CN115200207A

CN115200207A - Condensate water drain pipe and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN115200207A
Application number: CN202210851373.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡晓文; 王念; 向丽娟; 武如康
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2022-07-19
Filing date: 2022-07-19
Publication date: 2022-10-18
Anticipated expiration: 2042-07-19
Also published as: CN115200207B

Abstract

The invention provides a condensed water drain pipe and an air conditioner, wherein the condensed water drain pipe comprises a first pipe body and a driving device, a crawler belt is arranged on the first pipe body, a scraping body is arranged on one side of the crawler belt, which is far away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body, and the crawler belt can move along the length extension direction of the first pipe body under the driving of the driving device. According to the condensate water drain pipe provided by the invention, when the condensate water drain pipe is blocked, the driving device controls the track to move along the length extending direction of the first pipe body, and the scraper on the track can scrape off the blocking object, so that the blocking problem is solved, normal outflow of condensate water is ensured, the condensate water drain pipe can be automatically dredged when the condensate water pipe is blocked, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Condensate water drain pipe and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of manufacturing of condensate water drain pipes, and particularly relates to a condensate water drain pipe and an air conditioner.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, the air conditioning equipment almost becomes the necessary electric appliance for every family. The air conditioner utilizes the characteristic of Freon gasification heat absorption to refrigerate, and due to the influence of temperature difference of the condensation pipe, condensed water can be generated. Meanwhile, when indoor air is condensed into water, the condensed water also carries with the substances such as dust, cotton wool and the like in the air, so that a drainage port of the condensed water is blocked. Most of the drainage devices on the market at present adopt a filtering mode to prevent the drainage outlet from being blocked, and once the drainage outlet is blocked, the drainage outlet needs to be manually cleaned.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the invention provides a condensate water drain pipe and an air conditioner, which can solve the problems that the condensate water drain pipe in the prior art is easy to block and is difficult to clean after being blocked.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a condensate drain pipe, including a first pipe body and a driving device, wherein a track is disposed on the first pipe body, a scraping body is disposed on a side of the track away from a pipe wall of the first pipe body, and the track is driven by the driving device to move along a length extending direction of the first pipe body.

In some embodiments, the track is disposed around the inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe.

In some embodiments, the side of the track away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body is provided with a first section and a second section, the scraper body is arranged in the first section, and the scraper body is not arranged in the second section.

In some embodiments, the condensate drain pipe further includes a second pipe body sleeved on an outer circumferential side of the first pipe body.

In some embodiments, the condensed water drain pipe further includes a brush disposed at both ends of the condensed water drain pipe to cover a gap formed between the first pipe and the second pipe.

In some embodiments, the first pipe body and the second pipe body are connected through a connecting rib, the connecting rib has at least two, and at least two connecting ribs are arranged around the first pipe body at intervals.

In some embodiments, the body of material is a trapezoidal shaped wiper blade.

In some embodiments, the first tubular body has a rail on a wall thereof, and the track is slidably coupled to the rail.

In some embodiments, the condensed water drain pipe further comprises a detection device, the detection device is used for detecting the water level of condensed water in the water pan of the air conditioner, the driving device can drive the crawler belt to start moving when the water level exceeds a preset water level, and the crawler belt stops moving when the water level is lower than the preset water level.

The invention also provides an air conditioner which comprises the condensate water drain pipe.

According to the condensate water drain pipe and the air conditioner, the track is arranged on the first pipe body of the condensate water drain pipe, the scraping body is arranged on one side, away from the first pipe body, of the track, when the condensate water drain pipe is blocked, the driving device controls the track to move along the length extending direction of the first pipe body, the scraping body on the track can scrape a blocking object, the blocking problem is further solved, normal outflow of condensate water is guaranteed, the condensate water drain pipe can be automatically dredged when the condensate water pipe is blocked, and user experience is improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a radial cross-sectional view of a drain pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the track and the first tubular body of section A of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an axial cross-sectional view of a drain pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an installation structure of a driving device at the end of a drain pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a sectional view showing an installation position of a driving apparatus of an end portion of a drain pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers are given as:

