CN211781627U

CN211781627U - Air purifier

Info

Publication number: CN211781627U
Application number: CN202020261640.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李渝; 陈欢; 胡镇韬; 侯雪丹; 胡新宇; 郭定康
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-03-05
Filing date: 2020-03-05
Publication date: 2020-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-05

Abstract

The utility model relates to an air purifier, include: the shell is provided with an inner cavity, an air inlet communicated with the inner cavity, an air outlet communicated with the inner cavity, and a purification assembly, wherein the purification assembly is arranged in the inner cavity; the first operation panel is arranged at the top of the shell; and a second operation panel disposed at a side portion of the housing. In the air purifier, the first operation panel and the second operation panel are respectively arranged at the top and the side of the shell of the air purifier, so that when a user stands, the user can operate and check related information through the first operation panel; when the user sits down, the user can operate and view related information through the second operation panel; when the user operates, the original motion posture does not need to be changed, and the experience of the user is improved.

Description

Air purifier

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an air purification technical field especially relates to an air purifier.

Background

With the improvement of the national standard of living, the health and safety awareness of people is continuously improved, and the indoor air quality problem becomes more and more the key point of attention of people. At present, most of operation panels of air purifiers on the market are arranged on the side part of a machine body, and when people stand, the operation is carried out by squatting, so that inconvenience is brought to the operation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, there is a need for an air purifier that is easy to operate.

The technical scheme is as follows:

an air purifier, comprising: the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan and a control device, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity, an air inlet communicated with the inner cavity and an air outlet communicated with the inner cavity; a purification assembly disposed in the inner chamber; a first operation panel disposed at a top of the housing; and a second operation panel provided at a side portion of the housing.

In the air purifier, the first operation panel and the second operation panel are respectively arranged at the top and the side of the shell of the air purifier, so that when a user stands, the user can operate and check related information through the first operation panel; when the user sits down, the user can operate and view related information through the second operation panel; the air purifier is simple and convenient to operate, and can not be limited due to the position of the control panel on the air purifier, so that a user does not need to change the original motion posture during operation, and the experience of the user is improved.

In one embodiment, the housing comprises a top plate and a side plate connected with the top plate, the first operation panel is arranged on the top plate and located at the joint of the top plate and the side plate, and the second operation panel is arranged on the side plate and located at the joint of the top plate and the side plate.

In one embodiment, a first mounting groove is formed in the top of the housing, and the first operating panel is arranged in the first mounting groove;

and/or a second mounting groove is formed in the side part of the outer shell, and the second operation panel is arranged in the second mounting groove.

In one embodiment, the air purifier further comprises a controller, the first operation panel and the second operation panel are electrically connected with the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the display states of the first operation panel and the second operation panel.

In one embodiment, the controller comprises a first state and a second state; when the controller is in the first state, the first operation panel is lightened, and the second operation panel is extinguished; when the controller is in a second state, the first operation panel is turned off, and the second operation panel is turned on.

In one embodiment, the controller is rotatably disposed on the housing, the controller having a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction;

when the controller rotates towards the first rotating direction, the first operation panel is lightened, and the second operation panel is extinguished; when the controller rotates towards the second rotation direction, the first operation panel is turned off, and the second operation panel is turned on.

In one embodiment, the first rotational direction is opposite the second rotational direction.

In one embodiment, the housing is provided with a recess, and the controller is rotatably disposed within the recess.

In one embodiment, the bottom surface of the groove is an arc-shaped surface, and the controller rotates along a rotation axis which is parallel to or coincident with the axis of the cylindrical surface on which the arc-shaped surface is positioned.

In one embodiment, the controller is square and the axis of rotation of the controller is perpendicular to the cross-section of the controller; in the controller, two adjacent side surfaces are in arc transition.

In one embodiment, the controller is located at the junction of the top of the housing and the side of the housing.

In one embodiment, the controller is a gravity sensor, and the controller is rotatably arranged on the shell through a rotating shaft.

In one embodiment, the controller is a gravity sensor, and the controller is rotatably arranged on the shell through a connecting rod.

In one embodiment, the controller is slidably disposed on the housing, the controller having a first sliding direction and a second sliding direction different from the first sliding direction;

when the controller slides along the first sliding direction, the first operation panel is lightened, and the second operation panel is extinguished; when the controller slides along the second sliding direction, the first operation panel is turned off, and the second operation panel is turned on.

In one embodiment, the first operation panel and the second operation panel are electrically connected to the purification assembly.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the air purifier shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view illustrating a controller of an air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention rotating in a first rotating direction;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the controller of the air purifier rotating in the second rotation direction in an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

10. an air purifier; 100. a housing; 101. a groove; 1011. an arc-shaped surface; 110. a top plate; 120. a side plate; 200. a first operation panel; 300. a second operation panel; 400. and a controller.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the scope of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

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

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" do not denote any particular quantity or order, but are merely used to distinguish names.

