CN109631155B

CN109631155B - Air conditioner

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Publication number: CN109631155B
Application number: CN201811362244.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘慧�; 周文伟; 李强; 宁强延; 赖孝成; 杨永祥
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2018-11-15
Filing date: 2018-11-15
Publication date: 2024-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 2038-11-15
Also published as: CN109631155A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner, which comprises a shell; an air supply assembly for conveying air flow to the shell is arranged in the shell, and at least one air injection piece communicated with the shell is rotatably arranged on the outer side of the shell; when the air flow is discharged through the air injection piece, the air flow pushes the air injection piece to rotate relative to the shell for exhausting, so that the problems of uneven air outlet and small air supply range of the air conditioner can be solved.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, most indoor air conditioner air outlet structures in the market adopt a single air deflector, a double air deflector or a push-out air deflector, namely air deflectors are arranged at the air outlet of the air conditioner to ensure the comfort of the air conditioner in various operation modes. Corresponding air guide structures are arranged at the existing air outlet structures, the air outlet is more in installation structure, and the air outlet is uneven in air outlet.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an air conditioner, which can solve the problems of uneven air outlet and small air supply range of the air conditioner.

Embodiments of the present invention are implemented as follows:

An air conditioner includes a housing;

An air supply assembly for conveying air flow to the shell is arranged in the shell, and at least one air injection piece communicated with the shell is rotatably arranged on the outer side of the shell;

when the air flow is exhausted through the air jet, the air flow pushes the air jet to rotate relative to the housing for exhausting.

Preferably, the air injection piece comprises an annular outer wall and an annular inner wall sleeved on the inner side of the annular outer wall;

A gap between the annular outer wall and the annular inner wall forms an air jet;

and air inlet pipes which are respectively connected with the shell in a rotating way are arranged at the two ends of the annular outer wall in the length direction.

Preferably, a plurality of through grooves are formed in the outer side of the shell, and vent holes are formed in two opposite faces of the through grooves;

and air inlet pipes at two ends of the air injection piece are respectively and rotatably connected with the vent holes on the two opposite surfaces of the through groove.

Preferably, the housing includes a bottom case and a panel fastened to the bottom case;

the bottom shell is provided with an air inlet communicated with the air supply assembly.

Preferably, the panel is provided with a through hole for gas to flow through.

Preferably, the air supply assembly is a centrifugal fan, and an air inlet end of the centrifugal fan is communicated with the outer side of the shell.

Preferably, the centrifugal fan comprises a driving motor fixed in the shell and a centrifugal impeller in transmission connection with the driving motor;

the centrifugal impeller comprises an air supply duct and centrifugal blades arranged on the air supply duct;

the air supply duct is provided with an annular air dispersing port in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan blade.

Preferably, the casing is rotatably connected to the air injection member in a radial direction of the centrifugal fan.

Preferably, at least one air supply assembly is provided.

Preferably, two or more air supply assemblies are provided, and a partition plate is arranged between adjacent air supply assemblies;

the partition plate divides the shell into a plurality of air cavities with air supply assemblies;

each air cavity is provided with at least one ventilation hole communicated with the air injection piece.

Preferably, a guide structure for guiding the air flow flowing from the air supply assembly to flow toward the air jet member is provided in the housing.

Preferably, the above-mentioned flow guiding structure is a coaming that gradually reduces from the air supply assembly to the junction of the housing and the air injection member.

Preferably, the housing is rotatably connected with four air injecting members;

The air inlet direction of the shell is axial, and four air injection pieces are distributed in the radial direction of the shell.

The embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that:

the air supply range of the air conditioner is improved, the air supply uniformity is ensured, and the air supply comfort is ensured.

