CN212841925U - Outdoor unit and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an outdoor unit and air conditioner, the outdoor unit includes: a housing including a housing chamber and an opening communicating with the chamber; the controller assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity; the casing further comprises a protective door, the protective door is movably connected with the casing to enable the opening to be in an open state or a closed state, and when the opening is in the open state, the controller assembly can be at least partially exposed through the opening. Above-mentioned off-premises station and air conditioner when the controller subassembly needs to be maintained, only need make the guard gate for the casing motion make the opening be in the open mode can, the controller subassembly exposes to the external world through the opening at least part this moment, can maintain the controller subassembly through the opening. The protective cover is not required to be detached after the top cover is detached firstly to maintain the controller assembly, and only the protective door needs to be controlled to move relative to the shell, so that the maintenance is convenient.

Description

Outdoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an air conditioning equipment technical field especially relates to off-premises station and air conditioner.

Background

With the development of economy and the progress of society, various electric appliances enter the lives of people. Among them, the air conditioner is widely used. An air conditioner, i.e., an air conditioner, is an apparatus for manually adjusting and controlling parameters such as temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and flow rate of ambient air in a building/structure.

An air conditioner generally includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the indoor unit is installed indoors, and the outdoor unit is generally hung on an outer wall of a building or placed on a balcony. The outdoor unit is provided with a controller assembly inside, the controller assembly controls the fan, the compressor and the like to work, and in order to prevent external dust and water mist from entering the controller assembly, an electric appliance box cover is usually arranged on a casing of the outdoor unit to prevent the dust and the water mist from invading the controller assembly.

In the traditional outdoor unit, when a controller assembly breaks down, the controller assembly needs to be maintained, and because the electric appliance box cover is nested with the top cover of the casing, the electric appliance box cover needs to be detached after the top cover is detached at first to maintain the controller assembly, so that more steps are needed, and inconvenience is brought to maintenance.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide an outdoor unit and an air conditioner that are convenient for maintaining control devices, in order to solve the problem of inconvenient maintenance of controller components in the conventional outdoor unit.

An outdoor unit, comprising:

a housing including a housing chamber and an opening communicating with the chamber;

the controller assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity;

the casing further comprises a protective door, the protective door is movably connected with the casing to enable the opening to be in an open state or a closed state, and when the opening is in the open state, the controller assembly can be at least partially exposed through the opening.

In one embodiment, the guard door is removably connected to the housing.

In one embodiment, one of the housing and the protective door is provided with a slide rail, the other one is provided with a slide groove, and the protective door is matched with the slide groove through the slide rail so as to be slidably connected with the housing.

In one embodiment, two opposite ends of the protective door are in sliding fit with the sliding grooves through the sliding rails.

In one embodiment, a first limiting rib is arranged on the protective door, a second limiting rib is arranged on the shell, and when the opening is in the closed state, the first limiting rib is used for being matched with the second limiting rib, so that the protective door is in the closed position relative to the shell.

In one embodiment, a first protection rib is arranged on the protection door, a second protection rib is arranged on the shell, and when the opening is in the closed state, the first protection rib and the second protection rib are abutted to form a protection wall for preventing outside water from entering the controller assembly.

In one embodiment, the guard door is pivotally connected to the housing.

In one embodiment, the housing is cylindrical and has the opening, the opening is formed in the side surface of the housing, and the protective door is arc-shaped and matched with the housing in shape.

In one embodiment, the casing comprises a bottom plate, a side plate and a top plate for air outlet, the top plate and the bottom plate are respectively connected with two ends of the side plate, the side plate comprises a body and a protective cover which are connected with each other, and the opening is formed in the protective cover;

wherein, the protective cover with the body can be dismantled and be connected, the roof with the protective cover nestification and with the curb plate can be dismantled and be connected.

An air conditioner comprising the outdoor unit according to any one of the above claims.

