CN114001411A

CN114001411A - Disinfection and sterilization module of air conditioner and air conditioner

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Publication number: CN114001411A
Application number: CN202010739411.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 成日雄; 陆勇祥
Original assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-28
Filing date: 2020-07-28
Publication date: 2022-02-01

Abstract

The invention discloses a disinfection module of an air conditioner and the air conditioner. The disinfection module includes: a protective housing, opposite sides of which are open; the two light shielding plates are correspondingly arranged on two open sides of the protective shell one by one, each light shielding plate is provided with an air hole, and a light shielding space is defined by the two light shielding plates and the protective shell; an ultraviolet lamp assembly mounted within the light-blocking space; wherein, the inner wall surface of the protective shell is integrally provided with a photocatalyst piece; and/or a photocatalyst element is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of at least one shading plate. According to the disinfection and sterilization module of the air conditioner, the photocatalyst piece is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of the protective shell and/or the inner wall surface of the at least one light screen, so that the connection strength of the photocatalyst piece and the protective shell and/or the light screen is favorably improved, the problem of assembly is avoided, and the assembly cost is favorably reduced.

Description

Disinfection and sterilization module of air conditioner and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to a disinfection and sterilization module of an air conditioner and the air conditioner.

Background

In the related art, the disinfection module comprises a shell and a photocatalyst piece, the installation between the photocatalyst piece and the shell is complex, the assembly efficiency is low, and the assembly cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sterilization module for an air conditioner, which has a simple structure and is advantageous for reducing assembly costs.

The invention also provides an air conditioner which comprises the disinfection and sterilization module.

The disinfection and sterilization module of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the protection device comprises a protection shell, a shell body and a shell body, wherein two opposite sides of the protection shell body are open; the two light shielding plates are correspondingly arranged on two open sides of the protective shell one by one, each light shielding plate is provided with an air hole, and a light shielding space is defined by the two light shielding plates and the protective shell; an ultraviolet lamp assembly mounted within the light-blocking space; wherein, the inner wall surface of the protective shell is integrally provided with a photocatalyst piece; and/or a photocatalyst element is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of at least one shading plate.

According to the disinfection and sterilization module of the air conditioner, the photocatalyst element is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of the protective shell and/or the inner wall surface of the at least one light shielding plate, so that the connection strength of the photocatalyst element and the protective shell and/or the light shielding plate is favorably improved, the problem of assembly is avoided, and the assembly cost is favorably reduced.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member is provided on an inner wall surface of each of the light-shielding plates uniformly.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a first concave-convex portion is provided on an inner wall surface of the light shielding plate, and the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate is a photocatalyst coating layer, and the photocatalyst member covers at least the first concave-convex portion.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate covers the entire inner wall surface of the light shielding plate.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the shield case is formed in a ring shape extending in the circumferential direction of the shield case.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the shield case covers the entire inner peripheral wall of the shield case.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the inner peripheral wall of the protective casing is provided with a second concave-convex portion, and the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the protective casing is a photocatalyst coating layer covering at least the second concave-convex portion.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the second concave-convex portion includes at least a projection projecting from an inner wall surface of the shield shell.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the protrusion is a plurality of spaced apart protrusions.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the protrusion is formed in a spherical crown shape.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the projection is formed by a portion of the protective shell projecting inwardly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the ultraviolet lamp assembly includes an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp holder detachably connected to the protective housing, the ultraviolet lamp being mounted on the lamp holder.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the lamp holder is provided with an insertion hole, the ultraviolet lamp is inserted into the insertion hole, and a buffer ring is arranged between the ultraviolet lamp and the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the ultraviolet lamp is U-shaped and includes two sub-tubes disposed opposite to each other, and an arrangement direction of the two sub-tubes of the ultraviolet lamp is parallel to a spacing direction of the two light-shielding plates.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the disinfection and sterilization module.

According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention, the disinfection and sterilization module is arranged, and the photocatalyst piece is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of the protective shell and/or the inner wall surface of at least one light screen, so that the connection strength of the photocatalyst piece and the protective shell and/or the light screen is favorably improved, the problem of assembly is avoided, and the assembly cost is favorably reduced.

