CN110822552B - Indoor unit and air conditioner - Google Patents
Indoor unit and air conditioner Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN110822552B CN110822552B CN201810814394.2A CN201810814394A CN110822552B CN 110822552 B CN110822552 B CN 110822552B CN 201810814394 A CN201810814394 A CN 201810814394A CN 110822552 B CN110822552 B CN 110822552B
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- air
- air outlet
- deflector
- air deflector
- duct
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
- 230000007246 mechanism Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 20
- 230000000903 blocking effect Effects 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 14
- 238000007664 blowing Methods 0.000 description 8
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 6
- 238000005057 refrigeration Methods 0.000 description 5
- 230000009471 action Effects 0.000 description 4
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 4
- 230000008859 change Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000009286 beneficial effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000750 progressive effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000009467 reduction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002441 reversible effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000007306 turnover Effects 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
- F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
- F24F1/0011—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
- F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
- F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
- F24F13/1413—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre using more than one tilting member, e.g. with several pivoting blades
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
- F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
- F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
- F24F13/1426—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Air-Flow Control Members (AREA)
Abstract
The invention discloses an indoor unit and an air conditioner, and belongs to the technical field of air conditioners. The indoor unit comprises a shell, an air deflector assembly, a guide plate and a driving mechanism, wherein the air deflector assembly is arranged in a first air outlet area on one longitudinal side of the air outlet and comprises an upper air deflector, a lower air deflector and a middle air deflector; the upper air deflector is rotatably arranged at the upper part of the first air outlet area; the lower air deflector is rotatably arranged at the lower part of the first air outlet area; the middle air deflector is movably arranged in the air outlet duct; the guide plate is arranged in a second air outlet area on the other longitudinal side of the air outlet; and the driving mechanism is used for driving the upper air deflector, the lower air deflector, the middle air deflector and the guide plate to move. The indoor unit provided by the invention can reduce the problem of air leakage caused by the gap between the upper and lower air deflectors and the edge of the air outlet, and improves the use experience of users.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an indoor unit and an air conditioner.
Background
The existing air conditioner product is generally provided with a reversible air deflector at an air outlet, and the direction of air flow discharged from the air conditioner can be adjusted by adjusting the upper and lower air guide angles of the air deflector; however, the rotating shaft of the conventional air deflector is generally arranged along the transverse center line direction of the air outlet (i.e. parallel to the longitudinal direction), so that when the air deflector is turned over to different upper and lower air deflection angles, a gap for allowing the air to flow out still exists between the air deflector and the edge of the air outlet besides the main air supply flow path of the outlet air flow defined by the air deflector, which causes a part of the air flow to flow into the indoor environment along the gap in an air flow direction different from the main air supply flow direction, and thus the phenomenon that the air conditioner blows a user directly occurs easily, and the use experience of the user is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an indoor unit and an air conditioner, and aims to solve the problem that air leakage and direct blowing are easy to occur to users when the air guide angle of an existing air conditioner product with a single air guide plate is adjusted. The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit including:
the air conditioner comprises a shell, an air outlet duct and an air outlet, wherein the air outlet duct and the air outlet are formed in the shell, and the air outlet is formed on the outer surface of the shell and communicated with the air outlet duct;
the air guide plate assembly is arranged in a first air outlet area on one longitudinal side of the air outlet and comprises an upper air guide plate, a lower air guide plate and a middle air guide plate; wherein,
the upper air deflector is rotatably arranged at the upper part of the first air outlet area of the air outlet and limits the upper air outlet area which can open or close the first air outlet area;
the lower air deflector is rotatably arranged at the lower part of the first air outlet area of the air outlet and limits the lower air outlet area which can open or close the first air outlet area;
the middle air deflector is movably arranged at one side, corresponding to the first air outlet area, in the air outlet duct; the upper air guide position is provided with an upper air outlet duct communicated with an upper air outlet area and an upper air guide position for blocking a lower air outlet duct communicated with a lower air outlet area, wherein the upper air outlet duct is formed between the upper air outlet duct and an upper air outlet duct wall of the air outlet duct; a lower air outlet duct communicated with the lower air outlet area and a lower air guide position blocking the upper air outlet duct communicated with the upper air outlet area are formed between the lower air outlet duct and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct;
the guide plate is arranged in a second air outlet area on the other longitudinal side of the air outlet;
and the driving mechanism is used for driving the upper air deflector, the lower air deflector and the guide plate to rotate and switching the movement of the middle air deflector between the upper air guiding position and the lower air guiding position.
In an optional embodiment, a transverse end of the middle air deflector is provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the edge of the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet;
the driving mechanism comprises a first motor, and the first motor is connected with the rotating shaft so as to drive the middle air deflector to rotate around the rotating shaft; when the middle air deflector rotates to the upper air guiding position, the transverse other end of the middle air deflector is abutted against the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct; when the middle air deflector rotates to the lower air guiding position, the transverse other end of the middle air deflector is abutted against the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct.
