CN112824777A - Front panel assembly and air conditioner - Google Patents

Front panel assembly and air conditioner Download PDF

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CN112824777A
CN112824777A CN201911146738.8A CN201911146738A CN112824777A CN 112824777 A CN112824777 A CN 112824777A CN 201911146738 A CN201911146738 A CN 201911146738A CN 112824777 A CN112824777 A CN 112824777A
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牛天新
常利华
江晨菊
张一�
张宪伟
石衡
汪鹏飞
韩永超
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Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0011Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
    • F24F1/0014Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets having two or more outlet openings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/12Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of sliding members

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Abstract

The invention provides a front panel assembly and an air conditioner. The front panel assembly comprises a front panel, an air outlet cover plate and a driving part, wherein an air outlet is formed in the front panel, and an accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the inside of the air conditioner is formed in one side of the air outlet; the air outlet cover plate is movably arranged on the front panel; the drive unit is installed and is held the intracavity, and drive unit and air outlet cover connection to drive air outlet apron and remove, make air outlet cover plate cover the air outlet, or remove to holding the intracavity. The front panel assembly and the air conditioner that this embodiment provided, drive unit can pass through the front panel with the inside other structures of air conditioner and keep apart, drives the in-process that the air outlet apron was opened or was closed when drive unit, and drive unit can not contact or collide with the inside other structures of air conditioner, has guaranteed that the air outlet apron can be opened smoothly or close, and can not influence the normal work of other parts of air conditioner yet.

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Front panel assembly and air conditioner
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a front panel assembly and an air conditioner.
Background
The air conditioner can adjust the temperature of indoor air to enable the indoor temperature to be in a proper range, and therefore the air conditioner is widely applied to daily life of people.
In the prior art, an air conditioner includes a casing, and a cross flow fan, a heat exchanger, and other components disposed in the casing. Be provided with the air outlet on the casing, air outlet department installs the apron, and the casing is inside still to be provided with the motor, and the output and the apron of motor are connected, and the motor can drive the apron and slide to open or close the air outlet.
However, as the service life increases, the motor is easily contacted with the components inside the casing during the action process, and the normal operation of the air conditioner is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a front panel assembly and an air conditioner, which aim to solve the problem that a motor is easy to contact with a shell inner part to influence the normal work of the air conditioner in the prior art.
The present invention provides a front panel assembly comprising: the air conditioner comprises a front panel, wherein an air outlet is formed in the front panel, and an accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the interior of the air conditioner is formed in one side of the air outlet; an air outlet cover plate movably mounted on the front panel; the driving part is installed in the accommodating cavity and connected with the air outlet cover plate to drive the air outlet cover plate to move, so that the air outlet cover plate covers the air outlet or moves into the accommodating cavity.
The front panel assembly is characterized in that the front panel is provided with two air outlets arranged at intervals along a first direction, and a part of the front panel between the two air outlets encloses the accommodating cavity; and each air outlet is provided with an air outlet cover plate.
The driving part comprises a first driving part and a second driving part which are arranged in the accommodating cavity, the first driving part is connected with one air outlet cover plate, and the second driving part is connected with the other air outlet cover plate.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein a portion of the front panel located between the two outlets includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall.
The first side wall and the second side wall are arranged at intervals along the first direction, the bottom wall is connected between the first side wall and the second side wall, and the accommodating cavity is defined by the first side wall, the second side wall and the bottom wall.
The first driving part is installed on the first side wall, and the second driving part is installed on the second side wall.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein the first driving part includes at least two first motors disposed at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two first motors are respectively connected to two ends of one air outlet cover plate; and two first grooves are arranged on the first side wall, and one first motor is arranged in each first groove. Wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein the second driving part includes at least two second motors disposed at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two second motors are respectively connected to the two ends of the other air outlet cover plate; and the second side wall is provided with two second grooves, and each second groove is internally provided with one second motor.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein, taking a plane perpendicular to the first direction as a projection plane, an orthogonal projection of each of the second grooves on the projection plane does not coincide with an orthogonal projection of each of the first grooves on the projection plane.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein the distance between the first side wall and the second side wall gradually increases from an end close to the bottom wall to an end far from the bottom wall.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein the front panel is an integrally formed one-piece member.
