CN110260408B - Length-adjustable supporting component and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a length-adjustable supporting component and an air conditioner, wherein the length-adjustable supporting component is arranged between a panel and a middle frame of the air conditioner and comprises a supporting seat and a supporting rod, the supporting rod is overlapped on the supporting seat and is suitable for supporting the panel when the panel is opened, a positioning structure is arranged between the supporting seat and the supporting rod, the positioning structure is used for fixing the supporting component, and the supporting component can be overlapped for at least two adjusting lengths. According to the length-adjustable type support assembly, for different machine types, the proper panel opening angle can be selected by adjusting the length of the support assembly, and for the same machine type, the extending length of the support rod can be adjusted according to actual needs so as to select different panel opening angles and operation spaces, so that the application range of the support assembly is wider, and the universality is strong.

Description

Length-adjustable supporting component and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a length-adjustable supporting component and an air conditioner.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the air conditioner is widely applied.

At present, a panel of a wall-mounted air conditioner is often opened for maintenance. Because the panel is heavier, the supporting effect can not be met by the traditional loose-leaf support alone, so that the supporting rod structure is added in the existing air conditioner, one end of the supporting rod is supported on the panel, and the other end of the supporting rod is supported on the middle frame, so that the supporting effect of the panel is met. The length of the support rod is different because the panels of different types of air conditioners are also different. However, the length of the existing support rod is fixed, and the universality among different machine types cannot be well realized.

Therefore, developing a length-adjustable support assembly that can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems is an urgent technical problem to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention solves the problem that the length of the existing support rod is fixed, and the universality among different machine types can not be well realized.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a length-adjustable support assembly, which is installed between a panel and a middle frame of an air conditioner, and comprises a support seat and a support rod, wherein the support rod is overlapped on the support seat and is suitable for supporting the panel when the panel is opened, a positioning structure is arranged between the support seat and the support rod, the support assembly is fixed by the positioning structure, and the support assembly can be overlapped to form at least two adjustment lengths.

Therefore, the length of the supporting component can be adjusted through the lap joint between the supporting rod and the supporting seat and the matching action of the positioning structure, and the operation is simple and convenient; moreover, for different models, the proper panel opening angle can be selected by adjusting the length of the supporting component, and for the same model, the extending length of the supporting rod can be adjusted according to actual needs so as to select different panel opening angles and operation spaces, so that the application range of the supporting component is wider, and the universality is strong.

Optionally, a cavity is formed in the supporting seat, and the supporting rod is arranged in the cavity and stretches out and draws back in the cavity.

Like this, with the bracing piece setting in the cavity of supporting seat to reduce supporting component's volume, when the panel was closed, can not influence the structure of panel and center to a great extent, make things convenient for supporting component to accomodate between panel and center.

Optionally, the positioning structure includes set up in the locating hole on the supporting seat, with set up in the location arch on the bracing piece, the locating hole with the location arch cooperatees, is suitable for in the supporting seat internal fixation the bracing piece.

Therefore, the support rod is fixed by sliding the positioning bulge into the positioning hole, so that the supporting function of the support assembly on the panel is realized, and the panel can be ensured to maintain the opening angle; and simple structure has reduced the degree of difficulty of preparation mould.

Optionally, the positioning holes are at least two, and all the positioning holes are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the supporting seat.

Like this, can with the cooperation of two at least locating holes through the location arch for the bracing piece can be fixed in arbitrary locating hole department after stretching out, thereby let supporting component have two at least length of adjusting, in order to adapt to the supporting role of supporting component opposite plate among the different models.

Optionally, the bracing piece is last to be equipped with the direction muscle along the axial, be equipped with the guide way on the supporting seat, the direction muscle with the guide way cooperatees, is suitable for the guide the bracing piece stretches out and draws back.

Like this, can prevent that the bracing piece from taking place to rotate at flexible in-process, lead to the orientation that the protruding skew locating hole in location of location, can not slide into the locating hole, the effectual stability of guaranteeing bracing piece concertina movement and the reliability of support.

Optionally, the positioning protrusion is disposed on the guide rib.

Therefore, the positioning bulge is arranged at the position of the guide rib, which is located at the position yielding groove, so that a position yielding space can be reserved, the positioning bulge can be avoided when the positioning bulge is pressed, the positioning bulge can rely on the elasticity of the guide rib, the positioning bulge can be conveniently separated from the positioning hole smoothly, and the telescopic movement of the support rod is realized; in addition, the locating hole sets up in the tank bottom of guide way, can reduce the wall thickness of locating hole department, and the location arch of being convenient for stretches out and draws back in the locating hole.

