CN213019916U - Air conditioner and closing device of ventilation opening on shell of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and discloses an air conditioner and a closing device of a vent on a shell of the air conditioner. The closure device comprises: a plurality of shutters, each shutter including a rotating portion configured to be rotatably connected to the housing to open or close the vent; the connecting piece is connected with the plurality of baffles; and the driving device is in driving connection with the connecting piece so as to drive the plurality of baffles to rotate. When the air conditioner is out of work, the driving device drives the connecting piece to move, the connecting piece drives the plurality of baffles to rotate relative to the shell, the vent is closed by the plurality of baffles, the sealing performance of the vent is improved, foreign matters such as dust are prevented from entering the air conditioner through the vent, the dust is prevented from falling into the wind wheel and the evaporator, and the air conditioner is prevented from blowing dirty wind to influence the health of a user.

Description

Air conditioner and closing device of ventilation opening on shell of air conditioner

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, for example to an air conditioner and a closing device of a ventilation opening on a shell of the air conditioner.

Background

The air conditioner has the problem of air quality while bringing comfortable temperature. For example, when the air conditioner is placed for a long time, the air vent has poor sealing performance, dust easily enters the wind wheel and the evaporator, and the dust is easily accumulated on the wind wheel and the evaporator, so that dirty wind is blown out by the air conditioner, physical examination of a user is affected, and the health of the user is endangered.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview nor is intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of such embodiments but rather as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an air conditioner and a closing device of a vent on a shell of the air conditioner, which are used for solving the problem that dirty air is blown out of the air conditioner due to poor sealing performance of the vent.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a closure device for a vent on a casing of an air conditioner, comprising: a plurality of shutters, each of the shutters including a rotating portion configured to be rotatably connected to the housing to open or close the ventilation opening; the connecting piece is connected with the baffles; and the driving device is in driving connection with the connecting piece so as to drive the baffles to rotate.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner, including: a housing provided with a vent; the wind wheel and the evaporator are positioned in the shell; the air conditioner casing vent closing device in any one of the above embodiments, the baffle is rotatably connected with the casing.

The air conditioner and the closing device of the vent on the shell thereof provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can realize the following technical effects:

when the air conditioner is out of work, the driving device drives the connecting piece to move, the connecting piece drives the plurality of baffles to rotate relative to the shell, the vent is closed by the plurality of baffles, the sealing performance of the vent is improved, foreign matters such as dust are prevented from entering the air conditioner through the vent, the dust is prevented from falling into the wind wheel and the evaporator, and the air conditioner is prevented from blowing dirty wind to influence the health of a user.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cooperative arrangement of a baffle assembly and a drive arrangement provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a mating arrangement of a baffle assembly and a connector provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a baffle plate assembly and a cleaning member provided by the embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

1, a baffle plate; 11 rotating the shaft; 2 a driving device; 21 a gear; 22 a driver; 221 an output shaft; 222, a projection; 3, connecting pieces; 31 a first connection section; 32 a second connection section; 33 a third connecting section; 34 rack bar; 4, a shell; 5 cleaning the part.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, and the above-described drawings of embodiments of the present disclosure, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the present disclosure described herein may be made. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", "outer", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the disclosed embodiments and their examples and are not intended to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meanings of these terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In addition, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "secured" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

The term "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a closing device for a vent on a housing 4 of an air conditioner, as shown in fig. 1, the air conditioner includes a housing 4, the housing 4 is provided with a vent, and the vent may be an air inlet or an air outlet of the air conditioner.

The closure device comprises a plurality of flaps 1, a connecting member 3 and a drive means 2.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, each baffle plate 1 includes a rotating portion configured to be rotatably connected to the housing 4, and the plurality of baffle plates 1 cooperate together to open or close the ventilation opening by rotation of the plurality of baffle plates 1 with respect to the housing 4. Baffle 1 is rectangle or other shapes, and the shape of baffle 1 satisfies a plurality of baffles 1 can close or open the vent jointly can.

