Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures. Meanwhile, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which is usually placed when the utility model is used, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element to be referred must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1-2, the present embodiment discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner with a vortex generating structure, which includes an indoor unit casing 1, an air inlet 11 disposed on the indoor unit casing 1, an air outlet area 12 disposed in the indoor unit casing 1, and a fan 13 disposed in the indoor unit casing 1 and located between the air inlet 11 and the air outlet area 12.
Specifically, the indoor unit casing 1 includes a front cover plate 101 and an inner side panel 102 that are disposed opposite to each other, an air outlet channel 103 that is communicated with the air outlet area 12 is formed between the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 at a distance, and a plurality of air outlets 14 are disposed on a surface of the indoor unit casing 1, where at least a part of the air outlets 14 are communicated with the air outlet channel. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the plurality of air outlets 14 includes four air outlets 14, which are respectively disposed on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the front side edge of the indoor unit casing 1.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the four air outlets 14 are configured to guide the wind generated by the fan 13 to be discharged forward. Gaps are formed between four sides of the front cover plate 101 and four sides of the inner side panel 102 to form the air outlet 14.
Specifically, referring to fig. 3, in the air path diagram of this embodiment, when the fan 13 is started, the air flow enters from the air inlet 11, is discharged from the air outlet area 12 and is transmitted along the air outlet channel 103, one path of the air flow is directly discharged from the air outlet 14 below (in the figure, a closed air guide baffle is drawn at the air flow of this path, and the air guide baffle can rotate, in this embodiment, the air guide baffle is described as being opened), the other path of the air flow flows to the air outlets 14 on the upper and left and right sides, and finally, the four air flows at the upper, lower, left and right sides are all guided to flow out forward to form the.
As a further improvement of the present embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the air outlet 14 below the indoor unit is provided with a vortex generating structure 2, and the vortex generating structure 2 is used for blocking the air outlet duct 141 of the air outlet 14 to generate a vortex.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the vortex generating structure 2 is provided with a plurality of stoppers 21 having arc-shaped sidewalls, and the arc-shaped sidewalls face the air outlet duct 141. In the present embodiment, the stopper 21 is configured to be cylindrical, and in an alternative embodiment, it may be configured to be conical or other three-dimensional shape with arc-shaped side wall.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, a plurality of blocks 21 are arranged in a group along a specific line segment, both ends of the blocks 21 are connected to the frame 22 to be fixed, and a gap is provided between the blocks 21 to allow the airflow to pass. The specific line segment here may be a straight line or a curved line, or a multi-segment line.
Specifically in the present embodiment, the vortex generating mechanism 2 is provided with a rotating mechanism 23, the rotating mechanism 23 drives the vortex generating mechanism 2 to rotate so as to change the direction of the vortex generating mechanism 2 towards the air outlet channel 103, and the specific rotating mechanism 23 includes a rotating shaft 231 and a connecting rod 232, the rotating shaft 231 is connected to the vortex generating mechanism 2 through the connecting rod 232, and the rotating shaft 231 is rotatably connected with the indoor unit casing 1.
Specifically, the air path diagram after the vortex generating structure 2 is provided in this embodiment can be seen in fig. 5, when the air flow of the air outlet duct 141 passes through the arc-shaped side wall of the cylindrical stopper 21 of the vortex generating mechanism 2, a coanda effect can be generated, the air flow can move along the arc-shaped side wall in a clinging manner, and in the process of the wall-attached movement, an unstable vortex is locally generated due to the pressure difference and the speed difference between fluid layers, so that the air outlet flow field is rapidly transited to a completely developed flow field, the air speed is reduced and more uniform, and the uniformity of the air outlet is improved.
In an optional embodiment, the plurality of stoppers 21 are arranged such that the air outlet duct 141 passes through the arc-shaped side walls of the two stoppers 21, and to achieve this arrangement, referring to fig. 6, the plurality of stoppers 21 are divided into two groups of stoppers 21, each group of stoppers 21 is arranged along a specific line segment, a gap is provided between the two groups of stoppers 21, and preferably, the line segments along which the two groups of stoppers 21 are arranged are parallel to each other. The setting of two sets of dogs 21 has increased the air-out resistance for the flow direction of air-out is more stable, and the air-out is more even.
