CN203980507U - Air-conditioner outdoor unit - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of air-conditioner outdoor unit, comprising: casing, described casing comprises exhausting plate, on described exhausting plate, is formed with air outlet; And wind scooper, described wind scooper is located at described air outlet place, and described wind scooper is structure as a whole.According to the manufacturing cost of the air-conditioner outdoor unit of the utility model embodiment and the cost of material is low.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to living electric apparatus field, especially relates to a kind of air-conditioner outdoor unit.
Background technology
In correlation technique, air-conditioner outdoor unit generally forms air-ducting ring by die drawn on the front coaming plate of casing, there are the following problems for such structure: because air-ducting ring is to be stretched and formed by panel beating, therefore material require is selected the panel beating of deep drawn level, and Master Cost is higher.The mould of panel beating drawing process input and work piece production manufacturing expense are higher simultaneously.
Utility model content
The utility model is intended at least solve one of technical problem existing in prior art.For this reason, the utility model need to provide a kind of air-conditioner outdoor unit, and the manufacturing cost of this air-conditioner outdoor unit is with the cost of material is low.
According to the air-conditioner outdoor unit of the utility model embodiment, comprising: casing, described casing comprises exhausting plate, on described exhausting plate, is formed with air outlet; And wind scooper, described wind scooper is located at described air outlet place, and described wind scooper is structure as a whole.
According to air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 of the present utility model, by making wind scooper 20 be configured to integrative-structure, thereby can simplify the manufacture difficulty of wind scooper 20, improve and manufacture efficiency, and can reduce mould input and the manufacturing cost of wind scooper 20.And because wind scooper 20 is structure as a whole, manufacture difficulty is declined, thereby the shape of wind scooper 20 can be carried out design complicated and that become privileged according to actual needs.
To sum up, the manufacturing cost of air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 is with the cost of material is low.
In addition, also can there is following additional technical feature according to air-conditioner outdoor unit of the present utility model:
Described wind scooper comprises: air-ducting ring; Described air-ducting ring is formed as annular and on fore-and-aft direction, extends desired depth; And air outlet mesh, described air outlet mesh is located at the front end of described air-ducting ring.
Alternatively, described air outlet mesh and described air-ducting ring are working of plastics and one-body molded.
Preferably, the rear portion of described air-ducting ring is formed as tubaeform.
Preferably, on the inwall of described air-ducting ring, be formed with diversion component.
Alternatively, the internal face of described air-ducting ring is provided with from front to back the water conservancy diversion rib extending, and described water conservancy diversion rib is multiple and arranges along the circumferential interval of described air-ducting ring, and multiple described water conservancy diversion ribs form at least a portion of described diversion component.
Multiple described water conservancy diversion ribs are parallel each other.
Alternatively, the inwall of described air-ducting ring is provided with multiple concave points, and multiple described concave points form at least a portion of described diversion component.
Multiple described concave points are evenly distributed on the inwall of described air-ducting ring.
Preferably, described diversion component is integrally formed on the inwall of described air-ducting ring.
Additional aspect of the present utility model and advantage in the following description part provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize by practice of the present utility model.
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Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present utility model and advantage accompanying drawing below combination is understood becoming the description of embodiment obviously and easily, wherein:
Fig. 1 is according to the explosive view of the air-conditioner outdoor unit of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the partial structurtes explosive view of the air-conditioner outdoor unit shown in Fig. 1, is in particular the structural representation of exhausting plate and air-ducting ring cover;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of an embodiment of the wind scooper of the air-conditioner outdoor unit shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of another embodiment of the wind scooper of the air-conditioner outdoor unit shown in Fig. 1.
Description of reference numerals:
Air-conditioner outdoor unit 100;
Casing 10; Exhausting plate 11; Air outlet 111;
Wind scooper 20;
Air-ducting ring 2; Diversion component 21; Water conservancy diversion rib 211; Concave point 212; Rear end 22;
Air outlet mesh 3; Fan component 4.
