CN106678969B - Vertical air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a vertical air conditioner, which comprises: a front shell, a rear shell and a volute, the front shell comprises a front shell body and a grille plate, the front shell body is provided with an installation opening which is open upward, and the left and right sides of the installation opening are provided with a slide groove extending in the up-down direction, the two sides of the grille plate form guide rails which cooperate with the slide groove, and the grille plate is provided with a grille area; the rear shell and the front shell are enclosed to form the shell body of the vertical air conditioner, and the rear shell is provided with an air inlet structure; the volute is arranged between the front shell and the rear shell, the air inlet of the volute is connected with the air inlet structure of the rear shell, and the air outlet is connected with the grille area. The grille plate and the front shell body of the vertical air conditioner of the present invention adopt a sliding installation structure, which is very convenient for installing and removing the grille plate.

Description

vertical air conditioner

technical field

The invention relates to the field of air conditioners, in particular to a vertical air conditioner.

Background technique

Looking at the development trend of vertical air conditioners in recent years, cylindrical vertical air conditioners are more and more popular among consumers. The air outlets of cylindrical vertical air conditioners are usually vertically installed, and the vertically installed air outlets are equipped with protection. Nets or grid plates to prevent users from accidentally touching the high-speed wind rotor. However, the common grille and the front shell of the vertical air conditioner usually adopt an integrated structure. If the user wants to clean the grille, the front shell must be removed together for cleaning, which is very inconvenient; after the grille is damaged, if If you want to replace the grill plate, you need to replace the entire front shell, so the maintenance cost is high, and it is very inconvenient to disassemble and assemble, which affects the maintenance efficiency of the vertical air conditioner.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a vertical air conditioner, aiming at improving the structure of the front shell and improving the disassembly efficiency of the grille plate of the vertical air conditioner.

In order to achieve the above object, the vertical air conditioner proposed by the present invention includes: a front shell, including a body and a grille plate, the body is provided with an upwardly open installation port, and the left and right sides of the installation port are provided with A chute extending in the up and down direction, guide rails cooperating with the chute are formed on both sides of the grid plate, and a grid area is arranged on the grid plate; the rear shell is enclosed with the front shell to form a The shell body of the vertical air conditioner, the rear shell is provided with an air intake structure; The air outlet is connected to the grid area.

Preferably, the body includes: a bracket, on which there is an upwardly open air outlet channel, and the bracket includes two guide frame strips respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the air outlet channel; each The guide frame bar includes a first limiting portion extending away from the volute and a second limiting portion extending from the root of the first limiting portion to the air outlet channel; the left panel and the right panel are fixed respectively Located on the left front side and the right front side of the bracket, the left panel, the right panel and the two guide frame bars enclose the left and right sides of the installation opening, and the left panel and the right panel are adjacent to the sides of the air outlet channel. The edges are respectively enclosed with the two guide frame bars to form the two slide grooves.

Preferably, the grid area protrudes from the inner surface of the grid plate, and the bracket also includes a connecting plate connected between the two guide frame bars along the left and right direction, and the upper edge of the connecting plate is connected to the The lower edge of the grid area is in abutment.

Preferably, a hook hole is provided on the upper end plate of the volute, and a positioning hook inserted into the hook hole protrudes from the inner surface of the grid plate adjacent to the upper end plate.

Preferably, the vertical air conditioner further includes a top cover and a base, the top cover is detachably fixed on the top of the shell body, and the base is detachably fixed on the bottom of the shell body.

Preferably, the top cover extends downward adjacent to the perimeter of the grid plate to form a limiting rib, and a support plate is protruded from the inner side of the top of the grid plate, and the support plate is provided with an upward opening The first limiting groove, the limiting rib is adapted to be installed in the first limiting groove.

Preferably, the installation opening extends downwards to the base, the base is provided with a second limiting slot, and the lower end of the grid plate is inserted into the second limiting slot.

Preferably, the base is further provided with a positioning slot, and the lower end of the bracket is provided with a positioning post extending downward, and the positioning post is adapted to be inserted into the positioning slot.

Preferably, the main control board of the vertical air conditioner is arranged under the volute, and a maintenance channel is opened at the lower part of the bracket corresponding to the position of the main control board.

Preferably, the shell body is arranged in a cylindrical shape.