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 block diagram of a sanitizer module according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the sterilization module according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another orientation of the sterilization module according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a sterilization module according to other embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a portion of the sterilization module shown in FIG. 1, with the light barrier not shown;

FIG. 8 is another directional schematic view of a portion of the sterilization module of FIG. 1, with the light barrier not shown;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view in still another direction according to a partial structure of the sterilization module shown in FIG. 1, wherein a light shielding plate is not shown;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a protective enclosure according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of a sterilization module according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a handle portion according to some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of a handle portion according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a sterilization module 100;

a protective casing 1; a protrusion 11; a groove 12; a mounting hole 13; a through hole 14;

an ultraviolet lamp assembly 2; an ultraviolet lamp 21; a sub lamp tube 211; a lamp socket 22; a jack 221; a buffer ring 23; a gasket 24; a screw 25;

a light shielding plate 3; an air hole 31; a light shield 32; a body 33;

a photocatalyst member 4; a handle portion 5; a connecting rod 51; an annular groove 511; a handle bar 52.

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 reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The sterilization module 100 of the air conditioner and the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Optionally, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, 10 and 12, a sterilization module 100 for an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a protective housing 1, two light screens 3 and an ultraviolet lamp assembly 2.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, 7-9, opposite sides of the protective case 1 are open, whereby the protective case 1 is formed in a ring shape, one of the two open sides of the protective case 1 is an air intake side and the other is an air outlet side. For example, as shown in fig. 2, 7 to 9, the shield case 1 is formed in a square ring shape.

Two light screens 3 are established in two of protecting casing 1 and are opened the side one-to-one, and the shading space is injectd with protecting casing 1 to two light screens 3, is equipped with bleeder vent 31 that runs through light screen 3 on every light screen 3, and ultraviolet lamp subassembly 2 is located the shading space, for example, refer to fig. 7-9 and show, and ultraviolet lamp subassembly 2 is located protecting casing 1 and links to each other with protecting casing 1. Therefore, on one hand, a shading space is defined by the shading plate 3 and the protective shell 1, so that the ultraviolet lamp assembly 2 is positioned in the shading space, the damage to people or other structures caused by ultraviolet ray leakage can be prevented, and the ultraviolet rays can be better gathered in the shading space, so that the sterilization effect can be improved; on the other hand, the ventilation holes 31 of the light-shielding plate 3 facilitate the flow of air.

The inner wall surface of the protective housing 1 and/or the inner wall surface of at least one of the light shielding plates 3 are integrally provided with the photocatalyst member 4, that is, the photocatalyst member 4 may be integrally provided only on the inner wall surface of the protective housing 1, the photocatalyst member 4 may be integrally provided only on the inner wall surface of one of the light shielding plates 3, the photocatalyst members 4 may be integrally provided on the inner wall surfaces of the two light shielding plates 3, the photocatalyst member 4 may be integrally provided on the inner wall surfaces of the protective housing 1 and one of the light shielding plates 3, and the photocatalyst member 4 may be integrally provided on the inner wall surfaces of the protective housing 1 and the two light shielding plates 3. Therefore, the connection strength of the photocatalyst element 4 and the protective shell 1 and/or the light screen 3 is improved, the problem of assembly is avoided, and the assembly cost is reduced.

It can be understood that, when the photocatalyst member 4 is disposed on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate 3, the photocatalyst member 4 is offset from the opening of the ventilation hole 31 on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate 3, that is, the photocatalyst member 4 does not cover the opening of the ventilation hole 31 on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate 3.

Particularly, when utilizing disinfection and sterilization module 100 to disinfect the air, the air current can be from being located in the bleeder vent 31 on the light screen 3 of the open one side of protective housing 1 flows in the shading space, ultraviolet ray can be launched to ultraviolet lamp 21, the ultraviolet ray has good bactericidal effect, and photocatalysis can take place under the irradiation of ultraviolet ray for photocatalyst spare 4, can effectively expand ultraviolet lamp 21's effective area of disinfecting, improve bactericidal effect, with this realization to the air purpose of disinfecting, the air current after disinfecting can further flow through bleeder vent 31 that is located on the light screen 3 of the open side of another of protective housing 1.

