CN108302632B

CN108302632B - Indoor unit and air conditioner with same

Info

Publication number: CN108302632B
Application number: CN201810379080.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 余欣锋; 张银银; 黄泽雄; 汪春节
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2018-04-25
Filing date: 2018-04-25
Publication date: 2024-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2038-04-25
Also published as: CN108302632A

Abstract

The invention provides an indoor unit and an air conditioner with the same. The indoor unit comprises a panel body, a bottom shell and a buckle assembly, wherein the buckle assembly comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece which are matched with each other, the first connecting piece is arranged on the panel body, the second connecting piece is arranged on the bottom shell, the panel body is detachably arranged on the bottom shell through the buckle assembly, the first connecting piece is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, and the first connecting piece can be positioned at the unlocking position by pressing the first connecting piece so that the first connecting piece is separated from the second connecting piece. Set up buckle subassembly so that realize the dismantlement or the connection of panel body and drain pan through pressing buckle subassembly on panel body and drain pan, adopt this kind of connected mode can improve the reliability of being connected between panel body and the drain pan effectively, improved the assembly efficiency of complete machine.

Description

Indoor unit and air conditioner with same

Technical Field

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

Background

In the prior art, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a panel body 10 'and a bottom case 20' of an air conditioner are generally fastened and connected by screws, and the screws are exposed to the air, so that not only is the hidden danger of rust generated, but also the aesthetic appearance of the air conditioner is affected. In order to ensure the overall aesthetic property of the air conditioner, a screw cover 50' is additionally arranged at the screw assembling position of the air outlet of the panel body to cover the screws. However, because the screw cover needs to be manually opened to detach the corresponding screw when the air conditioner is detached after sale, the screw cover is damaged and lost after the air conditioner is detached for many times, and the problem of low assembly efficiency of the whole machine can be caused by additionally installing the screw cover.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an indoor unit and an air conditioner with the same, so as to solve the problem that a panel body in the prior art is difficult to detach.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit comprising: a panel body; a bottom case; the buckle assembly comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece which are matched with each other, the first connecting piece is arranged on the panel body, the second connecting piece is arranged on the bottom shell, the panel body is detachably arranged on the bottom shell through the buckle assembly, the first connecting piece is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, and the first connecting piece can be located at the unlocking position by pressing the first connecting piece so that the first connecting piece is separated from the second connecting piece.

Further, the panel body is provided with a first plate body and a second plate body which are oppositely arranged, an air outlet channel communicated with an air outlet of the panel body is formed between the first plate body and the second plate body, the first plate body and the second plate body are arranged along the length direction of the air outlet, and the first connecting piece is formed on the first plate body and/or the second plate body.

Further, the first connecting piece is a buckle, and the second connecting piece is a clamping groove.

Further, the buckle is formed on the first plate body and is provided with a hook part, and the hook part is provided with a locking position and an unlocking position which are matched with the groove wall of the clamping groove.

Further, the first plate body is offered jaggedly on being close to the border of drain pan one side, and the buckle includes: the first end of the pressing section is positioned in the notch and connected with the first plate body, the opposite two sides of the first end of the pressing section are arranged with the notch at a distance, the second end of the pressing section extends towards the bottom shell, and the hook part is arranged on the second end of the pressing section.

Further, an anti-slip groove is formed in the surface of the pressing section, which faces the second plate body.

Further, the second end of the pressing section extends to below the bottom case.

Further, the bottom shell is provided with a folded edge, a through hole is formed in the folded edge, a clamping groove is formed in one side, close to the through hole, of the outer surface of the bottom shell, and the pressing section can penetrate through the through hole to enable the hook portion to be abutted to the groove wall of the clamping groove.

Further, the height of at least one groove wall of the clamping groove is h, wherein h is more than or equal to 0.8mm and less than or equal to 3mm.

Further, the buckle subassembly is a plurality of, and a plurality of buckle subassemblies set up along the length direction of drain pan interval.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an indoor unit, the indoor unit being the above-described indoor unit.

By adopting the technical scheme of the invention, the panel body and the bottom shell are provided with the buckle assembly so as to conveniently realize the disassembly or connection of the panel body and the bottom shell by pressing the buckle assembly, and the connection reliability between the panel body and the bottom shell can be effectively improved by adopting the connection mode, so that the assembly efficiency of the whole machine is improved.

