IP Library Granted Patent US 11,598,554
Granted Patent B2
US 11,598,554 · App. 17/175,348 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Filter fixing device and air conditioning unit using the same

Inventors: Jinqiang Wu (Qingyuan, CN); Zuowei Zhong (Guangzhou, CN); Yunhong Huang (Meizhou, CN); Aihua Tan (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignees: York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd.; Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
F24F13/28B01D46/0006B01D2265/024B01D2265/028
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Patent No.
US 11,598,554
App. No.
17/175,348
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a filter fixing device, comprising: a lock mounting piece, a hold-down piece, a push rod and at least one connecting rod. The lock mounting piece is provided with a lock used for engaging the lock receiving part on the filter fixing frame; the hold-down piece and the lock mounting piece are connected to each other in such a way that they can move relative to each other in a first direction, and the hold-down piece is used to hold down the filter; the push rod is connected to the hold-down piece and can pivotally rotate around an axis; at least one connecting rod is pivotally connected to the push rod and the lock mounting piece; the filter fixing device is configured in such a way that the rotation of the push rod relative to the hold-down piece may cause relative motion of the hold-down piece and the lock mounting piece in the first direction. The filter fixing device provided by the present application has a simple structure, is easy to operate, and can firmly hold the filter so that it is possible to easily replace the filter while meeting the requirement on the filtering performance of the air conditioning unit.

Claims (28)

1. A filter fixing device, characterized in that: said filter fixing device comprises:

a lock mounting piece, wherein the lock mounting piece is provided with a lock, and the lock is used to engage a lock receiving piece on a filter fixing frame;

a hold-down piece, wherein the hold-down piece and the lock mounting piece are connected to each other in such a way that they may move relative to each other in a first direction, and the hold-down piece is used to hold down a filter;

a push rod, wherein the push rod is connected to the hold-down piece in such a way that the push rod can pivotally rotate around an axis; and

at least one connecting rod, wherein the at least one connecting rod is pivotally connected to the push rod and the lock mounting piece;

wherein, the filter fixing device is configured in such a way that rotation of the push rod relative to the hold-down piece may cause relative motion of the hold-down piece and the lock mounting piece in the first direction.

2. The filter fixing device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

the lock mounting piece comprises a first connecting part for the hold-down piece, wherein the first connecting part for the hold-down piece is provided with a sliding slot positioned along the first direction, the hold-down piece is provided with a sliding block positioned along the first direction, and the lock mounting piece and the hold-down piece can move relative to each other through the sliding slot and the sliding block.

3. The filter fixing device as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that:

the lock mounting piece comprises a second connecting part for the at lease one connecting rod, wherein the second connecting part for the at least one connecting rod is positioned along a second direction and fixedly connected to the first connecting part for the hold-down piece, and the at least one connecting rod is pivotally connected to the second connecting part for the at least one connecting rod, wherein the second direction intersects with the first direction.

4. The filter fixing device according to claim 3 , characterized in that:

the second connecting part for the at least one connecting rod comprises a push rod receiving part and a push rod limiting part, wherein the push rod receiving part is used to receive the push rod and the push rod limiting part is used to limit the rotation of the push rod relative to the hold-down piece.

5. The filter fixing device as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that:

a connection point between the at least one connecting rod and the second connecting part for the at least one connecting rod is a first connection point of the at least one connecting rod, which is spaced at a first certain distance from the first connecting part for the hold-down piece;

an additional connection point between the at least one connecting rod and the push rod is a second connection point of the at least one connecting rod, which is spaced at a second certain distance from the axis.

6. The filter fixing device as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that:

the hold-down piece comprises a hold-down part, wherein the hold-down part is positioned perpendicular to the first direction, the hold-down part is fixedly connected to the sliding block, and the push rod is pivotally connected to the hold-down part.

7. The filter fixing device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that:

two connecting rods are provided as the at least one connecting rod, wherein the at least one connecting rod is symmetrically connected to two sides of the push rod.

8. A filter fixing structure, characterized in that: said filter fixing structure comprises:

a filter fixing device as claimed in any of claims 1 - 7 ; and

a filter fixing frame, wherein the filter fixing frame is provided with a lock receiving part, the locking receiving part can be connected to or separated from the lock of the filter fixing device to detachably fix the filter in the filter fixing frame.

9. The filter fixing structure as claimed in claim 8 , characterized in that:

the lock and the lock receiving part are both lock hooks.

10. An air conditioning unit, characterized in that: the air conditioning unit comprises:

a filter fixing structure as claimed in claim 8 ; and

a filter;

wherein, the filter can be pressed in the filter fixing frame by the hold-down piece of the filter fixing device, so as to be detachably fixed by the filter fixing device in the filter fixing frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: WU, JINQIANG; ZHONG, ZUOWEI; HUANG, YUNHONG; TAN, AIHUA
To: YORK GUANGZHOU AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CO., LTD.; JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 062175/0505 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →