CN106403242B - Air conditioner and panel support and procapsid subassembly thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an air conditioner, a panel bracket and a front shell assembly thereof, wherein the panel bracket is provided with an air outlet channel, the inlet end of the air outlet channel extends to an air supply port towards the inner side direction of the air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply port, and the outlet end of the air outlet channel extends towards the outer side direction of the air conditioner in a gradually opening trend and forms an air outlet; the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel is convexly provided with a flow guide surface for guiding the airflow direction, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet. According to the panel bracket provided by the invention, the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is the same as or basically the same as (namely consistent with) the air supply direction of the air supply outlet of the air channel, so that the flow guide surface can guide the air entering the air outlet channel, thereby effectively reducing the vortex of the part, reducing the surge of the machine body, further reducing the noise value of the machine and improving the user experience.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a panel bracket, a front shell assembly comprising the panel bracket and an air conditioner comprising the front shell assembly.
Background
At present, in an air conditioner, especially a circular cabinet, the air outlet 11 'on the panel bracket 10' needs to be matched with the air duct 20 'and is limited by appearance, so that the shape of the air outlet 11' is opened towards two sides, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, a static pressure area exists at the communication part (namely, an area a in fig. 1) of the air outlet and the air supply outlet, vortex and surge are easy to generate, larger noise of a machine body is caused, and the use experience of a user is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a panel bracket.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a front housing assembly including the panel bracket described above.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner including the front housing assembly as described above.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a panel bracket for an air conditioner, where an air duct is disposed inside the air conditioner, the air duct has an air supply outlet, the panel bracket is provided with an air outlet channel, an inlet end of the air outlet channel extends to the air supply outlet in an inner direction of the air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply outlet, and an outlet end of the air outlet channel extends in an outer direction of the air conditioner in a gradually opening trend and forms an air outlet; the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel is convexly provided with a flow guide surface for guiding the airflow direction, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet.
In the panel bracket provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is the same as or basically the same as (i.e. consistent with) the air supply direction of the air supply outlet of the air channel, so that the flow direction of the air entering the air outlet channel is consistent with the flow direction of the air supplied by the air supply outlet, a static pressure area at the communication part of the air outlet and the air supply outlet in the prior art is avoided, the vortex of the part is effectively reduced, the surge of the machine body is reduced, the noise value of the machine is reduced, and the user experience is improved.
Specifically, the panel bracket is provided with an air outlet channel, and the inlet end of the air outlet channel extends inwards to the air supply outlet of the air duct inside the air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply outlet, so that the air in the air duct can enter the air outlet channel; the outlet end of the air outlet channel extends towards the outer side direction of the air conditioner in a gradually opening trend, namely the air outlet channel gradually opens towards two sides from the inlet end to the outlet end, so that the size of the air outlet on the panel bracket is larger than that of the air supply outlet of the internal air duct, the air supply range of the air conditioner is expanded, the air output of the air conditioner is improved, the air outlet can be positioned at the most proper position on the panel bracket, and the appearance requirement of the air conditioner is met; meanwhile, the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel is convexly provided with the flow guide surface, and the flow guide direction (namely the direction of air flow flowing along the flow guide surface) of the flow guide surface is the same as the air supply direction (namely the direction of speed of air when the air is sent out from the air supply outlet), so that the direction of the air is basically not changed after the air enters the air outlet channel under the drainage action of the flow guide surface, a static pressure area at the communication position of the inlet end of the air outlet channel and the air channel is avoided, the vortex intensity at the position in the prior art is effectively avoided, the blockage of other structures in the air outlet channel to the air flow is weakened, the sound generated by the mutual friction between the air flow and other structures in the air outlet channel is further reduced, the surge of the machine body is reduced, the noise value of the machine is further reduced, and the use comfort of a user is effectively improved.
In addition, the panel bracket provided in the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:
in the above technical scheme, one end of the flow guide surface extends to the port of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the other end of the flow guide surface extends along the air supply direction of the air supply outlet towards the direction of the outlet end of the air outlet channel.
