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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2024
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, a vent aperture, and a fan assembly. The bulkhead may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The vent aperture may be defined in the bulkhead. The fan assembly may urge a flow of make-up air from the outdoor portion through the vent aperture to the indoor portion. The fan assembly may include a fan housing and an auxiliary fan. The makeup air duct may be in fluid communication with the vent aperture. The fan housing may include a bottom wall defining a vertical weep hole to permit water to exhaust from the makeup air duct apart from the vent aperture. The auxiliary fan may be positioned within the fan housing.