1. a first pipe body; 11. a crawler belt; 12. scraping the material body; 121. a trapezoidal doctor blade; 13. a guide rail; 2. a drive device; 21. a gear; 22. a motor shaft; 3. a second tube body; 4. a brush; 5. connecting ribs; 6. and (4) a pipe head.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 5 in combination, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a condensate drain pipe, including a first pipe body 1 and a driving device 2, wherein a track 11 is disposed on the first pipe body 1, a scraping body 12 is disposed on a side of the track 11 away from a pipe wall of the first pipe body 1, and the track 11 is driven by the driving device 2 to move along a length extending direction of the first pipe body 1. Set up track 11 on condensate water drain pipe's first body 1, track 11 keeps away from one side of first body 1 and has scrapes the material body 12, when condensate water drain pipe takes place to block up, drive arrangement control track removes along the length extending direction of first body 1, the material body 12 of scraping on track 11 can scrape the plug, and then solve the jam problem, both guaranteed the normal outflow of comdenstion water, solved again can dredge the condensate water drain pipe automatically when condensate pipe blocks up, user experience has been improved.

Preferably, the driving device 2 is a stepping motor.

Specifically, the scraping body 12 may be plural.

In some embodiments, the track 11 is disposed around the inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe 1. Inner wall and outer wall at first body 1 encircle and set up track 11, scrape material body 12 under the drive of track 11, reciprocating motion circulates between the inner wall of first body 1 and outer wall, clear away the plug in-process, scrape material body 12 and move the outer wall in-process to first body 1 by the inner wall of first body 1 and can take first body 1 with the plug out, in order to clear away the plug smoothly, when avoiding the plug too big, scrape material body 12 and pile up the plug in the end of comdenstion water drain pipe and unable smooth discharge, the effect of drenching is influenced.

In some embodiments, the caterpillar band 11 has a first section and a second section on a side away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body 1, the scraper body 12 is disposed in the first section, and the scraper body 12 is not disposed in the second section. The scraping bodies 12 are arranged in a single row (namely, the scraping bodies 12 are arranged in a first section, the scraping bodies 12 are not arranged in a second section, and the lengths of the first section and the second section are matched with the length of the first pipe body 1), when the condensed water drain pipe does not need to be cleaned, the scraping bodies 12 have a first position, the first position is located on the outer wall of the first pipe body 1, the driving device 2 controls the plurality of scraping bodies 12 to move to the first position and then stop moving, so that all the scraping bodies 12 are always located on the outer wall of the first pipe body 1 in a stop state, the discharging of condensed water along the first pipe body 1 is not influenced, and the flow resistance of the condensed water is reduced.

Specifically, the plurality of material scraping bodies 12 are connected by the connecting piece, and when the plurality of material scraping bodies 12 are sequentially arranged along the outer wall of the first pipe body 1, after the driving device 2 receives the stop signal, the driving device 2 drives the plurality of material scraping bodies to move to the first position and then stop moving.

In some embodiments, the condensate drain pipe further includes a second pipe 3, and the second pipe 3 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the first pipe 1. The second pipe body 3 is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the first pipe body 1, a gap which is enough for the material scraping body 12 to run is formed between the first pipe body 1 and the second pipe body 3, the material scraping body 12 can be effectively protected, the structural design is more attractive, and meanwhile, impurities can be prevented from being brought to other parts of an indoor unit of an air conditioner by the material scraping body 12 to cause secondary pollution.

Specifically, the second pipe body 3 is connected with a pipe head 6 for connecting an external device, a gear 21 is arranged at one end of the first pipe body 1 close to the pipe head 6, and the gear 21 is meshed with a tooth part on the inner side wall of the crawler belt 11. The stepping motor rotates the gear 21, and the crawler belt 11 moves as the gear 21 rotates.

In some embodiments, the first pipe 1 and the second pipe 3 are connected by the connecting rib 5, and the connecting rib 5 has at least two, and at least two connecting ribs 5 are spaced around the first pipe 1. Adopt at least two splice bars 5 to be connected first body 1 and second body 3 to stabilize second body 3 structure.

