CN113959003A - Indoor unit and air conditioner with same - Google Patents

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CN113959003A
CN113959003A CN202111250864.5A CN202111250864A CN113959003A CN 113959003 A CN113959003 A CN 113959003A CN 202111250864 A CN202111250864 A CN 202111250864A CN 113959003 A CN113959003 A CN 113959003A
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薛加新
杨杰
刘汉
曹睿
熊绍森
芦静
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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
    • 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
    • F24F13/14Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • 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
    • F24F13/14Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • 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
    • F24F13/14Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • F24F2013/1446Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means with gearings

Abstract

The invention provides an indoor unit and an air conditioner with the same. The indoor unit includes: a bottom case; the panel body is connected with the bottom shell and is provided with an air outlet; the panel is connected with the panel body, a first accommodating space is formed between the panel and the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet, and a second accommodating space is formed in the panel body positioned at the lower edge of the air outlet; the first air guide plate is connected with the driving assembly, the first air guide plate is provided with a first air outlet position and a second air outlet position, the driving assembly is used for driving the first air guide plate to be located at the first air outlet position and the second air outlet position, and the first air guide plate is a flexible air guide plate. By adopting the technical scheme, the switching of different air outlet directions of the indoor unit can be realized only by one driving assembly, so that the use comfort of a user is improved, and meanwhile, the indoor cost is effectively reduced.

Description

Indoor unit and air conditioner with same
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioner equipment, in particular to an indoor unit and an air conditioner with the indoor unit.
Background
With the continuous maturity of the air conditioning industry, users pay more and more attention to the comfort of the air conditioner. During the working process of the air conditioner, hot air needs to be blown downwards directly to realize quick heating during heating, and cold air needs to be blown upwards to avoid being blown to a human body directly during cooling.
The indoor unit in the prior art is generally composed of a left driving box and a right driving box, and both the left driving box and the right driving box are a gear-rack mechanism. The gear-rack mechanisms of the left and right driving boxes are respectively driven by a motor to control the air deflector to push out. And a motor is assembled at the end part of the rack in the right driving box to control the air deflector to rotate, so that air is discharged up and down.
However, this solution requires a plurality of gear drives and a plurality of motors, which is costly. The appearance of the panel also needs to be matched with the appearance of the air deflector, and the shape is relatively single. Therefore, a new indoor unit is needed to reduce the cost and improve the comfort of the indoor unit.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an indoor unit and an air conditioner with the indoor unit, and aims to solve the problem of high cost of the indoor unit in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit including: a bottom case; the panel body is connected with the bottom shell and is provided with an air outlet; the panel is connected with the panel body, a first accommodating space is formed between the panel and the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet, and a second accommodating space is formed in the panel body positioned at the lower edge of the air outlet; the driving assembly is connected with at least one of the panel, the bottom shell and the panel body; the air conditioner comprises a first air deflector, the first air deflector is connected with a driving assembly, the first air deflector is provided with a first air outlet position and a second air outlet position, the first air deflector is provided with a closing position for closing an air outlet, when the first air deflector is positioned at the first air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector is positioned in a first accommodating space, when the first air deflector is positioned at the second air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector is positioned in a second accommodating space, the driving assembly is used for driving the first air deflector to be positioned at the first air outlet position, the second air outlet position and the closing position, and the first air deflector is a flexible air deflector.
Further, the indoor unit further includes: the first end of the second air deflector is connected with the driving assembly, the second end of the second air deflector extends towards the direction far away from the air outlet, the second air deflector is provided with a first air guiding position and a second air guiding position, when the second air deflector is positioned at the first air guiding position, the second end of the second air deflector is lapped with the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet, and when the second air deflector is positioned at the second air guiding position, the second end of the second air deflector is lapped with the side wall of the lower edge of the air outlet; when the first air guide plate is located at the first air outlet position, the second air guide plate is located at the first air guide position, and when the first air guide plate is located at the second air outlet position, the second air guide plate is located at the second air guide position.