One end of the flow guide surface directly extends to the port of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, so that air sent out from the air channel is subjected to effective flow guide effect immediately when entering the air outlet channel, and the transition of air flow between the air channel and the air outlet channel is more natural, thereby further improving the flow guide effect of the flow guide surface; the other end of the flow guide surface extends towards the outlet end of the air outlet channel along the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, and the flow guide surface is guaranteed to play an effective flow guide effect.
In any of the above technical solutions, the one end of the flow guide surface is tangent to an end surface fillet of the inlet end of the air outlet channel.
The one end of water conservancy diversion face is tangent with the terminal surface fillet of the entry end of air-out passageway for be smooth transition between water conservancy diversion face and the panel support itself, avoided the closed angle structure between water conservancy diversion face and the panel support promptly, make the air current more smoothly get into the air-out passageway in like this, thereby can further reduce the vortex intensity of air-out passageway entry end department, and then further reduce the noise value of machine, further improve user's use comfort.
In any of the above technical solutions, a distance between the other end of the flow guide surface and an inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is 3mm to 5 mm.
The distance between the other end of the flow guide surface and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is 3mm-5mm, so that the flow guide surface can play an effective flow guide role, and the condition that the air outlet quantity of the air conditioner is slightly less due to the undersize of the air outlet channel caused by the excessively wide flow guide surface is avoided. Of course, different air conditioners have different air outlets with different shapes and sizes, so that the distance between the other end of the flow guide surface and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is not limited to the specific value, and can be adjusted according to needs in the actual production process.
In any one of the above technical solutions, the panel bracket is provided with a first slat and a second slat which are oppositely arranged, and the air outlet channel is defined between the first slat and the second slat; the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate.
The panel bracket is provided with a first strip plate and a second strip plate which extend along the vertical direction and are oppositely arranged, an air outlet channel is defined between the first strip plate and the second strip plate, and the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate are/is opened towards two sides of the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the air outlet channel is gradually opened from the inlet end to the outlet end; as the opening direction and the opening angle of the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate relative to the air supply direction of the air supply opening are different, static pressure areas with different sizes may be formed at the communication positions of the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate and the air supply opening, and further, vortex with different strengths is generated; therefore, the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is the same as the air supply direction of the air supply opening, so that no matter how the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate are arranged, the flow guide surface can play an effective flow guide effect, the static pressure area is further prevented from being formed, the vortex intensity is effectively reduced, and the noise value of the machine is further reduced.
In any of the above technical solutions, an included angle between the first slat and an air supply direction of the air supply outlet is smaller than an included angle between the second slat and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet; and in the first strip plate and the second strip plate, only the second strip plate is provided with the flow guide surface.
The contained angle between the air supply direction of first slat and supply-air outlet is less than the contained angle between the air supply direction of second slat and supply-air outlet, first slat is the same with the air supply direction of supply-air outlet or comparatively is close promptly, and the air supply direction of second slat and supply-air outlet differs greatly, therefore the vortex that the intercommunication department of second slat and supply-air outlet formed is stronger relatively, and the vortex that the intercommunication department of first slat and supply-air outlet produced is less relatively can ignore even, so only set up the water conservancy diversion face on the second slat and can play the effectual effect of making an uproar of falling, and can simplify the structure of product, be favorable to further reduction in production cost.
In any of the above technical solutions, along the flowing direction of the airflow, the first strip includes an inlet section and a guide section connected to the inlet section, the extending direction of the inlet section deviates from the air supply direction of the air supply opening, the extending direction of the guide section is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply opening, and the length of the inlet section in the flowing direction of the airflow is smaller than the length of the guide section in the flowing direction of the airflow.
Along the flowing direction of the air flow, the first strip plate comprises an inlet section and a flow guide section connected with the inlet section, the extending direction of the inlet section deviates from the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, namely the inlet section opens towards one side far away from the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the size of the air outlet channel is gradually increased, and the air supply range and the air output of the air conditioner are favorably increased; the extending direction of the flow guide section is consistent with (i.e. same or basically same with) the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the airflow in the air outlet channel can be consistent with the flow direction of the airflow sent out by the air supply outlet as far as possible, the fluency of the airflow can be further improved, the shape of the air outlet channel can be adapted to the air duct system as far as possible, and various performances of the air conditioner are further optimized; the length of the inlet section in the airflow flowing direction is smaller than that of the flow guide section in the airflow flowing direction, so that the eddy generated at the inlet section is weakened, and the flow guide effect at the flow guide section is enhanced, and various performances of the air conditioner are further optimized; the second strip plate can relatively deviate more according to the requirement of product appearance so as to ensure that the air outlet can be positioned at a proper position (such as the right front) of the panel bracket.
