CN216347032U - Evaporator assembly and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an evaporator assembly and an air conditioner, wherein the evaporator assembly comprises: the end part of the evaporator is provided with a bent pipe section; the support piece is arranged at the end part of the evaporator and is provided with a clamping arm, and the bent pipe section is in clamping fit with the clamping arm; the locating part is arranged on the supporting part and corresponds to the position of the clamping arm, and the locating part is suitable for limiting the deformation of the clamping arm when the clamping arm deforms. According to the evaporator assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the limiting piece is arranged on the supporting piece, so that the clamping arm deforms when falling, the limiting piece can limit the clamping arm and prevent the clamping arm from further deforming, a bent pipe section of the evaporator cannot be separated from the clamping arm to be matched, the anti-falling function is realized, and the structural stability and reliability of the evaporator assembly are improved.

Description

Evaporator assembly and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an evaporator assembly and an air conditioner.

Background

Among the correlation technique, the evaporimeter of air conditioner is fixed on chassis and face frame through the backup pad usually, wherein, the evaporimeter is kick-backed with the deformation that the backup pad was detained through elasticity and is realized the assembly and fix, however, because evaporimeter weight is great, when carrying out vertical falling, the evaporimeter receives the effect influence of impact force, lead to backup pad and evaporimeter to produce the separation trend, elasticity in the backup pad is detained and can be found out deformation, lead to evaporimeter and elasticity to detain and break away from the cooperation, and then lead to the assembly to become invalid, the evaporimeter drops, and structural stability is poor, there is improved space.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an evaporator assembly, which can prevent an evaporator from falling off and improve structural stability.

The utility model also provides an air conditioner.

An evaporator assembly according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the utility model includes: the end part of the evaporator is provided with a bent pipe section; the support piece is arranged at the end part of the evaporator and is provided with a clamping arm, and the bent pipe section is in clamping fit with the clamping arm; the locating part is arranged on the supporting part and corresponds to the position of the clamping arm, and the locating part is suitable for limiting the deformation of the clamping arm when the clamping arm deforms.

According to the evaporator assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the limiting piece is arranged on the supporting piece, so that the clamping arm deforms when falling, the limiting piece can limit the clamping arm and prevent the clamping arm from further deforming, a bent pipe section of the evaporator cannot be separated from the clamping arm to be matched, the anti-falling function is realized, and the structural stability and reliability of the evaporator assembly are improved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the evaporator assembly, the supporter includes: a base plate; the bottom plate, the bottom plate is located to the protruding board is protruding, the one end of joint arm with the protruding board is connected, the other end of joint arm has the gib head portion, wherein, the locating part is located the bottom plate or the joint arm, the locating part with the gib head position of joint arm corresponds.

In some embodiments, the stopper is protruded from the bottom plate, and the stopper is located on a side of the clamping arm away from the hook head.

In some embodiments, the top of the stopper is flush with a side surface of the snap arm facing the base plate.

In some embodiments, a distance between the stopper and the snap arm is less than a thickness of the hook head portion.

In some embodiments, the stopper is protruded from a side of the clamping arm facing the bottom plate, and the stopper is adjacent to the hook head portion.

In some embodiments, the top of the stopper is flush with a side surface of the base plate facing the snap arm.

In some embodiments, the bottom plate has a clearance hole, a mounting groove communicated with the clearance hole is defined between the clamping arm and the convex plate, the clamping arm and the bottom plate are arranged at a distance, and a projection of the plane of the bottom plate is located in the clearance hole.

According to the evaporator assembly of the embodiment of the utility model, the limiting piece forms a limiting boss, and/or the limiting piece forms a limiting rib.

According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the second aspect of the utility model, the evaporator assembly provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the utility model is adopted, so that the bent pipe section of the evaporator cannot be disengaged from the clamping arm, and the structural stability and reliability of the evaporator assembly are improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an evaporator assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 is a front view of an evaporator assembly according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure B of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the support member of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the structure C of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front view of an evaporator assembly according to another embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of structure E of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the support member of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the F structure of FIG. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of an evaporator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the evaporator of the set of components 100 is,

the evaporator 10, the bent pipe section 11,

the support member 20, the bottom plate 21, the convex plate 22, the clamping arm 23, the hook head 231, the avoiding hole 24, the mounting groove 25 and the limiting member 26.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the utility model. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

An evaporator assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-12.

