CN117190468A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an air conditioner, which comprises: the machine body is provided with an installation cavity and an installation port communicated with the installation cavity; the liquid storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity through the mounting opening; the rebound component is arranged on the liquid storage container and is propped against the machine body, or the rebound component is arranged on the machine body and is propped against the liquid storage container, so that the rebound component is rebounded after being pressed and drives the liquid storage container to be moved out of the mounting opening. According to the air conditioner disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the liquid storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity, and the rebound assembly can drive the liquid storage container to move out of the mounting opening through rebound force, so that the liquid storage container is convenient to detach and operate, and the air conditioner is simple and compact in overall structure and stable in work.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, the air conditioner drives the water tank to move between the working position and the water adding position through the lifting device, so that a user can conveniently supplement water to the water tank. Specifically, the lifting device comprises a telescopic pipe and a suspension cable, wherein the telescopic pipe is provided with a plurality of telescopic sections which are sequentially sleeved, the suspension cable is arranged in the telescopic pipe in a penetrating manner, and the length of the suspension cable is controlled through a suspension cable motor so as to realize the lifting function of the lifting device. The whole device has complex and unreliable structure, a large number of parts, high cost and inconvenient operation and use.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, an object of the present application is to provide an air conditioner, which has a simple and compact structure and is convenient to disassemble a liquid storage container of the air conditioner.

According to an embodiment of the application, an air conditioner includes: the machine body is provided with an installation cavity and an installation port communicated with the installation cavity; the liquid storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity through the mounting opening; the rebound component is arranged on the liquid storage container and is propped against the machine body, or the rebound component is arranged on the machine body and is propped against the liquid storage container, so that the rebound component is rebounded after being pressed and drives the liquid storage container to be moved out of the mounting opening.

According to the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the application, the liquid storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity, the rebound assembly can drive the liquid storage container to move out of the mounting opening through the rebound force, so that the liquid storage container is convenient to detach and operate, the rebound assembly is simple in structure, simple in working principle and small in occupied space, the structural compactness of the air conditioner can be improved, the reliability of the disassembly and assembly of the liquid storage container is improved, meanwhile, the cost of the air conditioner is reduced, in addition, the liquid storage container is complete in appearance of the air conditioner in an assembled state, dust accumulation is avoided, and the risk of liquid leakage or pollution in the liquid storage container can be reduced.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the above embodiment of the present application may further have the following additional technical features:

according to some embodiments of the application, the rebound distance of the rebound assembly is greater than the pressing distance.

According to some embodiments of the application, the air conditioner further comprises: a locking assembly for locking the reservoir and the body, the rebound assembly adapted to rebound to drive the locking assembly to unlock.

According to some embodiments of the application, the locking assembly comprises a first magnetic attraction member and a second magnetic attraction member, one of the first magnetic attraction member and the second magnetic attraction member being connected to the reservoir and the other being connected to a wall of the mounting cavity, the second magnetic attraction member being adapted for magnetic attraction engagement with the first magnetic attraction member to lock the reservoir and the body.

According to some embodiments of the application, the bounce assembly comprises: the fixing part is fixedly arranged on one of the liquid storage container and the cavity wall; and the telescopic part is telescopically connected with the fixed part and props against the other one of the liquid storage container and the cavity wall.

According to some embodiments of the application, the first magnetic attraction piece or the second magnetic attraction piece is arranged on the telescopic part.

According to some embodiments of the application, the minimum distance between the reservoir and the chamber wall is greater than or equal to the pressing distance of the rebound assembly.

According to some embodiments of the application, the rebound assembly is a plurality of spaced apart.

According to some embodiments of the application, the wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a liquid outlet pipe, the liquid storage container is provided with a liquid outlet, the liquid outlet is provided with a normally closed liquid outlet valve, and the liquid outlet valve is opened to communicate the liquid outlet pipe and the liquid outlet when the liquid storage container is mounted on the machine body.

According to some embodiments of the application, in the assembled state, the outlet valve is spaced from the cavity wall by a distance greater than or equal to the pressing distance of the rebound assembly.

According to some embodiments of the application, the liquid outlet pipe is in plug-in fit with the liquid outlet valve to drive the liquid outlet valve to conduct.

According to some embodiments of the application, the outlet valve comprises: the valve seat is connected with the liquid storage container and is provided with a liquid outlet channel; the valve core is movably arranged in the liquid outlet channel in a penetrating way, and a sealing gasket is arranged at one end of the valve core; and the elastic piece is connected with the valve core and the valve seat and is used for driving the sealing gasket to seal the inlet of the liquid outlet channel.

