CN115264625A

CN115264625A - Air conditioner

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Publication number: CN115264625A
Application number: CN202210692310.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张丽萍; 李绪超
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-17
Filing date: 2022-06-17
Publication date: 2022-11-01

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to an air conditioner, which comprises an indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises a shell, the shell comprises an air supply outlet, an air deflector is arranged at a position of the shell corresponding to the air supply outlet, the indoor unit also comprises a humidifying module, and the humidifying module comprises: a humidifying membrane capable of humidifying air flowing therethrough; and a conduit assembly capable of delivering a body of water for humidifying air to the humidifying membrane; wherein at least a portion of the duct assembly is positioned on the air deflection panel. Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, at least one part of the pipeline assembly in the humidifying module is positioned on the air deflector, so that the pipe distribution space of the humidifying module can be optimized.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

The working principle of the air conditioner is as follows: under the effect of fan, inhale the air of indoor space in the air conditioner through the return air inlet, thereby the air carries out the heat transfer with it when the surface of the heat exchanger in the air conditioner of flowing through and carries out the refrigeration/heat treatment to the air, after the refrigeration/heat treatment, sends into the indoor space again with the air through the supply-air outlet, so circulation to carry out the refrigeration/heat treatment to the indoor space, promptly: the temperature quality of the air in the indoor space is adjusted.

However, in addition to the temperature quality, the humidity quality also has a certain influence on the sense of the human body, so that a scheme of adding a humidification module on an air conditioner appears in the market. However, the problems common to the current humidification modules are: the humidifying module is often provided with a special water supply pipeline, needs to be arranged with a reasonable wiring space and can interfere with the existing structure of the air conditioner when wiring.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the conventional air conditioner needs to arrange a reasonable wiring space for the humidification module and may interfere with the conventional structure of the air conditioner during wiring, the present invention provides an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner includes an indoor unit, the indoor unit includes a casing, the casing includes an air supply outlet, and an air deflector is disposed at a position of the casing corresponding to the air supply outlet, wherein the indoor unit further includes a humidification module, and the humidification module includes: a humidifying membrane capable of humidifying air flowing therethrough; and a conduit assembly capable of delivering a body of water for humidifying air to the humidifying membrane; wherein at least a portion of the duct assembly is positioned on the air deflection panel.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the humidifying module is arranged at the air deflector of the air conditioner, and can purify the air delivered to the indoor space when the air flows through the air supply outlet. In addition, at least a part of the pipeline assembly in the humidifying module is positioned on the air deflector, so that the pipe distribution space for realizing the humidifying function of the humidifying module can be optimized. If all or part of the pipe assembly is located on the air deflector, the way of locating the air deflector can be that the air deflector is tightly attached to the wall of the air deflector or penetrates through the air deflector, etc.

In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the duct assembly includes: a first conduit, comprising: at least one water storage chamber formed within the air deflector, at least a portion of the humidification membrane being in the water storage chamber so as to: the water in the water storage chamber can be adsorbed by the humidifying membrane.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, at least one part of the humidifying membrane is positioned in the water storage chamber, so that the humidifying membrane can be directly wetted and soaked. Since the water storage chamber serves as a conduit for transporting the water, a transport path for transporting the water to the humidifying membrane can be omitted to some extent, and thus, the number of parts related to the transport path can be reduced, and the internal layout can be optimized.

In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the air guide plate includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and the second plate form the water storage chamber, and the humidifying membrane is disposed on the second plate.

Through the structure, a specific structural form of the air deflector is provided. It will be appreciated that the specific form of the first and second plates and the specific form of the water storage chamber formed by the first and second plates can be determined by those skilled in the art according to actual requirements. Such as the first plate being a planar plate and the second plate being a curved plate.

In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the first plate and/or the second plate is/are configured to be outwardly extended in a direction away from each other.

By means of such a construction, possible structural forms of the first and second plates are given.

It will be appreciated that the specific form of the first and second panels may be determined by those skilled in the art according to the actual requirements, such as the first panel being a folded panel and the second panel being a curved panel.

In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the second plate is provided with a support structure, and the humidifying membrane is provided on the second plate through the support structure.

