CN214009376U - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air conditioner, air conditioner includes: the air conditioner comprises a shell, a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the shell, and a first air duct communicated with the first air inlet and the air outlet and a second air duct communicated with the second air inlet and the air outlet are defined in the shell; heat exchanger and first fan, in first wind channel was located to heat exchanger and first fan interval: the water tank assembly is arranged in the second air duct and is suitable for collecting condensed water generated by the heat exchanger; the evaporation filtering piece is arranged in the water tank assembly to absorb condensed water in the water tank assembly. From this, through setting up basin subassembly and evaporation and filtration piece, the air can utilize the cold volume of comdenstion water to cool down to the air when the evaporation and filtration piece of second wind channel internal flow, can realize the cold volume recycle's of comdenstion water effect to can avoid energy loss, also can practice thrift electric energy and energy, and then can reduce the use cost of air conditioner.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the air conditioner technique and specifically relates to an air conditioner is related to.

Background

Among the correlation technique, current air conditioner produces the comdenstion water at the refrigeration in-process, and the temperature of comdenstion water itself is lower can take away a lot of cold volumes, and when the comdenstion water flowed from the air conditioner, can cause the loss of energy, leads to the air conditioner to take a lot of electricity, causes the waste of the energy to make the use cost increase of air conditioner.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an air conditioner, this air conditioner can utilize the cold volume of comdenstion water to cool down to the air, can realize the cold volume recycle's of comdenstion water effect to can avoid energy loss, also can practice thrift electric energy and energy, and then can reduce the use cost of air conditioner.

According to the utility model discloses an air conditioner includes: the air conditioner comprises a shell, a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the shell, and a first air duct communicated with the first air inlet and the air outlet and a second air duct communicated with the second air inlet and the air outlet are defined in the shell; the heat exchanger and the first fan are arranged in the first air duct at intervals: the water tank assembly is arranged in the second air duct and is suitable for collecting condensed water generated by the heat exchanger; the evaporation filter element is arranged on the water tank assembly to absorb the condensed water in the water tank assembly.

According to the utility model discloses an air conditioner, through setting up basin subassembly and evaporative filtration piece, the air can utilize the cold volume of comdenstion water to cool down to the air when the evaporative filtration piece of flow through in the second wind channel, can realize the cold volume recycle's of comdenstion water effect to can avoid energy loss, also can practice thrift electric energy and energy, and then can reduce air conditioner's use cost.

In some examples of the invention, the water tank assembly includes a first tank body and a second tank body that are arranged at intervals, the evaporative filter member is arranged in the second tank body, the first tank body is provided with a water outlet towards which the evaporative filter member applies water.

In some examples of the present invention, a water pump is disposed in the second tank, and the water pump is used for driving condensed water to flow from the second tank to the first tank.

In some examples of the present invention, the air conditioner further includes a second fan, the second fan is disposed in the second air duct to drive the air flow from the second air inlet to the air outlet.

In some examples of the invention, the second fan is an axial fan blade.

In some examples of the invention, the air outlet includes a first air outlet and a second air outlet that are arranged at an interval, the second air outlet is adjacent to the first air outlet, the first air outlet is communicated with the first air channel, and the second air outlet is communicated with the second air channel.

The utility model discloses an in some examples, the second air outlet is a plurality of, the second fan is a plurality of, and is a plurality of the second fan is located one-to-one the second air outlet department.

In some examples of the present invention, the first air inlet is provided on the top wall of the housing, and the second air inlet is provided on the bottom wall of the housing.

In some examples of the present invention, in the flowing direction of the air, an intersecting air duct located at the upstream of the air outlet is provided in the housing, and the first air duct and the second air duct are communicated with the intersecting air duct, respectively.

In some examples of the present invention, the air conditioner further comprises a water tank, the water tank is connected to the sink assembly to inject water into the sink assembly.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is an exploded view of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a front view of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view at a-a in fig. 3.

