U.S. patent application number 15/463760 was filed with the patent office on 2018-03-01 for air conditioner apparatus.
The applicant listed for this patent is MOAI ELECTRONICS CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Yu-Te Chou, Cheng-Wei Ho, Ching-Chung Hsiao, Chien-Lung Huang, Ming-Shun Hung, Yi-Yang Lin, Hsin-Jen Lu, Chih-Hao Sun.
Application Number | 20180058745 15/463760 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58607646 |
Filed Date | 2018-03-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180058745 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hsiao; Ching-Chung ; et
al. |
March 1, 2018 |
AIR CONDITIONER APPARATUS
Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus includes a housing, a cooling
module, a cover, and a joint unit. The housing has a first side
wall, a second side wall and a base, wherein one side of the first
side wall and one side of the second side wall are respectively
connected to opposite sides of the base; the first side wall, the
second side wall and the base join together to define an
accommodating space, a first gate, a second gate and a third gate
thereamong; the cooling module is disposed in the accommodating
space; the cover is disposed on the first gate; and the joint unit
is disposed on the surface of the first side wall, the second side
wall, the base or the cover.
Inventors: |
Hsiao; Ching-Chung; (Hsinchu
City, TW) ; Lin; Yi-Yang; (Hsinchu City, TW) ;
Chou; Yu-Te; (Hsinchu City, TW) ; Huang;
Chien-Lung; (Hsinchu City, TW) ; Lu; Hsin-Jen;
(Hsinchu City, TW) ; Sun; Chih-Hao; (Hsinchu City,
TW) ; Ho; Cheng-Wei; (Hsinchu City, TW) ;
Hung; Ming-Shun; (Hsinchu City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
MOAI ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
Hsinchu City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
58607646 |
Appl. No.: |
15/463760 |
Filed: |
March 20, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F25D 2400/16 20130101;
F25D 7/00 20130101; F25D 29/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F25D 17/06 20060101
F25D017/06; F25D 11/00 20060101 F25D011/00; F25D 29/00 20060101
F25D029/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 31, 2016 |
TW |
105213391 |
Claims
1. An air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a housing having a
first side wall, a second side wall and a base, wherein one side of
the first side wall and one side of the second side wall are
respectively connected to opposite sides of the base, and the first
side wall, the second side wall and the base join together to
define an accommodating space, a first gate, a second gate and a
third gate thereamong; a cooling module disposed in the
accommodating space; a cover disposed on the first gate; and a
joint unit disposed on the surface of the first side wall, the
second side wall, the base or the cover.
2. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an
accommodating tank, wherein the accommodating tank is disposed on
the inner surface of the first side wall, the second side wall or
the base, and the accommodating tank has a water inlet and a water
outlet in communication with the water inlet.
3. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 2, wherein the
accommodating tank further comprises: a communicating element
disposed at the water inlet or the water outlet for connecting the
water inlet or the water outlet to a corresponding water outlet or
water inlet of another air conditioning apparatus.
4. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cooling
module further comprises: a first conductive element disposed in
the accommodating space; a second conductive element disposed on
the first conductive element and in contact with the first
conductive element; a delivery duct having one end disposed in the
accommodating tank and the other end in contact with the second
conductive element; a pump connecting to the delivery duct for
drawing liquid stored in the accommodating tank, such that the
liquid is delivered to the second conductive element via the
delivery duct; and an air flow guiding unit disposed at the second
gate to provide an air flow passing through the first conductive
element.
5. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a
control module connected to the pump or the air flow guiding unit
to control the operation of the pump or the air flow guiding
unit.
6. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a
power module which is configured to provide power to the pump, the
air flow guiding unit and the control module.
7. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 6, further comprising
electrical connection unit disposed on the surface of the first
side wall, the second side wall, the base or the cover.
8. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a
carrier which is electrically connected to the control module
through the electrical connection unit, wherein the carrier
comprises: a carrier body; and a rotation module configured to
support the carrier body and rotating the carrier body through 360
degrees.
9. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a
carrier which is electrically connected to the control module
through the electrical connection unit, the carrier further
comprises: a carrier body; and a timer disposed on the carrier body
to display time or provide an alarm.
10. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a
carrier which is electrically connected to the control module
through the electrical connection unit, and wherein the carrier
further comprises: a carrier body; and a communication module
disposed on the carrier body to receive control signal outputted
from an external communication device and transmitting a
communication signal to the control module according to the control
signal.
11. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a
carrier which is electrically connected to the control module
through the electrical connection unit, and wherein the carrier
further comprises: a carrier body; and a multimedia playing unit
disposed on the carrier body to play a multimedia message.
12. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a
carrier which is electrically connected to the control module
through the electrical connection unit, and wherein the carrier
further comprises: a carrier body; and a charge and discharge unit
disposed on the carrier body to connect an external power supply to
charge the power module.
13. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cover
further comprises: a side cover disposed on the third gate, and
wherein the side cover has a louver structure.
14. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the joint
unit is a magnetically-attracting element or a snap-in element.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims benefit of priority to Taiwan
Patent Application No. 105213391, filed on Aug. 31, 2016, the
entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present inventive concept relates to air conditioning
apparatuses, and, more specifically, to an air conditioning
apparatus can be combined with each other and easy to carry.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Technology has advanced rapidly nowadays. When choosing
technology apparatuses, users tend to choose those which are not
only multifunctional but also easy to operate and carry. Therefore,
new mobile phones and computers are being designed to be thinner
and lighter, even the home appliances follow this trend gradually
toward a smaller size and lighter weight.
[0004] For air conditioning system, it was first appeared in the
market as a large-scale single package air conditioning unit and
then split air conditioning systems were developed. Moreover, there
is a personal mini air conditioning unit in the market nowadays,
for example, a mini air conditioner. A common mini air conditioner
comprises a fan, a water tank and a paper curtain all being
disposed in a small cubic box. In order to achieve the purpose of
output of cold air, water in the water tank of the mini air
conditioner is drawn therefrom and flows to a bottom pan, so that
part of the paper curtain could be soaked in the water and the
paper curtain absorbs water and gets wet. Then the air flow
generated by the fan could flow through the wet paper curtain and
became cold.
[0005] However, although the mini air conditioner described above
is a major innovation, it still leaves much to be desired. First of
all, due to the design of the common mini air conditioner, the
water drawn from the water tank is in the bottom pan, so that the
water will be leaking from the bottom pan once the air conditioner
is slightly inclined. Therefore, despite the reduction of the size
of the common mini air conditioner , it is still inconvenient and
not portable. Second, the mini air conditioner in the market is in
the faun of a miniaturized machine, so the output of the air flow
is not strong enough to cool the air which is a big problem.
[0006] Therefore, how to improve the efficacy and the portability
of a mini air conditioner is currently the problem desired to be
solved in this industry.
SUMMARY
[0007] In light of solving the foregoing problems, the present
inventive concept provides an air conditioning apparatus,
comprising: a housing having a first side wall, a second side wall
and a base, wherein one side of the first side wall and one side of
the second side wall are respectively connected to opposite sides
of the base, and the first side wall, the second side wall and the
base join together to define an accommodating space, a first gate,
a second gate and a third gate thereamong; a cooling module
disposed in the accommodating space; a cover disposed on the first
gate; and a joint unit disposed on the surface of the first side
wall, the second side wall, the base or the cover.
[0008] In an aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises an accommodating tank,
wherein the accommodating tank is disposed on the inner surface of
the first side wall, the second side wall or the base and the
accommodating tank has a water inlet and a water outlet in
communication with the water inlet.
[0009] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the
accommodating tank further comprises a communicating element
disposed at the water inlet or the water outlet to connect the
water inlet or the water outlet to a corresponding water outlet or
water inlet of another air conditioning apparatus.
[0010] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the
cooling module further comprises: a first conductive element
disposed in the accommodating space; a second conductive element
disposed on the first conductive element and in contact with the
first conductive element; a delivery duct having one end disposed
in the accommodating tank and the other end in contact with the
second conductive element; a pump connecting to the delivery duct
for drawing liquid stored in the accommodating tank, such that the
liquid is delivered to the second conductive element via the
delivery duct; and an air flow guiding unit disposed at the second
gate to provide an air flow passing through the first conductive
element.
[0011] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a control module connected
to the pump or the air flow guiding unit to control the operation
of the pump or the air flow guiding unit.
[0012] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a power module which is
configured to provide power to the pump, the air flow guiding unit
and the control module.
[0013] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises electrical connection unit
disposed on the surface of the first side wall, the second side
wall, the base or the cover.
[0014] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a carrier which is
electrically connected to the control module through the electrical
connection unit, wherein the carrier comprises: a carrier body; and
a rotation module configured to support the carrier body and
rotating the carrier body through 360 degrees.
[0015] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a carrier which is
electrically connected to the control module through the electrical
connection unit, the carrier further comprises: a carrier body; and
a timer disposed on the carrier body to display time or provide an
alarm.
