CN111006362B

CN111006362B - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN111006362B
Application number: CN201911269003.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张静; 黄煜鹏; 黄杰; 成凯; 罗永前; 陈圣文; 缪万磊; 何伟强
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-12-11
Filing date: 2019-12-11
Publication date: 2021-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-11
Also published as: CN111006362A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner main body, a display module, a backlight module and a first fan, wherein the air conditioner main body is used for refrigerating or heating; the display module is arranged on the air conditioner main body and used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel is positioned at the lower part of the display module; the backlight module is arranged in the heat dissipation channel; the first fan is arranged in the heat dissipation channel and used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel from the heat dissipation air inlet so as to cool the backlight module. By adopting the scheme, when the backlight module works, external wind can be sucked into the heat dissipation channel through the first fan, so that the backlight module is cooled through air flow, and the reliable operation of the backlight module and the display module is ensured.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

With the continuous development of air conditioner intellectualization, the simple air temperature regulation can not meet the requirements of people, and more functions are integrated in the air conditioner, which is one of the future development trends. Combine liquid crystal display and traditional air conditioner in an organic whole also will become the trend of development to reduce the occupation space in the house, improve the intelligent degree of house, improve quality of life. The display screen comprises a display module and a backlight module, and the luminous effect of the backlight module directly influences the visual effect of the display module. The backlight module is a heating element and can ensure the operation reliability only by effectively radiating heat. After the display screen is combined with the original air conditioner, the problem of how to radiate the backlight module exists.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an air conditioner, which aims to solve the problem of heat dissipation of a backlight module in the existing air conditioner with a display screen.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an air conditioner including: the air conditioner comprises an air conditioner main body, a heat exchanger and a heat dissipation channel, wherein the air conditioner main body is used for refrigerating or heating, the air conditioner comprises a heat exchange channel and a heat dissipation channel, and the heat dissipation channel is provided with a heat dissipation air inlet communicated with the outside of the air conditioner; the display module is arranged on the air conditioner main body and used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel is positioned at the lower part of the display module; the backlight module is arranged in the heat dissipation channel; the first fan is arranged in the heat dissipation channel and used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel from the heat dissipation air inlet so as to cool the backlight module.

Further, the air conditioner further comprises a grille, the grille is arranged at the position of the heat dissipation air inlet, and a plurality of through holes are formed in the grille.

Furthermore, the inner wall of the heat dissipation channel is provided with a guide hole, and the guide hole is communicated with the heat exchange channel so as to convey the wind entering the heat dissipation channel into the heat exchange channel.

Further, the first fan is an axial flow fan or a cross flow fan.

Further, the heat dissipation channel extends along the length direction of the air conditioner main body, and the first fan is located at one end, far away from the heat dissipation air inlet, of the heat dissipation channel.

Further, the display module is a liquid crystal display module, and the backlight module comprises an LED backlight lamp.

Further, the air conditioner further includes: the first driving module is arranged between the display module and the backlight module and comprises a first temperature detector and a first controller, the first temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the backlight module, and the first temperature detector and the first fan are both electrically connected with the first controller; the first controller is used for controlling the first fan to operate according to the detection result of the first temperature detector.

Further, a cooling chamber is provided between the display module and the air conditioner main body, and the air conditioner further includes: and the second fan is arranged in the cooling cavity and used for sucking air outside the air conditioner into the cooling cavity so as to cool the display module.

Further, the air conditioner further includes: the second driving module is arranged between the display module and the air conditioner main body and comprises a second temperature detector and a second controller, the second temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the display module, and the second temperature detector and the second fan are both electrically connected with the second controller; the second controller is used for controlling the second fan to operate according to the detection result of the second temperature detector.

Further, the air conditioner main body includes: the heat exchange channel and the heat dissipation channel are both positioned in the shell, and the display module is arranged on the shell; the heat exchanger is arranged in the heat exchange channel; and the third fan is arranged in the heat exchange channel.

The technical scheme of the invention is applied to provide an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner main body, a display module, a backlight module and a first fan, wherein the air conditioner main body is used for refrigerating or heating, the air conditioner comprises a heat exchange channel and a heat dissipation channel, and the heat dissipation channel is provided with a heat dissipation air inlet communicated with the outside of the air conditioner; the display module is arranged on the air conditioner main body and used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel is positioned at the lower part of the display module; the backlight module is arranged in the heat dissipation channel; the first fan is arranged in the heat dissipation channel and used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel from the heat dissipation air inlet so as to cool the backlight module. By adopting the scheme, when the backlight module works, external wind can be sucked into the heat dissipation channel through the first fan, so that the backlight module is cooled through air flow, and the reliable operation of the backlight module and the display module is ensured.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 illustrates a side view of an air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a front view of the air conditioner in fig. 1.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. an air conditioner main body; 11. a heat exchange channel; 12. a heat dissipation channel; 13. a guide hole; 14. a housing; 15. a heat exchanger; 16. a third fan; 17. a lower tuyere; 18. an air inlet; 20. a display module; 30. a backlight module; 40. a first fan.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, an embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioner including: the air conditioner comprises an air conditioner main body 10, wherein the air conditioner main body 10 is used for refrigerating or heating, the air conditioner comprises a heat exchange channel 11 and a heat dissipation channel 12, and the heat dissipation channel 12 is provided with a heat dissipation air inlet communicated with the outside of the air conditioner; a display module 20 disposed on the air conditioner main body 10, the display module 20 being used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel 12 being located at a lower portion of the display module 20; the backlight module 30 is arranged in the heat dissipation channel 12; and the first fan 40 is arranged in the heat dissipation channel 12, and the first fan 40 is used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel 12 from the heat dissipation air inlet so as to cool the backlight module 30.

The technical scheme of the invention is applied to provide an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner main body 10, a display module 20, a backlight module 30 and a first fan 40, wherein the air conditioner main body 10 is used for refrigerating or heating, the air conditioner comprises a heat exchange channel 11 and a heat dissipation channel 12, and the heat dissipation channel 12 is provided with a heat dissipation air inlet communicated with the outside of the air conditioner; the display module 20 is arranged on the air conditioner main body 10, the display module 20 is used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel 12 is positioned at the lower part of the display module 20; the backlight module 30 is arranged in the heat dissipation channel 12; the first fan 40 is disposed in the heat dissipation channel 12, and the first fan 40 is used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel 12 from the heat dissipation air inlet to cool the backlight module 30. With the above scheme, when the backlight module 30 operates, the first fan 40 can draw external wind into the heat dissipation channel 12, so that the backlight module 30 is cooled by air flowing, and reliable operation of the backlight module 30 and the display module 20 is ensured.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner further includes a grill disposed at the heat dissipation air inlet, and the grill has a plurality of through holes. By providing a grating, the ingress of impurities can be avoided. A grid may also be understood as a filter screen.

In the present embodiment, the heat dissipation channel 12 has guide holes 13 on the inner wall thereof, and the guide holes 13 communicate with the heat exchange channel 11 to convey the wind entering the heat dissipation channel 12 into the heat exchange channel 11. Thus, the air after heat exchange with the backlight module 30 can enter the heat exchange channel 11, thereby increasing the air volume and improving the heat exchange effect of the air conditioner.

In the present embodiment, the first fan 40 is an axial fan or a cross-flow fan. Of course, the first fan 40 may be configured as other types of fans as long as a good air inducing effect is achieved.

In the present embodiment, the heat dissipating passage 12 extends along the length direction of the air conditioner main body 10, and the first fan 40 is located at one end of the heat dissipating passage 12 far from the heat dissipating air inlet. The backlight module 30 extends along the length direction of the heat dissipation channel 12. By adopting the above arrangement, good heat dissipation and cooling effects can be achieved for different positions of the backlight module 30.

In this embodiment, the display module 20 is a liquid crystal display module, and the backlight module 30 includes an LED backlight. The LED backlight lamp and the liquid crystal display module are matched, so that a good display effect can be achieved.

Further, the air conditioner further includes: the first driving module is arranged between the display module 20 and the backlight module 30, the first driving module comprises a first temperature detector and a first controller, the first temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the backlight module 30, and the first temperature detector and the first fan 40 are both electrically connected with the first controller; the first controller is configured to control the first fan 40 to operate according to a detection result of the first temperature detector. Through the above arrangement, the temperature of the backlight module 30 can be detected, and when the temperature is higher than the preset value, the first controller controls the first fan 40 to be turned on or increase the rotating speed, so as to cool the backlight module 30. When it is detected that the temperature of the backlight module 30 is low, the operation of the first fan 40 is stopped.

In this embodiment, a cooling chamber is provided between the display module 20 and the air conditioner main body 10, and the air conditioner further includes: and a second fan disposed in the cooling chamber, the second fan being used for sucking air outside the air conditioner into the cooling chamber to cool the display module 20. The outside wind suction cooling intracavity of air conditioner can be with the second fan like this to cool off display module 20, avoid display module 20 high temperature.

Further, the air conditioner further includes: the second driving module is arranged between the display module 20 and the air conditioner main body 10 and comprises a second temperature detector and a second controller, the second temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the display module 20, and the second temperature detector and the second fan are electrically connected with the second controller; the second controller is used for controlling the second fan to operate according to the detection result of the second temperature detector. Through the above arrangement, the temperature of the display module 20 can be detected, and when the temperature is higher than the preset value, the second controller controls the second fan to be started or to increase the rotating speed, so that the display module 20 is cooled. When it is detected that the temperature of the display module 20 is low, the operation of the second fan is stopped, or warm air is supplied through the second fan to increase the temperature of the display module 20.

In the present embodiment, the air conditioner main body 10 includes: the shell 14, the heat exchange channel 11 and the heat dissipation channel 12 are all positioned in the shell 14, and the display module 20 is arranged on the shell 14; a heat exchanger 15 disposed in the heat exchange passage 11; and the third fan 16 is arranged in the heat exchange channel 11. The air outlet and the heat exchange of the air conditioner main body 10 are facilitated through the arrangement.

Alternatively, the lower portion of the casing 14 has a lower tuyere 17, the upper portion of the casing 14 has an upper tuyere 18, and the heat exchanger 15 is a plate-shaped structure, and the heat exchanger 15 is disposed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction. Through the arrangement, the heat exchange effect can be improved, the thickness of the air conditioner can be reduced, the occupied space of the air conditioner is reduced, and the attractiveness is improved.

Optionally, there are two third fans 16, and the two third fans 16 are respectively located at two sides of the heat exchanger 15. The ventilation capacity can be improved by the above arrangement. Further, two third fans 16 correspond to the lower air inlet 17 and the upper air inlet 18, and the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet of the shell 14 or the upper air inlet and the upper air outlet of the lower air inlet can be realized by opening the third fans 16 at different positions. Therefore, the functions of the air conditioner are enriched, and the comfort of the user is improved.

Optionally, the air conditioner main body 10 further includes an air guiding structure, the air guiding structure includes a bottom plate and an air deflector, the bottom plate is rotatably disposed at the lower air inlet 17, and the air deflector is rotatably disposed on the bottom plate. The bottom plate is used for opening or closing the lower air inlet 17, and when the bottom plate is opened, the bottom plate rotates into the heat exchange channel 11, and the air outlet direction is adjusted through rotation of the air guide plate. Thus, the bottom plate and the air deflector are not exposed out of the casing 14 while the wind direction is adjusted, and the aesthetic property of the appearance is not affected. Further, at the position of the air inlet 18, a bottom plate and an air deflector may also be provided.

Optionally, the air conditioner main body 10 further includes a stopper disposed on the housing 14, and the stopper is located on a rotation path of the bottom plate to limit a rotation range of the bottom plate.

In this embodiment, a liquid crystal driving module is disposed between the liquid crystal display module and the backlight module, the driving module includes an LED lamp temperature control system, and when the temperature control system monitors that the temperature of the LED lamp is high, the rotational speed of the axial flow fan can be increased by controlling to suck more air for rapid cooling. When the temperature is reduced to a certain level, the rotation speed is gradually restored to the original rotation speed.

Furthermore, a temperature control system can be arranged to detect the temperature of the liquid crystal display screen. Liquid crystal display's adaptability is than poor, can appear the slow phenomenon of picture change when the temperature is lower, can appear the black screen when the high temperature, and the temperature control system of this liquid crystal display department is through adjusting and delivering air, and then adjustment liquid crystal display's temperature is at reasonable within range. Specifically, for example, under the heating condition, when the temperature detection system monitors that the temperature of the liquid crystal display is higher, the rotating speed of the air transmission system is increased, and the liquid crystal display is cooled; under the refrigeration working condition, when the temperature detection system monitors that the temperature of the liquid crystal display screen is low, the rotating speed of the air transmission system is increased, and the temperature of the liquid crystal display screen is increased.

After the scheme is adopted, the liquid crystal display screen is arranged on the panel of the traditional air conditioner to realize the new breakthrough that the air conditioner can be used as a television; meanwhile, an axial fan is arranged at the position of the backlight module to guide outdoor fresh air, so that on one hand, the LED components can be effectively cooled, and the operation reliability of the LED components is ensured, on the other hand, the fresh air guided by the axial fan is used as part of the inlet air and is sent into the heat exchanger together with the inlet air at the position of the inlet air, the air inlet amount is increased, and the refrigerating/heating effect of the air conditioner is better ensured.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc. are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present invention; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited.

Claims

1. An air conditioner, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises an air conditioner main body (10), wherein the air conditioner main body (10) is used for refrigerating or heating, the air conditioner comprises a heat exchange channel (11) and a heat dissipation channel (12), and the heat dissipation channel (12) is provided with a heat dissipation air inlet communicated with the outside of the air conditioner;

the display module (20) is arranged on the air conditioner main body (10), the display module (20) is used for displaying information, and the heat dissipation channel (12) is positioned at the lower part of the display module (20);

a backlight module (30) arranged in the heat dissipation channel (12);

the first fan (40) is arranged in the heat dissipation channel (12), and the first fan (40) is used for sucking external wind into the heat dissipation channel (12) from the heat dissipation air inlet so as to cool the backlight module (30);

the inner wall of the heat dissipation channel (12) is provided with a guide hole (13), and the guide hole (13) is communicated with the heat exchange channel (11) so as to convey the wind entering the heat dissipation channel (12) into the heat exchange channel (11);

the air conditioner main body (10) includes: the shell (14), the heat exchange channel (11) and the heat dissipation channel (12) are both positioned in the shell (14), and the display module (20) is arranged on the shell (14); a heat exchanger (15) disposed within the heat exchange channel (11); a third fan (16) arranged in the heat exchange channel (11);

the lower part of the shell (14) is provided with a lower air inlet (17), the upper part of the shell (14) is provided with an upper air inlet (18), the heat exchanger (15) is of a plate-shaped structure, and the heat exchanger (15) is obliquely arranged relative to the vertical direction;

the number of the third fans (16) is two, the two third fans (16) are respectively positioned at two sides of the heat exchanger (15), and the two third fans (16) are respectively arranged corresponding to the lower air inlet (17) and the upper air inlet (18);

the air conditioner main body (10) further comprises an air guide structure, the air guide structure comprises a bottom plate and an air guide plate, the bottom plate is rotatably arranged at the lower air inlet (17), the air guide plate is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, the bottom plate is used for opening or closing the lower air inlet (17), and when the bottom plate is opened, the bottom plate rotates into the heat exchange channel (11), and the air outlet direction is adjusted through the rotation of the air guide plate; the air conditioner main body (10) further comprises a limiting block, the limiting block is arranged on the shell (14), and the limiting block is located on a rotating path of the bottom plate so as to limit a rotating range of the bottom plate.

2. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a grill provided at the heat dissipation air inlet, the grill having a plurality of through holes.

3. Air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that the first fan (40) is an axial fan or a cross-flow fan.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipating channel (12) extends along a length direction of the air conditioner main body (10), and the first fan (40) is located at an end of the heat dissipating channel (12) far away from the heat dissipating air inlet.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the display module (20) is a liquid crystal display module, and the backlight module (30) comprises an LED backlight.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising:

the first driving module is arranged between the display module (20) and the backlight module (30), and comprises a first temperature detector and a first controller, wherein the first temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the backlight module (30), and the first temperature detector and the first fan (40) are both electrically connected with the first controller; the first controller is used for controlling the first fan (40) to operate according to the detection result of the first temperature detector.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a cooling chamber is provided between the display module (20) and the air conditioner main body (10), the air conditioner further comprising:

and the second fan is arranged in the cooling cavity and used for sucking air outside the air conditioner into the cooling cavity so as to cool the display module (20).

8. The air conditioner according to claim 7, further comprising:

the second driving module is arranged between the display module (20) and the air conditioner main body (10), and comprises a second temperature detector and a second controller, wherein the second temperature detector is used for detecting the temperature of the display module (20), and the second temperature detector and the second fan are electrically connected with the second controller; the second controller is used for controlling the second fan to operate according to the detection result of the second temperature detector.