Optionally, referring to fig. 6, there are multiple options for the arrangement of the two sets of stoppers 21, for example, referring to the case a in fig. 6, the two sets of stoppers 21 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the gaps between adjacent stoppers in the two sets of stoppers 21 are the same, or referring to the case B in fig. 6, the two sets of stoppers 21 are not arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the gaps between adjacent stoppers in the two sets of stoppers 21 are different, or referring to the case C in fig. 6, the inner and outer sets of stoppers 21 are arranged in a staggered manner.
Alternatively, two sets of stoppers 21 may be provided in the same frame 22, see the case A, B, C in fig. 6, or two sets of stoppers 21 may be provided in two frames 22, respectively, and the two frames 22 may be detachably connected or spaced apart from each other, see the case D in fig. 6. Meanwhile, the arrangement rule of the two sets of stoppers 21 in the case of A, B, C in fig. 6 can also be applied to the case where the two sets of stoppers 21 are respectively arranged on the two frames 22 in the case of D in fig. 6.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the front cover plate 101 is a hollow panel, which can reduce heat dissipation and heat exchange, and achieve a good heat preservation effect. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the air inlet 11 is disposed above the indoor unit casing 1. Specifically, in the present embodiment, a heat exchanger 15 is disposed between the air inlet 11 and the fan 13, and the heat exchanger 15 is disposed to partially cover the fan 13. In this embodiment, a filter screen 111 is disposed at the air inlet 11, so as to effectively filter the entering air.
In an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 7, four air outlets 14 may also be arranged to direct the air generated by the fan 13 to be discharged sideways. Specifically, the forming manner of the air outlet 14 at this time is as follows: the front cover 101 covers the front of the inner panel 102, and four air outlets 14 are formed at intervals between the four sides of the front cover and the inner panel. Preferably, a wind guide arc surface 1011 is provided at a position corresponding to the wind outlet 14 on a side of the front cover 101 facing the inner panel 102, so as to guide the airflow more effectively. At this time, the vortex generating structure 2 may also be disposed at the air outlet 14 to perform air duct blocking and generate vortex, and the implementation manner thereof can refer to the above, which is not described herein again.
Optionally, the vortex generating structure 2 may also be disposed at some or all of the air outlets 14, so as to more flexibly block the air outlet duct of the corresponding air outlet 14 to generate a vortex.
The embodiment discloses an air-conditioning indoor unit with vortex generating structure, and the structure is produced through a plurality of air outlets and the vortex that sets up to this air-conditioning indoor unit, can reach outstanding temperature adjustment effect in the air-out of different regions, and has increased the variety and the flexibility of indoor unit installation, can carry out the vortex to the air-out simultaneously and produce to improve the homogeneity of air-out, its refrigeration efficiency is high, and user experience is good.
Optionally, in an embodiment that the air outlet 14 is configured to output air forwards, the plurality of air outlets 14 may also be implemented by being disposed on the front cover plate 101, referring to the upper side of fig. 8, the air outlet 14 is disposed on the front cover plate 101, and the air outlet 14 is disposed along the upper, left, and right edges of the front cover plate 101, and optionally, referring to the lower side of fig. 8, the air outlet 14 may also be disposed on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the front cover plate 101 in a manner of opening at intervals, so as to output air in these four areas simultaneously. Alternatively, referring to fig. 9, the air outlet 14 may be disposed on the front cover plate 101 in any pattern, such as an X-shape, a Z-shape or an oval shape.
Optionally, in an embodiment where the air outlets 14 are arranged to discharge air laterally, three air outlets 14 formed between the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 may be selectively arranged at edge positions of any three of the upper, lower, left, and right sides, for example, an interval between the lower edges of the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 may be closed, so that only three air outlets 14 are formed therebetween, and the three air outlets 14 may also achieve a good technical effect, and similar improvement concepts are not described herein again.