Optionally, the support rod is further provided with a yielding groove, and the yielding groove is located at one side of the guide rib, which faces the axis of the support rod, and located at the setting position of the positioning protrusion.

Like this, the setting of groove of stepping down can make the elasticity of the part of direction muscle in the groove department of stepping down increase, can take place deformation when the location arch is pressed to the location arch breaks away from the locating hole on the supporting seat, thereby makes the bracing piece can stretch out and draw back once more, adjusts the length of supporting component.

Optionally, two guide ribs are arranged on the support rod, and the two guide ribs are oppositely arranged.

Like this, guide the bracing piece through setting up two guide bars and carry out concertina movement along the guide bar to spacing to the motion of bracing piece, further prevent that the bracing piece from taking place to rotate at flexible in-process, guaranteed the reliability when supporting component stretches out and draws back.

Optionally, the support rod has a hand-held end that abuts the supporting seat terminal surface, and hand-held end is located all the time outside the cavity.

Like this, the user of being convenient for carries out flexible operation to the bracing piece through holding the handheld end, has improved the convenience when supporting component uses.

Optionally, the hand-held end is provided with an abutting part, and the abutting part is in a groove structure or a protruding structure and is suitable for abutting against the panel or the middle frame to fix the support component.

Like this, through setting up the butt portion, utilize recess and bellied cooperation to realize the butt between bracing piece and panel or the center to fixed support assembly guarantees that the panel can maintain at the open condition, not only simple structure, easy realization still the maintenance work of being convenient for.

Optionally, the support assembly further includes a fixing base, the fixing base is disposed on the panel or the middle frame, and the support base and the fixing base form a rotary connection through cooperation of the rotating shaft and the rotating shaft hole.

Therefore, the structural strength of the joint of the support seat and the panel or the middle frame is enhanced by the arrangement of the fixing seat, and the stability of the support assembly when supporting the panel is further ensured; and the setting position of the fixing seat can be selected according to the actual structures of the air conditioner panel and the middle frame, so that the application range of the support assembly is enlarged, and the universality of the support assembly is further improved.

Optionally, the fixing base is provided with a storage groove, and the supporting base is stored in the storage groove.

Therefore, when the panel is prevented from being opened, the supporting seat 1 swings back and forth around the rotating shaft to strike the head of a maintenance person, and the safety of the supporting assembly in the use process is improved.

Optionally, an opening from which the free end of the supporting component extends is formed on one side of the storage groove.

Like this, the maintenance personnel of being convenient for rotate the supporting seat in accomodating the outside of groove and take out from accomodating the groove, and operating space is bigger, and it is also more convenient to take out the supporting seat.

Optionally, a fastening structure is disposed on the panel or the middle frame near the fixing seat, and the fastening structure includes clamping plates located at two sides of the support assembly, and is adapted to be clamped with the support assembly.

Therefore, the support seat can be further clamped and fixed, and the firmness of the support seat during storage is guaranteed.

Optionally, the fixing base is further provided with reinforcing ribs, and the reinforcing ribs are located at two sides of the length direction of the fixing base.

Like this, the setting of strengthening rib has not only strengthened the structural strength of fixing base, has also strengthened the structural strength of panel in fixing base department simultaneously, prevents that panel or fixing base from taking place deformation at the support panel in-process, the effectual reliability of guaranteeing the supporting component when supporting the panel.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention also provides an air conditioner, which includes any one of the above-mentioned length-adjustable support assemblies.

The air conditioner has the same advantages as the length-adjustable supporting component compared with the prior art, and the description is omitted herein.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a telescopic support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention in an extended state;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a telescopic support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention in a contracted state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a telescopic support assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a support base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a structure of a support bar according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a support rod according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a retractable support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention when supporting a panel;

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

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a retractable support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention when mounted on a panel;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 10 at C;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a telescopic support assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention when mounted on a panel;

fig. 13 is a partial enlarged view of D in fig. 12.

