CN109812872B

CN109812872B - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN109812872B
Application number: CN201910187996.4A
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: CN109812872A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises a shell, an air duct shell, a bottom shell and an inner part, wherein the inner part can be detachably assembled with the air duct shell into a whole, the air duct shell is also detachably connected with the bottom shell, the shell can be detachably connected with the bottom shell, and the shell covers one side, deviating from the bottom 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 casing, an air duct housing, a bottom shell, and an internal part, wherein the internal part is detachably assembled with the air duct housing into a whole, the air duct housing is also detachably connected with the bottom shell, the casing is detachably connected with the bottom shell, and the casing covers one side of the internal part, which is away from the bottom shell 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 inner part comprises a heat exchanger having a V-shaped configuration.

Preferably, the heat exchanger comprises a first heat exchange body, a second heat exchange body and a third heat exchange body, and the first heat exchange body and the third heat exchange body are connected through the second heat exchange body to form the V-shaped structure; and/or, the opening of the V-shaped structure faces upwards.

Preferably, the corresponding ends of the first heat exchange body, the second heat exchange body and the third heat exchange body are connected with a heat exchanger connecting plate; and/or the corresponding ends of the first heat exchange body, the second heat exchange body and the third heat exchange body are connected with the heat exchanger fixing plate.

Preferably, an air inlet grille is constructed on the bottom shell.

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, the third casing is provided with a first clamping groove, the first casing is provided with a clamping hook, and when the third casing is assembled with the first casing, the clamping hook can be clamped in the first clamping groove; and/or the first shell is provided with a first clamping groove, the third shell is provided with a clamping hook, and when the third shell is assembled with the first shell, the clamping hook can be clamped in the first clamping groove.

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

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, one end of the length of the sliding door plate is provided with a rack part and a sliding guide post, the driving part comprises a motor and a power gear, an output shaft of the motor is in driving connection with the power gear, the power gear is meshed with the rack part, the air duct shell is further provided with a sliding door plate mounting plate, and the sliding door plate mounting plate is provided with a first sliding groove capable of accommodating and limiting the sliding of the sliding guide post.

Preferably, a flow splitting cone is arranged on the inner side of the second shell, and the flow splitting cone is positioned in the air duct of the air duct shell and can guide and split air flow to the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet.

Preferably, the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet share a group of air sweeping assemblies.

Preferably, the wind sweeping component comprises a wind sweeping blade, and the wind sweeping blade is provided with a first sheet body part corresponding to the upper air outlet and a second sheet body part corresponding to the lower air outlet.

Preferably, the plurality of the wind sweeping blades are connected into a whole through the connecting plate.

Preferably, a plurality of the wind sweeping blades and the connecting plate are integrally injection molded.

Preferably, the wind sweeping blade is provided with a through hole.

According to the air conditioner provided by the invention, the air duct shell has the function of forming the air duct on one hand, 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 used as an installation carrier of internal parts of the air conditioner and a hanging part of the air conditioner, namely, the internal parts of the air conditioner can be installed on the air duct shell, the shell can be quickly installed in a separated mode with the air duct shell, for example, in a fastening connection mode, on the other hand, the air conditioner can be quickly assembled with the bottom shell as a whole after the air duct shell and the internal parts are assembled, and on the other hand, the shell can be conveniently and detachably connected to one side of the air duct shell, which is away from the hanging part, 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 the first and third housings 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 cross-sectional view of a first air guiding assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of the first air guiding assembly closing the lower air outlet and the second air guiding assembly closing the upper air outlet in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of the first air guiding assembly opening the lower air outlet and the second air guiding assembly opening the upper air outlet according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of the wind blade of FIG. 1;

Fig. 12 is a partial enlarged view at C in fig. 11.

The reference numerals are expressed as:

1. A housing; 11. a first housing; 111. a hook; 12. a second housing; 13. A third housing; 131. a first clamping groove; 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; 423. A motor; 5. A wind sweeping component; 51. wind sweeping blades; 52. a first sheet portion; 53. a second sheet body portion; 54. a connecting plate; 55. a wind sweeping connecting rod; 56. a through hole; 6. a split cone; 7. A second air guiding assembly; 8. a hanging part; 9. a bottom case; 91. an air inlet grille; 10. and a water collecting tray.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 12 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, a bottom case 9, and internal parts, wherein the internal parts are detachably assembled with the air duct housing 2, the air duct housing 2 is detachably connected with the bottom case 9, the housing 1 is detachably connected with the bottom case 9, and the housing 1 covers a side of the internal parts, which is away from the bottom case 9 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, preferably, the hanging portion 8 is designed to be a structure suitable for a user to apply force at the same time, 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 unit of air conditioner, also the air conditioner internals all can install on wind channel casing 2 promptly, and shell 1 then can with the separation is quick installs between the wind channel casing 2, adopts the mode of buckle connection for example to realize, on the other hand, when wind channel casing 2 and internals are assembled the back can be as a whole with drain pan 9 carries out quick assembly, and is very convenient, because shell 1 can dismantle connect in wind channel casing 2 deviates from one side that has hanging portion 8, namely face one side of user, when the inside needs the clearance of air conditioner, the user only need separate shell 1 and wind channel casing 2, can realize the comprehensive clearance to shell 1, of course, more importantly, the inside part of this department then can fully expose in user's field of vision, and because the inside part is the connection can be dismantled for the whole with wind channel casing 2 and can be dismantled for the quick equipment with drain pan 9, can dismantle the air conditioner in this the air conditioner is realized like the great detail, the realization is convenient step by step, can be dismantled the air conditioner is realized like the whole in the air conditioner has the air conditioner that the realization is required to clean the part, can be dismantled the air conditioner in the air conditioner of the field is like the great detail.

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 V-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 V-shaped structure, and the three heat exchangers are adopted to form the V-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 V-shaped structure faces upwards, the direction of the air conditioner in the use state is taken as a reference standard, the opening of the V-shaped structure is designed to face upwards, that is, the sharp angle of the V-shaped structure faces downwards, so that downward diversion of condensation water formed on the heat exchanger 32 is particularly facilitated, and then the water collecting disc 10 can be arranged at the sharp angle of the V-shaped structure, and the formed condensation water is collected and diverted in time.

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 aforementioned bottom shell 9 is understood to be a component of the air conditioner that is related to the weight and the wall, i.e. it most obviously functions as a mounting carrier for the air conditioner. Further, an air inlet grille 91 may be configured on the bottom case 9, and it is preferable that the air inlet grille 91 can be matched with the position of the air inlet on the casing while being matched with the position of the heat exchanger 32, so that the air conditioner is more compact in structure.

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, the third housing 13 has a first slot 131, the first housing 11 has a hook 111, and when the third housing 13 is assembled with the first housing 11, the hook 111 can be clamped in the first slot 131; and/or, the first housing 11 is provided with a first clamping groove 131, the third housing 13 is provided with a clamping hook 111, and when the third housing 13 is assembled with the first housing 11, the clamping hook 111 can be clamped in the first clamping groove 131.

The third casing 13 is further connected to the bottom casing 9 in a clamping manner, so as to ensure the position reliability of the third casing 13, specifically, the third casing 13 is provided with a plurality of first hooks 133, the bottom casing 9 is correspondingly provided with a plurality of second clamping grooves, and the first hooks 133 are clamped in the second clamping grooves.

Preferably, an upper air outlet and an upper air inlet are formed on the first casing 11, and a lower air outlet and a lower air inlet are formed on the third casing 13, that is, the modes of upper air outlet, lower air outlet, upper air inlet and lower air inlet of the air conditioner are realized, so that the air conditioner is suitable for the difference of air flow density in a refrigeration mode or a heating mode, the comfort of a user is greatly improved, and meanwhile, the air inlet quantity of the air conditioner is also effectively improved. It will be appreciated that the upper air outlet and/or the lower air outlet are/is preferably provided with an air guiding assembly, such as 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 hidden, the second air guide component 7 is preferably arranged in the upper air outlet, and in order to improve the aesthetic feeling of the appearance of the air conditioner, the first air guide component 4 is preferably 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 air guiding assembly 4, preferably, the first air guiding assembly 4 includes a sliding door panel 41 and a driving component 42, the driving component 42 is configured to drive the sliding door panel 41 to slide relative to a frame of the lower air outlet, further, one end of a length of the sliding door panel 41 is provided with a rack portion 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 portion 411, a sliding door panel mounting plate 22 is further configured on the air duct housing 2, and a first chute capable of accommodating and limiting the sliding guide post 412 to slide is configured on the sliding door panel mounting plate 22.

The inner side of the second shell 12 is provided with a flow dividing cone 6, and the flow dividing cone 6 is positioned in the air duct of the air duct shell 2 and can guide and divide air flow to the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet. In order to reduce the resistance to the air flow in the air duct as much as possible, the size and the radian of the diverter cone 6 can be optimally designed in a simulation mode, for example.