According to some embodiments of the application, a driving part is arranged in the liquid outlet pipe, and the driving part is suitable for being propped against the other end of the valve core to drive the liquid outlet valve to be conducted.

According to some embodiments of the application, an installation protrusion for installing the valve core is provided in the liquid outlet channel, and in the assembled state, a distance between the liquid outlet pipe and the installation protrusion is greater than or equal to a pressing distance.

According to some embodiments of the application, the valve seat is sealed with the liquid storage container by a first sealing ring, and the liquid outlet pipe is sealed with the valve seat by a second sealing ring.

According to some embodiments of the application, the upper part of the liquid storage container is provided with a liquid inlet valve suitable for unidirectional conduction.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the application will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application, in which a liquid storage container is in an assembled state;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application, in which a liquid storage container is in a disassembled state;

FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3, wherein the outlet valve is open;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a partially enlarged structure of the box B in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a partially enlarged structure of the box C in FIG. 8;

fig. 11 is a partial structural schematic view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of FIG. 11;

fig. 13 is a top view of fig. 11.

Reference numerals:

an air conditioner 100;

a body 10; a mounting cavity 101; a mounting port 102; a liquid outlet pipe 11; a driving section 111;

a liquid storage container 20; a liquid outlet 201; a connection pipe 21; a rebound assembly 30; a fixing portion 31; a telescopic part 32;

a locking assembly 40; a first magnetic attraction member 41; a second magnetic attraction member 42;

a liquid outlet valve 50; a valve seat 51; a liquid outlet passage 511; a spool 52; an elastic member 53; a gasket 54; a mounting boss 55; a first seal ring 61; a second seal ring 62; and a feed valve 70.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the application, "a first feature" and "a second feature" may include one or more such features, and "a plurality" means two or more, and the first feature may be "above" or "below" the second feature, and may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include both the first feature and the second feature not being in direct contact, but being in contact with each other through another feature therebetween, the first feature being "above", "above" and "above" the second feature including both the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in liquid level than the second feature.

An air conditioner 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner 100 may be a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit, a floor air conditioner, or the like.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an air conditioner 100 according to an embodiment of the present application may include: a machine body 10 and a liquid storage container 20.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 8, the machine body 10 has a mounting cavity 101 and a mounting opening 102, and the mounting opening 102 communicates with the mounting cavity 101, so that the liquid storage container 20 is detachably mounted in the mounting cavity 101 through the mounting opening 102, for example, the liquid storage container 20 can be detachably disposed in the mounting cavity 101 through the mounting opening 102, and the liquid storage container 20 is convenient to move and is not easy to overflow.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-7, the mounting opening 102 may be provided at a front side wall, a left side wall, a rear side wall, etc. of the machine body 10, so as to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the liquid storage container 20. In some embodiments, after the liquid storage container 20 is installed in the installation cavity 101, the exposed surface of the liquid storage container 20 may be coplanar (coplanar or a curved surface with rounded transition is formed) with the wall surface provided with the installation opening 102, so as to complete the outer surface of the air conditioner 100.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the function of the liquid storage container 20 may be flexibly set according to the actual situation. For example, the liquid storage container 20 can store water and supply water for the air conditioner 100 to realize functions of humidification, dust removal, cleaning, negative ions, etc., so as to realize functional diversification of the air conditioner 100, or the liquid storage container 20 can be used for collecting condensed water generated by the air conditioner 100, so as to prevent the condensed water from dripping into the room, and facilitate cleaning by a user using the collected condensed water.

Specifically, the liquid storage container 20 has an assembled state in which the liquid storage container 20 is mounted to the body 10 so that the liquid storage container 20 can normally perform functions such as liquid supply or liquid storage, as shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 8; in the disassembled state, at least a portion of the liquid storage container 20 extends from the mounting opening 102 and is positioned outside the mounting cavity 101, so that a user can conveniently take down the liquid storage container 20, and operations such as liquid injection or cleaning can be conveniently performed.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-13, to facilitate the removal of the liquid storage container 20, the air conditioner 100 may further include a rebound assembly 30 for easier operation by a user. The rebound assembly 30 is disposed on the reservoir 20, and the rebound assembly 30 abuts against the body 10, for example, against a wall of the mounting chamber 101.

Thus, the rebound assembly 30 is compressed to store energy after being pressed, so that the rebound assembly 30 can release the stored energy to drive the liquid storage container 20 to move relative to the machine body 10 after the external force is removed, so that the liquid storage container 20 can be moved out of the mounting port 102, and the liquid storage container 20 is in a detached state.