Reference numerals illustrate:

The device comprises a 1-supporting seat, a 11-cavity, a 12-positioning hole, a 13-guiding groove, a 14-rotating shaft hole, a 15-notch, a 2-supporting rod, a 21-positioning protrusion, a 22-guiding rib, a 23-yielding groove, a 24-limiting boss, a 25-handheld part, a 251-abutting part, a 3-fixing seat, a 31-containing groove, a 32-opening, a 33-buckling structure, a 331-clamping groove, a 332-clamping plate, a 34-rotating shaft, a 35-reinforcing rib, a 4-panel, a 5-middle frame and a 51-abutting block.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that directions or positional relationships indicated by terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "high", "low", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus to be referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 8, the present embodiment provides a telescopic supporting component, which is installed between a panel 4 and a middle frame 5 of an air conditioner, and includes a supporting seat 1 and a supporting rod 2, wherein the supporting rod 2 is overlapped on the supporting seat 1, and is suitable for supporting the panel 4 when the panel 4 is opened, and a positioning structure is arranged between the supporting seat 1 and the supporting rod 2, and is fixed by the positioning structure, and the supporting component can be overlapped to form at least two adjusting lengths.

The fact that the support rod 2 is lapped on the support seat 1 means that the support rod 2 and the support seat 1 can be connected on the same axis, at the moment, the support rod 2 and the support seat 1 are coaxially arranged, the support rod 2 is connected with the inside of the support seat 1, and the support rod 2 can stretch and retract in the support seat 1; the connection may be formed on different axes, at this time, the axis of the support rod 2 and the axis of the support seat 1 are dislocated, the support rod 2 is connected with the outside of the support seat 1, and the support rod 2 may be fixed at different places on the outside of the support seat 1, which is equivalent to that the support rod 2 stretches out and draws back outside the support seat 2. In addition, be equipped with location structure between bracing piece 2 and the supporting seat 1, through location structure's fixed, the supporting component can overlap joint out two at least length of adjusting. In this embodiment and the following description, overlapping is formed on the same axis between the support rod 2 and the support base 1. In the initial state, the support rod 2 is contracted in the support seat 1, and the length of the support assembly is shortest at the moment; when the support device is used, the support rod 2 is pulled out of the support seat 1, the extension length of the support rod 2 is adjusted according to actual needs, the support rod 2 is fixed through the positioning structure after the support rod is adjusted to the required length, one end of the support component is supported on the panel 4, the other end of the support component is supported on the middle frame 5, and the panel 4 is kept in an open state so as to be subjected to other operations such as checking or overhauling. After the use is finished, the fixing effect of the positioning structure is released, the support rod 2 is retracted into the support seat 1, namely, the support rod 2 is restored to the initial state, at the moment, the support component does not provide support for the panel 4 any more, the panel 4 can be closed, and the support component is stored between the panel 4 and the middle frame 5.

Therefore, the length of the supporting component can be adjusted through the lap joint between the supporting rod 2 and the supporting seat 1 and the matching action of the positioning structure, and the operation is simple and convenient; moreover, for different models, the proper panel opening angle can be selected by adjusting the length of the supporting component, and for the same model, the extending length of the supporting rod 2 can be adjusted according to actual needs so as to select different panel opening angles and operation spaces, so that the application range of the supporting component is wider, and the universality is strong.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the supporting seat 1 is provided with a cavity 11, and the supporting rod 2 is disposed in the cavity 11 and stretches and contracts in the cavity 11.

The supporting seat 1 is of a hollow columnar structure, a hollow part forms a cavity 11, the length direction of the cavity 11 is consistent with the length direction of the supporting seat 1, one end of the cavity 11 is sealed, the other end of the cavity 11 is open, the supporting rod 2 is inserted from the open end of the cavity 11 and stretches, and the size of the supporting seat 1 in the stretching direction of the supporting rod 2 is larger than that in other directions, so that the length directions of the supporting seat 1 and the cavity 11 are the stretching direction of the supporting rod 2.

Like this, set up bracing piece 2 in the cavity 11 of supporting seat 1 to reduce the volume of supporting component, when panel 4 is closed, can not influence the structure of panel 4 and center 5 to a great extent, make things convenient for supporting component to accomodate between panel 4 and center 5.

Alternatively, the cross section of the support seat 1 may be circular, oval, polygonal or U-shaped.

That is, the cross section of the support base 1 may be a common shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon, a U-shape, etc., wherein the cross section refers to a cross section exposed when the support base 1 is cut in a plane perpendicular to the length direction of the support base 1.

