CN115751699A - Air conditioner and panel assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a panel assembly and an air conditioner, the panel assembly comprises: a first plate body; the second plate body is arranged at an interval with the first plate body; the supporting piece is connected between the first plate body and the second plate body; and the sound absorption layer is arranged on at least one side of the first plate body and/or the second plate body. An air conditioner includes above-mentioned panel components. Foretell panel components and air conditioner, second plate body and first plate body interval set up, set up support piece between first plate body and second plate body, and will inhale the sound layer and locate at least one side of first plate body and/or second plate body, make panel components possess the effect that gives sound insulation, strengthened panel components's structural strength and installation convenience simultaneously.

Description

Air conditioner and panel assembly

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner and a panel assembly.

Background

As the capacity of the air conditioner is increased, the energy efficiency of the air conditioner is increased, and the operating frequency of the air conditioner is also increased. In the process of air conditioner operation, the higher each part of power can have circumstances such as transmission friction and resonance effect in the air conditioner for produce great noise when the air conditioner operation, produce the influence to user's life, user experience feels relatively poor.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, it is necessary to provide an air conditioner and a panel assembly in order to solve the problem of high noise during operation of the air conditioner.

A panel assembly comprising:

a first plate body;

the second plate body is arranged at an interval with the first plate body;

the supporting piece is connected between the first plate body and the second plate body;

and the sound absorption layer is arranged on at least one side of the first plate body and/or the second plate body.

Foretell panel assembly, second plate body and first plate body interval set up, set up support piece between first plate body and second plate body, and locate the sound absorbing layer in at least one side of first plate body and/or second plate body, make panel assembly block or weaken the propagation of noise, panel assembly possesses the function of making an uproar of falling, improves panel assembly's structural strength and installation convenience simultaneously.

In one embodiment, the supporting member includes a body, and a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion connected to the body, the second supporting portion is connected to the second plate, and the first supporting portion is connected to the first plate.

In one embodiment, the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are respectively located at two sides of the body and extend along opposite directions, and the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are arranged in parallel.

In one embodiment, the first plate and the first supporting portion are both planar.

In one embodiment, the second plate and the second supporting portion are both in a shape of a flat plate.

In one embodiment, the second plate is disposed on one side of the first plate, and the sound absorption layer is disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

In one embodiment, the first plate has an accommodating groove with an opening facing the second plate, the second plate covers the opening of the accommodating groove, and the sound absorbing layer is disposed on the inner wall of the accommodating groove.

In one embodiment, the number of the supporting members is at least two, all the supporting members are arranged on the groove wall of the accommodating groove at intervals, and at least one sound absorbing layer is arranged between every two adjacent supporting members.

In one embodiment, all of the supporting members are integrally formed with the first plate.

In one embodiment, at least one of the first plate body and the second plate body is a plate material with a sound insulation function.

In one embodiment, the sound absorbing layer is a sound absorbing material.

An air conditioner comprises the panel assembly.

The air conditioner enables the panel assembly to block or weaken the transmission of noise, the panel assembly has the noise reduction function, and meanwhile, the structural strength and the installation convenience of the panel assembly are improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a panel assembly in the air conditioner of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the panel assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view taken along plane A-A of the panel assembly of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view B of the panel assembly shown in fig. 4.

Reference numerals are as follows:

10. a panel assembly; 100. a first plate body; 101. a containing groove; 200. a second plate body; 201. a second fixing hole; 202. a fastener; 300. a support member; 310. a body; 320. a first support section; 330. a second support portion; 331. a first fixing hole; 400. and a sound absorbing layer.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiment in many different forms than those described herein and those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the application and therefore the application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, but are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "initially", "connected", "secured", and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As the capacity of the air conditioner is increased, the energy efficiency of the air conditioner is increased, and the operating frequency of the air conditioner is also increased. In the process of air conditioner operation, the higher each part of power can have circumstances such as transmission friction and resonance effect in the air conditioner for produce great noise when the air conditioner operation, produce the influence to user's life, user experience feels relatively poor.