The air conditioner comprises a shell and an indoor heat exchanger arranged in the shell, wherein the shell is connected with an air supply assembly for conveying air flow into the shell, and at least one air injection piece communicated with the shell is rotatably arranged on the outer side of the shell; when the air flow is discharged through the air injection piece, the air injection piece rotates for exhausting relative to the shell, and the air conditioner adopts a rotary exhausting mode to improve the air supply range of the air conditioner and ensure the uniformity of air supply.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a centrifugal impeller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an air jet member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of a jet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a view of the interface A-A of FIG. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Icon: 1-a housing; 2-an air supply assembly; 3-an indoor heat exchanger; 4-jet part; 41-an annular outer wall; 42-annular inner wall; 43-gas nozzles; 44-an air inlet pipe; 11-bottom case; 12-panel; 13-a separator; 14-an air cavity; 15-through grooves; 16-vent holes; 17-coaming; 18-an air inlet; 121-a through hole; 21-a centrifugal impeller; 210-an air supply duct; 211-centrifugal blades; 212-annular diffuser.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention. The components of the embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further definition or explanation thereof is necessary in the following figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, directions or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., are directions or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, or are directions or positional relationships conventionally put in use of the inventive product, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and are not indicative or implying that the apparatus or element to be referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used merely to distinguish between descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal," "vertical," and the like do not denote a requirement that the component be absolutely horizontal or overhang, but rather may be slightly inclined. As "horizontal" merely means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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.

Example 1:

referring to fig. 1-6, the present embodiment provides an air conditioner, which includes a casing 1, wherein an indoor heat exchanger 3 is disposed in the casing 1;

an air supply assembly 2 for conveying air flow to the shell 1 is arranged in the shell 1, and at least one air injection piece 4 communicated with the shell 1 is rotatably arranged outside the shell 1; as the air flow is exhausted through the jet 4, the air flow pushes the jet 4 to rotate the exhaust relative to the housing 1.

Through setting up rotatable jet-propelled piece 4 in casing 1 outside, the air supply mode of air conditioner is rotatory air supply, changes the jet direction in the rotatory in-process of jet-propelled piece 4, has increased the exhaust scope of air conditioner, has improved the homogeneity of exhaust simultaneously.

The air jet member 4 comprises an annular outer wall 41 and an annular inner wall 42 sleeved on the inner side of the annular outer wall 41; the gap between the annular outer wall 41 and the annular inner wall 42 forms an air jet 43; the annular outer wall 41 is provided at both ends in the length direction thereof with air intake pipes 44 rotatably connected to the housing 1, respectively. The outer side of the shell 1 is provided with a plurality of through grooves 15, and two opposite surfaces of the through grooves 15 are provided with vent holes 16; the air inlet pipes 44 at the two ends of the air injection piece 4 are respectively connected with the ventilation holes 16 on the two opposite surfaces of the through groove 15 in a rotating way.

When the air jet 43 has the air current to flow out, the air current provides reverse thrust to the jet piece 4, and 360 degrees rotatory jet is carried out to the jet piece 4, and the air supply scope of air conditioner has been increased to the jet piece 4 rotatory jet mode, makes the air supply more even, has improved the travelling comfort that the air conditioner used.

The shell 1 comprises a bottom shell 11 and a panel 12 buckled with the bottom shell 11; the bottom case 11 is provided with an air inlet 18 for communicating with the air supply assembly 2, and the panel 12 is provided with a through hole 121 for air circulation, and the through hole 121 improves the circulation of the casing 1.

The air supply assembly 2 is a centrifugal fan, the air inlet end of the centrifugal fan is communicated with the outer side of the shell 1, and the centrifugal fan comprises a driving motor fixed in the shell 1 and a centrifugal impeller 21 in transmission connection with the driving motor; the centrifugal impeller 21 includes an air supply duct 210 and centrifugal blades 211 provided on the air supply duct 210; the air supply duct 210 is provided with an annular air diffusing port 212 in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan blade, and the casing 1 is rotatably connected with the air injection member 4 in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan.

