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Granted Patent B2
US 12,429,236 · App. 17/431,338 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Motor support and dehumidifier having same

Inventors: Wenjun Shen (Foshan, CN); Zhigang Xing (Foshan, CN); Yu Liu (Foshan, CN); Zhisheng Lei (Foshan, CN); Kangwen Zhang (Foshan, CN); Yuhang Tang (Foshan, CN); Peili Dong (Foshan, CN); Chengli Yang (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
F24F3/1405F04D29/668F24F13/20F24F13/222F24F13/28F24F13/30F24F2013/205
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Patent No.
US 12,429,236
App. No.
17/431,338
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor support includes a support body and a mounting rack. The mounting rack is hung below the support body by a connection member and is configured to mount a motor.

Claims (74)

1. A motor support comprising:

a support body, the support body having a closed ring shape or an open ring shape; and

a mounting rack hung below the support body by a connection member and configured to mount a motor, a width of an outer circumference of the mounting rack being smaller than a width of an inner circumference of the support body;

wherein:

the connection member includes a plurality of connection arms arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the support body;

each of the plurality of connection arms includes a first part and a second part connected with each other;

a first end of the first part is in contact with the support body, a first end of the second part is in contact with the mounting rack, a second end of the first part and a second end of the second part are in contact with each other;

at the second end of the first part, an angle between a surface of the first part facing towards a central axis of the support body and a surface of the second part facing towards the central axis of the support body is greater than 90 degrees, the central axis of the support body extending in a vertical direction;

the support body is configured to support a condenser of a dehumidifier at a lower side of the support body; and

a stopper is formed at the support body and configured to abut against the condenser and includes a first stop member configured to abut against a first side of the condenser in a width direction and a second stop member configured to abut against a second side of the condenser in a height direction, and the first stop member and the second stop member are directly connected with each other to form an L-shaped structure.

2. The motor support according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a pillar configured to support a bottom of the support body.

3. The motor support according to claim 1 , wherein:

the mounting rack is configured to mount a motor of a fan of the dehumidifier when the motor support is mounted in the dehumidifier;

the support body is further configured to support an evaporator of the dehumidifier at the lower side of the support body; and

an upper surface of the support body is provided with at least one of a convex rib or a drainage hole, the convex rib being configured to abut against a housing of the dehumidifier, and the drainage hole running through the support body in an up-down direction.

4. The motor support according to claim 1 , wherein:

the mounting rack is configured to mount a motor of a fan of the dehumidifier when the motor support is mounted in the dehumidifier.

5. The motor support according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper is one of a plurality of stoppers configured to be arranged at intervals along a length direction of the condenser.

6. The motor support according to claim 1 , wherein:

the stopper is one of a first stopper and a second stopper respectively provided at two sides of the first end of the first part of at least one of the plurality of connection arms along the circumferential direction of the support body;

the first stopper is not in contact with the second stopper.

7. A dehumidifier comprising:

a housing including an air inlet;

a fan including a motor;

a water pan provided in the housing; and

the motor support according to claim 1 , provided in the housing, the motor support being provided above the water pan.

8. The dehumidifier according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an evaporator supported at the lower side of the support body;

wherein an upper surface of the support body is provided with at least one of a convex rib or a drainage hole, the convex rib being configured to abut against the housing, and the drainage hole running through the support body in an up-down direction.

9. The dehumidifier according to claim 7 , further comprising:

the condenser supported at the lower side of the support body.

10. The dehumidifier according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a heat exchanger assembly provided in the housing, at the water pan, and between the water pan and the support body, the heat exchanger assembly including:

a heat exchanger including an evaporator and the condenser sequentially arranged from inside to outside, the condenser being located downstream of the evaporator in an airflow direction; and

two side plates provided at two ends of the heat exchanger, respectively, and fixedly connected to the water pan;

wherein the support body is supported at a top of the heat exchanger and fixedly connected to the two side plates.

