Air filter attachment apparatus of air conditioner

In an air conditioner comprising a body for carrying heat exchange equipment and forming an air passage for conducting room air, and a filter-carrying apparatus mounted to the body for orienting a removable filter across the air passage, the filter-carrying apparatus mounted to the body for movement from a closed position to an open position for locating the filter away from the air passage and enabling the filter to be removed, the improvement wherein the filter-carrying apparatus comprises:

• a grill mounted to the body for movement between a closed position adjacent the body, and an open position spaced from the body for permitting a filter to be inserted and removed, the grill forming air openings to admit air to the body, and
• a filter guide structure for slidably guiding a filter for insertion and removal relative to the grill along a guide path, the filter guide structure being movable away from the body along with the grill as the grill is being moved toward the open position, the filter guide path being oriented at an angle relative to a plane of the grill when the grill is in the open position,
• the filter guide structure being movable relative to the grill as the grill is moving to the open position.