CN109812871B

CN109812871B - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN109812871B
Application number: CN201910187851.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孟宪运; 王小波; 甄伟磊
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-03-13
Filing date: 2019-03-13
Publication date: 2024-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-13
Also published as: CN109812871A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises a shell, an air duct shell and an inner part, wherein the inner part can be detachably assembled in an air duct of the air duct shell, the shell can be detachably connected with the air duct shell, and the shell covers one side, away from the air duct shell, of the inner part, which is provided with a hanging part. According to the air conditioner, the disassembly of the air conditioner shell can be conveniently realized, and the disassembly and cleaning of the internal parts of the air conditioner are greatly facilitated for users.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioning, and particularly relates to an air conditioner.

Background

The existing wall-mounted air conditioner mostly uses an outer shell of the wall-mounted air conditioner as a framework and supporting parts of the air conditioner, the outer shell is of a frame structure and forms an inner part accommodating space, the inner parts of the air conditioner such as an evaporator, a fan and a driving motor are all installed inside the outer shell, more specifically, the outer shell is covered on one side, far away from the wall, of the inner part, when a user needs to clean the inner part, the inner part which can only be taken out of the outer shell after the air conditioner is detached from a wall body is needed to clean the heat exchanger, the fan and the like in a necessary mode, dirt such as dust, cotton wool and the like are prevented from accumulating when the air conditioner is applied for a long time, and the environmental sanitation of the user is guaranteed. However, the disassembly of the structure of the prior air conditioner is very troublesome, and the user takes time and labor when disassembling and washing.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide the air conditioner, which can conveniently disassemble the air conditioner shell and greatly facilitate the disassembly and cleaning of the internal parts of the air conditioner by a user.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an air conditioner, which comprises a housing, an air duct housing, and an internal part, wherein the internal part can be detachably assembled in an air duct of the air duct housing, the housing can be detachably connected with the air duct housing, and the housing covers one side of the internal part, which is away from the air duct housing and has a hanging part.

Preferably, the internal part comprises a fan assembly, a fan mounting seat is configured on the air duct shell, and the fan assembly is connected with the fan mounting seat.

Preferably, the housing comprises at least two sub-housings detachable from each other.

Preferably, the shell comprises a first shell, a second shell and a third shell, wherein the second shell is positioned between the first shell and the third shell, and the first shell and the second shell are in snap connection; and/or, the second shell is in buckling connection with the third shell.

Preferably, end connectors are respectively configured at two ends of the length of the second shell, each end connector is provided with a pivot and a clamping hook, a shaft hole is configured on the first shell, the pivot can be clamped in the shaft hole, and the first shell can rotate around the pivot; the third shell is provided with a first clamping groove, and when the third shell is assembled with the second shell, the clamping hook can be clamped in the first clamping groove.

Preferably, the shaft hole has a press-in opening of the pivot shaft, the hole diameter of the shaft hole is not smaller than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft, and the maximum width of the opening of the press-in opening is not smaller than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft.

Preferably, the second housing is further configured with a first bayonet, and when the second housing is assembled with the third housing, the first bayonet can be inserted into the first bayonet slot.

Preferably, a second bayonet lock is arranged at the joint of the third shell and the air duct shell, a second bayonet lock is correspondingly arranged on the air duct shell, and when the third shell is assembled with the air duct shell, the second bayonet lock can be inserted into the second bayonet lock.

Preferably, the first housing is provided with an upper air outlet, and the third housing is provided with a lower air outlet.

Preferably, a first air guide assembly is arranged in the lower air outlet, and the first air guide assembly can slide relative to the frame of the lower air outlet so as to change the air outlet area of the lower air outlet.

Preferably, the first air guiding assembly comprises a sliding door plate and a driving part, wherein the driving part is used for driving the sliding door plate to slide relative to the frame of the lower air outlet.

Preferably, the length both ends of sliding door board have rack portion and slip guide post, drive unit includes motor and power gear, the output shaft of motor with power gear drive is connected, power gear with rack portion meshing, still be constructed with the sliding door board mounting panel on the wind channel casing, be constructed with on the sliding door board mounting panel and can hold and restrict the gliding first spout of slip guide post.

Preferably, the driving parts are provided with two groups, and the two groups of driving parts are respectively positioned at the rack parts at the two ends of the length of the sliding door plate.

Preferably, the driving part further comprises two driving shafts, the two driving gears are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the sliding door plate, and the two driving gears are respectively arranged corresponding to the rack parts at two ends of the length of the sliding door plate.

