US 12,442,546 B2
Hinge lock mechanism for window air conditioner
Joel M. Gray, Prospect, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,944.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328640 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. F24F 1/031 (2019.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 1/031 (2019.02) [F24F 13/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A saddle-type window air conditioner comprising:
an indoor portion;
an outdoor portion;
one or more hinge lock mechanisms hingedly pivoting the outdoor portion relative to the indoor portion between a first pivot position and a second pivot position, wherein the second pivot position is different than the first pivot position; and
wherein the one or more hinge lock mechanisms include a locked configuration and an unlock configuration, wherein the one or more hinge lock mechanisms is in the locked configuration in both the first pivot position and the second pivot position and the one or more hinge lock mechanisms is in the unlocked configuration between the first pivot position and the second pivot position.