As shown in fig. 1 to 12, an evaporator assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the evaporator comprises an evaporator 10, a support member 20 and a limiting member 26, wherein one end of the evaporator 10 is provided with a bent pipe section 11, the support member 20 is arranged at one end of the evaporator 10, the support member 20 is provided with a clamping arm 23, and the end part of the evaporator 10 can be assembled on the support member 20, wherein the bent pipe section 11 is in clamping fit with the clamping arm 23 to realize the fit of the evaporator 10 and the support member 20; the limiting member 26 is disposed on the supporting member 20, and the limiting member 26 is disposed at a position corresponding to the clamping arm 23, when the clamping arm 23 deforms, the limiting member 26 can limit the deformation amount of the clamping arm 23, so as to prevent the risk that the evaporator 10 falls off due to the disengagement between the pipe bending section 11 and the clamping arm 23 caused by excessive deformation of the clamping arm 23.

According to the evaporator assembly 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, the limiting piece 26 is arranged on the support piece 20, so that the clamping arm 23 deforms when falling, the limiting piece 26 can limit the clamping arm 23, and the clamping arm 23 is prevented from further deforming, so that the bent pipe section 11 of the evaporator 10 cannot be disengaged from the clamping arm 23, the anti-falling function is achieved, and the structural stability and reliability of the evaporator assembly 100 are improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting member 26 forms a limiting boss, that is, the limiting member 26 may form a boss structure protruding out of the supporting member 20, the limiting boss may be a cylindrical, spherical, square or other special-shaped structure, the limiting boss corresponds to the position of the clamping arm 23, when the clamping arm 23 deforms, the limiting boss may limit the deformation amount of the clamping arm 23, and the clamping failure of the pipe bending section 11 and the clamping arm 23 due to excessive deformation of the clamping arm 23 is avoided.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting member 26 forms a limiting rib, the limiting rib may extend in a transverse direction, for example, the limiting rib extends along an extending direction of the clamping arm 23, the limiting rib may also extend in a longitudinal direction, for example, the limiting rib extends along a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 21 of the supporting member 20, the limiting rib may also extend along other directions, preferably, the limiting rib is arranged along a deformation direction of the clamping arm 23, the limiting rib corresponds to a position of the clamping arm 23, when the clamping arm 23 deforms, the limiting rib may limit a deformation amount of the clamping arm 23, and it is avoided that the clamping failure of the bent pipe section 11 and the clamping arm 23 is caused by too much deformation of the clamping arm 23.

As shown in fig. 5 and 10, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the supporter 20 includes: bottom plate 21 and flange 22, flange 22 sets up on bottom plate 21, and flange 22 protrudes the upper surface of bottom plate 21, and the one end and the flange 22 of joint arm 23 are connected, and the other end of joint arm 23 forms the cantilever end, and the cantilever end has gib head portion 231, and it can be understood that, joint arm 23 and bottom plate 21 interval arrangement, and joint arm 23 forms the unsettled structure of one end, and through the elastic deformation of joint arm 23, the assembly of bend section 11 can be realized.

The position-limiting member 26 may be disposed on the bottom plate 21, the position-limiting member 26 may also be disposed on the snap-in arm 23, the position-limiting member 26 may further include a plurality of position-limiting members 26, a part of the plurality of position-limiting members 26 is disposed on the bottom plate 21, another part of the plurality of position-limiting members 26 is disposed on the snap-in arm 23, and the position-limiting member 26 corresponds to the position of the hook head 231 of the snap-in arm 23.

As shown in fig. 4 and 9, in some examples, the bottom plate 21 has a clearance hole 24, the engaging arm 23 is engaged with the protruding plate 22, and a mounting groove 25 may be defined between the engaging arm 23 and the protruding plate 22, the mounting groove 25 is communicated with the clearance hole 24, so that when the evaporator 10 is assembled with the support 20, the bent pipe section 11 may be inserted into the mounting groove 25 through the clearance hole 24, and the hook head 231 of the engaging arm 23 may be engaged with the bent pipe section 11, thereby fixing the evaporator 10.

It can be understood that the side of the hook head 231 facing the elbow section 11 is substantially formed into an arc, and by the design of the arc, the outer wall surface of the elbow section 11 can be reliably matched with the hook head 231, so as to improve the stability of the evaporator 10.

