Mounting Bracket for Window Air Conditioner and Window Air Conditioner Assembly

This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2024/140346, filed on Dec. 18, 2024, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652742.1, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652720.5, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652919.8, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652890.3, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202410385335.3, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652859.X, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652672.X, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652824.6, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, Chinese Patent Application No. 202420652696.5, filed on Mar. 29, 2024, and Chinese Patent Application No. 202420651516.1, filed on Mar. 29, 2024. The entire disclosures of the above-identified applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a mounting bracket for a window air conditioner and a window air conditioner assembly.

In related art, when installing a window air conditioner, an outdoor inclined support is typically used to brace the outdoor portion of the window air conditioner. For example, an upper end of the outdoor inclined support is connected to a support platform to support the bottom of the window air conditioner; a lower end of the outdoor inclined support is fixed to an outer surface of a wall; and the support platform is connected to a window frame near the wall via a mounting pole assembly structure. However, the mounting pole assembly suffers from poor installation convenience.

There are provided a mounting bracket for a window air conditioner and a window air conditioner assembly. The technical solution is as below:

According to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a mounting bracket for a window air conditioner, comprising: a support body configured to support the window air conditioner; a support leg, one end of the support leg being connected to the support body; a support foot connected to the other end of the support leg, the support foot being configured to support on a wall. The support body comprises: a mounting pole assembly configured to be mounted on a window sill or window frame; and at least one support rod, one end of the support rod being connected to the mounting pole assembly, the support rod being configured to support the window air conditioner, and the end of the support leg being connected to the support rod. The mounting pole assembly comprises: a first mounting pole connected to the support rod, the first mounting pole being provided with a sliding channel and a plurality of locking holes provided on a side wall of the sliding channel; and a second mounting pole slidably movable relative to the sliding channel, the second mounting pole being provided with a locking member, wherein when an external force is applied to the second mounting pole, the locking member is released from a locked state under action of the second mounting pole and is movable with the second mounting pole, wherein when the second mounting pole slides to a preset position of the first mounting pole and the external force is released, the locking member restores to an initial state and moves towards the side wall of the sliding channel to engage with one of the plurality of locking holes at the preset position, to fix the second mounting pole relative to the first mounting pole.

According to the second aspect of the present application, a window air conditioner assembly is provided, which includes a window air conditioner and the mounting bracket for the window air conditioner described above, the window air conditioner being disposed on the support rod.

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and the embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary.

As shown in, some embodiments of the present application provide a window air conditioner assemblywhich includes a window air conditionerand a mounting bracket. The window air conditioneris mounted to a window by the mounting bracket.

The mounting bracketincludes a support body, a support legand a support foot. The support bodyis used for supporting the window air conditioner. One end of the support legis connected to the support body, the support footis connected to the other end of the support leg, and the support footis used for supporting on the wall.

The support bodycan be connected to the window frame or window sill. The support bodyextends out of the window, and the window air conditioneris placed on the support body. The support bodyis connected to one end of the support leg, and the end of the support legcan rotate before being connected to the support body, that is, one end of the support legand the support bodyhave a connected state and a non-connected state, when the two are in the connected state, one end of the support legis connected to the support body, and there is a certain angle between the support legand the support body, so as to facilitate the support with the wall. When the two are in a non-connected state, one end of the support legcan slide and rotate relative to the support body, and the sliding can facilitate the adjustment of the connecting position of the support leg and the support body, and the rotation can facilitate the switching between the support leg and the support body at different angles and states.

The other end of the support legis supported on the wall by the support foot. The support footcan be rotated relative to the other end of the support leg, and has a supporting state and a storage state. When the support footis in the supporting state, it forms an angle with the support leg, and the support footis supported on the wall, and when the support footis in the storage state, it also forms an angle with the support leg, which can further facilitate storage.

In this way, a closed and stable force-bearing structure can be formed by the wall, the support foot, the support legand the support body, thereby forming an effective and stable supporting effect on the window air conditionerpositioned on the support body.