Based on the above consideration, a panel assembly 10 and an air conditioner are designed, the panel assembly 10 can be used as a structural assembly of the air conditioner to load other components, meanwhile, the panel assembly 10 has a noise reduction function, noise generated during operation of the air conditioner is effectively reduced, and user experience is improved.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the panel assembly 10 in one embodiment includes a first panel 100, a second panel 200, a supporting member 300 and a sound absorption layer 400, wherein the second panel 200 is spaced apart from the first panel 100, the supporting member 300 is connected between the first panel 100 and the second panel 200, and the sound absorption layer 400 is disposed on at least one side of the first panel 100 and/or the second panel 200.

Note that, the sound absorbing layer 400 is provided on at least one side of the first plate 100 and/or the second plate 200, that is, the following cases are included: (1) The sound absorbing layer 400 is provided only on one side of the first plate body 100 and/or the sound absorbing layer 400 is provided only on one side of the second plate body 200; (2) The sound absorption layers 400 are arranged on both sides of the first plate body 100 and/or the sound absorption layers 400 are arranged on both sides of the second plate body 200; (3) The sound absorption layer 400 is arranged on only one side of the first plate body 100 and/or the sound absorption layer 400 is arranged on both sides of the second plate body 200; (4) The sound absorbing layer 400 is provided on both sides of the first plate body 100 and/or the sound absorbing layer 400 is provided only on one side of the second plate body 200.

In the panel assembly 10, the support member 300 is disposed between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200, and the sound absorption layer 400 is disposed on at least one side of the first plate 100 and/or the second plate 200, so that the panel assembly 10 blocks or attenuates the transmission of noise, the panel assembly 10 has a noise reduction function, and the structural strength and the installation convenience of the panel assembly 10 are improved.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the first board 100, the second board 200, and the supporting member 300 are of a split structure, and the first board 100, the second board 200, and the supporting member 300 may be detachably connected (e.g., fastened by bolts or screws, or clamped or inserted) or non-detachably connected (e.g., fixed by welding), so as to facilitate timely replacement and maintenance of one of the first board 100, the second board 200, and the supporting member 300. In other embodiments, the first plate 100, the second plate 200 and the supporting member 300 may be an integral structure, which has good integrity and high mechanical strength.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 to 5, the supporting member 300 includes a body 310, and a first supporting portion 320 and a second supporting portion 330 connected to the body 310, wherein the second supporting portion 330 is connected to the second board 200, and the first supporting portion 320 is connected to the first board 100.

In the present embodiment, the second supporting portion 330 is detachably connected to the second board 200, and the first supporting portion 320 is non-detachably connected to the first board 100. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the second supporting portion 330 is provided with a first fixing hole 331, the second plate 200 is provided with a second fixing hole 201, and a fastener 202 such as a screw or a bolt is inserted through the first fixing hole 331 and the second fixing hole 201 to lock the second supporting portion 330 and the second plate 200; the first supporting portion 320 is fixed to the first plate 100 by welding. For another example, the second supporting portion 330 is detachably connected to the second board 200 by a snap-fit or plug-in manner.

In other embodiments, the second supporting portion 330 and the second board 200 may be non-detachably connected, and the first supporting portion 320 and the first board 100 may be detachably connected; alternatively, the second supporting portion 330 and the second board 200, and the first supporting portion 320 and the first board 100 are detachably connected.

In the embodiment, the body 310, the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 are an integrated structure, for example, the supporting member 300 is an integrally formed sheet metal member. In other embodiments, the body 310, the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 may also be a split structure, and the three may be detachably connected (e.g., fastened, clamped or inserted and fixed by bolts or screws) or non-detachably connected (e.g., fixed by welding).

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the number of the main body 310 is one, and the main body 310 is perpendicular to the first board 100 and the main body 310 is perpendicular to the second board 200. In other embodiments, the main body 310 and the first plate, and the main body 310 and the second plate 200 may be disposed at an included angle different from 90 degrees, the number of the main bodies 310 is not limited to one, and when the number of the main bodies 310 is at least two, all the main bodies 310 can be disposed side by side along the same direction.

