Packaged terminal air conditioner unit having a removable exhaust air filter
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsEric Ormsby Sakal, Stephen Budelsky
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Abstract
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, as provided herein, may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a filter assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The filter assembly may be supported on the housing. The filter assembly may include a support bracket attached to the housing, an exhaust air filter, and a louver cap. The exhaust air filter may be disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom. The louver cap may be disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom. The louver cap may be selectively attached to the support bracket.
Claims18
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit for conditioning an indoor space, the packaged terminal air conditioner unit comprising:
- a housing defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion;
- an outdoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan;
- an indoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan;
- a compressor to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger;
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- a filter assembly supported on the housing, the filter assembly comprising
- a support bracket attached to the housing,
- an exhaust air filter disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom, and
- a louver cap disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom, the louver cap being selectively attached to the support bracket.
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit for conditioning an indoor space, the packaged terminal air conditioner unit comprising:
- a housing defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, the housing comprising a cabinet enclosing at least a portion of the indoor portion and a head unit attached to the cabinet above the indoor portion;
- an outdoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan;
- an indoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan;
- a compressor to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger;
- a bulkhead disposed within the housing between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger along a transverse direction, the bulkhead defining a vent aperture therethrough;
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- a filter assembly supported on the head unit, the filter assembly comprising
- a support bracket attached to the head unit above the indoor heat exchanger,
- an exhaust air filter disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom, and
- a louver cap disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom, the louver cap being selectively attached to the support bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.