Set up a plurality of baffles 1 in air intake or air outlet department, when the air intake needs the air inlet, the air outlet needs the air-out, control a plurality of baffles 1 and open the vent, when the air intake does not need the air inlet, the air outlet does not need the air-out, control a plurality of baffles 1 group and close the vent, prevent that the foreign matter from passing through the vent and getting into inside the air conditioner.

The connecting piece 3 is connected with a plurality of baffles 1, realizes the connection between a plurality of baffles 1 to can drive the connecting piece 3 motion, drive a plurality of baffles 1 and rotate for casing 4, in order to open or close the vent. A plurality of baffles 1 are parallel and are arranged in sequence to form a hinge structure.

As shown in fig. 4, the driving device 2 is in driving connection with the connecting member 3 to drive the plurality of baffles 1 to rotate synchronously, so that the plurality of baffles 1 cooperate to open or close the ventilation opening.

When the air conditioner works, the driving device 2 drives the connecting piece 3 to move forwards, the connecting piece 3 drives the baffle plates 1 to rotate forwards relative to the shell 4, the vent is opened together, and air inlet (the vent is an air inlet) or air outlet (the vent is an air outlet) of the air conditioner is not influenced.

When the air conditioner is out of work, the driving device 2 drives the connecting pieces 3 to move reversely, the connecting pieces 3 drive the baffle plates 1 to rotate reversely relative to the shell 4, the ventilation openings are closed together, and dust is prevented from entering the air conditioner through the ventilation openings.

Alternatively, the rotating portion includes a rotating shaft 11 or a shaft hole, as shown in fig. 3, the rotating portion is the rotating shaft 11, in this case, the housing 4 is provided with a shaft hole matched with the rotating shaft 11, and the rotating shaft 11 can be rotatably arranged in the shaft hole. When the rotating part is a shaft hole, the housing 4 is provided with a rotating shaft 11 matched with the shaft hole, and the rotating shaft 11 can be rotatably arranged in the shaft hole.

The plurality of baffles 1 are sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotational shaft 11 or the shaft hole, the link 3 extends in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotational shaft 11 or the shaft hole to connect the plurality of baffles 1, and the driving device 2 is configured to drive the link 3 to reciprocate in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotational shaft 11 or the shaft hole.

The driving device 2 drives the connecting piece 3 to move along the direction vertical to the axial direction of the rotating part (the rotating shaft 11 or the shaft hole), so that a small force is exerted on the connecting piece 3 to drive the plurality of baffle plates 1 to rotate, and the energy consumption of the driving device 2 is reduced.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the driving device 2 includes a gear 21 and a driver 22.

The driver 22 is in driving connection with the gear wheel 21.

The connecting piece 3 is provided with a rack 34, and the rack 34 is meshed with the gear 21 to drive the connecting piece 3 to move.

The driver 22 drives the gear 21 to rotate, the gear 21 is meshed with the rack 34, so that the gear 21 drives the rack 34 to move, the connecting piece 3 is driven to move, the connecting piece 3 drives the plurality of baffles 1 to move synchronously, and the vent opening or the vent opening is opened or closed.

The driver 22 can be a motor or a motor, the output shaft 221 of the driver 22 is in driving connection with the gear 21 to drive the gear 21 to rotate, and the rotating direction is changed by changing the rotating direction of the output shaft 221, so that the moving direction of the rack 34 is changed, and further the moving direction of the connecting piece 3 and the rotating direction of the plurality of baffles 1 are changed.

As shown in fig. 6, in order to prevent the output shaft 221 and the gear 21 from slipping, a protrusion 222 is disposed on the output shaft 221, and the gear 21 is sleeved on the output shaft 221 at a position where the protrusion 222 is disposed.

It will be appreciated that the gear 21 may also be drivingly connected to the link 3, the rack 34 being provided on the housing 4.

