US 12,305,880 B2
Air conditioner
Sun Gong, Guangdong (CN); Zhiyao Zhong, Guangdong (CN); and Jielin Peng, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,921.
Application 17/695,921 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2019/120708, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201910889102.6 (CN), filed on Sep. 19, 2019; and application No. 201921568922.7 (CN), filed on Sep. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0205678 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 13/20 (2006.01); F24F 1/0014 (2019.01); F24F 7/04 (2006.01); F24F 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/20 (2013.01) [F24F 7/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing comprising a front air outlet, the front air outlet comprising a first air outlet and a second air outlet;
a door panel slidably arranged on an outer side of the housing; and
a driving mechanism configured to drive the door panel to slide,
wherein there is at least one position where the door panel partially shields a part of the first air outlet and a part of the second air outlet simultaneously;
wherein the driving mechanism comprises:
a rack and a gear engaging each other, the rack extending along a sliding direction of the door panel and being coupled to the door panel, and the gear being coupled to the housing; and
a driving motor coupled to the gear and configured to drive the gear to rotate;
wherein both sides of the rack each comprise an engagement portion;
wherein the gear comprises a first gear and a second gear arranged on a respective side of the rack; and
wherein the first gear and the second gear are each engaged with a respective engagement portion.