CN107388385A - Indoor apparatus of air conditioner and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an air-conditioning indoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the air-conditioning indoor unit comprises a chassis, a surface frame, an air duct component, a lower panel and a connection structure; the surface frame and the chassis form an accommodating cavity; In the cavity; the surface frame is formed with a disassembly port for taking out the air duct components; the lower end of the lower panel is flexibly connected with the surface frame, and the upper end of the lower panel is relatively far away from or close to the surface frame to open or cover the disassembly port; the connection structure includes at least One connecting rod, one end of at least one connecting rod is slidingly connected with the surface frame, and the other end of at least one connecting rod is rotationally connected with the lower panel; The tension position connecting the surface frame and the lower panel, when the connecting rod is in the stretched position, restricts the opening angle of the lower panel relative to the surface frame. The technical scheme of the invention can prevent the rotational connection between the panel and the lower end of the surface frame from being damaged.

Description

Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner.

Background technique

Nowadays, more and more users are beginning to pay attention to the health of the air outlet of air conditioner indoor units during actual use. However, in the current common air conditioner indoor units, due to the complicated assembly of the air duct components and the surface frame chassis, it is difficult to disassemble, so it is difficult for users to achieve deep cleaning of the air duct components that are closely related to the health of the air outlet. Aiming at this problem, the industry proposes a solution, that is, the lower part of the panel with the air outlet can be turned and opened downwards, so as to expose the air outlet frame and the water outlet pipe, so that the air duct components can be easily Take it apart and do a deep clean. However, in the process of turning and opening the panel downward, the panel will accelerate under the action of gravity and then suddenly stop, and this phenomenon will easily cause damage or even breakage of the rotating arm used to connect the panel and the lower end of the surface frame. In this way, the panel cannot cover the front side of the front frame.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner indoor unit, which aims to prevent damage to the rotational connection between the panel and the lower end of the surface frame.

In order to achieve the above object, the air conditioner indoor unit proposed by the present invention includes a chassis, a surface frame, an air duct component, a lower panel and a connecting structure; the surface frame and the chassis form an accommodating chamber; the air duct component is installed in the accommodating In the cavity; the surface frame is formed with a disassembly port for taking out the air duct components; the lower end of the lower panel is movably connected with the surface frame, and the upper end of the lower panel is relatively far away from or close to the surface frame to open or cover the dismounting opening; the connecting structure includes at least one connecting rod, one end of at least one connecting rod is slidably connected to the surface frame, and the other end of at least one connecting rod is rotatably connected to the lower panel ; at least one of the connecting rods has a storage position when the lower panel covers the disassembly opening, and a stretching position that connects the surface frame and the lower panel when the lower panel is opened, and the connection When the rod is in the stretched position, the opening angle of the lower panel relative to the front frame is limited.

Preferably, the number of the connecting rods is two, and they are respectively arranged on both sides of the dismounting opening.

Preferably, a chute for receiving the connecting rod is provided on the inner side of the surface frame, and the one end of the connecting rod is slidably connected in the chute, and will be in position when the lower panel is turned over. slide in the chute.

Preferably, the surface frame includes two side plates facing each other along the left and right directions, and the slide groove is provided on the inner side of the side plates; the front lower edges of the two side plates are relatively extended along the left and right directions to form convex plates, An escape hole is provided on the convex plate, and the one end of the connecting rod passes through the escape hole and then is slidably connected with the chute.

Preferably, the chute extends along the up and down direction, and the chute is opened upward.

Preferably, the chute is set in a concave shape, and the two side walls of the chute are provided with slideways;

The one end of the connecting rod is protrudingly provided with a sliding shaft, and the free end of the sliding shaft is connected to a limiting part, and the limiting part is placed in the chute and moves in position with the opening and closing of the lower panel. sliding in the slideway, the sliding shaft is located in the notch of the slideway and axially rotates with the sliding of the stopper.

