CN107091520B

CN107091520B - Air outlet device and air conditioner with same

Info

Publication number: CN107091520B
Application number: CN201710362657.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗发飞; 程昆鹏; 曾辉
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2017-05-19
Filing date: 2017-05-19
Publication date: 2023-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2037-05-19
Also published as: CN107091520A

Abstract

The invention provides an air outlet device and an air conditioner with the same, wherein the air outlet device comprises: the fixed seat is provided with an air duct; the air outlet assembly is movably arranged on the fixed seat, an air outlet is formed in the air outlet assembly and communicated with the air duct, the air outlet assembly is provided with an air outlet position and a closing position relative to the fixed seat, the fixed seat is also provided with an avoidance hole for avoiding the air outlet assembly, and the avoidance hole is formed in the side wall of the air duct; the plugging piece is arranged between the fixing seat and the air outlet assembly, and when the air outlet assembly is positioned at the air outlet position, the plugging piece plugs the avoidance hole. By the technical scheme provided by the invention, the problem of air leakage of the air outlet device in the prior art can be solved.

Description

Air outlet device and air conditioner with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air outlet device and an air conditioner with the same.

Background

At present, part of existing air conditioners are provided with a liftable air outlet device, and the opening and closing of an air outlet are realized through the lifting of the air outlet device. When the air outlet is needed, the air outlet is lifted by the air-out device, so that the air outlet is opened, and when the air outlet is not needed, the air outlet is lowered by the air-out device, so that the air outlet is closed. After the air outlet is closed, the arrangement mode can prevent dust from entering the air conditioner. However, due to space limitation, after the air outlet is opened, an opening can appear on the air outlet device to generate air leakage, so that condensation is generated on the air outlet device and the air quantity is attenuated.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an air outlet device and an air conditioner with the same, and aims to solve the problem of air leakage of the air outlet device in the prior art.

In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air outlet device including: the fixed seat is provided with an air duct; the air outlet assembly is movably arranged on the fixed seat, an air outlet is formed in the air outlet assembly and communicated with the air duct, the air outlet assembly is provided with an air outlet position and a closing position relative to the fixed seat, the fixed seat is also provided with an avoidance hole for avoiding the air outlet assembly, and the avoidance hole is formed in the side wall of the air duct; the plugging piece is arranged between the fixing seat and the air outlet assembly, and when the air outlet assembly is positioned at the air outlet position, the plugging piece plugs the avoidance hole.

Further, the plugging piece is connected with the air outlet assembly and can slide relative to the air outlet assembly.

Further, the plugging piece is provided with a lug along the vertical direction, the air outlet assembly is provided with a chute, and the lug is matched with the chute so that the plugging piece slides on the air outlet assembly.

Further, the air-out subassembly includes: the air outlet is arranged on the shell; the support frame is fixedly connected with the shell, the support frame is movably arranged on the fixing seat, and the sliding groove is formed in the support frame.

Further, the support frame comprises a first frame body and a second frame body, an included angle is formed between the first frame body and the second frame body, and the sliding groove is formed in the first frame body.

Further, the plugging piece comprises a first plugging plate and a second plugging plate, wherein the first plugging plate and the second plugging plate are arranged at an included angle, a bump is arranged on the first plugging plate, the first plugging plate corresponds to the first frame body, and the second plugging plate corresponds to the second frame body.

Further, a limiting part is arranged between the plugging piece and the air outlet component and is used for limiting the relative sliding distance between the plugging piece and the air outlet component.

Further, be provided with the baffle in the fixing base, the fixing base still has the cavity, keeps apart cavity and wind channel through the baffle, dodges the hole setting on the baffle, and the support frame movably sets up on the baffle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an air outlet device, wherein the air outlet device is the air outlet device provided above.