In some examples, the clamping arm 23 is spaced apart from the bottom plate 21, and an orthographic projection of the clamping arm 23 on a plane of the bottom plate 21 may fall into the avoiding hole 24, that is, the clamping arm 23 is spaced apart from an edge of the avoiding hole 24 in a direction along the plane of the bottom plate 21, and the clamping arm 23 is spaced apart from an upper surface of the bottom plate 21 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 21, so as to facilitate the injection molding of the support member 20 as a whole and the manufacturing and forming of the support member 20. Through set up locating part 26 on bottom plate 21, locating part 26 and joint arm 23 interval arrangement, perhaps set up locating part 26 on joint arm 23, locating part 26 and bottom plate 21 interval arrangement can realize spacing to joint arm 23 on the basis of the convenience of guaranteeing support piece 20 demolding from this, and then play the effect that prevents evaporimeter 10 and drop.

As shown in fig. 2-6, in some embodiments, the position-limiting member 26 is disposed on the bottom plate 21, the position-limiting member 26 protrudes from the upper surface of the bottom plate 21, that is, the position-limiting member 26 is located on a side of the bottom plate 21 facing the convex plate 22, the position-limiting member 26 is disposed adjacent to the hook head 231 of the engaging arm 23, and the position-limiting member 26 is located on a side of the engaging arm 23 facing away from the hook head 231, a mounting groove 25 can be defined between the engaging arm 23 and the convex plate 22, the pipe bend 11 can be inserted into the mounting groove 25, when the evaporator assembly falls, the engaging arm 23 tends to separate from the evaporator 10, the engaging arm 23 deforms along a normal direction of the mating surface under a reaction force of the pipe bend 11 of the evaporator 10, that is, the engaging arm 23 deforms downward and outward (i.e., deforms away from the mounting groove 25), an outer side surface M1 of the deformed engaging arm 23 can be blocked by a side surface M2 of the position-limiting member 26, the clamping arm 23 is prevented from further deforming, and the bent pipe section 11 cannot be separated from the mounting groove 25, so that the anti-falling function is achieved.

The limiting member 26 here may be a limiting boss, the limiting member 26 may also be a limiting rib, the extending direction of the limiting rib may be the same as the extending direction of the clamping arm 23, and the outer side surface M2 of the limiting member 26 is formed into a plane so as to block the deformed clamping arm 23.

As shown in fig. 4, in some examples, the top of the limiting member 26 (it is understood that the limiting member 26 protrudes from the upper portion of the bottom plate 21, and the top of the limiting member 26 is the upper portion shown in fig. 4) is flush with the bottom surface of the snap-in arm 23, that is, the surface of the side of the snap-in arm 23 facing the bottom plate 21, so that it can be ensured that the deformed outer side surface M1 of the snap-in arm 23 can be blocked by the side surface M2 of the limiting member 26, and further deformation of the snap-in arm 23 is prevented, and the anti-falling effect is achieved; of course, the top of the limiting member 26 may be higher than the bottom of the latch arm 23, thereby further ensuring that the limiting member 26 blocks the deformation of the latch arm 23.

As shown in fig. 4, in some examples, the distance between the limiting member 26 and the snap-fit arm 23 is L1, the thickness of the hook head 231, that is, the dimension of the protrusion of the hook head 231 from the snap-fit arm 23, is D, where L1 is smaller than D, so that when the snap-fit arm 23 is deformed, the limiting member 26 blocks the snap-fit arm 23 to effectively prevent the pipe bend 11 from coming off the hook head 231, and the effectiveness of coming off-preventing is ensured.

As shown in fig. 7-11, in some embodiments, the position-limiting member 26 is disposed on the clamping arm 23, the position-limiting member 26 may be disposed to protrude from the bottom of the clamping arm 23, that is, a side of the clamping arm 23 facing the bottom plate 21, the position-limiting member 26 is disposed at a position adjacent to the hook head 231, a mounting groove 25 may be defined between the clamping arm 23 and the convex plate 22, the pipe bending section 11 may be inserted into the mounting groove 25, when the evaporator assembly falls, the clamping arm 23 tends to separate from the evaporator 10, the clamping arm 23 deforms in a normal direction of the mating surface under a reaction force of the pipe bending section 11 of the evaporator 10, that is, the clamping arm 23 deforms downward and outward (i.e., in a direction away from the mounting groove 25), correspondingly, the position-limiting member 26 deforms downward and outward simultaneously, an outer side surface M2 of the deformed position-limiting member 26 may be blocked by a side surface M3 (i.e., an edge of the clearance hole 24) of the bottom plate 21, the limiting member 26 and the clamping arm 23 are prevented from further deforming, and the pipe bending section 11 cannot be separated from the mounting groove 25, so that the anti-falling function is achieved.