More specifically, referring to fig. 5, the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 are respectively located at two sides of the body 310 and extend in opposite directions, and the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 are disposed in parallel.

It can be understood that the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 are located at two sides of the main body 310 and extend along opposite directions, and when the first supporting portion 320 is assembled with the first board 100 and the second supporting portion 330 is assembled with the second board 200, the interference between the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 is not easy to occur, which is convenient for a user to install and operate.

In the present embodiment, the first supporting portion 320 is vertically connected to the body 310, and the second supporting portion 330 is vertically connected to the body 310. In other embodiments, the first supporting portion 320 and the body 310, and the second supporting portion 330 and the body 310 may be disposed at an included angle different from 90 degrees.

In the present embodiment, the lengths of the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 are both fixed and not adjustable. In other embodiments, the first supporting portion 320 and the second supporting portion 330 may also be of a telescopic structure and have adjustable lengths so as to adapt to boards with different sizes.

In the present embodiment, the number of the first supporting portions 320 and the second supporting portions 330 is one. In other embodiments, the number of the first supporting portions 320 and the second supporting portions 330 may also be at least two, all the first supporting portions 320 are located on one side of the body 310, and all the second supporting portions 330 are located on the other side of the body 310.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, the first plate 100 and the first supporting portion 320 are both in a planar plate shape.

Here, the first plate 100 and the first supporting portion 320 are both planar plates, and the outer contour of the plane may be rectangular, circular, polygonal or other shapes. Through the above arrangement, the first board body 100 is in the shape of a planar plate, the first supporting portion 320 is also in the shape of a planar plate, the first supporting portion 320 and the first board body 100 can be better attached and fixed, and the stability of the assembly structure of the first supporting portion 320 and the first board body 100 is improved.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the first plate 100 and the first supporting portion 320 may also be in a cambered plate shape or other shapes.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the second plate 200 and the second supporting portion 330 are both in the shape of a plane plate.

Here, the second plate 200 and the second supporting portion 330 are both in the shape of a flat plate, and the outer contour of the flat plate may be rectangular, circular, polygonal or other shapes. Through the above arrangement, the second plate body 200 is planar, the second supporting portion 330 is also planar, and the second supporting portion 330 and the second plate body 200 can be better attached and fixed, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the assembly structure of the second supporting portion 330 and the second plate body 200.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the second plate 200 and the second supporting portion 330 may also be in the shape of a cambered plate or other shapes.

Referring to fig. 5, the second plate 200 is disposed on one side of the first plate 100, and the sound absorption layer 400 is disposed between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200.

Specifically, the sound absorbing layer 400 may be fixed between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200 by gluing, or the sound absorbing layer 400 is directly sandwiched between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200. In this way, the sound absorbing layer 400 is provided between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200, and the noise generated is absorbed by the sound absorbing layer 400, thereby further enhancing the noise reduction effect of the panel assembly 10.

In the present embodiment, the sound absorption layer 400 has a single-layer structure, and the thickness of the sound absorption layer 400 is greater than or equal to the distance between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200. In other embodiments, the sound absorption layer 400 may also be a multi-layer structure and include multiple layers of sound absorption materials, the materials of each layer of sound absorption material may be the same or different, and the total thickness of the multiple layers of sound absorption materials after stacking is greater than or equal to the distance between the first board 100 and the second board 200.

In the present embodiment, the sound absorbing layer 400 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. In other embodiments, the sound absorbing layer 400 may also be cylindrical or other shapes.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the first plate 100 has an accommodating groove 101 with an opening facing the second plate 200, the second plate 200 is covered at the opening of the accommodating groove 101, and the inner wall of the accommodating groove 101 is provided with a sound absorbing layer 400.

It should be noted that the thickness of the sound absorption layer 400 is greater than or equal to the depth of the receiving groove 101. Through the arrangement, the sound absorption layer 400 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 101, so that the panel assembly 10 is more compact in structure and more convenient to install and operate.