According to the disinfection and sterilization module 100 of the air conditioner, the photocatalyst element 4 is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of the protective shell 1 and/or the inner wall surface of at least one light screen 3, so that the connection strength of the photocatalyst element 4 and the protective shell 1 and/or the light screen 3 is improved, the problem of assembly is avoided, and the assembly cost is reduced.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the photocatalyst element 4 is a photocatalyst coating, for example a coating of nano-titanium dioxide. Therefore, the photocatalyst element 4 does not occupy extra space and has a simple structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 to 6, the ventilation holes 31 are bent in the thickness direction of the light shielding plate 3, for example, the ventilation holes 31 have a "V" shape. Specifically, the light is transmitted along a straight line, and the ultraviolet light is prevented from leaking through the air holes 31 by bending the air holes 31 over the thickness of the light shielding plate 3, thereby ensuring the light shielding effect of the light shielding plate 3.

Specifically, the smaller the bending angle of the ventilation holes 31 is, the better the light shielding effect is, whereas the smaller the bending angle of the ventilation holes 31 is, the greater the processing difficulty is. Experiments prove that the bending angle alpha of the air holes 31 is in the range of 60-110 degrees, so that the light shading effect is good, and the processing difficulty is greatly reduced.

Further, the bending angle α of the vent hole 31 is 65 °, 70 °, 75 °, 80 °, 85 °, 90 °, 95 °, 100 °, or 105 °.

Optionally, the vent holes 31 are multiple, and the vent holes 31 are uniformly spaced. This is advantageous in ensuring the air permeability of the light shielding plate 3.

In other specific examples, as shown with reference to fig. 3 to 4, the light shielding plate 3 includes a body 33 and a light shield 32, the ventilation hole 31 is provided on the body 33, that is, the ventilation hole 31 penetrates through the body 33, the light shield 32 is provided on an outer surface of the body 33 and shields the ventilation hole 31, and a portion of an outer peripheral edge of the light shield 32 is spaced apart from the body 33. Specifically, for example, the ventilation holes 31 are formed in a rectangular shape, and the light shield 32 includes a square cover plate facing and spaced apart from the ventilation holes 31, and three side plates respectively connected to three side walls of the cover plate in a one-to-one correspondence, the three side plates being sequentially connected in a circumferential direction of the ventilation holes 31, each side plate being connected to an outer surface of the body 33, and the side wall of the cover plate, to which the side plate is not connected, being spaced apart from the body 33 to form a through hole for air to flow into the ventilation holes 31 or out of the ventilation holes 31. Therefore, the light shield 32 can be used for shielding light by arranging the light shield 32, so that the structure of the vent hole 31 can be simplified, the vent hole 31 can be arranged into a straight hole, namely a non-bending shape, and the processing cost is reduced.

Of course, it is understood that, in order to further ensure the light shielding effect of the light shielding plate 3, the ventilation holes 31 on the body 33 may be provided in a bent shape in the thickness direction of the body 33, and the light shielding cover 32 may be further provided on the outer surface of the body 33. For example, the airing hole 31 has a "V" shape.

Here, the "outer" of the outer surface of the body 33 means a side away from the center of the light shielding space, and the opposite side is the "inner".

In some embodiments, the ventilation holes 31 are spaced apart from each other, the light shields 32 are spaced apart from each other, and the light shields 32 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the ventilation holes 31, so that a structure similar to a louver window can be formed on the light shielding plate 3, and the structure is simple.

In other embodiments, the ventilation holes 31 are spaced apart from each other, the light shield 32 is one, and the light shield 32 covers all the ventilation holes 31. Thus, the structure is simple.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the glare shield 3 is removably connected to the protective housing 1. Specifically, the light shielding plate 3 and the protective housing 1 may be connected by screw fasteners. Therefore, the structure is simple and the cost is low.

