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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenton Merlino, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Michael Phillips, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An air conditioner unit may include a bulkhead defining an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, a vent aperture defined in the bulkhead, and a fan assembly for urging a flow of make-up air from the outdoor portion through the vent aperture to the indoor portion. The fan assembly includes a fan housing having two clamshell upper and lower portions that collectively define a fan slot, an arcuate filter slot, and a make-up air duct in fluid communication with the vent aperture. An auxiliary fan is positioned within the fan slot of the fan housing an air filter is positioned within the filter slot.