In some embodiments, the rebound distance is greater than the pressing distance, so that the liquid storage container 20 can be moved out of the mounting opening 102 under the action of the rebound force of the rebound assembly 30, thereby facilitating the detachment of the liquid storage container 20 by the user and facilitating the operation of the user.

Of course, in other embodiments, the rebound assembly 30 may be disposed on the machine body 10, and the rebound assembly 30 abuts against the liquid storage container 20, which may also enable the rebound assembly 30 to apply a rebound force to the liquid storage container 20 after being pressed, so as to enable the liquid storage container 20 to be ejected from the mounting port 102, which is also within the scope of the present application.

In the related art, the air conditioner drives the water tank to move between the working position and the water adding position through the lifting device, so that a user can conveniently supplement water to the water tank. Specifically, the lifting device comprises a telescopic pipe, a suspension rope and a suspension rope motor, wherein the telescopic pipe is provided with a plurality of telescopic sections which are sequentially sleeved, the suspension rope is arranged in the telescopic pipe in a penetrating manner, and the length of the suspension rope is controlled through the suspension rope motor so as to realize the lifting function of the lifting device. The whole device has the advantages of large number of structural parts, large occupied space and high cost, and the motor driving mode, the multistage sleeved telescopic section and the penetrating matching structure of the telescopic section and the suspension rope all lead to complex overall structure and complex and unreliable working process of the lifting device. The user needs to control the suspension motor to work in the operation process, and the operation is complex and inconvenient.

In the application, the disassembly of the liquid storage container 20 can be realized by only pressing the rebound assembly 30, thereby greatly improving the convenience of the operation of the user. Compared with a lifting device formed by the telescopic pipe, the suspension cable and the suspension cable motor, the application drives the liquid storage container 30 to move through the rebound assembly 30, the working principle of the rebound assembly 30 is simpler, the problem of locking and the like is not easy to occur, the stable and reliable working process is ensured, the rebound assembly 30 does not need to be provided with a driving structure such as a motor and the like, the number of parts is less, the occupied space is smaller, the occupied space and the production cost can be obviously reduced, and the application is beneficial to improving the structural compactness of the air conditioner 100.

In addition, the liquid storage container 20 is detached by the bouncing action of the bouncing assembly 30, so that the detachment operation is not affected even if the liquid storage container 20 is completely located in the installation cavity 101 in the assembled state. For example, in some embodiments, the exposed surface of the reservoir 20 may be coplanar with the outer surface of the mounting opening 102 in the assembled state, so that the outer surface of the air conditioner 100 is complete and is not prone to dust accumulation.

Here, "coplanar" is to be understood broadly, and specifically, the exposed surface of the reservoir 20 and the outer surface of the mounting opening 102 may be planar, where the two planes are in the same plane; or at least one of the exposed surface of the liquid storage container 20 and the outer surface of the mounting opening 102 includes an arc surface, and both surfaces are smoothly transitioned so that the outer surface of the air conditioner 100 is formed as a circular sliding surface.

According to the air conditioner 100 of the embodiment of the application, the liquid storage container 20 is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity 101, and the rebound assembly 30 can drive the liquid storage container 20 to move out of the mounting opening 102 through the rebound force, so that the liquid storage container 20 is convenient to detach and operate, the rebound assembly 30 is simple in structure, simple in working principle and small in occupied space, the compactness of the air conditioner 100 can be improved, the reliability of the liquid storage container 20 in detachment and mounting can be improved, meanwhile, the cost of the air conditioner 100 is reduced, in addition, the liquid storage container 20 is in an assembled state, the appearance of the air conditioner 100 is complete, dust accumulation is avoided, and the risk of liquid leakage or pollution in the liquid storage container 20 can be reduced.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-12, the air conditioner 100 may further include a locking assembly 40. The locking assembly 40 is used to lock the liquid storage container 20 and the machine body 10 so that the liquid storage container 20 cannot be drawn out from the installation cavity 101, and leakage of liquid or damage to the liquid storage container 20 is avoided. The rebound assembly 30 can unlock the locking assembly 40 by rebound driving, i.e. unlock the liquid storage container 20 and the machine body 10, so that the liquid storage container 20 can be drawn out from the installation cavity 101, thereby facilitating operations such as water replenishment, cleaning or condensate water pouring.

Therefore, when the liquid storage container 20 needs to be disassembled, the user only needs to press to enable the rebound assembly 30 to rebound, so that the unlocking of the locking assembly 40 can be realized, the liquid storage container 20 can be moved out of a certain distance from the mounting opening 102, the disassembly of the liquid storage container 20 can be completed in one step, and the operation is more convenient.

It should be noted that, the specific structure of the locking assembly 40 may be flexibly set according to practical situations, for example, the locking assembly 40 may be a clamping structure, a magnetic structure, a plugging structure, etc.