The support legis rotatable relative to the support body, and when the mounting bracketis in the transportation or storage state, the support legcan be rotated to an angle approximately parallel to the support bodyto fold the support leg, thereby saving the vertical occupied space and facilitating regular placement. When the mounting bracketneeds to be used to support the window air conditioneroutside the window, in this case, the support legis rotated from the storage state substantially parallel to the support bodyto the supporting state having a certain acute angle relationship with the support body, that is, at this time, a stable triangular force-bearing structure is formed between the support leg, the support bodyand the wall, so that the mounting bracketcan form a stable support for the window air conditioner.

As shown in, the mounting bracketfurther includes a support paddisposed on the support foot, and the support padis used to contact the wall. As shown in, the support footis provided with a support ribprotruding towards one side of the wall, the support padis provided with a perforationpenetrating the support rib, and the support ribis provided in the perforation.

The support padis arranged on the support foot, and the support padis arranged between the support footand the wall. When the wall receives the force from the support leg, on the one hand, the support pad can play a certain vibration damping and buffering effect on the wall to protect the wall; on the other hand, the elastic deformation of the support padcan make the contact between the support footand the wall more closely.

In addition, the support ribprojecting towards the one side of the wall on the support footis provided with the perforationon the support pad, so that on the one hand, the support footand the support padcan form a limiting relationship to avoid mutual sliding, thereby ensuring assembly stability; on the other hand, after the support padis pre-contacted with the wall, when the support padis elastically deformed and compressed, the support ribextends to the outside of the perforationof the support padand comes into hard contact with the wall, so that the contact tightness between the support footand the wall can be further increased, the risk of the support footslipping from the wall can be prevented, and the supporting stability of the window air conditionerby the mounting bracketcan be improved.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, the support ribsextend in the left-right direction, and the perforationcorrespondingly extends in the left-right direction.

Since the gravity direction is the up-down direction, the support ribextends in the left-right direction, so that the contact area between the support riband the wall on the same horizontal plane height can be increased, and the friction force at this position can be increased, so as to effectively prevent the support ribfrom sliding down. Moreover, the support ribsare structurally concentrated at the same level, so that the force exerted by the support ribson the wall at this level can be strengthened.

Furthermore, the perforationcorresponds to the support rib, which also extend in the left-right direction, so that the risk that the support ribeasily slide relatively within the perforationcan be avoided, thereby ensuring the installation stability between the support footand the support pad.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, the distance from the support ribto the upper end of the support footand the distance from the support ribto the lower end of the support footare both greater than the distance from the support ribto the center of the support foot, so that the support ribcan be located close to the middle of the support foot, and the middle position of the support footis also the main position where the wall bears the force, therefore such arrangement allows the support ribto better transmit the force from the support legto the wall, thereby ensuring tighter contact between the support riband the wall.

The distance from the perforationto the upper end of the support padand the distance from the perforationto the lower end of the support padare both greater than the distance from the perforationto the center of the support pad, so that the arrangement form of the perforationon the support padcan correspond to the arrangement form of the support ribon the support foot, thereby ensuring the installation stability of the support padand the support foot.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, a side surface of the support padfacing the wall is provided with an anti-slip rib. The anti-slip ribis provided at intervals from the perforation, and a side surface of the anti-slip ribfacing the wall is provided with an anti-slip bump.

The anti-slip ribcan concentrate the acting force on the support padon the anti-slip rib, thereby forming a relatively large pressure, and further enhancing the friction force between the support padand the wall. The anti-slip riband the perforationare arranged at intervals so as to avoid interference with each other.

The anti-slip bumpcan further concentrate the acting force on the anti-slip ribon the anti-slip bump, thereby forming a greater pressure, enhancing the friction force between the support padand the wall, and ensuring closer contact between the support footand the wall. The anti-slip bumpmay be a circular bump or an elliptical bump, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in, the anti-slip ribsextend in the left-right direction, and a plurality of anti-slip bumpsdistributed at intervals in the left-right direction are provided on the side surface of each of the anti-slip ribsfacing the wall.

