U.S. patent application number 16/498710 was filed with the patent office on 2021-11-25 for air conditioner indoor unit.
The applicant listed for this patent is GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Zhicai CAI, Huawei CHEN, Lin GAN, Wenjun LUO, Jiabing YE, Lilong ZHOU, Kuifang ZOU.
Application Number | 20210364189 16/498710 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005811855 |
Filed Date | 2021-11-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210364189 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
ZOU; Kuifang ; et
al. |
November 25, 2021 |
AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT
Abstract
A mounting plate includes a marking structure. The marking
structure includes a plurality of through holes arranged
sequentially in at least one predetermined direction, and a scale
mark corresponding to the plurality of through holes and configured
to indicate a distance between at least some of the plurality of
through holes.
Inventors: |
ZOU; Kuifang; (Foshan,
CN) ; YE; Jiabing; (Foshan, CN) ; GAN;
Lin; (Foshan, CN) ; ZHOU; Lilong; (Foshan,
CN) ; CAI; Zhicai; (Foshan, CN) ; CHEN;
Huawei; (Foshan, CN) ; LUO; Wenjun; (Foshan,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD. |
Foshan
Foshan |
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CN
CN |
|
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Family ID: |
1000005811855 |
Appl. No.: |
16/498710 |
Filed: |
August 30, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
August 30, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2019/103824 |
371 Date: |
September 27, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24F 1/0057 20190201;
F24F 13/32 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F24F 13/32 20060101
F24F013/32 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 14, 2019 |
CN |
201920901390.8 |
Claims
1.-8. (canceled)
9. A mounting plate comprising: a marking structure comprising: a
plurality of through holes arranged sequentially in at least one
predetermined direction; and a scale mark corresponding to the
plurality of through holes and configured to indicate a distance
between at least some of the plurality of through holes.
10. The mounting plate according to claim 9, wherein the marking
structure comprises: a first mark comprising a plurality of first
through holes of the plurality of through holes, the first through
holes being arranged at intervals in a first direction; and a
second mark comprising a plurality of second through holes of the
plurality of through holes, the second through holes being arranged
at intervals in a second direction perpendicular to the first
direction.
11. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein: the
plurality of first through holes are arranged at equal intervals in
the first direction; and the plurality of second through holes are
arranged at equal intervals in the second direction.
12. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein: the
plurality of first through holes are arranged at equal intervals in
the first direction; and the plurality of second through holes are
arranged at unequal intervals in the second direction.
13. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein: the
plurality of first through holes are arranged at unequal intervals
in the first direction; and the plurality of second through holes
are arranged at equal intervals in the second direction.
14. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein: the
plurality of first through holes are arranged at unequal intervals
in the first direction; and the plurality of second through holes
are arranged at unequal intervals in the second direction.
15. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein: the first
mark is disposed at a center position of the mounting plate in the
second direction; one of the second through holes is aligned with
the first mark in the first direction; and remaining ones of the
second through holes are arranged at left and right sides of the
one of the second through holes.
16. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein the scale
mark comprises one or more indication lines extending in the first
direction, each of the one or more indication lines being connected
between two adjacent ones of the first through holes.
17. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein the scale
mark comprises one or more indication lines extending in the second
direction, each of the one or more indication lines being connected
between two adjacent ones of the second through holes.
18. The mounting plate according to claim 10, wherein the scale
mark comprises: one or more first indication lines extending in the
first direction, each of the one or more first indication lines
being connected between two adjacent ones of the first through
holes; and one or more second indication lines extending in the
second direction, each of the one or more second indication lines
being connected between two adjacent ones of the second through
holes.
19. The mounting plate according to claim 9, wherein the marking
structure comprises a direction mark including an arrow pointing to
an edge of the mounting plate.
20. The mounting plate according to claim 9, wherein the marking
structure comprises two direction marks disposed at two different
portions of the mounting plate, respectively, the two direction
marks including arrows pointing to opposite directions.