In the vertical air conditioner proposed by the present invention, its front shell includes a main body and a grille plate, and an upwardly open installation opening is provided on the main body, and chutes extending along the up and down direction are provided on the left and right sides of the installation opening, and the grille The two sides of the plate form guide rails that cooperate with the chute, and the bottom of the grid plate corresponds to the opening and is loaded into the body, and then the guide rails formed by the edges and the chute on the left and right sides of the body are slidably installed and fixed. The grid plate and the body of the vertical air conditioner of this patent adopt a sliding installation structure, which is very convenient for the installation and disassembly of the grid plate and the front shell.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained with the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

Fig. 1 is the front view structure schematic diagram of vertical air conditioner of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the sectional structure schematic diagram of II-II direction in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a state where the top cover and the shell body are separated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the partially enlarged schematic diagram of place A in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of Fig. 1 after removing the top cover and the grid plate;

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of place B in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a top view structural schematic diagram of the bottom cover in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the front shell in Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure along the IX-IX direction after removing the grid plate in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of place C in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of Fig. 8;

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of the rear view structure of the grid plate in Fig. 11;

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram at point D in FIG. 12 .

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The realization of the purpose of the present invention, functional characteristics and advantages will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that if there is a directional indication (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indication is only used to explain the position in a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawing). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second" and so on in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second" and so on are only for descriptive purposes, and should not be interpreted as indicating or implying Its relative importance or implicitly indicates the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist , nor within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

The invention proposes a vertical air conditioner, the grille plate and the body of the vertical air conditioner adopt a sliding installation structure, which is very convenient for the installation and disassembly of the grille plate and the body.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the vertical air conditioner proposed by the present invention includes: a front shell 10 , a rear shell 20 and a volute 30 . Wherein, the rear shell 20 and the front shell 10 enclose the shell body of the vertical air conditioner, the volute 30 is arranged between the front shell 10 and the rear shell 20, and the air inlet of the volute 30 is connected with the rear shell 20. The air inlet structure is connected, and the air outlet of the volute 30 is connected with the grille area of the front shell 10, so that the air is guided from the rear shell 20 to the front shell 10; the shell body is also equipped with a cross-flow fan wheel and a heat exchanger, The cross-flow wind wheel is used to form a negative pressure in the shell body, and then sucks air into the volute 30; the heat exchanger is used to exchange heat for the air sucked in the shell body.

Specifically, please continue to refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the front case 10 includes a main body 100 and a grille plate 200, the main body 100 is provided with an upwardly open installation opening, and the left and right sides of the installation opening are provided with vertical openings extending in the vertical direction. The chute; the grille plate 200 has the grille area 210 corresponding to the air outlet of the volute 30 , and the two sides of the grille plate 200 form guide rails matched with the chute. In this way, the bottom of the grid plate 200 is fitted into the main body 100 corresponding to the opening, and then the guide rail formed by the edge of the grid plate 200 is slidably installed and fixed with the slide grooves on the left and right sides of the installation opening of the main body 100 . The grid plate 200 and the body 100 of this patent adopt a sliding installation structure of guide rails and chute, which is very convenient for the installation and disassembly of the grid plate 200 and the body 100 .

Please refer to FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 , in order to facilitate the maintenance of the main body 100 of the front case and reduce the maintenance cost of the main body 100, in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, the main body 100 is arranged in a split structure, and the main body includes a bracket 110 and a detachable fixing A left panel 120 and a right panel 130 are provided on the front surface of the bracket 110 .

Specifically, the bracket 110 is provided with an upwardly open air outlet channel in parallel on the left and right sides of the installation port, and the bracket 110 includes two guide frame bars 111 respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the air outlet channel; The guide frame bar 111 includes a first limiting portion 111a extending away from the volute 30 and a second limiting portion 111b extending from the root of the first limiting portion 111a into the air outlet channel. The left panel 120 and the right panel 130 are respectively fixed on the left front side and the right front side of the bracket 110. The left panel 120, the right panel 130 and the two guide frame strips 111 enclose the left and right sides of the installation opening. Edges of the panel 120 and the right panel 130 adjacent to the air outlet channel respectively surround the two guide frame bars 111 to form the two slide slots.

