CN113865071A - Shell of air conditioner and air conditioner with shell - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a shell of an air conditioner and the air conditioner with the shell, wherein the shell of the air conditioner comprises: the rear enclosing plate is provided with a through mounting hole, and the rear enclosing plate is provided with a first connecting part; the apron lid is established in installing port department, is equipped with the second connecting portion on the apron, and the second connecting portion links to each other with first connecting portion, and one side surface that first connecting portion are close to the second connecting portion is first connection face, and one side surface that the second connecting portion are close to first connecting portion is the second connection face, is equipped with the bellying on one of first connection face and the second connection face, and the bellying is suitable for and connects another contact in first connection face and the second connection face. According to the shell of the air conditioner, the bulge is arranged on the first connecting surface or the second connecting surface, so that the contact area between the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface is reduced, the noise generated during the operation of the air conditioner is effectively reduced, the abnormal sound is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner is improved.

Description

Shell of air conditioner and air conditioner with shell

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to a shell of an air conditioner and the air conditioner with the shell.

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, the requirements of people on the air conditioner, especially the requirements on comfort and aesthetic property, are higher and higher. However, the air conditioner in the related art has a large noise during operation, which greatly affects the comfort of the air conditioner.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to propose a casing of an air conditioner which is advantageous for reducing noise of the air conditioner.

The invention also provides an air conditioner with the shell of the air conditioner.

The casing of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes: the rear enclosing plate is provided with a through mounting hole, and the rear enclosing plate is provided with a first connecting part; and the apron, the apron lid is established installation department, be equipped with the second connecting portion on the apron, the second connecting portion with first connecting portion link to each other, first connecting portion are neighbouring one side surface of second connecting portion is first connecting face, the second connecting portion are neighbouring one side surface of first connecting portion is the second connecting face, first connecting face with be equipped with the bellying on one of them in the second connecting face, the bellying be suitable for with first connecting face with another contact in the second connecting face.

According to the shell of the air conditioner, the bulge is arranged on the first connecting surface or the second connecting surface, so that the contact area between the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface is reduced, the noise generated during the operation of the air conditioner is effectively reduced, the abnormal sound is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the protruding portion is a plurality of protruding portions, and the plurality of protruding portions are spaced apart on the first connection surface or the second connection surface.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the protrusion is formed in an elongated shape to form a line contact between the first connection face and the second connection face.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected by a screw, the first connecting portion is provided with a first screw hole, the second connecting portion is provided with a second screw hole, and the screw is sequentially inserted into the second screw hole and the first screw hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the second connecting portion is formed on the inner wall surface of the cover plate, and the end surface of the screw is located inside or flush with the outer surface of the cover plate.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate is provided at a middle portion thereof with a plurality of first reinforcing ribs, each of the first reinforcing ribs extends in a height direction of the housing, and the plurality of first reinforcing ribs are spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate is further provided with a plurality of second reinforcing ribs, and each of the second reinforcing ribs is connected between two adjacent first reinforcing ribs.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate is provided with a plurality of third reinforcing ribs, the plurality of third reinforcing ribs are arranged at intervals in a height direction of the housing, and each third reinforcing rib extends along a circumferential direction of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the housing further includes two fastening structures, each fastening structure includes a fastening buckle and a fastening groove, the fastening buckle is disposed on the cover plate, the fastening grooves are disposed on the back panel, the two fastening buckles are spaced in the circumferential direction of the housing, and the two fastening buckles are respectively disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate in the circumferential direction of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the housing further includes a first positioning structure, the first positioning structure includes a positioning buckle and a positioning groove, the positioning buckle is adapted to be inserted into the positioning groove, the positioning buckle is disposed on the cover plate, and the positioning groove is formed on the back panel, wherein the positioning buckle and the second connecting portion are respectively disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate in a height direction of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cover plate is provided with guide buckles at two side edges of the shell in the circumferential direction, the back panel is provided with guide grooves, and the guide buckles are suitable for being inserted into the guide grooves.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the snap and the guide snap located at the same side edge of the cover plate in the circumferential direction of the housing are connected by a connecting rib.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs are provided on the connecting rib, and the plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs are spaced apart in a length direction of the connecting rib.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cover plate is provided with a pipe installation hole, and the outer circumference of the pipe installation hole is provided with fifth reinforcing ribs.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cover plate is provided with a handle portion formed by an outer surface of the cover plate being recessed inward.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes the housing of the air conditioner according to the above-described embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