Further, each of the light-shielding plates 3 is connected with the protective housing 1 by a plurality of screw fasteners provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the light-shielding plate 3. Therefore, the reliability of connection between the light shielding plate 3 and the protective housing 1 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the visor 3 is an integrally formed part. From this, the structure of an organic whole piece not only can guarantee structure, the stability of performance of light screen 3 to convenient shaping, manufacturing are simple, have saved unnecessary assembly and connection process moreover, have improved light screen 3's assembly efficiency greatly, guarantee the reliability that light screen 3 connects, and moreover, the bulk strength and the stability of the structure of an organic whole formation are higher, and it is more convenient to assemble, and the life-span is longer.

Optionally, the protective casing 1 is made of a material that can resist ultraviolet rays, for example, the protective casing 1 is a metal piece. From this, not only be favorable to guaranteeing ultraviolet ray gathering with the interior emission light of orientation protective housing 1, improve bactericidal effect, but also can avoid ultraviolet to leak outward to a certain extent, avoid hindering the people.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown with reference to fig. 2 and 12, the uv lamp assembly 2 includes a lamp socket 22 and a uv lamp 21, the lamp socket 22 being removably connected with the protective housing 1, the uv lamp 21 being mounted on the lamp socket 22. Therefore, the structure is simple, and the lamp holder 22 and the protective shell 1 can be detachably arranged, so that the maintenance and the replacement of the ultraviolet lamp assembly 2 can be facilitated.

Specifically, the lamp socket 22 is connected to the shield case 1 by a fastener such as a screw 25. Therefore, the structure is simple and the cost is low.

In some specific examples, referring to fig. 2 and 12, the protective casing 1 is provided with a through hole 14 on a circumferential wall thereof, the sterilization module 100 includes a gasket 24, the lamp holder 22 is provided with a first threaded hole, the gasket 24 is provided with a second threaded hole, the through hole 14, the first threaded hole and the second threaded hole are opposite, and a fastening member such as a screw 25 sequentially passes through the second threaded hole, the through hole 14 and the first threaded hole. Thus, the mounting structure is simple.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 12, the lamp holder 22 is provided with an insertion hole 221, the ultraviolet lamp 21 is inserted into the insertion hole 221, and a buffer ring 23 is provided between the ultraviolet lamp 21 and the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole 221. Therefore, the buffer ring 23 is arranged, so that the shock absorption and buffering effects can be achieved, and the ultraviolet lamp 21 can be prevented from being broken and damaged in the packaging or transportation process.

Optionally, the cushion ring 23 is a rubber or silicone member. Therefore, the shock absorption effect is good, and the cost is low.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 2, the ultraviolet lamp 21 is U-shaped and includes two sub-lamps 211 disposed oppositely, and the arrangement direction of the two sub-lamps 211 of the ultraviolet lamp 21 is parallel to the axial direction of the protective housing 1, i.e. the spacing direction of the two light-shielding plates 3. Therefore, the ultraviolet lamp 21 is beneficial to weakening the blocking effect of the ultraviolet lamp 21 on the air flow, the blocking effect on the air flow is reduced to the greatest extent, the smoothness of the air flow is further improved, the flow rate of the air flow is ensured, the noise is further reduced, and the sterilization efficiency is improved.

Alternatively, to increase the useful life of the base 22, the base 22 is preferably made of a material that is resistant to ultraviolet light. The lamp base 22 is, for example, a ceramic or metal member.

In some embodiments of the invention, as shown in fig. 12, a handle portion 5 is provided on the protective housing 1. Therefore, the handle part 5 is arranged on the protective shell 1, so that the taking and the placing of the disinfection and sterilization module 100 are facilitated.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 14, the handle portion 5 is detachably provided with the shield case 1, that is, the handle portion 5 is detachably provided on the shield case 1. After long-term use, there is a risk of damage to the handle portion 5 by making the handle portion 5 detachably disposed from the protective case 1, thereby facilitating maintenance and replacement of the handle portion 5.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12 to 14, the protective casing 1 is provided with a mounting hole 13 penetrating through a peripheral wall of the protective casing 1, the handle portion 5 includes a connecting rod 51, the peripheral wall of the connecting rod 51 is provided with an annular groove 511 extending in an entire circumferential direction of the connecting rod 51, the connecting rod 51 is inserted through the mounting hole 13, and a portion of the protective casing 1 surrounding the mounting hole 13 is caught in the annular groove 511. Therefore, the structure is simple, and the installation is convenient.