Preferably, a wind shield is arranged on the inner side of the second shell, and when the sliding door plate is positioned to close the lower air outlet, the inner side surface of the sliding door plate is adjacent to the inner side surface of the wind shield to form a smooth cambered surface for guiding the air flow in the air duct to the upper air outlet.

Preferably, a recess for mounting a display part is formed in the side of the wind deflector facing the second housing.

According to the air conditioner provided by the invention, the air duct shell has the function of forming the air duct, so that air flow of the air conditioner can flow to the preset direction of a user under the guiding function of the air duct, on the other hand, the air conditioner can be provided with the mounting carrier serving as the internal part of the air conditioner and the hanging part of the air conditioner, namely, the internal part of the air conditioner can be mounted on the air duct shell, and the shell can be quickly mounted with the air duct shell in a separated mode, for example, in a snap connection mode, so that the shell can be detachably connected to the side, facing away from the hanging part, of the air duct shell, namely, the side facing the user.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention (front side view angle of the air conditioner in use);

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention (rear side view angle of the air conditioner in use);

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a disassembled structure of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure of a second housing and a third housing of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 4 at A;

FIG. 6 is an assembled schematic view of the air conditioner duct housing and the first air guide assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a first air guiding assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 at C;

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a first air guiding assembly according to still another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic illustration of the embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the first air guiding assembly closes the lower air outlet and the second air guiding assembly opens the upper air outlet;

FIG. 12 is a schematic illustration of the first air guiding assembly opening the lower air outlet and the second air guiding assembly closing the upper air outlet according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a state in which the first air guiding assembly opens the lower air outlet and the second air guiding assembly opens the upper air outlet in the embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numerals are expressed as:

1. A housing; 11. a first housing; 12. a second housing; 121. an end connector; 122. a pivot; 123. a hook; 124. a first bayonet; 13. a third housing; 131. a first clamping groove; 132. a second bayonet lock; 133. a first hook; 2. an air duct housing; 22. a sliding door panel mounting plate; 31. a fan assembly; 32. a heat exchanger; 321. a first heat exchange body; 322. a second heat exchange body; 323. a third heat exchange body; 33. a heat exchanger connecting plate; 34. a heat exchanger fixing plate; 4. a first air guide assembly; 41. sliding door panels; 411. a rack portion; 412. sliding the guide post; 42. a driving part; 421. a power gear; 422. a transmission shaft; 423. a motor; 5.a filter; 6. a wind deflector; 61. a display section; 7. a second air guiding assembly; 8. and a hanging part.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 13 in combination, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner, especially a wall-mounted air conditioner, comprising a housing 1, an air duct housing 2, and an inner part, wherein the inner part is detachably assembled in the air duct of the air duct housing 2, the housing 1 is detachably connected with the air duct housing 2, and the housing 1 covers a side of the inner part, which is away from the air duct housing 2 and has a hanging portion 8, and the hanging portion 8 may be, for example, a hanging hole or a groove as is conventionally used, and preferably, the hanging portion 8 is designed to be a structure suitable for being applied by a hand of a user, such as a hand-holding groove structure. In this technical scheme, the wind channel casing 2 has the effect of forming the wind channel on the one hand to make the air current of air conditioner flow to the predetermined position of user under the guiding action in wind channel, on the other hand then as an installation carrier of air conditioner internals and the suspension part of air conditioner, namely the air conditioner internals all can install on wind channel casing 2, and shell 1 then can with the separation is quick installs between the wind channel casing 2, for example adopts the mode of buckle connection to realize, because shell 1 can dismantle connect in wind channel casing 2 deviates from one side that has suspension 8, namely face one side of user, when the inside needs the clearance of air conditioner, the user only need to separate shell 1 and wind channel casing 2 and take off, can realize the comprehensive clearance to shell 1, of course, more importantly, the internals of this then can fully expose in user's the field of vision, and because also be detachable relation between internals and the wind channel casing 2, here can gradually lift down each part that needs to wash and carry out deep cleaning operation, need not to dismantle the very big air conditioner's of this air conditioner of the great detail like that need in the whole among the air conditioner, the present technical scheme can be dismantled the air conditioner very conveniently from this.

For the air conditioner, the internal parts comprise a fan assembly 31 and a heat exchanger 32, a fan installation seat is constructed on the air duct shell 2, the fan assembly 31 is connected with the fan installation seat, the heat exchanger 32 is arranged on an air inlet path of the fan assembly 31, the heat exchanger 32 is of a U-shaped structure, and the heat exchanger 32 adopting the U-shaped structure can furthest cover the air inlet path of the fan assembly 31 during operation, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the air conditioner is improved. It should be understood that the fan assembly 31 includes a through-flow fan blade and a driving motor for driving the through-flow fan blade to rotate, and the specific arrangement thereof can be realized by adopting a technology known in the art, which is not described herein.