Reference numerals:

an air conditioner 100;

a housing 10; a second air inlet 11;

an air outlet 12;

a first air outlet 121; a second outlet 122;

a first air duct 13; a second air duct 14; a top wall 15; a bottom wall 16; an intersection air duct 17; a first air inlet 18;

a heat exchanger 20;

a sump assembly 30; condensed water 31; a first tank 32; a second tank 33; a water outlet 34; a water pump 35;

an evaporative filter 40; a second fan 50; a first fan 60.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

An air conditioner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an air conditioner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing 10, a heat exchanger 20, a first fan 60, an evaporative filter 40, and a sump assembly 30. The housing 10 is provided with a first air inlet 18, a second air inlet 11 and an air outlet 12, air can flow into the housing 10 from the first air inlet 18 and the second air inlet 11, and air in the housing 10 can be blown out from the air outlet 12. A first air duct 13 communicating with the first air inlet 18 and the air outlet 12 and a second air duct 14 communicating with the second air inlet 11 and the air outlet 12 are defined in the housing 10, and it should be noted that after air flows into the first air duct 13 from the first air inlet 18, air in the first air duct 13 finally flows out from the air outlet 12, and after air flows into the second air duct 14 from the second air inlet 11, air in the second air duct 14 finally flows out from the air outlet 12. The heat exchanger 20 and the first fan 60 are disposed in the first air duct 13 at intervals, further, the heat exchanger 20 and the first fan 60 may be disposed at intervals in an up-down direction of the air conditioner 100, the first fan 60 may be located below the heat exchanger 20, and when the first fan 60 is operated, the first fan 60 can drive outside air to flow into the housing 10 from the first air inlet 18 and is adapted to drive an air flow flowing into the housing 10 to flow to the air outlet 12. A sump assembly 30 is disposed within the second air chute 14, the sump assembly 30 being adapted to collect condensate water generated by the heat exchanger 20. The air conditioner 100 generates condensed water 31 during a cooling process, and the condensed water is collected in the sump assembly 30. The evaporation filter element 40 is arranged in the water tank assembly 30, the evaporation filter element 40 can absorb the condensed water 31 in the water tank assembly 30, and the evaporation filter element 40 can be arranged as an evaporation filter screen or a wet curtain.

It should be noted that, in the refrigeration process of the air conditioner 100, after the generated condensed water 31 is collected in the water tank assembly 30, the evaporation filter element 40 absorbs the condensed water 31 in the water tank assembly 30, and after the air flows into the second air duct 14 from the second air inlet 11, the air will flow through the evaporation filter element 40, because the condensed water 31 is absorbed in the evaporation filter element 40, when the air flows through the evaporation filter element 40, the evaporation filter element 40 exchanges heat with the condensed water 31, so that the temperature of the air is reduced, and finally, the air after temperature reduction is blown out from the air outlet 12. The air can be cooled by the cold energy of the condensed water 31, and the effect of recycling the cold energy of the condensed water 31 can be realized, so that the energy loss can be avoided. Moreover, on the premise that the indoor ambient temperature achieves the same refrigeration effect, the air conditioner 100 of the present application can reduce the air temperature by using the cooling capacity of the condensed water 31, so that the electric energy can be saved, the waste of energy can be reduced, and the use cost of the air conditioner 100 can be reduced. In addition, the evaporative filter 40 may also provide humidification to the air, thereby addressing the humidification problem of the air conditioner 100.

Therefore, by arranging the water tank assembly 30 and the evaporation filter element 40, when the air flows through the evaporation filter element 40 in the second air duct 14, the air can be cooled by using the cold energy of the condensed water 31, and the effect of recycling the cold energy of the condensed water 31 can be realized, so that the energy loss can be avoided, the electric energy and the energy can be saved, and the use cost of the air conditioner 100 can be reduced.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the water tank assembly 30 may include a first tank 32 and a second tank 33 which are arranged at intervals, the first tank 32 and the second tank 33 may be arranged at intervals in the up-down direction of the air conditioner 100, the first tank 32 is arranged above the second tank 33, the evaporation filter 40 may be arranged in the second tank 33, the first tank 32 may be provided with a water outlet 34 which is used for applying water toward the evaporation filter 40, and it should be noted that the bottom wall 16 of the first tank 32 may be provided with the water outlet 34. Wherein, in the upper and lower direction of air conditioner 100, delivery port 34 has the coincidence region with evaporating and filtering piece 40, comdenstion water 31 flows into first cell body 32, comdenstion water 31 in the first cell body 32 flows out the back from delivery port 34, comdenstion water 31 can directly flow to evaporating and filtering piece 40 on, then flow in second cell body 33 again, can be convenient for evaporate and filter piece 40 and absorb comdenstion water 31, the air flows behind evaporating and filtering piece 40, the air exchanges heat with comdenstion water 31 on the evaporating and filtering piece 40, can make evaporating and filtering piece 40 lower the temperature to the air better.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a water pump 35 may be disposed in the second tank 33, and the water pump 35 is used for driving the condensed water 31 to flow from the second tank 33 to the first tank 32. Wherein, the water pump 35 can set up to the water pump, and the water pump leads to pipe and goes into first cell body 32 with the comdenstion water 31 pump in the second cell body 33, can realize the circulation flow of comdenstion water 31, can realize the cyclic utilization of comdenstion water 31 to can further utilize the cold volume of comdenstion water 31 to cool down to the air, can realize the cold volume recycle's of comdenstion water 31 effect better, thereby can further avoid energy loss.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air conditioner 100 may further include: the second fan 50, the second fan 50 may be disposed in the second air duct 14, the second fan 50 may drive the air flow from the second air inlet 11 to the air outlet 12, wherein, in the front-back direction of the air conditioner 100, the second fan 50 may be disposed between the evaporative filter 40 and the air outlet 12, when the second fan 50 works, the second fan can drive the air flow from the second air inlet 11 to the air outlet 12, so as to ensure that the air flows through the evaporative filter 40, thereby ensuring the working reliability of the air conditioner 100.

Further, the second fan 50 may be provided as an axial flow fan blade.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the air outlet 12 may include a first air outlet 121 and a second air outlet 122 disposed at an interval, the second air outlet 122 is disposed adjacent to the first air outlet 121, the first air outlet 121 is communicated with the first air duct 13, the second air outlet 122 is communicated with the second air duct 14, the first air outlet 121 is disposed below the second air outlet 122, and it should be described that the cold air blown out from the first air outlet 121 may be drawn downwards in a direction inclined, the cold air blown out from the second air outlet 122 may be blown out in a horizontal direction, when the cold air is blown out from the first air outlet 121 and the second air outlet 122, the arrangement may enable the two streams of cold air to be not dispersed, and may enable the two streams of cold air to be blown further, thereby improving the air supply effect of the air conditioner 100. Meanwhile, under the driving action of the wind blown out from the first air outlet 121, the air in the second air duct 14 can be promoted to flow toward the second air outlet 122, so that the flowability of the air in the second air duct 14 is ensured.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the second air outlet 122 may be multiple, the second fan 50 may be multiple, the second air outlet 122 is located in a one-to-one correspondence of the second fans 50, when the second fans 50 work simultaneously, the air can be better driven to flow from the second air inlet 11 to the second air outlet 122, it can be ensured that the air flows through the second air duct 14, and when a certain second fan 50 of the second fans 50 fails, other second fans 50 can work normally, thereby ensuring the working performance of the air conditioner 100.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the first air inlet 18 may be disposed on the top wall 15 of the housing 10, the second air inlet 11 may be disposed on the bottom wall 16 of the housing 10, the air may flow into the housing 10 from the top wall 15 of the housing 10 and the bottom wall 16 of the housing 10, and the air flowing in from the bottom may flow to the evaporation filter element 40 more quickly, so as to improve the heat exchange efficiency between the evaporation filter element 40 and the air.

