CN109425022B

CN109425022B - Air conditioner all-in-one machine

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Publication number: CN109425022B
Application number: CN201710720924.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨彤; 钟志尧; 周何杰; 陈志航
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-18
Filing date: 2017-08-18
Publication date: 2023-03-31
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-18
Also published as: CN109425022A

Abstract

The invention discloses an air conditioner all-in-one machine, which comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit arranged on the outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises an indoor shell, an indoor heat exchanger, an air inlet pipe, an air supply pipe and a fan assembly; one end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the first cavity, and the other end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the indoor space; the fan assembly and the indoor unit shell are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and an air duct inlet of the fan assembly is communicated with the second cavity; one end of the blast pipe is communicated with an air duct outlet of the fan assembly, and the other end of the blast pipe is communicated with the indoor space. According to the air-conditioning all-in-one machine, the indoor unit is arranged on the outdoor unit, and the fan assembly and the indoor unit shell are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, so that the height of the indoor unit can be reduced, the height of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine is reduced, the installation space of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine in the vertical direction during installation is greatly reduced, and the installation difficulty is reduced.

Description

Air conditioner all-in-one machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an air conditioner all-in-one machine.

Background

Currently, a split type air conditioner includes an indoor unit installed indoors and an outdoor unit installed outdoors. The existing indoor unit has larger volume, and the indoor unit not only occupies indoor space when being installed indoors, but also generates noise; in addition, the separate installation of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit causes great inconvenience to the installation of the split type air conditioner.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an air conditioner all-in-one machine, and aims to solve the technical problems that an existing indoor unit is installed indoors, occupies indoor space and generates noise.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides an all-in-one air conditioner, which comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit arranged on the outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises an indoor casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an air inlet pipe, an air supply pipe and a fan assembly; one end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the first cavity, and the other end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the indoor space; the fan assembly and the indoor machine shell are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, the fan assembly comprises an air duct shell with an air duct inlet and an air duct outlet and a fan arranged in the air duct shell, and the air duct inlet is communicated with the second cavity; one end of the blast pipe is communicated with the air duct outlet, and the other end of the blast pipe is communicated with the indoor space.

Preferably, the indoor heat exchanger is obliquely arranged in the inner cavity.

Preferably, the inclination angle of the indoor heat exchanger to the horizontal direction is less than or equal to 30 degrees.

Preferably, the indoor casing includes a heat exchanger base installed on the outdoor unit, and a casing main body having a downward opening, the heat exchanger base covers the opening of the casing main body, and the indoor heat exchanger is fixedly installed on the heat exchanger base; the fan assembly with the shell main part is in the horizontal direction and is set up side by side.

Preferably, the heat exchanger base is provided with two support plates in parallel, and the upper plate edges of the two support plates are inclined to the heat exchanger base so as to be attached and connected with the indoor heat exchanger; and one of the supporting plates is provided with a communication port which is opposite to the air inlet pipe.

Preferably, the heat exchanger base is further provided with a reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing plate is located between the two support plates and is connected with the two support plates.

Preferably, the shell main body is provided with an air duct installation opening opposite to the air duct inlet, the air duct installation opening is provided with an air duct communicated with the air duct inlet, and one end of the air duct far away from the air duct inlet is in flaring arrangement.

Preferably, the outdoor unit includes an outdoor unit casing having an opening facing upward, and the bottom of the indoor unit casing is adapted to cover the opening of the outdoor unit casing.

Preferably, the air duct shell at the outlet end of the air duct expands and extends towards the outlet direction of the air duct.

Preferably, the fan is a centrifugal fan, and the air duct shell is a centrifugal volute.

According to the air conditioner all-in-one machine, the indoor unit is arranged on the outdoor unit and is completely placed outdoors in actual use, and the indoor unit is communicated with the indoor unit through the air inlet pipe and the air supply pipe, so that the indoor space occupied by the traditional air conditioner indoor unit arranged indoors can be avoided, the problem of noise generated when the traditional air conditioner indoor unit is arranged indoors can be avoided, and better use experience is brought to users. Secondly, the air conditioner all-in-one machine is arranged on an outdoor unit through an indoor unit, and is integrated into an integrated structure, so that the space is saved; the air-conditioning all-in-one machine is more convenient to install, and meanwhile, the air-conditioning all-in-one machine is convenient to maintain and overhaul. In addition, the structure of the indoor unit can be simplified by disposing the fan assembly at the outside of the indoor cabinet, so that the assembly process of the indoor unit can be simplified.

