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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Robert Jules Lafleur, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Scott Shaffer, La Grange, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, a vent aperture defined in the bulkhead, and a make-up air module for urging a flow of make-up air from the outdoor portion through the vent aperture to the indoor portion. The make-up air module includes a heat exchanger defining a primary flow path and an auxiliary flow path, wherein the primary flow path is fluidly isolated and thermally coupled to the auxiliary flow path, an energy recovery duct providing fluid communication between the indoor portion and the auxiliary flow path, a primary fan fluidly coupled to the primary flow path for urging the flow of make-up air into the indoor portion through the vent aperture, and an auxiliary fan fluidly coupled to the auxiliary flow path for drawing a flow of auxiliary air through the energy recovery duct and the auxiliary flow path.