CN108613296B

CN108613296B - Air treatment module and air conditioner indoor unit with same

Info

Publication number: CN108613296B
Application number: CN201810414966.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闫长林; 陈良锐; 袁宏亮; 刘志强; 毛先友; 彭代杰; 杨智强; 申亮
Original assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-05-03
Filing date: 2018-05-03
Publication date: 2024-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-05-03
Also published as: CN108613296A

Abstract

The invention discloses an air treatment module and an air conditioner indoor unit with the same. The driving control device comprises an electric driver, a first driving piece and a second driving piece, wherein the first driving piece is arranged on the water tank drawer, the second driving piece is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame and is matched with the first driving piece, the first driving piece is driven to move when the second driving piece operates, and the electric driver is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame and is connected with the second driving piece to drive the second driving piece to operate. The air treatment module provided by the embodiment of the invention simplifies the user operation, avoids the phenomenon that the sliding rail of the water tank drawer is damaged due to improper user operation, reduces the damage rate of the water tank drawer, reduces the maintenance times of the air treatment module, and improves the use satisfaction of users.

Description

Air treatment module and air conditioner indoor unit with same

Technical Field

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

Background

The water tank of the existing air treatment device needs to be pulled manually when being disassembled, the operation is very inconvenient, and when the operation of a user is improper, the sliding rail of the water tank is very easy to damage, so that the maintenance cost of the air treatment device is improved, and the use satisfaction of the user is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the air treatment module which can realize automatic drawing of the water tank, simplify the disassembly operation of the water tank, reduce the damage rate of the slide rail of the water tank and improve the use satisfaction of users.

An air treatment module according to an embodiment of the invention includes: the fresh air channel air outlet frame is provided with ventilation holes; the water tank drawer is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame in a drawable manner; the driving control device comprises an electric driver, a first driving piece and a second driving piece, wherein the first driving piece is arranged on the water tank drawer, the second driving piece is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame and is matched with the first driving piece, the first driving piece is driven to move when the second driving piece operates, and the electric driver is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame and is connected with the second driving piece to drive the second driving piece to operate.

According to the air treatment module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first driving piece is arranged on the water tank drawer, the second driving piece matched with the first driving piece is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame, and the second driving piece is driven by the electric driver 330, so that the automatic movement of the water tank drawer is realized, the user operation is simplified, the phenomenon that the sliding rail of the water tank drawer is damaged due to improper operation of the user is avoided, the damage rate of the water tank drawer is reduced, the maintenance times of the air treatment module is reduced, and the use satisfaction of the user is improved.

In some embodiments, the first drive member is a rack, the second drive member is a gear mated with the rack, and the electric drive is a drive motor.

In some embodiments, the driving control device further comprises a driving box, the driving box is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame, the electric driver and the second driving piece are respectively arranged on the driving box, and the first driving piece is movably arranged on the driving box.

Specifically, the drive box includes box body and lid, the top of box body is opened, one side of box body is opened, the lid is established the lateral part of box body is established with the lid establish the lateral part open side of box body, first driving piece with the second driving piece is established respectively in the box body, the electric drive is established the outside of lid just the drive end of electric drive passes the lid stretches into in order to link to each other with the second driving piece in the box body.

Specifically, one of a moving protrusion and a groove is arranged on the first driving piece, the other one of the moving protrusion and the groove is arranged on the driving box, and the moving protrusion is in moving fit with the groove.

In particular, the electric drive is fixed to the drive cassette.

Specifically, the periphery wall of the driving box is provided with a fixing protrusion, and the driving box is fixed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame through a fixing piece which penetrates through the fixing protrusion and is fixed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame.

Specifically, a positioning hole is formed in the water tank drawer, and a positioning protrusion extending into the positioning hole is formed in the first driving piece.

