Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Eric Ormsby Sakal

Timothy Scott Shaffer

Joseph Robert Tobbe

Alexander Boris Leibman

James Quentin Pollett

Charles D Robinson, Iii

Joshua Duane Longenecker

Richard Michael Phillips

Stephen Budelsky

Cody Ewing

An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion and an indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The air conditioner unit also includes a compressor in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger assembly and the indoor heat exchanger assembly to circulate a refrigerant therebetween. The air conditioner unit further includes a plenum attached to the housing. The plenum is receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air duct extending between the plenum and the indoor portion of the housing with a bracket fixed in place within the make-up air duct and a make-up air component slidably received in the bracket. The make-up air component is slidably removable from the bracket.

Air conditioner with modular makeup air assembly

A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a plenum. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The plenum may be attached to the housing and receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall. The plenum may define a primary air channel and a make-up air (MUA) inlet in fluid parallel with the primary air channel. The primary air channel may be disposed in fluid communication with the outdoor portion to permit air therebetween. The MUA inlet may be in fluid communication with the indoor portion to permit air thereto.

Air conditioning appliance having a plenum for make-up air

An air conditioning appliance or a make-up air (MUA) assembly may include an intake conduit and a secondary air duct. The intake conduit may be attachable to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor inlet. The intake conduit may further define a secondary inlet upstream from the intake passage to permit air thereto. The secondary air duct may extend from the intake conduit outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto.

Air conditioning appliance and make-up air assembly

An air conditioner unit includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. A makeup air intake duct and a makeup air exhaust duct are disposed above the housing. The air conditioner unit also includes an air to air heat exchanger. The air to air heat exchanger includes a first inlet side attached to the makeup air intake duct, a second inlet side, a first outlet side, and a second outlet side attached to the makeup air exhaust duct. The air to air heat exchanger also includes one or more alternating top layers and bottom layers. The one or more top layers are in fluid communication with the first inlet side and the first outlet side, and the one or more bottom layers are in fluid communication with the second inlet side and the second outlet side.

Makeup air cross-flow energy recovery system atop air conditioner

An air conditioner unit includes a housing with an outdoor heat exchanger assembly and an indoor heat exchanger assembly therein. A makeup air intake duct an a makeup are exhaust duct are disposed above the housing parallel to each other. The air conditioner unit also includes a heat exchanger having a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is disposed within the makeup air intake duct. The second coil is disposed with the makeup air exhaust duct. The heat exchanger also includes a first pipe connecting an outlet of the first coil to an inlet of the second coil and a second pipe connecting an outlet of the second coil to an inlet of the first coil.

Makeup air parallel flow energy recovery system atop air conditioner

A flexible filter cage for receiving an air filter in an air conditioner unit includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion spaced apart from the first frame portion to define a frame cavity therebetween. A flexible bridge extends between and flexibly connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion to permit flexing of the filter cage up to a predetermined angle which facilitates easy mounting into a filter slot defined by the air conditioner unit.

Flexible filter cage for a make-up air module

A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, as provided herein, may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a filter assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The filter assembly may be supported on the housing. The filter assembly may include a support bracket attached to the housing, an exhaust air filter, and a louver cap. The exhaust air filter may be disposed on the support bracket in fluid communication with the indoor portion to receive air therefrom. The louver cap may be disposed over the exhaust air filter and downstream therefrom. The louver cap may be selectively attached to the support bracket.

Packaged terminal air conditioner unit having a removable exhaust air filter

A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel and a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A bulk tank is positioned below the top panel and defines a reservoir for storing wash additive, the reservoir defining a primary outlet for supplying wash additive into the wash chamber. In addition, a dispensing device, which may include a manual pump, a gravity fed supply valve, or an electronic pump, is fluidly coupled to the reservoir and conveniently positioned for selectively dispensing wash additive, e.g., for pretreating an article of clothing.

Dispensing assembly for a bulk tank of a washing machine appliance

An appliance and a power cord assembly for providing electrical power to the appliance are provided. A plug receptacle is positioned on the appliance cabinet which includes two hot prongs, a neutral prong, and a ground prong. A power cord extends between an appliance plug and a wall plug, the wall plug being coupled to either a three prong or four prong outlet. The appliance plug includes four terminals complementary to the plug receptacle, with the neutral terminal and the ground terminal being electrically coupled within the appliance plug if the power cord has three wires.

Power cord assembly for an appliance

A washing machine appliance includes a pretreatment assembly positioned proximate a top panel of the washing machine appliance for spot treating articles of clothing prior to a wash cycle. The pretreatment assembly includes a detergent reservoir defining an aperture and being configured for receiving a fluid additive. A ball socket is positioned at least partially within the aperture and a roller ball applicator is rotatably mounted within the ball socket. The roller ball applicator is at least partially in contact with the fluid additive within the detergent reservoir such that a user may rub an article of clothing on the roller ball applicator to transfer fluid additive from the detergent reservoir to the article of clothing.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Eric Ormsby Sakal