Further, the air conditioner further comprises a volute, the air outlet device is arranged above the volute, and an air supply outlet of the volute is communicated with an air channel of the air outlet device.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the air outlet assembly moves to the air outlet position relative to the fixed seat, the air outlet is communicated with the outside, so that air can be discharged; when the air outlet assembly moves to the closed position, the air outlet is isolated from the outside, so that air is not discharged any more. And the air outlet device is also provided with a blocking piece, when the air outlet assembly is positioned at the air outlet position, the avoidance hole is blocked by the blocking piece, so that air cannot leak from the avoidance hole. Therefore, the technical scheme of the invention can solve the problem of air leakage of the air outlet device in the prior art, thereby avoiding the problem of condensation and air volume attenuation of the air outlet device.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an air outlet device provided by the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the assembly of the support bracket and closure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the support bracket and closure of FIG. 2 taken perpendicular to the direction of movement;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the air conditioner provided by the invention when the air outlet assembly is at the air outlet position;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the air conditioner provided by the invention when the air outlet assembly is at the closed position.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a fixing seat; 20. an air outlet assembly; 21. an air outlet; 22. a housing; 23. a support frame; 231. a first frame body; 232. a second frame body; 30. a blocking member; 31. a first plugging plate; 32. a second blocking plate; 40. a bump; 50. a chute; 60. a partition plate; 100. and a volute.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments in accordance with the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless it is specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual scale for convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but should be considered part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the azimuth terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the azimuth or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and simplify the description, and these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention; the orientation word "inner and outer" refers to inner and outer relative to the contour of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial location relative to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to define the components, and are only for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an air outlet device, which includes a fixing base 10, an air outlet assembly 20 and a blocking member 30. The fixing base 10 has an air duct to ventilate with the air duct. The air outlet assembly 20 is movably disposed on the fixing base 10. The air outlet assembly 20 is provided with an air outlet 21, the air outlet 21 is communicated with the air duct, and the air outlet assembly 20 has an air outlet position and a closing position relative to the fixed seat 10. When the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the air outlet position, the air outlet 21 extends out, so that air can be discharged; when the air outlet assembly 20 is moved to the closed position, the air outlet 21 is retracted and no more air is discharged. In this embodiment, the fixing base 10 is further provided with an avoidance hole for avoiding the air outlet assembly 20, and the avoidance hole is located on the side wall of the air duct. Due to space limitation, interference between the components can be avoided by arranging the avoiding holes. The plugging piece 30 is arranged between the fixing seat 10 and the air outlet assembly 20, and when the air outlet assembly 20 is positioned at the air outlet position, the plugging piece 30 is used for plugging the avoidance hole. In fig. 1, the relief hole is located in a position that is obscured by the closure member 30.

By applying the technical scheme provided by the embodiment, when the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the air outlet position relative to the fixing seat 10, the air duct is communicated with the outside through the air outlet 21, so that air can be discharged. Moreover, the air outlet device provided in this embodiment is further provided with a blocking piece 30, and when the air outlet assembly 20 is located at the air outlet position, the blocking piece 30 blocks the avoidance hole. Thus, air leakage from the avoiding holes is avoided, and condensation and air quantity attenuation on the air outlet device are avoided. Therefore, the air outlet device provided by the embodiment can solve the interference problem of the air outlet device and avoid the air leakage problem of the air outlet device.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the blocking member 30 is connected with the air outlet assembly 20 and is slidable with respect to the air outlet assembly 20. The plugging member 30 slides relative to the air outlet assembly 20 to plug the relief hole. Such an arrangement may vary the overall dimensions of the closure 30 and the air outlet assembly 20. When the air outlet is needed, the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the air outlet position in the direction away from the fixing seat 10, and at the moment, the plugging piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 slide in the direction away from each other to plug the avoidance hole. When the air outlet is not needed, the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the closing position in the direction close to the fixing seat 10, and the avoidance hole can be plugged through the air outlet assembly 20. During the movement of the air outlet assembly 20 to the closed position, the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 slide in directions approaching each other, so as to reduce the overall size of the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20, and avoid interference with other components. In addition, in the present embodiment, the moving direction of the blocking member 30 relative to the air outlet assembly 20 is the same as the moving direction of the air outlet assembly 20 relative to the fixing base 10.

Further, the plugging member 30 is provided with a bump 40 along the vertical direction, the air outlet assembly 20 is provided with a chute 50, and the plugging member 30 slides on the air outlet assembly 20 through the cooperation of the bump 40 and the chute 50. This arrangement allows the blocking member 30 to be moved relative to the air outlet assembly 20 with a simple structure, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the device.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the air outlet assembly 20 includes a housing 22 and a support bracket 23. And, the air outlet 21 is provided on the housing 22. The air outlet 21 may be disposed on a side surface of the casing 22, and an arc-shaped casing top is disposed at a top end of the casing 22. Thus, when the air outlet assembly 20 is positioned at the closed position, the air outlet 21 is completely hidden, and the arc-shaped shell top can play a role in preventing dust from entering and also play an attractive effect. The support 23 is fixedly connected with the shell 22, and the support 23 is movably arranged on the fixed seat 10. The support 23 is used to move the housing 22 and provide support for the housing 22. The chute 50 can be arranged on the support frame 23, and the plugging piece 30 is matched with the chute 50 on the support frame 23 through the convex block 40, so that the plugging effect on the avoidance hole is achieved. Furthermore, the supporting frame 23 may be provided with a plurality of sliding grooves 50, and the plugging member 30 is correspondingly provided with a plurality of protruding blocks 40. The plurality of sliding grooves 50 and the plurality of protruding blocks 40 cooperate to strengthen the structural strength of the device. In the present embodiment, the chute 50 and the projection 40 are provided in two.