Further, the drive assembly includes: the driving part is connected with at least one of the panel, the bottom shell and the panel body, an output shaft of the driving part is provided with a first gear, and the first air deflector is provided with transmission teeth meshed with the first gear; the second gear is positioned on one side, far away from the air outlet, of the first gear, the second gear and the first gear are arranged in a meshed mode, the second gear is connected with the first end of the second air deflector, and the driving portion drives the first air deflector and the second air deflector to move synchronously through the first gear.
Furthermore, a volute tongue is arranged on the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet, and when the second air guide plate is located at the first air guide position, the second end of the second air guide plate is in lap joint with the volute tongue.
Further, when the first air guiding plate is located at the first air outlet position, the width of the first air guiding plate located in the first accommodating space is one half of the width of the whole first air guiding plate.
Further, when the first air guiding plate is located at the second air outlet position, the width of the first air guiding plate located in the second accommodating space is one half of the width of the whole first air guiding plate.
Further, the driving assembly further comprises a mounting box, the mounting box is provided with a containing cavity, the driving portion, the first gear and the second gear are located in the containing cavity, the mounting box is provided with at least one connecting hole, and at least one connecting column penetrates through the connecting hole to be connected with the panel body.
Further, the second gear and the second air deflector are integrally formed.
Furthermore, when the first air deflector is located at the first air outlet position, the first end of the first air deflector is located in the first accommodating space, a lower air outlet channel is defined between the second air deflector and the lower edge side wall of the air outlet, when the first air deflector is located at the second air outlet position, the second end of the first air deflector is located in the second accommodating space, and an upper air outlet channel is defined between the second air deflector and the upper edge side wall of the air outlet.
In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an indoor unit, the indoor unit being the indoor unit described above.
By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the first air deflector is positioned at the first air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector is positioned in the first accommodating space, when the first air deflector is positioned at the second air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector is positioned in the second accommodating space, and the first air deflector is driven to be positioned at the first air outlet position and the second air outlet position by the driving component, so that the indoor unit has air outlet modes with different air outlet directions, meanwhile, the air outlet direction of the indoor unit can be changed by only one driving component of the indoor unit, a plurality of motors do not need to work cooperatively, the cost is greatly reduced, the operation of the indoor unit is more reliable, the first air deflector is arranged as a flexible air deflector, the first air deflector is more easily matched with a panel, the appearance of the indoor unit is not limited by the air deflector, the appearance of the indoor unit is more attractive, and the first air deflector can be smoothly transited to the first air outlet position and the second air outlet position, meanwhile, the quick switching of the working modes of the indoor unit is facilitated.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
figure 1 shows a schematic view of the structure of a first embodiment of the indoor unit according to the invention;
figure 2 shows a schematic view of the structure of a second embodiment of the indoor unit according to the invention;
figure 3 shows a schematic view of the structure of a third embodiment of the indoor unit according to the invention;
figure 4 shows a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of the indoor unit according to the invention;
figure 5 shows a schematic view of a fifth embodiment of the indoor unit according to the invention;
fig. 6 shows a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the driving assembly of the indoor unit according to the present invention.
Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:
1. a bottom case;
2. a panel body;
3. an air outlet; 31. a volute tongue; 32. a lower air outlet channel; 33. an upper air outlet channel;
4. a panel;
5. a first storage space;
6. a second storage space;
7. a drive assembly; 71. a first gear; 72. a second gear; 73. mounting a box; 74. connecting columns;
8. a first air deflector; 81. a transmission gear;
9. a second air deflector.
Detailed Description
It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Exemplary embodiments according to the present application will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to only the embodiments set forth herein. It is to be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art, in the drawings, it is possible to enlarge the thicknesses of layers and regions for clarity, and the same devices are denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
The aviation baffle subassembly of indoor set among the prior art is with high costs, and the driving motor that needs is more to the outward appearance of panel needs the structure of cooperation aviation baffle, makes the appearance of indoor set receive the aviation baffle shape restriction, for solving above-mentioned problem, the technical scheme of this application provides an indoor set, and the indoor set only adopts a drive division, and required cost is lower, and set up first aviation baffle 8 into flexible aviation baffle, can cooperate the air conditioner panel to realize the diversification of air conditioner outward appearance.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, according to an embodiment of the present application, an indoor unit is provided.