For example, for a circular cabinet, the air outlet is generally located right in front of the panel bracket, the air outlet of the air duct is generally located at a position behind the air outlet and deviated to the left or right, and correspondingly, the air supply direction of the air outlet faces to the right or left of the cabinet. Specifically, when the air supply outlet is located at a position which is arranged at the rear of the air outlet and is inclined to the right, and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet is inclined to the left of the machine, a first strip plate is arranged at the left side of two opposite vertical strip plates on the panel bracket, and the first strip plate is inclined to the left and opened so as to ensure that an air outlet channel is matched with an air duct system, a second strip plate is arranged at the right side of the panel bracket, and the second strip plate basically extends towards the right front direction, so that the final air outlet can be located at the right front of the panel bracket, and the attractiveness of the appearance of the product is ensured; at this moment, only the second slat that is located the right side needs to set up the water conservancy diversion face can, specifically for setting up in the second slat near one end department of supply-air outlet.
Similarly, when the air supply outlet is positioned at a position which is slightly left behind the air outlet, and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet is slightly right of the machine, the first strip plate is positioned at the right side of the two opposite vertical strip plates between the panels, and the first strip plate is inclined and opened towards the right side to ensure that the air outlet channel is matched with the air duct system, the second strip plate is positioned at the left side and extends towards the direction substantially right ahead, so that the final air outlet can be positioned right ahead of the panel bracket to ensure the attractiveness of the appearance of the product; at this time, only the flow guide surface is required to be arranged on the second strip plate positioned on the left side, specifically, the flow guide surface is arranged at one end of the second strip plate close to the air supply outlet.
In any of the above technical solutions, the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is provided with a flow guide rib, and the side wall surface of the flow guide rib forms the flow guide surface.
Form through setting up the rib forms the water conservancy diversion face, under the prerequisite of guaranteeing to play effective water conservancy diversion effect for the product structure is comparatively simple, and the machine-shaping of being convenient for is favorable to practicing thrift the cost.
In any of the above technical solutions, the cross section of the flow guiding rib is triangular.
The cross section of water conservancy diversion muscle is triangle-shaped, and water conservancy diversion muscle has formed the structure similar to triangle strengthening rib promptly to further improved the joint strength of water conservancy diversion muscle and panel support, further improved panel support's use reliability.
In any one of the above technical solutions, the flow guide rib and the panel bracket are of an integrated structure.
The flow guide rib and the panel bracket are of an integrated structure, so that the connection strength of the flow guide rib and the panel bracket is improved, the probability that the flow guide rib falls off or is broken from the panel bracket is reduced, and the use reliability of a product is improved; and the flow guide ribs and the panel bracket can be integrally formed through injection molding or other modes, so that the production efficiency of the product is improved, and the production and manufacturing cost of the product is reduced.
In any of the above technical solutions, a protective grille is further disposed in the air outlet channel, and the protective grille is close to an inlet end of the air outlet channel; and/or the cross section of the panel bracket is semicircular, and the air outlet is in a strip shape and is positioned right in front of the panel bracket.
The arrangement of the protective grating avoids the situation that the hands or other sundries of a user enter the air duct through the air outlet channel to harm the safety of the user or the use performance of the machine, thereby improving the safety and the use reliability of the product; the protective grating is close to the inlet end of the air outlet channel, so that enough space is provided near the outlet end of the air outlet for installing structures such as an air deflector, a door plate and the like.
The cross section of the panel bracket is semicircular, so that the overall shape of the air conditioner is more attractive; the air outlet is in a long strip shape, so that the air conditioner is ensured to have a larger air supply range; the air outlet is positioned right in front of the panel bracket, so that the shape of the air conditioner is regular, and the attractiveness of the air conditioner is further improved.
An embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention provides a front case assembly of an air conditioner, including: the panel bracket of any of the embodiments of the first aspect; and the panel component is connected with the panel bracket and is arranged along the circumferential direction of the air outlet of the panel bracket.