Preferably, the connecting structure further includes a pivot seat protruding from the inner side of the lower panel, and the other end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the pivot seat.

Preferably, the pivot seat is disposed adjacent to an end edge of the lower panel away from the front frame.

Preferably, the pivot seat includes two lugs disposed opposite to each other at intervals, the lugs are provided with a shaft hole, and the other end of the connecting rod protrudes from a pivot shaft passing through the shaft hole.

The present invention also proposes an air conditioner, including an air-conditioning indoor unit, the air-conditioning indoor unit includes a chassis, a surface frame, an air duct component, a lower panel, and a connecting structure; the surface frame and the chassis form an accommodating chamber; the air duct component Installed in the accommodating cavity; the surface frame is formed with a disassembly port for taking out the air duct components; the lower end of the lower panel is movably connected with the surface frame, and the upper end of the lower panel is relatively far away from or close to the The surface frame is used to open or cover the dismounting opening; the connecting structure includes at least one connecting rod, one end of at least one connecting rod is slidably connected with the described surface frame, and the other end of at least one connecting rod is connected with the The lower panel is rotatably connected; at least one of the connecting rods has a storage position when the lower panel covers the dismounting opening, and a pull that connects the front frame and the lower panel when the lower panel is opened. In the extended position, when the connecting rod is in the extended position, the opening angle of the lower panel relative to the front frame is limited.

In the technical solution of the air-conditioning indoor unit of the present invention, since one end of the connecting rod is slidingly connected to the surface frame, and the other end is rotationally connected to the lower panel, when the lower panel is opened, the connecting rod can continuously slide and Gradually extend the surface frame, so that on the one hand, the sliding extension of the connecting rod can slow down the speed of the downward acceleration of the lower panel; on the other hand, when the connecting rod slides to the bottom and is in the stretched position, the connecting rod can The opening angle of the lower panel relative to the surface frame is limited, that is, the connecting rod has a certain lifting effect on the lower panel. At this time, the opening angle of the lower panel and the surface frame should be slightly smaller than the angle when it is naturally opened. The combined effect of these two aspects can ensure that the rotating connection between the lower panel and the surface frame will not be easily damaged. In addition, since the connecting rod has a certain lifting effect on the lower panel when it is opened, the connecting rod can also prevent the phenomenon that the lower panel is detached from accidentally touching the lower panel when the air duct component is taken out.

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 according to the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner indoor unit of the present invention when the connecting rod is in a stretched position;

Fig. 2 is the enlarged schematic diagram of place A in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the air-conditioning indoor unit in Fig. 1 when the connecting rod is in a storage position;

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram along the S-S direction in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the face frame, the lower panel and the connecting rod in the stretched position in Fig. 1;

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

Fig. 7 is a partial structural diagram of the air conditioner indoor unit in Fig. 1 when the connecting rod is in a stretched position;

Fig. 8 is the enlarged schematic diagram of place C in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is an exploded view of the face frame, the lower panel and the connecting rod in Fig. 5;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the connecting rod in FIG. 9 .

Explanation of reference numbers:

label name label name 1 chassis 2 Surface box twenty one Disassembly port twenty two side panel 221 Convex plate 221a Avoidance hole twenty three roof 231 intake grille twenty four Filter installation port 3 Air duct components 4 panel 42 lower panel 421 lower swivel arm 41 upper panel 51 Connecting rod 511 limit part 512 sliding shaft 513 Pivot axis 52 Chute 521 slide 53 Pivot seat 531 lugs 5 Accommodating cavity 6 Electric control box