The indoor unit comprises a bottom shell 1, a panel body 2, a panel 4, a driving assembly 7 and a first air deflector 8. The panel body 2 is connected with the bottom case 1. The panel body 2 is provided with an air outlet 3. The panel 4 is connected with the panel body 2. A first receiving space 5 is formed between the panel 4 and the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet 3. The panel body 2 positioned at the lower edge of the air outlet 3 is provided with a second accommodating space 6. The driving assembly 7 is connected with at least one of the panel 4, the bottom case 1, and the panel body 2. The first air deflector 8 is connected with the driving assembly 7. The first air guiding plate 8 has a first air outlet position and a second air outlet position, and the first air guiding plate 8 has a closing position for closing the air outlet 3. When the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the first air outlet position, at least a part of the first air guiding plate 8 is located in the first accommodating space 5. When the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the second air outlet position, at least part of the first air guiding plate 8 is located in the second accommodating space 6. The driving component 7 is used for driving the first air deflector 8 to be located at a first air outlet position, a second air outlet position and a closing position. Wherein, the first air deflector 8 is a flexible air deflector.
By applying the technical scheme of the application, when the first air deflector 8 is positioned at the first air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector is positioned in the first accommodating space, when the first air deflector 8 is positioned at the second air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector 8 is positioned in the second accommodating space, the first air deflector 8 is driven to be positioned at the first air outlet position and the second air outlet position by the driving component, so that the indoor unit has air outlet modes with different air outlet directions, meanwhile, the air outlet direction of the indoor unit can be changed by only one driving component 7 of the indoor unit, the cooperative work of a plurality of motors is not needed, the cost is greatly reduced, the operation of the indoor unit is more reliable, the first air deflector 8 is arranged as a flexible air deflector, the first air deflector 8 is more easily matched with the panel 4, the appearance of the indoor unit is not limited by the air deflector structure, so that the appearance of the indoor unit is more beautiful, the first air deflector 8 can smoothly transit to the first air outlet position and the second air outlet position, and is beneficial to the quick switching of the working modes of the indoor unit.
In some embodiments, the indoor unit further comprises a second air deflector 9. The first end of the second air deflector 9 is connected with the driving assembly 7. The second end of the second air guiding plate 9 extends towards the direction far away from the air outlet 3. The second air guiding plate 9 has a first air guiding position and a second air guiding position. When the second air guiding plate 9 is located at the first air guiding position, the second end of the second air guiding plate 9 is in lap joint with the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet 3. When the second air guiding plate 9 is located at the second air guiding position, the second end of the second air guiding plate 9 is overlapped with the side wall of the lower edge of the air outlet 3. When the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the first air outlet position, the second air guiding plate 9 is located at the first air guiding position. When the first air deflector 8 is located at the second air outlet position, the second air deflector 9 is located at the second air guiding position. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the second air guiding plate 9 and the first air guiding plate 8 are matched, so that the indoor unit forms an air outlet channel with different air outlet directions, and the second air guiding plate 9 is inclined, which is beneficial to guiding air to flow towards the air outlet 3. Optionally, the second air deflector 9 is located between the volute tongue 31 and the bottom shell 1, the second air deflector 9 needs to rotate 25-35 ° counterclockwise when rotating to the first air guiding position, and the second air deflector 9 needs to rotate 25-35 ° clockwise when rotating to the second air guiding position.