The front panel assembly as described above, wherein the front panel assembly further includes a decorative plate, the decorative plate is fixed on the front panel, and the decorative plate covers the opening of the accommodating cavity.
The invention provides an air conditioner, which comprises a main body and a front panel assembly, wherein the front panel assembly is fixed on the main body.
According to the front panel assembly and the air conditioner, the front panel, the air outlet cover plate and the driving component are arranged, the front panel is provided with the air outlet, and one side of the air outlet is provided with the accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the inside of the air conditioner; the air outlet cover plate is movably arranged on the front panel; the drive unit is installed and is held the intracavity, and drive unit and air outlet cover connection to drive air outlet apron and remove, make air outlet cover plate cover the air outlet, or remove to holding the intracavity. The drive assembly can be kept apart through the front panel with other structures inside the air conditioner, and when the drive assembly drives the in-process that the air outlet apron was opened or was closed, the drive assembly can not contact or collide with other structures inside the air conditioner, has guaranteed that the air outlet apron can open or close smoothly, and can not influence the normal work of other parts of air conditioner yet.
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The following detailed description of the present invention is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and it is to be understood that the detailed description set forth herein is merely illustrative and explanatory of the present invention and is not restrictive of the invention as claimed below.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a front panel assembly in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the front panel in fig. 2.
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100: a front panel;
110: an air outlet;
120: an accommodating chamber;
121: a first side wall;
122: a second side wall;
123: a bottom wall;
124: a first groove;
125: a second groove;
300: an air outlet cover plate;
400: a drive member;
410: a first motor;
420: a second motor;
500: a decorative panel.
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The following detailed description of the present invention is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and it is to be understood that the detailed description set forth herein is merely illustrative and explanatory of the present invention and is not restrictive of the invention as claimed below.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a front panel assembly in an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the front panel in fig. 2.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a front panel assembly, including: a front panel 100, an outlet cover 300 and a driving part 400; an air outlet 110 is arranged on the front panel 100, and an accommodating cavity 120 which is concave towards the inside of the air conditioner is arranged on one side of the air outlet 110; the outlet cover 300 is movably installed on the front panel 100; the driving part 400 is installed in the accommodating chamber 120, and the driving part 400 is connected to the air outlet cover plate 300 to drive the air outlet cover plate 300 to move, so that the air outlet 300 covers the air outlet 110, or moves into the accommodating chamber 120.
In particular, the front panel assembly may be used in an air conditioner, particularly a cabinet air conditioner. The front panel assembly may be mounted on the front surface of the air conditioner, and may include a front panel 100, an outlet cover 300, and a driving part 400.
The front panel 100 may be made of a common material (e.g., metal or plastic) by a common processing method (e.g., welding or injection molding). The front panel 100 may be fixed on a main body of an air conditioner, which may include a rear case, a cross flow fan, a heat exchanger, or the like; the front panel 100 may be fixed to the rear casing of the air conditioner by means of clamping or screwing, and the two may form a cavity for accommodating components such as a cross flow fan and a heat exchanger, and the cavity is an internal cavity of the air conditioner.
The front panel 100 may be provided with an outlet 110, and an air flow generated by air-conditioning cooling or heating may be blown out from the outlet 110. The shape of the air outlet 110 may be various, such as square, circular, etc., and may be set according to actual conditions.
A portion of the front panel 100 at one side of the outlet 110 may be recessed toward the inside of the air conditioner to form a receiving chamber 120, which is isolated from a chamber of the air conditioner, in which a cross-flow fan and a radiator are received, by the front panel 100.