According to the air conditioner of the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, by arranging the shell of the air conditioner of the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention and arranging the convex part on the first connecting surface or the second connecting surface, the contact area between the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface is reduced, the noise during the operation of the air conditioner is effectively reduced, the abnormal sound is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a partial exploded view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a rear view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a side view of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of a cover plate of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is another perspective view of a cover plate of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 12 is a front view of a cover plate of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the circled portion C of FIG. 12;

fig. 14 is a rear view of a cover plate of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a plan view of a cover plate of a case of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is an exploded view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an air-conditioner (1000) is provided,

the housing 100 is provided with a plurality of openings,

a back board 1, a mounting opening 11, a first connecting part 12, a first screw hole 121, a clamping groove 13, a second step part 131, a positioning groove 14, a guide groove 15,

the cover plate 2, the second connecting part 21, the second screw hole 211, the convex part 22, the first reinforcing rib 23, the second reinforcing rib 24, the third reinforcing rib 25, the buckle 26, the elastic arm 261, the clamping part 262, the first step part 263, the positioning buckle 27, the guiding buckle 28, the connecting rib 29, the fourth reinforcing rib 291, the pipeline mounting hole 201, the fifth reinforcing rib 202, the handle part 203,

the base 200, top cap 300, front panel 400, heat exchanger 500, automatically controlled box 600, new trend device 700.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The case 100 of the air conditioner 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner 1000 may be a floor type air conditioner, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a case 100 of an air conditioner 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a back panel 1 and a cover panel 2. The air conditioner 1000 may include a base 200, a top cover 300, and a front panel 400, wherein the front panel 400 and a back panel 1 are both disposed on the base 200, the back panel 1 is connected to the front panel 400, an installation space may be defined between the back panel 1 and the front panel 400, and the top cover 300 is disposed at the top of the installation space.

Here, it should be noted that a direction in which the air conditioner 1000 faces a user when the user stands facing and parallel to the front panel 400 of the air conditioner 1000 may be understood as a direction "front" in the present application, and accordingly, a direction in which the air conditioner 1000 faces away from the user when the user stands facing and parallel to the air conditioner 1000 may be understood as a direction "rear" in the present application.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships that are based on the orientation or positional relationship illustrated in the drawings, are used merely to facilitate the description and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be considered as limiting.

Specifically, the back panel 1 is provided with a through mounting hole 11, and the cover plate 2 is covered at the mounting hole 11. Referring to fig. 1 to 3 and 6 to 9, a mounting opening 11 may be provided at the lower side of the back panel 1, and a cover plate 2 is provided at the mounting opening 11 to close the mounting opening 11. The fresh air device 700 can be installed in the installation opening 11. The fresh air device 700 can introduce fresh air of an outdoor environment into an indoor environment to supplement fresh air of the indoor environment and improve air quality of the indoor environment. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the mounting opening 11 may be used for mounting other components, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The back panel 1 is provided with a first connecting portion 12, the cover plate 2 is provided with a second connecting portion 21, the second connecting portion 21 is connected with the first connecting portion 12, one side surface of the first connecting portion 12 adjacent to the second connecting portion 21 is a first connecting surface, one side surface of the second connecting portion 21 adjacent to the first connecting portion 12 is a second connecting surface, one of the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface is provided with a protruding portion 22, and the protruding portion 22 is suitable for being in contact with the other one of the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface. Specifically, when the boss 22 is provided on the first connection surface, the boss 22 is adapted to be in contact with the second connection surface. When the second connection surface is provided with the projection 22, the projection 22 is adapted to be in contact with the first connection surface.

Wherein one end of the boss 22 may be connected to one of the first connection face and the second connection face, the other end of the boss 22 extends toward the other of the first connection face and the second connection face, and the other end of the boss 22 is adapted to be in contact with the other of the first connection face and the second connection face.