Wherein, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the locking assembly 40 may comprise a first magnetic attraction member 41 and a second magnetic attraction member 42, one of the first magnetic attraction member 41 and the second magnetic attraction member 42 being connected to the liquid storage container 20, and the other of the first magnetic attraction member 41 and the second magnetic attraction member 42 being connected to the cavity wall of the mounting cavity 101.

The connection may be direct or indirect. The requirement that the second magnetic attraction piece 42 and the first magnetic attraction piece 41 can be in magnetic attraction fit to lock the liquid storage container 20 and the machine body 10 is only required. The magnetic attraction matched structure is simple, and the occupied space is small.

In some embodiments, one of the first magnetic attraction member 41 and the second magnetic attraction member 42 may be a structure having a magnetic attraction effect of a magnet, an electromagnet, or the like, and the other of the first magnetic attraction member 41 and the second magnetic attraction member 42 may be a structure having a magnetic attraction effect of a magnet, an electromagnet, a magnetically attractable metal, or the like, so long as the requirement that the first magnetic attraction member 41 and the second magnetic attraction member 42 can magnetically attract each other to fix the liquid storage container 20 and the machine body 10 is satisfied. For example, in some embodiments, the first magnetic attraction member 41 is a magnet, and the second magnetic attraction member 42 is a magnetically attractable metal, so that the cost is reduced while the reliability of the magnetic attraction is ensured.

For example, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, a wall of the mounting cavity 101 opposite to the mounting opening 102 is provided with a first magnetic attraction member 41, and a side wall of the liquid storage container 20 opposite to the wall is provided with a second magnetic attraction member 42, so that the magnetic attraction structure is not exposed, and the magnetic attraction structure is prevented from being touched by mistake to affect the fixing stability of the liquid storage container 20.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8, the rebound assembly 30 includes a fixing portion 31 and a telescopic portion 32. Wherein the fixing portion 31 is fixedly arranged on the liquid storage container 20, the telescopic portion 32 is telescopically connected with the fixing portion 31, and the telescopic portion 32 abuts against the cavity wall of the mounting cavity 101; alternatively, the fixing portion 31 is fixedly provided on the wall of the mounting chamber 101, the expansion portion 32 is telescopically connected to the fixing portion 31, and the expansion portion 32 abuts against the liquid storage container 20. In other words, the fixing portion 31 is fixed to one of the liquid storage container 20 and the chamber wall of the installation chamber 101, the expansion portion 32 is telescopically connected to the fixing portion 31, and the expansion portion 32 abuts against the other of the liquid storage container 20 and the chamber wall of the installation chamber 101.

When the liquid storage container 20 is pressed, the distance between the liquid storage container 20 and the cavity wall of the mounting cavity 101 is reduced, the rebound assembly 30 is pressed, the telescopic part 32 is contracted relative to the fixed part 31, and the whole length of the rebound assembly 30 is shortened to store energy; after a certain distance is pressed and the pressing force is removed, the expansion and contraction part 32 is extended to release the accumulated energy, and at the same time, the entire length of the rebound assembly 30 is extended to apply a rebound force to the reservoir 20 out of the installation cavity 101. Under the action of the rebound force, the rebound distance of the liquid storage container 20 is larger than the pressed-in distance, so that the liquid storage container 20 is convenient to detach, and a user can conveniently take out the liquid storage container 20 from the mounting cavity 101.

As shown in fig. 8, 11, and 12, in some embodiments including the first magnetic attraction piece 41 and the second magnetic attraction piece 42, the first magnetic attraction piece 41 or the second magnetic attraction piece 42 may be provided to the telescopic portion 32. In other words, the telescoping portion 32 achieves a counter-fit with the other of the reservoir 20 and the chamber wall of the mounting chamber 101 by the locking assembly 40.

Taking the rebound assembly 30 mounted on the liquid storage container 20 and the second magnetic attraction piece 42 provided on the telescopic portion 32 as shown in fig. 8-12, when the liquid storage container 20 is pressed, the telescopic portion 32 is fixed relative to the machine body 10 under the action of the locking assembly 40, and the fixing portion 31 is fixedly connected with the liquid storage container 20 and moves along with the liquid storage container 20 in the pressing direction through the telescopic action of the telescopic portion 32; after the pressing force is removed, the fixing portion 31 and the liquid storage container 20 are driven to move outwards by the rebound force of the rebound assembly 30, and the telescopic portion 32 stretches relative to the fixing portion 31 until the rebound distance is larger than the pressing distance, the locking assembly 40 is subjected to the action of rebound pulling force which is larger than the magnetic attraction force, the first magnetic attraction piece 41 and the second magnetic attraction piece 42 are separated, locking is released, and the liquid storage container 20, the rebound assembly 30 and the second magnetic attraction piece 42 can move outwards together continuously, so that the liquid storage container 20 moves out of the mounting hole 102.