The upper air outlet and the lower air outlet share a group of air sweeping assemblies 5, so that the structure of the air conditioner is more reasonable and compact. The wind sweeping component 5 is not greatly different from the existing wind sweeping component in wind sweeping principle, and the wind sweeping component is characterized in that the wind sweeping component 5 comprises wind sweeping blades 51, a first sheet body part 52 corresponding to the upper air outlet and a second sheet body part 53 corresponding to the lower air outlet, so that a group of connecting rod driving devices can be adopted to simultaneously control the air flow swing angles corresponding to the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet respectively, and the design cost of products is greatly reduced. Further, the plurality of wind-sweeping blades 51 are integrally connected to each other by the connecting plates 54, and the plurality of wind-sweeping blades 51 and the connecting plates 54 are integrally injection molded without requiring complicated assembling steps. A clamping groove is arranged between the first sheet body portion 52 and the second sheet body portion 53, and the wind sweeping connecting rod 55 is clamped in the clamping groove, so that when the wind sweeping connecting rod 55 is driven by a driving component such as a stepping motor, the wind sweeping connecting rod drives the wind sweeping blade 51 to perform wind sweeping motion.

Preferably, the through holes 56 are formed in the wind sweeping blade 51, and the through holes 56 are formed in the wind sweeping blade 51, so that the overall anti-deformation capability of the material of the wind sweeping blade 51 is reduced, that is, the deformation capability of the wind sweeping blade 51 is improved, when the wind sweeping connecting rod 55 drives the wind sweeping blade 51 to conduct wind sweeping motion, the deformation response speed of the wind sweeping blade 51 is faster, and the wind sweeping blade 51 swings to sweep wind more freely.

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), a bottom shell (9) and an internal part, wherein the internal part can be assembled with the air duct shell (2) into a whole in a detachable mode, the air duct shell (2) is also detachably connected with the bottom shell (9), the shell (1) is detachably connected with the bottom shell (9), and the shell (1) covers one side, which is away from the bottom shell (9), 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); an upper air outlet and an upper air inlet are formed in the first shell (11), and a lower air outlet and a lower air inlet are formed in the third shell (13); the inner side of the second shell (12) is provided with a diversion cone (6), and the diversion cone (6) is positioned in the air duct of the air duct shell (2) and can guide and divert air flow to the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet; the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet share a group of air sweeping assemblies (5); the wind sweeping assembly (5) comprises a wind sweeping blade (51), and the wind sweeping blade (51) is provided with a first sheet body part (52) corresponding to the upper air outlet and a second sheet body part (53) corresponding to the lower air outlet.

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. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the internal part includes a heat exchanger (32), the heat exchanger (32) having a V-shaped structure.

4. An air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the heat exchanger (32) comprises a first heat exchanger (321), a second heat exchanger (322) and a third heat exchanger (323), and the first heat exchanger (321) and the third heat exchanger (323) are connected through the second heat exchanger (322) to form the V-shaped structure; and/or, the opening of the V-shaped structure faces upwards.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein 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 a heat exchanger connecting plate (33); and/or 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 fixing plate (34).

6. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the bottom case (9) is constructed with an air inlet grill (91).

7. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the third housing (13) has a first clamping groove (131), the first housing (11) has a clamping hook (111), and when the third housing (13) is assembled with the first housing (11), the clamping hook (111) can be clamped in the first clamping groove (131); and/or, the first shell (11) is provided with a first clamping groove (131), the third shell (13) is provided with a clamping hook (111), and when the third shell (13) and the first shell (11) are assembled, the clamping hook (111) can be clamped in the first clamping groove (131).

8. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a first air guiding component (4) is arranged 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 the air outlet area of the lower air outlet.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, 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.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein one end of the length of the sliding door plate (41) is provided with a rack part (411) and a sliding guide post (412), the driving part (42) comprises 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 part (411), the air duct housing (2) is further provided with a sliding door plate mounting plate (22), and the sliding door plate mounting plate (22) is provided with a first chute capable of accommodating and limiting the sliding guide post (412) to slide.

11. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the wind sweeping blades (51) are provided with a plurality of pieces, and the wind sweeping blades (51) are connected into a whole through a connecting plate (54).

12. The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of the wiper blades (51) and the connection plate (54) are integrally injection-molded.

13. An air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein the wind sweeping blade (51) is provided with a through hole (56).