a pair of horizontal members, a pair of vertical members, a first face, and a second face, the body further comprising:
- a first notched corner formed by a first cutout on the first face, a second cutout on a first vertical member in the pair of vertical members, and a third cutout on a first horizontal member in the pair of horizontal members;
- a filter medium located within the body, the filter medium configured to filter air passing therethrough;
- a structure located within the body, the structure being at least partially exposed via the first notched corner, wherein the structure comprises the filter medium;
- and
- a buffer material located on the second face and configured to separate the second face from one or more components of an air conditioning unit,
- wherein the body comprises a paper product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.