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 is a schematic view showing a first construction of an indoor unit according to the related art;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a second construction of an indoor unit according to the related art;

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view showing a first embodiment of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at B in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view showing a second embodiment of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at C in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 illustrates a structural diagram of an embodiment of a bottom case of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at D in FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at E in FIG. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view showing a fourth embodiment of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure of FIG. 12 at F;

fig. 14 shows a schematic structural view of a fifth embodiment of an indoor unit according to the present invention;

fig. 15 shows an enlarged schematic view of the structure at G in fig. 14.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a panel body; 11. a first plate body; 12. a second plate body; 13. an air outlet; 14. a notch;

20. a bottom case; 21. folding edges; 22. a through hole;

30. a buckle; 31. a hook portion; 32. a pressing section; 321. an anti-slip groove;

40. a clamping groove;

50. and a limit buckle.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

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.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

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.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present application will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of these exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art, that in the drawings, it is possible to enlarge the thicknesses of layers and regions for clarity, and that identical reference numerals are used to designate identical devices, and thus descriptions thereof will be omitted.

As shown in fig. 4 to 15, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the indoor unit includes a panel body 10, a bottom shell 20, and a fastening assembly, where the fastening assembly includes a first connector and a second connector that are matched with each other, the first connector is disposed on the panel body 10, the second connector is disposed on the bottom shell 20, the panel body 10 is detachably disposed on the bottom shell 20 through the fastening assembly, the first connector has an unlocking position and a locking position, and pressing the first connector can make the first connector be located at the unlocking position so that the first connector is separated from the second connector.

In this embodiment, set up buckle subassembly so that realize the dismantlement or the connection of panel body and drain pan through pressing the buckle subassembly on panel body and drain pan, adopt this kind of connected mode can improve the reliability of being connected between panel body and the drain pan effectively, improved the assembly efficiency of complete machine.

In this embodiment, the panel body 10 has a first plate body 11 and a second plate body 12 that are oppositely disposed, an air outlet channel that communicates with an air outlet 13 of the panel body 10 is formed between the first plate body 11 and the second plate body 12, the first plate body 11 and the second plate body 12 are disposed along a length direction of the air outlet 13, and a first connecting piece is formed on the first plate body 11 or the second plate body 12, however, the first connecting piece may also be disposed on the first plate body 11 and the second plate body 12 at the same time.

As shown in fig. 4 to 9, the first connector is a buckle 30, and the second connector is a slot 40. This arrangement allows the clip 30 to mate with the clip groove 40 to facilitate connection or disconnection of the panel body 10 and the bottom chassis 20.

Further, a catch 30 is formed on the first plate 11, the catch 30 having a hook portion 31, the hook portion 31 having a locking position and an unlocking position for mating with a groove wall of the catch groove 40. The hook part 31 can be matched with the groove wall of the clamping groove through the displacement of the hook part so as to achieve the purpose of locking or unlocking.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the edge of the first plate 11 near the bottom shell 20 is provided with a notch 14, the buckle 30 includes a pressing section 32, a first end of the pressing section 32 is located in the notch 14 and connected with the first plate 11, two opposite sides of the first end of the pressing section 32 are disposed with a distance from the notch 14, a second end of the pressing section 32 extends toward the bottom shell 20, and the hook 31 is disposed on the second end of the pressing section 32. The arrangement is such that the pressing section can move in the notch, so that the hook part at the second end of the pressing section 32 is displaced and changed, and then the hook part is matched with the groove wall of the clamping groove to achieve the purpose of locking or unlocking.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the pressing section 32 is provided with a non-slip groove 321 on a surface facing the second plate body 12. The arrangement is such that the user is prevented from slipping in the pressing section when applying pressure through the pressing section 32, improving the user experience.

In the present embodiment, the second end of the pressing section 32 extends below the bottom case 20. So that the hook part is matched with the groove wall of the clamping groove

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the bottom shell has a folded edge 21, a through hole 22 is formed in the folded edge 21, a clamping groove 40 is formed on one side of the outer surface of the bottom shell, which is close to the through hole 22, and the pressing section 32 can pass through the through hole 22 to make the hook 31 abut against the groove wall of the clamping groove 40. The arrangement is such that part of the catch can be inserted into the through hole and connect the hook with the catch.

