CN115597111A

CN115597111A - Cleaning device for air conditioner, cleaning method for air conditioner and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN115597111A
Application number: CN202211079130.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周文伟; 刘慧�; 杨永祥
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2022-09-05
Filing date: 2022-09-05
Publication date: 2023-01-13
Anticipated expiration: 2042-09-05
Also published as: CN115597111B

Abstract

The invention provides a cleaning device for an air conditioner, a cleaning method for the air conditioner and the air conditioner, and belongs to the technical field of air conditioners. The cleaning device comprises a cleaning mechanism and a control device, wherein the control device controls the cleaning mechanism to clean the cross-flow fan or the water channel. The cleaning device realizes cleaning of the cross-flow fan or the water channel by adding the cleaning mechanism in the air conditioner shell, can avoid harmful substances from accumulating in the air conditioner to influence the body health of a user, and has the advantages of simple structure and low manufacturing cost.

Description

Cleaning device for air conditioner, cleaning method for air conditioner and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a cleaning device for an air conditioner, a cleaning method for the air conditioner and the air conditioner.

Background

Wall-mounted air conditioners have been introduced into thousands of households as an air conditioning device. After the wall-mounted air conditioner is used for a long time, a lot of dust can be attached to the cross-flow fan blade of the air conditioner, and when the air conditioner runs, the dust is blown out along with the rotation of the fan blade, so that the air quality of the use environment of the air conditioner is reduced, and even certain influence can be caused on the body health of a user in serious cases. In addition, a water channel is arranged on the rear shell of the wall-mounted air conditioner and used for discharging condensed water outdoors. The dust also can be gathered in the long-term use process of water course at the air conditioner, when the dust on the water course is too much, leads to the water course to block up easily, and the comdenstion water can't be discharged, and this can lead to the comdenstion water to flow backwards to indoor, the polluted environment.

At present, no device capable of cleaning a cross-flow fan blade and a water channel of an air conditioner is arranged in the conventional wall-mounted air conditioner, and if cleaning devices are respectively arranged on the cross-flow fan blade and the water channel, the structure of the air conditioner becomes complex, the manufacturing cost is higher, and cost reduction and efficiency improvement of enterprises are not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the problems in the related art, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device for an air conditioner, which can clean a cross-flow fan or a water channel by adding a cleaning mechanism in an air conditioner casing, can prevent harmful substances from accumulating inside the air conditioner to affect the health of a user, and has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost.

A cleaning device for an air conditioner comprises a shell, wherein a cross-flow fan and a water channel are arranged in the shell, the cleaning device is arranged between the cross-flow fan and the water channel, the cleaning device comprises a cleaning mechanism and a control device, and the control device controls the cleaning mechanism to clean the cross-flow fan or the water channel.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the cleaning mechanism is an axial flow fan capable of rotating forward and backward, a plurality of axial flow fans are arranged between the cross flow fan and the water channel, and the axial flow fans are arranged in parallel along the axial direction of the cross flow fan.

In a preferred technical scheme of the present invention, the cleaning device further includes a dust detection sensor fixed in the casing and disposed toward the cross-flow fan, and the dust detection sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, a mounting bracket is arranged between the cross-flow fan and the water channel, the mounting bracket is rotatably arranged in the shell, and the cleaning mechanism is fixed on the mounting bracket.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate, a transfer shaft and a bracket driver, the transfer shaft is arranged at two opposite ends of the mounting plate, the transfer shaft is rotatably connected with the shell, and the cleaning mechanism is fixed on the mounting plate; the adapter shaft is provided with a driving gear, the output end of the support driver is meshed with the driving gear, and the support driver drives the driving gear to rotate so as to drive the adapter shaft to rotate.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, a wind guide device is arranged between the cleaning mechanism and the water channel and is fixed on the mounting bracket.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the air guide device comprises an air guide main body, the air guide main body is fixed on the mounting bracket, and an air guide cavity is arranged in the air guide main body; the air guide cavity is provided with a first opening and a second opening which are oppositely arranged, the first opening faces one side of the cleaning mechanism, and the second opening faces one side of the water channel; along the direction from the first opening to the second opening, the height of the air guide cavity is gradually reduced.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning method for an air conditioner, which is implemented based on the cleaning device for an air conditioner as described above.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises the following steps:

controlling the air conditioner to enter a first cleaning mode, and closing the air conditioner heat exchanger;