Above-mentioned off-premises station and air conditioner when the controller subassembly needs to be maintained, only need make the guard gate for the casing motion make the opening be in the open mode can, the controller subassembly exposes to the external world through the opening at least part this moment, can maintain the controller subassembly through the opening. Compared with the prior art, the controller component is maintained without disassembling the top cover and then disassembling the protective cover, and only the protective door needs to be controlled to move relative to the shell, so that the controller component is convenient and fast.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a structural view of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1 when an opening is opened;

fig. 3 is a sectional view of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1 in a state where an opening thereof is closed;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a structural view of a protective door of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1;

fig. 6 is a view illustrating a protective door and a protective cover of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1;

fig. 7 is a view illustrating a protective door and a protective cover of an outdoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is an enlarged view of fig. 7 at B.

100. An outdoor unit; 10. a housing; 11. a housing; 111. an opening; 112. a base plate; 113. a side plate; 1131. a body; 1132. a protective cover; 114. a top plate; 115. a chute; 116. a second limiting rib; 117. a second protective rib; 12. a protective door; 121. a main body; 122. a slide rail; 123. a first limiting rib; 124. the first protection rib.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to 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", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and 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 therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

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

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

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a structural view illustrating a state where an opening of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1 is opened.

An embodiment of the utility model provides an air conditioner, including indoor set and off-premises station 100 (refer to and draw together 1), the indoor set includes indoor heat exchanger, and off-premises station 100 includes compressor and outdoor heat exchanger.

During refrigeration, high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged by the compressor enters the outdoor heat exchanger for heat exchange, at the moment, the gaseous refrigerant is condensed into high-pressure liquid and throttled by the throttling mechanism, and then the high-pressure liquid refrigerant is changed into low-temperature and low-pressure saturated liquid refrigerant, enters the indoor heat exchanger for positive heat and then flows back to the compressor, and the cycle is repeated so as to achieve the purpose of refrigeration. When heating, the high-temperature high-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged by the compressor enters the indoor heat exchanger for heat exchange, at the moment, the gaseous refrigerant is condensed into high-pressure liquid and throttled by the throttling mechanism, and then the liquid refrigerant is changed into low-temperature low-pressure saturated liquid refrigerant, enters the outdoor heat exchanger for evaporation and then flows back to the compressor, and the circulation is repeated in this way, so that the heating purpose is achieved.

Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the outdoor unit 100 further includes a casing 10 including a housing 11, wherein a receiving cavity is formed in the housing 11, and the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger are disposed in the receiving cavity. The outdoor unit 100 further includes a controller assembly, and the controller assembly is also disposed in the accommodating cavity and used for controlling the compressor, the fan, and the like.

The housing 11 further has an opening 111 (see fig. 2) communicating with the accommodating cavity, and the casing 10 further includes a protective door 12, the protective door 12 is movably connected to the housing 11 to enable the opening 111 to be in an open state or a closed state, and when the opening 111 is in the open state, the controller assembly can be at least partially exposed to the outside through the opening 111.

Through the arrangement, when the controller assembly needs to be maintained, the protection door 12 only needs to move relative to the shell 11 to enable the opening 111 to be in an open state, at the moment, the controller assembly is at least partially exposed to the outside through the opening 111, and the controller assembly can be maintained through the opening 111. Compared with the prior art, the controller assembly is not required to be maintained by disassembling the top cover and then disassembling the protective cover 1132, and only the protective door 12 is required to be controlled to move relative to the shell 11, so that the controller assembly is convenient and fast.

In one embodiment, all of the controller assembly can be exposed to the environment through the opening 111.

With reference to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the housing 11 is cylindrical with an opening 111, the opening 111 is disposed on a side surface of the housing 11, and the protective door 12 is arc-shaped and matches with the shape of the housing 11. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the shape of the housing 11 is not limited, and the shape of the guard door 12 is not limited. As in other embodiments, the housing 11 may also be a hollow rectangular parallelepiped, and the protective door 12 may be a flat plate.