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 description

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 creative efforts fall within 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 provides an air conditioner indoor unit.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, the air conditioner indoor unit includes a chassis 1, a surface frame 2, an air duct component 3, a lower panel 42 and a connection structure (not marked); the surface frame 2 and The chassis 1 forms an accommodating cavity 5; the air duct component 3 is installed in the accommodating cavity 5; the surface frame 2 is formed with a dismounting port 21 for taking out the air channel component 3; the lower end of the lower panel 42 is flexibly connected with the surface frame 2, and the lower The upper end of the panel 42 is relatively far away from or close to the surface frame 2, so as to open or cover the disassembly port 21; the connection structure includes at least one connecting rod 51, and one end of the at least one connecting rod 51 is slidably connected with the surface frame 2, and the at least one connecting rod 51 The other end is rotationally connected with the lower panel 42; at least one connecting rod 51 has a storage position when the lower panel 42 covers the disassembly opening 21, and a stretching position for connecting the surface frame 2 and the lower panel 42 when the lower panel 42 is opened. The connecting rod 51 When in the stretched position, the opening angle of the lower panel 42 relative to the surface frame 2 is limited.

What needs to be explained here is that referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 together, in the indoor unit of the air conditioner, the face frame 2 includes a top plate 23 provided with an air intake grill 231, and two opposite side plates 22 located at the left and right ends of the top plate 23; The front side of the surface frame 2 is generally an arc surface, and the lower part of the front side of the surface frame 2 is provided with a disassembly port 21 for taking out the air duct part 3, while the upper part of the front side of the surface frame 2 is provided with an air-conditioning room. The filter screen installation port 24 that the filter screen (not marked) of machine is installed. Specifically, the air duct component 3 includes an air outlet frame (not shown) and a volute (not shown) connected to the air outlet frame; A water tray (not marked), at least one end of the front water tray along the left and right direction is provided with a water outlet (not marked), and the water outlet is detachably connected to the drain pipe (not marked) of the air conditioner indoor unit. In addition, in this embodiment, the panel 4 includes an upper panel 41 and a lower panel 42 that cooperate to cover the front side of the frame 2 . Wherein, the upper end of the upper panel 41 is rotatably connected with the surface frame 2, specifically, the upper panel 41 is rotatably connected with the surface frame 2 through two upper rotating arms (not marked) located at the left and right ends; the lower end of the lower panel 42 is also rotatably connected with the surface frame 2 The connection, specifically, the lower panel 42 is connected to the surface frame 2 in rotation through the two lower rotating arms 421 located at the left and right ends. It can be understood that in this embodiment, when the user needs to deeply clean the indoor unit of the air conditioner, the upper panel 41 and the lower panel 42 can be opened first, and the filter screen can be exposed after the upper panel 41 is opened, which can be very convenient. Remove the filter screen for cleaning; after the lower panel 42 is opened, the air outlet frame, the disassembly port 21, the connection between the outlet pipe and the drain, etc. can be fully exposed, so that the outlet pipe and the drain pipe can be removed conveniently Take out the air duct part 3 etc. again to carry out deep cleaning. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the cross-flow wind wheel (not shown) of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and the wind wheel motor (not shown) for driving the cross-flow wind wheel are also arranged between the front water pan and the rear water pan and the connecting wire of the wind turbine motor is detachably connected to the electric control box 6 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so when the air duct part 3 is taken out from the disassembly port 21, the cross-flow wind turbine and the wind turbine motor can also be taken out accordingly Cleaning, which is further conducive to the deep cleaning of the air conditioner indoor unit, and thus makes the use of the air conditioner indoor unit healthier.

