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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brian Bernard McKay, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert William Jewell, Louisville, KY (US);
Sugumar Vedachalam, Hyderabad, IN;
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Air conditioner units are provided. An air conditioner unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor portion, an indoor heat exchanger disposed in an indoor portion, and a bulkhead disposed between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner unit further includes a pump disposed in the outdoor portion, and a conduit in fluid communication with the pump. The air conditioner unit further includes a receptacle disposed in the indoor portion, the receptacle in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving fluid from the conduit. The receptacle includes a tray defining a channel, and a riser extending from a bottom wall of the tray. The riser includes a raised surface disposed above the bottom wall along a vertical direction. A bore extends through and is defined in the raised surface and the bottom wall.