The housing 11 includes a bottom plate 112, a side plate 113 and a top plate 114 for air outlet, and the top plate 114 and the bottom plate 112 are respectively connected to two ends of the side plate 113. That is, in the present embodiment, unlike the conventional outdoor unit 100, the air-conditioning outdoor unit 100 of the present embodiment discharges air to the top through the top plate 114. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the housing 11 may also be in a side-blowing manner, and is not limited herein.

The side plate 113 includes a body 1131 and a protecting cover 1132 connected to each other, and the opening 111 is opened in the protecting cover 1132. The protecting cover 1132 is detachably connected to the body 1131, and the protecting cover 1132 of the top plate 114 is nested and detachably connected to the side plate 113. That is, in this embodiment, the opening 111 is opened on the protecting cover 1132, and when the controller assembly needs to be maintained, the protecting door 12 moves relative to the protecting cover 1132 to open the opening 111, so that the controller assembly is maintained. In some cases, when the opening 111 is in the open state, and the controller assembly is still not serviceable due to the limitation of the size of the opening 111 or due to other reasons, the controller assembly may be serviced by detaching the protective cover 1132 after detaching the top plate 114.

In one embodiment, the guard door 12 is removably connected to the housing 11. That is, in one embodiment, when the controller assembly needs to be serviced, the protective door 12 is moved relative to the housing 11 to open the opening 111, and when the opening 111 is opened, the protective door 12 can be detached from the housing 11 to prevent the protective door 12 from moving relative to the housing 11 when attached to the housing 11, which would interfere with the servicing work. It should be understood that in other embodiments, a non-detachable connection between the protection door 12 and the housing 11 may be provided, and is not limited herein.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a state where an opening of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1 is closed; FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view at A in FIG. 3; fig. 5 is a structural view illustrating a protective door of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in an embodiment, one of the housing 11 and the protection door 12 is provided with a sliding rail 122, and the other is provided with a sliding groove 115, and the protection door 12 is matched with the sliding groove 115 through the sliding rail 122, so that the protection door 12 is slidably connected with the housing 11, and the opening 111 is in the above-mentioned opened state or closed state.

In a specific embodiment, the protective door 12 is provided with a sliding rail 122 (see fig. 5), the protective cover 1132 of the housing 11 is provided with a sliding slot 115, and the protective door 12 slides in the sliding slot 115 through the sliding rail 122, so that the opening 111 is in the above-mentioned open state or closed state. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the sliding groove 115 may be disposed on the protection door 12, the sliding rail 122 is disposed on the protection cover 1132 of the housing 11, and the protection door 12 slides relative to the sliding rail 122 through the sliding groove 115, so as to enable the opening 111 to be in the above-mentioned open state or closed state, which is not limited herein.

Further, the two opposite ends of the protection door 12 are both provided with the sliding rails 122, and the protection door 12 is matched with the corresponding sliding grooves 115 on the protection cover 1132 through the sliding rails 122 at the two opposite ends of the protection door 12, so that the opening 111 is in the above-mentioned opening state or closing state, and the sliding stability of the protection door 12 is ensured. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the sliding track 122 may be provided only at one end of the protection door 12, and is not limited herein.

Specifically, the protective door 12 is provided with the above-described slide rail 122 at both ends in the axial direction of the housing 11. It is contemplated that, in other embodiments, the sliding rails 122 may be disposed at two ends in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the housing 11, and are not limited herein.

In an embodiment, when the opening 111 is in the open state, the sliding rail 122 of the protection door 12 can slide out of the sliding slot 115 of the housing 11, so as to enable the protection door 12 to be detachable from the housing 11. It is understood that, in other embodiments, a limiting member may be disposed in the sliding groove 115 or on the sliding rail 122 to limit the sliding rail 122 from sliding out of the sliding groove 115, and the protective door 12 and the housing 11 are not detachable, and are not limited herein.

Fig. 6 is a view illustrating a combination of a protective door and a protective cover of the outdoor unit shown in fig. 1; fig. 7 is a view illustrating a protective door and a protective cover of an outdoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention; fig. 8 shows an enlarged view at B in fig. 7.

