US 12,111,077 B2
Air conditioner unit having a sterilization light assembly
Timothy Scott Shaffer, La Grange, KY (US); Craig Benjamin Williams, Louisville, KY (US); and Stephen Budelsky, 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 May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/306,020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349597 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/00 (2006.01); F24F 1/029 (2019.01); F24F 1/0323 (2019.01); F24F 1/0353 (2019.01); F24F 1/0373 (2019.01); F24F 8/22 (2021.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 8/22 (2021.01) [F24F 1/029 (2019.02); F24F 1/0323 (2019.02); F24F 1/0353 (2019.02); F24F 1/0373 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioner unit for conditioning an indoor space, the air conditioner unit comprising:
a housing defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, the housing further defining an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air therefrom;
an outdoor heat exchanger assembly disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger;
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 sterilization light assembly disposed within the indoor portion below the indoor fan and directed forward to transmit an ultraviolet light emission within the indoor portion; and
a heater bank disposed within the indoor portion downstream from the indoor heat exchanger and upstream from the sterilization light assembly.