EP3770527A4 - INDOOR AIR CONDITIONER UNIT - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3770527A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: air conditioner; indoor air; conditioner unit; unit; indoor
Prior art date: 2019-06-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19786897.9A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3770527A1 (en

EP3770527C0 (en

EP3770527B1 (en

Inventor

Kuifang ZOU

Jiabing Ye

Lin Gan

Lilong Zhou

Zhicai CAI

Huawei CHEN

Wenjun Luo

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Midea Group Co Ltd

GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Midea Group Co Ltd

GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-06-14

Filing date

2019-08-30

Publication date

2021-01-27

2019-08-30 Application filed by Midea Group Co Ltd, GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd filed Critical Midea Group Co Ltd

2021-01-27 Publication of EP3770527A1 publication Critical patent/EP3770527A1/en

2021-01-27 Publication of EP3770527A4 publication Critical patent/EP3770527A4/en

2024-02-28 Application granted granted Critical

2024-02-28 Publication of EP3770527C0 publication Critical patent/EP3770527C0/en

2024-02-28 Publication of EP3770527B1 publication Critical patent/EP3770527B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2039-08-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/32—Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
- F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
- F24F1/0043—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements
- F24F1/0057—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements mounted in or on a wall
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F2221/00—Details or features not otherwise provided for
- F24F2221/17—Details or features not otherwise provided for mounted in a wall

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Conveying And Assembling Of Building Elements In Situ (AREA)
Structure Of Printed Boards (AREA)
Length-Measuring Instruments Using Mechanical Means (AREA)
A Measuring Device Byusing Mechanical Method (AREA)

EP19786897.9A 2019-06-14 2019-08-30 Air conditioner indoor unit Active EP3770527B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CN201920901390.8U CN210118940U (en)	2019-06-14	2019-06-14	Mounting plate
PCT/CN2019/103824 WO2020248397A1 (en)	2019-06-14	2019-08-30	Air conditioner indoor unit

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3770527A1 EP3770527A1 (en)	2021-01-27
EP3770527A4 true EP3770527A4 (en)	2021-01-27
EP3770527C0 EP3770527C0 (en)	2024-02-28
EP3770527B1 EP3770527B1 (en)	2024-02-28

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ID=69615704

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19786897.9A Active EP3770527B1 (en)	2019-06-14	2019-08-30	Air conditioner indoor unit

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20210364189A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3770527B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2021532323A (en)
KR (1)	KR20200143635A (en)
CN (1)	CN210118940U (en)
WO (1)	WO2020248397A1 (en)

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JP2011080626A (en) *	2009-10-05	2011-04-21	Mitsubishi Electric Corp	Indoor unit of air conditioner, and air conditioner including the same
US20160084519A1 (en) *	2013-06-25	2016-03-24	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	Air-conditioning apparatus
WO2017158774A1 (en) *	2016-03-16	2017-09-21	三菱電機株式会社	Positioning device and packing apparatus equipped with same

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2019
- 2019-06-14 CN CN201920901390.8U patent/CN210118940U/en active Active
- 2019-08-30 EP EP19786897.9A patent/EP3770527B1/en active Active
- 2019-08-30 JP JP2019553274A patent/JP2021532323A/en active Pending
- 2019-08-30 KR KR1020197028702A patent/KR20200143635A/en not_active Ceased
- 2019-08-30 US US16/498,710 patent/US20210364189A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2019-08-30 WO PCT/CN2019/103824 patent/WO2020248397A1/en unknown

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPH11223381A (en) *	1998-02-09	1999-08-17	Sanyo Electric Co Ltd	Installing device of wall-hanging air-conditioning equipment
JP2005016856A (en) *	2003-06-27	2005-01-20	Hitachi Home & Life Solutions Inc	Air conditioner
JP2011080626A (en) *	2009-10-05	2011-04-21	Mitsubishi Electric Corp	Indoor unit of air conditioner, and air conditioner including the same
US20160084519A1 (en) *	2013-06-25	2016-03-24	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	Air-conditioning apparatus
WO2017158774A1 (en) *	2016-03-16	2017-09-21	三菱電機株式会社	Positioning device and packing apparatus equipped with same

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Publication number	Publication date
WO2020248397A1 (en)	2020-12-17
EP3770527A1 (en)	2021-01-27
KR20200143635A (en)	2020-12-24
EP3770527C0 (en)	2024-02-28
CN210118940U (en)	2020-02-28
US20210364189A1 (en)	2021-11-25
EP3770527B1 (en)	2024-02-28
JP2021532323A (en)	2021-11-25

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