The protective door 12 is provided with a first limiting rib 123 (see fig. 5), the protective cover 1132 of the housing 11 is provided with a second limiting rib 116 (see fig. 6-8), and when the opening 111 is in a closed state, the first limiting rib 123 is used for being matched with the second limiting rib 116, so that the protective door 12 is in a closed position relative to the housing 11, that is, the protective door 12 is limited to continue moving relative to the housing 11 along the closed direction. Specifically, the housing 11 includes a main body 121, the slide rail 122 is connected to upper and lower ends of the main body 121 (i.e., the slide rail 122 is connected to the upper and lower ends of the main body 121 along an axial direction of the housing 11), and the first limiting ribs 123 include two, and the two first limiting ribs 123 are connected to left and right sides of the main body 121 (i.e., connected to the left and right sides of the main body 121 along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the housing 11). Accordingly, the number of the second limiting ribs 116 is two, and the two second limiting ribs 116 are disposed at positions corresponding to the positions of the two first limiting ribs 123, so as to ensure that when the opening 111 is in the closed state, each first limiting rib 123 cooperates with each second limiting rib 116 to limit the protective door 12 to move relative to the housing 11, so as to ensure that the protective door 12 moves to a correct position (closed position) relative to the housing 11.

Further, when the opening 111 is in the closed state, each first stopper rib 123 is located outside each second stopper rib 116, and thus, the assembly of the guard door 12 is facilitated. It should be understood that, in other embodiments, when the opening 111 is in the closed state, each first limiting rib 123 may also be located inside each second limiting rib 116, and is not limited herein.

Further, still be equipped with first protection muscle 124 on the guard gate 12 (refer to fig. 5 and fig. 6), still be equipped with second protection muscle 117 (refer to fig. 6) on the protective cover 1132 of casing 11, when opening 111 was in the closure state, first protection muscle 124 and second protection muscle 117 butt formed the protection wall that is used for blockking external water entering controller subassembly, also be promptly for first protection muscle 124 and the cooperation of second protection muscle 117 prevent external water entering controller subassembly in, guaranteed controller subassembly's safety.

In one embodiment, the first protective rib 124 is connected to the body 121. Specifically, the first shielding ribs 124 are connected to upper and lower ends of the body 121 in the axial direction of the housing 11. It should be understood that, in other embodiments, the first shielding rib 124 may be connected to one end of the casing 11 in the axial direction, and is not limited herein.

The shapes of the first limiting rib 123, the second limiting rib 116, the first protection rib 124 and the second protection rib 117 are not limited.

In another embodiment, the guard door 12 is pivotally connected to the housing 11. Specifically, the protection door 12 is rotatably connected to the housing 11 by a rotating shaft so that the opening 111 is in an open state or a closed state. So, when needs maintain the controller subassembly, only need to make guard gate 12 rotate for casing 11 through the pivot and can open opening 111, when maintaining good back to the controller subassembly, only need to make guard gate 12 rotate for casing 11 through the pivot and can close opening 111, it is comparatively convenient.

In addition, in order to prevent that the controller assembly is not required to be maintained, the protective door 12 is opened under a certain external force, the protective door 12 is provided with a first clamping portion, the shell 11 is provided with a second clamping portion, and when the opening 111 is in a closed state, the protective door 12 is matched with the second clamping portion through the first clamping portion and clamped with the shell 11, so that the protective door 12 is prevented from being opened under a certain external force to damage the controller assembly.

Another embodiment of the present invention further provides an outdoor unit 100 included in the air conditioner.