The limiting member 26 here may be a limiting boss, the limiting member 26 may also be a limiting rib, the extending direction of the limiting rib may be the same as the extending direction of the clamping arm 23, and the outer side surface M2 of the limiting member 26 is formed into a plane so as to block the deformed clamping arm 23.

As shown in fig. 9, in some examples, the top of the limiting element 26 (it is understood that the limiting element 26 protrudes from the bottom of the snap-in arm 23, and the top of the limiting element 26 is the lower portion shown in fig. 9) is flush with the upper surface of the bottom plate 21, that is, the surface of the bottom plate 21 on the side facing the snap-in arm 23, so that it can be ensured that the deformed outer side surface M2 of the limiting element 26 can be blocked by the side surface M3 of the bottom plate 21, and further deformation of the limiting element 26 and the snap-in arm 23 is prevented, and the anti-falling effect is achieved; of course, the top of the limiting member 26 may be lower than the upper surface of the bottom plate 21, thereby further ensuring that the bottom plate 21 can block the deformation of the limiting member 26 and thus the clamping arm 23.

As shown in fig. 9, in some examples, the distance between the limiting member 26 and the bottom plate 21 is L2, the thickness of the hook head 231, that is, the dimension of the hook head 231 protruding out of the clamping arm 23, is D, where L2 is smaller than D, so that when the clamping arm 23 deforms to drive the limiting member 26 to move, the bottom plate 21 blocks the limiting member 26 to effectively prevent the pipe bending section 11 from coming off from the hook head 231, and the effectiveness of coming off prevention is ensured.

According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the evaporator assembly 100 is fixed on the air conditioner, specifically, the support member 20 can be fixed with a chassis of the air conditioner through screws and can be fixed with a face frame of the air conditioner, the evaporator 10 is in clamping fit with the support member 20, the limiting member 26 is arranged on the support member 20, so that the clamping arm 23 deforms when the air conditioner falls, the limiting member 26 can limit the clamping arm 23, the clamping arm 23 is prevented from further deforming, the bent pipe section 11 of the evaporator 10 cannot be separated from the clamping arm 23, the anti-falling effect is achieved, and the structural stability and reliability of the evaporator assembly 100 are improved.

In the present application, an air conditioner is to be understood in a broad sense as a device capable of adjusting and controlling parameters such as temperature, humidity or flow rate of ambient air, for example, a window type air conditioner, a wall-mounted type air conditioner, a cabinet type air conditioner, a mobile type air conditioner, a one-drag type air conditioner, a ceiling type air conditioner, etc.

One specific embodiment is described below in conjunction with fig. 1-6.

The evaporator assembly 100 includes an evaporator 10 and a support plate 20, one end of the evaporator 10 is provided with a bent pipe section 11, the bent pipe section 11 includes a plurality of, and the support member 20 includes: a bottom plate 21 and a convex plate 22, wherein the bottom plate 21 is provided with a clearance hole 24, the convex plate 22 is arranged on the bottom plate 21, the convex plate 22 protrudes out of the upper surface of the bottom plate 21, the support member 20 is provided with a clamping arm 23, one end of the clamping arm 23 is connected with the convex plate 22, the other end of the clamping arm 23 forms a cantilever end, the cantilever end is provided with a hook head 231, the clamping arm 23 and the bottom plate 21 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the orthographic projection of the clamping arm 23 on the plane where the bottom plate 21 is located can fall into the clearance hole 24, a mounting groove 25 can be defined between the clamping arm 23 and the convex plate 22, the clamping arm 23 comprises a plurality of mounting grooves 25, the mounting grooves 25 are correspondingly provided, the mounting grooves 25 are communicated with the clearance holes 24, when the evaporator 10 is assembled with the support member 20, each bent pipe section 11 can penetrate through the clearance hole 24 at the corresponding position to be inserted into the corresponding mounting groove 25, and the hook head 231 of the clamping arm 23 can be clamped and matched with the bent pipe section 11, the fixation of the evaporator 10 is achieved.