[0016] In an embodiment, the air conditioning apparatus further
comprising a carrier which is electrically connected to the control
module through the electrical connection unit. The carrier further
comprises: a carrier body; and a communication module disposed on
the carrier body to receive control signal outputted from an
external communication device and transmitting a communication
signal to the control module according to the control signal.
[0017] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a carrier which is
electrically connected to the control module through the electrical
connection unit. The carrier further comprises: a carrier body; and
a multimedia playing unit disposed on the carrier body to play a
multimedia message.
[0018] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the air
conditioning apparatus further comprises a carrier which is
electrically connected to the control module through the electrical
connection unit. The carrier further comprises: a carrier body; and
a charge and discharge unit disposed on the carrier body to connect
an external power supply to charge the power module.
[0019] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the
cover further comprises: a side cover disposed on the third gate,
and the side cover has a louver structure.
[0020] In another aspect of the present inventive concept, the
joint unit is a magnetically-attracting element or a snap-in
element.
[0021] In comparison with the prior art, the present inventive
concept provides a air conditioning apparatus having a unique
structure which is able for two or more air conditioning
apparatuses of the present inventive concept to combine with each
other, which allows users to increase the number of the air
conditioning apparatuses of the present inventive concept as their
own required. Consequently, the air conditioning apparatus of the
present inventive concept is convenient and economical.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 is one schematic view showing a housing of the air
conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of the
present inventive concept.
[0023] FIG. 2 is another schematic view showing a housing of the
air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of
the present inventive concept.
[0024] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the combination of the
air conditioning apparatuses according to exemplary embodiments of
the present inventive concept.
[0025] FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the air conditioning
apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of the present
inventive concept.
[0026] FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the air conditioning apparatus
according to exemplary embodiments the present inventive
concept.
[0027] FIG. 6 is a front view showing the air conditioning
apparatus according to exemplary embodiments the present inventive
concept.
[0028] FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functions of the air
conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments the
present inventive concept.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of
the present general inventive concept, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference
numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are
described below in order to explain the present general inventive
concept while referring to the figures. Also, while describing the
present general inventive concept, detailed descriptions about
related well-known functions or configurations that may diminish
the clarity of the points of the present general inventive concept
are omitted.
[0030] All terms including descriptive or technical terms which are
used herein should be construed as having meanings that are obvious
to one of ordinary skill in the art. However, the terms may have
different meanings according to an intention of one of ordinary
skill in the art, case precedents, or the appearance of new
technologies. Also, some terms may be arbitrarily selected by the
applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the selected terms will
be described in detail in the detailed description of the
invention.
[0031] Thus, the terms used herein have to be defined based on the
meaning of the terms together with the description throughout the
specification. Also, when a part "includes" or "comprises" an
element, unless there is a particular description contrary thereto,
the part can further include other elements, not excluding the
other elements. In the following description, terms such as "unit"
and "module" indicate a unit to process at least one function or
operation, wherein the unit and the block may be embodied as
hardware or software or embodied by combining hardware and
software. Hereinafter, one or more exemplary embodiments of the
present general inventive concept will be described in detail with
reference to accompanying drawings.
[0032] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes
shown in the accompanying drawings are to be construed in
conjunction with the disclosure of this specification in order to
facilitate understanding of the present inventive concept. They are
not meant, in any ways, to limit the implementations of the present
inventive concept, and therefore have no substantial technical
meaning Without affecting the effects created and objectives
achieved by the present inventive concept, any modifications,
changes or adjustments to the structures, ratio relationships or
sizes, are to be construed as fall within the range covered by the
technical contents disclosed herein. Meanwhile, terms, such as
"on", "in", "at", "inner", "external", "one", "a" and the like, are
for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to limit the
range implementable by the present invention. Any changes or
adjustments made to their relative relationships, without modifying
the substantial technical contents, are also to be construed as
within the range implementable by the present invention.
[0033] The air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary
embodiments of the present inventive concept may includes a
housing, a cooling module, a cover, and a joint unit. Referring to
FIGS. 1 2 and 5, FIG. 1 shows one schematic view of a housing of
the air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments
of the present inventive concept. FIG. 2 shows another schematic
view showing a housing of the air conditioning apparatus according
to exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept. As shown
in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 1 may comprise a first side wall 11,
a second side wall 12 and a base 13, wherein one side of the first
side wall 11 and one side of the second side wall 12 are
respectively connected to opposite sides of the base 13, and the
first side wall 11, the second side wall 12 and the base 13 join
together to define an accommodating space 14, a first gate 15, a
second gate 16 and a third gate 17 thereamong, and thereby the
first side wall 11, the second side wall 12 and the base 13 form a
U-shaped structure. A cooling module 2 may be disposed in the
accommodating space 14. Further referring to FIG. 5, a cover 3 may
be disposed on the first gate 15. A joint unit 4 may be, but not
limited to a magnetically-attracting element or a snap-in element.