starting the cleaning mechanism and the cross-flow fan, and blowing fan blades of the cross-flow fan by using the cleaning mechanism;

controlling the air conditioner to enter a second cleaning mode, and closing the air conditioner heat exchanger and the cross-flow fan;

and starting the cleaning mechanism and driving the mounting bracket to rotate, and purging different positions of the air conditioner water channel by using the cleaning mechanism.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner including the cleaning device for an air conditioner as described above.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the invention provides a cleaning device for an air conditioner, which comprises a shell, wherein a cross-flow fan and a water channel are arranged in the shell, and the cleaning device is arranged between the cross-flow fan and the water channel. The cleaning device comprises a cleaning mechanism and a control device, wherein the control device controls the cleaning mechanism to clean the cross-flow fan or the water channel. According to the cleaning device, the cleaning mechanism is only needed to be added in the air conditioner, the cleaning of the cross-flow fan or the water channel can be realized by controlling the operation of the cleaning mechanism through the control device, and the harmful substances can be prevented from being accumulated in the air conditioner to influence the body health of a user. Therefore, the cross-flow fan or the water channel does not need to be cleaned respectively by two different devices, the structure of the air conditioner is not complicated, and the manufacturing cost is low.

The invention also provides a cleaning method of the air conditioner implemented by adopting the cleaning device and the air conditioner.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a side view of an air conditioner cleaning device provided by the present invention installed in an air conditioner case;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning device for air conditioner provided by the present invention installed in the housing of the air conditioner;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a cleaning mechanism provided in embodiment 2 of the present invention mounted on a mounting bracket;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cleaning mechanism provided in embodiment 2 of the present invention mounted on a mounting bracket;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a wind deflector according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a cleaning method for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

100. a housing; 200. a cross-flow fan; 300. a water channel; 400. a cleaning device; 410. a cleaning mechanism; 420. a dust detection sensor; 500. mounting a bracket; 510. mounting a plate; 520. a transfer shaft; 530. a stent driver; 540. a drive gear; 600. a wind deflector; 610. a wind guide main body; 620. a first opening; 630. a wind guide cavity; 640. a second opening.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

Example 1:

as shown in fig. 1-2, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a casing 100, a cross-flow fan 200 and a water channel 300 are disposed in the casing 100, a cleaning device 400 is disposed between the cross-flow fan 200 and the water channel 300, the cleaning device 400 includes a cleaning mechanism 410 and a control device, and the control device controls the cleaning mechanism 410 to clean the cross-flow fan 200 or the water channel 300.

Specifically, the cleaning mechanism 410 is an axial flow fan capable of rotating in forward and reverse directions, and the axial flow fan is disposed between the cross flow fan 200 and the water channel 300, and the axial flow fan is disposed in parallel along the axial direction of the cross flow fan 200, and more specifically, the axial flow fan is disposed in a straight line in the casing 100. The control device can be electrically connected with a main controller of the air conditioner, and the steering control of the axial flow fan is realized through the main controller of the air conditioner, so that the cleaning of the cross flow fan 200 or the water channel 300 of the air conditioner is realized.

More specifically, an air duct is disposed in the housing 100, and the cleaning mechanism 410 is fixed to the air duct of the air conditioner by screws, and forms an integral structure with the air duct. By driving the cleaning mechanism 410 to rotate forward, the cleaning mechanism 410 can purge the cross-flow fan 200, and the cleaning of the cross-flow fan 200 is realized; the cleaning mechanism 410 is driven to rotate reversely, so that the cleaning mechanism 410 can purge the air-conditioning water channel 300, and the cleaning of the water channel 300 is realized.

The cleaning device for the air conditioner belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, the air conditioner comprises a shell 100, a cross-flow fan 200 and a water channel 300 are arranged in the shell 100, and a cleaning device 400 is arranged between the cross-flow fan 200 and the water channel 300. The washing device 400 includes a washing mechanism 410 and a control device that controls the washing mechanism 410 to clean the crossflow blower 200 or the waterway 300. The cleaning device can clean the cross flow fan 200 or the water channel 300 only by adding the cleaning mechanism 410 in the air conditioner and controlling the operation of the cleaning mechanism 410 by using the control device, and can prevent harmful substances from being accumulated in the air conditioner to influence the body health of a user. Therefore, the cross-flow fan 200 or the water channel 300 does not need to be cleaned by two different devices, the structure of the air conditioner is not complicated, and the manufacturing cost is low.