In this embodiment, the chute on the left side is half-enclosed and formed by the left panel 120, the first limiting portion 111a of the left guide frame bar 111, and the second limiter portion 111b of the left guide frame bar 111. The chute is half-enclosed and formed by the right panel 130 , the first limiting portion 111 a of the right guide frame bar 111 and the second limit portion 111 b of the right guide frame bar 111 . The chute part needs to bear the friction force of the sliding installation of the grid plate 200. Therefore, the left panel 120, the right panel 130 and the guide frame bar 111 near the chute are prone to damage. In this embodiment, the left panel 120, the right panel 130 and the The brackets 110 are detachably fixed, therefore, when any part of the left panel 120, the right panel 130 and the bracket 110 is damaged, the corresponding parts can be replaced separately without the whole replacement, thus reducing the maintenance cost of the main body 100 the cost of.

However, the design of this patent is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the main body 100 of the front case can also be integrally formed. When the main body 100 is processed and formed, the slide grooves are directly formed on both sides of the installation port.

Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 7 and Fig. 11. After the grille plate 200 is installed in place, the grille area 210 is just aligned with the air outlet channel. The connecting plate 114 between the guide frame bars 111, the connecting plate 114 is located on the lower side of the air outlet channel, the grille area 210 protrudes from the inner surface of the grille plate 200, so that the grille plate 200 and the body 100 After the chute is slidably installed in place, the lower edge of the grille area 210 abuts against the upper edge of the connecting plate 114 , so that the grille area 210 can be accurately aligned with the air outlet channel on the bracket 110 . In addition, the connecting plate 114 can further support and fix the grille plate 200 , improving the firmness of the structure of the front case 10 .

Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 11 and Fig. 12. The sliding installation structure of the grille plate 200 and the chute has certain limitations on the front and rear direction of the grille plate 200. , the edge of the grid plate 200 may break away from the chute of the main body 100 . In order to prevent the grid plate 200 from detaching from the body 100 of the front shell, in this embodiment, a hook hole 30a is provided on the upper end plate of the volute 30, and a hook hole 30a is provided on the inner surface of the grid plate 200 adjacent to the upper end plate. The positioning hook 220 inserted into the hook hole 30a. In this way, after the grid plate 200 and the slide groove of the main body 100 are slidably installed in place, the positioning hook 220 is inserted into the hook hole 30a, so that the grid plate 200 and the main body 100 are further connected and fixed.

In this embodiment, the positioning hook 220 includes a connecting portion extending away from the inner surface of the grid plate 200 and a hook portion connected to the connecting portion and extending downward. The upward and downward guide slopes are more convenient for the insertion and fixing of the positioning hook 220 and the hook hole 30a.

Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 13, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the vertical air conditioner also includes a top cover 40 and a base 50, and the top cover 40 is detachably fixed on the top of the shell body, so The base 50 is detachably fixed on the bottom of the shell. Wherein, the top cover 40 extends downward adjacent to the periphery of the grid plate 200 to form a limiting rib 40a, and a support plate is protruded from the inner surface of the top of the grid plate 200, and the support plate is provided with an upward opening. The first limiting groove 230 , the limiting rib 40 a is adapted to be installed in the first limiting groove 230 . Specifically, the support plate includes a bottom plate fixedly connected to the inner surface of the grid plate 200 and a side plate connected to the side of the bottom plate away from the inner surface and extending upwards. The bottom plate and the side plate enclose to form the first Limiting groove 230. In other embodiments, the first limiting groove 230 can also be directly formed by opening a sunken groove on the support plate.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, the installation opening extends downwards to the base 50, and the base 50 is provided with a second limiting groove 50a. When the grille plate 200 and the front plate body are installed in place, the grille plate 200 The lower end is inserted into the second limiting slot 50a. Described base 50 is also provided with positioning groove 50b, and described support 110 comprises left support 112 and right support 113, and left support 112 and right support 113 are connected and fixed by connecting plate 114, and the lower end of left support 112 and right support 113 is respectively provided with There are a left positioning post 112a and a right positioning post 113a extending downward, and the left positioning post 112a and the right positioning post 113a are fitted and inserted in the positioning groove 50b respectively. In this way, the grid plate 200 is further fixedly connected with the base 50, so that the structure of the vertical air conditioner is more firm.