The outdoor unit 100 includes a casing 10 and a controller assembly, the casing 10 includes a housing 11 and a protective door 12, and the housing 11 has an accommodating cavity and an opening 111 communicating with the accommodating cavity. The protection door 12 is movably connected to the housing 11 to enable the opening 111 to be in an open state or a closed state, and when the opening 111 is in the open state, the controller assembly is at least partially exposed to the outside through the opening 111.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an outdoor unit 100, when needs maintenance controller subassembly, only need make protective door 12 for the casing 11 motion make opening 111 be in the open mode can, the controller subassembly passes through opening 111 at least part and shows in the external world this moment, can maintain the controller subassembly through opening 111. Compared with the prior art, the controller assembly is not required to be maintained by disassembling the top cover and then disassembling the protective cover 1132, and only the protective door 12 is required to be controlled to move relative to the shell 11, so that the controller assembly is convenient and fast.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an off-premises station and air conditioner has following beneficial effect:

1. when the controller assembly needs to be repaired, the protection door 12 only needs to be moved relative to the housing 11 to open the opening 111, and at this time, the controller assembly is at least partially exposed to the outside through the opening 111, and the controller assembly can be repaired through the opening 111. Compared with the prior art, the controller assembly is maintained without disassembling the top cover and then disassembling the protective cover 1132, and only the protective door 12 needs to be controlled to move relative to the shell 11, so that the operation is convenient and fast;

2. the protective door 12 is matched with the sliding groove 115 through the sliding rail 122 and is in sliding connection with the shell 11, so that the opening 111 is in the opening state or the closing state, which is more convenient;

3. when the opening 111 is in a closed state, the first limiting rib 123 cooperates with the second limiting rib 116 to limit the protective door 12 to move continuously along the closing direction relative to the housing 11, so as to ensure that the protective door 12 slides to a closed position relative to the housing 11;

4. still be equipped with first protection muscle 124 on the guard gate 12, still be equipped with second protection muscle 117 on the protective cover 1132 of casing 11, when opening 111 was in the closed condition, first protection muscle 124 formed the protective wall with second protection muscle 117 butt to prevent that external rainwater from getting into and holding intracavity portion, guarantee controller assembly's safety.

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 (10)

1. An outdoor unit, comprising:

a cabinet (10) including a housing (11), the housing (11) including a housing chamber and an opening (111) communicating with the housing chamber;

the controller assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity;

the machine shell (10) further comprises a protective door (12), the protective door (12) is movably connected with the shell (11) to enable the opening (111) to be in an opening state or a closing state, and when the opening (111) is in the opening state, the controller assembly can be at least partially exposed through the opening (111).

2. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein the protection door (12) is detachably coupled to the casing (11).

3. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein the casing (11) and the protective door (12) are provided with a sliding rail (122) on one side and a sliding groove (115) on the other side, and the protective door (12) is engaged with the sliding groove (115) through the sliding rail (122) so that the protective door (12) is slidably connected with the casing (11).

4. The outdoor unit of claim 3, wherein the opposite ends of the protective door (12) are slidably engaged with the sliding grooves (115) by the sliding rails (122).

5. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein a first position-limiting rib (123) is provided on the protective door (12), a second position-limiting rib (116) is provided on the housing (11), and when the opening (111) is in the closed state, the first position-limiting rib (123) is configured to cooperate with the second position-limiting rib (116) to enable the protective door (12) to be in the closed position relative to the housing (11).

6. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein a first protective rib (124) is provided on the protective door (12), a second protective rib (117) is provided on the casing (11), and when the opening (111) is in the closed state, the first protective rib (124) and the second protective rib (117) abut against each other to form a protective wall for blocking outside water from entering the controller assembly.

7. Outdoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective door (12) is pivotally connected to the casing (11).

8. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein the casing (11) is cylindrical having the opening (111), the opening (111) is formed in a side surface of the casing (11), and the protective door (12) is formed in an arc shape corresponding to a shape of the casing (11).

9. The outdoor unit of claim 8, wherein the casing (11) comprises a bottom plate (112), a side plate (113) and a top plate (114) for exhausting air, the top plate (114) and the bottom plate (112) are respectively connected to two ends of the side plate (113), the side plate (113) comprises a body (1131) and a protective cover (1132) connected to each other, and the opening (111) is opened in the protective cover (1132);

wherein, protective cover (1132) with body (1131) detachable connection, roof (114) with protective cover (1132) nests and with curb plate (113) detachable connection.

10. An air conditioner, comprising the outdoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 9.

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