The joint unit 4 may be disposed on the surface of the first side
wall 11, the second side wall 12, the base 13 or the cover 3. The
number of the joint units 4 can be increased or decreased as
required.
[0034] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the U-shaped structure formed
by the first side wall 11, the second side wall 12 and the base 13
may be integrally formed. A accommodating tank 5 may be disposed on
the inner surfaces of the first side wall 11, the second side wall
12 or the base 13. The accommodating tank 5 may have a water inlet
51 and a water outlet 52 in communication with the water inlet
51.
[0035] The accommodating tank 5 may further comprise a
communicating element 53. The communicating element 53 may be
disposed at the water inlet 51 or the water outlet 52 of the air
conditioning apparatus of the present inventive concept to connect
the water inlet 51 or the water outlet 52 to a water outlet or
water inlet of another air conditioning apparatus of the present
inventive concept correspondingly. Referring to FIG. 3, it is a
schematic view showing the combination of the air conditioning
apparatuses according to exemplary embodiments of the present
inventive concept. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the
communicating element 53 may be disposed at the water outlet 52.
The function of the communicating element 53 is to make the
accommodating tank 5 an open space allowing water flowing
therethrough. Two or more air conditioning apparatuses according to
exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept can be
combined with each other through the communicating element 53, as
shown in FIG. 3. Specifically, when there are plurality of air
conditioning apparatuses of the present inventive concept, each of
the air conditioning apparatus can not only operate independently,
but also be spliced into a combined air conditioning apparatuses
structure by the joint units 4 thereof (in the form of magnetic
attraction or snap-fitting) Any communicating element 53 of one air
conditioning apparatus can be inserted into the water inlet 51 of
another air conditioning apparatus, so that the liquid (e.g. water)
in the accommodating tank 5 of each air conditioning apparatus can
flow to another air conditioning apparatus. The communicating
element 53 may rotate around one of its ends as an axis, and
thereby it is convenient for users to use or storage the air
conditioning apparatus of the present inventive concept. The arrows
in FIG. 3 represent the flow direction of the liquid (e.g. water)
through the communicating element 53 disposed at the water outlets
(not denoted) in each accommodating tank 5 when a plurality of the
air conditioning apparatuses are spliced into a combination.
Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the present
inventive concept, the communicating element 53 may be disposed at
the water inlet, and the communicating element 53 may be
correspondingly inserted into the water outlet of another air
conditioning apparatus.
[0036] Referring to both FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, FIG. 4 is a sectional
view showing the air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary
embodiments of the present inventive concept. FIG. 5 is a rear view
showing the air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary
embodiments of the present inventive concept. As shown in FIG. 4,
the cooling module 2 may comprise a first conductive element 21, a
second conductive element 22, a delivery duct 23, a pump 24 and an
air flow guiding unit 25. The first conductive element 21 may be a
paper curtain which is able to absorb water or other objects having
ability to absorb water. The first conductive element 21 may be
disposed in the accommodating space 14. The second conductive
element 22 may be a sponge or other objects having ability to
absorb water. The second conductive element 22 may be disposed on
the first conductive element 21 and in contact with the first
conductive element 21. One end of the delivery duct 23 may be
inserted into the accommodating tank 5, and the other end may be in
contact with the second conductive element 22. The pump 24 may be
connected to the delivery duct 23 and used to draw the liquid (e.g.
water) stored in the accommodating tank 5, and then the liquid is
delivered to the second conductive element 22 via the delivery duct
23. The delivery ducts 23 in the form of arrows in FIG. 4 indicate
the flow direction of the liquid in the accommodating tank 5 which
is drawn by the pump 24 and then flow through the delivery ducts 23
to the second conductive element 22 and the first conductive
element 21.
[0037] Because of the natural property of the second conductive
element 22, such as sponge, the sponge is fully soaked when the
liquid (for example, water) is delivered to the sponge by the pump
24. When the sponge absorbs water, the underlying first conductive
element 21 (such as paper curtain) will draw the moisture from the
sponge. By the weight of water itself and capillary action, the
paper curtain can be gradually soaked from top to bottom to avoid
absorbing too much water in a short time by the paper curtain which
may result in excess water dripping down to the bottom of the air
conditioning apparatus, thereby causing short-circuit of the
internal circuit or water spilling out of the air conditioning
apparatus. Therefore, the air conditioning apparatus according to
the present inventive concept is different from that of
commercially available products that need to dispose a bottom pan
for the excess water. Moreover, in some embodiments of the present
inventive concept, the cooling module 2 may further comprise an air
flow guiding unit 25 which may be disposed at the second gate 16
(as shown in FIG. 5). The air flow guiding unit 25 may be but not
limited to, a fan, which is capable of generating an air flow
passing through the soaked first conductive element 21, and thereby
the air flow gets humidified and then cool.