As shown in fig. 3, the projection 40 on the closure 30 is inserted into the slide groove 50 on the support frame 23 to achieve relative sliding. Furthermore, a groove is provided at a portion of the bump 40 near the blocking member 30, and a protrusion is provided on the supporting frame 23 to be fitted with the groove. In this way, the plugging piece 30 can only move along one direction relative to the supporting frame 23 by matching the protruding block 40 and the sliding groove 50, so that the possibility of moving the plugging piece and the supporting frame in other directions is avoided, and the tightness of plugging is ensured.

Specifically, the supporting frame 23 includes a first frame 231 and a second frame 232, an included angle is formed between the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and the chute 50 is disposed on the first frame 231. The first frame 231 and the second frame 232 which form an included angle with the support 23 can increase the structural strength of the support 23 and improve the compactness of the device.

Moreover, the blocking member 30 includes a first blocking plate 31 and a second blocking plate 32, the first blocking plate 31 and the second blocking plate 32 are disposed at an angle, and the first blocking plate 31 is provided with a bump 40. The first plugging plate 31 is disposed corresponding to the first frame 231, and the second plugging plate 32 is disposed corresponding to the second frame 232. The sealing member 30 is arranged to correspond to the first sealing plate 31 of the first frame 231 and the second sealing plate 32 of the second frame 232, so that sealing tightness can be improved, and the air leakage problem on the air outlet device can be effectively avoided. The chute 50 may be disposed on the second frame 232 and, correspondingly, the tab 40 disposed on the second closure plate 32. Of course, the sliding chute 50 may be disposed on the first frame 231 and the second frame 232, and the protrusion 40 may be disposed on the first plugging plate 31 and the second plugging plate 32, respectively.

Further, a limiting part is arranged between the plugging piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20, and the limiting part is used for limiting the relative sliding distance between the plugging piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20. The limiting portion may be configured as a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, where the first limiting portion is disposed on the plugging member 30 and the second limiting portion is disposed on the air outlet assembly 20. When the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 move to the limit position far from each other or the limit position close to each other, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are contacted, so that the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 are limited to continue to move relatively. Specifically, the first limiting portion may be disposed at one end of the blocking member 30, and the second limiting portion may be disposed at one end of the supporting frame 23 on the air outlet assembly 20.

As shown in fig. 1, when the air outlet 21 needs to be opened, the air outlet assembly 20 moves upwards relative to the fixing seat 10, at this time, the blocking piece 30 is first immobilized, and the air outlet assembly 20 slides upwards relative to the blocking piece 30; after the air outlet assembly 20 moves upwards for a certain distance, the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 move to the limit positions far away from each other, and the limiting part starts to act to limit the blocking piece and the air outlet assembly 20 to keep away from each other; then, the blocking piece 30 moves synchronously with the air outlet assembly 20, and when the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the air outlet position, the air outlet 21 is completely opened, and the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 do not move any more. The stage in which the air outlet assembly 20 slides relative to the blocking member 30 is referred to as a first state, and the stage in which the air outlet assembly 20 moves in synchronization with the blocking member 30 is referred to as a second state. When the air outlet 21 is closed, the operation of opening the air outlet 21 is reversed. That is, the air outlet assembly 20 and the blocking piece 30 are in the second state first, and then in the first state, when the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the closed position, the air outlet 21 is completely closed, and the blocking piece 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 do not move any more.

In this embodiment, a partition 60 is disposed in the fixing base 10, and the fixing base 10 further has a cavity, and the cavity and the air duct are isolated by the partition 60. The escape hole is provided on the partition 60, and the support frame 23 is movably provided on the partition 60. The chamber is isolated from the air duct by the partition 60 and the air duct is used to direct the air to the air outlet 21, enabling the flow of the air to be more concentrated. Furthermore, the partition plate 60 can increase the structural strength of the air outlet device.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioner, which includes an air outlet device, where the air outlet device is the air outlet device provided in the foregoing embodiment. As shown in fig. 4, when the air conditioner needs to be used for air outlet, the air outlet assembly 20 moves upwards relative to the fixing seat 10, and when the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the air outlet position, the air outlet 21 is completely opened, and the avoidance hole is blocked by the movement of the blocking piece 30. Therefore, the air conditioner provided by the embodiment does not have the problem of air leakage, thereby ensuring the stable air quantity of the air conditioner and improving the refrigerating or heating effect of the air conditioner. As shown in fig. 5, when the air outlet of the air conditioner is not required, the air outlet assembly 20 moves downward relative to the fixing base 10, and when the air outlet assembly 20 moves to the closed position, the air outlet 21 is completely closed, and the overall size of the blocking member 30 and the air outlet assembly 20 is reduced by the movement of the blocking member 30, so that the interference problem is avoided. Therefore, the air conditioner provided by the embodiment can avoid the air leakage problem of the air outlet device and the interference problem of the air outlet device, thereby improving the performance of the air conditioner.

Further, the air conditioner further comprises a volute 100, the air outlet device is arranged above the volute 100, and an air supply outlet of the volute 100 is communicated with an air channel of the air outlet device. The cool air or the hot air supplied from the air supply port of the scroll case 100 passes through the air duct to the air outlet 21 of the air outlet assembly 20, thereby supplying air to the outside. As shown in fig. 5, when the air outlet assembly 20 moves from the air outlet position to the closed position, the air outlet assembly 20 and the blocking piece 30 move downward synchronously, and are in the second state; after moving a certain distance, the bottom of the blocking piece 30 is abutted with the volute 100, the blocking piece 30 does not move any more, and the air outlet assembly 20 continues to move downwards, and is in a first state at the moment; when the air outlet assembly 20 reaches the closed position, the air outlet 21 is completely closed, and the air outlet assembly 20 is not moved any more. Through the air conditioner provided by the embodiment, the problem of air leakage when the air outlet assembly 20 is positioned at the air outlet position can be avoided, and the problem of interference when the air outlet assembly 20 is positioned at the closing position can be avoided.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air-out device, characterized in that, the air-out device includes:

a fixed seat (10) with an air duct;

the air outlet assembly (20) is movably arranged on the fixed seat (10), an air outlet (21) is formed in the air outlet assembly (20), the air outlet (21) is communicated with the air duct, the air outlet assembly (20) is provided with an air outlet position and a closing position relative to the fixed seat (10), the fixed seat (10) is also provided with an avoidance hole for avoiding the air outlet assembly (20), and the avoidance hole is positioned on the side wall of the air duct;

the plugging piece (30) is arranged between the fixing seat (10) and the air outlet assembly (20), and when the air outlet assembly (20) is positioned at the air outlet position, the plugging piece (30) plugs the avoidance hole;

a plurality of protruding blocks (40) are arranged on the plugging piece (30) along the vertical direction, a plurality of sliding grooves (50) are arranged on the air outlet assembly (20), and the protruding blocks (40) are matched with the sliding grooves (50) so that the plugging piece (30) slides on the air outlet assembly (20);

the air outlet assembly (20) comprises: the shell (22), the said air outlet (21) is set up on the said shell (22); the support frame (23) is fixedly connected with the shell (22), the support frame (23) is movably arranged on the fixed seat (10), and the sliding groove (50) is arranged on the support frame (23);

the support frame (23) comprises a first frame body (231) and a second frame body (232), an included angle is formed between the first frame body (231) and the second frame body (232), and the sliding groove (50) is formed in the first frame body (231);

the plugging piece (30) comprises a first plugging plate (31) and a second plugging plate (32), wherein the first plugging plate (31) and the second plugging plate (32) are arranged at an included angle, the first plugging plate (31) is provided with the protruding block (40), the first plugging plate (31) is arranged corresponding to the first frame body (231), and the second plugging plate (32) is arranged corresponding to the second frame body (232);

a limiting part is arranged between the plugging piece (30) and the air outlet assembly (20), and the limiting part is used for limiting the relative sliding distance between the plugging piece (30) and the air outlet assembly (20).

2. The air outlet device according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate (60) is arranged in the fixing seat (10), the fixing seat (10) is further provided with a cavity, the cavity and the air duct are isolated by the partition plate (60), the avoiding hole is formed in the partition plate (60), and the supporting frame (23) is movably arranged on the partition plate (60).

3. An air conditioner comprising an air outlet device, wherein the air outlet device is the air outlet device according to any one of claims 1 to 2.

4. An air conditioner according to claim 3, further comprising a volute (100), wherein the air outlet means is arranged above the volute (100), and wherein an air supply opening of the volute (100) is in communication with an air duct of the air outlet means.