CN115200207B

CN115200207B - Condensed water drain pipe and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN115200207B
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: 2023-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2042-07-19
Also published as: CN115200207A

Abstract

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

Description

Condensed water drain pipe and air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

With the improvement of living standard, air conditioning equipment almost becomes a necessary electrical appliance for household. The air conditioner uses the characteristic of freon gasification heat absorption to refrigerate, and condensed water is generated due to the influence of the temperature difference of the condensing tube. At the same time, when the indoor gas is condensed into water, the water can also carry dust, cotton wool and other substances in the air, thereby leading to the blockage of a water outlet of condensed water. At present, most of the drainage devices on the market adopt a filtering mode to prevent the water outlet from being blocked, and once the water outlet is blocked, manual cleaning is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

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

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a condensate drain pipe, which comprises a first pipe body and a driving device, wherein a crawler belt is arranged on the first pipe body, one side of the crawler belt, which is far away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body, is provided with a scraping body, and the crawler belt can move along the length extending direction of the first pipe body under the driving of the driving device.

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

In some embodiments, the crawler belt is provided with a first section and a second section on one side far away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body, the scraping body is arranged in the first section, and the scraping body is not arranged in the second section.

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

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

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

In some embodiments, the scraper is a trapezoidal shaped blade.

In some embodiments, the first pipe body has a guide rail on its pipe wall, and the crawler is slidingly connected to the guide 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 a water receiving disc of the air conditioner, when the water level exceeds a preset water level, the driving device can drive the crawler belt to start moving, and when the water level is lower than the preset water level, the crawler belt stops moving.

The invention also provides an air conditioner comprising the condensed water drain pipe.

According to the condensate drain pipe and the air conditioner, the caterpillar is arranged on the first pipe body of the condensate drain pipe, the scraping body is arranged on one side, away from the first pipe body, of the caterpillar, when the condensate drain pipe is blocked, the driving device controls the caterpillar to move along the length extending direction of the first pipe body, and the scraping body on the caterpillar can scrape off the blocking object, so that the blocking problem is solved, normal outflow of condensate is guaranteed, the condensate drain pipe can be automatically dredged when the condensate 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 invention;

FIG. 2 is a disassembled view of the track of section A of FIG. 1 and a first tubular body 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 invention;

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

fig. 5 is a sectional view of an installation location of a drain end drive in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numerals are expressed as:

1. a first tube body; 11. a track; 12. a scraping body; 121. a trapezoidal wiper blade; 13. a guide rail; 2. a driving device; 21. a gear; 22. a motor shaft; 3. a second tube body; 4. a brush; 5. a connecting rib; 6. a tube 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 crawler belt 11 is provided on the first pipe body 1, a scraping body 12 is provided on a side of the crawler belt 11 away from a pipe wall of the first pipe body 1, and the crawler belt 11 can move along a length extending direction of the first pipe body 1 under the driving of the driving device 2. Set up track 11 on condensate drain's first body 1, one side that track 11 kept away from first body 1 has scrapes material body 12, and when condensate drain took place to block up, drive arrangement control track was removed along first body 1's length extending direction, and the jam thing can be scraped to scraping material body 12 on track 11, and then solves the jam problem, has both guaranteed the normal outflow of comdenstion water, has solved again and can automatic mediation condensate drain when condensate pipe blocks up, has improved user experience.

Preferably, the driving means 2 is a stepper motor.

Specifically, the scraping body 12 may be plural.

In some embodiments, the crawler belt 11 is disposed around the inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe body 1. The inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe body 1 are surrounded by the crawler belt 11, the scraping body 12 is driven by the crawler belt 11 to do circular reciprocating motion between the inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe body 1, the scraping body 12 can be brought out of the first pipe body 1 by the inner wall of the first pipe body 1 to the outer wall of the first pipe body 1 in the process of removing the blockage, so that the blockage can be smoothly removed, and the influence on the dredging effect caused by the fact that the scraping body 12 accumulates the blockage at the tail end of the condensate drain pipe and cannot be smoothly discharged when the blockage is avoided.

In some embodiments, the side of the crawler belt 11 far from the pipe wall of the first pipe body 1 is provided with a first section and a second section, the scraping body 12 is arranged in the first section, and the scraping body 12 is not arranged in the second section. The scraping bodies 12 are arranged in a single row (namely, the scraping bodies 12 are arranged in the first section, the scraping bodies 12 are not arranged in the second section, the lengths of the first section and the second section are matched with the length of the first pipe body 1), when the condensate drain pipe does not need cleaning, the scraping bodies 12 are provided with a first position, the first position is positioned 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 positioned on the outer wall of the first pipe body 1 in a stop state, the condensate water is not influenced to be discharged along the first pipe body 1, and the flow resistance of the condensate water is reduced.