Further, in the flowing direction of the air, a junction air duct 17 located at the upstream of the air outlet 12 may be disposed in the housing 10, and the first air duct 13 and the second air duct 14 are respectively communicated with the junction air duct 17. After the air flows out from the first air duct 13 and the second air duct 14, the air flows out from the first air duct 13 and the second air duct 14 are converged at the intersection air duct 17, and then the air flow at the intersection air duct 17 flows through the air outlet 12 to blow out the air conditioner 100, so that the cold air is converged before being blown out, the air conditioner 100 can blow out farther cold air, and the air supply distance of the air conditioner 100 can be increased. Meanwhile, due to the intersection air duct 17, when the air in the first air duct 13 flows towards the intersection air duct 17, the air in the second air duct 14 is driven to flow towards the intersection air duct 17, so that the air flowability in the second air duct 14 is ensured.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air conditioner 100 may further include a water tank connected to the sump assembly 30 to inject water into the sump assembly 30. When the condensate water 31 in the sump assembly 30 is insufficient, the water tank is controlled to inject water into the sump assembly 30, so that the sufficient condensate water 31 in the sump assembly 30 can be ensured, the heat exchange efficiency between the evaporation filter element 40 and the air can be ensured, and the operational reliability of the air conditioner 100 can be ensured.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first air inlet 18 may be disposed on the top wall 15 of the housing 10, the second air inlet 11 may be disposed on the rear side wall of the housing 10, the air outlet 12 may be disposed on the front side wall of the housing 10, the first air duct 13 communicates with the first air inlet 18 and the first air outlet 121, the second air duct 14 communicates with the second air inlet 11 and the second air outlet 122, the heat exchanger 20 and the first fan 60 are disposed in the first air duct 13, the water duct assembly 30 is disposed in the second air duct 14, the evaporation filter 40 is disposed in the second slot 33, the first slot 32 applies water to the evaporation filter 40 through the water outlet 34, the water pump 35 pumps the condensed water 31 in the second slot 33 into the first slot 32 through a water pipe, and a plurality of (preferably 8) second fans 50 are disposed in the second air duct 14, meanwhile, the first air outlet is disposed above the second air outlet 121, after the condensed water 31 flows out from the discharge port of the air conditioner 100, the condensed water 31 flows into the first tank 32, then the condensed water 31 uniformly flows onto the evaporation filter element 40 from the water outlet 34, and then flows into the second tank 33, the air is subjected to heat exchange in the evaporation filter element 40, and the condensed water 31 in the second tank 33 is pumped into the first tank 32 by the water pump, so that the condensed water 31 is formed to flow circularly.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first air inlet 18 may be disposed on the top wall 15 of the housing 10, the second air inlet 11 may be disposed on the bottom wall 16 of the housing 10, the air outlet 12 may be disposed on the front side wall of the housing 10, the first air duct 13 communicates with the first air inlet 18 and the air outlet 12, the second air duct 14 communicates with the second air inlet 11 and the air outlet 12, the intersection air duct 17 communicates with the first air duct 13 and the air outlet 12, the intersection air duct 17 further communicates with the second air duct 14 and the air outlet 12, the heat exchanger 20 and the first fan 60 are disposed in the first air duct 13, the water tank assembly 30 is disposed in the second air duct 14, and the second fan 50 is disposed in the second air duct 14, and at the same time, after the condensed water 31 flows out from the outlet of the air conditioner 100, the condensed water directly flows to the evaporation filter 40, and the air is subjected to heat exchange in the evaporation filter 40. It is sufficient to calculate the maximum possible discharge velocity V1 of the condensed water 31 from the discharge velocity of the condensed water 31, select the size of the evaporation filter 40 and the wind velocity, and perform system matching to ensure that the evaporation velocity V2> V1 of the condensed water 31 on the evaporation filter 40. This eliminates the need for a drain pipe, reduces the cost of the air conditioner 100, and eliminates the need for installing the water pump and water pipe of the first embodiment.

Further, an impeller may be disposed inside the edge of the air outlet 12, and when the impeller is operated, air may be blown out in a circular path under the driving of the impeller, so as to finally form an uninterrupted cold air flow.

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 indicated based on 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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed 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.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. An air conditioner, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises a shell, a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the shell, and a first air duct communicated with the first air inlet and the air outlet and a second air duct communicated with the second air inlet and the air outlet are defined in the shell;

the heat exchanger and the first fan are arranged in the first air duct at intervals:

the water tank assembly is arranged in the second air duct and is suitable for collecting condensed water generated by the heat exchanger;

the evaporation filter element is arranged on the water tank assembly to absorb the condensed water.

2. An air conditioner according to claim 1 wherein the sump assembly includes first and second spaced apart sumps, the evaporative filter being disposed within the second sump, the first sump having an outlet for water applied thereto towards the evaporative filter.

3. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 2, wherein a water pump is provided in the second tank, and the water pump is used for driving condensed water to flow from the second tank to the first tank.

4. The air conditioner of claim 1, further comprising a second fan disposed in the second air duct to drive airflow from the second air inlet to the air outlet.

5. The air conditioner of claim 4, wherein the second fan comprises an axial flow fan blade.

6. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the air outlet comprises a first air outlet and a second air outlet arranged at intervals, the second air outlet is arranged adjacent to the first air outlet, the first air outlet is communicated with the first air duct, and the second air outlet is communicated with the second air duct.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the number of the second air outlets is plural, the number of the second fans is plural, and the plural second fans are disposed at the second air outlets in a one-to-one correspondence.

8. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the first air inlet is provided in a top wall of the housing, and the second air inlet is provided in a bottom wall of the housing.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a junction duct is provided in the housing upstream of the air outlet in a flow direction of the air, and the first duct and the second duct are respectively communicated with the junction duct.

10. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a water tank connected to the sump assembly to fill the sump assembly with water.

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