Detailed description of the invention
Describe embodiment of the present utility model below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or has the element of identical or similar functions from start to finish.Be exemplary below by the embodiment being described with reference to the drawings, only for explaining the utility model, and can not be interpreted as restriction of the present utility model.
In description of the present utility model, it will be appreciated that, orientation or the position relationship of the instruction such as term 'fornt', 'back', " interior ", " outward " are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, only the utility model and simplified characterization for convenience of description, instead of indicate or imply that the device of indication or element must have specific orientation, construct and operation with specific orientation, therefore can not be interpreted as restriction of the present utility model.In description of the present utility model, the implication of " multiple " is two or more, unless otherwise expressly limited specifically.
In description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " installation ", " being connected ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, and for example, can be to be fixedly connected with, and can be also to removably connect, or connect integratedly; Can be to be directly connected, also can indirectly be connected by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals or the interaction relationship of two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, can understand as the case may be the concrete meaning of above-mentioned term in the utility model.
Describe according to the air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 of the utility model embodiment below with reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 4.First it should be noted that, air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 is for being located in outdoor environment, thereby and air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 air-conditioning system of complete that is connected with indoor apparatus of air conditioner, and then the environment of people's life, work is carried out to air conditioning.
As shown in Figure 1, comprise casing 10 and wind scooper 20 according to the air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 of the utility model embodiment.In casing 10, have installing space, compressor, heat exchanger, fan component 4, electric-control system etc. all can be located in this installing space.As shown in Figure 1, casing 10 comprises exhausting plate 11, has air outlet 111 on exhausting plate 11, and particularly, exhausting plate 11 can be to be made up of the header board of casing 10, and air outlet 111 is formed on header board, that is to say air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 air-out forward.Particularly, fan component 4 is located in installing space, and fan component 4 can be from the rear portion of air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 forward air draught to installing space, through with heat exchanger heat exchange after, then by fan component 4, air-flow is discharged from the air outlet 111 of the front side of air-conditioner outdoor unit 100.Wind scooper 20 is located at air outlet 111 places, and the wind driving through fan component 4 is sent through wind scooper 20, and wind scooper 20 plays leads wind action.
Wherein wind scooper 20 is structure as a whole.According to the air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 of the utility model embodiment, by making wind scooper 20 be configured to integrative-structure, thereby can simplify the manufacture difficulty of wind scooper 20, improve and manufacture efficiency, and can reduce mould input and the manufacturing cost of wind scooper 20.And because wind scooper 20 is structure as a whole, manufacture difficulty is declined, thereby the shape of wind scooper 20 can be carried out design complicated and that become privileged according to actual needs.
To sum up, the manufacturing cost of air-conditioner outdoor unit 100 is with the cost of material is low.
Particularly, wind scooper 20 comprises air-ducting ring 2 and air outlet mesh 3.Air-ducting ring 2 is formed as annular and on fore-and-aft direction, extends desired depth, and air outlet mesh 3 is located at the front end of air-ducting ring 2, the front end of air outlet mesh 3 capping air-ducting ring 2, and wherein air outlet mesh 3 is provided with wind-guiding rib.
Here it should be noted that, compared to prior art, air-ducting ring 2 is Split type structure with exhausting plate 11, that is to say, air-ducting ring 2 is separated and is manufactured with exhausting plate 11, air outlet 111 places that then again air-ducting ring 2 are located to exhausting plate 11, air-ducting ring 2 guides for the wind that fan component 4 is produced by boasting.Can make thus the manufacture of air-ducting ring 2 be more prone to.
Air outlet mesh 3 is located at the front end of air-ducting ring 2, and air-ducting ring 2 coaxially arranges with air outlet mesh 3, i.e. the dead in line of the axis of air-ducting ring 2 and air outlet mesh 3.Coaxially arrange by air-ducting ring 2 and air outlet mesh 3, thereby can make the air-flow being guided out by air-ducting ring 2 discharge from air outlet mesh 3 more swimmingly, air flow resistance is little, and noise is low.