An air cleaner is also called as an air cleaner, an air freshener or a purifier, and is a product capable of adsorbing, decomposing or converting various air pollutants (generally including PM2.5, dust, pollen, peculiar smell, formaldehyde and other decoration pollutants, bacteria, allergens and the like) and effectively improving the air cleanliness.

As described in the background art, most of the operation panels of air purifiers on the market are arranged at the side of the machine body, and when the user stands, the user needs to squat down to operate; there are also air cleaners whose operation panel is provided on the top of the body, and when the user sits down, the user needs to stand up to operate. Generally speaking, the air purifiers on the market at present are not always suitable for the operation of users in various postures, and therefore, inconvenience is brought to the operation of the users.

As shown in fig. 1, the present application provides an air purifier 10 comprising: a housing 100, a purification assembly, a first operation panel 200, and a second operation panel 300. The housing 100 is provided with an inner cavity, an air inlet communicated with the inner cavity, and an air outlet communicated with the inner cavity; the purification assembly is disposed in the interior cavity of the housing 100; the first operation panel 200 is disposed at a side portion of the housing 100 and electrically connected to the purification assembly; the second operation panel 300 is disposed on the top of the housing 100 and electrically connected to the purification assembly.

Specifically, the air inlet is arranged at the side part of the shell 100, the air outlet is arranged at the top part of the shell 100, the purification assembly comprises a fan and a filter component, and the fan and the filter component are both arranged in the inner cavity of the shell 100; external air can enter the housing 100 through the air inlet under the action of the fan, and is purified and then discharged through the air outlet under the action of the filter component. The first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 have display and operation functions, and the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are electrically connected to the fan and/or the filter.

The filter component is used as a main component of the air purifier and can be a filter screen, and the filter screen can directly intercept dust. Of course, the filter member may have other configurations, such as a high voltage electrical generator that ionizes the gas to electrically attract the dust particles to the electrodes.

In one embodiment, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are both electrically connected to the fan, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can display the wind speed of the fan and the on state of the fan, and the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can also control the on/off of the fan and adjust the wind speed of the fan.

In one embodiment, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are both electrically connected to the filter component, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can display the saturation of the filter component or the filtering efficiency of the filter component, and the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can also adjust the filtering efficiency of the filter component.

In one embodiment, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are electrically connected to the fan and the filter element, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can display the wind speed of the fan, the on state of the fan, the saturation of the filter element or the filter efficiency of the filter element, and the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can also control the on/off of the fan, adjust the wind speed of the fan and adjust the filter efficiency of the filter element.

Of course, in other embodiments, the cleaning assembly may also include sensors such as a temperature sensor and a dust detector, which are electrically connected to the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300, and the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 may display data such as temperature and dust amount according to the detection result of each sensor.

In the air purifier 10, since the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are respectively disposed on the top and the side of the housing 100 of the air purifier 10, when the user stands, the user can operate and view related information through the first operation panel 200; when the user sits down, the user can operate and view related information through the second operation panel 300; the air purifier 10 is simple and convenient to operate, and cannot be limited due to the position of the control panel on the air purifier 10, and a user does not need to change the original motion posture during operation, so that the experience of the user is improved.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the housing 100 includes a top plate 110 and a side plate 120 connected to the top plate 110, a first operation panel 200 is disposed on the top plate 110 at a junction of the top plate 110 and the side plate 120, and a second operation panel 300 is disposed on the side plate 120 at a junction of the top plate 110 and the side plate 120. Thus, the position of the first operation panel 200 and the position of the second operation panel 300 can be as close as possible, the arrangement of the wires connecting the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can be optimized, the dispersion of the wires is avoided, and convenience is brought to assembly and maintenance. Of course, in other embodiments, the first operation panel 200 may be on any region of the top panel 110, and the second operation panel 300 may be on any region of the side panel 120.

In the present embodiment, the housing 100 is a rectangular parallelepiped or a cube. Of course, in other embodiments, the housing 100 may be cylindrical or tower-shaped.

In one embodiment, the top of the housing 100 is provided with a first mounting groove, and the first operating panel 200 is disposed in the first mounting groove. By disposing the first operating panel 200 in the first mounting groove, the first operating panel 200 can be prevented from protruding from the upper surface of the housing 100, and the first operating panel 200 can be prevented from being scratched. In addition, the first operating panel 200 is disposed in the first mounting groove, so that the occupied space of the entire air purifier 10 can be reduced.

Specifically, the first operating panel 200 is square, the shape of the first mounting groove is matched with the first operating panel 200, and the first operating panel 200 is embedded in the first mounting groove.