In an optional embodiment, the middle air guiding plate includes a first sub air guiding plate and a second sub air guiding plate, one lateral end portions of the first sub air guiding plate and the second sub air guiding plate are connected to the same rotating shaft, the first sub air guiding plate and the second sub air guiding plate are arranged at an included angle, and the other lateral end portions of the first sub air guiding plate and the second sub air guiding plate face the air outlet; the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged at the inner side of the air outlet duct far away from the air outlet;
the driving mechanism comprises a first motor, and the first motor is connected with the rotating shaft so as to drive the first sub air deflector and the second sub air deflector to rotate around the rotating shaft; when the middle air deflector rotates to the upper air deflecting position, the transverse other end of the first sub air deflector is abutted against the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct, and the transverse other end of the second sub air deflector is positioned at the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; when the middle air guide plate rotates to the lower air guide position, the transverse other end of the first sub air guide plate is located at the boundary position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet, and the transverse other end of the second sub air guide plate is abutted to the upper air channel wall of the air outlet air channel.
In an alternative embodiment, the drive mechanism comprises a linkage arrangement and a motor, wherein the linkage arrangement comprises:
one end of the first connecting rod is arranged on a first rotating shaft positioned at the position of the air outlet duct far away from the air inlet, and the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector far away from the air inlet;
one end of the second connecting rod is arranged on a second rotating shaft which is positioned at the position of the air outlet duct close to the air inlet, and the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector close to the air inlet; the length of the first connecting rod is greater than that of the second connecting rod;
the motor is in driving connection with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft and used for driving the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft to rotate synchronously.
In an optional embodiment, the driving mechanism comprises a swing guide rod structure and a motor, wherein the swing guide rod structure comprises a swing rod, one end of the swing rod structure is arranged on a first rotating shaft positioned in the air outlet duct, and the other end of the swing rod structure is rotatably connected to the middle air deflector;
a second rotating shaft is arranged at one transverse end of the middle air deflector and is rotatably arranged on the edge of the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet;
the motor is in driving connection with the first rotating shaft and used for driving the swing rod to drive the air deflector to rotate around the second rotating shaft.
In an alternative embodiment, the drive mechanism comprises a rack and pinion assembly and a motor, wherein the rack and pinion assembly comprises:
the gear is arranged on a crankshaft of the motor;
the length of the rack is smaller than the transverse length of the air outlet duct, the rack is arranged in the transverse direction, and the rack is meshed and matched with the gear so that the rack can move in the transverse direction when the motor drives the gear to rotate;
a rotating shaft is arranged at one transverse end of the middle air deflector and is rotatably arranged on the edge of the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; the transverse other end of the middle air deflector is connected with the rack.
In an alternative embodiment, the motor is a bi-directional rotatable motor.
In an optional embodiment, the indoor unit further includes a controller, and the controller is configured to:
receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing a heat exchange mode;
and controlling the air guide plate assembly to adjust in an air supply mode matched with the heat exchange mode.
In an optional embodiment, the indoor unit further includes a controller, and the controller is configured to:
receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing an air supply mode;
and controlling the air guide plate assembly to adjust in an air supply mode.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is also provided an air conditioner having an air conditioner indoor unit as provided in any one of the preceding first aspects.
The invention adopts the technical scheme and has the beneficial effects that:
the indoor unit provided by the invention adopts the air deflector assembly different from a single air deflector in the prior art, wherein the upper air deflector and the lower air deflector of the air deflector can limit the air outlet area of the air outlet and can change the air supply angle of the corresponding air outlet area, so that air can be blown upwards when the air conditioner is used for refrigerating and blown downwards when the air conditioner is used for heating, the heat exchange efficiency is enhanced by utilizing the characteristics of cold air sinking and hot air floating, the air outlet height position of the air outlet of the air conditioner can be changed by the limited air outlet area, the air supply direction at the current air outlet height position can be changed by adjusting the air supply angle of the air deflector, and the air flow is prevented from directly blowing to a user by a double limiting mode; the middle air guide plate can limit the air outlet area of the air flow direction limit in the air outlet duct, the air leakage problem caused by the gap between the upper air guide plate and the lower air guide plate and the edge of the air outlet is reduced, and the use experience of a user is improved.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
Drawings
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the indoor unit of the present invention according to an exemplary embodiment;
fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment;
fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment;
fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment;
fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment;
wherein, 1, a shell; 11. an air outlet; 12. a heat exchange assembly; 13. a fan; 14. an air outlet duct; 21. an upper air deflector; 22. a lower air deflector; 23. a middle air deflector; 231. a first sub-air deflector; 232. a second sub-air deflector; 3. a rotating shaft; 31. a first rotating shaft; 32. a second rotating shaft; 42. a first link; 42. a second link; 5. a swing lever; 61. a gear; 62. a rack.