The front housing assembly of the air conditioner provided in the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes the panel bracket described in any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, so that all the advantages of any one of the embodiments described above are achieved, and no further description is provided herein.
Specifically, the panel assembly comprises a left panel, a right panel, an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the left panel is positioned at the left side of the air outlet and covers the left area of the air outlet on the panel bracket; the right panel is positioned on the right side of the air outlet and covers the right area of the air outlet on the panel bracket; the upper panel is positioned at the upper side of the air outlet and covers the area between the left panel and the right panel at the upper side of the air outlet; the lower panel is positioned at the lower side of the air outlet and covers the area between the left panel and the right panel at the lower side of the air outlet.
An embodiment of a third aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner, comprising: a front housing assembly as described in the second aspect embodiment; the rear shell assembly is connected with the front shell assembly and encloses an installation space with the front shell assembly, and an air channel is arranged in the installation space; an evaporator disposed in the installation space; and the wind wheel is arranged in the installation space and is positioned at the inlet of the air channel.
The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the third aspect of the invention comprises the front shell assembly in the embodiment of the second aspect, so that the noise is effectively reduced, and the use comfort of a user is improved.
In the above technical scheme, the air conditioner includes indoor cabinet, indoor cabinet includes above-mentioned procapsid subassembly, back casing subassembly, evaporimeter and wind wheel.
Further, the indoor cabinet is a circular cabinet.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 invention.
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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 sectional view of an air conditioner according to the prior art of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a front housing assembly according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view schematic of the front housing assembly of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion D in FIG. 6;
fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion E in fig. 6.
Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 1 and fig. 2 is:
10 ' panel support, 11 ' air outlet and 20 ' air duct;
arrows arranged in parallel in fig. 1 represent the air supply direction of the air supply outlet;
the correspondence between reference numerals and part names in fig. 3 to 8 is:
10 panel support, 11 first lath, 111 entry section, 112 water conservancy diversion section, 12 second lath, 13 water conservancy diversion muscle, 131 water conservancy diversion faces, 14 protection grids, 15 air outlets, 20 left panels, 30 right panels, 40 upper panels, 50 lower panels.
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In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
An air conditioner and a panel bracket and a front case assembly thereof according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 3 to 8, taking a circular cabinet as an example.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, a panel bracket 10 according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention is used for an air conditioner, an air duct is disposed inside the air conditioner, the air duct has an air supply outlet, an air outlet channel is disposed on the panel bracket 10, an inlet end of the air outlet channel extends to the air supply outlet in a direction toward an inner side of the air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply outlet, and an outlet end of the air outlet channel extends in a direction toward an outer side of the air conditioner in a gradually opening trend to form an air outlet 15; wherein, the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel is convexly provided with a diversion surface 131 for guiding the airflow direction, and the diversion direction of the diversion surface 131 is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet.
In the panel support 10 provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the flow guide surface 131 is convexly provided on the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface 131 is the same as or substantially the same as (i.e., the same as) the air supply direction of the air outlet of the air duct, so that the flow direction of the air entering the air outlet channel is the same as the flow direction of the air supplied by the air outlet, thereby avoiding a static pressure region at the communication position of the air outlet 15 and the air outlet in the prior art, effectively reducing the vortex at the position, reducing the surge of the body, further reducing the noise value of the machine, and improving the user experience.
Specifically, the panel bracket 10 is provided with an air outlet channel, and an inlet end of the air outlet channel extends inwards to an air supply outlet of an air duct inside the air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply outlet, so that air in the air duct can enter the air outlet channel; the outlet end of the air outlet channel extends towards the outer side direction of the air conditioner in a gradually opening trend, namely the air outlet channel gradually opens towards two sides from the inlet end to the outlet end, so that the size of the air outlet 15 on the panel bracket 10 is larger than that of the air supply outlet of the internal air duct, the air supply range of the air conditioner is expanded, the air output of the air conditioner is improved, the air outlet 15 can be located at the most proper position on the panel bracket 10, and the appearance requirement of the air conditioner is met; meanwhile, the flow guide surface 131 is convexly arranged on the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the flow guide direction (namely the direction of air flow flowing along the flow guide surface 131) of the flow guide surface 131 is the same as the air supply direction (namely the direction of speed of air when the air is sent out from the air supply outlet) of the air supply outlet, so that the direction of the air is basically not changed after the air enters the air outlet channel under the drainage action of the flow guide surface 131, a static pressure area at the communication position of the inlet end of the air outlet channel and the air channel is avoided, the eddy intensity at the position in the prior art is effectively avoided, the blockage of other structures in the air outlet channel to the air flow is weakened, the sound generated by the mutual friction between the air flow and other structures in the air outlet channel is reduced, the surge of the machine body is reduced, the noise value of the machine is further reduced, and the use comfort of a user is effectively improved.