In this embodiment, if there is no connection structure such as the connecting rod 51, when the lower panel 42 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is opened, under the action of gravity, the lower panel 42 will accelerate downward and then stop suddenly, thus easily causing The rotation connection between the lower panel 42 and the face frame 2 is damaged. And after the connecting rod 51 is provided, because one end of the connecting rod 51 is slidingly connected with the face frame 2, and the other end is connected with the lower panel 42 in rotation, so when the lower panel 42 is opened, the connecting rod 51 can follow the turning of the lower panel 42 And constantly slide and stretch out face frame 2 gradually, like this, on the one hand the sliding of connecting rod 51 stretches out can slow down the speed of the downward acceleration rotation of lower panel 42; position, the connecting rod 51 can limit the opening angle of the lower panel 42 relative to the surface frame 2, that is, the connecting rod 51 has a certain lifting effect on the lower panel 42. At this time, the opening angle of the lower panel 42 and the surface frame 2 should be Slightly less than the angle in its natural open state. These two aspects work together to ensure that the rotational connection between the lower panel 42 and the surface frame 2 will not be easily damaged. In addition, since the connecting rod 51 has a certain lifting effect on the lower panel 42 when it is opened, the connecting rod 51 can also prevent the lower panel 42 from falling off due to the accidental contact with the lower panel 42 when the air duct part 3 is taken out. phenomenon occurs.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the number of connecting rods 51 is two, and they are respectively arranged on both sides of the dismounting opening 21 . Certainly, in other embodiments, only one or three or more than three connecting rods 51 may be provided, but in this embodiment, two connecting rods 51 are provided, which not only makes the structure setting relatively simple, but also Conducive to the balance of stretching force. In addition, when the two connecting rods 51 are separately arranged on the left and right sides of the dismounting opening 21 , it is possible to prevent the connecting rods 51 from interfering with the removal of the air duct component 3 when they are in the stretched position.

Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, in this embodiment, further, the inner surface of the surface frame 2 is provided with a slide groove 52 for receiving the connecting rod 51, and one end of the connecting rod 51 is slidably connected to the slide in the groove 52, and slide in the sliding groove 52 along with the overturning of the lower panel 42. Specifically, the sliding groove 52 is disposed on the inner surface of the side plate 22 of the face frame 2 . However, the present design is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the chute 52 can also be arranged on the outer side of the side plate 22, etc., but in this embodiment, the chute 52 is arranged on the inner side of the side, which will be more conducive to the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The appearance is beautiful. In addition, the front and lower edges of the two side plates 22 extend relatively along the left and right directions to form a convex plate 221, and the convex plate 221 is provided with an escape hole 221a. Swipe to connect. Specifically, the escape hole 221a is an arc-shaped elongated hole, and its length extends from the front to the rear and downward. Here, the setting of the escape hole 221a can not only provide the necessary clearance space for the movement of the connecting rod 51, but also limit the connecting rod 51, so as to ensure that the connecting rod 51 can slide along the predetermined track. It runs without swinging from side to side.

Further, as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7, in this embodiment, the chute 52 extends along the up and down direction, and the chute 52 is preferably set as an upper opening, so that when the connecting rod 51 is installed, it can be directly connected from the The upper opening of the chute 52 is loaded into, which can improve the assembly convenience of the connecting rod 51 .

Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 10, in this embodiment, specifically, the chute 52 is preferably set in a concave shape, and the two side walls of the chute 52 are provided with slideways 521; A sliding shaft 512 is provided, and the free end of the sliding shaft 512 is connected with a limiter 511. The limiter 511 is placed in the chute 52 and slides in the slideway 521 with the opening and closing of the lower panel 42. The sliding shaft 512 is located in the chute. 52 and rotate axially with the sliding of the stopper 511. Here, the limited cooperation between the limiting part 511 and the sliding groove 52 can prevent the connecting rod 51 from disengaging from the sliding groove 52 during the sliding process, and the sliding shaft 512 that can rotate axially can make the limiting part 511 move in the sliding path 521. Gliding is smoother and more convenient.

7 to 9, in this embodiment, further specifically, the connecting structure further includes a pivot seat 53 protruding from the inner side of the lower panel 42, and the other end of the connecting rod 51 is pivoted to the pivot seat 53. catch. When the lower panel 42 is flipped open, the connecting rod 51 can rotate relative to the lower panel 42, so that the other end of the connecting rod 51 can slide smoothly. Specifically, the pivot seat 53 includes two lugs 531 that are spaced apart from each other, and the lugs 531 are provided with shaft holes (not marked), and the other end of the connecting rod 51 is protruded with a pivot shaft 513 passing through the shaft holes. When assembling, the two pivot shafts 513 of the connecting rod 51 are respectively inserted into the shaft holes on the corresponding sides, and the other end of the connecting rod 51 is located between the two lugs 531, so that the rotating connection between the connecting rod 51 and the lower panel 42 can be realized . However, the present design is not limited thereto, and the connecting rod 51 can also adopt other structures to be rotationally connected with the lower panel 42. For example, but not limited to, a shaft hole is provided at the end of the connecting rod 51 facing the lower panel 42, and the lower panel 42 is provided with a corresponding hole. Set the axis of rotation of the shaft hole.