Preferably, at least one, two or more air supply assemblies 2 are provided, and when two or more air supply assemblies 2 are provided, a partition 13 is provided between adjacent air supply assemblies 2; the partition 13 divides the housing 1 into a plurality of air chambers 14 with air supply assemblies 2; each air cavity 14 is provided with at least one vent hole 16 communicated with the air injection piece 4, and a flow guiding structure for guiding the air flowing from the air supply assembly 2 to flow towards the air injection piece 4 is arranged in the shell 1 and is a coaming 17 gradually shrinking from the air supply assembly 2 to the joint of the shell 1 and the air injection piece 4.

Preferably, the shell 1 is rotatably connected with four air jet pieces 4; the air inlet direction of the shell 1 is axial, and four air injection pieces 4 are distributed in the radial direction of the shell.

Example 2

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3-6, the present embodiment provides a wall-mounted air conditioner (indoor unit), the air conditioner adopts a front air outlet and side air exhaust mode, the air conditioner includes a casing 1, and the casing 1 has a cube structure;

The shell 1 comprises a bottom shell 11 and a cover plate which are matched with each other, two air inlets 18 are formed in one surface of the bottom shell 11 facing the cover plate, a partition plate 13 is arranged between the two air inlets 18, the partition plate 13 divides the shell 1 into two air cavities 14, a flow guiding structure is arranged in the air cavities 14, and the flow guiding structure is a coaming 17. The coaming 17 guides air to flow towards the corner edges of the shell 1, and the air flows of the two air cavities 14 flow diagonally; through grooves 15 are respectively arranged in the upper and lower directions on the outer side of the shell 1, vent holes are arranged on the opposite surfaces of the through grooves 15, and air inlet pipes 44 at the two ends of the long round air injection piece 4 are respectively connected in a rotatable mode.

The air jet member 4 comprises an annular outer wall 41 and an annular inner wall 42 sleeved on the inner side of the annular outer wall 41; the two ends of the rectangular inner wall, which are close to the length direction of the annular outer wall 41, are respectively provided with a connecting column, and the annular inner wall 42 and the annular outer wall 41 are fixedly connected through the connecting columns; the gap between the annular outer wall 41 and the annular inner wall 42 forms an air jet 43; the annular outer wall 41 is provided with air inlet pipes 44 at both ends in the length direction thereof, which are respectively rotatably connected with the housing 1, and the air injection member 4 is approximately oblong, and the air injection ports 43 are oblong.

When the air jet 43 has the air current to flow out, the air current provides reverse thrust to the jet piece 4, and 360 degrees rotatory jet on casing 1 of jet piece 4 are spouted, and the air supply scope of air conditioner has been increased to jet piece 4 rotatory jet-propelled mode, makes the air supply more even, has improved the travelling comfort that the air conditioner used.

The air supply assembly 2 is a centrifugal fan, the air inlet end of the centrifugal fan is communicated with the air inlet 18 on the shell 1 of the shell 1, the centrifugal fan axially enters air, the air is exhausted circumferentially, and the air injection piece 4 is arranged in the circumferential direction of the centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan comprises a driving motor fixed in the shell 1 and a centrifugal impeller 21 in transmission connection with the driving motor; the centrifugal impeller 21 includes an air supply duct 210 and centrifugal blades 211 provided on the air supply duct 210; the air supply duct 210 is provided with an annular air outlet 212 in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan blade, air flows from the annular air outlet 212 to the inside of the shell 1, and after the air flows and the indoor heat exchanger 3 exchange heat sufficiently, the air flows towards the vent hole 16 through the coaming 17, and the air injection piece 4 rotates for 360 degrees to discharge the air flow.