In the above embodiment, preferably, one end of the diversion surface 131 extends to a port of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and as shown in fig. 7, the other end of the diversion surface 131 extends towards the outlet end of the air outlet channel along the air blowing direction of the air blowing opening.
Preferably, one end of the diversion surface 131 is tangent to the end surface fillet of the inlet end of the wind outlet channel, as shown in fig. 7.
Preferably, the distance d between the other end of the diversion surface 131 and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is 3mm-5mm, as shown in fig. 7.
One end of the flow guide surface 131 directly extends to the port of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, so that the air sent out by the air channel is immediately subjected to effective flow guide effect when entering the air outlet channel, and the transition of the air flow between the air channel and the air outlet channel is more natural, thereby further improving the flow guide effect of the flow guide surface 131; the other end of the flow guide surface 131 extends towards the outlet end of the air outlet channel along the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface 131 is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, and the flow guide surface 131 can play an effective flow guide effect.
The one end of water conservancy diversion face 131 is tangent with the terminal surface fillet of the entry end of air-out passageway for be smooth transition between water conservancy diversion face 131 and the panel support 10 itself, avoided the closed angle structure between water conservancy diversion face 131 and the panel support 10 promptly, make the air current can more smoothly get into the air-out passageway like this in, thereby can further reduce the vortex intensity of air-out passageway entry end department, and then further reduce the noise value of machine, further improve user's use comfort.
The distance between the other end of the diversion surface 131 and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is 3mm-5mm, which not only ensures that the diversion surface 131 can play an effective diversion role, but also avoids the situation that the air outlet quantity of the air conditioner is less due to the undersize of the air outlet channel caused by the excessively wide diversion surface 131. Of course, the shapes and sizes of the air outlets 15 of different air conditioners are different, so that the distance between the other end of the flow guide surface 131 and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is not limited to the specific value, and can be adjusted as required in the actual production process.
In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 6 to 8, the panel bracket 10 is provided with a first strip 11 and a second strip 12 which are oppositely arranged, and an air outlet channel is defined between the first strip 11 and the second strip 12; wherein, the first lath 11 and/or the second lath 12 are convexly provided with a flow guide surface 131.
The panel bracket 10 is provided with a first strip plate 11 and a second strip plate 12 which extend along the vertical direction and are oppositely arranged, an air outlet channel is defined between the first strip plate 11 and the second strip plate 12, and the first strip plate 11 and/or the second strip plate 12 are/is opened towards two sides of the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the air outlet channel is gradually opened from the inlet end to the outlet end; as the opening direction and the opening angle of the first strip plate 11 and/or the second strip plate 12 relative to the air supply direction of the air supply opening are different, static pressure areas with different sizes may be formed at the communication positions of the first strip plate 11 and/or the second strip plate 12 and the air supply opening, and further, vortex with different strengths is generated; therefore, set up water conservancy diversion face 131 at first slat 11 and/or second slat 12 epirelief, because the water conservancy diversion direction of water conservancy diversion face 131 is the same with the air supply direction of supply-air outlet, therefore no matter how first slat 11 and/or second slat 12 set up, water conservancy diversion face 131 all can play effectual drainage effect, and then avoids the formation of static pressure district, effectively reduces vortex intensity, and then reduces the noise value of machine.
Further, the included angle between the first strip plate 11 and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet is smaller than the included angle between the second strip plate 12 and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet; of the first strip plate 11 and the second strip plate 12, only the second strip plate 12 is provided with a flow guiding surface 131, as shown in fig. 6.