Further, a second mounting groove is provided at a side portion of the housing 100, and the second operating panel 300 is disposed in the second mounting groove. By disposing the second operating panel 300 in the second mounting groove, the second operating panel 300 can be prevented from protruding out of the side surface of the housing 100, and the second operating panel 300 can be prevented from being scratched. In addition, the second operating panel 300 is disposed in the second mounting groove, so that the occupied space of the entire air purifier 10 can be reduced.

Specifically, the second operation panel 300 is square, the shape of the second installation slot is matched with that of the first operation panel 300, and the second operation panel 300 is embedded in the second installation slot.

The shapes of the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are not limited to the square shape, and the shapes of the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 may be other shapes such as a circle or a triangle.

In other embodiments, the first operating panel 200 may be fixed to the top of the housing 100 by a connector such as a snap or a bolt, and the second operating panel 300 may be fixed to the side of the housing 100 by a connector such as a snap or a screw.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in one embodiment, the air purifier 10 further includes a controller 400, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 are electrically connected to the controller 400, and the controller 400 is configured to control the display states of the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300.

Specifically, in order to save energy, the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 may be turned off when not in use, and when the first operation panel 200 or the second operation panel 300 needs to be used, the first operation panel 200 or the second operation panel 300 may be turned on by the controller 400 to be operated by the user.

Further, the controller 400 includes a first state and a second state; when the controller 400 is in the first state, the first operation panel 200 is turned on, and the second operation panel 300 is turned off; when the controller 400 is in the second state, the first operation panel 200 is turned off and the second operation panel 300 is turned on. The state of the controller 400 may be manually adjusted according to a user, and when the user stands, the user may turn the controller 400 to the first state such that the first manipulation panel 200 is turned on and the second manipulation panel 300 is turned off; when the user sits down, the user may turn the controller 400 to the second state, so that the first operation panel 200 is turned off and the second operation panel 300 is turned on. Thus, the controller 400 can save energy and facilitate the operation of the user.

As shown in fig. 2-4, in one embodiment, the controller 400 is rotatably disposed on the housing 100, the controller 400 having a first rotational direction (M direction) and a second rotational direction (N direction) different from the first rotational direction; when the controller 400 rotates in the first rotation direction, the first operation panel 200 is turned on, and the second operation panel 300 is turned off; when the controller 400 is rotated in the second rotation direction, the first operation panel 200 is turned off and the second operation panel 300 is turned on. By rotating the controller 400, the controller 400 is switched between the first state and the second state, and the operation is convenient and simple.

Specifically, the controller 400 is a gravity sensor, the controller 400 is disposed on the housing 100 through a rotating shaft, a first rotating direction is opposite to a second rotating direction, the first rotating direction is upward rotation, the second rotating direction is downward rotation, when the controller 400 rotates to the first rotating direction, the first operating panel 200 lights up, the second operating panel 300 lights out, when the controller 400 rotates to the second rotating direction, the first operating panel 200 lights out, and the second operating panel 300 lights up.

It should be noted that the first rotating direction is upward rotation, and not only means that the first rotating direction is upward rotation along the vertical direction, but also means upward rotation along the oblique direction; the second rotation direction is downward rotation, and not only means that the second rotation direction is downward rotation in the vertical direction, but also means downward rotation in an oblique direction.

Further, the housing 100 is provided with a groove 101, and the controller 400 is rotatably disposed in the groove 101. By disposing the controller 400 in the groove 101, the controller 400 can be prevented from being scratched. In addition, the controller 400 is disposed in the recess 101, so that the occupied space of the entire air purifier 10 can be reduced.

Specifically, the bottom surface of the recess 101 is an arc-shaped surface 1011, and the controller 400 rotates along a rotation axis parallel to or coincident with the axis of the cylindrical surface on which the arc-shaped surface 1011 is located. Through making the ground of recess 101 be arcwall face 1011, can be so that arcwall face 1011 is close to with controller 400 as far as possible to reduce the space of whole recess 101, avoid recess 101 too big and reduce the intensity of shell 100.

More specifically, the controller 400 is square, and the rotation axis of the controller 400 is perpendicular to the cross-section of the controller 400; in the controller 400, the two adjacent sides are in arc transition. By making the two adjacent sides of the controller 400 arc-shaped, the volume of the controller 400 can be reduced, thereby further reducing the space of the whole groove 101. Of course, in other embodiments, the controller 400 may be cylindrical or other shapes.

Further, the controller 400 is located at the junction of the top of the housing 100 and the sides of the housing 100. Thus, the controller 400 can be very conveniently operated no matter the user stands or sits down, and the user experience is improved. Of course, the location of the controller 400 is not limited to only the junction of the top of the housing 100 with the sides of the housing 100.