The first magnetic attraction piece 41 or the second magnetic attraction piece 42 is directly arranged on the telescopic part 32, so that the locking assembly 40 can realize locking and avoid interference to pressing and rebounding. In addition, the rebound force of the rebound assembly 30 can directly act on the first magnetic attraction piece 41 and the second magnetic attraction piece 42, so that the driving locking assembly 40 is easier to unlock, and the driving liquid storage container 20 is easier to eject.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, in the assembled state, i.e., the state in which the liquid storage container 20 is locked to the body 10 and not pressed, the minimum distance between the liquid storage container 20 and the wall of the installation cavity 101 is greater than or equal to the pressing distance of the rebound assembly 30, so that when the liquid storage container 20 is pressed, enough movable space is available, thereby ensuring that the rebound assembly 30 can be sufficiently pressed, and ensuring that the rebound force is sufficiently large after release to drive the liquid storage container 20 to move without being affected by the liquid content in the liquid storage container 20.

In some embodiments where the rebound assembly 30 is disposed on the liquid storage container 20, the side wall of the liquid storage container 20 may be partially recessed to form a receiving groove, and the rebound assembly 30 is mounted in the receiving groove, so as to avoid the rebound assembly 30 exceeding the size of the liquid storage container 20 and causing the excessive spacing between the liquid storage container 20 and the wall of the mounting cavity 101, thereby avoiding the rebound assembly 30 from occupying too much space in the mounting cavity 101, and being beneficial to increasing the liquid storage volume of the liquid storage container 20.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the number of the rebound assemblies 30 may be flexibly set according to practical situations, and may be one or more. Wherein, the plurality of rebound assemblies 30 can be arranged at intervals, so that the rebound assemblies 30 can be pressed at any position of the liquid storage container 20, and the rebound force of the plurality of rebound assemblies 30 is larger, so that the liquid storage container 20 is easier to be driven to move.

Furthermore, the distribution of the plurality of rebound assemblies 30 can be flexibly set. For example, in a first direction perpendicular to the pressing direction (up-down direction as shown in fig. 12), at least two rebound assemblies 30 may be staggered, and in a second direction perpendicular to the pressing direction (left-right direction as shown in fig. 11), at least two rebound assemblies 30 may be staggered, so that the plurality of rebound assemblies 30 are more reasonably distributed.

In embodiments including locking assemblies 40, the number of locking assemblies 40 may also be flexibly arranged, and the number of locking assemblies 40 may be one or more. For example, as shown in fig. 11, locking assemblies 40 may be positioned in a one-to-one correspondence with rebound assemblies 30 to make it more sensitive for rebound assemblies 30 to actuate locking assemblies 40 to unlock. Specifically, the second magnetic attraction members 42 of the locking assembly 40 may be disposed on the telescopic portion 32 of the rebound assembly 30 in a one-to-one correspondence, preventing the impact of pressing, and ensuring the sensitivity of the rebound unlocking effect

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-9, the wall of the installation cavity 101 is provided with a liquid outlet pipe 11, the liquid storage container 20 is provided with a liquid outlet 201, and a normally closed liquid outlet valve 50 is arranged at the liquid outlet 201, so that in the liquid storage disassembling state of the liquid storage container 20, the liquid outlet valve 50 can close the liquid outlet 201, and liquid leakage in the liquid storage container 20 is avoided. In the assembled state that the liquid storage container 20 is mounted on the machine body 10, the liquid outlet valve 50 can be opened to communicate the liquid outlet pipe 11 and the liquid outlet 201, so that the liquid in the liquid storage container 20 can flow out through the liquid outlet 201 and flow into the machine body 10 through the liquid outlet pipe 11 to provide liquid for functions such as humidification of the machine body 10.

In some embodiments, the wall of the installation cavity 101 provided with the liquid outlet pipe 11 and the liquid storage container 20 are arranged along the pressing direction, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, the liquid outlet pipe 11 is arranged on the wall of the installation cavity 101 opposite to the installation opening 102, so that when the liquid storage container 20 is installed in the installation cavity 101 through the installation opening 102, the liquid outlet 201 and the liquid outlet valve 50 can be opposite to and close to the liquid outlet pipe 11, so as to facilitate waterway communication.