It is understood that, in order to prevent dust from entering the air conditioner through the outlet 110, an outlet cover plate 300 may be disposed outside the outlet 110, and the outlet cover plate 300 may have a plate-shaped structure, and the area of the plate-shaped structure may be slightly larger than or equal to the area of the outlet 110. The outlet cover 300 can cover the outlet 110 or move into the accommodating cavity 120 under the action of the driving part 400, i.e., close or open the outlet 110.
The driving component 400 may have various structures, for example, it may be a motor or a cylinder and other common motion-realizing components, and certainly, in order to enable the air outlet cover plate 300 to move according to a preset path, taking the motor as an example, the driving component 400 may further include a transmission component connected to the motor, the transmission component may have various structures such as gear transmission or link transmission, an input end of the transmission component may be connected to an output end of the motor, and an output end of the transmission component may be connected to the air outlet cover plate 300.
The driving part 400 can be accommodated in the accommodating cavity 120, in an optional embodiment, the driving part 400 includes a motor and a gear connected to an output end of the motor, a rack can be disposed on the air outlet cover plate 300, the motor and the gear can be installed in the accommodating cavity 120, the gear can be matched with the rack, and in a process of motor action, the output end of the motor drives the gear to rotate, so that the rack can drive the air outlet cover plate 300 to move.
In addition, the shape of the receiving cavity 120 may be set according to the structures of the outlet cover 300 and the driving part 400.
When the air outlet 110 needs to be opened, the driving part 400 acts to drive the air outlet cover plate 300 to move into the accommodating cavity 120, so as to expose the whole air outlet 110. When the air outlet 110 needs to be closed, the driving part 400 can drive the air outlet cover 300 to move to the outside of the accommodating cavity 120 and cover the air outlet 110.
It can be understood that, in the prior art, the motor is installed inside the air conditioner, that is, the motor, the cross flow fan and the heat exchanger are located in the same cavity, and as the service life increases, a fixing part of the motor, such as a screw, may be subjected to fatigue deformation due to long-term load influence, so that the relative position of the motor and the cross flow fan may change, which may easily cause the moving part of the motor to contact with the cross flow fan or the radiator, which may affect the normal operation of the air conditioner, and may affect the opening and closing of the cover plate. In this embodiment, since the front panel 100 can isolate the cavity accommodating the cross flow fan and the radiator in the accommodating cavity 120 and the air conditioner, the driving part 400 can ensure that the air outlet cover plate 300 is not in contact with the internal components of the air conditioner in the process of driving the air outlet cover plate 300 to move, the normal operation of the air conditioner is not affected, and the normal opening and closing of the cover plate can be ensured.
According to the front panel assembly provided by the embodiment, the front panel, the air outlet cover plate and the driving part are arranged, the air outlet is formed in the front panel, and the accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the interior of the air conditioner is formed in one side of the air outlet; the air outlet cover plate is movably arranged on the front panel; the drive unit is installed and is held the intracavity, and drive unit and air outlet cover connection to drive air outlet apron and remove, make air outlet cover plate cover the air outlet, or remove to holding the intracavity. The drive assembly can be kept apart through the front panel with other structures inside the air conditioner, and when the drive assembly drives the in-process that the air outlet apron was opened or was closed, the drive assembly can not contact or collide with other structures inside the air conditioner, has guaranteed that the air outlet apron can open or close smoothly, and can not influence the normal work of other parts of air conditioner yet.
In another alternative embodiment, two air outlets 110 are disposed on the front panel 100 at intervals along the first direction, and a portion of the front panel 100 located between the two air outlets 110 encloses a receiving cavity 120; and each air outlet 110 is provided with an air outlet cover plate 300.
Specifically, the number of the air outlets 110 is not limited to one, referring to fig. 1, in this embodiment, the number of the air outlets 110 may be two, and the two air outlets 110 may be arranged at intervals along a first direction, and the first direction may be a horizontal direction, of course, in other embodiments, the first direction may also be other directions, which is not limited herein.