Specifically, the first driving member, the second driving member, and the electric driver are two.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner comprises the air treatment module.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit, the air treatment module is arranged in the air conditioner indoor unit, so that the automatic movement of the water tank drawer is realized, the user operation is simplified, the phenomenon that the sliding rail of the water tank drawer is damaged due to improper operation of the user is avoided, and the damage rate of the water tank drawer is reduced.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is an overall construction view of an air treatment module according to an embodiment of the present invention when a tank drawer is closed.

Fig. 2 is an overall structural view of the air treatment module of the embodiment of the present invention with the tank drawer opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an air treatment module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tank drawer of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the drive control apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is another exploded view of the drive control apparatus of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an air treatment module 1,

Fresh air duct air outlet frame 10,

A tank drawer 20, a positioning post 210,

A drive control device 30,

A first driving member 310, a groove 311, a positioning protrusion 312, a positioning aperture 3121,

A second driving member 320,

An electric driver 330, a mounting lug 331,

A driving box 340,

Box 341, first positioning column 3411, second positioning column 3412, moving projection 3413, fixing projection 3414,

Lid 342, mounting hole 3421, and relief hole 3422.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The specific structure of the air treatment module 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, an air treatment module 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, a water tank drawer 20, and a driving control device 30, wherein a ventilation hole is provided on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, and the water tank drawer 20 is drawably provided on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10. The driving control device 30 comprises an electric driver 330, a first driving piece 310 and a second driving piece 320, wherein the first driving piece 310 is arranged on the water tank drawer 20, the second driving piece 320 is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame 10, the second driving piece 320 is matched with the first driving piece 310, the first driving piece 310 is driven to move when the second driving piece 320 operates, and the electric driver 330 is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame 10 and connected with the second driving piece 320 to drive the second driving piece 320 to operate.

It can be appreciated that, since the first driving member 310 is disposed on the water tank drawer 20, the second driving member 320 matched with the first driving member 310 is disposed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, and the second driving member 320 is driven by the electric driver 330. Therefore, when the electric driver 330 drives the second driving member 320 to move, the second driving member 320 can drive the first driving member 310 to move, so that the water tank drawer 20 moves relative to the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, thereby realizing the drawing of the water tank drawer 20. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tank drawer 20 is not drawn manually, but is driven by the electric driver 330, thereby simplifying user operation, avoiding the occurrence of damage to the slide rail of the tank drawer 20 due to improper operation of the user, thereby reducing the damage rate of the tank drawer 20, reducing the maintenance times of the air treatment module 1, and improving the user's use satisfaction.

It should be noted that there are many ways to control the electric driver 330, for example, in some embodiments, a control button is provided on the air processing module 1, and when the user presses the control button, the electric driver 330 moves to move the tank drawer 20. In some embodiments, the air treatment module 1 further comprises a water level detection member for detecting the water level of the water tank and electrically connected to the electric driver 330, and when the water level in the water tank is lower than a certain height, the water level detection member sends a signal to the electric driver 330, so that the water tank drawer 20 automatically moves, and the water shortage of the air treatment module 1 is automatically controlled. Of course, in other embodiments, the air treatment module 1 may also include a display screen, alarm, etc., to sound a warning sound or illuminate a warning light, etc., when the tank drawer 20 is not moved to a designated location.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the air treatment module 1 may be a part of a separate air purifier or a part of an air conditioner. When the air treatment module 1 is part of an air conditioner, the purified air flow of the air treatment module 1 may coincide with the heat exchange air flow of the air conditioner, that is, in this case, the air flow of the air conditioner, which is cooled/heated, is purified by the air treatment module 1. Of course, the air treatment module 1 may also be isolated from the heat exchange air flow of the air conditioner, i.e. in this case the purge air flow of the air treatment module 1 and the heat exchange air flow of the air conditioner do not interfere with each other. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that the air treatment module 1 may be placed in either an indoor unit or an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, either for a wall-mounted air conditioner or for a floor-standing air conditioner.