Under the condition of adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, bearing structure can improve the stability of humidification membrane under the good state of equipment, if can effectively prevent that the phenomenon such as humidification membrane dislocation, removal even drop from appearing in the relative casing pivoted in-process of aviation baffle.

It should be noted that, the structural form, the number, the distribution mode, etc. of the supporting structures can be flexibly determined by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, as long as they can promote the stability of the humidifying membrane when being connected to the second plate. For example, the support structure may be a support strip disposed along a length of the air deflection plate, a plurality of limiting protrusions along the length of the air deflection plate, or the like.

In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the humidifying module includes at least one water storage container capable of supplying water to the pipe assembly, and the pipe assembly includes: and the water storage vessel can supply water to the water storage cavity through the second pipeline.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the water storage vessel supplies water to the water storage cavity through the second pipeline.

It is understood that a person skilled in the art can determine the structural form of the water storage vessel, the water storage amount, the arrangement position and arrangement mode of the water storage amount on the air conditioner, and the like according to actual requirements. If the water storage tank comprises one, the air conditioner is provided with a plurality of mounting structures matched with the water storage tank, so that the water storage tank can be selectively mounted at different positions according to actual requirements. Or the water storage tank can be displaced in a small range in a rotating, sliding and other modes in an assembled state, so that the water supply function of the water storage tank is better realized.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air conditioner, the air guide plate includes a horizontal portion provided along a width direction of the indoor unit and two vertical portions extending from both sides of the horizontal portion, the water storage chamber is formed in the horizontal portion, and the second pipe is communicated with the water storage chamber through the vertical portions.

Through the structure, a specific arrangement mode of the pipeline assembly on the air deflector is provided. Because the water storage chamber is located at the transverse part of the middle part, the pivoting connection between the vertical parts at two sides and the shell can be influenced as little as possible, and thus, the function of the humidifying module can be realized on the premise that the air guide plate can still reliably complete the air guide function.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air conditioner, a pipe is provided on the vertical portion, and the second pipe penetrates through the pipe and is thus communicated with the water storage chamber.

By means of this configuration, an arrangement of the second duct on the air deflection panel is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner, the water storage container includes a first water storage container and a second water storage container provided along a width direction of a casing of the indoor unit, and the second pipe includes: the first branch pipe is used for supplying water to the water storage cavity through the first water storage vessel; and the second branch pipe is used for supplying water to the water storage cavity through the second branch pipe.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the first water storage vessel and the second water storage vessel are expected to supply water to the humidifying membrane in an independent operation or mutual cooperation mode, if two water storage vessels supply water to two parts of the water outlet storage chamber respectively, the problem that water cannot be effectively supplied can be avoided when one water storage vessel breaks down or a corresponding branch pipe is blocked and the like.

In a preferred technical scheme of the air conditioner, the first branch pipe is a folded pipe, and the second branch pipe is a straight pipe arranged along the vertical direction.

By such a construction, a specific form of the second line is given. The folding pipe can generally enable the installation position and the water outlet direction of the corresponding water storage vessel to be more flexible, and the straight pipe can generally generate larger water flow impact force on the downstream side of the straight pipe, so that water can smoothly enter the water storage chamber.

It can be understood that, a person skilled in the art can determine the specific structural form of the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe according to actual requirements to adapt to the structure of the water storage vessel flexibly.

Drawings

The air conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with an on-hook in the air conditioner. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an on-hook configuration;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of an on-hook according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an air deflector in an on-board unit of an embodiment of the present invention, which mainly illustrates a first plate, a second plate, a humidifying membrane and a second branch;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a right-side humidifying module in an on-hook aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention, mainly illustrating a lower end opening of a second water storage vessel and a right water inlet and outlet of an air deflector; and

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a humidification module on the left side in an on-hook unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and mainly illustrates a lower end opening of a first water storage vessel and a water inlet and a water outlet on the left side of an air deflector.