In this embodiment, the support base 1 is preferably in a hollow cylindrical structure, so that the assembly between the support base 1 and the support rod 2 is convenient.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, the positioning structure includes a positioning hole 12 provided on the support base 1, and a positioning protrusion 21 provided on the support rod 2, where the positioning hole 12 is matched with the positioning protrusion 21 and is adapted to fix the support rod 2 when the support rod 2 extends.

The positioning holes 12 are provided on the outer surface of the support base 1 (excluding both end surfaces in the length direction of the support base 1), and the positioning projections 21 are provided on the outer surface of the support rod 2 corresponding to the positioning holes 12. The supporting rod 2 extends from the supporting seat 1, and after the supporting rod 2 is adjusted to a proper extending length, the positioning protrusion 21 slides into the positioning hole 12 to fix the supporting rod 2, and at this time, the supporting rod 2 does not extend and retract any more.

In this way, the support rod 2 is fixed by sliding the positioning protrusion 21 into the positioning hole 12, so that the support function of the support assembly on the panel 4 is realized, and the panel 4 can be ensured to maintain the opening angle; and simple structure has reduced the degree of difficulty of preparation mould.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, at least two positioning holes 12 are provided, and all the positioning holes 12 are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the support base 1.

Two or more positioning holes 12 are arranged on the supporting seat 1, and when the two positioning holes 12 are arranged, the two positioning holes 12 are arranged in a row on the supporting seat 1; when the plurality of positioning holes 12 are provided, the plurality of positioning holes 12 are arranged in one or more rows on the supporting seat 1, and the spacing between two adjacent positioning holes 12 in the same row is equal, so as to form a uniformly distributed layout. The direction of the row is the same as the length direction of the support base 1, and the length direction of the support base 1 is the extending direction of the support base 1, and is also the extending direction of the support rod 2. The positioning protrusion 21 may be engaged with any one of the at least two positioning holes 12 to fix the support bar 2.

In this way, the positioning protrusion 21 can be matched with at least two positioning holes 12, so that the support rod 2 can be fixed at any positioning hole 12 after extending out, and the support assembly has at least two adjusting lengths so as to adapt to the supporting effect of the support assembly on the panel 4 in different models.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the support rod 2 is provided with a guide rib 22 along the axial direction, the support seat 1 is provided with a guide groove 13, and the guide rib 22 is matched with the guide groove 13 and is suitable for guiding the support rod 2 to stretch and retract.

The guide rib 22 is a convex rib structure provided on the outer surface of the support bar 2. The guide groove 13 is a groove structure, which is disposed on the inner surface of the support base 1 along the axial direction of the support base 1, and is also equivalent to being disposed on the inner wall of the cavity 11. When the support rod 2 is assembled on the support seat 1, the guide rib 22 is inserted into the guide groove 13, and in the telescopic process of the support rod 2, the guide rib 22 slides along the guide groove 13, and the groove wall of the guide groove 13 and the guide rib 22 mutually block to limit the support rod 2 to rotate, but do telescopic motion along a straight line.

Therefore, the support rod 2 can be prevented from rotating in the telescopic process, so that the positioning protrusion 21 deviates from the direction of the positioning hole 12 and cannot slide into the positioning hole 12, and the stability of telescopic movement and the reliability of support of the support rod 2 are effectively ensured.

Optionally, the positioning protrusions 21 are provided on the guide rib 22.

The positioning protrusion 21 is arranged at a position on the guide rib 22 corresponding to the abdication groove 23, namely, the positioning protrusion 21 is arranged at a position where the guide rib 22 is suspended. When the fixed connection between the positioning protrusion 21 and the positioning hole 12 is released, the positioning protrusion 21 is pressed, and the positioning protrusion 21 does not have elasticity, but the guide rib 22 has elasticity, so that after the positioning protrusion 21 is pressed, the suspended part on the guide rib 22 is caused to deform, and the positioning protrusion 21 is driven to move towards the yielding groove 23, so that the positioning protrusion is separated from the positioning hole 12. In addition, since the guide rib 22 corresponds to the installation position of the guide groove 13 and the positioning hole 12 corresponds to the installation position of the positioning protrusion 21, when the positioning protrusion 21 is installed on the guide rib 22, the positioning hole 12 is correspondingly installed at the bottom of the guide groove 13.