The plurality of anti-slip ribsare arranged up and down at intervals and extend in the left-right direction, so that the friction force between the anti-slip ribsand the wall in the up-down direction can be increased, so as to ensure that the support footdoes not have a risk of up and down sliding. The plurality of anti-slip bumpson each of the anti-slip ribsare similarly arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, so that the frictional force between the anti-slip bumpsand the wall in the up-down direction can be further increased, thereby avoiding the problem that the support footslips in the up-down direction.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, the support footis provided with a first through hole, and the side surface of the support padfacing the support footis provided with a protrusion, and the protrusionis fitted in the first through hole.

The protrusionon the support padis in limiting fit with the first through holeof the support foot, so that the assembly stability between the support padand the support footcan be increased, and the risk of relative shaking between the support pad and the support foot will not occur.

As shown in, the support ribis connected to the upper edge of the first through hole, the support ribis structured in a flat plate shape, and the support ribis formed by bending a portion of the support footcorresponding to the first through hole, so that the support ribcan also play a role of opening the first through holein the support footto adapt to the support upper protrusionon the premise that the support rib is integrally molded in the support foot, thereby improving the practicability and scientific design of the support foot.

For example, the support ribis located at the upper edge of the first through hole, so that the plate originally corresponding to the first through holecan be obtained by simply bending after the hole is opened.

In some embodiments, as shown in, the side edge and partial lower edge of the first through holeare configured as curved edges, and the side surface and partial lower surface of the protrusionare configured as curved surfaces, and the curved edges are adapted to mate with the curved surfaces.

The upper edge of the first through holeis formed with a shape difference from its own side edge and the lower edge. When the protrusionon the support padis assembled with the first through holeon the support foot, this configuration serves as a fool-proof mechanism, preventing the support padand the support footfrom being incorrectly assembled upside down.

In addition, both the curved edge and the curved surface can decompose the received force into horizontal and vertical component forces, so that the forces can be uniformly transferred, thus avoiding the problem of easy structural damage caused by stress concentration.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, the support padincludes a pad bodyand a bent portion. The pad bodyis provided with the perforation, the pad bodyis used for contact with a wall, and the bent portionis respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the pad body, the bent portionis bent relative to the pad body, and the bent portionand the pad bodyare respectively located on opposite sides of the support foot.

That is, the upper and lower ends of the pad bodyare connected to the bent portions, and the bent portionsare bent towards the support foot, so that the bent portionon the support padcan form a limit action in the up-down direction on the support foot, thereby ensuring the installation stability between the support padand the support foot, while the bent portioncan also play a role in strengthening the structural strength of the support footand the support pad, and can also play a role in protecting the upper and lower edges of the support footto a certain extent.

Furthermore, the perforationis provided on the pad bodyfacing the wall, so that the support ribon the support footcan directly contact the wall by passing through the perforation, so that the support ribcan make a hard contact with the wall and strengthen the tightness of the connection.

As shown in, the bent portionis provided with a limiting protrusion, the support footis provided with a limiting hole, and the limiting protrusion is in limiting fit with the limiting holein the up-down direction.

The limiting protrusion on the bent portionis in limiting fit with the limiting holeon the support foot, so that the installation stability between the support footand the support padcan be further enhanced. The width of the bent portionlocated at the upper end of the support padmay be smaller than the width of the bent portionlocated at the lower end of the support pad.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, the support footcan be rotated relative to the support leg, so that the relative positional relationship between the support leg and the support foot can be adjusted by rotating by a certain angle. For example, when the mounting bracketis transported or stored, the support footcan be rotated to be substantially flush with the support leg, thereby reducing the occupied space volume and improving the stacking storage efficiency. As another example, when the mounting bracketneeds to be mounted to support the window air conditioner, the support footis rotated to an appropriate angle to be in surface contact with the wall, thereby increasing the friction force.