As a specific embodiment of the heat exchanger 32, preferably, the heat exchanger 32 includes a first heat exchanger 321, a second heat exchanger 322, and a third heat exchanger 323, where the first heat exchanger 321 and the third heat exchanger 323 are connected by the second heat exchanger 322 to form the U-shaped structure, and the three heat exchangers are adopted to form the U-shaped structure, so that the manufacturing process of the heat exchanger 32 is simplified, and of course, the first heat exchanger 321, the second heat exchanger 322, and the third heat exchanger 323 are preferably connected in series by refrigerant pipelines, so as to optimize the layout design of the refrigerant pipelines of the air conditioner; further, the opening of the U-shaped structure is downward, the position of the air conditioner in a use state is taken as a reference standard, and the U-shaped structure with the downward opening enables the air inlet of the air conditioner to be arranged at the upper position of the air conditioner, so that the improvement of the appearance aesthetic feeling of the air conditioner is obviously facilitated.

Further, the corresponding ends of the first heat exchange body 321, the second heat exchange body 322 and the third heat exchange body 323 are connected with the heat exchanger connecting plate 33; and/or, the corresponding ends of the first heat exchanging body 321, the second heat exchanging body 322 and the third heat exchanging body 323 are connected with the heat exchanger fixing plate 34, and it is understood that the corresponding ends are directed to the commonly connected ends. The connection with the heat exchanger connection plate 33 and/or the heat exchanger fixing plate 34 can make the structural connection of the first heat exchange body 321, the second heat exchange body 322 and the third heat exchange body 323 more compact, so that the assembly or disassembly process of the heat exchanger 32 is more efficient, and the heat exchanger 32 can be fixedly connected with the air duct housing 2 through the heat exchanger connection plate 33 and/or the heat exchanger fixing plate.

The housing 1 may be various in structure, for example, it may be a single integrally formed casing, which makes the appearance of the air conditioner simple and square, and the disassembly process is simpler, and allows for the cleaning frequency of the internal parts of the air conditioner to provide a solution with high cleaning direction selectivity, preferably, the housing 1 includes at least two sub-housings that can be detached from each other, that is, the housing 1 is assembled from at least two sub-housings.

Specifically, for example, the housing 1 includes a first shell 11, a second shell 12, and a third shell 13, where the second shell 12 is located between the first shell 11 and the third shell 13, and the first shell 11 is in snap connection with the second shell 12; and/or, the second casing 12 and the third casing 13 are connected in a snap-fit manner, and it is clear that, when the air conditioner is suspended, the first casing 11, the second casing 12, and the third casing 13 may correspond to, for example, an upper side, a middle side (front side), and a lower side of the air conditioner, respectively.

Further, as a specific embodiment of the second casing 12, end connectors 121 are respectively configured at two ends of the length of the second casing 12, the end connectors 121 have a pivot 122 and a hook 123, the first casing 11 is configured with a shaft hole, the pivot 122 can be clamped in the shaft hole, the first casing 11 can rotate around the pivot 122, that is, the possibility that the first casing 11 can be cleaned inside the air conditioner without being detached from the air conditioner is ensured, because only the clamping between the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 is required to be removed, the first casing 11 can be pushed to rotate around the pivot 122, that is, to be opened, the method is particularly suitable for the situation that the first casing 11 needs frequent cleaning; the third housing 13 has a first clamping groove 131, and when the third housing 13 is assembled with the second housing 12, the hook 123 can be clamped in the first clamping groove 131. In the foregoing technical solution, the quick connection with the first housing 11 and the third housing 13 is achieved by the end connector 121 provided on the second housing 12, which is simple in structure, and, of course, in order to prevent the deformation of the fit between the first housing 11, the second housing 12 and the third housing 13, it is preferable that a plurality of fastening structures are provided at intervals at the fit positions of the first housing 11, the second housing 12 and the third housing 13 in addition to the connection of the end connectors 121 at the two ends.

The shaft hole has a press-in opening of the pivot 122, the aperture of the shaft hole is not smaller than the shaft diameter of the pivot 122, and the maximum width of the opening of the press-in opening is not smaller than the shaft diameter of the pivot 122.

Further, the second housing 12 is further configured with a first bayonet lock 124, when the second housing 12 is assembled with the third housing 13, the first bayonet lock 124 can be inserted into the first slot 131, and the first bayonet lock 124 is disposed, so that the second housing 12 and the third housing 13 are positioned more quickly and accurately when assembled in a fastening manner.

