QUICK RELEASE HEAT DISSIPATION PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER

Abstract

A quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly connected to a portable air conditioner and an opening of a window has a flexible heat dissipation pipe, a quick attachment collar, a quick release bushing and an adapter panel sequentially connected to one another. The quick release bushing is mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment collar. Therefore, the portable air conditioner may be attached to or detached from the opening of the window. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly excellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a pipe assembly, and more particularly to a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner that allows a flexible heat dissipating tube element to quickly attach to or detach from a window connection panel, which increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

2. Description of Related Art

A conventional portable air conditioner has a body, multiple wheels and a heat dissipation exhaust hole. The wheels are mounted under a bottom of the body. The heat dissipation exhaust hole is defined in a rear of the body and allows heated air inside the body to be discharged. The portable air conditioner with the wheels may be moved to an optimum position to efficiently condition indoor temperature.

To dissipate heat through the heat dissipation exhaust hole, the conventional portable air conditioner is connected to a flexible heat dissipating pipe. An outer end of the heat dissipating pipe is attached to an opening of a common window, a ventilation window, an air conditioner window, a wall or a door board such that heat of the operating portable air conditioner may be exhausted out of the building.

However, the windows to which the aforementioned flexible heat dissipating pipe is connected are different in sizes, positions and shapes, which disadvantage the connection between the flexible heat dissipating pipe and the windows without a suitable adapter. Therefore, an adapter panel is pre-installed to a window before the flexible heat dissipating pipe is connected to the window. The adapter panel has a connection hole defined though the adapter panel and connected to the outer end of the flexible heat dissipating pipe.

However, the flexible heat dissipating pipe is connected securely and un-detachably to the adapter panel. To move the portable air conditioner, a user must detach the adapter panel from the window in advance, which decreases convenience and mobility of the portable air conditioner.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a pipe assembly, and more particularly to a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner that allows a flexible heat dissipating tube element to quickly attach to or detach from a window connection panel, which increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

A quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in accordance with the present invention is connected to a portable air conditioner and an opening of a window and comprises a flexible heat dissipation pipe, a quick attachment collar, a quick release bushing and an adapter panel sequentially connected to one another. The quick release bushing is mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment collar. Therefore, the portable air conditioner may be attached to or detached from the opening of the window. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly excellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an operational perspective view of a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner in accordance with the present invention connected to the portable air conditioner and an opening of a window;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is another exploded perspective view of the quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional top view of the quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in accordance with the present invention connected to a portable air conditioner 90 and an opening of a window 80 and comprises a flexible heat dissipation pipe 10, a quick attachment collar 20, a quick release bushing 30 and an adapter panel 40.

With further reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10 may be connected to the portable air conditioner 90 and has an inlet end 11, an outlet end 12 and a pipe channel 100. The inlet end 11 is connected to a heat dissipating exhaust hole of the portable air conditioner 90. The outlet end 12 is located opposite to the inlet end 11. The pipe channel 100 is defined through the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10 and communicates with the inlet end 11 and the outlet end 12.

The quick attachment collar 20 is mounted around the outlet end 12 of the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10 and has a through hole 200, a mounting ring 22 and a quick attachment ring 21.

The through hole 200 is defined through the quick attachment collar 20.

The mounting ring 22 is formed on the quick attachment collar 20, is mounted on the outlet end 12 of the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10 and has an annular mounting groove 221 defined in the mounting ring 22 and receiving the outlet end 12 of the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10.

The quick attachment ring 21 is formed on and protrudes axially from the mounting ring 22 and has an annular locking rib 211 and a filter 23. The annular locking rib 211 is formed on and protrudes radially outward from the quick attachment ring 21. The filter 23 is formed in the through hole 200 and has multiple meshes 231.

The quick release bushing 30 is mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment ring 21 of the quick attachment collar 20 and has a passageway 300, a quick release tube 31 and a mounting tube 32.

The passageway 300 is defined through the quick release bushing 30.

The quick release tube 31 formed on the quick release bushing 30, is mounted detachably on the quick attachment ring 21 of the quick attachment collar 20 and has two resilient clamps 33. The resilient clamps 33 are formed oppositely on the quick release tube 31, detachably clamp the annular locking rib 211 and each resilient clamp 33 has a pull element 331 and a hooking element 332. The pull element 331 is formed on the resilient clamp 33 and may be pulled by a user to detach the resilient clamps 33 from the annular locking rib 211. The hooking element 332 is formed on and protrudes from the pull element 331 and selectively hooks on the annular locking rib 211.

The mounting tube 32 is formed on the quick release tube 31 and has an annular mounting flange 321. The annular mounting flange 321 is formed on a distal end of the mounting tube 32 and has at least two resilient hooking elements 322 formed on the annular mounting flange 321 and hooking on the.

The adapter panel 40 may be mounted in the opening of the window 80, is connected to the quick release bushing 30 and has a connection hole 41. The connection hole 41 is defined through the adapter panel 40, is mounted around the annular mounting flange 321 of the mounting tube 32 and has an annular inner mounting edge hooked by the least two resilient hooking elements 322.

The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly is connected to the heat dissipating exhaust hole of the portable air conditioner 90 with the inlet end 11. The quick release bushing 30 is mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment collar 20. Therefore, the portable air conditioner 90 may be attached to or detached from the opening of the window 80. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly excellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner 90.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly comprising:

a flexible heat dissipation pipe having an inlet end; an outlet end; and a pipe channel defined through the flexible heat dissipation pipe and communicating with the inlet end and the outlet end;

a quick attachment collar mounted around the outlet end of the flexible heat dissipation pipe and having a through hole defined through the quick attachment collar; a mounting ring formed on the quick attachment collar and mounted on the outlet end of the flexible heat dissipation pipe; and a quick attachment ring formed on and protruding axially from the mounting ring and having an annular locking rib formed on and protruding radially outward from the quick attachment ring;

a quick release bushing mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment ring of the quick attachment collar and having a passageway defined through the quick release bushing; a quick release tube formed on the quick release bushing, mounted detachably on the quick attachment ring of the quick attachment collar and having two resilient clamps formed oppositely on the quick release tube and detachably clamping the annular locking rib; and a mounting tube formed on the quick release tube; and

an adapter panel connected to the quick release bushing and having a connection hole defined through the adapter panel and mounted around the mounting tube.

2. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quick attachment ring has a filter formed in the through hole and having multiple meshes.

3. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting ring has an annular mounting groove defined in the mounting ring and receiving the outlet end of the flexible heat dissipation pipe.

4. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein each resilient clamp has

a pull element formed on the resilient clamp; and

a hooking element formed on and protruding from the pull element and selectively hooking on the annular locking rib.

5. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mounting tube has an annular mounting flange formed on a distal end of the mounting tube and having at least two resilient hooking elements formed on the annular mounting flange and hooking an annular inner mounting edge of the connection hole of the adapter panel.