Example 2
The embodiment discloses an air conditioning system, which comprises an air conditioning indoor unit and an air conditioning outdoor unit which are connected, wherein the air conditioning indoor unit is structurally shown in fig. 1-3 and comprises an indoor unit shell 1, an air inlet 11 arranged on the indoor unit shell 1, an air outlet area 12 arranged in the indoor unit shell 1, and a fan 13 arranged in the indoor unit shell 1 and positioned between the air inlet 11 and the air outlet area 12.
Specifically, the indoor unit casing 1 includes a front cover plate 101 and an inner side panel 102 that are disposed opposite to each other, an air outlet channel 103 that is communicated with the air outlet area 12 is formed between the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 at a distance, and a plurality of air outlets 14 are disposed on a surface of the indoor unit casing 1, where at least a part of the air outlets 14 are communicated with the air outlet channel. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the plurality of air outlets 14 includes four air outlets 14, which are respectively disposed on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the front side edge of the indoor unit casing 1.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the four air outlets 14 are configured to guide the wind generated by the fan 13 to be discharged forward. Gaps are formed between four sides of the front cover plate 101 and four sides of the inner side panel 102 to form the air outlet 14.
Specifically, referring to fig. 3, in the air path diagram of this embodiment, when the fan 13 is started, the air flow enters from the air inlet 11, is discharged from the air outlet area 12 and is transmitted along the air outlet channel 103, one path of the air flow is directly discharged from the air outlet 14 below (in the figure, a closed air guide baffle is drawn at the air flow of this path, and the air guide baffle can rotate, in this embodiment, the air guide baffle is described as being opened), the other path of the air flow flows to the air outlets 14 on the upper and left and right sides, and finally, the four air flows at the upper, lower, left and right sides are all guided to flow out forward to form the.
As a further improvement of the present embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the air outlet 14 below the indoor unit is provided with a vortex generating structure 2, and the vortex generating structure 2 is used for blocking the air outlet duct 141 of the air outlet 14 to generate a vortex.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the vortex generating structure 2 is provided with a plurality of stoppers 21 having arc-shaped sidewalls, and the arc-shaped sidewalls face the air outlet duct 141. In the present embodiment, the stopper 21 is configured to be cylindrical, and in an alternative embodiment, it may be configured to be conical or other three-dimensional shape with arc-shaped side wall.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, a plurality of blocks 21 are arranged in a group along a specific line segment, both ends of the blocks 21 are connected to the frame 22 to be fixed, and a gap is provided between the blocks 21 to allow the airflow to pass. The specific line segment here may be a straight line or a curved line, or a multi-segment line.
Specifically in the present embodiment, the vortex generating mechanism 2 is provided with a rotating mechanism 23, the rotating mechanism 23 drives the vortex generating mechanism 2 to rotate so as to change the direction of the vortex generating mechanism 2 towards the air outlet channel 103, and the specific rotating mechanism 23 includes a rotating shaft 231 and a connecting rod 232, the rotating shaft 231 is connected to the vortex generating mechanism 2 through the connecting rod 232, and the rotating shaft 231 is rotatably connected with the indoor unit casing 1.
Specifically, the air path diagram after the vortex generating structure 2 is provided in this embodiment can be seen in fig. 5, when the air flow of the air outlet duct 141 passes through the arc-shaped side wall of the cylindrical stopper 21 of the vortex generating mechanism 2, a coanda effect can be generated, the air flow can move along the arc-shaped side wall in a clinging manner, and in the process of the wall-attached movement, an unstable vortex is locally generated due to the pressure difference and the speed difference between fluid layers, so that the air outlet flow field is rapidly transited to a completely developed flow field, the air speed is reduced and more uniform, and the uniformity of the air outlet is improved.
In an optional embodiment, the plurality of stoppers 21 are arranged such that the air outlet duct 141 passes through the arc-shaped side walls of the two stoppers 21, and to achieve this arrangement, referring to fig. 6, the plurality of stoppers 21 are divided into two groups of stoppers 21, each group of stoppers 21 is arranged along a specific line segment, a gap is provided between the two groups of stoppers 21, and preferably, the line segments along which the two groups of stoppers 21 are arranged are parallel to each other. The setting of two sets of dogs 21 has increased the air-out resistance for the flow direction of air-out is more stable, and the air-out is more even.