The front panel 100 between the two air outlets 110 is recessed towards the inside of the air conditioner to form a containing cavity, each air outlet 110 can be provided with an air outlet cover plate 300, the driving part 400 can drive the two air outlet cover plates 300 to move to the containing cavity 120 at the same time or respectively cover the air outlets 110 corresponding to each other, the two air outlet cover plates 300 can be contained in the containing cavity 120, and the occupied space of the air conditioner can be saved.
As a first implementation manner of the driving component 400, it may include a general driver and a transmission component connected to the driver, the driver may be connected to an input end of the transmission component, the transmission component may have two output ends, and the two output ends may be respectively connected to the two air outlet cover plates 300, so as to drive the two air outlet cover plates 300 simultaneously, which may save the number of the drivers and reduce the cost.
As a second implementation manner of the driving component 400, the driving component 400 includes a first driving portion and a second driving portion installed in the accommodating cavity 120, the first driving portion is connected with one air outlet cover plate, and the second driving portion is connected with another air outlet cover plate 300. That is, each air outlet cover plate 300 can be driven by the first driving part or the second driving part independently, which facilitates independent control and simplifies the design of the transmission assembly.
As a structural form of the receiving cavity 120, a portion of the front panel 100 located between the two air outlets 110 includes a first side wall 121, a second side wall 122, and a bottom wall 123. The first side wall 121 and the second side wall 122 are disposed at an interval along the first direction, the bottom wall 123 is connected between the first side wall 121 and the second side wall 122, and the first side wall 121, the second side wall 122 and the bottom wall 123 enclose the accommodating cavity 120. The first driving part is mounted on the first sidewall 121, and the second driving part is mounted on the second sidewall 122.
Specifically, the first side wall 121 and the second side wall 122 are disposed opposite to each other, and may be respectively close to the two air outlets 110, and the bottom wall 123 is connected between the first side wall 121 and the second side wall 122.
The first driving part is installed on the first sidewall 121, and the second driving part is installed on the second sidewall 122, so that the distance between the first driving part and the second driving part can be increased, and a sufficient space is provided therebetween to accommodate the two outlet cover plates 300.
As an implementation manner of the first driving part, the first driving part includes at least two first motors 410 disposed at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two first motors 410 are respectively connected to two ends of an air outlet cover plate 300; and two first grooves 124 are formed on the first side wall 121, and a first motor 410 is installed in each first groove 124. Wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
Specifically, when the first direction extends horizontally, the second direction may be disposed vertically. The air outlet cover plate 300 may extend along the second direction, the first driving portion may include two first motors 410, the two first motors 410 may be disposed at intervals along the second direction, one first motor 410 may be connected to the top end of the air outlet cover plate 300, the other first motor 410 may be connected to the bottom end of the air outlet cover plate 300, and both of them may drive one air outlet cover plate 300 to move. In addition, instead of providing two first motors, in other embodiments, a plurality of 3, 4, etc. may be provided, and a plurality of first motors 410 may be provided on the first sidewall 121 at intervals along the second direction. The plurality of first motors 410 can drive all positions of the air outlet cover plate 300 at the same time, so that the movement is more stable and the movement error is small.
As an implementation manner of the second driving part, the second driving part includes at least two second motors 420 arranged at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two second motors 420 are respectively connected to the two ends of the other air outlet cover plate 300; and two second grooves 125 are formed on the second side wall 122, and a second motor 420 is installed in each second groove 125.
Specifically, the second driving portion may include two second motors 420, the two second motors 420 may be disposed at an interval along the second direction, one second motor 420 may be connected to the top end of the air outlet cover plate 300, and the other second motor 420 may be connected to the bottom end of the air outlet cover plate 300, and both of them may drive the other air outlet cover plate 300 to move. In addition, besides two second motors, in other embodiments, a plurality of motors may be provided, such as 3 motors, 4 motors, and the like, the plurality of second motors may be disposed on the second sidewall 122 at intervals along the second direction, and the plurality of second motors 420 may enable all positions of the air outlet cover plate 300 to be driven simultaneously, so that the movement is more stable, and the movement error is small.