In a more preferred embodiment, the cleaning device 400 further includes a dust detection sensor 420, the dust detection sensor 420 is fixed in the casing 100 and disposed toward the cross flow fan 200, and the dust detection sensor 420 is electrically connected to the control device. The dust detection sensor 420 is an infrared detection device, and an infrared light emitting diode and a phototransistor are arranged in the dust detection sensor 420, so that dust reflected light in the casing 100 can be detected, and therefore, the operation of the cleaning device 400 can be controlled through detection information fed back by the dust detection sensor 420, and the intelligence degree of the cleaning device 400 is improved.

Example 2:

as shown in fig. 3 to 5, this embodiment will be described only for differences from embodiment 1, and the remaining technical features are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

In this embodiment, a mounting bracket 500 is disposed between the cross-flow fan 200 and the water channel 300, the mounting bracket 500 is rotatably disposed in the housing 100, and the cleaning mechanism 410 is fixed to the mounting bracket 500.

The cleaning mechanism 410 fixed in the housing 100 through the mounting bracket 500 increases the difficulty of installation, but the cleaning mechanism 410 can be driven to rotate by driving the mounting bracket 500 to rotate, and the rotating cleaning mechanism 410 can sweep and clean the cross-flow fan 200 and the water channel 300 at different positions, which can improve the cleaning capability of the cleaning mechanism 410 on the air conditioner.

More specifically, the mounting bracket 500 includes a mounting plate 510, a transfer shaft 520, and a bracket driver 530, the transfer shaft 520 is disposed at two opposite ends of the mounting plate 510, the transfer shaft 520 is rotatably connected to the housing 100, and the cleaning mechanism 410 is fixed to the mounting plate 510; the adapter shaft 520 is provided with a driving gear 540, an output end of the support driver 530 is engaged with the driving gear 540, and the support driver 530 drives the driving gear 540 to rotate, so as to drive the adapter shaft 520 to rotate. The bracket driver 530 may be a motor and the mounting plate 510 is made of aluminum alloy to reduce the overall mass of the mounting bracket 500. The motor is fixed in the housing 100, and the motor drives the driving gear 540 to rotate so as to drive the transfer shaft 520 to rotate, thereby realizing the rotation of the mounting plate 510.

Further, a wind deflector 600 is disposed between the cleaning mechanism 410 and the water channel 300, and the wind deflector 600 is fixed on the mounting bracket 500. Furthermore, the wind deflector 600 includes a wind deflector body 610, the wind deflector body 610 is fixed on the mounting bracket 500, and a wind deflector cavity 630 is provided in the wind deflector body 610; the air guide cavity 630 is provided with a first opening 620 and a second opening 640 which are oppositely arranged, the first opening 620 faces to one side of the cleaning mechanism 410, and the second opening 640 faces to one side of the water channel 300; the height of the wind guide cavity 630 gradually decreases along the direction from the first opening 620 to the second opening 640. The air deflector 600 is used for guiding the air flow generated by the cleaning mechanism 410 to blow towards the water channel 300, and the air deflector 600 can improve the cleaning capability of the cleaning mechanism 410 on the water channel 300. The height of the air guide cavity 630 is gradually reduced, so that the air flow flowing from the first opening 620 to the second opening 640 can be pressurized, and the dust on the water channel 300 can be swept by the air flow.

As shown in fig. 6, the present invention also provides a cleaning method of an air conditioner implemented by using the above-mentioned washing apparatus 400, the method comprising the steps of:

s100, controlling the air conditioner to enter a first cleaning mode, and closing a heat exchanger of the air conditioner; the first cleaning mode is a mode for cleaning the cross flow fan 200, and the first cleaning mode can be automatically entered through program setting after the air conditioner is used for a certain time; in another embodiment, the air conditioner may be controlled to enter the first cleaning mode by a remote control.

And S200, starting the cleaning mechanism 410 and the cross-flow fan 200, and purging the fan blades of the cross-flow fan 200 by using the cleaning mechanism 410. During the cleaning process, crossflow blower 200 is also rotating, so that cleaning mechanism 410 can clean different blades of crossflow blower 200.

S300, controlling the air conditioner to enter a second cleaning mode, and closing the heat exchanger of the air conditioner and the cross flow fan 200; the second cleaning mode is a mode of cleaning the air-conditioning water channel 300, and the entering of the second cleaning mode can be automatic entering of an air conditioner or manual entering of an air conditioner.

