CN209857258U - Air treatment device - Google Patents

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CN209857258U
CN209857258U CN201920178630.6U CN201920178630U CN209857258U CN 209857258 U CN209857258 U CN 209857258U CN 201920178630 U CN201920178630 U CN 201920178630U CN 209857258 U CN209857258 U CN 209857258U
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张哲源
皮书扬
姜凤华
叶月华
卢根
李胜奇
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The utility model discloses an air treatment device, include: a rear housing; the air outlet channel is limited in the surface frame, and the surface frame is connected with the rear shell through a screw; the fan is arranged in the airflow channel. According to the utility model discloses an air treatment device can pass through the screw connection between face frame and the backshell, and wherein the screw has simple structure, low cost's advantage, can realize the zonulae occludens of face frame and backshell through the screw. In addition, the difficulty of assembly can be reduced while the connection strength of the face frame and the rear shell is ensured, and the assembly cost is reduced.

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Air treatment device
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of air conditioning technology and specifically relates to an air treatment device is related to.
Background
In the related art, the connection structure between the rear shell and the face frame of the air treatment device is complex, the assembly is time-consuming and labor-consuming, and the connection strength is difficult to guarantee.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. For this reason, an object of the present invention is to provide an air treatment device having advantages of easy assembly and high connection strength.
According to the utility model discloses air treatment device, include: a rear housing; the front shell is provided with a front frame, an air flow channel is limited in the front frame, and the front frame is connected with the rear shell through screws; the fan is arranged in the airflow channel.
According to the utility model discloses air treatment device can pass through the screw connection between face frame and the backshell, and wherein the screw has simple structure, low cost's advantage, can realize the zonulae occludens of face frame and backshell through the screw. In addition, the difficulty of assembly can be reduced while the connection strength of the face frame and the rear shell is ensured, and the assembly cost is reduced.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the backshell includes the backplate and connects respectively two curb plates at the both ends of backplate, backplate and two the installation space is injectd to the curb plate, the face frame is located in the installation space, the face frame respectively with two keeping away from of curb plate the screw connection is passed through to the one end of backplate.
Furthermore, the two side plates face the installation space, first fixing columns are arranged on the surfaces of the two side plates, first through holes for screws to penetrate through are formed in the first fixing columns, fixing plates are arranged on the two opposite sides of the face frame, second through holes for screws to penetrate through are formed in the fixing plates, and the second through holes are opposite to the first through holes.
Preferably, an end of the first fixing column, which is far away from the end of the back plate, is spaced apart from the side plate, a baffle plate is disposed on a side of the fixing plate, which faces the back plate, and the baffle plate is connected between the second through hole and an outer edge of the fixing plate, and at least a portion of the fixing plate is located between the first fixing column and the side plate.
Further, the baffle extends along the circumferential direction of second through-hole, the periphery wall of first fixed column with the orientation of baffle the wall laminating of second through-hole.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a second fixing column is disposed on one side of the fixing plate facing the back plate, and the second through hole is disposed on the second fixing column.
In some embodiments of the present invention, each of the side plates is provided with a plurality of first fixing columns, the first fixing columns are spaced apart along a length direction of an edge of one end of the side plate, the end of the side plate is far away from the back plate, each of the first fixing columns is provided with the first through holes, each of the fixing plates is provided with a plurality of second through holes, and the second through holes correspond to the first through holes one to one.
In some embodiments of the present invention, at least one of the side plates faces the surface of the installation space is provided with a limiting member, the side of the limiting member deviates from the back plate and is provided with a limiting groove, and correspondingly, the fixing plate is provided with a limiting protrusion matched with the limiting groove.
Furthermore, each side plate faces the surface of the mounting space and is provided with a limiting part, and two fixing plates are provided with limiting bulges matched with the limiting grooves.
Preferably, each side plate is provided with a plurality of limiting parts, the limiting parts are spaced apart along the length direction of the edge of one end of the side plate, which is far away from the back plate, each fixing plate is provided with a plurality of limiting protrusions, and the limiting protrusions are in one-to-one correspondence with the limiting parts.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 invention.