According to the air treatment module 1 provided by the embodiment of the invention, as the first driving piece 310 is arranged on the water tank drawer 20, the second driving piece 320 matched with the first driving piece 310 is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame 10, and the second driving piece 320 is driven by the electric driver 330, the automatic movement of the water tank drawer 20 is realized, so that the operation of a user is simplified, the phenomenon of damage to the sliding rail of the water tank drawer 20 caused by improper operation of the user is avoided, the damage rate of the water tank drawer 20 is reduced, the maintenance times of the air treatment module 1 are reduced, and the use satisfaction of the user is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5-6, the first driver 310 is a rack, the second driver 320 is a gear that mates with the rack, and the electrical driver 330 is a drive motor. It can be understood that the transmission torque of the gear rack is larger, the transmission is more stable, and the water tank drawer 20 can be driven to move stably relative to the fresh air channel air outlet frame 10 better. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first driving member 310 and the second driving member 320 may have other structures, for example, in some embodiments, the first driving member 310 is a screw, and the second driving member 320 is a nut that mates with the screw. For another example, in some embodiments, the first drive member 310 is a chain and the second drive member 320 is a sprocket that mates with the chain. In addition, in the embodiment of the invention, the driving motor can be a rotary motor or a linear motor, or a common three-phase asynchronous motor or a special motor such as a stepping motor, a servo motor and the like.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the driving control device 30 further includes a driving box 340, the driving box 340 is disposed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, the electric driver 330 and the second driver 320 are respectively disposed on the driving box 340, and the first driver 310 is movably disposed on the driving box 340. It will be appreciated that the electric driver 330 and the second driver 320 are provided on the driving case 340, respectively, and that the integration of the electric driver 330 and the second driver 320 facilitates the installation. On the other hand, the occurrence of a phenomenon in which foreign matter enters the drive control device 30 to cause the transmission between the first driver 310 and the second driver 320 to be blocked or to cause the first driver 310, the second driver 320, or the electric driver 330 to be damaged is prevented.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the driving case 340 includes a case 341 and a case cover 342, the top of the case 341 is opened, one side of the case 341 is opened, the case cover 342 is provided at a side of the case 341 to cover the side opened side of the case 341, the first driving member 310 and the second driving member 320 are respectively provided in the case 341, the electric driver 330 is provided at an outer side of the case cover 342, and the driving end of the electric driver 330 is extended into the case 341 through the case cover 342 to be connected with the second driving member 320. It will be appreciated that the first driver 310 and the second driver 320 are both disposed within the box 341, reducing the probability of foreign matter entering the first driver 310 and the second driver 320 causing failure, and excessive wear of the first driver 310 and the second driver 320. Of course, in some embodiments, the electric driver 330 may also be disposed inside the box 341, further ensuring the reliability of the drive control device 30.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, a first positioning post 3411 is disposed on the box 341, a mounting ear 331 is disposed on the electric driver 330, a threaded hole is disposed on the first positioning post 3411, and the box 341 and the electric driver 330 pass through the mounting ear 331 through a screw and are screwed on the first positioning post 3411 to complete connection. Thus, the electric driver 330 can be mounted on the case 341 more stably. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the case 341 and the electric driver 330 may be connected by snap connection, welding, riveting, or other methods.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the box body 341 is provided with a second positioning column 3412, the box cover 342 is provided with a mounting hole 3421, and the second positioning column 3412 is provided with a threaded hole. The case 341 and the cover 342 are coupled by screws penetrating the mounting holes 3421 and screwed on the second positioning posts 3412. Thus, the connection between the case 341 and the case lid 342 is stable. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the case 341 and the case cover 342 may be connected by snap connection, riveting, or other manners.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 to 6, the cover 342 is provided with a mounting lug 331 for avoiding the electric driver 330 and a avoiding hole 3422 for avoiding the driving shaft of the electric driver 330, and the avoiding hole 3422 is formed in a substantially elongated shape. It will be appreciated that the relief hole 3422 may be formed in one piece during machining without having to cut three holes in the cover 342 to clear the mounting ears 331 and the drive shaft of the electric drive 330.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, one of the moving protrusion 3413 and the recess 311 is provided on the first driving member 310, and the other of the moving protrusion 3413 and the recess 311 is provided on the driving box 340, and the moving protrusion 3413 is in moving engagement with the recess 311. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first driving member 310 is provided with a moving protrusion 3413, the driving box 340 is provided with a groove 311, and in some embodiments, the first driving member 310 is provided with a groove 311, and the driving box 340 is provided with a moving protrusion 3413. It will be appreciated that the cooperation of the moving protrusion 3413 and the recess 311 serves to limit the movement direction of the first driving member 310, and prevents the first driving member 310 from being deviated in the movement direction to cause the tank drawer 20 to be locked. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the recess 311 may be formed by digging out a surface of the driving case 340 or the first driving member 310, and in some embodiments, two spaced ribs are provided on the surface of the driving case 340 or the first driving member 310, and the recess 311 is defined between the two ribs.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the electric drive 330 is secured to the drive cassette 340. Thereby shortening the transmission chain between the electric driver 330 and the second driver 320 to some extent, thereby simplifying the structure of the drive control device 30. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the electric driver 330 may be disposed on the fresh air duct outlet frame 10.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 5-6, the peripheral wall of the driving box 340 is provided with a fixing protrusion 3414, and the driving box 340 is fixed on the fresh air duct outlet frame 10 by a fixing member fixed on the fresh air duct outlet frame 10 through the fixing protrusion 3414. Thus, the driving box 340 can be stably fixed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10. Advantageously, the fixing members are screws, thereby improving the connection stability of the driving case 340 and the fresh air duct outlet frame 10. Of course, the fixing member may be other connecting structures such as rivets. It should be noted that, the connection manner between the driving box 340 and the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is not limited to the above manner, for example, in some embodiments, the fixing protrusion 3414 is provided with a hook, and the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is provided with a fastening hole, so that the connection structure between the driving box 340 and the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is simplified, and the installation is convenient.

