Patent ID: 9702570
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F24F

Claim:
1. An air conditioner unit, comprising: an outdoor heat exchanger; an indoor heat exchanger; a bulkhead disposed between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger along a transverse direction, the bulkhead comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall along a lateral direction, and a rear wall extending laterally between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the rear wall comprising an indoor facing surface and an opposing outdoor facing surface; a vent aperture defined in the rear wall; and a vent unit, the vent unit comprising a frame, a door, and a hinge rotatably connecting the door to the frame, the frame positioned on one of the indoor facing surface or the outdoor facing surface and defining a frame aperture aligned with the vent aperture, the door rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the hinge comprising a panel extending between the door and the frame, the panel defining a first channel and a second channel, the first channel proximate the door, the second channel proximate the frame, wherein the panel comprises a first chamfer surface and a second chamfer surface spaced apart from the first chamfer surface along the lateral direction, the first chamfer positioned adjacent the first channel, the second chamfer positioned adjacent the second channel.