As shown in, one end of the support legis connected to the support body, the support footis connected to the other end of the support leg, and the other end of the support legis provided with a first abutment portion. The first abutment portionabuts and engages with the support footwhen the support footis rotated to a preset position relative to the support leg.

The other end of the support legis provided with the first abutment portioncapable of mutually abutting with the support foot, that is, when the support footis rotated to a preset position relative to the support leg, the first abutment portionand the support footare abutted and matched. In this case, the support footcan maintain the relative angular position of the support footand the support legunder the common force of the wall and the support leg, and prevent the support footfrom having an unexpected rotation action relative to the support leg, so as to ensure the support stability of the mounting bracket.

The support footis rotatable relative to the support leg. When the mounting bracketis in a transport or storage state, the support footcan be rotated to an angle approximately parallel to the support legto retract the support foot, thereby saving vertical space and facilitating neat arrangement. When the mounting bracketis required to support the window air conditioneron the outdoor side of the window, the support footis rotated from the retracted state (approximately parallel to the support leg) to a supporting state where it forms an acute angle with the support leg. In this state, the support legenables the support footto establish a surface contact relationship with the wall, ensuring that the support footstably contacts the wall and thereby improving the support stability of the mounting bracket.

The first abutment portionis provided to be bent relative to the support leg, and the first abutment portionhas an abutment surface, and the abutment surfacecomes into surface contact with the support footwhen the support footrotates to a preset position relative to the support leg.

The first abutment portionis located at the other end of the support leg, and is bent relative to the main body of the support leg, which can change the structural extension direction of the support leg, so that when the support footrotates relative to the support legto the preset position where the support footis in surface contact with the abutment surface, the support footis blocked by the abutment surfaceand cannot continue to rotate towards the support leg, thus allowing the support footto reach a suitable angle for contact with the wall.

In addition, compared with the traditional mounting bracket (when the support foot is rotated in place relative to the support body, the support foot and the support leg are in line contact), and after the support footis rotated to the preset position, the support footand the support legare in surface contact, so that the force contact area of the support footand the support legcan be increased, thereby enhancing the support stability of the support footand the support leg, and further improving the support reliability of the mounting bracket.

According to some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in, the support legincludes a leg body plateand leg side plates, the leg side platesare respectively connected to opposite sides of the leg body plate, one end of the leg body plateand/or one end of the leg side plateis connected to the support body, and the other end of the leg side plateis connected to the support foot. Here, the first abutment portionis connected to the leg body plateand the leg side plate, respectively, and the first abutment portionis bent relative to the support body plate.

The opposite sides of the leg body plateare respectively connected to the leg side plates, and the two ends of the leg body plateare respectively connected to the support bodyand the support foot, so that the support legcan serve as a force transmission channel between the support bodyand the support foot. Furthermore, the first abutment portionis connected to the leg body plateand the leg side plate, thereby enhancing the structural strength and bending and torsional stiffness of the first abutment portion.

Furthermore, the first abutment portionchanges the original extending direction of the leg body plate, so that it is convenient to form a certain angle with the leg body plate, Thus, the support footcan abut against the first abutment portion(at this time, the position of the support footabutting against the first abutment portionalso allows the support footto form a certain angle with the leg body plate, facilitating stable contact of the support footwith the wall surface).

As shown in, the support padis provided on the support foot, and the support padis used to contact the wall. The other end of the leg body plateand the first abutment portiontogether form an avoiding hole, the avoiding holeis used for fitting with the support padfor avoidance.

The support padfor contacting the wall is provided on the support foot, and the other end of the leg body plateand the first abutment portiontogether form an avoiding holefor avoiding the support pad, so that the structural interference problem between the leg body plateand the support padand between the first abutment portionand the support padcan be avoided, and the design rationality of the support legcan be improved.