Optionally, referring to fig. 6, there are multiple options for the arrangement of the two sets of stoppers 21, for example, referring to the case a in fig. 6, the two sets of stoppers 21 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the gaps between adjacent stoppers in the two sets of stoppers 21 are the same, or referring to the case B in fig. 6, the two sets of stoppers 21 are not arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the gaps between adjacent stoppers in the two sets of stoppers 21 are different, or referring to the case C in fig. 6, the inner and outer sets of stoppers 21 are arranged in a staggered manner.
Alternatively, two sets of stoppers 21 may be provided in the same frame 22, see the case A, B, C in fig. 6, or two sets of stoppers 21 may be provided in two frames 22, respectively, and the two frames 22 may be detachably connected or spaced apart from each other, see the case D in fig. 6. Meanwhile, the arrangement rule of the two sets of stoppers 21 in the case of A, B, C in fig. 6 can also be applied to the case where the two sets of stoppers 21 are respectively arranged on the two frames 22 in the case of D in fig. 6.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the front cover plate 101 is a hollow panel, which can reduce heat dissipation and heat exchange, and achieve a good heat preservation effect. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the air inlet 11 is disposed above the indoor unit casing 1. Specifically, in the present embodiment, a heat exchanger 15 is disposed between the air inlet 11 and the fan 13, and the heat exchanger 15 is disposed to partially cover the fan 13. In this embodiment, a filter screen 111 is disposed at the air inlet 11, so as to effectively filter the entering air.
In an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 7, four air outlets 14 may also be arranged to direct the air generated by the fan 13 to be discharged sideways. Specifically, the forming manner of the air outlet 14 at this time is as follows: the front cover 101 covers the front of the inner panel 102, and four air outlets 14 are formed at intervals between the four sides of the front cover and the inner panel. Preferably, a wind guide arc surface 1011 is provided at a position corresponding to the wind outlet 14 on a side of the front cover 101 facing the inner panel 102, so as to guide the airflow more effectively. At this time, the vortex generating structure 2 may also be disposed at the air outlet 14 to perform air duct blocking and generate vortex, and the implementation manner thereof can refer to the above, which is not described herein again.
Optionally, the vortex generating structure 2 may also be disposed at some or all of the air outlets 14, so as to more flexibly block the air outlet duct of the corresponding air outlet 14 to generate a vortex.
The embodiment discloses an air-conditioning indoor unit with vortex generating structure, and the structure is produced through a plurality of air outlets and the vortex that sets up to this air-conditioning indoor unit, can reach outstanding temperature adjustment effect in the air-out of different regions, and has increased the variety and the flexibility of indoor unit installation, can carry out the vortex to the air-out simultaneously and produce to improve the homogeneity of air-out, its refrigeration efficiency is high, and user experience is good.
Optionally, in an embodiment that the air outlet 14 is configured to output air forwards, the plurality of air outlets 14 may also be implemented by being disposed on the front cover plate 101, referring to the upper side of fig. 8, the air outlet 14 is disposed on the front cover plate 101, and the air outlet 14 is disposed along the upper, left, and right edges of the front cover plate 101, and optionally, referring to the lower side of fig. 8, the air outlet 14 may also be disposed on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the front cover plate 101 in a manner of opening at intervals, so as to output air in these four areas simultaneously. Alternatively, referring to fig. 9, the air outlet 14 may be disposed on the front cover plate 101 in any pattern, such as an X-shape, a Z-shape or an oval shape.
Optionally, in an embodiment where the air outlets 14 are arranged to discharge air laterally, three air outlets 14 formed between the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 may be selectively arranged at edge positions of any three of the upper, lower, left, and right sides, for example, an interval between the lower edges of the front cover plate 101 and the inner side panel 102 may be closed, so that only three air outlets 14 are formed therebetween, and the three air outlets 14 may also achieve a good technical effect, and similar improvement concepts are not described herein again.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any form, so that any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made by the technical entity of the present invention to the above embodiments without departing from the technical solution of the present invention all fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.