In the present embodiment, the height of at least one groove wall of the clamping groove 40 is h, wherein h is 0.8 mm.ltoreq.h.ltoreq.3 mm. The size of the clamping groove is suitable, and the space utilization rate is high.

Further, the plurality of the snap assemblies are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the bottom shell 20. This arrangement can effectively improve the reliability of the connection between the panel body and the bottom chassis.

The indoor unit of the above embodiment may also be used in the technical field of air conditioner apparatuses, that is, according to another aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided, where the air conditioner includes an indoor unit, and the indoor unit is the indoor unit in the above embodiment.

In this embodiment, the panel body 10 is injection molded integrally with the clip 30. The arrangement reduces the assembly process and improves the assembly efficiency.

In the present embodiment, the bottom case 20 is integrally injection molded with the card slot 40. The arrangement reduces the assembly process and improves the assembly efficiency.

As shown in fig. 12 to 15, when the panel body 10 and the bottom case 20 are assembled, one or more of the panel body 10 is/are snapped into the snap groove of the bottom case, and then the panel body is fastened to the plurality of limit buckles 50 of the air inlet grille.

Further, when the panel body 10 and the bottom shell 20 are disassembled, the pressing section 32 of one or more buckles 30 is pressed first to realize releasing, and the rest disassembling steps are as the conventional panel body component disassembling mode.

In addition to the foregoing, references in the specification to "one embodiment," "another embodiment," "an embodiment," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment described in general terms in the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it is intended that such feature, structure, or characteristic be implemented within the scope of the invention.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

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 indoor unit, comprising:

a panel body (10);

a bottom case (20);

the buckle assembly comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece which are matched with each other, the first connecting piece is arranged on the panel body (10), the second connecting piece is arranged on the bottom shell (20), the panel body (10) is detachably arranged on the bottom shell (20) through the buckle assembly, the first connecting piece is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, and the first connecting piece can be positioned at the unlocking position by pressing the first connecting piece so as to be separated from the second connecting piece;

the panel body (10) is provided with a first plate body (11) and a second plate body (12) which are oppositely arranged, the first connecting piece is a buckle (30), the buckle (30) comprises a pressing section (32), and an anti-slip groove (321) is formed in the surface of the pressing section (32) facing the second plate body (12).

2. The indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein an air outlet channel communicating with an air outlet (13) of the panel body (10) is formed between the first plate body (11) and the second plate body (12), the first plate body (11) and the second plate body (12) are arranged along the length direction of the air outlet (13), and the first connecting piece is formed on the first plate body (11) and/or the second plate body (12).

3. The indoor unit of claim 2, wherein the second connection member is a clip groove (40).

4. An indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the clasp (30) is formed on the first plate (11), the clasp (30) having a hook (31), the hook (31) having a locked position and an unlocked position mating with the slot wall of the slot (40).

5. The indoor unit according to claim 4, wherein a notch (14) is provided on an edge of the first plate body (11) near one side of the bottom case (20), a first end of the pressing section (32) is located in the notch (14) and connected with the first plate body (11), two opposite sides of the first end of the pressing section (32) are disposed with a distance from the notch (14), a second end of the pressing section (32) extends toward the bottom case (20), and the hook (31) is disposed on a second end of the pressing section (32).

6. An indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the second end of the pressing section (32) extends below the bottom casing (20).

7. The indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the bottom casing has a flange (21), a through hole (22) is formed in the flange (21), the clamping groove (40) is formed on a side, close to the through hole (22), of the outer surface of the bottom casing, and the pressing section (32) can pass through the through hole (22) to enable the hook portion (31) to abut against a groove wall of the clamping groove (40).

8. The indoor unit of claim 7, wherein the height of at least one slot wall of the slot (40) is h, wherein 0.8mm is less than or equal to h is less than or equal to 3mm.

9. The indoor unit of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fastening assemblies are provided at intervals along a length direction of the bottom casing (20).

10. An air conditioner comprising an indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is the indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9.