When the air conditioner 1000 operates, the wind wheel assembly in the air conditioner 1000 operates, and the motor of the wind wheel assembly drives the wind wheel to rotate to generate vibration, which is transmitted outwards in sequence along objects around the motor. When the vibration is transmitted between the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 21, since the first connection surface and the second connection surface are contacted by the protrusion portion 22, the contact area between the first connection surface and the second connection surface is reduced, so that the vibration is effectively weakened, the purposes of weakening the vibration and reducing resonance are achieved, the purpose of finally reducing noise is achieved, the abnormal sound is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner 1000 is improved.

According to the housing 100 of the air conditioner 1000 in the embodiment of the present invention, the protruding portion 22 is disposed on the first connection surface or the second connection surface, so that the contact area between the first connection surface and the second connection surface is reduced, the noise generated during the operation of the air conditioner 1000 is effectively reduced, the abnormal noise is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner 1000 is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the protruding portion 22 is plural, and the plural protruding portions 22 are spaced apart on the first connection surface or the second connection surface. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more. It is understood that when the convex portion 22 is provided on the first connection surface, a plurality of convex portions 22 are provided at intervals on the first connection surface. When the boss 22 is provided on the second connection surface, a plurality of bosses 22 are provided at intervals on the second connection surface. Thereby, it is possible to secure the connection reliability between the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 21 while reducing the contact area between the first connection surface and the second connection surface and reducing the noise of the air conditioner 1000.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the protrusion 22 is formed in an elongated shape to form a line contact between the first connection face and the second connection face. For example, referring to fig. 13, the protrusions 22 are provided on the second connection portion 21, and the protrusions 22 may be provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the second connection portion 21. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the protrusions 22 may be disposed at intervals in the width direction of the second connection portion 21.

Therefore, the protruding portion 22 is configured to be a long strip, so that the line contact between the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface can be conveniently realized, and compared with the surface contact in the traditional technical scheme, the vibration is effectively weakened, the purposes of weakening the vibration and reducing resonance are achieved, the purpose of finally reducing noise is further achieved, the abnormal sound is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner 1000 is improved. Meanwhile, the protruding portion 22 is configured to be long, so that the reliability of connection between the first connecting portion 12 and the second connecting portion 21 is ensured, and the first connecting portion 12 and the second connecting portion 21 are prevented from shaking.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 21 are connected by a screw, the first connection portion 12 is provided with a first screw hole 121, the second connection portion 21 is provided with a second screw hole 211, and the screw is sequentially inserted into the second screw hole 211 and the first screw hole 121. Thereby, the second connecting portion 21 can be easily and securely connected to the first connecting portion 12, so that the cover plate 2 can be easily and securely assembled to the back panel 1.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, 6, and 7 in combination with fig. 10-14, the first connection portion 12 is disposed in the mounting opening 11, and one end of the first connection portion 12 is connected to an edge of the mounting opening 11. The second connecting portion 21 is formed on the inner wall surface of the cap plate 2. The end faces of the screws are located inside the outer surface of the cover plate 2 or flush with the outer surface of the cover plate 2. I.e. the end surface of the screw is located inside the outer surface of the cover plate 2 or the end surface of the screw is flush with the outer surface of the cover plate 2. Therefore, the first connecting portion 12 and the second connecting portion 21 can be hidden inside the cover plate 2, and the end faces of the screws can be hidden, thereby avoiding the exposure of the screws and improving the aesthetic property of the casing 100.

Alternatively, the first connection portion 12 may be connected with an upper side edge of the mounting opening 11, and the second connection portion 21 is disposed adjacent to the upper side edge of the cap plate 2. Simple structure and convenient assembly.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is provided at a central portion thereof with a plurality of first reinforcing ribs 23, each of the first reinforcing ribs 23 extends in a height direction of the housing 100, and the plurality of first reinforcing ribs 23 are spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the housing 100. It should be noted that "the middle portion of the cover plate 2" in the present application may be understood as a position near the central axis of the cover plate 2 extending in the height direction of the housing 100. From this, can improve the structural strength of apron 2, avoid apron 2 to take place to warp to can conveniently assemble apron 2 to back panel 1 on, be favorable to improving assembly efficiency, simultaneously, in the assembling process, can avoid apron 2 to damage because of the atress.