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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rear housing of an air treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view of a rear housing of an air treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a face frame of an air treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view at C in FIG. 6;
fig. 8 is a front view of a rear housing of an air treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numerals:
the air-handling device 100 is shown,
the rear case 1, the back plate 11, the side plates 12,
the first fixing posts 121, the first through holes 1211,
the position limiting member 122, the position limiting groove 1221,
the face frame 2, the air flow passage 21, the fixing plate 22,
the second fixing column 221, the second through hole 2211,
a baffle 23, a straight plate 24, a limit projection 25,
a fan 3.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
An air treatment device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 8. The air treatment device 100 may be applied to a cabinet.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an air treatment device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: rear shell 1, face frame 2 and fan 3.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 4 and 6, an air flow passage 21 is defined in the face frame 2, and the face frame 2 is connected to the rear case 1 by screws. The screw has the advantages of simple structure and low cost, and the tight connection between the face frame 2 and the rear shell 1 can be realized through the screw. In addition, the difficulty of assembly can be reduced while the connection strength of the face frame 2 and the rear shell 1 is ensured, and the assembly cost is reduced.
For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, 5 and 6, a technician may first snap the rear case 1 on the outer side of the face frame 2, and then connect the face frame 2 and the rear case 1 by screws. Alternatively, the screw may be provided in plural, and plural screws may be provided at intervals along the outer peripheral wall of the face frame 2.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 4, and 6, the fan 3 is provided in the airflow passage 21. The fan 3 can accelerate the flow speed of the air flow in the air flow channel 21, so as to control the air outlet volume of the air processing device 100 according to the needs of the user.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the face frame 2 may be provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet are respectively located at two ends of the air flow channel 21, and the air flow channel 21 may be further provided with a water tank and a filter screen. Therefore, the air flow in the air flow channel 21 can be purified and humidified, and the actual requirements of users can be better met. Specifically, the air inlet can also comprise an indoor air inlet and an outdoor air inlet, and when a user starts the internal circulation function, indoor air flow can enter the face frame 2 through the indoor air inlet; when the user starts the external circulation function, outdoor fresh air can enter the face frame 2 through the outdoor air inlet.
For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2 and 6, the fan 3 is disposed in the airflow channel 21 of the face frame 2, and when the fan 3 rotates, a negative pressure may be formed at the air inlet of the airflow channel 21, so that outdoor air may flow along the airflow channel 21 under the suction force at the air inlet.
According to the utility model discloses air treatment device 100 can pass through the screw connection between face frame 2 and the backshell 1, and wherein the screw has simple structure, low cost's advantage, can realize the zonulae occludens of face frame 2 and backshell 1 through the screw. In addition, the difficulty of assembly can be reduced while the connection strength of the face frame 2 and the rear shell 1 is ensured, and the assembly cost is reduced.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, 6 and 8, the rear case 1 includes a back plate 11 and two side plates 12 respectively connected at both ends (left end and right end as shown in fig. 8) of the back plate 11, the back plate 11 and the two side plates 12 define an installation space, the face frame 2 is located in the installation space, and the face frame 2 is respectively connected with one end of the two side plates 12 far away from the back plate 11 through screws. The back plate 11 and the two side plates 12 can be respectively covered on three appearance surfaces of the face frame 2 to protect the face frame 2.
For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, 3, 6 and 8, the back plate 11 is housed on the rear side (rear side as shown in fig. 6) of the face frame 2, and the two side plates 12 are housed on the left side (left side as shown in fig. 8) and right side (right side as shown in fig. 8) of the face frame 2, respectively. Therefore, the rear side, the left side and the right side of the face frame 2 can be spaced from the external space, and the face frame 2 is prevented from colliding with the external components, so that the reliability of the transportation or working process of the air treatment device 100 can be improved.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the back plate 11 and the two side plates 12 are an integral molding. From this, integrated into one piece's structure not only can guarantee backplate 11 and curb plate 12's structure, stability of performance to convenient shaping, manufacturing are simple, have saved unnecessary assembly part and connection process moreover, have improved backplate 11 and curb plate 12's assembly efficiency greatly, have guaranteed backplate 11 and curb plate 12's connection reliability, and in addition, integrated into one piece's structure's bulk strength and stability are higher, and it is more convenient to assemble, and the life-span is longer.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, 4 and 6, the surfaces of the two side plates 12 facing the installation space are respectively provided with a first fixing column 121, the first fixing column 121 is provided with a first through hole 1211 for passing a screw, two opposite sides of the face frame 2 are respectively provided with a fixing plate 22, the fixing plate 22 is provided with a second through hole 2211 for passing a screw, and the second through hole 2211 is opposite to the first through hole 1211. It is understood that screws may pass through the first through hole 1211 and the second through hole 2211, respectively, and the two fixing plates 22 are fixed to the two side plates 12 by the force between the screws and the fixing plates 22, respectively, thereby achieving the tight connection of the front frame 2 and the rear case 1. By providing the first through hole 1211 on the side plate 12 and the second through hole 2211 on the fixing plate 22, the first through hole 1211 and the second through hole 2211 have a guiding and limiting function for the screw, so that the screw can be assembled in a predetermined direction, thereby improving the connection strength of the face frame 2 and the rear case 1.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, 4 and 6, an end of the first fixing column 121 far away from one end of the back plate 11 is spaced apart from the side plate 12, a side of the fixing plate 22 facing the back plate 11 is provided with a baffle 23, the baffle 23 is connected between the second through hole 2211 and an outer edge of the fixing plate 22, and at least a portion of the fixing plate 22 is located between the first fixing column 121 and the side plate 12.