S400, starting the cleaning mechanism 410, driving the mounting bracket 500 to rotate, and purging different positions of the air-conditioning water channel 300 by using the cleaning mechanism 410. In the process of cleaning the water channel 300, the cleaning mechanism 410 rotates along with the rotation of the mounting bracket 500, so that different positions of the water channel 300 can be cleaned by blowing, and the cleaning effect on the water channel 300 is ensured.

It should be noted that, after the air conditioner enters the first cleaning mode or the second cleaning mode, the air deflector of the air conditioner is closed, the interior of the air conditioner forms an integral structure, and the cleaned dust is blown out of the casing 100.

The invention also provides an air conditioner comprising the cleaning device 400, which has strong self-cleaning capability and is not easy to accumulate dust, and can prevent the air conditioner from entering a use environment to influence user experience.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as exemplary only and not as limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be discussed further in subsequent figures. In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the directional terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these directional terms do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "over 8230 \ 8230;,"' over 8230;, \8230; upper surface "," above ", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial relationship of one device or feature to another device or feature as shown in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary terms "at 8230; \8230; 'above" may include both orientations "at 8230; \8230;' above 8230; 'at 8230;' below 8230;" above ". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of protection of the present application is not to be construed as being limited. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cleaning device for an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprises a shell (100), a cross-flow fan (200) and a water channel (300) are arranged in the shell (100), the cleaning device (400) is arranged between the cross-flow fan (200) and the water channel (300), the cleaning device (400) comprises a cleaning mechanism (410) and a control device, and the control device controls the cleaning mechanism (410) to clean the cross-flow fan (200) or the water channel (300).

2. The cleaning device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that:

the cleaning mechanism (410) is an axial flow fan capable of rotating forward and backward, a plurality of axial flow fans are arranged between the cross flow fan (200) and the water channel (300), and the axial flow fans are arranged in parallel along the axial direction of the cross flow fan (200).

3. The cleaning device for an air conditioner according to claim 2, characterized in that:

the cleaning device (400) further comprises a dust detection sensor (420), the dust detection sensor (420) is fixed in the shell (100) and arranged towards the cross-flow fan (200), and the dust detection sensor (420) is electrically connected with the control device.

4. The cleaning device for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

an installation support (500) is arranged between the cross-flow fan (200) and the water channel (300), the installation support (500) is rotatably arranged in the shell (100), and the cleaning mechanism (410) is fixed on the installation support (500).

5. The air conditioner cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein:

the mounting bracket (500) comprises a mounting plate (510), a transfer shaft (520) and a bracket driver (530), the transfer shaft (520) is arranged at two opposite ends of the mounting plate (510), the transfer shaft (520) is rotatably connected with the shell (100), and the cleaning mechanism (410) is fixed on the mounting plate (510); the adapter shaft (520) is provided with a driving gear (540), the output end of the support driver (530) is meshed with the driving gear (540), and the support driver (530) drives the driving gear (540) to rotate so as to drive the adapter shaft (520) to rotate.

6. The cleaning device for an air conditioner according to claim 4, characterized in that:

an air guide device (600) is arranged between the cleaning mechanism (410) and the water channel (300), and the air guide device (600) is fixed on the mounting bracket (500).

7. The cleaning device for an air conditioner according to claim 6, characterized in that:

the air guide device (600) comprises an air guide main body (610), the air guide main body (610) is fixed on the mounting bracket (500), and an air guide cavity (630) is arranged in the air guide main body (610); the air guide cavity (630) is provided with a first opening (620) and a second opening (640) which are oppositely arranged, the first opening (620) faces one side of the cleaning mechanism (410), and the second opening (640) faces one side of the water channel (300); the height of the wind guide cavity (630) is gradually reduced along the direction from the first opening (620) to the second opening (640).

8. A cleaning method of an air conditioner is characterized in that: the cleaning method is implemented based on the cleaning device for air conditioners according to any one of claims 4 to 7.

9. The cleaning method of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein:

the method comprises the following steps:

starting the cleaning mechanism (410) and the cross-flow fan (200), and blowing the fan blades of the cross-flow fan (200) by using the cleaning mechanism (410);

controlling the air conditioner to enter a second cleaning mode, and closing the air conditioner heat exchanger and the cross-flow fan (200);

and starting the cleaning mechanism (410) and driving the mounting bracket (500) to rotate, and purging different positions of the air conditioning water channel (300) by using the cleaning mechanism (410).

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that: the air conditioner includes a cleaning device for an air conditioner as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7.