Quick release locking mechanism for front panel of air conditioner, and air conditioner using same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10668418
APP PUB NO 20190126182A1
SERIAL NO

15862711

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For an air conditioner, a quick release mechanism to expose a filter includes a body, a front panel, and a locking mechanism. The front panel is pivotally mounted on the body. The locking mechanism has a guide member, a slider, a compressible spring as a biasing member, and a push block. The slider is slidably disposed in the guide member. The slider has a hook portion. The biasing member provides a force to the slider. The push block is held in the guide member when the push block engages the hook portion, and the push block is ejected from the guide member by the biasing member when the push block disengages from the hook portion.

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HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD66 CHUNG SHAN ROAD TU-CHENG DIST NEW TAIPEI
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO LTDAREA B FOXCONN GUANLAN TECHNOLOGY PARK DASAN COMMUNITY GUANLAN SUB-DISTRICT SHENZHEN

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Fu, Zhao-Guo Shenzhen, CN 4 0
Kong, Liu-Jun Shenzhen, CN 3 0
Lu, Li-Chin New Taipei, TW 31 103

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