Detailed Description
The following description and the drawings sufficiently illustrate specific embodiments of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The scope of embodiments of the invention encompasses the full ambit of the claims, as well as all available equivalents of the claims. Embodiments may be referred to herein, individually or collectively, by the term "invention" merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any single invention or inventive concept if more than one is in fact disclosed. Herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method or apparatus that comprises the element. The embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. As for the methods, products and the like disclosed by the embodiments, the description is simple because the methods correspond to the method parts disclosed by the embodiments, and the related parts can be referred to the method parts for description.
The invention provides an indoor unit which mainly comprises a shell 1, a heat exchange assembly 12 (a heat exchanger and the like) arranged in the shell 1, a fan 13, an air deflector assembly and a deflector.
Specifically, an air inlet duct, an air outlet duct 14 and a fan accommodating space communicating the air inlet duct and the air outlet duct 14 are formed inside the casing 1, and an air inlet and an air outlet 14 are formed on the outer surface of the casing 1, wherein the air inlet is communicated with the air inlet duct, so that external air can flow into the air inlet duct through the air inlet and exchange heat with the heat exchange assembly; the air outlet 11 is communicated with an air outlet duct 14, so that air in the indoor unit can be blown into the external environment again after heat exchange; the fan is arranged in the fan accommodating space, negative pressure can be generated on one side of the air inlet when the fan operates, so that outside air flows into the indoor unit under the action of the negative pressure, and positive pressure is generated on one side of the air inlet, so that the air after heat exchange is blown into the outside environment.
The air guide plate assembly is arranged in a first air outlet area on one longitudinal side of the air outlet, taking a hanging air conditioner as an example, the longitudinal direction of the air outlet of the hanging air conditioner is the left-right direction, and here, the air guide plate assembly can be arranged in the left half area of the air outlet as a first air outlet area or arranged in the right half area of the air outlet as a first air outlet area; the air deflector assembly comprises an upper air deflector 21, a lower air deflector 22 and a middle air deflector 23; the upper air deflector is rotatably arranged at the upper part of the first air outlet area of the air outlet 11 and limits the upper air outlet area which can open or close the first air outlet area; the lower air deflector is rotatably arranged at the lower part of the first air outlet area and limits the lower air outlet area which can be opened or closed.
Here, taking the indoor unit of a hanging air conditioner in the drawing as an example, the air outlet 11 of the air conditioner is an integrated approximately rectangular air outlet 11, and the air deflector assembly is arranged in the left half area of the air outlet; the upper air deflector 21 is in a rectangular plate strip structure, and can cover the 1/2 area at the upper part of the left half area of the air outlet 11, which is an upper air outlet area; the lower air guiding plate 22 is also a rectangular plate-shaped structure, and can cover the area 1/2 at the lower part of the left half area of the air outlet 11, which is the lower air outlet area.
Here, a rotating shaft is arranged on one side of the upper air deflector 21 adjacent to the edge of the air outlet, and the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the edge of the air outlet, so that the upper air deflector 21 can rotate around the rotating shaft, and the air deflection angle of the upper air deflector 21 to the upper air outlet area is changed; similarly, a rotating shaft is also disposed on a side of the lower wind deflector 22 adjacent to the edge of the wind outlet, and the rotating shaft is rotatably disposed on the edge of the wind outlet, so that the lower wind deflector 22 can rotate around the rotating shaft, thereby changing a wind guiding angle of the lower wind deflector 22 to the lower wind outlet area.
The middle air deflector 23 is movably arranged at one side of the air outlet duct 14 corresponding to the first air outlet area; the upper air guide position is provided with an upper air outlet duct communicated with the upper air outlet area and an upper air guide position for blocking a lower air outlet duct communicated with the lower air outlet area, wherein the upper air outlet duct is formed between the upper air outlet duct and the upper air outlet duct wall of the air outlet duct 14; a lower air outlet duct communicated with the lower air outlet area and a lower air guide position blocking the upper air outlet duct communicated with the upper air outlet area are formed between the lower air outlet duct and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct;
a deflector (not shown in the figure) disposed in the second air outlet region on the other longitudinal side of the air outlet, and in the aforementioned embodiment, the air deflector assembly is disposed in the left half region of the air outlet, and the deflector is disposed in the right half region of the air outlet for controlling the flow direction and the air supply angle of the air flow exiting from the region.
The guide plate is a plate structure, a rotating shaft is arranged on one side of the guide plate, which is adjacent to the edge of the air outlet, and the driving structure can turn over and move according to a set angle by driving the guide plate similar to the rotating shaft so as to change the air supply angle and the flow direction of the air outlet flow.