Further, the handle portion 5 includes a handle bar 52, the handle bar 52 is disposed at an end of the connecting rod 51 away from the annular groove 511, and the handle bar 52 is disposed perpendicular to the connecting rod 51. For example, as shown in fig. 13, the handle bar 52 is connected to the connection bar 51 in an "L" shape. For another example, as shown in fig. 14, the handle bar 52 is connected to the connecting bar 51 in a "T" shape. Therefore, the handle rod 52 is provided, so that the user can conveniently hold the handle rod 52 to take and put the disinfection and sterilization module 100.

In some examples, the handle portion 5 is an integrally formed piece. From this, the structure of an organic whole piece not only can guarantee structure, the stable performance of handle portion 5 to convenient shaping, manufacturing are simple, have saved unnecessary assembly part and connection process moreover, have improved the assembly efficiency of handle portion 5 greatly, guarantee the reliability that handle portion 5 is connected, and moreover, the bulk strength and the stability of the structure of an organic whole formation are higher, and it is more convenient to assemble, and the life-span is longer.

In order to further increase the service life of the handle portion 5, the handle portion 5 may be selected as a metal piece.

In other alternative embodiments of the invention, the grip portion 5 is integral with the protective housing 1. From this, the structure of an organic whole piece not only can guarantee handle portion 5 and protective housing 1's structure, stability of performance to convenient shaping, manufacturing are simple, have saved unnecessary assembly part and connection process moreover, have improved the assembly efficiency of handle portion 5 and protective housing 1 greatly, guarantee the reliability that handle portion 5 and protective housing 1 are connected, moreover, the bulk strength and the stability of the structure of an organic whole formation are higher, and it is more convenient to assemble, and the life-span is longer.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the ultraviolet lamp assembly 2 is plural, and the plural ultraviolet lamp assemblies 2 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the shield case 1.

For example, as shown in fig. 10, there are three ultraviolet lamp assemblies 2, the protective casing 1 is formed in a rectangular ring shape, the ultraviolet lamp assemblies 2 are provided on the long sides of the protective casing 1, and the plurality of ultraviolet lamp assemblies 2 are disposed at intervals in the length direction of the long sides.

Further, a plurality of ultraviolet lamp assemblies 2 are arranged in parallel. From this, be favorable to make full use of protective housing 1's space to be convenient for set up more ultraviolet lamp subassembly 2, improve bactericidal effect.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member 4 provided on the inner wall surface of the shield case 1 is formed in a ring shape extending in the circumferential direction of the shield case 1. From this, simple structure has avoided the hindrance effect of photocatalyst spare 4 to the air current to a great extent moreover, is favorable to improving the smooth and easy nature that the air current flows, guarantees the velocity of flow of air current, helps reducing the noise, still helps improving sterilization efficiency moreover. .

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member 4 provided on the inner wall surface of the shield case 1 covers the entire inner peripheral wall of the shield case 1, thereby contributing to improvement of photocatalytic efficiency and improvement of sterilization effect.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the inner peripheral wall of the shield case 1 is provided with a second concave-convex portion, and the photocatalyst member 4 provided on the inner wall surface of the shield case 1 is a photocatalyst coating layer covering at least the second concave-convex portion. From this, through setting up the second concave-convex part, be favorable to improving the surface area of the internal perisporium of protective housing 1 to increase photocatalyst coating's adhesion area, improve bactericidal effect, can improve photocatalyst coating and the area of contact of base plate moreover, improve the cohesion.

Specifically, the second concave-convex portion includes at least a projection 11 projecting from the inner wall surface of the shield case 1. Therefore, the structure is simple, the processing and the manufacturing are convenient, and meanwhile, the arrangement of the bulge 11 is also beneficial to increasing the structural strength of the protective shell 1.

