US2014191637A1PendingUtilityA1

Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner

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Assignee: ZHANG HUIPriority: Jul 13, 2011Filed: Jul 13, 2012Published: Jul 10, 2014
Est. expiryJul 13, 2031(~5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

An air conditioner indoor unit ( 100 ) comprises a panel body ( 4 ), a rear casing ( 8 ) and a front panel ( 2 ) connected with the panel body ( 4 ), wherein the chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit ( 100 ) is enclosed by the rear casing ( 8 ), the panel body ( 4 ) and the front panel ( 2 ); the panel body ( 4 ) comprises a left side wall ( 6 ) and a right side wall ( 5 ); and the outer surface of each of the left and the right side walls ( 6, 5 ) of the panel body ( 4 ) is provided with an outward convex part or an inward concave part.

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         32 . An air conditioner indoor unit, comprising a panel body, a rear casing and a front panel which is connected with the panel body, wherein a chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit is enclosed by the rear casing, the panel body and the front panel; the panel body comprises a left side wall and a right side wall; wherein an outer surface of the left side wall of the panel body is provided with a left convex part which is convex outwards relative to a plane where an outer edge of the left side wall is located; and an outer surface of the right side wall of the panel body is provided with a right convex part which is convex outward relative to a plane where an outer edge of the right side wall is located. 
     
     
         33 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein projections of the left and the right convex parts on a plane perpendicular to a left-right direction of the air conditioner indoor unit are both a semi-oblong; each of the left and the right side walls of the panel body is provided with a U-shaped outer edge. 
     
     
         34 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein the outer edges of the left and the right sides of the panel body enclose those of the left and the right convex parts respectively; and distances between the outer edges of the left and the right sides of the panel body and those of the left and the right convex parts are within 1 to 5 cm. 
     
     
         35 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein convex heights of the left and the right convex parts are within 1.5 to 5 cm. 
     
     
         36 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein each of the left and the right convex parts comprises a first convex part located in the middle thereof and a second convex part located on the periphery thereof. 
     
     
         37 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 36 , wherein a projection of the first convex part on a plane perpendicular to a left-right direction of the air conditioner indoor unit is a semi-oblong, and a projection of the second convex part on a plane perpendicular to the left-right direction is a U shape; distance between the outer edges of the first and the second convex parts gradually increases along a direction from a front and rear part of the panel body to a lower part of the panel body. 
     
     
         38 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein the panel body is provided with a top wall; and an outer surface of the top wall is provided with a top convex part which is convex outwards relative to a plane where an outer edge of the top wall is located; the left and the right convex parts are connected with extensions of left and the right sides of the top convex part respectively; the top convex part comprises a first top convex part located in the middle thereof and a second top convex part located on the periphery thereof; the panel body further comprises a top wall connecting plate, with which the top wall is connected in a detachable way. 
     
     
         39 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein the panel body is provided with a top wall; and each of the left and the right side walls is provided with a shoulder extending to the top wall. 
     
     
         40 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls is provided with a first engaging member; at least one side wall connecting plate is provided with a second engaging member; the first and the second engaging members are fixed and engaged with each other manually in a detachable way without any tool so that at least one of the left and the right side walls is connected with the at least one side wall connecting plate in a detachable way. 
     
     
         41 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 40 , wherein one of the first and the second engaging members is a hook and the other one is an adapting hole engaged with the hook; or one of the first and the second engaging members is a slideway and the other one is a sliding adapting part engaged with the slideway in a sliding way. 
     
     
         42 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein one of the at least one of the left and the right side walls and the at least one of the side wall connecting plates is further provided with an elastic engaging member and the other one of the at least one of the left and the right side walls and the at least one of the side wall connecting plates is further provided with an elastic engaging member adapting part correspondingly; and the elastic engaging member and the elastic engaging member adapting part are fixed and engaged with each other in a detachable way. 
     
     
         43 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 42 , wherein the elastic engaging member adapting part is enclosed by a plurality of limit ribs. 
     
     
         44 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls is further provided with a reinforced rib. 
     
     
         45 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 38 , wherein the top wall comprises a third engaging member; the top wall connecting plate comprises a fourth engaging member; and the third and the fourth engaging members are fixed and engaged with each other manually in a detachable way without any tool so that the top wall is connected with the top wall connecting plate in a detachable way. 
     
     
         46 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 45 , wherein one of the third and the fourth engaging members is a hook and the other one is an adapting hole engaged with the hook. 
     
     
         47 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 38 , wherein the panel body further comprises at least one side wall connecting plate, with which at least one of the left and the right side walls is connected in a detachable way, and the at least one side wall connecting plate and the top wall connecting plate are integrated into a whole. 
     
     
         48 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls comprises a base board and a convex board which are connected with each other. 
     
     
         49 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein the whole outer surface of the left side wall is formed by the left convex part; and the whole outer surface of the right side wall is formed by the right convex part. 
     
     
         50 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 38 , wherein the whole outer surface of the top wall is formed by the top convex part. 
     
     
         51 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to  claim 32 , wherein each of the left and the right convex parts defines a convex space in the inner side of the left and the right side wall respectively, and internal parts can be placed in the convex space.

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