Mounting device and air conditioning apparatus including same

Abstract

A mounting device to mount an air conditioner to a window frame includes: a fixed frame configured to support the air conditioner and to be mounted to the window frame, a movable frame movable up and down relative to the fixed frame, and a plurality of cover panels configured to be mounted to the movable frame to cover a region surrounded by the fixed frame and the movable frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mounting device configured to mount an air conditioner to a window frame, the mounting device comprising:
 a fixed frame configured to support the air conditioner and configured to be mounted to the window frame;   a movable frame movable up and down relative to the fixed frame; and   a plurality of cover panels configured to be mounted to the movable frame to cover a region surrounded by the fixed frame and the movable frame, each of the plurality of cover panels being arranged along a moving direction of the movable frame;   wherein the plurality of cover panels comprises:   a first cover panel, and   a second cover panel detachably couplable to the first cover panel.   
     
     
         2 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the movable frame further comprises a panel rail extending along the moving direction of the movable frame, and   the plurality of cover panels are configured to be slidable along the panel rail.   
     
     
         3 . The mounting device of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of cover panels are configured to be:
 couplable to the movable frame by moving upwardly along the panel rail, and   separable from the movable frame by moving downwardly along the panel rail.   
     
     
         4 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first cover panel and the second cover panel comprises:
 a panel body,   an insertion portion formed on an upper portion of the panel body, and   an opening portion formed on a lower portion of the panel body.   
     
     
         5 . The mounting device of  claim 4 , wherein
 the insertion portion of the second cover panel is configured to be insertable into the panel body of the first cover panel through the opening portion of the first cover panel.   
     
     
         6 . The mounting device of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first cover panel and the second cover panel further comprises:
 a coupling hole in communication with the opening portion and formed by cutting a portion of the panel body, and   a coupling protrusion formed on the insertion portion and having a shape corresponding to the coupling hole, and   wherein the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel is couplable to the coupling hole of the first cover panel.   
     
     
         7 . The mounting device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel is configured to be coupled to the coupling hole of the first cover panel by being inserted into the panel body of the first cover panel through the opening portion of the first cover panel.   
     
     
         8 . The mounting device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel is configured to be coupled to the coupling hole of the first cover panel and to be elastically deformed by being pressed in a first direction, thereby being disengaged from the coupling hole of the first cover panel, and   based on the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel being disengaged from the coupling hole of the first cover panel, the second cover panel is separable from the first cover panel in a second direction.   
     
     
         9 . The mounting device of  claim 6 , wherein
 at least a portion of the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel coupled to the coupling hole of the first cover panel is configured to be exposed outwardly of the panel body of the first cover panel through the coupling hole of the first cover panel.   
     
     
         10 . The mounting device of  claim 9 , wherein
 an outer surface of the coupling protrusion of the second cover panel exposed outwardly of the panel body through the coupling hole of the first cover panel is configured to be connected to an outer surface of the panel body of the first cover panel so as not to protrude or be recessed against the outer surface of the panel body of the first cover panel.   
     
     
         11 . The mounting device of  claim 6 , wherein the insertion portion comprises:
 a protrusion protruding upwardly from the panel body, and   a through-hole formed through the protrusion, and   wherein one end of the coupling protrusion is adjacent to the protrusion, and the other end of the coupling protrusion is located within the through-hole.   
     
     
         12 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein
 each of the plurality of cover panels comprises a plastic material.   
     
     
         13 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the movable frame comprises:   a first side frame portion extending along the moving direction of the movable frame,   a second side frame portion extending parallel to the first side frame portion, and   an upper frame portion connecting the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion and configured to be fixed to the window frame, and   wherein each of the plurality of cover panels is configured to extend between the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion, and to be movable up and down along the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion.   
     
     
         14 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the plurality of cover panels is movable up and down together with the movable frame relative to the fixed frame.   
     
     
         15 . The mounting device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the fixed frame is fixable to a lower portion of the window frame, and   the movable frame is movable upwardly relative to the fixed frame to be fixed to an upper portion of the window frame.