Referring to fig. 10 to 12, one lengthwise end of the first reinforcing bead 23 may extend to be adjacent to the upper side edge of the cap plate 2, and the other lengthwise end of the first reinforcing bead 23 may extend to be adjacent to the lower side edge of the cap plate 2. This can increase the length of the first reinforcing rib 23, thereby further improving the structural strength of the cover plate 2.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 10 to 12, the number of the first reinforcing ribs 23 is three, wherein two first reinforcing ribs 23 are provided at both sides of the second connecting portion 21 in the circumferential direction of the housing 100, and the two first reinforcing ribs 23 are provided adjacent to the second connecting portion 21, and another first reinforcing rib 23 is provided between the two first reinforcing ribs 23. From this, can improve the structural strength of apron 2, and simple structure, processing is convenient.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is further provided with a plurality of second reinforcing ribs 24, and each second reinforcing rib 24 is connected between two adjacent first reinforcing ribs 23. Referring to fig. 12 and 13, a plurality of second reinforcing beads 24 may be provided between every two adjacent first reinforcing beads 23, and the plurality of second reinforcing beads 24 may be provided at intervals in the length direction of the first reinforcing beads 23. Alternatively, the second reinforcing beads 24 may be disposed perpendicular to the first reinforcing beads 23. Thus, by providing the second reinforcing ribs 24, the first reinforcing ribs 23 and the second reinforcing ribs 24 can form a grid-like reinforcing structure, and the structural strength of the cover plate 2 is further improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is provided with a plurality of third reinforcing ribs 25, the plurality of third reinforcing ribs 25 are arranged at intervals in the height direction of the housing 100, and each third reinforcing rib 25 extends in the circumferential direction of the housing 100. From this, can improve the structural strength of apron 2, and simple structure, processing is convenient.

It is understood that the cover plate 2 may be formed as a flat plate, and may also be formed as an arc-shaped plate. For example, in the examples of fig. 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, and 16, the cover plate 2 is formed as an arc-shaped plate, and the third reinforcing bead 25 is formed as an arc. At this time, the third reinforcing ribs 25 can effectively prevent the two side edges of the cover plate 2 in the circumferential direction from deforming and expanding outward, so that the cover plate 2 can be conveniently assembled to the back panel 1, the assembly efficiency can be improved, and meanwhile, the cover plate 2 can be prevented from being damaged due to stress in the assembly process.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 100 further includes two snap 26 structures, each snap 26 structure includes a snap-fit snap 26 and a snap groove 13, the snap 26 is disposed on the cover plate 2, the snap grooves 13 are disposed on the back plate 1, the two snaps 26 are spaced in the circumferential direction of the housing 100, and the two snaps 26 are respectively disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate 2 in the circumferential direction of the housing 100. For example, during the assembly process, the clip 26 may be first clipped into the clip groove 13, and then the cover plate 2 may be locked to the back panel 1 by screws. Therefore, the number of screws can be reduced by arranging the buckle 26 structure, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the catch 26 is a resilient catch 26. Referring to fig. 4, 10 and 11, the clip 26 includes two elastic arms 261 and a clip portion 262, the two elastic arms 261 are oppositely disposed on the cover plate 2, and the two elastic arms 261 can move in directions to approach and separate from each other. The clamping portion 262 has an open end, and both ends of the open end are connected to the two elastic arms 261, respectively. Wherein, the opening size of the clamping portion 262 is larger than the interval between the two elastic arms 261 to define a first step portion 263 between the clamping portion 262 and the elastic arms 261. A second step portion 131 adapted to be in abutting engagement with the first step portion 263 is disposed in the card slot 13.

Alternatively, the catching portion 262 is formed substantially in a V-shape. Therefore, a guide surface can be formed on the clamping portion 262, so that the buckle 26 can conveniently extend into the clamping groove 13 to be matched with the clamping groove 13.