Specifically, the driver 22 drives the gear 21 to rotate in the forward direction, and the gear 21 is meshed with the rack 34, so that the gear 21 drives the rack 34 to move in the forward direction, and further drives the connecting piece 3 to move in the forward direction, and the connecting piece 3 drives the plurality of baffles 1 to move in the synchronous forward direction to open the vent. The driver 22 drives the gear 21 to rotate reversely, the gear 21 is meshed with the rack 34, so that the gear 21 drives the rack 34 to move reversely, the connecting piece 3 is driven to move reversely, the connecting piece 3 drives the baffle plates 1 to move reversely synchronously, and the vent is closed.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the connecting member 3 includes a first connecting section 31, a second connecting section 32, and a third connecting section 33 connected in sequence.

The second connecting section 32 is positioned between the first connecting section 31 and the third connecting section 33, one end of the second connecting section 32 is connected with the first connecting section 31, and a first bevel is formed at the connecting position; the other end of third linkage segment 33 and second linkage segment 32 is connected and the junction forms the second dog-ear, first linkage segment 31 and third linkage segment 33 are located the same one side of second linkage segment 32, first linkage segment 31, installation space is injectd to second linkage segment 32 and third linkage segment 33, a plurality of baffles 1 are located installation space, installation space provides mounting platform for a plurality of baffles 1, the installation of a plurality of baffles 1 has been realized, a plurality of baffles 1 set gradually along the length direction of first linkage segment 31.

The joint of the first connecting section 31 and the second connecting section 32 forms a first bevel, and the joint of the second connecting section 32 and the third connecting section 33 forms a second bevel, as shown in fig. 3, the first bevel and the second bevel are both 90 °, and it is understood that the first bevel and the second bevel may be 90 °. And first linkage segment 31 and third linkage segment 33 are located the same side of second linkage segment 32, on the premise of providing the mounting platform for a plurality of baffles 1, have reduced the occupation volume of connecting piece 3.

Alternatively, the rack 34 is arranged on the side of the third connecting section 33 facing away from the installation space, so that the gear 21 and the driver 22 can be located on the side of the third connecting section 33 facing away from the installation space, i.e. the gear 21 and the driver 22 do not need to be located in the installation space, so that the volume of the installation space can be reduced, and the driver 22 and the gear 21 do not affect the connection between the connecting member 3 and the plurality of baffles 1.

To facilitate the fastening of the drive 22 and the gear wheel 21, the third connecting section 33 is arranged close to the housing 4, and the first connecting section 31 is arranged on the side of the third connecting section 33 facing away from the housing 4. The driver 22 is fixed on the housing 4, as shown in fig. 1, the ventilation opening is an air inlet, the air inlet is arranged on the top wall of the housing 4, the driver 22 is fixed on the top wall of the housing 4 and is located on the upper surface of the top wall, and the third connecting section 33 is located below the first connecting section 31.

The length of the rack 34 is calculated according to the rotation angle required by the baffle 1 for opening or closing the vent baffle 1, the length of the third connecting section 33 is set according to the length of the rack 34, the rack 34 extends along the length direction of the third connecting section 33, and in order to save the material consumption of the connecting piece 3, the length of the third connecting section 33 meets the length of the rack 34. The first connecting section 31 is required to connect a plurality of baffle plates 1, and as shown in fig. 3, the length of the first connecting section 31 is greater than that of the third connecting section 33. The baffle 1 extends along the length direction (left-right direction in fig. 1) of the air conditioner, the plurality of baffles 1 are sequentially arranged along the front-back direction, the first connecting section 31 and the second connecting section 32 extend along the front-back direction (as shown in fig. 1), the axial direction of the rotating part is the left-right direction, and the first connecting section 31 is connected with the baffles 1 along the front-back direction.

Optionally, the first connecting section 31 is connected with a plurality of baffles 1. The first connecting section 31 may be fixedly connected or movably connected with the plurality of baffle plates 1, and when movably connected, may be rotatably connected.