In the related art, when the face frame is installed in a space between the back plate and the two side plates, the face frame has extrusion force on the side plates on the two sides of the rear shell, so that the side plates move towards one side far away from the face frame, the rear shell is easy to burst, and loss is caused. In the present embodiment, by providing the baffle 23 on the side of the fixing plate 22 facing the back plate 11, the two baffles 23 on the two fixing plates 22 can be respectively spaced between the second through holes 2211 on the left and right sides and the outer edge of the fixing plate 22. Therefore, the tightening force between the two baffle plates 23 can be utilized to limit the outward movement of the two side plates 12, so that the rear shell 1 is prevented from bursting, the assembly safety can be improved, and the loss of the assembly to the rear shell 1 is reduced.
In addition, by arranging the baffle 23 between the second through hole 2211 and the outer edge of the fixing plate 22, in the corresponding installation process of the face frame 2 and the rear shell 1, at least part of the baffle 23 on the face frame 2 can be sleeved between the first fixing column 121 and the side plate 12, so that the positioning and installation between the face frame 2 and the rear shell 1 are realized, the assembly difficulty can be reduced, and the assembly accuracy is improved.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, 4, 6, and 7, the baffle plate 23 extends in the circumferential direction of the second through hole 2211, and the outer circumferential wall of the first fixing post 121 abuts against the wall surface of the baffle plate 23 facing the second through hole 2211. From this, the technical staff is at the in-process of casing 1 of packing into back shell 2, can utilize the cooperation between the wall towards second through-hole 2211 of first fixed column 121 and baffle 23, and the accurate positioning when better realization face frame 2 assembles with back shell 1 to further reduce the degree of difficulty of assembly. In addition, the improvement of the assembly precision can also ensure that the baffle 23 has a good constraint effect on the first fixing column 121, so that the rear shell 1 is better prevented from bursting.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, 6 and 7, the side of the fixing plate 22 facing the back plate 11 is provided with the second fixing column 221, and the second through hole 2211 is provided on the second fixing column 221. Accordingly, the depth of the second through hole 2211 may be extended, so that the coupling strength between the face frame 2 and the rear case 1 is further increased, thereby ensuring the stability of the coupling between the face frame 2 and the rear case 1.
For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, 6, and 7, the outer peripheral wall of the second fixing column 221 is fitted to the wall surface of the baffle plate 23 facing the second through hole 2211, and the distance between the end surface of the second fixing column 221 on the side away from the fixed plate 22 and the fixed plate 22 is smaller than the distance between the end surface of the baffle plate 23 on the side away from the fixed plate 22 and the fixed plate 22. The side of the fixing plate 22 facing the back plate 11 is further provided with two straight plates 24, the two straight plates 24 are arranged in parallel, and the two straight plates 24 are respectively connected with two free ends of the baffle plate 23.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, 5, 6 and 8, each side plate 12 is provided with a plurality of first fixing columns 121, the plurality of first fixing columns 121 are spaced apart along the length direction of the edge of the end of the side plate 12 away from the back plate 11, each first fixing column 121 is provided with a first through hole 1211, each fixing plate 22 is provided with a plurality of second through holes 2211, and the plurality of second through holes 2211 correspond to the plurality of first through holes 1211 one to one. Therefore, the connection strength and the connection reliability between the side plate 12 and the fixing plate 22 can be improved, and the connection stress can be prevented from being excessively concentrated, so that the requirements on the structural strength, the processing technology and the manufacturing material can be reduced, and the production cost can be further reduced.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, 5, 6 and 8, the surface of the at least one side plate 12 facing the installation space is provided with a limiting part 122, one side of the limiting part 122 departing from the back plate 11 is provided with a limiting groove 1221, and the corresponding fixing plate 22 is provided with a limiting protrusion 25 engaged with the limiting groove 1221. It can be understood that the limiting protrusion 25 can be inserted into the limiting groove 1221, and the side plates 12 have an inward tightening force by the force between the limiting protrusion 25 and the limiting groove 1221, so as to further prevent the rear case 1 from bursting.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, 5, 6 and 8, a limiting member 122 is disposed on a surface of each side plate 12 facing the installation space, and a limiting protrusion 25 engaged with the limiting groove 1221 is disposed on each of the two fixing plates 22. Therefore, the tightening force between the limiting protrusions 25 on the two sides and the limiting groove 1221 can be utilized to limit outward movement of the two side plates 12, so that the rear shell 1 is better prevented from bursting, and the assembly safety can be improved. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the surfaces of the two side plates 12 facing the installation space are respectively provided with a limiting member 122, and correspondingly, the two fixing plates 22 of the face frame 2 are respectively provided with a limiting protrusion 25.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, 5, 6 and 8, each side plate 12 is provided with a plurality of limiting members 122, the plurality of limiting members 122 are spaced apart along the length direction of the edge of one end of the side plate 12 away from the back plate 11, each fixing plate 22 is provided with a plurality of limiting protrusions 25, and the plurality of limiting protrusions 25 correspond to the plurality of limiting members 122 one to one. Therefore, the limiting strength of the limiting part 122 to the side plate 12 can be increased, and meanwhile, the limiting stress can be prevented from being too concentrated, so that the requirements on structural strength, processing technology and manufacturing materials can be reduced, and the production cost is further reduced.
Optionally, three, four or more limiting members 122 may be further provided, a plurality of limiting members 122 may be uniformly distributed on the two side plates 12, and correspondingly, the fixing plate 22 of the face frame 2 is provided with limiting protrusions 25 corresponding to the limiting members 122 one to one.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean 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 present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. 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 invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. An air treatment device, comprising:
a rear housing;
the front shell is provided with a front frame, an air flow channel is limited in the front frame, and the front frame is connected with the rear shell through screws;
a fan disposed in the airflow passage,
the rear shell comprises a back plate and two side plates which are connected to the two ends of the back plate respectively, the back plate and the two side plates limit an installation space, the face frame is located in the installation space, and the face frame is connected with the two side plates far away from one end of the back plate through screws.
2. The air treatment device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first fixing column is arranged on each of the surfaces of the two side plates facing the installation space, a first through hole for a screw to pass through is formed in each first fixing column, fixing plates are arranged on two opposite sides of the face frame, a second through hole for a screw to pass through is formed in each fixing plate, and the second through hole is opposite to the first through hole.
3. The air treatment device according to claim 2, wherein an end of the first fixing post remote from the end of the back plate is spaced from the side plate, a side of the fixing plate facing the back plate is provided with a baffle plate, the baffle plate is connected between the second through hole and an outer edge of the fixing plate, and at least part of the fixing plate is located between the first fixing post and the side plate.
4. The air treatment device according to claim 3, wherein the baffle plate extends in a circumferential direction of the second through hole, and an outer circumferential wall of the first fixing column is fitted to a wall surface of the baffle plate facing the second through hole.
5. The air treatment device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a second fixing column is provided on a side of the fixing plate facing the back plate, and the second through hole is provided on the second fixing column.
6. The air treatment device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each side plate is provided with a plurality of first fixing columns, the plurality of first fixing columns are spaced along the length direction of the edge of one end of the side plate, which is far away from the back plate, each first fixing column is provided with a first through hole, each fixing plate is provided with a plurality of second through holes, and the plurality of second through holes correspond to the plurality of first through holes one to one.
7. The air treatment device according to claim 2, wherein a surface of at least one of the side plates facing the installation space is provided with a limiting member, a side of the limiting member facing away from the back plate is provided with a limiting groove, and a limiting protrusion engaged with the limiting groove is provided on the corresponding fixing plate.
8. The air treatment device according to claim 7, wherein a limiting part is provided on a surface of each side plate facing the installation space, and a limiting protrusion engaged with the limiting groove is provided on each of the two fixing plates.
9. The air processing device according to claim 8, wherein each of the side plates has a plurality of stoppers spaced apart along a length direction of an edge of an end of the side plate away from the back plate, each of the fixing plates has a plurality of stopper protrusions, and the plurality of stopper protrusions correspond to the plurality of stoppers one to one.
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