More importantly, the air-conditioning all-in-one machine is characterized in that the indoor unit is arranged above the outdoor unit, and the fan assembly and the indoor unit shell are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, so that the height of the indoor unit is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioner integrated unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 in an exploded configuration from a single perspective;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the construction of the indoor unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the indoor unit of the unitary air conditioner of the present invention taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the air conditioner integrated machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the unitary air conditioner of the present invention taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of the evaporator mount of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the housing body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the blower assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

fig. 11 is an exploded view of the air conditioner of fig. 1 from another perspective.

The reference numbers indicate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				1	Air conditioner 1Body machine	100	Indoor machine
10	Indoor machine shell	11	Inner cavity
				111	The first cavity	112	Second chamber
12	Heat exchanger seat	13	Shell main body
				131	Air duct mounting port	14	Supporting plate
141	Communication port	142	Mounting edge
				15	Reinforcing plate	20	Indoor heat exchanger
30	Air inlet pipe	40	Blast pipe
				50	Fan assembly	51	Air duct shell
511	Air duct inlet	512	Air duct outlet
				513	First volute	514	Second volute
52	Fan blower	521	Wind wheel
				522	Electric machine	60	Air duct
200	Outdoor machine	210	Outdoor machine case

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, 8230; \8230;) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the figure), the motion situation, etc., and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The invention provides an air conditioner all-in-one machine.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, the all-in-one air conditioner 1 includes an outdoor unit 200 and an indoor unit 100 installed on the outdoor unit 200, and the indoor unit 100 is located above the outdoor unit 200. The indoor unit 100 includes an indoor casing 10, an indoor heat exchanger 20, an air inlet pipe 30, a blast pipe 40 and a fan assembly 50, wherein the indoor casing 10 is installed on the outdoor unit 200 and is located above the outdoor unit 200; the indoor heat exchanger 20 is arranged in the indoor casing 10 and separates the inner cavity 11 of the indoor casing 10 into a first cavity 111 and a second cavity 112; one end of the air inlet pipe 30 is communicated with the first cavity 111, and the other end is communicated with the indoor space; the fan assembly 50 and the indoor housing 10 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, the fan assembly 50 includes an air duct shell 51 having an air duct inlet 511 and an air duct outlet 512, and a fan 52 arranged in the air duct shell 51, the air duct inlet 511 is communicated with the second cavity 112; one end of the air supply pipe 40 is communicated with the air duct outlet 512, and the other end is communicated with the indoor space.

In the present invention, the indoor unit 100 is not intended to be installed indoors, but is intended to communicate with an indoor space. The fan 52 includes a rotor 521 and a motor 522 for driving the rotor 521.

Referring to fig. 6, the working principle of the all-in-one air conditioner 1 of the present invention is: the motor 522 drives the wind wheel 521 to rotate, indoor air enters the first cavity 111 through the air inlet pipe 30, the air entering the first cavity 111 enters the second cavity 112 after heat exchange through the indoor heat exchanger 20, the heat-exchanged air entering the second cavity 112 enters the air channel in the air channel shell 51 through the air channel inlet 511 and returns to the indoor space through the air channel outlet 512 and the air supply pipe 40 in sequence, so that the indoor air temperature is reduced or increased, and the refrigerating or heating function of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is realized. When the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is used for refrigerating, the indoor heat exchanger 20 is an evaporator; when the all-in-one air conditioner 1 heats, the indoor heat exchanger 20 is a condenser.

According to the all-in-one air conditioner 1, the indoor unit 100 is mounted on the outdoor unit 200 and is placed outdoors in actual use, and the indoor unit 100 is communicated with the indoor space through the air inlet pipe 30 and the air supply pipe 40, so that the indoor space occupied by the conventional air conditioner mounted indoors can be avoided, the problem of noise generated when the conventional air conditioner is arranged indoors can be avoided, and better use experience is brought to users. Secondly, the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is arranged on an outdoor unit 200 through an indoor unit 100, and is integrated into an integrated structure, so that the space is saved; the installation of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is more convenient, and the maintenance and the overhaul of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 are convenient. In addition, by disposing the fan assembly 50 at the outside of the indoor unit case 10, the structure of the indoor unit 100 can be simplified, and thus the assembly process of the indoor unit 100 can be simplified.

More importantly, the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is characterized in that the indoor unit 100 is arranged above the outdoor unit 200, and the fan assembly 50 and the indoor machine shell 10 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, so that the height of the indoor unit 100 is reduced, and compared with an arrangement mode that the fan assembly 50, the indoor machine shell 10 and the outdoor unit 200 are arranged in a stacking manner in the vertical direction, the integral height of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 can be designed to be shorter, so that the installation space of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 in the vertical direction can be greatly reduced, and the installation difficulty of the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1 is greatly reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the indoor heat exchanger 20 is obliquely disposed in the inner cavity 11.