The drive assembly 7 includes a drive portion, a second gear 72. The driving part is connected with at least one of the panel 4, the bottom case 1, and the panel body 2. The output shaft of the drive section is provided with a first gear 71. The first air deflector 8 is provided with a gear tooth 81 which meshes with the first gear 71. The second gear 72 is located on a side of the first gear 71 away from the outlet 3. The second gear 72 is disposed in mesh with the first gear 71. The second gear 72 is connected to a first end of the second air deflection plate 9. The driving part drives the first air deflector 8 and the second air deflector 9 to move synchronously through the first gear 71. The gear is adopted to transmit power, so that the movement precision and reliability of the air guide plate are guaranteed, wherein the air guide plate comprises a first air guide plate 8 and a second air guide plate 9. The power output by the driving part can be simultaneously transmitted to the first air deflector 8 and the second air deflector 9 through the mutually meshed second gear 72 and the first gear 71, so that the power loss is low, and the assembly is simple.
In some embodiments, the side wall of the upper rim of the outlet mouth 3 is provided with a volute tongue 31. When the second air guiding plate 9 is located at the first air guiding position, the second end of the second air guiding plate 9 is overlapped with the volute tongue 31. As shown in fig. 2, the arrangement is such that the airflow blown out by the indoor unit fan is guided to the air outlet 3 by the second air deflector 9, and the airflow does not advance along the surface of the volute, thereby avoiding the condensation phenomenon.
Specifically, when the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the first air outlet position, the width of the first air guiding plate 8 located in the first accommodating space 5 is one half of the width of the whole first air guiding plate 8. Set up like this and had both guaranteed that the amount of wind through air outlet 3 is enough big, the not enough condition of air output can not appear, also make first accommodation space 5 be unlikely to too big and influence the assembly of other parts simultaneously, the inner space of indoor set of utilization that can be reasonable, furtherly, the indoor set of also being convenient for control drive division drive first aviation baffle 8 like this.
In some embodiments, when the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the second air outlet position, the width of the first air guiding plate 8 located in the second accommodating space 6 is half of the width of the entire first air guiding plate 8. The arrangement ensures that the air volume passing through the air outlet 3 is large enough, the condition of insufficient air volume cannot occur, meanwhile, the second accommodating space 6 is not too large to influence the assembly of other parts, the internal space of the indoor unit can be reasonably utilized, and furthermore, the arrangement is also convenient for the indoor unit to control the driving part to drive the first air deflector 8.
The drive assembly 7 further comprises a mounting box 73. The mounting box 73 has a housing chamber. The driving portion, the first gear 71, and the second gear 72 are located in the accommodating chamber. The mounting box 73 is provided with at least one attachment hole. At least one connecting column 74 is arranged in the connecting hole in a penetrating way and connected with the panel body 2. The mounting box 73 plays a role in protecting transmission components such as the first gear 71 and the second gear 72 and power source components such as the driving part, so that the service life of the driving assembly 7 is prolonged, and the transmission precision of the driving assembly 7 is prevented from being influenced in a severe environment. The driving assembly 7 is connected with the panel body 2 through at least one connecting column 74, so that the driving assembly 7 can be ensured to stably operate.
In order to further improve the connection stability between the second gear 72 and the second air guiding plate 9, the second gear 72 and the second air guiding plate 9 are integrally formed. Preferably, in order to ensure that the second gear 72 forcefully drives the second air deflection plate 9, the thickness of the second gear 72 may be suitably increased.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, when the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the first air outlet position, the first end of the first air guiding plate 8 is located in the first accommodating space 5. A lower air outlet channel 32 is enclosed between the second air guiding plate 9 and the lower edge side wall of the air outlet 3. When the first air guiding plate 8 is located at the second air outlet position, the second end of the first air guiding plate 8 is located in the second accommodating space 6. An upper air outlet channel 33 is enclosed between the second air guiding plate 9 and the upper edge side wall of the air outlet 3. Due to the arrangement, the indoor unit can have different air outlet directions only by one driving part, the first air guide plate 8 and the second air guide plate 9 are always positioned on the same side, and a closed space is formed between the first air guide plate 8 and the second air guide plate 9, so that air flow can be effectively prevented from flowing back to generate condensation.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an indoor unit, the indoor unit being the indoor unit in the above embodiments.