Specifically, the second concave-convex portion includes at least a recessed groove recessed in the inner wall surface of the shield case 1. From this, not only simple structure is convenient for manufacturing moreover, and the setting of recessed groove is still favorable to increasing the structural strength of protective housing 1 simultaneously.

In some embodiments of the invention, the projection 11 is a plurality of spaced apart projections. From this, be favorable to further improving the surface area of protection casing 1's internal perisporium to increase photocatalyst coating's adhesion area, improve bactericidal effect, can improve photocatalyst coating and protection casing 1's area of contact moreover, improve cohesion, protruding 11 is provided with the structural strength who does benefit to further increase protection casing 1 simultaneously.

Alternatively, the projection 11 is formed in a spherical crown shape. Thus, the surface of the protrusions 11 is smooth, thereby contributing to improved adhesion between the protrusions 11 and the photocatalyst coating.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 11, the protrusion 11 is formed by a portion of the protective shell 1 protruding inward, such that a groove 12 is formed at a position of the outer surface of the protective shell 1 corresponding to the protrusion 11. Thereby contributing to an improvement in the structural strength of the shield case 1.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a photocatalyst member 4 is integrally provided on an inner wall surface of each light shielding plate 3. For example, the inner wall surfaces of the two light shielding plates 3 are integrally provided with the photocatalyst members 4, and the inner wall surface of the protective casing 1 is not provided with the photocatalyst members 4. Therefore, the photocatalysis efficiency is improved, and the sterilization effect is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a first concave-convex portion is provided on an inner wall surface of the light shielding plate 3, the photocatalyst member 4 provided on the inner wall surface of the light shielding plate 3 is a photocatalyst coating, and the photocatalyst member 4 covers at least the first concave-convex portion. Therefore, the surface area of the inner wall surface of the light screen 3 is favorably improved by arranging the first concave-convex part, so that the attachment area of the photocatalyst coating is increased, the sterilization effect is improved, the contact area of the photocatalyst coating and the light screen 3 can be increased, and the binding force is improved.

Specifically, the first concave-convex portion includes at least a convex hull protruding from the inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate 3. Therefore, the structure is simple, the processing and the manufacturing are convenient, and the arrangement of the convex hull is beneficial to increasing the structural strength of the light screen 3.

Specifically, the first concave-convex portion includes at least a concave recess recessed in the inner wall surface of the shield case 1. Therefore, the structure is simple, the processing and the manufacturing are convenient, and the arrangement of the pits is also beneficial to increasing the structural strength of the shading plate 3.

In some embodiments of the invention, the convex hull is a plurality of spaced apart. From this, be favorable to further improving the surface area of the internal face of shield 3 to increase photocatalyst coating's adhesion area, improve bactericidal effect, can improve photocatalyst coating and shield 3's area of contact moreover, improve cohesion, the convex closure be provided with simultaneously and do benefit to further increase shield 3's structural strength.

Optionally, the convex hull is formed as a spherical crown. Therefore, the surface of the convex hull is smooth, thereby being beneficial to improving the adhesive force between the convex hull and the photocatalyst coating.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the photocatalyst member 4 provided on the inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate 3 covers the entire inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate 3. Therefore, the photocatalysis efficiency is improved, and the sterilization effect is improved.

The air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the above-mentioned sterilization module 100 and a housing. Optionally, the length direction of the housing is arranged vertically.

Specifically, the housing has an air inlet and an air outlet, and the sterilization module 100 is located in the housing. From this, the air current can enter into in the casing from the air intake, and further enter into in the protective housing 1, ultraviolet ray can be launched to the ultraviolet lamp 21 in the protective housing 1, the ultraviolet ray has good bactericidal effect, and photocatalyst piece 4 can take place the photocatalysis under the irradiation of ultraviolet ray, can effectively expand the effective area of disinfecting of ultraviolet lamp 21, improve bactericidal effect, with this realization to the purpose of disinfecting the air, the air current after disinfecting can further flow through another open side of protective housing 1, thereby further discharge from the air outlet.