The indoor unit is further provided with a driving mechanism for driving the rotation of the upper air deflector 21, the lower air deflector 22 and the air deflector, and the movement of the middle air deflector 23 for switching between the upper air guiding position and the lower air guiding position.
Specifically, the indoor unit is respectively provided with a motor for driving the upper air deflector to rotate and a motor for driving the lower air deflector to rotate; therefore, when the air supply height and the air supply angle of the air outlet of the indoor unit are adjusted, the rotation angles of the upper air deflector and the lower air deflector can be respectively adjusted through rotation control of different motors.
And the indoor unit is provided with a motor for driving the middle air deflector 23 to rotate, and the motor can be used for driving the middle air deflector 23 to move between an upper air guiding position and a lower air guiding position so as to blow the outlet air flow into the external environment from one of the upper outlet air area and the lower outlet air area.
And the indoor unit is also provided with a motor for driving the guide plate to rotate.
The following describes various arrangements of the air deflectors according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the internal structure of an indoor unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, a transverse end of the middle air deflector 23 is provided with a rotating shaft 3, and the rotating shaft 3 is rotatably disposed on the edge of the boundary position of the upper air outlet region and the lower air outlet region of the air outlet; the driving mechanism comprises a first motor, and the first motor is connected with the rotating shaft 3 to drive the middle air deflector 23 to rotate around the rotating shaft 3. The rotating shaft 3 is formed by extending along the longitudinal direction of the air outlet, and the two ends of the rotating shaft respectively extend to the two ends of the air outlet and are in rotatable fit with the air outlet; the first motor is arranged on one side of the air outlet and is in driving connection with one end part of the rotating shaft 3.
The left indoor unit in fig. 1 shows a structure in which the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the upper air guiding position, when the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the upper air guiding position, the other transverse end of the middle air deflector 23 abuts against the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14, the lower air outlet duct is blocked by the surface of the middle air deflector 23, at this time, the upper side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 jointly form an upper air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from the upper air outlet region through the upper air outlet duct, at this time, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is high, and a large height difference exists between the air outlet flow and a user, so that the direct blowing influence on the user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of air under a refrigeration mode, a high.
The indoor unit on the right side in fig. 1 shows a structure in which the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the lower air guiding position, when the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the lower air guiding position, the other transverse end of the middle air deflector 23 abuts against the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14, the upper air outlet duct is blocked by the surface of the middle air deflector 23, at this time, the lower side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 jointly form a lower air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from the lower air outlet region through the lower air outlet duct, at this time, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is low, the height difference between the air outlet flow and a user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of air flow in the heating mode.
At the moment, the guide plate can rotate to the air supply angle of supplying air upwards or supplying air downwards under the driving of the motor, so that the direction of the air flow blown out from the guide plate is consistent with or inconsistent with the flow direction of the air flow blown out from the air deflector assembly, and different air supply effects are achieved.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of an indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the middle air guiding plate includes a first sub-air guiding plate 231 and a second sub-air guiding plate 232, one lateral ends of the first sub-air guiding plate 231 and the second sub-air guiding plate 232 are connected to the same rotating shaft 3, the first sub-air guiding plate 231 and the second sub-air guiding plate 232 are arranged at an included angle, the first sub-air guiding plate 231 is located below the second sub-air guiding plate 232, and the other lateral ends of the first sub-air guiding plate 231 and the second sub-air guiding plate face the air outlet; the rotating shaft 3 is rotatably arranged at the inner side of the air outlet duct 14 far away from the air outlet; the driving mechanism includes a first motor, and the first motor is connected to the rotating shaft 3 to drive the first sub-air guiding plate 231 and the second sub-air guiding plate 232 to rotate around the rotating shaft 3.
The left indoor unit in fig. 2 shows a structure in which the middle air guiding plate rotates to the upper air guiding position, when the middle air guiding plate rotates to the upper air guiding position, the transverse other end of the first sub air guiding plate 231 abuts against the lower air channel wall of the air outlet channel 14, and the transverse other end of the second sub air guiding plate 232 is located at the boundary position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; at this time, the lower air outlet duct is blocked by the plate surface of the first sub-air deflector 231, at this time, the upper air outlet duct is formed by the second sub-air deflector 232 and the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 together, and the air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from the upper air outlet region through the upper air outlet duct, at this time, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is higher, and a larger height difference exists between the air outlet flow and the user, so that the direct blowing influence on the user is smaller, and the air flow direction control method is suitable for air flow direction control in a refrigeration mode, a high-angle air supply mode and a.