21. The mounting plate according to claim 9, wherein the scale mark
includes a protrusion structure or a recess structure formed on a
surface of the mounting plate.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent
Application Serial No. 201920901390.8, entitled "a mounting plate"
and filed with National Intellectual Property Administration of PRC
on Jun. 14, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated
herein by reference.
FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a technical field of air
conditioners, and more particularly to a mounting plate for an air
conditioner.
BACKGROUND
[0003] A mounting plate for an indoor unit of a conventional
wall-mounted air conditioner has relatively complicated mounting
procedures, an aspect of which is reflected in usage of measuring
tools such as a tape, a ruler, etc., in order for positioning the
mounting plate in a left-and-right direction and in an up-and-down
direction.
SUMMARY
[0004] In view of deficiencies and defects of the related art, the
present disclosure proposes a mounting plate having a marking
structure. The marking structure includes a plurality of through
holes and a scale mark, the plurality of through holes are arranged
at the mounting plate in a predetermined direction sequentially,
and the scale mark corresponds to the plurality of through holes to
determine a distance between at least some the plurality of through
holes.
[0005] With the mounting plate with the scale mark and the through
holes, distance measuring and preliminary positioning in an
up-and-down direction and a left-and-right direction can be
achieved without using a measuring tool such as a tape, a ruler,
etc., such that mounting steps are simplified to some extent, labor
intensity is reduced, and mounting efficiency is improved.
[0006] In some embodiments, the marking structure includes an
up-down mark and a left-right mark. The up-down mark includes a
plurality of through holes arranged at intervals in the up-and-down
direction, and the left-right mark includes a plurality of through
holes arranged at intervals in the left-and-right direction.
[0007] In some embodiments, the plurality of through holes of the
up-down mark are arranged at equal intervals or at unequal
intervals in the up-and-down direction, and the plurality of
through holes of the left-right mark are arranged at equal
intervals or at unequal intervals in the left-and-right
direction.
[0008] In some embodiments, the up-down mark is disposed at a
center position of the mounting plate in the left-and-right
direction, one through hole of the left-right mark is aligned with
the up-down mark in the up-and-down direction, and the remaining
through holes of the left-right mark are arranged at left and right
sides of the one through hole.
[0009] In some embodiments, the scale mark includes a first
indication line extending in the up-and-down direction, the first
indication line is connected between any two adjacent through holes
of the up-down mark; and/or the scale mark further includes a
second indication line extending in the left-and-right direction,
the second indication line is connected between any two adjacent
through holes of the left-right mark.
[0010] In some embodiments, the marking structure includes a
vertical direction mark, and the vertical direction mark is formed
as an arrow pointing to an upper edge of the mounting plate.
[0011] In some embodiments, the marking structure further includes
a horizontal direction mark, the horizontal direction mark is
disposed at a lower left portion of the mounting plate and includes
an arrow shape pointing to a left edge of the mounting plate;
and/or the horizontal direction mark is disposed at a lower right
portion of the mounting plate and includes an arrow shape pointing
to a right edge of the mounting plate.
[0012] In some embodiments, the scale mark is a protrusion
structure or a recess structure formed on a surface of the mounting
plate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a front view of a mounting plate according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0014] FIG. 2(a) is an operation diagram showing a first step when
the mounting plate in FIG. 1 is being positioned in an up-and-down
direction;
[0015] FIG. 2(b) is an operation diagram showing a second step when
the mounting plate in FIG. 1 is being positioned in an up-and-down
direction;
[0016] FIG. 3(a) is an operation diagram showing a first step when
the mounting plate in FIG. 1 is being positioned in a
left-and-right direction; and
[0017] FIG. 3(a) is an operation diagram showing a second step when
the mounting plate in FIG. 1 is being positioned in a
left-and-right direction.
REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0018] mounting plate 100; marking structure 10, through hole 1;
scale mark 2; first indication line 21; second indication line 22;
up-down mark 3; left-right mark 4; vertical direction mark 5;
horizontal direction mark 6; left side edge 7 of the mounting
plate; horizontal reference 20; wall hole 30.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in
detail and examples of the embodiments will be illustrated in the
drawings, where same or similar reference numerals are used to
indicate same or similar members or members with same or similar
functions. The embodiments described herein with reference to
drawings are explanatory, illustrative, and used to generally
understand the present disclosure. The embodiments shall not be
construed to limit the present disclosure.
[0020] Referring to FIG. 1, the present disclosure provides a
mounting plate 100. The mounting plate 100 is provided with a
marking structure 10. The marking structure 10 includes a plurality
of through holes 1 and a scale mark 2. The plurality of through
holes 1 are arranged at the mounting plate 100 in a predetermined
direction sequentially, and the scale mark 2 corresponds to the
plurality of through holes 1 to determine a distance between at
least some of the plurality of through holes 1.
[0021] The purpose of providing the through holes 1 in the mounting
plate 100 is mainly for marking. For example, when the mounting
plate 100 is moved by a predetermined distance in the predetermined
direction, a mark can be made in one through hole 1 when in an
initial position (a specific marking method can be achieved by
using a pen or plaster), a corresponding through hole 1 in the
mounting plate 100 deduced by means of the scale mark 2 can be
moved to the mark, such that the mounting plate 100 is entirely
moved by the predetermined distance in the predetermined
direction.
[0022] It should note that, the predetermined direction means that
the up-and-down direction, the left-and-right direction and a
slanted direction all can serve as a moving direction of the
mounting plate 100, assuming that the mounting plate 100 is planar
and parallel to a wall, which specifically depends on actual
situations. In a general situation, the predetermined direction
refers to the up-and-down direction and the left-and-right
direction.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 1, the mounting plate 100 has two
predetermined directions, the first is the up-and-down direction,
and the second is the left-and-right direction. A plurality of
through holes 1 are respectively arranged at intervals in the two
directions, and a side of the through hole 1 is marked with a
scale. Specific to the present embodiment, four through holes 1 are
arranged in the up-and-down direction at different intervals, and
left sides of the four through holes 1 are provided with the scale
marks 0 mm, 50 mm, 80 mm and 110 mm respectively, representing
distances from an upper edge of the mounting plate 100 to a
horizontal reference 20. The horizontal reference 20 herein may
refer to a ceiling, a suspended ceiling or a plaster molding
according to practical situation.
[0024] Likewise, in an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, eleven
through holes are arranged in the left-and-right direction of the
mounting plate 100, on an upper side of each through hole 1 there
is provided with a corresponding scale mark, and the scale marks
include 100 mm, 80 mm, 60 mm, 40 mm, 20 mm, 0 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm, 60
mm, 80 mm, 100 mm from left to right. The through hole 1 with the
mark 0 mm is positioned directly below the four through holes 1 in
the up-and-down direction, the through holes 1 in the
left-and-right direction are distributed to left and right sides
with the through hole 1 with the mark 0 mm as a center, and the
scale mark of the through holes 1 in the left-and-right direction
represent distances between a left edge or a right edge of the
mounting plate 100 and a center point of a wall hole 30
respectively.
[0025] With the mounting plate having the scale mark 2 and the
through holes 1, distance measuring and preliminary positioning in
the up-and-down direction and the left-and-right direction can be
achieved without using a measuring tool such as a tape, a ruler,
etc., such that mounting steps are simplified to some extent, labor
intensity is reduced, and mounting efficiency is improved.