In an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the first air guiding plate 8 is in a closed state, and the upper and lower ends thereof are respectively connected with the panel 4 and the bottom case 1 without a gap. The first air deflector 8 is made of flexible material, has certain flexibility and toughness, and can change appearance as required. Gear teeth are distributed in the middle of the first air deflector 8, and the first air deflector 8 is driven by the driving component 7 to rotate up and down. The driving component 7 is also placed in the middle of the air-conditioning outlet 3. The drive assembly 7 is supported by two connecting columns 74, which connecting columns 74 may be steel columns. The other end of the connecting column 74 is connected with the panel body 2 to ensure the stable operation of the air deflector driving mechanism. The driving assembly 7 comprises a first gear 71, a second gear 72 and a second air deflector 9, wherein the second air deflector 9 is fixedly connected with the second gear 72. The driving part drives the first air guide plate 8 and the second air guide plate 9 to rotate simultaneously by driving the first gear 71, so that air outlet in the vertical direction of the indoor unit is finally realized, and the comfort requirement of a user on the indoor unit is met. The driving component 7 has a small volume relative to the air outlet 3, and the influence of the driving component 7 on the air volume is very small and can be ignored.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, in the heating mode of the air conditioner, the first gear 71 drives the first air deflector 8 to rotate clockwise upwards by a distance which is half of the width of the first air deflector 8, and the second gear 72 drives the second air deflector 9 to rotate counterclockwise by 30 ° to overlap with the volute tongue 31. The upper end of the first air deflector 8 can be smoothly transited and hidden to the rear side of the panel 4. Inside the air conditioner, hot air blows out along lower air-out passageway 32, realizes the effect of "carpet formula" air supply.
As shown in fig. 3, when the indoor unit is in an on-state, the first gear 71 drives the first air deflector 8 to rotate downward and counterclockwise, the rotation distance is half of the width of the first air deflector 8, meanwhile, the second gear 72 drives the second air deflector 9 to rotate clockwise by 30 degrees and lap-joint with the air duct surface of the bottom casing 1, the lower end of the first air deflector 8 can be smoothly transited and hidden to the inner side of the bottom casing 1, and cold air is blown out along the upper air outlet channel 33, so that "shower type" air supply is realized.
In order to assemble the traditional air conditioner panel 4 with the air deflector without a gap, the appearance of the traditional air conditioner panel is limited by the shape of the air deflector, and the appearance of the traditional air conditioner is single. The appearance of the first air deflector 8 in the application has certain plasticity, the appearance can be changed randomly, the appearance diversity of the air conditioner is greatly improved, and the appearance of the air conditioner is more attractive. When the appearance of the panel is as shown in fig. 4, the air deflector is switched to a corresponding shape. The first air deflector 8 is made of flexible material, has certain toughness and can be curled randomly, and the first gear 71 can directly drive the first air deflector 8 and the second air deflector 9 to rotate, so that air outlet of the indoor unit in different directions can be realized.
In an exemplary embodiment, gear teeth are distributed in the middle of the first air guiding plate 8, and the first air guiding plate 8 is directly driven to rotate by 1 motor through a gear in a rack-like manner. The arrangement makes the first air deflector 8 operate stably, the reliability is high, the cost of the indoor unit is reduced, the first air deflector 8 is made of flexible materials, the first air deflector can be changed into a certain shape at will, the first air deflector is assembled by matching with the panel 4, the diversity of the appearance of the air conditioner is realized, and the appearance is beautified.
Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
In addition to the foregoing, it should be noted that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment," "another embodiment," "an embodiment," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment described generally throughout this application. The appearances of the same phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the scope of the invention to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments.