In this way, the positioning bulge 21 is arranged at the position of the guide rib 22 at the position of the abdication groove 23, so that not only can a abdication space be reserved to avoid the positioning bulge 21 when the positioning bulge 21 is pressed, but also the positioning bulge 21 can rely on the elasticity of the guide rib 22, so that the positioning bulge 21 can be conveniently and smoothly separated from the positioning hole 12, and the telescopic movement of the support rod 2 is realized; in addition, the positioning hole 12 is arranged at the bottom of the guide groove 13, so that the wall thickness of the positioning hole 12 can be reduced, and the positioning protrusion 21 can be conveniently stretched into the positioning hole 12.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6 and fig. 7, the support rod 2 is further provided with a yielding groove 23, and the yielding groove 23 is located at a side of the guide rib 22 facing the axis of the support rod 2 and located at a location of the positioning protrusion 21.

The relief groove 23 is provided on the side of the guide rib 22 facing the axis of the support rod 2 and is close to the end of the support rod 2 inserted into the support seat 1. The guide rib 22 and the support rod 2 are integrally formed, and are made of plastic materials such as ABS, HIPS or PP, and the like, and have elasticity. The guide rib 22 is arranged along the axial direction of the support rod 2 and passes through the abdication groove 23, and the two sides of the part of the guide rib 22 passing through the abdication groove 23 are in a hollowed state.

Like this, the setting of groove 23 of stepping down can make the elasticity of the part of guide bar 22 in the groove 23 department of stepping down increase, can take place deformation when the location arch 21 is pressed to the location arch 21 breaks away from the locating hole 12 on the supporting seat 1, thereby makes bracing piece 2 can stretch out and draw back again, adjusts the length of supporting component.

Optionally, two guide ribs 22 are arranged on the support rod 2, and the two guide ribs 22 are oppositely arranged.

Correspondingly, two guide grooves 13 are formed in the support seat 1, and two guide ribs 22 slide in the two guide grooves 13 respectively.

Like this, guide bracing piece 2 along direction muscle 22 through setting up two direction muscle 22 and carry out telescopic movement to the motion to bracing piece 2 is spacing, further prevents that bracing piece 2 from taking place to rotate at flexible in-process, has guaranteed the reliability when supporting component stretches out and draws back.

Optionally, two rows of positioning holes 12 are arranged on the supporting seat 1, and the two rows of positioning holes 12 are oppositely arranged; the two guide ribs 22 are provided with positioning protrusions 21, and a yielding groove 23 is formed in one side of each guide rib 22 facing the axis of the support rod 2.

The two positioning protrusions 21 are also oppositely arranged due to the opposite arrangement of the two guide ribs 22, and when the extension length of the support rod 2 is adjusted, the fixed connection between the positioning protrusions 21 and the positioning holes 12 can be released by pressing the two positioning protrusions 21 at the same time.

In this way, the number of fixing points of the support rod 2 is changed from one to two, so that the fixing of the support rod 2 is firmer, and the stability of the support assembly when supporting the panel 4 is ensured; and the relative setting of two location protruding 21 is convenient for the user to press the location protruding 21 simultaneously with thumb and forefinger, accords with people's operating habit more, has reduced the operation degree of difficulty when bracing piece 2 adopts two fixed points.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the support rod 2 has a holding end 25 abutting against the end surface of the support base 1, and the holding end 25 is always located outside the cavity 11.

The support bar 2 has two ends in the length direction, one end being for insertion into the cavity 11 of the support base 1, called an insertion end, and the other end being for convenient holding by a user's hand, called a holding end 25. The hand-held end 25 is always located outside the cavity 11 during extension and retraction of the support bar 2.

Thus, the user can conveniently carry out telescopic operation on the support rod 2 by holding the handheld end 25, and the convenience of the support assembly in use is improved.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, a limiting boss 24 is further provided on the support rod 2, and is adapted to limit displacement of the support rod 2 during the contraction process.

The limit boss 24 is provided on the support rod 2 at a position near the hand-held end 25. The limiting boss 24 divides the support rod 2 into two parts, namely an insertable part and an outer part, wherein the insertable part is the part where the guide rib 22 is located, and the outer part is the part where the hand-held end 25 is located. The projection of the insertable portion of the support rod 2 onto the plane of the boss surface of the limit boss 24 falls completely on the boss surface, for example, when the support base 1 and the support rod 2 are both cylindrical, the diameter of the limit boss 24 is larger than the diameter of the cavity 11, that is, the insertable portion of the support rod 2 is completely shielded by the limit boss 24 as seen from the hand-held end 25 of the support rod 2 toward the insertion end. During the shrinkage process of the support rod 2, when the limit boss 24 is shrunk to be propped against the support seat 1, the support rod 2 is shrunk in place, and the shrinkage is stopped.