In the present embodiment, the receiving groove 101 is rectangular and includes a bottom wall and a side wall connected to the bottom wall, and the sound absorption layer 400 may be fixed to the bottom wall of the receiving groove 101, or fixed to the side wall of the receiving groove 101, or fixed to the bottom wall and the side wall of the receiving groove 101. In other embodiments, the receiving groove 101 may also be circular or in other shapes.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the number of the supporting members 300 is at least two, all the supporting members 300 are disposed on the wall of the accommodating groove 101 at intervals, and at least one sound absorption layer 400 is disposed between every two adjacent supporting members 300.

It can be understood that the first plate 100 and the second plate 200 are spaced apart from each other in a first direction, all the supporting members 300 are spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and at least one sound absorbing layer 400 is disposed between every two adjacent supporting members 300, so as to improve the sound absorbing effect of the panel assembly 10. Wherein the first direction is an X direction shown in fig. 5, and the second direction is a Y direction shown in fig. 5.

Here, at least one sound absorbing layer 400 is disposed between every two adjacent supporting members 300, that is, one sound absorbing layer 400 may be disposed between every two adjacent supporting members 300, and at least two sound absorbing layers 400 may be disposed between every two adjacent supporting members 300. When at least two sound-absorbing layers 400 are disposed between each adjacent two of the supports 300, all the sound-absorbing layers 400 may be disposed one on another in the first direction or side by side in the second direction.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, referring to fig. 2, all the supporting members 300 are integrally formed on the first plate 100.

For example, all the supporting members 300 and the first plate 100 are integrally formed on the first plate 100 by punching. Thus, the structural strength and the installation efficiency of the panel assembly 10 are advantageously improved.

In other embodiments, all the supporting members 300 and the first board 100 may be in a split structure, all the supporting members 300 and the first board 100 may be connected by fastening members 202 such as screws or bolts, or all the supporting members 300 and the first board 100 may be connected by clipping or plugging.

Referring to fig. 2, at least one of the first plate 100 and the second plate 200 is a plate with a sound insulation function.

At least one of the first plate 100 and the second plate 200 is a plate with a sound insulation function, that is, the first plate 100 is a plate with a sound insulation function, and the second plate 200 is a non-sound insulation type plate; alternatively, the first plate 100 is a non-sound insulation type plate, and the second plate 200 is a plate having a sound insulation function; the first plate 100 and the second plate 200 are both plates having a sound insulation function.

Here, sound insulation is also capable of blocking sound transmission or attenuating transmitted sound energy. Optionally, the board with the sound insulation function is any one of gypsum board, glass magnesium board, calcium silicate board and cement pressure fiber board. The non-sound insulating type sheet material may be a steel sheet, a lead sheet or a stainless steel sheet.

Referring to fig. 1, the sound absorbing layer 400 is made of a sound absorbing material.

It should be noted that, most of the sound-absorbing materials are loose and porous materials, and the sound waves penetrating into the pores of the materials are subjected to air molecular friction and viscous resistance, so that the sound energy is converted into heat energy, and the sound energy is lost, thereby weakening the sound.

Optionally, the sound absorbing material is any one of a glass wool board, a rigid polyurethane foam or a sound absorbing foam. The glass wool board has the advantages of fluffy and staggered fibers inside the glass wool board, a large number of pores, and good sound absorption performance and heat insulation performance. The polyurethane rigid foam body has low heat transfer coefficient, a heat insulation belt can be formed between the plate bodies to play a role in heat insulation, and the compactness of the polyurethane rigid foam body enables the polyurethane rigid foam body to have a good sound insulation role.

Referring to fig. 1, an air conditioner in an embodiment includes the panel assembly 10.

Specifically, the air conditioner comprises a plurality of panel assemblies 10 and an air conditioning unit, wherein all the panel assemblies 10 are enclosed to form an accommodating cavity, and the air conditioning unit is arranged in the accommodating cavity. The air conditioning unit comprises a fan, a motor, a compressor and the like. Like this, panel assembly 10 can load other parts as the structural component of air conditioner, and panel assembly 10 has the function of making an uproar of falling simultaneously, effectively reduces the noise that produces during the air conditioner operation, improves user experience and feels.