According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention, the photocatalyst element 4 is arranged into the ring shape extending along the circumferential direction of the protective shell 1, so that the sterilization effect can be ensured, the blocking effect of the photocatalyst element 4 on the airflow is avoided to a greater extent, the smoothness of the airflow flowing is improved, the flow rate of the airflow is ensured, the noise is reduced, and the sterilization efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing has a first installation space and a second installation space, the first installation space and the second installation space are arranged along a length direction of the housing, the first installation space has an air inlet and an air outlet, the second installation space has an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the sterilization module 100 can be disposed in the first installation space, the air conditioner further includes a heat exchanger and a first wind wheel, and the heat exchanger and the first wind wheel are disposed in the second installation space. Thus, the structure is simple.

Furthermore, a second wind wheel is arranged in the first installation space, and the second wind wheel can drive airflow to enter the first installation space from the air inlet and further to be discharged from the air outlet when working.

As some alternative embodiments of the present invention, a filter module is provided within the housing, and the filter module is located upstream of the sterilization module 100. Because filter module's long-term use, dust etc. are piled up easily in filter module, also produce easily in filter module and breed the bacterium, through making filter module be located disinfection module 100's upper reaches, are favorable to disinfecting the bacterium of taking out from filter module, improve bactericidal effect.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "upper," "lower," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" or "the second feature" may include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more. 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.

Other configurations of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention, such as the duct and the opening and closing of the door, etc., and the operation thereof are well known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.

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, a schematic representation of the above terms does 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.

Claims

1. A sterilization module of an air conditioner, comprising:

a protective housing, opposite sides of which are open;

the two light shielding plates are correspondingly arranged on two open sides of the protective shell one by one, each light shielding plate is provided with an air hole, and a light shielding space is defined by the two light shielding plates and the protective shell;

an ultraviolet lamp assembly mounted within the light-blocking space;

wherein, the inner wall surface of the protective shell is integrally provided with a photocatalyst piece; and/or a photocatalyst element is integrally arranged on the inner wall surface of at least one shading plate.

2. A sterilization module for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the photocatalyst member is provided on an inner wall surface of each of the light-shielding plates uniformly.

3. A sterilization module according to claim 1, wherein a first concavo-convex portion is provided on an inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate, and a photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate is a photocatalyst coating layer, the photocatalyst member covering at least the first concavo-convex portion.

4. A sterilization module for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate covers the entire inner wall surface of the light-shielding plate.

5. The sterilization module according to claim 1, wherein the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the protective case is formed in a ring shape extending in the circumferential direction of the protective case.

6. The sterilization module according to claim 5, wherein the photocatalyst member provided on the inner wall surface of the protective case covers the entire inner circumferential wall of the protective case.

7. A sterilization module according to claim 1, wherein a second concavo-convex portion is provided on an inner peripheral wall of the protective housing, the photocatalyst member provided on an inner wall surface of the protective housing is a photocatalyst coating layer, and the photocatalyst coating layer covers at least the second concavo-convex portion.

8. A sterilization module of an air conditioner in accordance with claim 7, wherein said second concavo-convex part includes at least a protrusion protruded from an inner wall surface of said protection case.

9. The sterilization module of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the protrusion is a plurality of protrusions spaced apart.

10. The sterilization module of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the protrusion is formed in a spherical crown shape.

11. The sterilization module of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the protrusion is formed by a portion of the protective case protruding inward.

12. The sterilization module of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the ultraviolet lamp assembly includes an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp holder, the lamp holder being detachably coupled with the protective housing, the ultraviolet lamp being mounted on the lamp holder.

13. A disinfecting and sterilizing module as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that said lamp holder is provided with an insertion hole, said ultraviolet lamp is inserted into said insertion hole, and a buffer ring is provided between said ultraviolet lamp and the inner peripheral wall of said insertion hole.

14. The sterilization module of claim 12, wherein the ultraviolet lamp has a U-shape and includes two sub-lamps oppositely disposed, and the two sub-lamps of the ultraviolet lamp are arranged in a direction parallel to the interval direction of the two light-shielding plates.

15. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the sterilization module of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 14.