The indoor unit on the right side in fig. 2 shows a structure in which the middle air deflector rotates to the lower air guiding position, when the middle air deflector rotates to the lower air guiding position, the transverse other end of the first sub air deflector 231 is located at the boundary position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet, the transverse other end of the second sub air deflector 232 abuts against the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14, the upper air outlet duct is blocked by the plate surface of the second sub air deflector 232, at this time, the first sub air deflector 231 and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 together form a lower air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from the lower air outlet area through the lower air outlet duct, at this time, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is low, the height difference between the air outlet flow and the user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the.
Here, the baffle in the embodiment of fig. 2 may also be controlled according to the adjustment manner shown in the embodiment of fig. 1, which specifically refers to the previous embodiment and is not described herein again.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of an indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment. In order to show the structure of the driving mechanism and the middle air guiding plate more clearly, the upper air guiding plate and the lower air guiding plate are not shown in fig. 3.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the driving mechanism includes a link structure and a motor, wherein the link structure includes a first link 42 and a second link 42, wherein one end of the first link 42 is disposed on the first rotating shaft 31 located at the position of the air outlet duct 14 far away from the air inlet, and the other end is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector 23 far away from the air inlet; one end of the second connecting rod 42 is disposed on the second rotating shaft 32 located at a position of the air outlet duct 14 close to the air inlet, and the other end is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector 23 close to the air inlet; the first link 42 has a length greater than the second link 42. The motor is in driving connection with the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 and is used for driving the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 to rotate synchronously.
In the embodiment, since the length of the first link 42 is greater than that of the second link 42, the longitudinal moving distance of the end of the middle air deflector 23 close to the first link 42 is greater than that of the end close to the first link 42; thus, by driving the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 to rotate synchronously, the end portions of the middle air guiding plates 23 close to the first connecting rods 42 can be abutted against the upper air duct wall and the lower air duct wall respectively, so as to form an upper air outlet duct and a lower air outlet duct respectively.
Specifically, the indoor unit on the left side in fig. 3 shows a structure in which the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the upper air guiding position, at this time, the end of the middle air deflector 23 close to the first connecting rod 42 abuts against the lower air duct wall, and the end far from the first connecting rod 42 is located on the edge of the boundary position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; in this way, the upper side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 jointly form an upper air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from an upper air outlet area through the upper air outlet duct, at this time, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is higher, and a larger height difference exists between the air outlet flow and a user, so that the direct blowing influence on the user is smaller, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a refrigeration mode, a high-angle air supply mode and a strong air mode.
The indoor unit on the right side in fig. 3 shows a structure that the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the lower air guiding position, at this time, the end of the middle air deflector 23 close to the first connecting rod 42 abuts against the upper air duct wall, and the end far from the first connecting rod 42 is located on the edge of the boundary position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; the lower side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct 14 jointly form a lower air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from a lower air outlet area through the lower air outlet duct, at the moment, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is low, the height difference between the air outlet flow and a user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a heating mode, a low-angle air supply mode and a weak air mode.
Here, the baffle in the embodiment of fig. 3 may also be controlled according to the adjustment manner shown in the embodiment of fig. 1, which specifically refers to the previous embodiment and is not described herein again.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of an indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment. In order to show the structure of the driving mechanism and the middle air guiding plate more clearly, the upper air guiding plate and the lower air guiding plate are not shown in fig. 4.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the driving mechanism includes a swing guide rod structure and a motor, wherein the swing guide rod structure includes a swing rod 5, one end of the swing rod is disposed on the first rotating shaft 31 of the air outlet duct, and the other end of the swing rod is rotatably connected to the middle air deflector 23; a second rotating shaft 32 is arranged at one transverse end of the middle air deflector 23, and the second rotating shaft 32 is rotatably arranged on the edge of the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; the motor is in driving connection with the first rotating shaft 31 and is used for driving the swing rod to drive the air deflector 23 to rotate around the second rotating shaft 32.
Specifically, the indoor unit on the left side in fig. 4 shows a structure in which the intermediate air guide plate 23 is rotated to the upper air guide position, and at this time, the end portion of the intermediate air guide plate 23 close to the swing lever 5 abuts against the lower air duct wall; therefore, the upper side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct jointly form the upper air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from an upper air outlet area through the upper air outlet duct, at the moment, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is higher, and a larger height difference exists between the air outlet flow and a user, so that the direct blowing influence on the user is smaller, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a refrigeration mode, a high-angle air supply mode and a strong air mode.
The right indoor unit in fig. 4 shows a structure in which the intermediate air guide plate 23 is rotated to the lower air guide position, in which the end of the intermediate air guide plate 23 close to the swing lever 5 abuts against the upper air duct wall; the lower side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct jointly form a lower air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from a lower air outlet area through the lower air outlet duct, at the moment, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is low, the height difference between the air outlet flow and a user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a heating mode, a low-angle air supply mode and a weak air mode.