List of reference numerals

100. Hanging up;

1. a housing; 11. an air supply outlet;

2. an air deflector; 21. a first plate; 22. a second plate; 23. a water storage chamber; 231. a first water inlet of the water storage chamber; 232. second water inlet of water storage chamber

311. A first water storage vessel; 312. a second water storage vessel; 321. a first branch pipe; 322. a second branch pipe; 33. a humidifying membrane;

a1, a first pipe orifice of a first branch pipe; b1, a second pipe orifice of the first branch pipe; a2, a first pipe orifice of the second branch pipe; b2, a second pipe orifice of the second branch pipe.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the present embodiment is described in connection with an on-hook unit in an air conditioner, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can apply the present invention to other types of air conditioners, such as a cabinet unit or an air duct unit, without departing from the principle of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "lateral", "vertical", "inner", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an on-hook of an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an entire on-hook of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one possible embodiment, the hanging machine 100 generally includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit includes a casing 1, and a heat exchanger and a blower disposed in the casing 1, wherein a return air inlet (not shown) and a supply air outlet 11 are disposed on the casing 1, and under the action of the blower, air in the indoor space enters the inside of the casing 1 through the return air inlet and changes temperature (e.g., temperature decreases in a cooling mode and temperature increases in a heating mode) after exchanging heat with a surface of the heat exchanger, and the air with the changed temperature is delivered to the indoor space through the supply air outlet again. The circulation can adjust the temperature of the indoor space. The casing 1 is provided with a wind deflector 2 at a position corresponding to the wind-feeding port 11 so that the amount and direction of air fed into the indoor space through the wind-feeding port can be adjusted by the rotation of the wind deflector relative to the casing 1. The indoor unit further comprises a humidifying module, wherein the humidifying module comprises a water storage vessel for storing water, a humidifying membrane 33 capable of humidifying air flowing through and a pipeline assembly capable of conveying the water used for humidifying the air to the humidifying membrane. In the embodiment, according to the orientation shown in fig. 1, the water storage vessels include a first water storage vessel 311 located on the left side of the housing 1 and a second water storage vessel 312 located on the right side of the housing 1, and the two water storage vessels are respectively provided with a pipeline assembly, for example, the pipeline assembly includes a first pipeline and a second pipeline, the first pipeline is communicated with the humidifying membrane to deliver the water body to the humidifying membrane, and the second pipeline is connected with the water storage vessel on the corresponding side. In this embodiment, the first and second water storage vessels share a first pipeline, which forms the water storage chamber 23 in the air deflector 2, and each of the first and second water storage vessels is provided with a second pipeline, which is respectively referred to as a first branch pipe 321 and a second branch pipe 322.

In a possible embodiment, the air guiding plate 2 comprises a transverse portion and two vertical portions extending from the transverse portion to two sides, that is, the air guiding plate is integrally in a U-shaped structure, wherein the vertical portions are pivotally connected with the casing 1 at positions corresponding to the air supply openings 11, the transverse portion comprises a first plate 21 and a second plate 22, and the first plate 21 and the second plate 22 form the aforementioned water storage chamber 23. Wherein, two vertical parts are respectively provided with a pipeline, and the aforementioned first branch pipe 321 and second branch pipe 322 are respectively freely accommodated in the pipeline of the corresponding side.

Referring to fig. 3 to 4, fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an air deflector in an on-hook air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, mainly illustrating a first plate 21, a second plate 22, a humidifying membrane 33, and a second branch 322. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a humidifying module on the right side in a hanging-up machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, mainly showing a first orifice A2 of a second branch pipe and a second orifice B2 of the second branch pipe. In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first plate 21 and the second plate 22 forming the transverse portion of the air guiding plate 2 are both outwardly extended away from each other, and in this example, the first plate 21 and the second plate 22 are both arc-shaped plates, and the two arc-shaped plates are integrally formed or connected with each other in a snap-fit manner to form a water storage chamber 23 as a first pipeline. The second branch pipe 322 accommodated in the pipe between the second pipe opening B2 of the second branch pipe at the right side (in the orientation of fig. 1) of the air deflector 2 and the second water inlet 232 of the water storage chamber forms a second pipeline, and the second pipeline is connected with the second water storage vessel through the first pipe opening A2 of the second branch pipe. The humidifying membrane 33 in the humidifying module is arranged on the second plate 22, and the part of the humidifying membrane near the lower end is soaked in the water body in the water storage chamber 23, so that the water body in the water storage chamber is adsorbed onto the humidifying membrane by adsorption, and a certain moisture content is carried on the humidifying membrane. Thus, the air blown out through the air blowing port 11 passes through the humidifying membrane 33 when passing through the air guide plate 2, and at this time, the air blown into the indoor space is humidified.