[0038] Referring to FIG. 6, it is a front view showing the air
conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of the
present inventive concept. As shown in FIG. 6, the cover 3 may
further comprise a side cover 31 disposed on the third gate 17. The
side cover 31 may have a louver structure or other structures
capable of ventilation or air diversion. The cool air flow formed
by passing through the first conductive member 21 can be outputted
to the external environment through the side cover 31.
[0039] Referring to FIG. 7, it is a block diagram showing the
functions of the air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary
embodiments of the present inventive concept. As shown in FIG. 7,
the air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments
of the present inventive concept may optionally comprise a control
module 6, a power module 7 and electrical connection unit 8. The
control module 6 may be connected to the pump 24 or the air flow
guiding unit 25 to control the amount of the liquid drawn from the
accommodating tank 5 by the pump 24 or to manipulate the air flow
generated by the air flow guiding unit 25. The power module 7 is
configured to provide power to the pump 24, the air flow guiding
unit 25 and the control module 6. The electrical connection unit 8
may be disposed on the surface of the first side wall 11, the
second side wall 12, the base 13 or the cover 3. The electrical
connection unit 8 may be electrically connected to the control
module 6. When the air conditioning apparatuses are combined with
each other, the electrical connection units 8 of each air
conditioning apparatus are also electrically connected to each
other. The power signals and the control signals of each air
conditioning apparatus can be transmitted between each air
conditioning apparatus, and thereby the control modules 6 of each
air conditioning apparatus are also electrically connected with
each other. Therefore users are able to control synchronously the
combined air conditioning apparatuses to improve the cooling
efficacy.
[0040] Referring to both FIG. 4 and FIG. 7 together further. The
air conditioning apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of
the present inventive concept may further comprise a carrier 9. The
carrier 9 may comprise a carrier body 91 and a rotation module 92
(as shown in FIG. 4). Users can dispose the housing 1 of the air
conditioning apparatus on the carrier body 91 to rotate the carrier
body 91 through 360 degrees by activating the rotation module 92.
In other words, the air conditioning apparatus according to
exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept can blow air
over a wide-range of area
[0041] Furthermore, in some other embodiments, the carrier 9 may
optionally comprise a timer 93, a communication module 94, a
multimedia playing unit 95 and a charge and discharge unit 96
disposed in the carrier body 91 (as shown in FIG. 7). The timer 93
may display the time or provide an alarm. The communication module
94 may receive control signals from an external communication
device and transmitting a communication signal to the control
module 6 according to the control signal. That is, users can
remotely control the air conditioning apparatus by their mobile
phone. In addition to remote control of the air conditioning
apparatus to cool the air, users can also remotely control the
multimedia playing unit 95 to play the multimedia message. The
charge and discharge unit 96 may be charged by an external power
supply. Then, the charge and discharge unit 96 may provide power to
and charge the power module 7 of the air conditioning apparatus.
Besides, the charge and discharge unit 96 may further provide power
to the rotation module 92.
[0042] In summary, the air conditioning apparatus according to
exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept can cool the
air by the cooling module disposed in the housing Besides,
according to the present inventive concept, a plurality of the air
conditioning apparatuses according to exemplary embodiments of the
present inventive concept can be combined by the joint units
disposed on the housing. The structure of the air conditioning
apparatus contributes to the technical features thereof, such as
electrical connection and accommodating tank communication to each
of the air conditioning apparatuses when a plurality of the air
conditioning apparatuses are combined. As a result, the air
conditioning apparatuses of the inventive concept can form a
relatively large-scale air conditioning apparatus. Moreover, users
can choose several functions of the coupled carrier as required.
The air conditioning apparatus of the present inventive concept is
not only more convenient to carry but also more
energy-efficient.
[0043] The various exemplary embodiments as described herein are
only used to illustrate the principles of the present invention,
and should not be construed as to limit the present invention in
any way. The exemplary embodiments can be modified by those with
ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the
present invention as defined in the following appended claims. The
scope of the present general inventive concept should be specified
as the appended claims.
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