During assembly, can be with two elastic arms 261 of finger or instrument centre gripping, make two elastic arms 261 move and take place elastic deformation towards the direction that is close to each other, then insert joint portion 262 into draw-in groove 13 for first step portion 263 ends with second step portion 131, after releasing two elastic arms 261 this moment, under the effect of elastic force, two elastic arms 261 move towards the direction of keeping away from each other, until two elastic arms 261 respectively with the internal face butt of draw-in groove 13. When detaching, can be with two elastic arms 261 of finger or instrument centre gripping, make two elastic arms 261 move and take place elastic deformation towards the direction that is close to each other for first step portion 263 and second step portion 131 break away from the cooperation, then draw out buckle 26 from draw-in groove 13 can. Reliable connection and convenient disassembly and assembly.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the casing 100 further includes a first positioning structure, the first positioning structure includes a positioning buckle 27 and a positioning slot 14, the positioning buckle 27 is adapted to be inserted into the positioning slot 14, the positioning buckle 27 is disposed on the cover plate 2, and the positioning slot 14 is formed on the back plate 1, wherein the positioning buckle 27 and the second connecting portion 21 are disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate 2 in the height direction of the casing 100, respectively.

For example, in some embodiments of the present invention, two side edges of the cover plate 2 in the height direction of the housing 100 are an upper side edge and a lower side edge, respectively. Wherein the positioning buckle 27 may be disposed adjacent to the lower side edge of the cover plate 2, and the second connection portion 21 may be disposed adjacent to the upper side edge of the cover plate 2.

When assembling apron 2, can carry out preliminary location to apron 2 through location knot 27 and the cooperation of first constant head tank, then with buckle 26 joint in draw-in groove 13, lock second connecting portion 21 on first connecting portion 12 through the screw at last. Therefore, the assembling difficulty can be reduced, and the assembling efficiency is improved.

Optionally, the positioning buckle 27 is plural. A plurality of positioning clasps 27 may be provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing 100. For example, referring to fig. 10 to 11 and 14, the first positioning structures are four, and four positioning buckles 27 of the four first positioning structures are provided at intervals in the extending direction of the lower side edge of the cover plate 2. Therefore, the positioning effect can be further improved, and the assembly difficulty is reduced.

It is understood that the specific number of the first positioning structures can be adjusted and designed according to practical situations, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is provided with guide buttons 28 at both side edges of the housing 100 in the circumferential direction, the back plate 1 is provided with guide slots 15, and the guide buttons 28 are adapted to be inserted into the guide slots 15. From this, through setting up direction knot 28 and guide way 15, in the assembling process, can lead to apron 2 through the cooperation of direction knot 28 and guide way 15, avoid apron 2 off tracking, further reduced the assembly degree of difficulty.

Referring to fig. 10 and 11, two side edges of the cover plate 2 in the circumferential direction of the casing 100 are a left side edge and a right side edge, and the left side edge and the right side edge of the cover plate 2 are both provided with a guide buckle 28, wherein the left side edge and the right side edge can be provided with one or more guide buckles 28, and when the left side edge is provided with a plurality of guide buckles 28, the plurality of guide buckles 28 can be arranged at intervals in the extending direction of the left side edge. When a plurality of guide buckles 28 are provided at the right side edge, the plurality of guide buckles 28 may be provided at intervals in the extending direction of the right side edge.

Optionally, the guide button 28 is interference fit with the guide slot 15. Therefore, the cover plate 2 can be fixed on the back panel 1 through the matching of the guide buckle 28 and the guide groove 15, when the structure of the buckle 26 is damaged, the cover plate 2 can be prevented from moving or falling off through the matching of the guide buckle 28 and the guide groove 15, and the reliability of assembly between the cover plate 2 and the back panel 1 is improved.

In some embodiments of the invention, the length of the upper side edge of the cover plate 2 is smaller than the length of the lower side edge of the cover plate 2. Therefore, the cover plate 2 is formed into a structure with a small top and a big bottom, and the whole appearance of the cover plate 2 is favorably improved.