Therefore, the support rod 2 can be prevented from being fully inserted into the support seat 1 in the shrinkage process, the next use is affected, and the support rod 2 can be ensured to stretch repeatedly normally.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, 8 and 9, the hand-hold end 25 is provided with an abutting portion 251, and the abutting portion 251 is in a groove structure or a protruding structure, and is suitable for abutting against the panel 4 or the middle frame 5 to fix the support assembly.

When the support base 1 is provided on the panel 4, the abutting portion 251 abuts against the middle frame 5, and when the support base 1 is provided on the middle frame 5, the abutting portion 251 abuts against the panel 4, and the support assembly is fixed by the abutting action of the two. Taking the abutting portion 251 and the middle frame 5 as an example, when the abutting portion 251 is in a groove structure, an adaptive protrusion structure is arranged at a corresponding position on the middle frame 5, and when the abutting portion 251 is in a protrusion structure, an adaptive groove structure is arranged at a corresponding position on the middle frame 5.

Like this, through setting up butt portion 251, utilize recess and bellied cooperation to realize the butt between bracing piece 2 and panel 4 or the center 5 to fixed support assembly, guarantee that panel 4 can maintain in the open condition, not only simple structure realizes easily, the maintenance work of being convenient for moreover.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, the support assembly further includes a fixing base 3, where the fixing base 3 is disposed on the panel 4 or the middle frame 5, and the support base 1 and the fixing base 3 form a rotational connection through the cooperation of the rotation shaft 34 and the rotation shaft hole 14.

The support base 1 is not directly connected with the panel 4 or the middle frame 5, but is indirectly connected with the panel 4 or the middle frame 5 through the fixing base 3. The fixed seat 3 can be arranged on the panel 4, at the moment, one end of the supporting seat 1 is rotationally connected with the fixed seat 3, and the supporting rod 2 extends or contracts from the other end of the supporting seat 1 and is abutted with the middle frame 5 when extending; the fixing seat 3 may also be disposed on the middle frame 5, and the support rod 2 abuts against the panel 4 when extending from the other end of the support seat 1. However, no matter the fixing base 3 is arranged on the panel 4 or the middle frame 5, the fixing base 3 and the panel 4 or the middle frame 5 are integrally formed. For example, when the panel 4 cannot be provided with the fixing seat 3 due to other structures, the fixing seat 3 may be selectively provided on the middle frame 5; similarly, when the fixing base 3 is inconvenient to set on the middle frame 5, the fixing base 3 can be set on the panel 4. The supporting seat 1 and the fixed seat 3 are in rotary connection through the matching of the rotary shaft 34 and the rotary shaft hole 14, that is, when the rotary shaft 34 is arranged on the fixed seat 3, the rotary shaft hole 14 is arranged on the supporting seat 1; or when the fixed seat 3 is provided with the rotating shaft hole 14, the supporting seat 1 is provided with the rotating shaft 34.

In this way, the fixing seat 3 strengthens the structural strength of the joint of the supporting seat 1 and the panel 4 or the middle frame 5, and further ensures the stability of the supporting component when supporting the panel 4; and the setting position of fixing base 3 can be selected according to the actual structure of air conditioner panel 4 and middle frame 5, has enlarged the application range of supporting component, has further improved supporting component's commonality.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1,3 and 4, the rotating shaft 34 is disposed on the fixing base 3, the rotating shaft hole 14 is disposed on the supporting base 1, the notch 15 is formed at the position of the rotating shaft hole 14, and the supporting base 1 is clamped onto the rotating shaft 34 from the notch 15.

In this embodiment, taking the example that the rotating shaft 34 is disposed on the fixing seat 3 and the rotating shaft hole 14 is disposed on the supporting seat 1, the end portion of the rotating shaft hole 14 on the supporting seat 1 is provided with the notch 15, and the notch 15 is trapezoidal and has a big end and a small end, the small end of the notch 15 is connected with the rotating shaft hole 14, the rotating shaft 34 is clamped into the rotating shaft hole 34 from the big end of the notch 15, and the rotating shaft 34 can rotate in the rotating shaft hole 14.