In addition, since the humidifying membrane 33 often has a certain density, it can filter air while humidifying. In this example, the humidifying membrane 33 is directly inserted into the second plate 22, and in practical applications, a person skilled in the art can adjust the specific form of the humidifying membrane 33 disposed on the second plate 22 according to actual requirements, for example, a support strip can be added on the second plate to make the arrangement of the second plate more stable, and a corresponding sealing structure is configured at the connection position of the second plate and the humidifying membrane to prevent the water in the water storage chamber from leaking out through the connection position of the second plate and the humidifying membrane during the rotation of the air deflector.

In a possible embodiment, in the vertical portion on the right side of the air deflector 2 there is a duct with two openings, respectively the second orifice B2 of the second branch and the second outlet 232 of the storage chamber, arranged so that the second branch 322 of the straight pipe is freely housed therein. Based on this, the water stored in the second water storage vessel 312 positioned at the right side of the housing 1 enters the water storage chamber 23 through the second branch pipe 322. In this way, the humidification film 33 adsorbs the water in the water storage chamber 23 to the water, and the air sent out through the air blowing port 11 can be humidified before entering the indoor space.

Finally, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the humidifying module on the left side in the hanging-up machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and mainly shows the first nozzle A1 of the first branch pipe and the second nozzle B1 of the first branch pipe. . As shown in fig. 5, a first water storage container 311 is provided on the left side (in the orientation of fig. 1) of the housing 1, and the lower end of the first water storage container 311 has an opening, which is referred to as a first nozzle A1 of the first branch pipe. The vertical part on the left side of the air deflector 2 is also provided with a pipeline, the pipeline is provided with two openings which are respectively marked as a second pipe orifice B1 of the first branch pipe and a first water inlet 231 of the water storage chamber, and the first branch pipe 321 which is arranged as a folded pipe is freely accommodated in the pipeline. In the humidification process, the water stored in the first water storage container 311 enters the first branch pipe 321 through the first pipe orifice A1 of the first branch pipe, enters the hollow pipeline through the second pipe orifice B1 of the first branch pipe, and finally enters the water storage chamber 23 through the first water inlet 231 of the water storage chamber. The water storage chamber 23 of the flaring structure is capable of storing a portion of the body of water. At least a part of the humidifying membrane 33 fixed on the second plate 22 is soaked in the water body, so that the whole humidifying membrane is in a wet state, and when the wind sent out from the wind supply opening 11 passes through the wind deflector 2, the humidifying membrane 33 generates humidifying and filtering effects. The water storage vessels on the left side and the right side share the same water storage chamber 23, and based on this, those skilled in the art can supply water to the water storage chamber by independently operating the water storage vessels (311, 312) or jointly cooperating with each other according to actual needs, so as to better support the implementation of the humidification function of the humidification module.

Among the two branch pipes, the first branch pipe 321 is set as a folding pipe, which can make the installation position and the water outlet direction of the corresponding water storage container more flexible, and the second straight pipe 322 is set as a straight pipe, which can generate a larger water impact force on the downstream side, so that the water body can smoothly enter the water storage chamber 23. In practical applications, a person skilled in the art may set the first branch pipe 321 as a straight pipe, or set the second straight pipe 322 as a folded pipe, or set both the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe as straight pipes, folded pipes, or other forms according to specific requirements.

It can be seen that the on-hook indoor unit of the present invention has the transverse portion of the air guide plate 2 formed in a hollow structure and the humidifying membrane 33 having the functions of humidifying and filtering the air is mounted to the second plate thereof, thereby simplifying the structure of the humidifying module. The pipe distribution design of the humidifying module is reasonably optimized through the matching between the vertical part of the air deflector 2 and the second pipeline.

It should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used for illustrating the principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can adjust the setting manner described above, so that the present invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios.