According to the all-in-one air conditioner 1, the indoor heat exchanger 20 is obliquely arranged in the inner cavity 11, so that the heat exchange area of the indoor heat exchanger 20 can be effectively increased in the limited space of the inner cavity 11, the height of the indoor shell 10 can be further reduced, the heights of the indoor unit 100 and the all-in-one air conditioner 1 are reduced, and the installation difficulty is reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 4, in order to further reduce the height of the indoor cabinet 10, the inclination angle of the indoor heat exchanger 20 to the horizontal direction is less than or equal to 30 degrees.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 11, the indoor cabinet 10 includes a heat exchanger base 12 installed on the outdoor unit 200, and a casing body 13 having a downward opening, the heat exchanger base 12 covers the opening of the casing body 13, and the indoor heat exchanger 20 is fixedly installed on the heat exchanger base 12; the fan assembly 50 is arranged side by side with the housing body 13 in the horizontal direction.

The bottom of the duct case 51 may be connected to the indoor unit 100 or the outdoor unit 200. In this embodiment, the length of the heat exchanger base 12 is greater than that of the shell main body 13, the air duct shell 51 and the shell main body 13 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and the bottom of the air duct shell 51 is connected to the heat exchanger base 12.

According to the integrated air conditioner 1, the indoor machine shell 10 is formed by covering the opening of the shell main body 13 with the downward opening through the heat exchanger base 12, and the indoor heat exchanger 20 is fixedly arranged on the heat exchanger base 12, so that the indoor machine 100 is simple in structure and convenient to assemble.

In a specific embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 7, two supporting plates 14 are arranged on the heat exchanger base 12 in parallel, and the upper plate edges of the two supporting plates 14 are both inclined to the heat exchanger base 12, so that the indoor heat exchanger 10 is attached and connected; and one of the support plates 14 is provided with a communication port 141 facing the air inlet duct 30 so that the air inlet duct 30 is communicated with the first chamber 111 without hindrance.

In this embodiment, in order to enhance the firmness between the indoor heat exchanger 20 and the support plate 14, the upper plate edges of the two support plates 14 are both provided with an inclined mounting edge 142, the mounting edge 142 is sheet-shaped, and one side surface of the indoor heat exchanger 10 is attached to the mounting edge 142.

The communication port 141 is a through hole, and the shape thereof may be square, diamond, regular hexagon or round, preferably round.

According to the integrated air conditioner 1, the two support plates 14 are arranged on the heat exchanger base 12 in parallel, and the upper plate edges of the two support plates 14 are inclined to the heat exchanger base 12, so that the indoor heat exchanger 10 can be obliquely arranged in the inner cavity 111; the air inlet duct 30 is made to communicate with the first chamber 111 without hindrance by providing a communication opening 141 facing the air inlet duct 30 in one of the support plates 14.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 7, in order to enhance the connection strength of the indoor heat exchanger 10, a reinforcing plate 15 is further disposed on the heat exchanger base 12, and the reinforcing plate 15 is located between the two support plates 14 and connects the two support plates 14.

Further, referring to fig. 2, fig. 6, fig. 8 and fig. 11, the shell main body 13 has an air duct installation opening 131 opposite to the air duct inlet 511, an air duct 60 communicated with the air duct inlet 511 is disposed at the air duct installation opening 131, and an end of the air duct 60 far away from the air duct inlet 511 is flared.

In a specific embodiment, the air duct 60 and the casing main body 13 or the air duct casing 51 have at least the following connection modes:

1) The thicker end of the air duct 60 is integrally arranged with the casing main body 13 at the air duct mounting opening 131, and the thinner end of the air duct 60 extends into the air duct casing 51 through the air duct inlet 511.

2) In this embodiment, the air duct 60 is in a horn shape, the thicker end of the air duct 60 is integrally disposed with the air duct shell 51 at the air duct inlet 511, the thinner end of the air duct 60 is recessed into the air duct shell 51, and the inner side surface of the air duct 60 extends into the second cavity 112 through the air duct mounting opening 131.

3) The air guide duct 60 is interposed between the casing main body 13 and the duct casing 51.

According to the air conditioner all-in-one machine 1, the air duct 60 is arranged at the air duct mounting opening 131, so that when air in the second cavity 112 flows into the air duct shell 51 through the air duct mounting opening 131, the movement direction can be changed smoothly, and noise is reduced.

In a specific embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the air inlet pipe 30 and the air supply pipe 40 are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and face indoors, the air inlet pipe 30 is hermetically welded to the casing main body 13, and the air supply pipe 40 is hermetically welded to the air duct outlet end of the air duct casing 51, or integrally formed or hermetically sleeved.