The included angle between the air supply direction of first lath 11 and supply-air outlet is less than the included angle between the air supply direction of second lath 12 and supply-air outlet, that is, the air supply direction of first lath 11 and supply-air outlet is the same or relatively close, and the air supply direction of second lath 12 and supply-air outlet differs greatly, therefore the vortex that second lath 12 and the intercommunication department of supply-air outlet formed is relatively stronger, and the vortex that first lath 11 and the intercommunication department of supply-air outlet produced is relatively less or even can neglected, so only set up water conservancy diversion face 131 on second lath 12 and can play the effectual effect of making an uproar of falling, and can simplify the structure of product, be favorable to further reduction in production cost.
Further, along the flowing direction of the air flow, the first slat 11 includes an inlet section 111 and a flow guiding section 112 connected to the inlet section 111, the extending direction of the inlet section 111 deviates from the blowing direction of the blowing port, the extending direction of the flow guiding section 112 coincides with the blowing direction of the blowing port, and the length of the inlet section 111 in the flowing direction of the air flow is smaller than that of the flow guiding section 112 in the flowing direction of the air flow, as shown in fig. 8.
Along the flowing direction of the air flow, the first slat 11 comprises an inlet section 111 and a flow guide section 112 connected with the inlet section 111, the extending direction of the inlet section 111 deviates from the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, namely, the inlet section 111 opens to the side far away from the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the size of the air outlet channel is gradually increased, and the air supply range and the air output of the air conditioner are favorably increased; the extending direction of the flow guiding section 112 is consistent with (i.e. same or basically same as) the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, so that the airflow in the air outlet channel can be consistent with the flow direction of the airflow sent out by the air supply outlet as much as possible, the fluency of the airflow can be further improved, the shape of the air outlet channel can be adapted to the air duct system as much as possible, and various performances of the air conditioner can be further optimized; the length of the inlet section 111 in the airflow flowing direction is smaller than that of the guide section 112 in the airflow flowing direction, so that the eddy generated at the inlet section 111 is weakened, and the guide effect at the guide section 112 is enhanced, thereby further optimizing various performances of the air conditioner; the second strip 12 may be relatively deviated more according to the requirement of the product appearance, so as to ensure that the air outlet 15 can be located at a proper position (e.g. right in front) of the panel bracket 10.
In any of the above embodiments, the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is provided with the flow guiding rib 13, and the side wall surface of the flow guiding rib 13 forms the flow guiding surface 131, as shown in fig. 3 and 4.
Preferably, the cross section of the flow guiding ribs 13 is triangular, as shown in fig. 7.
Further, the flow guiding ribs 13 and the panel bracket 10 are of an integrated structure.
Form through setting up the rib forms water conservancy diversion face 131, under the prerequisite of guaranteeing to play effective water conservancy diversion effect for the product structure is comparatively simple, and the machine-shaping of being convenient for is favorable to practicing thrift the cost.
The cross section of the flow guide rib 13 is triangular, that is, the flow guide rib 13 forms a structure similar to a triangular reinforcing rib, so that the connection strength of the flow guide rib 13 and the panel bracket 10 is further improved, and the use reliability of the panel bracket 10 is further improved.
The flow guide ribs 13 and the panel support 10 are of an integrated structure, so that the connection strength of the flow guide ribs 13 and the panel support 10 is improved, the probability that the flow guide ribs 13 fall off or break from the panel support 10 is reduced, and the use reliability of a product is improved; and the flow guide ribs 13 and the panel bracket 10 can be integrally formed through injection molding or other modes, so that the production efficiency of the product is improved, and the production and manufacturing cost of the product is reduced.
In any of the above embodiments, the air outlet channel is further provided with a protective grille 14 therein, as shown in fig. 3 to 6, the protective grille 14 is close to the inlet end of the air outlet channel, as shown in fig. 6.
The arrangement of the protective grating 14 avoids the situation that the hands or other sundries of a user enter the air duct through the air outlet channel to harm the safety of the user or the use performance of the machine, thereby improving the safety and the use reliability of the product; the protective grid 14 is close to the inlet end of the air outlet channel, so that a sufficient space is provided near the outlet end of the air outlet 15 for installing structures such as an air deflector, a door panel and the like.