Further, taking a plane perpendicular to the first direction as a projection plane, an orthogonal projection of each second groove 125 on the projection plane does not coincide with an orthogonal projection of each first groove 124 on the projection plane.
Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the distances between the two second grooves 125 and the two first grooves 124 are different from the top surface of the front panel 100, so as to avoid interference between the first driving part and the second driving part when the two outlet cover plates 300 move simultaneously.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the distance between the first sidewall 121 and the second sidewall 122 gradually increases from the end close to the bottom wall 123 to the end far away from the bottom wall 123, that is, the opening area of the accommodating cavity 120 with a substantially trapezoidal structure may be larger than the area of the bottom wall 123, and the first sidewall 121 and the second sidewall 122 are obliquely disposed, so that after the air outlet 110 is opened, the first sidewall 122 and the second sidewall 122 may block the view, thereby preventing the internal structure of the air conditioner from being directly seen from the air outlet 110, and improving the appearance effect of the air conditioner.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the front panel 100 is an integrally formed one-piece member. It can be understood that, among the prior art, the apron also can be by connecting two motor drive at apron both ends, and two motors are installed respectively on the inside different parts of air conditioner, and along with the increase of live time, may have relative drunkenness between each part, lead to the movement track nonconformity at apron both ends, influence the opening and closing of apron. However, in the present embodiment, the front panel 100 is integrally formed, and the first driving portion and the second driving portion are both mounted on one component, that is, the front panel 100, so that the motion consistency between the two first motors 410, between the two second motors 420, and between the first motor 410 and the second motor 420 is ensured, and the motion synchronization of the air outlet cover plate 300 is improved.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the front panel assembly further includes the decorative plate 500, the decorative plate 500 is fixed on the front panel 100, and the decorative plate 500 covers the opening of the receiving cavity 120.
Specifically, the decorative plate 500 may match the opening shape of the receiving cavity 120, and may be fixed to the front panel 100 by a snap-fit or screw-fit manner, and the outlet cover plate 300 may move into the receiving cavity 120 or protrude from the receiving cavity 120 along a gap between the first sidewall 121 or the second sidewall 122 and the decorative plate 500. The decorative plate 500 can shield each part inside the accommodating chamber 120, thereby preventing dust from falling into the accommodating chamber 120 to influence the movement of moving parts and improving the appearance effect of the air conditioner.
The embodiment provides an air conditioner, which comprises a main body and a front panel assembly, wherein the front panel assembly is fixed on the main body.
Specifically, the air conditioner may be a cabinet air conditioner. The air conditioner main body can comprise a rear shell, a cross-flow fan or a heat exchanger and other common structures in the prior art; the front panel 100 may be fixed to the rear casing of the air conditioner by means of clamping or screwing, and the two may form a cavity for accommodating components such as a cross flow fan and a heat exchanger, and the cavity is an internal cavity of the air conditioner.
The front panel assembly may be installed on the front surface of the air conditioner, and the structure and function of the front panel assembly are the same as those of the above embodiments, which may be referred to specifically, and are not described herein again.
When the air outlet 110 needs to be opened, the driving part 400 acts to drive the air outlet cover plate 300 to move into the accommodating cavity 120, so as to expose the whole air outlet 110. When the air outlet 110 needs to be closed, the driving part 400 can drive the air outlet cover 300 to move to the outside of the accommodating cavity 120 and cover the air outlet 110.