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

In some embodiments, the condensed water drain pipe further includes a second pipe body 3, and the second pipe body 3 is sleeved on the outer circumferential side of the first pipe body 1. The second pipe body 3 is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the first pipe body 1, a gap enough to scrape the material 12 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, sundries can be prevented from being brought to other parts of the air conditioner indoor unit by the material scraping body 12, so that secondary pollution is caused.

Specifically, the second pipe body 3 is connected with a pipe head 6 for connecting an external device, one end of the first pipe body 1, which is close to the pipe head 6, is provided with a gear 21, and the gear 21 is meshed with the tooth part of the inner side wall of the crawler belt 11. The stepping motor drives the gear 21 to rotate, and the crawler belt 11 moves along with the rotation of the gear 21.

In some embodiments, the first tube body 1 and the second tube body 3 are connected by the connecting ribs 5, the connecting ribs 5 have at least two, and the at least two connecting ribs 5 are arranged around the first tube body 1 at intervals. The first pipe body 1 is connected with the second pipe body 3 by adopting at least two connecting ribs 5 so as to stabilize the structure of the second pipe body 3.

Specifically, the structure between the first pipe body 1 and the second pipe body 3 can be more stable and firm by adopting the structure of the connecting ribs 5 distributed in the triangle shape, and more movement spaces can be reserved for the scraping body.

In some embodiments, the condensate drain pipe further includes brushes 4 provided 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. The hairbrush 4 is arranged at the gap formed between the first pipe body 1 and the second pipe body 3, so that impurities can be prevented from falling into the gap to form blockage, and meanwhile, in the process that the scraping body 12 moves from the inner wall of the first pipe body 1 to the outer wall of the first pipe body, the hairbrush 4 can brush dirt carried by the scraping body 12 off, so that the purpose of smoothly removing the blockage is achieved.

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

In some embodiments, the first pipe 1 has a guide rail 13 on its pipe wall, and the crawler belt 11 is slidingly connected to the guide rail. The guide rail 13 is arranged on the pipe wall of the first pipe body 1, the guide rail 13 is clamped with the crawler belt 11, so that the crawler belt 11 can move along the guide rail 13, further, the crawler belt 11 can move on the first pipe body 1, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.

Specifically, the guide rail 13 is of a T-shaped structure, the track 11 is provided with a groove matched with the T-shaped structure, and the track 11 is connected with the guide rail 13 in a clamping manner, so that the track 11 moves on the first pipe body 1.

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

In some embodiments, the condensed water drain pipe further comprises a detecting device for detecting the water level of condensed water in the water receiving tray of the air conditioner, when the water level exceeds a preset water level, the driving device 2 can drive the caterpillar 11 to start moving, and when the water level is lower than the preset water level, the caterpillar 11 stops moving. When detection device detects that the condensate drain pipe of air conditioner water collector takes place the jam condition (when the water level of comdenstion water is higher than predetermineeing the water level promptly), drive arrangement 2 drive scrapes material body 12 along track 11 reciprocating motion to can clear away the jam, when detection device detects that the condensate drain pipe does not have the jam situation (when the water level of comdenstion water is lower than predetermineeing the water level promptly), drive arrangement 2 drive scrapes material body 12 and stop the operation, and the device simple structure, control is convenient.

Preferably, the detection means is a pressure sensor.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the advantageous features of the various aspects described above may be freely combined and stacked without conflict.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention. The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The condensate 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), one side, away from the pipe wall of the first pipe body (1), of the crawler belt (11) is provided with a scraping body (12), 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);

the crawler belt (11) is arranged around the inner wall and the outer wall of the first pipe body (1), the scraping body (12) is a trapezoid scraping blade (121), the scraping body (12) is driven by the crawler belt (11), and the scraping body (12) moves from the inner wall of the first pipe body (1) to the outer wall of the first pipe body (1).

2. Condensate drain according to claim 1, wherein the crawler belt (11) has a first section and a second section on a side of the pipe wall remote from the first pipe body (1), the scraper body (12) being arranged in the first section, the scraper body (12) not being arranged in the second section.

3. The condensate drain pipe according to claim 2, further comprising a second pipe body (3), the second pipe body (3) being sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the first pipe body (1).

4. A condensate drain pipe as claimed in claim 3, further comprising brushes (4), the brushes (4) being arranged 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).

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

6. Condensate drain according to claim 1, wherein the first pipe body (1) has a guide rail (13) on the pipe wall, the crawler belt (11) being in sliding connection with the guide rail (13).

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

8. An air conditioner comprising the condensed water drain pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 7.