Specifically, adopt the 5 structures of splice bar of triangle-shaped arrangement, can make the structure more stable firm between first body 1 and the second body 3, can reserve more motion space for scraping the material body simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the condensate drain pipe further includes brushes 4, and the brushes 4 are disposed at both ends of the condensate drain pipe to cover a gap formed between the first pipe 1 and the second pipe 3. Set up brush 4 in the clearance department that forms between first body 1 and second body 3, can prevent that impurity from falling into the clearance and forming the jam, simultaneously, scrape the material body 12 by the in-process of the inner wall of first body 1 to the outer wall motion of first body, brush 4 can be brushed the dirty brush that scrapes the material body 12 and carry, reaches the mesh of cleaing away the jam smoothly.

In some embodiments, scraper body 12 is a trapezoidal shaped scraper blade 121. The trapezoidal scraping blade 121 can reduce the circulation resistance of the condensed water in the first pipe body on the premise of ensuring the dredging range of the scraping body 12.

In some embodiments, the first tubular body 1 has a guide 13 on its wall, to which the track 11 is slidingly coupled. The guide rail 13 is arranged on the pipe wall of the first pipe body 1, the guide rail 13 is connected with the crawler belt 11 in a clamping mode, so that the crawler belt 11 can move along the guide rail 13, the movement of the crawler belt 11 on the first pipe body 1 is further achieved, and the pipe wall connecting device is simple in structure and easy to achieve.

Specifically, guide rail 13 is T type structure, and track 11 has the recess with T type structure looks adaptation, through the form of joint, is connected track 11 and guide rail 13 to realize track 11 and move on first body 1.

Specifically, the guide rail 13 is integrally formed with the first pipe 1.

In some embodiments, the condensate drain pipe further comprises a detection device for detecting a water level of condensate in the water pan of the air conditioner, wherein the driving device 2 can drive the caterpillar band 11 to start moving when the water level exceeds a preset water level, and the caterpillar band 11 stops moving when the water level is lower than the preset water level. When the detection device detects that a condensed water drain pipe of a water pan of an air conditioner is blocked (namely the water level of the condensed water is higher than a preset water level), the driving device 2 drives the scraping body 12 to reciprocate along the track 11 so as to clear the blockage, and when the detection device detects that the condensed water drain pipe is not blocked (namely the water level of the condensed water is lower than the preset water level), the driving device 2 drives the scraping body 12 to stop running.

Preferably, the detection means is a pressure sensor.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the advantageous features of the above described modes can be freely combined, superimposed without conflict.

The present invention is not limited to the above preferred embodiments, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The condensate water drain pipe is characterized by comprising a first pipe body (1) and a driving device (2), wherein a crawler belt (11) is arranged on the first pipe body (1), a scraping body (12) is arranged on one side, away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body (1), of the crawler belt (11), and the crawler belt (11) can move along the length extending direction of the first pipe body (1) under the driving of the driving device (2).

2. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 1, wherein the caterpillar (11) is provided around the inner and outer walls of the first pipe body (1).

3. Condensate drain according to claim 2, characterized in that the caterpillar (11) has a first section on the side facing away from the wall of the first pipe body (1) and a second section, the scraper body (12) being arranged in the first section, and the scraper body (12) being not arranged in the second section.

4. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 3, further comprising a second pipe body (3), wherein the second pipe body (3) is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the first pipe body (1).

5. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 4, further comprising a brush (4), wherein the brush (4) is disposed at both ends of the condensate drain pipe to cover a gap formed between the first pipe body (1) and the second pipe body (3).

6. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 4, wherein the first pipe body (1) and the second pipe body (3) are connected by a connecting rib (5), the connecting rib (5) has at least two, and at least two connecting ribs (5) are arranged around the first pipe body (1) at intervals.

7. Condensate drain pipe according to claim 1, characterized in that the scraping body (12) is a trapezoidal scraping blade (121).

8. The condensation drain according to claim 1, characterized in that the first pipe body (1) has a guide rail (13) on its wall, the track (11) being slidably connected to the guide rail (13).

9. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 1, further comprising a detection device for detecting a level of condensate within a water pan of an air conditioner, wherein the driving device (2) is capable of driving the crawler belt (11) to start moving when the level exceeds a preset level, and wherein the crawler belt (11) stops moving when the level is lower than the preset level.

10. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the condensate drain pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 9.