The first connecting section 31 is connected with the plurality of baffle plates 1, the rack 34 is arranged on the third connecting section 33, the rotating portion is arranged on one section of the baffle plate 1 close to the third connecting section 33, in other words, the distance between the rotating portion and the first connecting section 31 is larger than the distance between the rotating portion and the third connecting section 33, and compared with the third connecting section 33, the first connecting section 31 is far away from the rotating portion, so that the first connecting section 31 can drive the baffle plate 1 to rotate relative to the shell 4 easily.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the number of the connecting members 3 is plural, and the plural connecting members 3 are respectively located at two opposite end portions of the baffle plate 1 in the axial direction of the rotating portion. The plurality of connecting pieces 3 include a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first connecting piece is arranged at one end part of the plurality of baffle plates 1 in the axial direction of the rotating part, and the second connecting piece is arranged at the other end part of the plurality of baffle plates 1 in the axial direction of the rotating part.

The number of the driving devices 2 is equal to the number of the connecting pieces 3 and corresponds to one another, in other words, the number of the driving devices 2 is multiple, the driving devices 2 comprise a first driving device and a second driving device, the first driving device corresponds to the first connecting piece and is in driving connection with the first connecting piece, and the second driving device corresponds to the second connecting piece and is in driving connection with the second connecting piece.

At least one driving device 2 and at least one connecting piece 3 are respectively arranged at two axial end parts of the baffle plate 1 along the rotating part, so that the driving device 2 and the connecting piece 3 can drive the baffle plate 1 to synchronously move along the two axial end parts of the rotating part, and the synchronous movement of each part of the baffle plate 1 is realized.

As shown in fig. 2, the number of the driving devices 2 is two, and the driving devices are provided at both end portions (both left and right end portions) of the flap 1 in the axial direction of the turning portion, respectively, and the number of the links 3 is also two, and the driving devices are provided at both end portions (both left and right end portions) of the flap 1 in the axial direction of the turning portion, respectively.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the closure device further comprises a washing member 5. The cleaning member 5 is provided in a part or all of the plurality of baffle plates 1 and is slidable with respect to the baffle plates 1.

The cleaning piece 5 is arranged on at least one of the baffles 1, can slide relative to the at least one baffle 1, and is contacted and rubbed with the at least one baffle 1 in the sliding process to clean the at least one baffle 1.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, the cleaning member 5 is provided on all the flappers 1 of the plurality of flappers 1, so that the cleaning of all the flappers 1 can be performed by sliding the cleaning member 5.

The cleaning piece 5 is provided with installation gaps, the baffle plates 1 are inserted into the installation gaps, the number of the baffle plates 1 is equal to that of the installation gaps, and the baffle plates correspond to the installation gaps one by one, or the number of the installation gaps is less than that of the baffle plates 1. For example, cleaning member 5 is located 5 baffles 1, and the quantity of installation breach is 5, and 5 baffles 1 insert 5 installation breachs respectively in, and after baffle 1 inserted the installation breach, the installation breach is closed, and cleaning member 5 encircles baffle 1 and sets up promptly, when cleaning member 5 slides along the length direction of baffle 1, can realize the ascending comprehensive washing of baffle 1 circumference. Or, cleaning member 5 is located 5 baffles 1, and the quantity of installation breach is less than 5, and in 5 baffles 1 at least two insert same installation breach, the baffle 1 inserts the installation breach after, and the installation breach is closed.

Can manual drive washing 5 slide along baffle 1, also can be through setting up the drive structure, drive washing 5 slides along baffle 1, and the drive structure can include motor and gear 21 rack 34 mechanism, and gear 21 rack 34 mechanism includes driving gear 21 and driven rack 34, and the motor drives driving gear 21 and rotates, and driving gear 21 meshes with driven rack 34 mutually, and driven rack 34 is fixed to be set up on washing 5. It will be appreciated that the gear 21 and rack 34 mechanism could alternatively be a link-slider mechanism or a cam mechanism, etc.

The cleaning member 5 may be a sponge or a cleaning cloth.