[0026] Generally, in a practical application, the mounting pate 100
for the air conditioner is generally positioned in the up-and-down
direction and the left-and-right direction, such that a position of
the indoor unit for the air conditioner on an indoor wall is
determined. In some embodiments, the marking structure 10 of the
mounting plate 100 for the air conditioner may be a grid structure
with latitude and longitude lines, similar to a go board. A
plurality of through holes 1 at equal intervals are arranged at a
centerline of the mounting plate 100 for the air conditioner in the
left-and-right direction, and distances from the edge of the
mounting plate 100 to the horizontal reference 20 and to the center
of the wall hole 30 are marked by the scale mark 2 arranged beside
the through holes 1. When positioning the mounting plate 100, the
initial position thereof is first determined, and the through hole
1 is marked, and then more accurate positioning is performed
according to the latitude and longitude lines on the grid.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 1, the marking structure 10 includes an
up-down mark 3 and a left-right mark 4. The up-down mark 3 includes
a plurality of through holes 1 arranged at intervals in the
up-and-down direction, and the left-right mark 4 includes a
plurality of through holes 1 arranged at intervals in the
left-and-right direction. Referring to the above description, the
predetermined direction of the up-down mark 3 is the up-and-down
direction, and the predetermined direction of the left-right mark 4
is the left-and-right direction.
[0028] The provision of the up-down mark 3 and the left-right mark
4 is mainly intended to position the mounting plate 100 in the
up-and-down direction and in the left-and-right direction. At least
one through hole 1 is designed to serve as a mark, thereby serving
as a reference of movement.
[0029] Additionally, the plurality of through holes 1 of the
up-down mark 3 are arranged at equal intervals or at unequal
intervals in the up-and-down direction, and the plurality of
through holes 1 of the left-right mark 4 are arranged at equal
intervals or at unequal intervals in the left-and-right direction.
The embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 describes distribution with
unequal intervals, the main function of the through holes 1 is to
facilitate marking the position of the mounting plate 100.
Certainly, the specific setting of the through holes 1 is not
limited, and they may also be distributed with equal intervals.
[0030] Referring to FIG. 1, the up-down mark 3 is preferably
disposed at a center position of the mounting plate in the
left-and-right direction, one through hole 1 of the left-right mark
4 is aligned with the up-down mark 3 in the up-and-down direction,
and the remaining through holes 1 of the left-right mark 4 are
arranged at left and right sides of the one through hole 1.
Generally, in a mounting distance instruction for the air
conditioner, the distance from the air conditioner to the
horizontal reference and the distance from the air conditioner to
the wall hole are specified respectively. The air conditioner is
mounted downwards relative to the horizontal reference, while the
air conditioner can be mounted leftwards or rightwards in the
left-and-right direction relative to the wall hole. In order to
facilitate better positioning, in the present disclosure, the
left-right mark 4 is preferably distributed at left and right sides
of the up-down mark 3, such that the air conditioner or rather the
mounting plate 1 can be conveniently positioned leftwards or
rightwards.
[0031] The through holes 1 for the left-right mark 4 may be
symmetrically distributed at the left and right sides of the
up-down mark 3, and alternatively they may also be asymmetrically
distributed at the left and right sides of the up-down mark 3,
which can be specifically determined according to actual
situation.
[0032] Referring to FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), it is assumed that a
mounting height of the air condition is a height having a distance
of 50 mm from the horizontal reference. When positioning of the
mounting plate 100 in the up-and-down direction is needed, at a
first step as illustrated in FIG. 2(a), the mounting plate 100 is
abutted against the horizontal reference, the through hole 1 having
a scale of 50 mm is found out from the through holes 1 of the
up-down mark 3, and marked with a pen (may be other marking
manners), e.g. marking a point on a wall face through the through
hole 1 corresponding to 50 mm.
[0033] At a second step as illustrated in FIG. 2(b), the mounting
plate 100 is moved downwards until the through hole having a scale
of zero coincides with the marked point. During the process, the
mounting plate 100 completes a downward movement of 50 mm in the
up-and-down direction.