In any of the above embodiments, the cross-section of the panel holder 10 is semicircular, and the air outlet 15 is elongated and located right in front of the panel holder 10, as shown in fig. 6.
The cross section of the panel bracket 10 is semicircular, so that the overall shape of the air conditioner is more attractive; the air outlet 15 is in a strip shape, so that the air conditioner is ensured to have a larger air supply range; the air outlet 15 is located right in front of the panel support 10, so that the shape of the air conditioner is regular, and the attractiveness of the air conditioner is further improved.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a front housing assembly of an air conditioner, including: a panel bracket 10 and a panel assembly as in any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.
Wherein, the panel component is connected with the panel bracket 10 and arranged along the circumference of the air outlet 15 of the panel bracket 10.
The front housing assembly of the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes the panel bracket 10 of any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, so that all the advantages of any one of the embodiments are provided, and no further description is provided herein.
Specifically, the panel assembly includes a left panel 20, a right panel 30, an upper panel 40 and a lower panel 50, wherein the left panel 20 is located at the left side of the air outlet 15 and covers the left area of the air outlet 15 on the panel bracket 10; the right panel 30 is positioned at the right side of the air outlet 15 and covers the right area of the air outlet 15 on the panel bracket 10; the upper panel 40 is positioned at the upper side of the air outlet 15 and covers the area between the left panel 30 and the right panel 30 at the upper side of the air outlet 15; the lower panel 50 is located at a lower side of the outlet 15 and covers an area between the left and right panels 30 at the lower side of the outlet 15.
An embodiment of a third aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner, comprising: such as the front housing assembly, the rear housing assembly (not shown), the evaporator (not shown) and the wind wheel (not shown) of the embodiment of the second aspect.
Specifically, the rear shell assembly is connected with the front shell assembly and encloses an installation space with the front shell assembly, and an air channel is arranged in the installation space; the evaporator is arranged in the installation space; the wind wheel is arranged in the installation space and is positioned at the inlet of the air duct.
The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the third aspect of the invention comprises the front shell assembly of the embodiment of the second aspect, so that the noise is effectively reduced, and the use comfort of a user is improved.
Specifically, the air conditioner comprises an indoor cabinet, and the indoor cabinet comprises the front shell assembly, the rear shell assembly, the evaporator and the wind wheel.
More specifically, the indoor cabinet is a circular cabinet.
The air conditioner and the panel bracket 10 and the front housing assembly thereof provided in the present application will be described in detail with reference to some specific embodiments.
Example one
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, the air conditioner is a circular cabinet, the air outlet 15 is located right in front of the panel bracket 10, the air outlet of the air duct is located at a position which is slightly to the right behind the air outlet 15, and the air supply direction of the air outlet is slightly to the left of the machine; of the two vertical slats oppositely arranged on the panel bracket 10, the first slat 11 is located on the left side, the first slat 11 is inclined and opened towards the left side to ensure that the air outlet channel is matched with the air duct system, the second slat 12 is located on the right side, the second slat 12 extends towards the right front direction basically, and the final air outlet 15 is located right front of the panel bracket 10 to ensure the attractiveness of the appearance of the product; at this time, the diversion surface 131 is only required to be disposed on the second slat 12 on the right side, specifically, at one end of the second slat 12 close to the air supply outlet.
EXAMPLE two (not shown)
The difference from the first embodiment is that: the air supply outlet is positioned at the left position behind the air outlet 15, so that the air supply direction of the air supply outlet is deviated to the right side of the machine; the first slat 11 is located on the right side of the two vertical slats oppositely arranged between the panels, the first slat 11 is inclined and opened towards the right side to ensure that the air outlet channel is matched with the air duct system, the second slat 12 is located on the left side, the second slat 12 extends towards the right front direction basically, and the final air outlet 15 can be located right front of the panel bracket 10 to ensure the attractiveness of the appearance of the product; at this time, the diversion surface 131 is only required to be disposed on the second slat 12 located on the left side, specifically, at one end of the second slat 12 close to the air outlet.