Here, when the oscillating rod 5 drives the middle air guiding plate 23 to switch between the upper air guiding position and the lower air guiding position, the moving track of the oscillating rod 5 connected with one end of the middle air guiding plate 23 is an arc line.
Here, the baffle in the embodiment of fig. 4 may also be controlled according to the adjustment manner shown in the embodiment of fig. 1, which specifically refers to the previous embodiment and is not described herein again.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of an indoor unit of the present invention according to still another exemplary embodiment. In order to show the structure of the driving mechanism and the middle air guiding plate more clearly, the upper air guiding plate and the lower air guiding plate are not shown in fig. 5.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the drive mechanism comprises a rack and pinion assembly and a motor, wherein the rack and pinion assembly comprises a pinion 61 and a rack 62, wherein the pinion 61 is arranged on the crankshaft of the motor; the length of the rack 62 is smaller than the transverse length of the air outlet duct, the rack 62 is transversely arranged, and the rack 62 is meshed with the gear 61 so that the rack 62 can move along the transverse direction when the motor drives the gear 61 to rotate; a rotating shaft 3 is arranged at one transverse end of the middle air deflector 23, and the rotating shaft 3 is rotatably arranged on the edge of the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; the other end of the middle air deflector 23 in the transverse direction is connected to the rack 62, so that when the rack 62 moves in the transverse direction, the other end is driven to move in the transverse direction, and thus the other end abuts against the upper air duct wall and the lower air duct wall respectively.
Specifically, the left indoor unit in fig. 5 shows a structure in which the middle air deflector 23 rotates to the upper air guiding position, and at this time, the rack 62 moves to the transverse lower half of the air outlet duct under the driving of the gear 61, and the other end of the middle air deflector 23 abuts against the lower duct wall; therefore, the upper side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct jointly form the upper air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from an upper air outlet area through the upper air outlet duct, at the moment, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is higher, and a larger height difference exists between the air outlet flow and a user, so that the direct blowing influence on the user is smaller, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a refrigeration mode, a high-angle air supply mode and a strong air mode.
In the right indoor unit in fig. 5, the middle air deflector 23 is rotated to the lower air guiding position, and at this time, the rack 62 is driven by the gear 61 to move to the upper half of the air outlet duct in the transverse direction, and the other end of the middle air deflector 23 abuts against the upper duct wall; the lower side surface of the middle air deflector 23 and the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct jointly form a lower air outlet duct, air after heat exchange in the indoor unit is blown into the external environment from a lower air outlet area through the lower air outlet duct, at the moment, the air outlet height of the air outlet flow is low, the height difference between the air outlet flow and a user is small, and the indoor unit is suitable for controlling the flow direction of the air flow in a heating mode, a low-angle air supply mode and a weak air mode.
Here, the baffle in the embodiment of fig. 5 may also be controlled according to the adjustment manner shown in the embodiment of fig. 1, which specifically refers to the previous embodiment and is not described herein again.
The transverse direction refers to the upper and lower width direction of the air outlet duct.
Here, rack 62 and gear 61 are all adjacent to the left and right side wall setting in air-out wind channel, still seted up the guide way on the left and right side wall, and the guide way is used for injecing rack 62's moving path.
The motors shown in the above embodiments are all motors capable of rotating in two directions, so that the middle air deflector 23 can be moved between the upper air guiding position and the lower air guiding position by changing the rotating direction of the motors.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the indoor unit further includes a controller, the controller is configured to: receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing a heat exchange mode; and controlling the air guide plate assembly to adjust in an air supply mode matched with the heat exchange mode.
With the above embodiments, when the heat exchange mode of the air conditioner is the cooling mode, the lower air deflector 22 in the air deflector assembly is controlled to close the lower air outlet area, the upper air deflector 21 opens the upper air outlet area, and at this time, the middle air deflector 23 is located at the upper air guiding position, so that the cold air can be blown into the indoor environment through the upper air outlet area;
the upper air deflector 21 can also adjust the self-turning angle, so that the plate surface of the upper air deflector 21 is arranged along the horizontal direction or the oblique upward direction, thus, the air outlet direction of the cold air is horizontal air outlet or oblique upward air outlet, and the indoor temperature is quickly reduced to the proper temperature by utilizing the principle of cold air reduction.
When the heat exchange mode of the air conditioner is a heating mode, an upper air deflector 21 in the air deflector assembly is controlled to close an upper air outlet area, a lower air deflector 22 opens a lower air outlet area, and at the moment, a middle air deflector 23 is positioned at a lower air guiding position, so that hot air can be blown into an indoor environment through the lower air outlet area;
the lower air deflector 22 can also adjust the self-turning angle, so that the surface of the lower air deflector 22 is arranged along the vertical direction, thus, the air outlet direction of the hot air is vertical downward air outlet, and the indoor temperature is quickly raised to the proper temperature by utilizing the principle of the upward floating of the hot air.