It can be understood that, in the prior art, the motor is installed inside the air conditioner, that is, the motor, the cross flow fan and the heat exchanger are located in the same cavity, and as the service life increases, a fixing part of the motor, such as a screw, may be subjected to fatigue deformation due to long-term load influence, so that the relative position of the motor and the cross flow fan may change, which may easily cause the moving part of the motor to contact with the cross flow fan or the radiator, which may affect the normal operation of the air conditioner, and may affect the opening and closing of the cover plate. In this embodiment, since the front panel 100 can isolate the cavity accommodating the cross flow fan and the radiator in the accommodating cavity 120 and the air conditioner, the driving part 400 can ensure that the air outlet cover plate 300 is not in contact with the internal components of the air conditioner in the process of driving the air outlet cover plate 300 to move, the normal operation of the air conditioner is not affected, and the normal opening and closing of the cover plate can be ensured.
According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment, the front panel, the air outlet cover plate and the driving part are arranged, the air outlet is formed in the front panel, and the accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the interior of the air conditioner is formed in one side of the air outlet; the air outlet cover plate is movably arranged on the front panel; the drive unit is installed and is held the intracavity, and drive unit and air outlet cover connection to drive air outlet apron and remove, make air outlet cover plate cover the air outlet, or remove to holding the intracavity. The drive assembly can be kept apart through the front panel with other structures inside the air conditioner, and when the drive assembly drives the in-process that the air outlet apron was opened or was closed, the drive assembly can not contact or collide with other structures inside the air conditioner, has guaranteed that the air outlet apron can open or close smoothly, and can not influence the normal work of other parts of air conditioner yet.
It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

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1. A front panel assembly, comprising:
the air conditioner comprises a front panel, wherein an air outlet is formed in the front panel, and an accommodating cavity which is sunken towards the interior of the air conditioner is formed in one side of the air outlet;
an air outlet cover plate movably mounted on the front panel;
the driving part is installed in the accommodating cavity and connected with the air outlet cover plate to drive the air outlet cover plate to move, so that the air outlet cover plate covers the air outlet or moves into the accommodating cavity.
2. The front panel assembly according to claim 1, wherein the front panel is provided with two air outlets spaced apart from each other along a first direction, and a portion of the front panel between the two air outlets defines the accommodating cavity; each air outlet is provided with an air outlet cover plate;
the driving part comprises a first driving part and a second driving part which are arranged in the accommodating cavity, the first driving part is connected with one air outlet cover plate, and the second driving part is connected with the other air outlet cover plate.
3. The front panel assembly of claim 2,
the part of the front panel positioned between the two air outlets comprises a first side wall, a second side wall and a bottom wall;
the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged at intervals along the first direction, the bottom wall is connected between the first side wall and the second side wall, and the first side wall, the second side wall and the bottom wall enclose the accommodating cavity;
the first driving part is installed on the first side wall, and the second driving part is installed on the second side wall.
4. The front panel assembly of claim 3, wherein the first driving part includes at least two first motors disposed at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two first motors are respectively connected to two ends of one air outlet cover plate;
two first grooves are formed in the first side wall, and one first motor is installed in each first groove;
wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
5. The front panel assembly of claim 4, wherein the second driving part includes at least two second motors disposed at intervals in the second direction; the output ends of the two second motors are respectively connected to the two ends of the other air outlet cover plate;
and the second side wall is provided with two second grooves, and each second groove is internally provided with one second motor.
6. The front panel assembly according to claim 5, wherein an orthographic projection of each of the second grooves on the projection plane is not coincident with an orthographic projection of each of the first grooves on the projection plane, taking a plane perpendicular to the first direction as a projection plane.
7. The front panel assembly of any one of claims 3-6, wherein a distance between the first side wall and the second side wall increases from an end proximate the bottom wall to an end distal from the bottom wall.
8. The front panel assembly according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the front panel is an integrally formed unitary piece.
9. The front panel assembly of any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a decorative panel secured to the front panel and covering the opening of the receiving cavity.
10. An air conditioner comprising a main body and the front panel assembly of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the front panel assembly is fixed to the main body.
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