11. The dehumidifier according to claim 10 , wherein:

the heat exchanger assembly includes a first heat exchanging part, a second heat exchanging part, and a third heat exchanging part arranged along a circumferential direction of the housing, the first heat exchanging part being arranged opposite to the third heat exchanging part, and the second heat exchanging part being connected between the first heat exchanging part and third heat exchanging part; and

one of the two side plates is provided at an end of the first heat exchanging part away from the second heat exchanging part, and another one of the side plates is provided at an end of the third heat exchanging part away from the second heat exchanging part.

12. The dehumidifier according to claim 10 , wherein:

the motor support further includes a pillar between the support body and the water pan to provide support; and

the pillar and the side plates are located at two opposite ends of the support body, respectively.

13. The dehumidifier according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a filter screen assembly covering the air inlet;

wherein:

a first guide groove is formed at the motor support and a second guide groove is formed at the water pan;

an upper end of the filter screen assembly passes through one length end of the first guide groove and is drawably inserted in the first guide groove; and

a lower end of the filter screen assembly passes through one length end of the second guide groove and is drawably inserted in the second guide groove.

14. The dehumidifier according to claim 13 , wherein the first guide groove is formed at the support body.

15. The dehumidifier according to claim 13 , wherein a depth of the first guide groove and a depth of the second guide groove are greater than 5 mm.

16. The dehumidifier according to claim 13 , wherein:

the filter screen assembly includes:

a filter screen skeleton drawably inserted in the first guide groove and the second guide groove; and

a filter screen provided at the filter screen skeleton and covering the air inlet;

a difference between a width of the first guide groove and a width of a part of the filter screen skeleton inserted in the first guide groove is greater than or equal to 1 mm and smaller than or equal to 2 mm; and

a difference between a width of the second guide groove and a part of the filter screen skeleton inserted in the second guide groove is greater than or equal to 1 mm and smaller than or equal to 2 mm.

17. The dehumidifier according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a heat exchanger assembly in the housing, located downstream of the filter screen assembly in the airflow direction, and extending along a circumferential direction of the housing;

wherein:

the air inlet is one of three air inlets arranged along the circumferential direction of the housing and provided opposite to the heat exchanger; and

the first guide groove and second guide groove both extend along the circumferential direction of the housing, and are provided opposite to the three air inlets.

18. A motor support comprising:

a support body configured to support a condenser of a dehumidifier at a lower side of the support body; and

a mounting rack hung below the support body by a connection member and configured to mount a motor;

wherein:

the connection member includes a plurality of connection arms arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the support body, each of the plurality of connection arms includes a first part and a second part connected with each other, a first end of the first part is in contact with the support body, a first end of the second part is in contact with the mounting rack, a second end of the first part and a second end of the second part are in contact with each other, and at the second end of the first part, an angle between the first part and the second part is greater than 90 degrees;

along the circumferential direction of the support body, two sides of the first end of the first part of at least one of the plurality of connection arms are respectively provided with a first stopper and a second stopper;

each of the first stopper and the second stopper includes a first stop member configured to abut against a first side of the condenser in a width direction and a second stop member configured to abut against a second side of the condenser in a height direction, and the first stop member and the second stop member are connected with each other to form an L-shaped structure; and

the first stopper is not in contact with the second stopper.

19. A motor support comprising:

a support body, the support body having a closed ring shape or an open ring shape, and the support body being configured to support a condenser of a dehumidifier at a lower side of the support body; and

a mounting rack hung below the support body by a connection member and configured to mount a motor, a width of an outer circumference of the mounting rack being smaller than a width of an inner circumference of the support body;

wherein a stopper is formed at the support body and configured to abut against the condenser, the stopper includes a first stop member configured to abut against a first side of the condenser in a width direction and a second stop member configured to abut against a second side of the condenser in a height direction, and the first stop member and the second stop member are directly connected to form an L-shaped structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: SHEN, WENJUN; XING, ZHIGANG; LIU, YU; LEI, ZHISHENG; ZHANG, KANGWEN; TANG, YUHANG; DONG, PEILI; YANG, CHENGLI
To: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (4)
CN 202021576813.2 · Jul 31, 2020 · national
CN 202021577158.2 · Jul 31, 2020 · national
CN 202011262680.6 · Nov 12, 2020 · national
CN 202022616572.6 · Nov 12, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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