Particularly, the front end of air-ducting ring 2 week is along the periphery edge of contiguous air outlet mesh 3.Wherein, be understandable that, air-ducting ring 2 can be circular, and air outlet mesh 3 can be annular.Wherein it should be explained that here, " the front end week of air-ducting ring 2 is along the periphery edge of contiguous air outlet mesh 3 ", can refer to: the front end of air-ducting ring 2 is connected on the rear surface of air outlet mesh 3 and the periphery edge of contiguous air outlet mesh 3, it is the front side that the entire infrastructure of air outlet mesh 3 is positioned at air-ducting ring 2, that is to say, the external diameter of air-ducting ring 2 can be slightly less than the area of air outlet mesh 3; Or air-ducting ring 2 can be around the periphery of air outlet mesh 3 along the periphery that is located at air outlet mesh 3 along place, and air outlet mesh 3 can be embedded into the interior setting of air-ducting ring 2, that is to say that the area of air outlet mesh 3 can be slightly less than the external diameter of air-ducting ring 2; Again or the front end of air-ducting ring 2 week along can be with the periphery of air outlet mesh 3 along being connected, the external diameter of air-ducting ring 2 can equate with the area of air outlet mesh 3.
Advantageously, air outlet mesh 3 and air-ducting ring 2 can be working of plastics and one-body molded, that is to say, air outlet mesh 3 can be working of plastics, and air-ducting ring 2 can be working of plastics, and air outlet mesh 3 can with the integrally manufactured moulding of air-ducting ring 2.Particularly, air outlet mesh 3 can with air-ducting ring 2 integrated injection moldings, can make thus the moulding of air outlet mesh 3 and air-ducting ring 2 convenient, and injection molding process is convenient and simple, control for the process of air outlet mesh 3 and air-ducting ring 2 is convenient, be that size Control precision is higher, and the mould input cost of injection molding process is low compared to the mould input of panel beating drawing process, low cost of manufacture.
In addition, by making air outlet mesh 3 and air-ducting ring 2 integrated injection moldings, moulding process is convenient and simple, thus the structural design that can realize the complicated of air-ducting ring 2 and become privileged, and then can improve air-out volume and noise.Particularly, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, advantageously, the rear end 22 of air-ducting ring 2 is formed as tubaeform, that is to say, the external diameter of the rear end 22 of air-ducting ring 2 is greater than the external diameter of the front end of air-ducting ring 2, the cross-sectional area of the rear end 22 of air-ducting ring 2 increases from front to back gradually, can make thus the rear end 22 of air-ducting ring 2 converge air much more more, improve the wind-guiding amount of air-ducting ring 2, and then promote heat transfer effect.More advantageously, on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, can be formed with diversion component 21.By diversion component 21 is set on the inwall in air-ducting ring 2, thereby can utilize diversion component 21 to make flowing of air-flow more smooth and easy, reduce wind and make an uproar, reduce turbulent flow.
Particularly, as shown in Figure 3, the internal face of air-ducting ring 2 is provided with from front to back the water conservancy diversion rib 211 extending, and water conservancy diversion rib 211 be multiple and along the circumferential interval setting of air-ducting ring, multiple water conservancy diversion ribs 211 form at least a portion of diversion component 21.Alternatively, water conservancy diversion rib 211 is configured to define the protruding bar on air-ducting ring 2 inwalls.Water conservancy diversion rib 211 extends from back to front, and multiple water conservancy diversion rib 211 is parallel to each other.Here it should be explained that, " water conservancy diversion rib 211 extends from back to front ", can refer to the Axis Extension of water conservancy diversion rib 211 along air-ducting ring 2, and water conservancy diversion rib 211 can be parallel with the axis of air-ducting ring 2; Can certainly refer to that water conservancy diversion rib 211 tilts to extend from back to front.Particularly, the flow direction of the air-flow that the bearing of trend of water conservancy diversion rib 211 can blow out according to fan component 4 specifically arranges, so that the air-flow that multiple water conservancy diversion ribs 211 can blow out fan component 4 carries out water conservancy diversion, and then the mobility of raising air-flow, reduce the turbulent condition of air-flow, improve wind speed, reduce windage.