As another optional embodiment, the controller of the indoor unit is configured to: receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing an air supply mode; and controlling the air guide plate assembly to adjust in an air supply mode.
Here, the air blowing method includes, but is not limited to: a high angle air supply mode, a low angle air supply mode, a strong air mode and a weak air mode.
With reference to the foregoing embodiments, when the air supply mode of the air conditioner is the high-angle mode or the strong wind mode, the lower air deflector 22 in the air deflector assembly is controlled to close the lower air outlet region, the upper air deflector 21 opens the upper air outlet region, and at this time, the middle air deflector 23 is located at the upper air guiding position, so that air can be blown into the indoor environment through the upper air outlet region;
the upper air deflector 21 can also adjust the self-turning angle, so that the surface of the upper air deflector 21 is arranged along the horizontal direction or the oblique upward direction, and thus, the air outlet direction of the air flow is horizontal air outlet or oblique upward air outlet, and therefore, the air flow cannot be directly blown to a user.
When the heat exchange mode of the air conditioner is a low-angle mode or a weak wind mode, an upper air deflector 21 in the air deflector assembly is controlled to close an upper air outlet area, a lower air deflector 22 opens a lower air outlet area, and at the moment, a middle air deflector 23 is positioned at a lower air deflecting position, so that air can be blown into an indoor environment through the lower air outlet area;
the lower air deflector 22 can also adjust the self-turning angle, so that the surface of the lower air deflector 22 is arranged along the vertical direction, and thus, the air outlet direction of the air is vertical downward air outlet.
The control mode of the air deflector shown in the above embodiments and the air deflector assembly to realize different air supply effects can also be realized by the controller.
The invention also provides an air conditioner which is provided with any one indoor unit in the plurality of embodiments.
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the procedures and structures described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.
Claims (6)
1. An indoor unit, characterized in that the indoor unit includes:
the air conditioner comprises a shell, an air outlet channel and an air outlet, wherein the air outlet channel and the air outlet are formed in the shell, and the air outlet is formed on the outer surface of the shell and communicated with the air outlet channel;
the air guide plate assembly is arranged in a first air outlet area on one longitudinal side of the air outlet and comprises an upper air guide plate, a lower air guide plate and a middle air guide plate; wherein,
the upper air deflector is rotatably arranged at the upper part of a first air outlet area of the air outlet and limits the upper air outlet area which can open or close the first air outlet area;
the lower air deflector is rotatably arranged at the lower part of a first air outlet area of the air outlet and limits the lower air outlet area which can open or close the first air outlet area;
the middle air deflector is movably arranged at one side, corresponding to the first air outlet area, in the air outlet duct; the air guide device is provided with an upper air outlet duct communicated with the upper air outlet area and an upper air guide position for blocking a lower air outlet duct communicated with the lower air outlet area, wherein the upper air outlet duct is formed between the upper air outlet duct and an upper air outlet duct wall of the air outlet duct; and a lower air guide position which is communicated with the lower air outlet duct of the lower air outlet area and blocks the upper air outlet duct communicated with the upper air outlet area is formed between the lower air outlet duct and the lower air outlet duct wall of the air outlet duct; the middle air deflector comprises a first sub air deflector and a second sub air deflector, one transverse end parts of the first sub air deflector and the second sub air deflector are connected to the same rotating shaft, the first sub air deflector and the second sub air deflector are arranged in an included angle, and the other transverse end parts of the first sub air deflector and the second sub air deflector face the air outlet; the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged at the inner side of the air outlet duct far away from the air outlet;
the guide plate is arranged in a second air outlet area on the other longitudinal side of the air outlet;
the driving mechanism is used for driving the upper air deflector, the lower air deflector and the guide plate to rotate and the middle air deflector to move between the upper air guiding position and the lower air guiding position; the driving mechanism comprises a first motor, and the first motor is connected with the rotating shaft so as to drive the first sub air deflector and the second sub air deflector to rotate around the rotating shaft; when the middle air deflector rotates to the upper air guiding position, the transverse other end of the first sub air deflector is abutted against the lower air duct wall of the air outlet duct, and the transverse other end of the second sub air deflector is located at the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet; when the middle air deflector rotates to the lower air guiding position, the transverse other end of the first sub air deflector is located at the junction position of the upper air outlet area and the lower air outlet area of the air outlet, and the transverse other end of the second sub air deflector is abutted against the upper air duct wall of the air outlet duct.
2. The indoor unit of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a link structure, wherein the link structure comprises:
one end of the first connecting rod is arranged on a first rotating shaft positioned at the position of the air outlet duct far away from the air inlet, and the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector far away from the air inlet;
one end of the second connecting rod is arranged on a second rotating shaft which is positioned at the position, close to the air inlet, of the air outlet duct, and the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected to one side of the middle air deflector, close to the air inlet; the length of the first connecting rod is greater than that of the second connecting rod;
the first motor is in driving connection with the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft and used for driving the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft to rotate synchronously.