Therefore, the notch 15 not only can realize the clamping connection between the supporting seat 1 and the rotating shaft 34, but also increases the elasticity of the end of the rotating shaft hole 14 on the supporting seat 1, so that the supporting seat 1 is conveniently clamped on the rotating shaft 34.

Optionally, the outer surface of the support seat 1 at one end of the rotation shaft hole 14 is provided with a corrugated structure.

The corrugated structure may be a texture structure formed by providing a plurality of grooves on the supporting seat 1, or a texture structure formed by providing a plurality of protrusions on the supporting seat 1.

In this way, the toughness of the end of the support seat 1 provided with the rotating shaft hole 14 can be increased, the support seat 1 is prevented from being broken or damaged in the deformation process of being clamped to the rotating shaft 34, and the use quality of the support assembly is improved.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, the fixing base 3 is provided with a receiving slot 31, and the supporting base 1 is received in the receiving slot 31.

The embodiment is exemplified by the fixing base 3 being disposed on the panel 4. The notch of the storage groove 31 faces to one side away from the panel 4, after the support assembly is used, the support rod 2 is retracted into the support seat 1, then the support seat 1 rotates around the rotating shaft 34 and rotates into the storage groove 31, so that the support seat 1 is stored.

Thus, when the panel 4 is opened, the supporting seat 1 can be prevented from swinging back and forth around the rotating shaft 34 to strike the head of a maintenance person, and the safety of the supporting assembly in the use process is improved.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, an opening 32 through which the free end of the support member protrudes is formed at one side of the receiving groove 31.

The opening 32 is located at an end far from the fixing base 3 and rotatably connected with the supporting base 1, and when the supporting assembly is not used, one part of the supporting base 1 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 31, and the other part extends out of the opening 32. The groove width of the accommodating groove 31 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the supporting seat 1 so as to perform the accommodating function. When the supporting seat 1 is completely accommodated in the accommodating groove 31, there is a problem that the operation space is small and the taking out is inconvenient when the supporting seat 1 is taken out. Based on this, the length of the receiving groove 31 is set to be smaller than the length of the supporting seat 1, and an opening 32 is provided at one end of the receiving groove 31 far from the fixing seat 3 and rotationally connected to the supporting seat 1, so that a part of the supporting seat 1 protrudes from the opening 32.

Thus, the support seat 1 is conveniently taken out from the storage groove 31 in a rotating way by a maintenance person outside the storage groove 31, the operation space is larger, and the support seat 1 is more convenient to take out.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, a fastening structure 33 is disposed on the panel 4 or the middle frame 5 near the fixing base 3, and the fastening structure 33 includes clamping plates 332 located on two sides of the supporting seat 1, and is suitable for being clamped with the supporting seat 1.

The fastening structure 33 is disposed on a side of the receiving slot 31 where the opening 32 is located, the fastening structure 33 is two opposite clamping plates 332 and located on two sides of the supporting seat 1, the fastening structure 33 is provided with a clamping slot 331, and the clamping slot 331 is surrounded by the panel 4 or the middle frame 5 and the two clamping plates 332. When the fixing seat 3 is disposed on the panel 4, the fastening structure 33 is disposed on the panel 4, and the fastening slot 331 is defined by the panel 4 and the two clamping plates 332; when the fixing seat 3 is disposed on the middle frame 5, the fastening structure 33 is disposed on the middle frame 5, and the fastening slot 331 is defined by the middle frame 5 and the two clamping plates 332. When the support base 1 is accommodated in the accommodation groove 31, the protruding portion is engaged in the engagement groove 331.

Therefore, the support seat 1 can be further clamped and fixed, and the firmness of the support seat 1 during storage is ensured.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, the fixing base 3 is further provided with reinforcing ribs 35, and the reinforcing ribs 35 are located at two sides of the length direction of the fixing base 3.

The reinforcing rib 35 may be a rib plate or rib bar, which can play a role in reinforcing, in this embodiment, the reinforcing rib 35 is a triangular rib plate, and two vertical edges of the reinforcing rib 35 are respectively connected with the fixing seat 3 and the panel 4.

Like this, the setting of strengthening rib 35 has not only strengthened the structural strength of fixing base 3, has also strengthened the structural strength of panel 4 in fixing base 3 department simultaneously, prevents that panel 4 or fixing base 3 from taking place deformation at support panel 4 in-process, the effectual reliability of guaranteeing the supporting component when supporting panel 4.