Through detection, the data of the noise and wind quantity comparison test of the original panel bracket and the improved panel bracket on the same indoor cabinet machine are as follows:
noise data comparison
| High-grade | Middle gear | Low gear | Mute gear | |
| Original support | 48.7 | 43.1 | 31 | 27.9 |
| Novel bracket | 48 | 42.5 | 30.5 | 27.6 |
Air volume data comparison
| High-grade | Middle gear | Low gear | Mute gear | |
| Original support | 1144 | 940 | 600 | 528 |
| Novel bracket | 1137 | 936 | 595 | 526 |
Therefore, after the flow guide surface is added, the influence on the air volume of the machine is small, namely the structure cannot influence the performance of the machine, but the noise reduction is greatly facilitated, and the maximum value can be reduced by 0.7 decibel.
In summary, according to the panel bracket provided by the invention, the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is the same as or substantially the same as (i.e. consistent with) the air supply direction of the air supply outlet of the air duct, so that the flow direction of the air entering the air outlet channel is consistent with the flow direction of the air supplied by the air supply outlet, thereby avoiding a static pressure region at the communication part of the air outlet and the air supply outlet in the prior art, effectively reducing the vortex at the part, reducing the surge of the body, further reducing the noise value of the machine, and improving the user experience.
In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means 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 invention. 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.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A panel bracket is used for a cabinet air conditioner, an air duct is arranged in the cabinet air conditioner, the air duct is provided with an air supply outlet, and the panel bracket is characterized in that,
an air outlet channel is arranged on the panel bracket, the inlet end of the air outlet channel extends to the air supply opening towards the inner side direction of the cabinet air conditioner and is communicated with the air supply opening, and the outlet end of the air outlet channel extends towards the outer side direction of the cabinet air conditioner in a gradually opening trend and forms an air outlet;
the inner wall surface of the inlet end of the air outlet channel is convexly provided with a flow guide surface for guiding the airflow direction, and the flow guide direction of the flow guide surface is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet;
one end of the flow guide surface extends to the port of the inlet end of the air outlet channel, and the other end of the flow guide surface extends along the air supply direction of the air supply outlet towards the direction of the outlet end of the air outlet channel.
2. The panel bracket according to claim 1,
and the end face of the air outlet channel is tangent to the end face fillet of the inlet end of the air outlet channel.
3. The panel bracket according to claim 1,
the distance between the other end of the diversion surface and the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is 3mm-5 mm.
4. The panel bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the panel bracket is provided with a first strip plate and a second strip plate which are oppositely arranged, and the air outlet channel is defined between the first strip plate and the second strip plate;
the flow guide surface is convexly arranged on the first strip plate and/or the second strip plate.
5. The panel bracket according to claim 4,
the included angle between the first strip plate and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet is smaller than the included angle between the second strip plate and the air supply direction of the air supply outlet;
and in the first strip plate and the second strip plate, only the second strip plate is provided with the flow guide surface.
6. The panel bracket according to claim 5,
along the flowing direction of the airflow, the first strip plate comprises an inlet section and a flow guide section connected with the inlet section, the extending direction of the inlet section deviates from the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, the extending direction of the flow guide section is consistent with the air supply direction of the air supply outlet, and the length of the inlet section in the airflow flowing direction is smaller than that of the flow guide section in the airflow flowing direction.
7. The panel bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the inner wall surface of the air outlet channel is provided with a flow guide rib, and the side wall surface of the flow guide rib forms the flow guide surface.
8. The panel bracket according to claim 7,
the cross section of the flow guide rib is triangular.
9. The panel bracket according to claim 7,
the flow guide ribs and the panel bracket are of an integrated structure.
10. The panel bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
a protective grating is further arranged in the air outlet channel and is close to the inlet end of the air outlet channel; and/or
The cross section of the panel bracket is semicircular, and the air outlet is in a strip shape and is positioned right in front of the panel bracket.
11. A front housing assembly for an air conditioner, comprising:
the panel bracket of any one of claims 1 to 10; and
and the panel component is connected with the panel bracket and is arranged along the circumferential direction of the air outlet of the panel bracket.
12. An air conditioner, comprising:
the front housing assembly of claim 11;
the rear shell assembly is connected with the front shell assembly and encloses an installation space with the front shell assembly, and an air channel is arranged in the installation space;
an evaporator disposed in the installation space; and
and the wind wheel is arranged in the mounting space and is positioned at the inlet of the air channel.
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