3. The indoor unit according to claim 2, wherein the first motor is a motor that can rotate in both directions.
4. The indoor unit of claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to:
receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing a heat exchange mode;
and controlling the air deflector assembly to adjust in an air supply mode matched with the heat exchange mode.
5. The indoor unit of claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to:
receiving a control instruction which is input by a user and used for representing an air supply mode;
and controlling the air deflector assembly to adjust in the air supply mode.
6. An air conditioner characterized in that it has an indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201810814394.2A CN110822552B (en) | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-23 | Indoor unit and air conditioner |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201810814394.2A CN110822552B (en) | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-23 | Indoor unit and air conditioner |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN110822552A CN110822552A (en) | 2020-02-21 |
| CN110822552B true CN110822552B (en) | 2021-05-25 |
Family
ID=69533623
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201810814394.2A Active CN110822552B (en) | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-23 | Indoor unit and air conditioner |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN110822552B (en) |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN112178768B (en) * | 2020-09-21 | 2022-09-06 | 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司 | Indoor unit of air conditioner |
| CN114963327B (en) * | 2021-02-19 | 2024-04-26 | 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司 | Wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit |
| CN114383198A (en) * | 2022-01-14 | 2022-04-22 | 珠海格力节能环保制冷技术研究中心有限公司 | Air conditioner and control method thereof |
Family Cites Families (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP5155137B2 (en) * | 2008-12-19 | 2013-02-27 | シャープ株式会社 | Wind direction changing device and air conditioner equipped with the same |
| CN105928074B (en) * | 2016-05-23 | 2019-01-29 | 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 | Air conditioner |
| CN107062398B (en) * | 2017-03-31 | 2023-07-28 | 广东美的制冷设备有限公司 | Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner |
| CN206626693U (en) * | 2017-03-31 | 2017-11-10 | 广东美的制冷设备有限公司 | Indoor apparatus of air conditioner and air conditioner |
| CN107702220A (en) * | 2017-10-23 | 2018-02-16 | 芜湖美智空调设备有限公司 | The control method of the indoor set of air conditioner, air-conditioning system and air-conditioning system |
| CN108180552B (en) * | 2018-01-12 | 2020-05-29 | 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司 | Wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit |
-
2018
- 2018-07-23 CN CN201810814394.2A patent/CN110822552B/en active Active
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN110822552A (en) | 2020-02-21 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| CN110822551B (en) | Indoor unit and air conditioner | |
| CN110822552B (en) | Indoor unit and air conditioner | |
| KR102055939B1 (en) | An air conditioner | |
| KR101355353B1 (en) | Air flow direction changing device for air adjusting device | |
| CN107940570A (en) | Wall-hanging air conditioner indoor unit | |
| CN203719057U (en) | Air duct component for air conditioner and air conditioner | |
| CN113623850B (en) | Wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit | |
| CN104279734A (en) | Air conditioner | |
| CN108469112A (en) | A kind of air conditioner wind-guiding structure, air conditioner and air conditioner air-out control method | |
| CN105910180A (en) | Indoor unit and air conditioner with same | |
| CN105928173A (en) | Air supply device and indoor unit of air conditioner | |
| CN208154620U (en) | Wall-hanging air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner | |
| CN207702590U (en) | Wall-hanging air conditioner indoor unit | |
| WO2020001201A1 (en) | Wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit | |
| CN109945425A (en) | The noise control method of air conditioner and air conditioner with it | |
| CN110822550B (en) | Indoor unit and air conditioner | |
| JP2009115431A (en) | Air conditioner | |
| CN110296472A (en) | A kind of air conditioner | |
| WO2016207946A1 (en) | Air conditioner | |
| CN109916045A (en) | The control method of air conditioner | |
| CN207555764U (en) | Ceiling machine and with its air conditioner | |
| KR100829065B1 (en) | Indoor machine of air conditioner having function of concentration air cooling | |
| CN205403088U (en) | Air guide structure and air conditioner | |
| CN105066402B (en) | Air outlet structure and ducted air conditioner | |
| CN216307986U (en) | Indoor unit of air conditioner |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| TA01 | Transfer of patent application right | ||
| TA01 | Transfer of patent application right |
Effective date of registration: 20210510 Address after: 266101 Haier Industrial Park, 1 Haier Road, Laoshan District, Shandong, Qingdao Applicant after: QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL Corp.,Ltd. Applicant after: Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. Address before: 266101 Haier Industrial Park, 1 Haier Road, Laoshan District, Shandong, Qingdao Applicant before: QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL Corp.,Ltd. |
|
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant |