CN112013456B

CN112013456B - Air conditioner

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Publication number: CN112013456B
Application number: CN201910475146.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范慧; 李颂勤; 李文豪
Original assignee: Aux Air Conditioning Co Ltd; Ningbo Aux Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aux Air Conditioning Co Ltd; Ningbo Aux Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-31
Filing date: 2019-05-31
Publication date: 2024-06-28
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-31
Also published as: CN112013456A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner which comprises an evaporator support and an electric control box, wherein the electric control box is arranged above the evaporator support, the side wall of the evaporator support is connected with a reinforcing strip, a first frame body and a second frame body are arranged between the electric control box and the evaporator support, and the first frame body is fixedly connected with the electric control box and the evaporator support respectively. According to the air conditioner, the first frame body, the second frame body and the reinforcing strips are arranged, so that the electric control box is prevented from directly contacting with the evaporator or the cross-flow fan blade, and the electric safety of the air conditioner is ensured; the electric control box and the evaporator bracket are fixed, so that the loosening of the electric control box is avoided, and the assembly firmness of the electric control box is improved; in addition, the air conditioner has reasonable internal layout and compact structure.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

With the increasing standard of living, the requirements of people on the quality of life are also higher and higher, and the requirements are particularly obvious on household appliances. An air conditioner is a common household appliance, and mainly comprises a compressor, an indoor and outdoor heat exchanger, a throttling element, a controller, a pipeline system, a fan system and the like, and the temperature and the humidity in a local space are kept at a certain level by adjusting the air state, so that a more comfortable living environment is provided for people.

Along with the rapid development of the variable frequency air conditioner technology, the requirements on all parts of components of the air conditioner are higher and higher, and the energy consumption, the noise and the refrigeration efficiency become main parameters affecting the performance of the air conditioner and are concerned by consumers. Meanwhile, as the competition of the air conditioning industry is more and more vigorous, users have also pursued higher structures, appearances and comfortableness of products. On the one hand, as the functions of the air conditioner are gradually increased, the arrangement of parts in the air conditioner is gradually increased. On the other hand, most air conditioners can generate condensed water on the surfaces of internal parts under the condition of long-term running in a high-humidity environment, and the electric control box is reasonably arranged and fixed, so that the phenomenon that the electric control box works abnormally due to the condensed water in the using process is avoided, and the electric control box is particularly important.

Therefore, how to effectively utilize the internal space of the air conditioner and ensure the stability of the electric control box is a technical problem to be solved by the skilled person.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention solves the problems that the internal layout of the air conditioner is unreasonable, the space utilization rate is low, and the reliability of the electric control box is poor in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an air conditioner which comprises an evaporator bracket and an electric control box, wherein the electric control box is arranged above the evaporator bracket, a first frame body and a second frame body are arranged between the electric control box and the evaporator bracket, and the first frame body is fixedly connected with the electric control box and the evaporator bracket respectively. The end of the second frame body is connected with the reinforcing strip arranged on the shell, the electric control box is supported by the first frame body and the second frame body, the space on the upper part of the air conditioner can be fully utilized by arranging the first frame body and the second frame body, meanwhile, the interference of condensed water on the electric control box is avoided, and the running stability of the electric control box is ensured. Meanwhile, the first frame body, the second frame body and the reinforcing strips are high in forming efficiency, convenient to machine, process, disassemble and assemble and low in production cost.

Further, the reinforcing strips are 2, and the reinforcing strips are arranged on the left side and the right side of the evaporator bracket. By arranging the reinforcing strips, the bearing of the water receiving disc positioned at the lower part of the air conditioner can be lightened, and the water receiving disc is ensured to be watertight; meanwhile, the installation and the fixation of components such as the water receiving disc, the evaporator bracket and the like are facilitated.

Further, the end part of the second frame body is connected with the reinforcing strip; the upper surface of the second frame body is connected with the electric control box.

Furthermore, the air conditioner further comprises a front shell plate and a rear shell plate, and the reinforcing strips and the inner side walls of the front shell plate or the rear shell plate are fixedly connected through at least one of clamping or screwing. The reinforcing strip can be rapidly positioned and fixed through the positioning piece positioned on the side wall of the shell, so that the assembly efficiency is improved; and meanwhile, screw holes on the positioning piece can be used for screw connection and fixation, so that the assembly tightness between the positioning piece and the positioning piece is enhanced.

Further, the first frame body comprises an upper panel and a connecting assembly for supporting the upper panel, the connecting assembly is fixed on the evaporator bracket, and the electric control box is fixed on the upper panel. The first frame body is connected with the evaporator bracket through the connecting component, and the connecting components with different shapes and structures can be arranged according to the requirements to meet the installation requirements, so that the assembly tightness and convenience of the electric control box are ensured.

Further, the first support body is including the first fixed plate, first backup pad, top panel, second backup pad, the second fixed plate that connect gradually, first support body passes through first fixed plate, second fixed plate and evaporimeter support fixed connection, first support body passes through the top panel and is connected with automatically controlled box. Through setting up the first support of "arch" between evaporimeter and automatically controlled box, not only improve the steadiness of first support body self, and through fixing automatically controlled box, avoid the direct contact of automatically controlled box and evaporimeter support or cross-flow fan blade, improved the assembly firm nature of automatically controlled box, be favorable to guaranteeing electrical safety.

Furthermore, a limit baffle is arranged on the upper panel, and the electric control box is abutted with the limit baffle. When the electric control box is abutted with the limiting baffle, the limiting baffle can assist in limiting the electric control box, so that the operation process of assembly between the electric control box and the limiting baffle is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the possibility of looseness of the electric control box is reduced.

Still further, limit baffle has an even number, limit baffle just follows the central axis of top panel is bilateral symmetry's setting. This setting makes first support body external appearance pleasing to the eye, and simple structure, makes things convenient for workshop workman to install, save time and personnel cost.

Further, the first fixing plate is provided with a second fixing hole, and the evaporator bracket is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the second fixing hole. The first fixing plate is fixed with the evaporator bracket in a screw connection mode, so that the assembly is convenient and fast, the efficiency is high, and the improvement of the assembly firmness is facilitated.

Further, the electric control box comprises a box cover, an electric control supporting plate and a box body, and is further provided with a capacity expansion piece which is detachably connected with the box body. The detachable capacity expanding piece is arranged on the electric control box, so that the capacity of the box body of the electric control box can be effectively expanded; but also can be assembled quickly, and the convenience of use is improved.

Furthermore, a limiting hole is formed in the box cover, a limiting piece is arranged on the side wall of the box body, and the limiting piece is inserted into the limiting hole to assemble the box body and the box cover. Through inserting the locating part in the spacing hole, realize quick assembly disassembly, ensure the convenience of assembly between the two, improve the assembly firm nature of lid and box body simultaneously.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the portion X of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a back shell plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a partial exploded view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a first view of a first frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a second view of the first frame according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a first view of a second frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is an overall schematic diagram of an electronic control box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a first view of a flash memory device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1-reinforcing bar, 101-clamping slot, 102-screw hole, 3-evaporator bracket, 3-upper panel, 302-first mounting hole, 303-first fixing plate, 304-limit baffle, 305-notch, 306-first fixing hole, 307-second fixing hole, 308-reinforcing bar, 309-second fixing plate, 310-second support plate, 4-second bracket, 401-horizontal plate, 402-side wall plate, 403-third fixing hole, 404-fourth fixing hole, 5-electric control box, 51-lid, 53-box, 54-expansion piece, 5101-first mounting hole, 5303-stopper, 5307-pass line opening, 5401-bottom plate, 5402-side wall plate, 5404-first flange, 5405-second flange, 5406-second mounting hole, 5403-positioning notch, 8-evaporator body, 11-front shell, 12-back shell plate, 13-upper cap, 1201-second snap-positioning piece

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.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1-4, this embodiment provides an air conditioner, which includes a casing, an upper top cover 13, an evaporator main body 8, an evaporator stand 2, and other structures, where the casing is connected by at least one of a front casing plate 11 and a rear casing plate 12 through a buckle or a screw, and in view of the specific structure and the assembly relationship of the air conditioner, the details are not described herein. The air conditioner further comprises a reinforcing strip 1, an electric control box bracket and an electric control box 5. The electric control box 5 is arranged above the evaporator bracket 2, so that condensed water generated by the structures such as the evaporator main body 8 and the like can not flow into the electric control box 5 under the action of gravity, and the electric fault of the air conditioner is avoided. An electric control box support is arranged between the electric control box 5 and the evaporator support 2 and comprises a first support body 3 and a second support body 4.

The end of the reinforcing strip 1 is connected with the second frame body 4, and the side edge of the reinforcing strip 1 is connected with the front shell plate 11 or the rear shell plate 12. By arranging the reinforcing strips 1, the integral strength of the air conditioner is improved, the bearing of a water receiving disc at the lower part of the air conditioner is effectively lightened, and the water receiving disc is ensured to be watertight; meanwhile, the installation and the fixation of the structures such as the water receiving disc and the evaporator bracket 2 are facilitated. The first frame body 3 is fixedly connected with the electric control box 5 and the evaporator bracket 2 respectively and is used for fixing the electric control box 5 on the evaporator bracket 2, so that the loosening of the electric control box 5 is avoided, the assembly firmness of the electric control box 5 is improved, and the electric safety is ensured. The second frame body 4 is respectively connected with the reinforcing strip 1 and the electric control box 5, and the electric control box 5 is fixed through the second frame body 4, so that the limited space above the evaporator bracket 2 can be fully utilized, and the internal structure of the air conditioner is more compact; meanwhile, the assembly firmness of the electric control box 5 is further improved, the situation that the electric control box 5 is loose is avoided, and the electric safety of the air conditioner is ensured to a certain extent.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, 2 reinforcing strips 1 are provided on the air conditioner, and the reinforcing strips 1 are provided on the left and right sides of the evaporator stand 2. The upper end parts of the 2 reinforcing strips 1 are connected with the second frame body 4 to form a whole. Preferably, the reinforcement bar 1 is provided with a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprises a clamping groove 101 and a screw hole 102, and the clamping groove 101 is located on two adjacent side wall surfaces of the reinforcement bar 1. As shown in fig. 3, a second buckle 1201 and a positioning member 1202 are disposed on the inner side wall of the rear housing plate 12 at positions corresponding to the clamping assembly. During assembly, the second buckle 1201 is clamped in the clamping groove 101, and the side wall of the reinforcing strip 1 abuts against the positioning piece 1202. The screw holes 102 are used for installing and fixing components such as the water pan, the evaporator bracket 2 or the back shell plate 12. As an example of the present invention, the reinforcement bar 1 and the back shell plate 12 are fixed together by screwing and clamping, so that convenience of assembly is ensured, and tightness and reliability of assembly are further ensured.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the first frame 3 is located between the evaporator stand 2 and the electric control box 5, and includes an upper panel 301 and a connection assembly supporting the upper panel 301, where the connection assembly is fixed on the evaporator stand 2, and the electric control box 5 is fixed on the upper panel 301. The first frame body 3 is connected with the evaporator bracket 2 through a connecting component, and the connecting components with different shapes and structures can be arranged according to the requirements to meet the installation requirements, so that the assembly tightness and convenience of the electric control box 5 are ensured. Preferably, the connecting assembly comprises a support plate and a fixing plate, and the upper panel 301 and the fixing plate have a height difference and are in an arch shape. The support plates comprise a first support plate 302 and a second support plate 310, which are positioned on the left side and the right side of the upper panel 301, the fixing plates comprise a first fixing plate 303 and a second fixing plate 309, the first fixing plate 303 and the second fixing plate 309 are positioned at the end part of the first frame body 3 and are respectively connected with the first support plate 302 and the second support plate 310. Preferably, the side edges of the first frame 3 are provided with reinforcing ribs 308, and the upper panel 301, the first support plate 302, the first fixing plate 303 and the second fixing plate 309 can be connected into a whole through the reinforcing ribs 308, so as to further enhance the overall strength of the first frame 3. As another example of the present invention, the first frame 3 has a "trapezoid" structure formed by the upper panel 301 and the connection board; the included angle between the upper panel 301 and the connecting plate is not less than 90 degrees. The electric control box 5 is fixed through the first frame body 3, the electric control box 5 can be firmly fixed on the evaporator bracket 2, the loosening of the electric control box 5 is avoided, the assembly firmness of the electric control box 5 is improved, and the electric safety of the air conditioner is guaranteed.

In addition, in order to ensure the mechanical strength of the first frame 3 and the convenience of processing, the first frame 3 is formed by stamping; i.e. taking a corresponding plate, such as a stainless steel plate, said first frame body 3 is produced by one-time forming by stamping on a punch. Through the one shot forming's processing method, not only can improve the convenient degree of first support body 3 production and processing, be favorable to reducing manufacturing cost, make it possess good mechanical properties simultaneously.

Wherein, the upper panel 301 and the electric control box 5 are fixed in a screw connection manner; preferably, a first fixing hole 306 is provided on the upper panel 301, and a fixing hole corresponding to the first fixing hole 306 is provided on the electronic control box 5; preferably, the first fixing hole 306 is a screw hole. In the assembly process, the fixing holes on the electric control box 5 are aligned with the first fixing holes 306 on the upper panel 301 respectively, and then the screws are screwed in, so that the assembly between the electric control box 5 and the first frame body 3 is completed, on one hand, the assembly firmness of the electric control box 5 is improved, and on the other hand, the convenience of the assembly of the electric control box 5 is ensured.

The first fixing plate 303, the second fixing plate 309 and the evaporator stand 2 are all fixed by screw connection. Preferably, the first fixing plate 303 is provided with a second fixing hole 307, and the evaporator stand 2 is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the second fixing hole 307; preferably, the second fixing hole 307 is a screw hole. In the assembling process, the second fixing holes 307 on the first fixing plate 303 and the second fixing plate 309 are aligned with the screw holes on the evaporator bracket 2 respectively, and then the screws are screwed in, so that the fixing of the first bracket body 3 and the evaporator bracket 2 is completed; thereby being beneficial to improving the firmness of assembly on one hand and ensuring the convenience of assembly on the other hand. Preferably, the number of the second fixing holes 307 is 2, and the second fixing holes are symmetrically arranged along the central axis of the first frame 3.

The upper panel 301 is provided with a limit baffle 304, the electric control box 5 is abutted against the limit baffle 304, and the fixing hole on the electric control box 5 is automatically aligned with the first fixing hole 306 on the upper panel 301 when the electric control box 5 is abutted against the limit baffle 304, so that a screw can be directly screwed in to complete the assembly between the electric control box 5 and the first frame 3; this setting not only simplifies the assembly operation between automatically controlled box 5 and the first support body 3, moreover limit baffle 304 carries out the butt with automatically controlled box 5, and limit baffle 304 can assist spacingly to automatically controlled box 5, not only simplifies the operation process of assembly between the two, improves assembly efficiency, reduces the possibility that automatically controlled box 5 takes place not hard up moreover. Preferably, a notch 305 is provided on one side of the limit baffle 304; preferably, the notch 305 is quadrilateral. This arrangement can reduce the weight of the first frame 3 without changing its mechanical strength.

Preferably, an even number of limit baffles 304 are disposed on the upper panel 301, the limit baffles 304 are abutted to the second side plate 5202 of the box 53, and the capacity expansion piece 54 is clamped between the two limit baffles 304, so that the first frame 3 can further provide a limit effect on the electric control box 5, and the electric control box 5 is prevented from loosening. Preferably, there are 2 limit stops 304.

As shown in fig. 7, the second frame 4 is composed of a horizontal plate 401 and a side wall plate 402, and the horizontal plate 401 and the side wall plate 402 are perpendicular to each other. Preferably, the second frame 4 is formed by stamping; i.e. taking a corresponding plate, such as a stainless steel plate, said second frame 4 is obtained by one-time forming by stamping on a punch. The second frame body 4 is fixed with the reinforcing strip 1 and the electric control box 5 in a screw connection mode. Preferably, the horizontal plate 401 is provided with a third fixing hole 403 and a fourth fixing hole 404; preferably, the third fixing hole 403 and the fourth fixing hole 404 are screw holes. The end part of the reinforcing strip 1 is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the fourth fixing hole 404; similarly, the box body 53 of the electronic control box 5 is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the third fixing hole 403, and preferably, the hole structure is located on the first bottom plate 5301 of the box body 53. During assembly, the end of the second frame body 4 is connected with the reinforcing strip 1, specifically, the end of the reinforcing strip 1 is abutted with the horizontal plate 401 of the second frame body 4, and the side wall plate 402 is connected with the side wall of the reinforcing strip 1. The hole structure on the end of the reinforcing bar 1 and the fourth fixing hole 404 on the horizontal plate 401 are automatically aligned, so that the screw can be directly screwed in to complete the assembly between the reinforcing bar 1 and the second frame body 4, thereby being beneficial to improving the assembly firmness of the reinforcing bar 1 on one hand and ensuring the convenience of the assembly thereof on the other hand.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the electronic control box 5 includes a box cover 51, a box body 53 and a capacity expansion member 54, where the box body 53 has a containing groove for containing the electronic control supporting plate. The electric control supporting plate is internally provided with conventional electric elements such as a circuit board and the like of an air conditioner; the box cover 51 is connected with the box body 53, and the capacity expansion piece 54 is connected with the outer side wall of the box body 53. Through setting up the dilatation piece 54, can increase the accommodation space of automatically controlled box 5, satisfy the needs of the automatically controlled box 5 of different shapes, and convenient to use, the dismouting of being convenient for.

The box body 53 is provided with a limiting piece 5303, a limiting hole is formed in a corresponding position of the box cover 51, and during assembly, the limiting piece 5303 is inserted into the limiting hole, so that positioning and primary fixing of the box cover 51 can be completed. Preferably, the box cover 51 is further provided with a first mounting hole 5101, the first mounting hole 5101 and the limiting hole are respectively located at two sides of the box cover 51, and correspondingly, the box body 53 is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the first mounting hole 5101. During assembly, the limiting piece 5303 is inserted into the limiting hole, so as to limit and preliminarily fix the box cover 51; after that, the first mounting hole 5101 on the box cover 51 is automatically aligned with the corresponding hole structure on the box body 53, and screws are screwed in to complete the assembly between the box body 53 and the box cover 51, and the convenience and the firmness of the assembly between the two can be considered by arranging the limiting piece 5303 and the hole structure on the box body 53. Preferably, the side wall of the box 53 is further provided with 2 wire through openings 5307, where the number of the wire through openings 5307 is 2, and the wires are used for entering and exiting the electric control box 5.

As shown in fig. 9, the capacity expansion element 54 includes a bottom plate 5401, a side wall plate 5402, a connecting plate 5403, a first folded edge 5404, and a second folded edge 5405, the bottom plate 5401 is connected to the vertically arranged side wall plate 5402, a side edge of the side wall plate 5402 is vertically connected to the connecting plate 5403, and the connecting plate 5403 is respectively connected to the first folded edge 5404 and the second folded edge 5405. Preferably, the bottom plate 5401 is provided with a positioning notch 5407, and the box 53 is provided with a positioning boss corresponding to the positioning notch 5407; when assembled, the bottom plate 5401 is partially connected with the first bottom plate 5301, and the positioning boss is abutted with the positioning notch 5407, so that corresponding hole structures are aligned. The first and second folded edges 5404 and 5405 are respectively provided with a second mounting hole 5406, and the box 53 is provided with screw holes corresponding to the second mounting holes 5406. During assembly, the second mounting holes 5406 on the first and second folded edges 5404, 5405 and the corresponding hole structures on the box 53 are automatically aligned, so that the screws can be directly screwed in to complete the assembly between the expansion piece 54 and the box 53, thereby being beneficial to improving the assembly firmness and convenience between the two.

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

1. The utility model provides an air conditioner, includes evaporator support (2), automatically controlled box (5) set up in evaporator support (2) top, a serial communication port, be equipped with first support body (3), second support body (4) between automatically controlled box (5) and evaporator support (2), first support body (3) respectively with automatically controlled box (5), evaporator support (2) fixed connection, the tip of second support body (4) links to each other with reinforcing strip (1) of establishing on the casing, supports automatically controlled box (5) through first support body (3), second support body (4); the first frame body (3) comprises a first fixing plate (303), a first supporting plate (302), an upper panel (301), a second supporting plate (310) and a second fixing plate (309) which are sequentially connected, the first frame body (3) is fixedly connected with the evaporator bracket (2) through the first fixing plate (303) and the second fixing plate (309), and the first frame body (3) is connected with the electric control box (5) through the upper panel (301).

2. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing strips (1) are 2, and the reinforcing strips (1) are arranged on the left and right sides of the evaporator bracket (2).

3. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the end of the second frame body (4) is connected to the reinforcing strip (1); the upper surface of the second frame body (4) is connected with an electric control box (5).

4. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first frame body (3) comprises an upper panel (301) and a connecting assembly for supporting the upper panel (301), the connecting assembly is fixed on the evaporator bracket (2), and the electric control box (5) is fixed on the upper panel (301).

5. An air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the upper panel (301) is provided with a limit baffle (304), and the electric control box (5) is abutted with the limit baffle (304).

6. An air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the number of limit baffles (304) is even, and the limit baffles (304) are symmetrically arranged along the central axis of the upper panel (301).

7. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first fixing plate (303) is provided with a second fixing hole (307), and the evaporator bracket (2) is provided with a hole structure corresponding to the second fixing hole (307).

8. An air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the electric control box (5) comprises a box cover (51), a box body (53) and an electric control supporting plate, the electric control box (5) is further provided with a capacity expansion piece (54), and the capacity expansion piece (54) is detachably connected with the box body (53).

9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein a limiting piece (5303) is arranged on a side wall of the box body (53), a limiting hole is formed in the box cover (51), and the limiting piece (5303) is inserted into the limiting hole to assemble the box body (53) and the box cover (51).