In a specific embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the air inlet duct 30 and the air supply duct 40 may be square pipes, circular pipes, or other pipes, which are not limited herein, and can be used to communicate between indoor and outdoor. In the present embodiment, the air inlet duct 30 and the air supply duct 40 are preferably circular pipes.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 10, in order to facilitate the transportation of the indoor unit 100, the casing main body 13 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 11, the outdoor unit 200 includes an outdoor unit casing 210 having an opening facing upward, and the bottom of the indoor unit casing 10 is adapted to cover the opening of the outdoor unit casing 210. Specifically, the evaporator base 12 is adapted to cover an opening of the outdoor housing 210.

According to the integrated air conditioner 1, the outdoor casing 210 is arranged to be upwards open, and the bottom of the indoor casing 10 is matched with the opening of the outdoor casing 210 to cover the opening of the outdoor casing 210, so that materials can be saved, and the installation process of the integrated air conditioner 1 can be simplified. Further, the evaporator base 12 can cover both the opening of the case main body 13 and the opening of the outdoor case 210.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 6, the air duct shell 51 at the outlet end of the air duct expands and extends toward the air duct outlet 512.

According to the air-conditioning all-in-one machine 1, the air duct outlet end of the air duct shell 51 is arranged in a flaring manner, so that the air flow speed of the heat-exchanged air is reduced and the air flow noise is reduced when the heat-exchanged air passes through the air duct outlet end of the air duct shell 51, and therefore the heat-exchanged air can be delivered to a room softly and the noise can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 6 and 9, since the fan assembly 50 is installed outdoors and the air from the air outlet of the fan assembly 50 needs to pass through the blower tube 40 to enter the room, the requirement for the air supply distance of the fan assembly 50 is relatively high. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the fan 52 is a centrifugal fan, and the air duct shell 51 is a centrifugal volute. The fan 52 of the integrated air conditioner 1 adopts a centrifugal fan, and the air duct shell 51 adopts a centrifugal volute, so that the indoor unit 100 can supply air far and generate low noise.

Further, referring to fig. 9, the centrifugal volute 51 includes a first volute 513 and a second volute 514, and the first volute 513 and the second volute 514 are spliced to form the centrifugal volute 51. The centrifugal volute 51 is formed by directly splicing the first volute 513 and the second volute 514, so that the centrifugal volute 51 is simple in structure and convenient to mount.

Further, referring to fig. 9, the first volute 513 and the second volute 514 are disposed along the length direction of the rotation shaft of the centrifugal fan 52. According to the all-in-one air conditioner 1, the first volute 513 and the second volute 514 are directly spliced into the centrifugal volute 51 along the length direction of the rotating shaft of the centrifugal fan 52, so that the assembly between the centrifugal volute 51 and the centrifugal fan 52 installed in the centrifugal volute 51 is simple and convenient.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air conditioner all-in-one machine is characterized by comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit arranged on the outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises an indoor casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an air inlet pipe, an air supply pipe and a fan assembly; one end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the first cavity, and the other end of the air inlet pipe is communicated with the indoor space; the fan assembly and the indoor machine shell are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, the fan assembly comprises an air duct shell with an air duct inlet and an air duct outlet and a fan arranged in the air duct shell, and the air duct inlet is communicated with the second cavity; one end of the blast pipe is communicated with the air duct outlet, and the other end of the blast pipe is communicated with the indoor space;

the indoor machine shell comprises a heat exchanger seat arranged on the outdoor machine and a shell main body with a downward opening, the heat exchanger seat covers the opening of the shell main body, and the indoor heat exchanger is fixedly arranged on the heat exchanger seat; the fan assembly and the shell main body are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction;

the outdoor unit comprises an outdoor unit shell with an upward opening, and the bottom of the indoor unit shell is matched with the opening of the outdoor unit shell in a covering mode.

2. The unitary air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the indoor heat exchanger is disposed in the cavity at an incline.

3. An all-in-one machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inclination angle of the indoor heat exchanger to the horizontal direction is less than or equal to 30 degrees.

4. The all-in-one air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein two support plates are arranged on the heat exchanger base in parallel, and the upper plate edges of the two support plates are inclined to the heat exchanger base so as to be attached and connected with the indoor heat exchanger; and one of the supporting plates is provided with a communication port which is opposite to the air inlet pipe.

5. The all-in-one machine for air conditioners as claimed in claim 4, wherein the heat exchanger base is further provided with a reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing plate is positioned between and connected with the two supporting plates.

6. The integrated air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the casing body has an air duct installation opening facing the air duct inlet, the air duct installation opening is provided with an air duct communicated with the air duct inlet, and one end of the air duct far away from the air duct inlet is flared.

7. The all-in-one air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air duct shell at the outlet end of the air duct expands and extends in the direction of the outlet of the air duct.

8. The all-in-one air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the fan is a centrifugal fan and the air duct shell is a centrifugal volute.