In addition, in the assembled state, the distance between the outlet valve 50 and the wall of the cavity provided with the outlet pipe 11 is greater than or equal to the pressing distance of the rebound assembly 30. When the reservoir 20 is pressed to compress the rebound assembly 30, the outlet valve 50 moves with the reservoir 20 in a direction approaching the cavity wall. Because the distance between the liquid outlet valve 50 and the cavity wall is larger than the pressing distance, and the liquid outlet pipe 11 protrudes out of the outer surface of the liquid storage container 20, interference of the liquid outlet valve 50 to pressing can be avoided, rebound force and rebound distance are ensured to be large enough, and smooth unlocking and moving out of the liquid storage container 20 are ensured.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8-9, the liquid outlet pipe 11 is in plug-in connection with the liquid outlet valve 50, so as to drive the liquid outlet valve 50 to be conducted. Specifically, at least a part of the liquid outlet pipe 11 is inserted into the liquid outlet valve 50 to drive the liquid outlet valve 50 to be conducted, so that misleading of the liquid outlet valve 50 can be avoided, and the plugging fit structure is beneficial to improving the tightness between the liquid outlet pipe 11 and the liquid outlet valve 50 and avoiding liquid leakage.

In addition, the plugging direction of the liquid outlet pipe 11 and the liquid outlet valve 50 can be parallel to the pressing direction and parallel to the drawing direction of the liquid storage container 20 in the installation cavity 101, so that the liquid storage container 20 moves in the installation cavity 101, the installation cavity 101 can also play a guiding role, the liquid outlet pipe 11 can be accurately abutted with the liquid outlet valve 50, the locking assembly 40 can be accurately locked, and the rebound force can drive unlocking and the liquid storage container 20 to move out more efficiently.

The specific structure of the liquid outlet valve 50 according to some embodiments of the present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 8-9, the outlet valve 50 comprises: a valve seat 51, a valve element 52, and an elastic member 53. Wherein the valve seat 51 is connected to the liquid container 20, and the valve seat 51 has a liquid outlet passage 511 so that the liquid flowing out of the liquid outlet 201 can flow out through the liquid outlet passage 511. For example, the side wall of the reservoir 20 may be provided with a connecting tube 21 extending outside the reservoir, the connecting tube 21 defining the liquid outlet 201. The valve seat 51 is in sealing connection with the connecting pipe 21 by means of clamping, inserting, threaded connection and the like, so that the liquid outlet valve 50 is installed at the liquid outlet 201.

In addition, the valve body 52 is movably provided through the liquid outlet passage 511, and one end (front end as shown in fig. 8 and 9) of the valve body 52 is provided with a gasket 54, and the gasket 54 is used to seal the inlet of the liquid outlet passage 511 to avoid leakage of the liquid in the liquid reservoir 20. And the valve core 52 moves along the liquid outlet channel 511 to drive the sealing gasket 54 to move, so that the sealing gasket 54 can be separated from the inlet end of the liquid outlet channel 511, and the inlet of the liquid outlet channel 511 is opened, and the liquid outlet channel 511 can be communicated, so that the liquid outlet 201 is communicated with the liquid outlet pipe 11.

In addition, the elastic member 53 connects the valve body 52 and the valve seat 51, and the elastic member 53 is used to drive the gasket 54 to seal the inlet of the liquid outlet passage 511, in other words, the elastic member 53 can apply a force to the valve body 52 in a direction away from the liquid storage chamber, thereby driving the gasket 54 to press and seal the outlet of the liquid outlet passage 511. In the state that the liquid outlet valve 50 is opened, the elastic member 53 is elastically deformed to store energy, and in the state that the liquid storage container 20 is disassembled, the elastic force of the elastic member 53 can automatically drive the valve core 52 to move so as to automatically drive the sealing gasket 54 to seal the inlet of the liquid outlet channel 511, so that the effect of preventing liquid leakage is better. For example, the elastic member 53 may be a coil spring or a spring plate.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8-9, a driving portion 111 is disposed in the liquid outlet pipe 11, and the cross-sectional area of the driving portion 111 is smaller than the cross-sectional area in the liquid outlet pipe 11 to avoid affecting the liquid outflow. Further, the driving part 111 can abut against the other end of the valve body 52 (i.e., the end far from the gasket 54) to drive the valve body 52 to move along the liquid outlet passage 511 when the liquid outlet pipe 11 is mated with the liquid outlet valve 50, thereby driving the liquid outlet valve 50 to be turned on. The liquid outlet valve 50 is driven to be conducted in a simple structure, and is easy to align with the valve core 52, so that the liquid outlet valve 50 can be accurately conducted.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8-9, a mounting protrusion 55 is provided in the liquid outlet channel 511, and the mounting protrusion 55 is used to mount the valve core 52, so that the valve core 52 is located in the liquid outlet channel 511 and can stably reciprocate along the liquid outlet channel 511, so as to realize opening and closing of the liquid outlet valve 50. For example, the cross-sectional area of the mounting projection 55 is smaller than that of the liquid outlet passage 511 to avoid affecting the liquid outflow. In some embodiments, the mounting boss 55 may be provided with a mounting hole into which the valve cartridge 52 is threaded.