In this embodiment, in order to further increase the hanging strength of the connecting rod 51 to the lower panel 42 and make the opening angle of the lower panel 42 as large as possible, the pivot seat 53 is preferably disposed adjacent to the upper edge of the lower panel 42 . In addition, referring to FIG. 10 together, the two ends of the connecting rod 51 are arranged in an arc shape, so that the two ends of the connecting rod 51 can reduce friction and interference when moving relative to the surface frame 2 and the lower panel 42 respectively, so that the connection The movement of the rod 51 can be smoother.

The present invention also proposes an air conditioner, which includes an air-conditioning indoor unit. The specific structure of the air-conditioning indoor unit refers to the above-mentioned embodiments. Since the air-conditioner adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it has at least the above-mentioned embodiments. All the beneficial effects brought by the technical solution will not be repeated here.

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 (10)

1. An air-conditioning indoor unit, characterized in that, comprising: chassis; a surface frame, the surface frame and the chassis form an accommodating cavity; The air duct component is installed in the accommodating cavity; the surface frame is formed with a disassembly port for the air duct component to be taken out; the lower panel, the lower end of the lower panel is movably connected to the front frame, and the upper end of the lower panel is relatively far away from or close to the front frame, so as to open or cover the disassembly port; and, A connecting structure, the connecting structure includes at least one connecting rod, one end of at least one connecting rod is slidably connected to the surface frame, and the other end of at least one connecting rod is rotatably connected to the lower panel; At least one of the connecting rods has a storage position when the lower panel covers the dismounting opening, and a stretching position for connecting the face frame and the lower panel when the lower panel is opened, and the connecting rod When in the stretched position, the opening angle of the lower panel relative to the surface frame is limited. 2 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the connecting rods is two, and they are respectively arranged on two sides of the dismounting opening. 3 . 3. The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein a chute for accommodating the connecting rod is provided on the inner side of the face frame, and the one end of the connecting rod is slidably connected to the in the chute, and slide in the chute with the turning of the lower panel. 4. The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the front frame includes two side plates opposite to each other along the left and right directions, and the chute is provided on the inner side of the side plates; The front lower side edges are relatively extended along the left and right directions to form a convex plate, and an escape hole is opened on the convex plate, and the one end of the connecting rod passes through the escape hole and is slidably connected with the chute. 5 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3 , wherein the chute extends along the up-down direction, and the chute is arranged with an upper opening. 6. The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the chute is set in a concave shape, and the two side walls of the chute are provided with slideways; The one end of the connecting rod is protrudingly provided with a sliding shaft, and the free end of the sliding shaft is connected to a limiting part, and the limiting part is placed in the chute and moves in position with the opening and closing of the lower panel. sliding in the slideway, the sliding shaft is located in the notch of the slideway and axially rotates with the sliding of the stopper. 7. The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the connecting structure further comprises a pivot seat protruding from the inner side of the lower panel, and the other end of the connecting rod is connected to the The pivotal seat is pivotally connected. 8 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 7 , wherein the pivotal seat is disposed adjacent to an edge of an end of the lower panel that is far away from the surface frame. 9. The air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 7, wherein the pivotal seat includes two lugs arranged at opposite intervals, the lugs are provided with shaft holes, and the other end of the connecting rod The protrusion is provided with a pivot shaft passing through the shaft hole. 10. An air conditioner, characterized by comprising the air conditioner indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9.