Example 3

As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3-6, the present embodiment provides a wall-mounted air conditioner, which adopts a front air outlet and side air exhaust mode, and the air conditioner includes a casing 1, wherein the casing 1 has a cube structure;

The shell 1 comprises a bottom shell 11 and a cover plate which are matched with each other, two air inlets 18 are formed in one surface of the bottom shell 11 facing the cover plate, a partition plate 13 is arranged between the two air inlets 18, the partition plate 13 divides the shell 1 into two air cavities 14, a flow guiding structure is arranged in the air cavities 14, and the flow guiding structure is a coaming 17. The coaming 17 guides the air flow to the corner edges of the shell 1 to make the air flows of the two air cavities 14 flow diagonally; the air inlet direction of the shell 1 is circumferential, through grooves 15 are respectively arranged on the side surfaces of the shell 1 in four directions in the circumferential direction, and air inlet pipes 44 which are provided with vent holes on two opposite surfaces of the through grooves 15 and respectively extend to two ends of the circular air injection piece 4 are rotatably connected.

When the air conditioner is hung on a wall, the front surface of the shell 1 is an air inlet surface, the upper, lower, left and right sides of the shell 1 opposite to the front surface are air outlet surfaces, the air injection piece 4 performs 360-degree rotary air injection, the air supply range of the air conditioner is enlarged, the comfort of the air conditioner is improved, and the air outlet uniformity of the air conditioner is ensured.

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

Claims

1. An air conditioner, characterized by comprising a housing (1);

An air supply assembly (2) for conveying air flow to the shell (1) is arranged in the shell (1), at least one air injection piece (4) communicated with the shell (1) is rotatably arranged on the outer side of the shell (1), and the air supply assembly (2) is a centrifugal fan;

When the air flow is discharged through the air jet piece (4), the air flow pushes the air jet piece (4) to rotate relative to the shell (1) for discharging;

The air injection piece (4) comprises an annular outer wall (41) and an annular inner wall (42) sleeved on the inner side of the annular outer wall (41);

a gap between the annular outer wall (41) and the annular inner wall (42) forms an air jet (43);

The two ends of the annular outer wall (41) in the length direction are provided with air inlet pipes (44) which are respectively connected with the shell (1) in a rotating way, and the air inlet pipes (44) are communicated with the air jet ports (43);

A plurality of through grooves (15) are formed in the outer side of the shell (1), and vent holes (16) are formed in two opposite faces of the through grooves (15);

the air inlet pipes (44) at two ends of the air injection piece (4) are respectively in rotary connection with the vent holes (16) on two opposite surfaces of the through groove (15).

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the housing (1) includes a bottom case (11) and a panel (12) that is fastened to the bottom case (11);

the bottom shell (11) is provided with an air inlet (18) communicated with the air supply assembly (2).

3. An air conditioner according to claim 2, characterized in that the panel (12) is provided with through holes (121) for gas circulation.

4. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air inlet end of the centrifugal fan is communicated with the outer side of the shell (1).

5. An air conditioner according to claim 4, characterized in that the centrifugal fan comprises a driving motor fixed in the housing (1) and a centrifugal impeller (21) in driving connection with the driving motor;

The centrifugal impeller (21) comprises an air supply duct (210) and centrifugal blades (211) arranged on the air supply duct (210);

the air supply duct (210) is provided with an annular air outlet (212) in the radial direction of the centrifugal blade (211).

6. An air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the housing (1) is rotatably connected to the air injection member (4) in a radial direction of the centrifugal fan.

7. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air supply assembly (2) is provided with at least one.

8. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein two or more air supply assemblies (2) are provided, and a partition (13) is provided between adjacent air supply assemblies (2);

the partition plate (13) divides the shell (1) into a plurality of air cavities (14) with air supply assemblies (2);

each air cavity (14) is provided with at least one vent hole (16) communicated with the air injection piece (4).

9. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a flow guiding structure for guiding the flow of the air flowing from the air supply assembly (2) toward the air jetting member (4) is provided in the housing (1).

10. An air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the flow guiding structure is a shroud (17) which gradually reduces from the air supply assembly (2) to the junction of the housing (1) and the air jet (4).

11. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the housing (1) is rotatably connected with four air injection members (4);

The air inlet direction of the shell (1) is axial, and the four air injection pieces (4) are arranged in four directions of the circumference of the shell.