In some alternative embodiments, the tank drawer 20 is provided with a locating hole, and the first driving member 310 is provided with a locating protrusion 312 protruding into the locating hole. Thus, the first driving member 310 can be stably and detachably coupled to the tank drawer 20. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the tank drawer 20 and the first driver 310 may be connected using other forms of snap-fit connection, screw connection, rivet connection, etc.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the first driver 310, the second driver 320, and the electrical driver 330 are each two. It can be appreciated that the first driving member 310, the second driving member 320 and the electric driver 330 are respectively provided on both sides of the tank drawer 20 parallel to the moving direction thereof, thereby ensuring smooth movement of the tank drawer 20 and avoiding the occurrence of the jamming phenomenon of the tank drawer 20. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first driver 310. The second driver 320 and the electric driver 330 may be one.

An air treatment module 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-6.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the air treatment module 1 of the present embodiment includes a fresh air duct air outlet frame 10, a water tank drawer 20, and a driving control device 30, where the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is provided with a ventilation hole, and the water tank drawer 20 is drawably provided on the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10. The drive control device 30 includes two electric drivers 330, two first drivers 310, two second drivers 320, and two driving boxes 340, wherein the first drivers 310 are racks, the second drivers 320 are gears engaged with the racks, and the electric drivers 330 are driving motors.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, each driving case 340 includes a case 341 and a case cover 342, the top of the case 341 is opened, one side of the case 341 is opened, the case cover 342 is provided at a side of the case 341 to cover the side opened side of the case 341, the first driving member 310 and the second driving member 320 are respectively provided in the case 341, the electric driver 330 is provided at an outer side of the case cover 342 and a driving end of the electric driver 330 is extended into the case 341 through the case cover 342 to be connected with the second driving member 320.

