Air conditioning appliance and make-up air assembly

Abstract

A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger, a compressor, and an intake conduit. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The compressor may be in fluid communication with an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The intake conduit may extend from the housing. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor heat exchanger assembly. The intake conduit may further define a primary inlet and a secondary inlet spaced apart from the primary inlet in fluid parallel thereto. The primary inlet and the secondary inlet may be defined upstream from the intake passage to separately permit air thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A single-package air conditioner unit defining a mutually-perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the single-package 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; and   an intake conduit extending from the housing, the intake conduit defining an intake passage upstream from the indoor heat exchanger assembly, the intake conduit further defining a primary inlet and a secondary inlet spaced apart from the primary inlet in fluid parallel thereto, the primary inlet and the secondary inlet being defined upstream from the intake passage to separately permit air thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a filter panel disposed on the intake conduit in fluid communication with the primary inlet apart from the secondary inlet. 
     
     
         3 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 2 , wherein the filter panel is disposed in front of the primary inlet. 
     
     
         4 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary air duct extending outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto. 
     
     
         5 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 4 , wherein the secondary air duct is disposed on an outer surface of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , wherein the secondary inlet is defined above the primary inlet. 
     
     
         7 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , wherein the primary inlet is defined distal to the indoor heat exchange assembly, and wherein the secondary inlet is defined proximal to the indoor heat exchange assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , wherein the secondary inlet has a minimum airflow cross-section that is less than a minimum airflow cross-section of the primary inlet. 
     
     
         9 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 1 , wherein the housing defines an indoor inlet, wherein the intake conduit extends about the indoor inlet and axially outward therefrom, and wherein the primary inlet is coaxial with the indoor inlet. 
     
     
         10 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary inlet is defined through the intake conduit perpendicular to the indoor inlet. 
     
     
         11 . A single-package air conditioner unit defining a mutually-perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the single-package 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; and   an intake conduit extending from the housing, the intake conduit defining an intake passage upstream from the indoor heat exchanger assembly, the intake conduit further defining a primary inlet and a secondary inlet spaced apart from the primary inlet in fluid parallel thereto, the primary inlet and the secondary inlet being defined upstream from the intake passage to separately permit air thereto,   wherein the secondary inlet has a minimum airflow cross-section that is less than a minimum airflow cross-section of the primary inlet,   wherein the primary inlet is defined distal to the indoor heat exchange assembly, and   wherein the secondary inlet is defined proximal to the indoor heat exchange assembly.   
     
     
         12 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 11 , further comprising a filter panel disposed on the intake conduit in fluid communication with the primary inlet apart from the secondary inlet. 
     
     
         13 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 12 , wherein the filter panel is disposed in front of the primary inlet. 
     
     
         14 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 11 , further comprising a secondary air duct extending outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto. 
     
     
         15 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 14 , wherein the secondary air duct is disposed on an outer surface of the housing. 
     
     
         16 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 11 , wherein the secondary inlet is defined above the primary inlet. 
     
     
         17 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 11 , wherein the housing defines an indoor inlet, wherein the intake conduit extends about the indoor inlet and axially outward therefrom, and wherein the primary inlet is coaxial with the indoor inlet. 
     
     
         18 . The single-package air conditioner unit of  claim 17 , wherein the secondary inlet is defined through the intake conduit perpendicular to the indoor inlet.