In example as shown in Figure 4, the inwall of air-ducting ring 2 is provided with multiple concave points 212, and multiple concave points 212 form at least a portion of diversion component 21.Alternatively, concave point 212 is configured to define the sunk structure on air-ducting ring 2 inwalls.By forming concave point 212 on the inwall in air-ducting ring 2, thereby can reduce the viscous force of air-flow with respect to air-ducting ring 2 inwalls, reduce noise, and due to reducing noise, thereby the rotating speed that can improve to a certain extent fan component 4, can improve heat transfer effect.Advantageously, multiple concave points 212 are evenly distributed on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, can make thus flowing of air-flow more even, air-supply better effects if.
Here it should be explained that, on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, water conservancy diversion rib 211 can be only set to be formed as diversion component 21; On the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, concave point 212 can also be only set to be formed as diversion component 21; Certainly,, on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, water conservancy diversion rib 211 and concave point 212 can also be set simultaneously to be jointly formed as the diversion component 21 on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2.
Advantageously, diversion component 21 is integrally formed on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2, that is to say, in the time that diversion component 21 is water conservancy diversion rib 211, water conservancy diversion rib 211 is integrally formed on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2; In the time that diversion component 21 is concave point 212, concave point 212 is integrally formed on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2.Particularly, air-ducting ring 2 can be working of plastics, water conservancy diversion rib 211 can be located on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2 by injection moulding mode, concave point 212 also can be formed on the inwall of air-ducting ring 2 by the mode of injection moulding, can make thus the formation of diversion component 21 be more prone to, structural strength is large, and structure is more stable.
In the description of this description, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " illustrative examples ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to be contained at least one embodiment of the present utility model or example in conjunction with specific features, structure, material or the feature of this embodiment or example description.In this manual, the schematic statement of above-mentioned term is not necessarily referred to identical embodiment or example.And specific features, structure, material or the feature of description can be with suitable mode combination in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiment of the present utility model, those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: in the situation that not departing from principle of the present utility model and aim, can carry out multiple variation, amendment, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present utility model is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.
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1. an air-conditioner outdoor unit, is characterized in that, comprising:
Casing, described casing comprises exhausting plate, on described exhausting plate, is formed with air outlet; And
Wind scooper, described wind scooper is located at described air outlet place, and described wind scooper is structure as a whole,
Described wind scooper comprises:
Air-ducting ring; Described air-ducting ring is formed as annular and on fore-and-aft direction, extends desired depth, on the inwall of described air-ducting ring, is formed with diversion component; And
Air outlet mesh, described air outlet mesh is located at the front end of described air-ducting ring.
2. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described air outlet mesh and described air-ducting ring are working of plastics and one-body molded.
3. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the rear portion of described air-ducting ring is formed as tubaeform.
4. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the internal face of described air-ducting ring is provided with the water conservancy diversion rib extending from front to back, described water conservancy diversion rib is multiple and arranges along the circumferential interval of described air-ducting ring, and multiple described water conservancy diversion ribs form at least a portion of described diversion component.
5. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 4, is characterized in that, multiple described water conservancy diversion ribs are parallel each other.
6. according to the air-conditioner outdoor unit described in any one in claim 1-5, it is characterized in that, the inwall of described air-ducting ring is provided with multiple concave points, and multiple described concave points form at least a portion of described diversion component.
7. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 6, is characterized in that, multiple described concave points are evenly distributed on the inwall of described air-ducting ring.
8. air-conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described diversion component is integrally formed on the inwall of described air-ducting ring.
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