The case 341 is provided with a first positioning column 3411, a second positioning column 3412, a moving protrusion 3413, and a fixing protrusion 3414. The electric driver 330 is provided with a mounting lug 331 which is matched with the first positioning column 3411, and the box 341 and the electric driver 330 pass through the mounting lug 331 through screws and are screwed on the first positioning column 3411 to complete connection. The cover 342 is provided with a mounting hole 3421 which is matched with the second positioning column 3412, and the second positioning column 3412 is provided with a threaded hole. The case 341 and the cover 342 are coupled by screws penetrating the mounting holes 3421 and screwed on the second positioning posts 3412. The first driving member 310 is provided with a groove 311 which cooperates with the moving protrusion 3413, thereby defining the moving direction of the first driving member 310. The fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is provided with a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing protrusion 3414, and the fresh air duct air outlet frame 10 is connected with the box body 341 through a screw penetrating through the mounting hole 3421 and the fixing protrusion 3414. The cap 342 is provided with a relief hole 3422 for the relief mounting lug 331 and the drive shaft, and the relief hole 3422 is formed in a substantially elongated shape. The tank drawer 20 is provided with a positioning convex column 210, the first driving member 310 is provided with a positioning convex 312, and the positioning convex 312 is provided with a positioning small hole 3121 matched with the positioning convex column 210.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner comprises the air treatment module 1.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit of the invention, since the air conditioner indoor unit of the invention is provided with the air treatment module 1, the automatic movement of the water tank drawer 20 is realized, so that the operation of a user is simplified, the phenomenon of damage of the sliding rail of the water tank drawer 20 caused by improper operation of the user is avoided, and the damage rate of the water tank drawer 20 is reduced.

It should be noted that, the air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the invention is provided with the air duct switching piece, and the air duct switching piece can enable the air conditioner indoor unit to have two air outlet directions, wherein one air outlet direction is that after air flow enters the air conditioner indoor unit, the air flow is directly discharged out of the air conditioner indoor unit after heat exchange is completed without passing through the air treatment module 1. The other air outlet direction is that the air flow passes through the air treatment module 1 to complete the heat exchange process, and then is discharged out of the air conditioner indoor unit. Thus, the user can selectively clean the indoor air, and the user comfort of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is improved.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An air treatment module, comprising:

The fresh air channel air outlet frame is provided with ventilation holes;

The water tank drawer is arranged on the fresh air channel air outlet frame in a drawable manner;

The driving control device comprises an electric driver, a first driving piece and a second driving piece, wherein the first driving piece is arranged on the water tank drawer, the second driving piece is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame and is matched with the first driving piece, the first driving piece is driven to move when the second driving piece operates, and the electric driver is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame and is connected with the second driving piece to drive the second driving piece to operate;

The first driving piece is a rack, the second driving piece is a gear matched with the rack, and the electric driver is a driving motor;

The driving control device further comprises a driving box, the driving box is arranged on the fresh air duct air outlet frame, the electric driver and the second driving piece are respectively arranged on the driving box, and the first driving piece is movably arranged on the driving box;

The driving box comprises a box body and a box cover, wherein the top of the box body is opened, one side of the box body is opened, the box cover is arranged on the side part of the box body to cover the side part opening side of the box body, the first driving piece and the second driving piece are respectively arranged in the box body, the first driving piece is arranged on the upper side of the second driving piece, the tooth surface of the first driving piece is arranged on the lower surface of the first driving piece, the electric driver is arranged on the outer side of the box cover, and the driving end of the electric driver penetrates through the box cover to extend into the box body to be connected with the second driving piece.

2. An air treatment module according to claim 1, wherein the first drive member is provided with one of a moving projection and a recess, and the drive cassette is provided with the other of the moving projection and the recess, the moving projection being in moving engagement with the recess.

3. An air treatment module according to claim 1, wherein the electric drive is fixed to the drive cassette.

4. The air treatment module according to claim 1, wherein a fixing protrusion is provided on an outer peripheral wall of the driving box, and the driving box is fixed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame by a fixing member which penetrates through the fixing protrusion and is fixed on the fresh air duct air outlet frame.

5. The air treatment module of claim 1, wherein the tank drawer is provided with a locating hole, and the first driving member is provided with a locating protrusion extending into the locating hole.

6. The air treatment module of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the first drive, the second drive, and the electric drive are each two.

7. An air conditioning indoor unit comprising an air treatment module according to any one of claims 1-6.