Here, the second plate 200 of the panel assembly 10 is spaced apart from the first plate 100, the support member 300 is disposed between the first plate 100 and the second plate 200, and the sound absorption layer 400 is disposed on at least one side of the first plate 100 and/or the second plate 200, so that the panel assembly 10 has a sound insulation effect, and meanwhile, the structural strength and the installation convenience of the panel assembly 10 are enhanced, and the panel assembly 10 serves as an assembly of an air conditioner, without additionally disposing a noise reduction device, which is beneficial to simplifying the overall structure of the air conditioner.

It should be noted that the air conditioner includes not only the air conditioning unit and the panel assemblies 10, but also other assemblies such as a volute and a heat dissipation assembly. The air conditioner may be a side-air-out type air conditioner, or may be a bottom-air-out type air conditioner, and the type of the air conditioner is not particularly limited herein.

In the present embodiment, the entire panel assembly 10 is enclosed into a hollow rectangular parallelepiped accommodation chamber. In other embodiments, all the panel assemblies 10 may also be accommodating cavities enclosed into other shapes, the number of the accommodating cavities is not limited to one, for example, the number of the accommodating cavities may be at least two, so that each assembly is conveniently arranged in a corresponding accommodating cavity in a partition manner.

In the present embodiment, all the panel assemblies 10 are of a split structure and are fixedly connected by riveting or welding. In other embodiments, all of the panel assemblies 10 may be detachably connected to facilitate maintenance and replacement of any one of the panel assemblies 10.

In the present embodiment, all the panel assemblies 10 have the same shape and are rectangular block-shaped. In other embodiments, the shape of all of the panel assemblies 10 may not be identical or completely different, and the shape of the panel assemblies 10 may also be in the form of a circular block, a polygonal block, or other shapes. For example, all the panel assemblies 10 may be at least one of a circular block shape and a rectangular block shape, that is, a part of the panel assemblies 10 are circular block shapes, and another part of the panel assemblies 10 are rectangular block shapes, so that the air conditioner and the panel assemblies can be designed more flexibly according to the actual space, and the use requirements of users can be better met.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A panel assembly (10), comprising:

a first plate body (100);

a second plate (200) spaced apart from the first plate (100);

a support (300) connected between the first plate (100) and the second plate (200);

and the sound absorption layer (400) is arranged on at least one side of the first plate body (100) and/or the second plate body (200).

2. The panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the support (300) comprises a body (310) and a first support (320) and a second support (330) connected to the body (310), the second support (330) being connected to the second panel (200), the first support (320) being connected to the first panel (100).

3. The panel assembly (10) of claim 2, wherein the first support (320) and the second support (330) are respectively located at two sides of the body (310) and extend in opposite directions, and the first support (320) and the second support (330) are arranged in parallel.

4. The panel assembly (10) of claim 3, wherein the first panel (100) and the first support portion (320) are each planar plate-shaped.

5. The panel assembly (10) according to claim 3, wherein the second plate body (200) and the second support portion (330) are each in the shape of a planar plate.

6. The panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the second panel body (200) is disposed on one side of the first panel body (100), and the sound absorption layer (400) is disposed between the first panel body (100) and the second panel body (200).

7. The panel assembly (10) according to claim 6, wherein the first board body (100) has a receiving groove (101) opening toward the second board body (200), the second board body (200) covers the opening of the receiving groove (101), and the sound absorption layer (400) is disposed on an inner wall of the receiving groove (101).

8. The panel assembly (10) according to claim 7, wherein the number of the supporting members (300) is at least two, all the supporting members (300) are spaced apart from the groove wall of the receiving groove (101), and at least one sound absorbing layer (400) is disposed between every two adjacent supporting members (300).

9. The panel assembly (10) according to claim 8, wherein all of the supports (300) are integrally formed with the first panel (100).

10. The panel assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first panel (100) and the second panel (200) is a board material having a sound insulating function.

11. The panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the sound absorbing layer (400) is a sound absorbing material.

12. An air conditioner, characterized in that it comprises a panel assembly (10) according to any one of claims 1-11.

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