Specifically, a groove 101 is opened at a junction of the top of the housing 100 and the side of the housing 100, and the controller 400 is rotatably disposed in the groove 101.

In another embodiment, the controller 400 is a gravity sensor, and the controller 400 may be rotatably disposed on the housing 100 through a link. For example, one end of a link is rotatably provided at a side portion of the housing 100, and the other end of the link is connected to the controller 400. When the link rotates, the controller 400 can make a circular motion in a vertical plane, so that the height position of the controller 400 is changed. When the link lever is rotated upward, the first operation panel 200 is lighted up, and the second operation panel 300 is extinguished; when the link is rotated downward, the first operation panel 200 is turned off, and the second operation panel 300 is turned on.

In another embodiment, the controller 400 is slidably disposed on the housing 100, the controller 400 having a first sliding direction and a second sliding direction different from the first sliding direction; when the controller 400 slides in the first sliding direction, the first operation panel 200 lights up and the second operation panel 300 lights out; when the controller 400 slides in the second sliding direction, the first operation panel 200 is turned off and the second operation panel 300 is turned on.

Specifically, the controller 400 is a gravity sensor, the controller 400 is slidably disposed at a side portion of the housing 100, and the controller 400 may slide upward or downward, and when the controller 400 slides upward, the first operation panel 200 is lit and the second operation panel 300 is lit, and when the controller 400 slides downward, the first operation panel 200 is lit and the second operation panel 300 is lit.

More specifically, the side of the housing 100 is provided with a slide groove, and the controller 400 is slidably disposed in the slide groove, and the controller 400 can slide up and down in the slide groove.

It should be noted that the controller 400 can slide up or down not only that the controller 400 can slide up or down in the vertical direction, but also that the controller 400 can slide up or down in an oblique direction.

In another embodiment, the controller 400 is a photosensor, the controller 400 is slidably disposed on the housing 100, two photoelectric doors are disposed on the housing 100, the first operation panel 200 is turned on and the second operation panel 300 is turned off when the photosensor is moved to irradiate light to one of the photoelectric doors, and the first operation panel 200 is turned off and the second operation panel 300 is turned on when the photosensor is moved to irradiate light to the other photoelectric door.

It will be appreciated that the photosensor may be located on the side of the housing 100 or on the top of the housing 200, with the particular location of the photogate varying with the location of the photosensor.

The controller 400 is not limited to the above-described gravity sensor or photoelectric sensor, but may be another element as long as the display states of the first operation panel 200 and the second operation panel 300 can be switched according to different operations by the user.

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

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An air purifier, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan and a control device, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity, an air inlet communicated with the inner cavity and an air outlet communicated with the inner cavity;

a purification assembly disposed in the inner chamber;

a first operation panel disposed at a top of the housing; and

a second operation panel provided at a side portion of the housing.

2. The air purifier of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a top panel and a side panel connected to the top panel, the first operating panel is disposed on the top panel at a junction of the top panel and the side panel, and the second operating panel is disposed on the side panel at a junction of the top panel and the side panel.

3. The air purifier of claim 1, wherein a first mounting groove is provided at a top of the housing, and the first operation panel is disposed in the first mounting groove;

4. The air purifier of claim 1, further comprising a controller, wherein the first operating panel and the second operating panel are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is configured to control display states of the first operating panel and the second operating panel.

5. The air purifier of claim 4, wherein the controller comprises a first state and a second state; when the controller is in the first state, the first operation panel is lightened, and the second operation panel is extinguished; when the controller is in a second state, the first operation panel is turned off, and the second operation panel is turned on.

6. The air cleaner of claim 5, wherein the controller is rotatably disposed on the housing, the controller having a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction;

7. The air cleaner of claim 6, wherein the first rotational direction is opposite the second rotational direction.

8. The air cleaner of claim 6, wherein the housing defines a recess, and wherein the controller is rotatably disposed within the recess.

9. The air cleaner of claim 8, wherein the bottom surface of the recess is an arcuate surface, and the controller rotates along a rotational axis that is parallel to or coincident with an axis of a cylindrical surface on which the arcuate surface is located.

10. The air cleaner of claim 9, wherein the controller is square and the axis of rotation of the controller is perpendicular to a cross-section of the controller; in the controller, two adjacent side surfaces are in arc transition.

11. The air purifier of claim 6 wherein the controller is located at a junction of a top of the housing and a side of the housing.

12. The air cleaner of claim 5, wherein the controller is slidably disposed on the housing, the controller having a first sliding direction and a second sliding direction different from the first sliding direction;

13. The air purifier of any one of claims 1-12, wherein the first operating panel and the second operating panel are electrically connected to the purifying assembly.