Still further, a second bayonet lock 132 is provided at the connection between the third housing 13 and the air duct housing 2, and a second slot is correspondingly provided on the air duct housing 2, and when the third housing 13 is assembled with the air duct housing 2, the second bayonet lock 132 can be inserted into the second slot. The third housing 13 is further connected with the air duct housing 2 in a clamping manner, so that the position reliability of the third housing 13 is guaranteed, specifically, a plurality of first clamping hooks 133 are arranged on the third housing 13, a plurality of second clamping grooves are correspondingly formed in the air duct housing 2, the first clamping hooks 133 are clamped in the second clamping grooves, the first clamping hooks 133 are further divided into two groups, the second clamping grooves are also divided into two groups, namely a first group of clamping grooves and a second group of clamping grooves, the first group of clamping grooves are formed in the horizontal side face of the air duct housing 2, the second group of clamping grooves are formed in the vertical side face of the air duct housing 2, and when the third housing 13 is clamped with the air duct housing 2, the two groups of clamping hooks in the first clamping hooks 133 are respectively clamped in the first group of clamping grooves and the second group of clamping grooves, so that the position of the third housing 13 in different directions is positioned, and the position reliability of the air duct housing is greatly improved.

Preferably, an upper air outlet is formed on the first housing 11, and a lower air outlet is formed on the third housing 13, that is, an up-down air outlet mode of the air conditioner is realized, so as to adapt to the difference of air flow densities of the air conditioner in a cooling mode or a heating mode, and greatly improve the comfort of users. It should be understood that the upper air outlet and/or the lower air outlet are preferably provided with an air guiding assembly, for example, a second air guiding assembly 7, and the second air guiding assembly 7 may be an air guiding assembly in the prior art (i.e., a rotary swing type air guiding assembly).

Because the upper air outlet is located at the upper user position of the shell 1 and is preferably hidden, the second air guide component 7 is arranged in the upper air outlet, and in order to improve the aesthetic feeling of the appearance of the air conditioner, preferably, the first air guide component 4 is arranged in the lower air outlet, and the first air guide component 4 can slide relative to the frame of the lower air outlet so as to change the air outlet area of the lower air outlet. That is, the first air guiding component 4 disposed in the lower air outlet is opened in a sliding manner, rather than in a rotating and swinging manner as in the prior art, so that the air outlet area of the lower air outlet can be controlled and changed more precisely, and of course, preferably, when the lower air outlet is opened, the first air guiding component 4 can slide to the inner side of the frame, thereby further improving the aesthetic feeling of the appearance of the air conditioner.

As a specific embodiment of the first wind guiding assembly 4, preferably, the first wind guiding assembly 4 includes a sliding door panel 41 and a driving component 42, where the driving component 42 is used to drive the sliding door panel 41 to slide relative to the frame of the lower air outlet. Still further, the two ends of the length of the sliding door panel 41 have a rack 411 and a sliding guide post 412, the driving component 42 includes a motor 423 and a power gear 421, an output shaft of the motor is in driving connection with the power gear 421, the power gear 421 is meshed with the rack 411, the air duct housing 2 is further configured with a sliding door panel mounting plate 22, and the sliding door panel mounting plate 22 is configured with a first chute capable of accommodating and limiting the sliding of the sliding guide post 412.

The driving parts 42 may be two groups, and the two groups of driving parts 42 are respectively located at rack parts 411 provided at two ends of the length of the sliding door panel 41, that is, the sliding of the sliding door panel 41 is driven and controlled by adopting a double-end driving mode in this technical scheme, so that the movement of the sliding door panel 41 is more stable and reliable.

Of course, the driving member 42 may also adopt a set of modes, and in this case, preferably, the driving member 42 further includes a transmission shaft 422, two power gears 421 are disposed along the length direction of the sliding door panel 41 at intervals, and the two power gears 421 are disposed corresponding to the rack portions 411 at two ends of the length of the sliding door panel 41, that is, the technical scheme adopts a simplified double-end driving mode, so that the manufacturing cost of the air conditioner can be reduced.

The inner side of the second housing 12 is provided with a wind deflector 6, when the sliding door plate 41 is positioned to close the lower air outlet, the inner side surface of the sliding door plate 41 is adjacent to the inner side surface of the wind deflector 6 to form a smooth arc surface for guiding the air flow in the air duct to the upper air outlet. The wind guard 6 can smoothly guide the air flow in the air duct of the air duct housing 2, and more importantly, the second housing 12 is isolated from the air flow in the air duct to a greater extent, so that the probability of condensation on the second housing 12 is prevented. Further, the side of the wind deflector 6 facing the second housing 12 is configured with a groove for mounting a display member 61.