The outer surfaces of the left bracket 112 and the right bracket 113 are provided with multiple groups of clamping slots at intervals from top to bottom, and the inner surfaces of the left panel 120 and the right panel 130 are provided with fixed hooks corresponding to the clamping slots. The panel 120 and the right panel 130 are locked and fixed with the locking slots of the left bracket 112 and the right bracket 113 in a one-to-one correspondence with the fixing hooks respectively. In this way, the left panel 120 is clamped and fixed on the front side of the left bracket 112 , and the right panel 130 is clamped and fixed on the front side of the right bracket 113 . In addition, the tops of the left panel 120 and the right panel 130 are also provided with fixing lugs with through holes or threaded holes, and the tops of the left bracket 112 and the right bracket 113 are provided with fixing parts with internal threads corresponding to the fixing lugs. It is fixedly connected with the fixed part by screws. In this way, the left panel 120 is further screwed to the left bracket 112, and the right panel 130 is further screwed to the right bracket 113, so that the firmness of the overall structure is further improved.

Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and Fig. 7, in the above embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate the maintenance of circuit components such as the main control board 60 in the air conditioner, a maintenance aisle. Specifically, circuit components such as the main control board 60 of the vertical air conditioner are arranged under the volute 30, and when the grille plate 200 is installed in place, the lower part of the grille plate 200 can cover the maintenance channel; When the main control board 60 needs to be repaired, remove the top cover 40, and then slide the grille plate 200 from bottom to top so that the lower part of the grille plate 200 avoids the maintenance channel, so that the maintenance personnel can pass the maintenance channel on the bracket 110. Circuit elements such as the main control board 60 in the body are maintained, and the maintenance process is simple and convenient.

In the above embodiments, the shell body of the vertical air conditioner is arranged in a cylindrical shape, but the design of this patent is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the shell body can also be set in a shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped or a polygonal prism.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not therefore limit the patent scope of the present invention. Under the inventive concept of the present invention, the equivalent structural transformation made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or direct/indirect use All other relevant technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. A vertical air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises: The front shell includes a body and a grille plate. The body is provided with an upwardly open installation port. The left and right sides of the installation port are provided with chute extending in the up and down direction. The two sides of the grille plate A guide rail matching the chute is formed, and a grid area is provided on the grid plate; The rear shell is enclosed with the front shell to form the shell body of the vertical air conditioner, and the rear shell is provided with an air intake structure; and The volute is arranged between the front shell and the rear shell, the air inlet of the volute is connected to the air inlet structure of the rear shell, and the air outlet is connected to the grille area; Among them, the ontology includes: A bracket, the bracket is provided with an upwardly open air outlet channel, and the bracket includes two guide frame bars respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the air outlet channel; each of the guide frame bars includes a A first limiting portion extending from the volute and a second limiting portion extending from the root of the first limiting portion into the air outlet passage; The left panel and the right panel are respectively fixed on the left front side and the right front side of the bracket. The left panel, the right panel and the two guide frame bars enclose the left and right sides of the installation opening. The left panel and the right panel Edges of the panel adjacent to the air outlet channel are respectively enclosed with the two guide frame bars to form the two slide grooves. 2. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the grille area protrudes from the inner surface of the grille plate, and the bracket also includes two guide frames connected along the left and right directions. A connecting plate between the strips, the upper edge of the connecting plate abuts against the lower edge of the grid area. 3. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the upper end plate of the volute is provided with a hook hole, and the inner surface of the grid plate is protrudingly provided adjacent to the upper end plate. A positioning hook inserted into the hook hole. 4. The upright air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that, the upright air conditioner also includes a top cover and a base, the top cover is detachably fixed on the top of the shell body, and the base It is detachably fixed on the bottom of the shell body. 5. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the top cover extends downward adjacent to the circumference of the grid plate to form a limiting rib, and the inner surface of the top of the grid plate is convex A support plate is provided, and the support plate is provided with a first limiting groove open upward, and the limiting rib is adapted to be installed in the first limiting groove. 6. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the installation opening extends downwards to the base, and the base is provided with a second limiting groove, and the lower end of the grid plate is inserted into It is arranged in the second limiting groove. 7. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the base is further provided with a positioning slot, and the lower end of the bracket is provided with a positioning column extending downward, and the positioning column is adapted to be inserted in the positioning slot. 8. The vertical air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the main control board of the vertical air conditioner is arranged below the volute, and the lower part of the bracket is opened at a position corresponding to the main control board. Maintenance access. 9. The upright air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the shell body is arranged in a cylindrical shape.