The upper surface of the bottom plate 21 is convexly provided with a limiting piece 26, the limiting piece 26 is arranged adjacent to the hook head 231 of the clamping arm 23, the limiting piece 26 is located on one side of the clamping arm 23, which is far away from the hook head 231, the limiting piece 26 forms a limiting rib oriented along the extending direction of the clamping arm 23, in the extending direction of the clamping arm 23, the length of the limiting rib is approximately the same as the width of the hook head 231, the upper end of the limiting piece 26 is flush with the bottom surface of the clamping arm 23, and the distance L1 between the limiting piece 26 and the clamping arm 23 is smaller than the thickness D of the hook head 231.

When the evaporator assembly 100 falls, the clamping arm 23 and the evaporator 10 are separated, the clamping arm 23 deforms along the normal direction of the matching surface under the influence of the reaction force of the bent pipe section 11 of the evaporator 10, that is, the clamping arm 23 deforms downward and outward, the outer side surface M1 of the deformed clamping arm 23 can be blocked by the side surface M2 of the limiting part 26, the clamping arm 23 is prevented from further deforming, and the bent pipe section 11 cannot be separated from the mounting groove 25, so that the anti-falling effect is achieved.

Another specific embodiment is described below in conjunction with fig. 7-12.

The evaporator assembly 100 includes the evaporator 10 and the support plate 20, the stopper 26 is disposed on the snap arm 23, and the stopper 26 forms a stopper boss protruding from the lower surface of the snap arm 23, the lower surface of the stopper boss is flush with the upper surface of the base plate 21, and the distance L2 between the stopper 26 and the base plate 21 is smaller than the thickness D of the hook head 231. The other structures of the evaporator assembly 100 are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and are not described again.

When the evaporator assembly 100 falls, the clamping arm 23 and the evaporator 10 are separated, the clamping arm 23 deforms along the normal direction of the matching surface under the influence of the reaction force of the bent pipe section 11 of the evaporator 10, that is, the clamping arm 23 deforms downward and outward, correspondingly, the limiting member 26 deforms downward and outward synchronously, the outer side surface M2 of the deformed limiting member 26 can be blocked by the side surface M3 (i.e., the edge of the avoiding hole 24) of the bottom plate 21, the limiting member 26 and the clamping arm 23 are prevented from further deforming, and the bent pipe section 11 cannot be separated from the installation groove 25, so that the anti-falling effect is achieved.

Other configurations and operations of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein. In the description of the present invention, the up-down direction, the left-right direction, and the front-rear direction are based on the up-down direction, the left-right direction, and the front-rear direction shown in the drawings.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise the first and second features being in direct contact, or may comprise the first and second features being in contact, not directly, but via another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean 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 utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. An evaporator assembly, comprising:

the end part of the evaporator is provided with a bent pipe section;

the support piece is arranged at the end part of the evaporator and is provided with a clamping arm, and the bent pipe section is in clamping fit with the clamping arm;

the locating part is arranged on the supporting part and corresponds to the position of the clamping arm, and the locating part is suitable for limiting the deformation of the clamping arm when the clamping arm deforms.

2. The evaporator assembly of claim 1, wherein the support comprises:

a base plate;

the convex plate is convexly arranged on the bottom plate, one end of the clamping arm is connected with the convex plate, the other end of the clamping arm is provided with a hook head part,

the limiting part is arranged on the bottom plate or the clamping arm, and the limiting part corresponds to the hook head.

3. The evaporator assembly of claim 2, wherein the retaining member protrudes from the base plate and is located on a side of the latching arm facing away from the hooking portion.

4. The evaporator assembly of claim 3, wherein a top of the retainer is flush with a side surface of the snap arm facing the base plate.

5. The evaporator assembly of claim 3, wherein a distance between the retainer and the snap arm is less than a thickness of the hook head portion.

6. The evaporator assembly of claim 2, wherein the retainer is disposed protruding from a side of the snap arm facing the base plate, and the retainer is adjacent to the hook portion.

7. The evaporator assembly of claim 6, wherein a top of the retainer is flush with a side surface of the base plate facing the snap arm.

8. The evaporator assembly of claim 2, wherein the base plate has a clearance hole, the snap-in arm and the flange define a mounting slot therebetween that communicates with the clearance hole, the snap-in arm is spaced from the base plate and is located in the clearance hole in a projection onto a plane of the base plate.

9. The evaporator assembly of claim 1, wherein the retaining member forms a retaining boss and/or the retaining member forms a retaining rib.

10. An air conditioner characterized by comprising an evaporator assembly according to any one of claims 1-9.

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