In some embodiments, the spool 52 is threaded through the mounting boss 55, and the other end of the spool 52 (i.e., the end where the gasket 54 is not disposed) is provided with a limit boss. The elastic member 53 is a coil spring, and the coil spring may be sleeved on the valve element 52 and stopped between the limit protrusion and the mounting protrusion 55, and the sealing pad 54 is disposed on a side of the mounting protrusion 55 facing away from the coil spring, for example, by being embedded in one end of the valve element 52. And the gasket 54 extends obliquely in a direction away from the elastic member 53 in a radial direction, so that the gasket 54 is formed into a generally conical structure, which is advantageous for increasing the sealing effect with the inlet of the liquid outlet passage 511 on the one hand, and for avoiding seizing during the reciprocating movement of the valve core 52 on the other hand.

In the assembly process, the spiral spring is sleeved on the valve core 52, the valve core 52 is penetrated through the installation protrusion 55, and finally the sealing gasket 54 is installed at one end of the valve core 52, so that the spiral spring, the valve core 52, the sealing gasket 54 and the valve seat 51 form an integral piece, and the integral piece can be installed at the liquid outlet 201.

In some embodiments including the mounting protrusion 55, as shown in fig. 8-9, in the assembled state, the distance between the liquid outlet pipe 11 and the mounting protrusion 55 is greater than or equal to the pressing distance, so that when the liquid storage container 20 is pressed, the liquid storage container 20 moves to enable the liquid outlet pipe 11 to move relative to the liquid outlet valve 50, and the mounting protrusion 55 is separated from the mounting protrusion 55 through the liquid outlet pipe 11, so that smooth pressing caused by the abutment of the mounting protrusion 55 and the liquid outlet pipe 11 in the relative movement process can be avoided, and the liquid storage container can be pressed in place.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-9, the valve seat 51 and the liquid storage container 20 may be sealed by the first sealing ring 61, so as to improve the sealing effect of the connection between the valve seat 51 and the liquid outlet 201, and avoid liquid leakage. For example, as shown in fig. 9, the liquid storage container 20 may be provided with a connection pipe 21, the valve seat 51 is connected with the connection pipe 21 by screw threads, and the valve seat 51 is provided with an outer flange portion, and the outer flange portion is embedded with a first sealing ring 61. After the connecting pipe 21 and the valve seat 51 are screwed in place, the end surface of the connecting pipe 21 can abut against the first seal ring 61 to achieve sealing.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-9, the liquid outlet tube 11 and the valve seat 51 may be sealed by a second sealing ring 62 to prevent leakage of liquid in the assembled state of the liquid storage container 20. For example, as shown in fig. 9, the liquid outlet pipe 11 is inserted into the valve seat 51, and the second sealing ring 62 is embedded in the outer peripheral surface of the liquid outlet pipe 11, so that the liquid outlet pipe 11 can be in sealing contact with the channel wall of the liquid outlet channel 511 after being inserted into the valve seat 51, and can still keep sealing in the pressing process.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 8-13, the liquid storage container 20 may be provided with a liquid inlet valve 70, and the liquid inlet valve 70 is adapted to be in one-way conduction so as to be capable of injecting liquid into the liquid storage container 20 in the conduction state, and to avoid leakage of the liquid in the liquid storage container 20 through the liquid inlet valve 70.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8-13, a liquid inlet valve 70 may be provided in the upper portion of the liquid reservoir 20 to avoid problems with liquid leakage should the liquid inlet valve 70 fail.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8-13, the liquid outlet valve 50 may be disposed at a lower portion of the liquid storage container 20, for example, at a lower portion of a side wall of the liquid storage container 20, so as to enable the liquid in the liquid storage container 20 to be more fully discharged through the liquid outlet valve 50, so as to avoid mildew and bacterial growth caused by long-term accumulation of the liquid at the bottom of the liquid storage container 20.

In the embodiment of the present application, the specific structure of the liquid inlet valve 70 may be flexibly set according to actual situations. For example, as shown in fig. 8-10, the inlet valve 70 may be identical in structure to the outlet valve 50, for example, including a valve seat 51, a valve core 52, an elastic member 53, and a gasket 54, which are mated.

