US 11,859,852 B2
Air conditioner with modular makeup air assembly
Eric Ormsby Sakal, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,994.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333814 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 13/02 (2006.01); F24F 13/30 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/0254 (2013.01) [F24F 13/029 (2013.01); F24F 13/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioner unit defining a mutually-perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the air conditioner unit comprising:
a housing defining an outdoor portion and an 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 in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger;
a plenum attached to the housing, the plenum receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction;
a make-up air duct extending between the plenum and the indoor portion of the housing;
a plurality of brackets fixed in place within the make-up air duct; and
a plurality of make-up air components, each make-up air component of the plurality of make-up air components slidably received in one corresponding bracket of the plurality of brackets, wherein the make-up air components are each removable from the corresponding bracket of the plurality of brackets, wherein the plurality of make-up air components comprises at least one fan, a filter, and a damper.