The embodiment also provides an air conditioner to solve the problem that the length of the existing support rod is fixed, and the universality between different machine types cannot be well realized.

The air conditioner in this embodiment is provided with the adjustable supporting component of length between panel 4 and center 5, and supporting component includes supporting seat 1 and bracing piece 2, and bracing piece 2 overlap joint is on supporting seat 1, is suitable for supporting panel 4 when panel 4 opens, and is provided with location structure between supporting seat 1 and the bracing piece 2, and fixed through location structure, but overlap joint goes out two at least length regulation between supporting seat 1 and the bracing piece 2. Therefore, the length of the supporting component can be adjusted through the lap joint between the supporting rod 2 and the supporting seat 1 and the matching action of the positioning structure, and the operation is simple and convenient; moreover, for different models, the proper panel opening angle can be selected by adjusting the length of the supporting component, and for the same model, the extending length of the supporting rod 2 can be adjusted according to actual needs so as to select different panel opening angles and operation spaces, so that the application range of the supporting component is wider, and the universality is strong.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and the scope of the invention should be assessed accordingly to that of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

1. The length-adjustable supporting component is arranged between a panel (4) and a middle frame (5) of the air conditioner and is characterized by comprising a supporting seat (1) and a supporting rod (2), wherein the supporting rod (2) is lapped on the supporting seat (1) and is suitable for supporting the panel (4) when the panel (4) is opened, a positioning structure is arranged between the supporting seat (1) and the supporting rod (2), and the supporting component is fixed through the positioning structure and can be lapped for at least two adjusting lengths;

the positioning structure comprises a positioning hole (12) arranged on the supporting seat (1) and a positioning protrusion (21) arranged on the supporting rod (2), wherein the positioning hole (12) is matched with the positioning protrusion (21) and is suitable for fixing the supporting rod (2) in the supporting seat (1);

A guide rib (22) is arranged on the support rod (2) along the axial direction, a guide groove (13) is arranged on the support seat (1), and the guide rib (22) is matched with the guide groove (13) and is suitable for guiding the support rod (2) to stretch;

The positioning bulge (21) is arranged on the guide rib (22), the support rod (2) is also provided with a yielding groove (23), and the yielding groove (23) is positioned at one side of the guide rib (22) facing the axis of the support rod (2) and at the arrangement position of the positioning bulge (21);

The support assembly further comprises a fixing seat (3), the fixing seat (3) is arranged on the panel (4) or the middle frame (5), a rotating shaft (34) is arranged on the fixing seat (3), a rotating shaft hole (14) is formed in the support seat (1), and the support seat (1) and the fixing seat (3) are in rotating connection through the matching of the rotating shaft (34) and the rotating shaft hole (14);

A notch (15) is formed in the rotating shaft hole (14), and the supporting seat (1) is clamped onto the rotating shaft (34) from the notch (15);

The outer surface of the support seat (1) positioned at one end of the rotating shaft hole (14) is provided with a corrugated structure.

2. The length-adjustable support assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support base (1) is provided with a cavity (11), and the support rod (2) is arranged in the cavity (11) and stretches and contracts in the cavity (11).

3. The length-adjustable support assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the positioning holes (12) are provided, and all of the positioning holes (12) are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the support base (1).

4. The length adjustable support assembly according to claim 2, wherein the support bar (2) has a hand-held end (25) abutting the end face of the support base (1), and the hand-held end (25) is always located outside the cavity (11).

5. The length adjustable support assembly according to claim 4, wherein the hand-held end (25) is provided with an abutting portion (251), the abutting portion (251) is of a groove structure or a protruding structure, and is suitable for abutting against the panel (4) or the middle frame (5) to fix the support assembly.

6. The length-adjustable support assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fixing base (3) is provided with a receiving groove (31), and the support base (1) is received in the receiving groove (31).

7. A length adjustable support assembly according to claim 6, wherein one side of the receiving slot (31) is provided with an opening (32) through which the free end of the support assembly extends.

8. The length-adjustable support assembly according to claim 6, wherein a fastening structure (33) is provided on the panel (4) or the middle frame (5) near the fixing seat (3), and the fastening structure (33) comprises clamping plates (332) located at two sides of the support assembly, and is suitable for being clamped with the support assembly.

9. An air conditioner comprising the length-adjustable support assembly of any one of claims 1-8.