[0034] Additionally, referring to FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), it is
assumed that the mounting plate 100 needs to be mounted at a right
side of the wall hole 30 and a rightward distance is 100 mm. At a
first step illustrated in Fig. (a), an intersection point of a left
side edge 7 of the mounting plate and an extending line of the
arrow of the horizontal direction mark 6 pointing to the left edge
coincides with the center point of the wall hole 30, and the
through hole 1 of the left-right mark 4 having a scale of 100 mm is
marked with the pen, e.g. marking on the wall face through the
through hole 1 having the scale of 100 mm by the pen or other
means.
[0035] At a second step as illustrated in Fig. (b), the mounting
plate 100 is then moved rightwards until the through hole 1 of the
left-right mark 4 having a scale of zero coincides with the
marking. At this point, a positioning process in the left-and-right
direction is completed.
[0036] Furthermore, in practical application, when the mounting
plate is fixed in the left-and-right direction, only the
positioning of the mounting plate 100 in the up-and-down direction
can be performed; when the mounting plate is fixed in the
up-and-down direction, only the positioning of the mounting plate
100 in the left-and-right direction can be performed. The
positioning in the up-and-down direction can be performed prior to
the positioning in the left-and-right direction, or the positioning
in the left-and-right direction can be performed prior to the
positioning in the up-and-down direction.
[0037] Referring to FIG. 1, the scale mark 2 includes a first
indication line 21, the first indication line 21 extends in the
up-and-down direction, and the first indication line 21 is
connected between any two adjacent through holes 1 of the up-down
mark 3.
[0038] Furthermore, the scale mark 2 includes a second indication
line 22, the second indication line 22 extends in the
left-and-right direction, and the second indication line 22 is
connected between any two adjacent through holes 1 of the
left-right mark 4.
[0039] In order for aesthetics and markedness, the first indication
line 21 and the second indication line 22 are provided to connect
the through holes 1 of the up-down mark 3 and the left-right mark
4, such that the marking structure 10 looks more standard.
[0040] The marking structure 10 includes a vertical direction mark
5, and the vertical direction mark 5 is formed as an arrow pointing
to an upper edge of the mounting plate 100. Generally, the vertical
direction mark 5 can remind a mounting worker that the up-down mark
3 near it is used to perform downward positioning, and it points to
a direction of the horizontal reference 20.
[0041] Likewise, in order to remind the mounting worker, referring
to FIG. 1, the marking structure 10 preferably includes the
horizontal direction mark 6. The horizontal direction mark 6 is
disposed at a lower left portion of the mounting plate 100, and
includes an arrow shape pointing to the left edge of the mounting
plate 100. Furthermore, the horizontal direction mark 6 is also
disposed at a lower right portion of the mounting plate 100 and
includes an arrow shape pointing to a right edge of the mounting
plate 100.
[0042] In other embodiments, if only one of the leftward
positioning and the rightward positioning of the mounting pate 100
in the left-and-right direction is needed, then only the lower left
portion or the lower right portion of the mounting plate 100 may be
provided with the arrow shape for reminder.
[0043] Additionally, the scale mark 2 is a protrusion structure or
a recess structure formed on a surface of the mounting plate 100.
The scale mark 2 and the mounting plate 100 are usually directly
produced by stamping, such that the cost can be reduced, and
massive production is easy to achieve, and the production
efficiency can be improved.
[0044] Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment,"
"some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some
examples," means that a particular feature, structure, material, or
characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or
example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the
present disclosure. Thus, the appearances of the phrases in various
places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring
to the same embodiment or example of the present disclosure.
Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or
characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or
more embodiments or examples. In addition, without conflicting,
various embodiments or examples or features of various embodiments
or examples described in the present specification may be combined
by those skilled in the art.
[0045] Although explanatory embodiments have been shown and
described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that
the above embodiments cannot be construed to limit the present
disclosure, and changes, alternatives, and modifications can be
made in the embodiments without departing from spirit, principles
and scope of the present disclosure.
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