In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An indoor unit, comprising:
a bottom shell (1);
the panel body (2) is connected with the bottom shell (1), and the panel body (2) is provided with an air outlet (3);
the panel (4) is connected with the panel body (2), a first accommodating space (5) is formed between the panel (4) and the side wall of the upper edge of the air outlet (3), and a second accommodating space (6) is arranged on the panel body (2) at the lower edge of the air outlet (3);
a drive assembly (7), the drive assembly (7) being connected with at least one of the panel (4), the bottom case (1) and the panel body (2);
the first air deflector (8), the first air deflector (8) is connected with the driving component (7), the first air deflector (8) is provided with a first air outlet position and a second air outlet position, and the first air deflector (8) has a closed position closing the outlet (3), when the first air deflector (8) is positioned at the first air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector (8) is positioned in the first accommodating space (5), when the first air deflector (8) is positioned at the second air outlet position, at least part of the first air deflector (8) is positioned in the second accommodating space (6), the driving assembly (7) is used for driving the first air guide plate (8) to be located at the first air outlet position, the second air outlet position and the closing position, wherein the first air guide plate (8) is a flexible air guide plate.
2. The indoor unit according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second air deflector (9), a first end of the second air deflector (9) is connected with the driving assembly (7), a second end of the second air deflector (9) extends towards a direction far away from the air outlet (3), the second air deflector (9) has a first air guiding position and a second air guiding position, when the second air deflector (9) is located at the first air guiding position, a second end of the second air deflector (9) is in lap joint with a side wall at the upper edge of the air outlet (3), and when the second air deflector (9) is located at the second air guiding position, a second end of the second air deflector (9) is in lap joint with a side wall at the lower edge of the air outlet (3);
when the first air guide plate (8) is located at the first air outlet position, the second air guide plate (9) is located at the first air guide position, and when the first air guide plate (8) is located at the second air outlet position, the second air guide plate (9) is located at the second air guide position.
3. Indoor unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the drive assembly (7) comprises:
the driving part is connected with at least one of the panel (4), the bottom shell (1) and the panel body (2), an output shaft of the driving part is provided with a first gear (71), and the first air deflector (8) is provided with a transmission gear (81) meshed with the first gear (71);
the second gear (72) is located on one side, away from the air outlet (3), of the first gear (71), the second gear (72) and the first gear (71) are arranged in a meshed mode, the second gear (72) is connected with the first end of the second air deflector (9), and the driving portion drives the first air deflector (8) and the second air deflector (9) to move synchronously through the first gear (71).
4. Indoor unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the side wall of the upper edge of the outlet mouth (3) is provided with a volute tongue (31),
when the second air deflector (9) is located at the first air guiding position, the second end of the second air deflector (9) is in lap joint with the volute tongue (31).
5. The indoor unit of claim 1, wherein when the first air deflector (8) is located at the first air outlet position, the width of the first air deflector (8) located in the first receiving space (5) is half of the width of the entire first air deflector (8).
6. The indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein when the first air deflector (8) is located at the second air outlet position, the width of the first air deflector (8) located in the second receiving space (6) is half of the width of the entire first air deflector (8).
7. The indoor unit of claim 3, wherein the driving assembly (7) further comprises a mounting box (73), the mounting box (73) is provided with a containing cavity, the driving portion, the first gear (71) and the second gear (72) are located in the containing cavity, the mounting box (73) is provided with at least one connecting hole, and at least one connecting column (74) is arranged in the connecting hole in a penetrating manner and connected with the panel body (2).
8. Indoor unit according to claim 3, characterized in that the second gear (72) is provided integrally with the second air deflector (9).
9. The indoor unit of claim 2, wherein when the first air deflector (8) is located at the first air outlet position, a first end of the first air deflector (8) is located in the first receiving space (5), a lower air outlet channel (32) is defined between the second air deflector (9) and a lower edge side wall of the air outlet (3), when the first air deflector (8) is located at the second air outlet position, a second end of the first air deflector (8) is located in the second receiving space (6), and an upper air outlet channel (33) is defined between the second air deflector (9) and an upper edge side wall of the air outlet (3).
10. An air conditioner comprising an indoor unit, characterized in that the indoor unit is the indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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