For example, in an alternative embodiment, so long as it satisfies the condition of humidifying air. Although a portion of the piping assembly is located in the air guiding plate 2 as described above with reference to fig. 2, this is not a limitation, and those skilled in the art may omit the first branch pipe 321 and/or the second branch pipe 322 as needed, for example, the pipe opened on the vertical portion is directly used as the first/second branch pipe, and then the ports on both sides of the pipe are respectively connected with the air guiding plate 2 and the water storage vessel on the corresponding side, so as to reduce the piping assembly, and such an adjustment does not depart from the principle of the present invention, and thus will also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For another example, in another alternative embodiment, although only one water storage chamber is provided in fig. 1, a person skilled in the art may increase the number of the water storage chambers as needed, for example, two water storage chambers may be provided, the two water storage chambers are respectively communicated with the two first water storage vessels and the two second water storage vessels, and the two water storage chambers may be communicated or not communicated.

In addition, regarding the structure of the water storage chamber, the present invention forms the water storage chamber by using the structure that the first plate 21 and/or the second plate 22 are outwardly expanded in the direction away from each other, and a person skilled in the art can determine the number of plates having the outwardly expanded form, the specific outwardly expanded form, etc. according to the actual needs as long as the water storage requirements can be met. For example, only the first plate 21 is designed to be outwardly expanded to ensure the air guiding performance of the air guiding plate 2. The flaring structure can also be freely configured, e.g. the flaring pattern of the first/second panel can be curved panels, flaps, etc.

As another example, in another alternative embodiment, one humidification membrane 33 is disposed on the second plate 22 and soaked in the water storage chamber 23, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that the number and manner of disposition is not limited. The humidifying membrane 33 can be divided into a plurality of sections for separate placement, so that the humidifying effect is ensured, and the strength of part of wind is not weakened. It is also possible to place humidification film 33 in a curved manner to increase the wet contact area.

As another example, in another alternative embodiment, regarding the structural arrangement of the water storage vessels, although there are two water storage vessels in the embodiment of fig. 1, this should not limit the scope of the present invention, and those skilled in the art may add or delete them according to specific needs. Accordingly, a piping assembly connected to the water storage vessel may be added or deleted to supply water to the water storage chamber 23 more flexibly.

Of course, the above alternative embodiments, and the alternative embodiments and the preferred embodiments can also be used in a cross-matching manner, so that a new embodiment is combined to be suitable for a more specific application scenario.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that although some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, but not others, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the present application and form different embodiments, such as water storage vessels and manifold structures. In the claims of the present application, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

So far, the technical solutions of the present application have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present application is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the present application, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions will fall into the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An air conditioner is characterized by comprising an indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises a shell, the shell comprises an air supply outlet, an air deflector is arranged at the position of the shell corresponding to the air supply outlet,

wherein, indoor set still includes the humidification module, the humidification module includes:

a humidifying membrane capable of humidifying air flowing therethrough; and

a conduit assembly capable of delivering a body of water for humidifying air to the humidifying membrane;

wherein at least a portion of the duct assembly is positioned within the air deflection panel.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the duct assembly comprises:

a first conduit, comprising:

at least one water storage chamber formed within the air deflector, at least a portion of the humidification membrane being in the water storage chamber so as to:

the water in the water storage chamber can be adsorbed by the humidifying membrane.

3. The air conditioner of claim 2, wherein the air deflection panel comprises a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and the second panel forming the water storage chamber,

wherein the humidifying membrane is provided to the second plate.

4. An air conditioner according to claim 3 wherein the first and/or second panels are of a diverging configuration in a direction away from each other.

5. An air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the second plate is provided with a support structure through which the humidifying membrane is provided to the second plate.

6. The air conditioner of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the humidifying module comprises at least one water storage vessel capable of supplying water to the pipe assembly,

the piping component includes:

and the water storage vessel can supply water to the water storage cavity through the second pipeline.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the air guide plate includes a lateral portion provided in a width direction of the indoor unit and two vertical portions extending from both sides of the lateral portion,

the water storage cavity is formed in the transverse part, and the second pipeline is communicated with the water storage cavity through the vertical part.

8. An air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein a pipe is provided on the vertical portion, and the second pipe passes through the pipe and thus communicates with the water storage chamber.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the water storage vessel includes a first water storage vessel and a second water storage vessel provided in a width direction of a casing of the indoor unit, and accordingly,

the second pipeline includes:

a first branch pipe through which the first water storage vessel supplies water to the water storage chamber,

and the second branch pipe is used for supplying water to the water storage cavity through the second branch pipe.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the first branch pipe is a folded pipe, and the second branch pipe is a straight pipe arranged in a vertical direction.