In some embodiments, the top of the reservoir 20 is provided with a liquid inlet tube defining a liquid inlet, a liquid inlet mounting boss is provided in the liquid inlet, and the liquid inlet valve 70 includes a liquid inlet valve seat, a liquid inlet valve core, a liquid inlet elastic member, and a liquid inlet sealing gasket. The liquid inlet valve core is arranged on the liquid inlet installation convex part in a penetrating mode and can move along the axial direction of the liquid inlet relative to the liquid inlet installation convex part, one end of the liquid inlet valve core is provided with a liquid inlet limiting convex part, and the liquid inlet elastic piece is sleeved on the liquid inlet valve core and is stopped between the liquid inlet limiting convex part and the liquid inlet installation convex part. The liquid inlet sealing gasket is arranged at the other end of the liquid inlet valve core, and the liquid inlet sealing gasket and the liquid inlet elastic piece are arranged at two sides of the liquid inlet installation convex part. Under the elastic force of the liquid inlet elastic piece, the liquid inlet sealing gasket is in a state of sealing the liquid inlet; when liquid injection is needed, the liquid inlet valve core is driven to move, so that the liquid inlet sealing gasket opens the liquid inlet.

Other constructions and operations of the air conditioner 100 according to the embodiment of the present application are known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the description herein, reference to the terms "embodiment," "specific embodiment," "example," and the like, means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (16)

1. An air conditioner, comprising:

the machine body is provided with an installation cavity and an installation port communicated with the installation cavity;

the liquid storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity through the mounting opening;

the rebound component is arranged on the liquid storage container and is propped against the machine body, or the rebound component is arranged on the machine body and is propped against the liquid storage container, so that the rebound component is rebounded after being pressed and drives the liquid storage container to be moved out of the mounting opening.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the rebound distance of the rebound assembly is greater than the pressing distance.

3. The air conditioner of claim 1, further comprising:

a locking assembly for locking the reservoir and the body, the rebound assembly adapted to rebound to drive the locking assembly to unlock.

4. An air conditioner according to claim 3 wherein the locking assembly comprises a first magnetic attraction member and a second magnetic attraction member, one of the first magnetic attraction member and the second magnetic attraction member being connected to the reservoir and the other being connected to a wall of the mounting cavity,

the second magnetic attraction piece and the first magnetic attraction piece are suitable for being in magnetic attraction fit to lock the liquid storage container and the machine body.

5. The air conditioner of claim 4, wherein the rebound assembly comprises:

the fixing part is fixedly arranged on one of the liquid storage container and the cavity wall;

and the telescopic part is telescopically connected with the fixed part and props against the other one of the liquid storage container and the cavity wall.

6. The air conditioner of claim 5, wherein the first magnetic attraction member or the second magnetic attraction member is provided to the expansion and contraction portion.

7. The air conditioner of claim 4, wherein a minimum distance between the reservoir and the cavity wall is greater than or equal to a pressing distance of the rebound assembly.

8. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the rebound assembly is a plurality of spaced apart.

9. An air conditioner according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein the wall of the installation cavity is provided with a liquid outlet pipe, the liquid storage container is provided with a liquid outlet, a normally closed liquid outlet valve is arranged at the liquid outlet,

in the assembled state that the liquid storage container is arranged on the machine body, the liquid outlet valve is opened to communicate the liquid outlet pipe with the liquid outlet.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein in the assembled state, a distance between the liquid outlet valve and the chamber wall is greater than or equal to a pressing distance of the rebound assembly.

11. The air conditioner of claim 9, wherein the outlet pipe is in plug-in fit with the outlet valve to drive the outlet valve to conduct.

12. The air conditioner of claim 9, wherein the outlet valve comprises:

the valve seat is connected with the liquid storage container and is provided with a liquid outlet channel;

the valve core is movably arranged in the liquid outlet channel in a penetrating way, and a sealing gasket is arranged at one end of the valve core;

and the elastic piece is connected with the valve core and the valve seat and is used for driving the sealing gasket to seal the inlet of the liquid outlet channel.

13. The air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein a driving part is arranged in the liquid outlet pipe, and the driving part is suitable for being abutted against the other end of the valve core to drive the liquid outlet valve to be conducted.

14. The air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein the liquid outlet passage is provided therein with a mounting boss for mounting the valve cartridge,

in the assembled state, the distance between the liquid outlet pipe and the mounting convex part is larger than or equal to the pressing distance.

15. The air conditioner of claim 12, wherein the valve seat is sealed with the liquid storage container by a first seal ring, and the liquid outlet pipe is sealed with the valve seat by a second seal ring.

16. An air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the upper part of the liquid storage container is provided with a liquid inlet valve adapted for unidirectional conduction.