Alternatively, the cover plate 2 is formed as an arc-shaped plate. The arc length of the upper side edge of the cover plate 2 is now smaller than the arc length of the lower side edge of the cover plate 2. Therefore, the cover plate 2 is arc-shaped, so that the casing 100 of the air conditioner 1000 is attractive in appearance, and the overall appearance of the air conditioner 1000 is more attractive.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the catch 26 and the guide catch 28 at the same side edge of the cover plate 2 in the circumferential direction of the housing 100 are connected by a connecting rib 29. Referring to fig. 10 and 11, adjacent buckles 26 and adjacent guide buckles 28 and adjacent two guide buckles 28 are connected by connecting ribs 29. From this, can improve the structural strength of apron 2, avoid buckle 26 and direction to detain 28 and take place to warp because of apron 2 and shift to avoided buckle 26 and draw-in groove 13's relative position and direction to detain 28 and guide way 15's relative position to change, the buckle 26 and draw-in groove 13 cooperation of being convenient for, direction detain 28 and guide way 15 cooperation, improved assembly efficiency.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the connecting rib 29 is provided with a plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs 291, and the plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs 291 are spaced apart from each other in the length direction of the connecting rib 29. Alternatively, the fourth reinforcing bead 291 may be disposed substantially perpendicular to the connecting bead 29. Thus, by providing the fourth reinforcing rib 291, the structural strength of the connecting rib 29 can be improved, and the overall structural strength of the cover plate 2 can be further improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is provided with a pipe installation hole 201, and the outer circumference of the pipe installation hole 201 is provided with fifth reinforcing ribs 202.

Wherein, the pipe installation hole 201 can be used for avoiding a refrigerant outlet pipe, a drain pipe and a fresh air outlet pipe. The pipe installation hole 201 may be one or more. For example, in some embodiments of the invention, there are three pipe mounting holes 201. The pipe installation hole 201 may be formed as a circular hole or a square hole. Thus, by providing the duct installation hole 201, the related duct of the air conditioner 1000 can be conveniently assembled.

Because set up behind the pipeline mounting hole 201 on apron 2, can reduce the structural strength of apron 2 to a certain extent, through setting up fifth strengthening rib 202 for fifth strengthening rib 202 encircles the periphery at pipeline mounting hole 201, can improve the overall structure intensity of apron 2 effectively, avoids apron 2 to damage or warp.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the fifth strengthening rib 202 may be connected with other strengthening ribs disposed near the fifth strengthening rib 202. Referring to fig. 10 and 11, the fifth reinforcing rib 202 formed at the outer circumference of the first pipe installation hole 201 is connected to the first reinforcing rib 23, and the fifth reinforcing rib 202 formed at the outer circumference of the second pipe installation hole 201 is connected to the third reinforcing rib 25. Thereby, the overall structural strength of the cover plate 2 is further improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 2 is provided with a handle portion 203, and the handle portion 203 is formed by an outer surface of the cover plate 2 being recessed inward. Referring to fig. 7 in conjunction with fig. 10 and 11, the gripping portion 203 may be two. The gripping part 203 is a pit structure formed on the outer surface of the cover plate 2. Therefore, when assembling, the handle part 203 can be grasped by the handle part 203, so that the cover plate 2 is conveniently assembled on the back panel 1, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

For example, in some embodiments of the invention, two gripping portions 203 are provided on the cover plate 2. The lower edge of the cover plate 2 is provided with three positioning buckles 27, the left edge and the right edge of the adjacent cover plate 2 are respectively provided with two guiding buckles 28, the left edge of the adjacent cover plate 2 is provided with a buckle 26, the right edge of the adjacent cover plate 2 is provided with a buckle 26, and the upper edge of the adjacent cover plate 2 is provided with a second connecting part 21.

During assembly, referring to fig. 7, fingers can be inserted into the buckle portion 203 to grasp the cover plate 2, then the upper end of the cover plate 2 is inclined to a certain angle towards the direction away from the back panel 1, then the positioning buckle 27 is inserted into the positioning groove 14, then the guiding buckle 28 is inserted into the guiding groove 15, meanwhile, the buckle 26 can be clamped in the clamping groove 13, and finally the second connecting portion 21 is locked on the first connecting portion 12 through screws. Simple structure and convenient assembly.