Optionally, the cleaning part 5 is detachably connected with the baffle 1, so that the rotation of the baffle 1 relative to the shell 4 is not affected by the arrangement of the cleaning part 5 on the one hand, and on the other hand, the cleaning part 5 can be conveniently detached for cleaning and replacement.

The mode that washs 5 and baffle 1 and can dismantle the connection can be for above-mentioned setting up the installation breach on washing 5, when needs wash baffle 1, inserts baffle 1 in the installation breach, when the washing back that finishes, deviates from baffle 1 from the installation breach. The detachable connection can also be such that a sliding groove is provided on the baffle 1, and the cleaning element 5 is located in the sliding groove and can slide relative to the sliding groove.

When the baffle plate 1 rotates to a preset angle relative to the shell 4, the cleaning piece 5 is installed on the baffle plate 1, and the cleaning piece 5 slides along the baffle plate 1 to clean the baffle plate 1.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an air conditioner, which includes a housing 4, a wind wheel, an evaporator, and a closing device as in any one of the above embodiments.

A ventilation opening is arranged on the shell 4; the wind wheel and the evaporator are both positioned in the shell 4; the baffle 1 is rotatably connected to the housing 4 through a rotating portion.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the closing device in any one of the above embodiments, so that all the beneficial effects of the closing device in any one of the above embodiments are achieved, and details are not repeated herein.

The air conditioner is internally provided with an air duct, one end of the air duct is communicated with the air inlet, the other end of the air duct is communicated with the air outlet, the evaporator and the wind wheel are both arranged in the air duct, air flows into the air duct from the air inlet and flows out from the air outlet under the action of the wind wheel, and the air entering the air duct exchanges heat with the evaporator to realize refrigeration and heating.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A closure device for a vent opening in a housing of an air conditioner, comprising:

a plurality of shutters, each of the shutters including a rotating portion configured to be rotatably connected to the housing to open or close the ventilation opening;

the connecting piece is connected with the baffles;

and the driving device is in driving connection with the connecting piece so as to drive the baffles to rotate.

2. The closure device of claim 1, wherein the rotating portion comprises:

a rotating shaft or a shaft hole, the connecting member connecting the baffle in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotating shaft or the shaft hole, the driving device being configured to drive the connecting member to reciprocate in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft or the shaft hole.

3. A closure assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said link is provided with a rack and said drive means comprises:

the gear is meshed with the rack; and

and the driver is in driving connection with the gear to drive the connecting piece to move.

4. The closure apparatus of claim 3, wherein the connector comprises:

a first connection section;

one end of the second connecting section is connected with the first connecting section, and a first bevel is formed at the connecting part of the second connecting section and the first connecting section;

the third connecting section is connected with the other end of the second connecting section, a second bevel is formed at the joint of the third connecting section and the second connecting section, the first connecting section and the third connecting section are located on the same side of the second connecting section, the first connecting section, the second connecting section and the third connecting section limit the installation space, and the baffle is located in the installation space.

5. The closure device of claim 4,

the rack is arranged on one side of the third connecting section, which deviates from the mounting space.

6. The closure device of claim 4,

the rotating part is arranged at the end part, close to the third connecting section, of the baffle, and the first connecting section is connected with the baffles.

7. The closure apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connector comprises:

the first connecting piece is arranged at one end part of the plurality of baffle plates along the axial direction of the rotating part;

the second connecting pieces are arranged on the plurality of baffle plates along the other end parts in the axial direction of the rotating parts, and the number of the driving devices is equal to that of the connecting pieces and corresponds to that of the connecting pieces one by one.

8. The closure device of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

and the cleaning piece is arranged on part or all of the baffles and can slide relative to the baffles.

9. The closure device of claim 8,

the cleaning piece is detachably connected with the baffle.

10. An air conditioner, comprising:

a housing provided with a vent;

the wind wheel and the evaporator are positioned in the shell;

the air conditioner casing vent closure apparatus as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 9, a flapper being rotatably coupled to said casing.

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