The air inlet is formed in the first shell 11, the filtering piece 5 is arranged on the inner side of the air inlet, the sliding groove is formed in the inner side of the first shell 11, the filtering piece 5 is inserted into the sliding groove, for example, the filtering piece 5 is a filter screen, and the filtering piece 5 can be taken down or assembled in an extremely convenient manner due to the fact that the filtering piece 5 is installed in an inserting manner with the sliding groove, and meanwhile, the filtering piece 5 is a part with the most frequent cleaning probability of an air conditioner, and the filtering piece and the first shell 11 are integrally formed, so that the cleaning work can be greatly facilitated.

It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above advantageous ways can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention. The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An air conditioner is characterized by comprising a shell (1), an air duct shell (2) and an internal part, wherein the internal part can be detachably assembled in an air duct of the air duct shell (2), the shell (1) can be detachably connected with the air duct shell (2), and the shell (1) covers one side, which is away from the air duct shell (2), of the internal part and provided with a hanging part (8); the shell (1) comprises a first shell (11), a second shell (12) and a third shell (13), wherein the second shell (12) is positioned between the first shell (11) and the third shell (13), and the first shell (11) is in buckling connection with the second shell (12); the second shell (12) is in buckling connection with the third shell (13); end connecting pieces (121) are respectively constructed at two ends of the length of the second shell (12), the end connecting pieces (121) are provided with pivots (122) and clamping hooks (123), shaft holes are constructed on the first shell (11), the pivots (122) can be clamped in the shaft holes, and the first shell (11) can rotate around the pivots (122); the third shell (13) is provided with a first clamping groove (131), and when the third shell (13) is assembled with the second shell (12), the clamping hook (123) can be clamped in the first clamping groove (131); a second bayonet lock (132) is arranged at the joint of the third shell (13) and the air duct shell (2), a second bayonet groove is correspondingly arranged on the air duct shell (2), and when the third shell (13) and the air duct shell (2) are assembled, the second bayonet lock (132) can be inserted into the second bayonet groove; when the inside of the air conditioner needs to be cleaned, the shell (1) is separated from the air duct shell (2) to be taken down, so that the shell (1) is cleaned comprehensively.

2. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the internal parts comprise a fan assembly (31), a fan mounting seat is configured on the air duct housing (2), and the fan assembly (31) is connected with the fan mounting seat.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the shaft hole has a press-in opening of the pivot shaft (122), a hole diameter of the shaft hole is not smaller than a shaft diameter of the pivot shaft (122), and a maximum width of an opening of the press-in opening is not smaller than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft (122).

4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the second housing (12) is further configured with a first bayonet (124), and the first bayonet (124) is capable of being inserted into the first bayonet slot (131) when the second housing (12) is assembled with the third housing (13).

5. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first housing (11) is provided with an upper air outlet, and the third housing (13) is provided with a lower air outlet.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein a first air guiding component (4) is disposed in the lower air outlet, and the first air guiding component (4) can slide relative to a frame of the lower air outlet so as to change an air outlet area of the lower air outlet.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the first air guiding assembly (4) comprises a sliding door plate (41) and a driving component (42), and the driving component (42) is used for driving the sliding door plate (41) to slide relative to a frame of the lower air outlet.

8. The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the sliding door plate (41) has a rack portion (411) and a sliding guide post (412) at two ends of its length, the driving unit (42) includes a motor (423) and a power gear (421), an output shaft of the motor is in driving connection with the power gear (421), the power gear (421) is meshed with the rack portion (411), the air duct housing (2) is further configured with a sliding door plate mounting plate (22), and the sliding door plate mounting plate (22) is configured with a first chute capable of accommodating and restricting the sliding guide post (412) from sliding.

9. An air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein said driving parts (42) have two sets, and said driving parts (42) of two sets are respectively located at rack portions (411) provided at both ends of the length of said sliding door panel (41).

10. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the driving part (42) further comprises a transmission shaft (422), the number of the power gears (421) is two, the two power gears (421) are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the sliding door plate (41), and the two power gears (421) are respectively arranged corresponding to the rack portions (411) at two ends of the length of the sliding door plate (41).

11. The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein a wind deflector (6) is provided on the inner side of the second housing (12), and when the sliding door plate (41) is positioned to close the lower air outlet, the inner side surface of the sliding door plate (41) is adjacent to the inner side surface of the wind deflector (6) to form a smooth arc surface for guiding the air flow in the air duct to the upper air outlet.

12. Air conditioner according to claim 11, characterized in that the side of the wind deflector (6) facing the second housing (12) is configured with a recess for mounting a display part (61).