The air conditioner 1000 according to the second aspect embodiment of the present invention includes the casing 100 of the air conditioner 1000 according to the above-described first aspect embodiment of the present invention. Other configurations of the air conditioner 1000, such as the heat exchanger 500, the electrical control box 600, etc., and operations thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

According to the air conditioner 1000 of the second aspect embodiment of the present invention, by providing the housing 100 of the air conditioner 1000 according to the above-described first aspect embodiment of the present invention and providing the protruding portion 22 on the first connection surface or the second connection surface, the contact area between the first connection surface and the second connection surface is reduced, the noise during the operation of the air conditioner 1000 is effectively reduced, the abnormal noise is reduced, and the use comfort of the air conditioner 1000 is improved.

In the description of the present invention, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween. In the description of the invention, "above", "over" and "above" a first feature in a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. An air conditioner case, comprising:

the rear enclosing plate is provided with a through mounting hole, and the rear enclosing plate is provided with a first connecting part; and

the apron, the apron lid is established installation department, be equipped with the second connecting portion on the apron, the second connecting portion with first connecting portion link to each other, first connecting portion are neighbouring one side surface of second connecting portion is first connecting face, the second connecting portion are neighbouring one side surface of first connecting portion is the second connecting face, first connecting face with be equipped with the bellying on one of them in the second connecting face, the bellying be suitable for with first connecting face with another contact in the second connecting face.

2. The air conditioner casing according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is plural, and plural protrusions are provided at intervals on the first connection surface or the second connection surface.

3. The air conditioner case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion is formed in an elongated shape to form a line contact between the first connection face and the second connection face.

4. The casing of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected by a screw, the first connecting portion is provided with a first screw hole, the second connecting portion is provided with a second screw hole, and the screw is sequentially inserted into the second screw hole and the first screw hole.

5. The air conditioner case according to claim 4, wherein the second connecting portion is formed on the inner wall surface of the cover plate, and an end surface of the screw is located inside or flush with an outer surface of the cover plate.

6. The air conditioner casing according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of first reinforcing ribs are provided at a central portion of the cover plate, each of the first reinforcing ribs extends in a height direction of the casing, and the plurality of first reinforcing ribs are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of the casing.

7. The air conditioner case as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of second ribs are further provided on the cover plate, and each of the second ribs is connected between adjacent two of the first ribs.

8. The air conditioner casing according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of third reinforcing ribs are provided on the cover plate, the plurality of third reinforcing ribs are provided at intervals in a height direction of the casing, and each of the third reinforcing ribs extends in a circumferential direction of the casing.

9. The casing of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing further comprises two snap structures, each of the snap structures comprises a snap-fit snap and a snap groove, the snap is disposed on the cover plate, the snap groove is disposed on the back panel, the two snap grooves are spaced in the circumferential direction of the casing, and the two snap grooves are respectively disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate in the circumferential direction of the casing.

10. The casing of an air conditioner according to claim 9, further comprising a first positioning structure, the first positioning structure comprising a positioning buckle and a positioning groove, the positioning buckle being adapted to be inserted into the positioning groove, the positioning buckle being disposed on the cover plate, the positioning groove being formed on the back panel, wherein the positioning buckle and the second connecting portion are disposed adjacent to two side edges of the cover plate in a height direction of the casing, respectively.

11. The casing of an air conditioner according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the cover plate is provided with guide buttons at both side edges in the circumferential direction of the casing, and the back panel is provided with guide grooves adapted to be inserted into the guide grooves.

12. The air conditioner casing according to claim 11, wherein the catch and the guide catch at the same side edge of the cover plate in the circumferential direction of the casing are connected by a connecting rib.

13. The air conditioner case as claimed in claim 12, wherein a plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs are provided on the connecting rib, and the plurality of fourth reinforcing ribs are provided at intervals in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rib.

14. The casing of air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate is provided with a duct installation hole, and the outer circumference of the duct installation hole is provided with fifth reinforcing ribs.

15. The air conditioner casing according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate is provided with a catching portion formed by an outer surface of the cover plate being inwardly recessed.

16. An air conditioner characterized by comprising a casing of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

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