Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air conditioner unit having a sterilization light assembly
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Application No.: US17230311Application Date: 2021-04-14
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Publication No.: US11585547B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Timothy Scott Shaffer , Craig Benjamin Williams , Stephen Budelsky , Venkateswarlu Vivaram
- Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F24F8/22
- IPC: F24F8/22 ; F24F1/029 ; F24F1/0323 ; F24F13/20 ; F24F1/0353 ; F24F1/022 ; F24F1/0284

Abstract:
An air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a sterilization light assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The housing may define an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air therefrom. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the outdoor portion and comprising an outdoor heat exchanger. The indoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the indoor portion and comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. The compressor may be 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. The sterilization light assembly may be disposed within the indoor portion and directed at the indoor heat exchanger to transmit an ultraviolet light emission thereto.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220333801A1 AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAVING A STERILIZATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2022-10-20
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