CN214038892U

CN214038892U - A panel components and air conditioner for air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN214038892U
Application number: CN202022461367.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李绪超; 张立智; 郝红波
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-29
Filing date: 2020-10-29
Publication date: 2021-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2030-10-29

Abstract

The utility model provides a panel components and air conditioner for air conditioner. The panel assembly includes: the air inlet structure comprises a panel, wherein at least one part of the panel is arched outwards so that an air inlet space is formed inside the panel; and the outer side plates are respectively connected to two sides of the length direction of the arched part of the panel and are provided with first grating holes. The utility model has the advantages that can make in external air current enters into the inside air inlet space of panel through the first grid hole on the outer panel, increase the air inlet area of air conditioner, improve the operating efficiency of air conditioner.

Description

A panel components and air conditioner for air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an air conditioner technical field especially relates to a panel components and air conditioner for air conditioner.

Background

At present, with the improvement of living standard, users pay more and more attention to the use performance of air conditioners, and some air conditioners with low power and weak air supply are gradually eliminated by the market.

The air inlet (usually in the rear side) and the air outlet that current air conditioner was equipped with because the compact structure of air conditioner is difficult to the area of direct extension air inlet, and the intake is limited, for satisfying customer's operation requirement, increases the intake, improves the operating efficiency of air conditioner, becomes the technical problem that technical staff in the field had a great deal of pending.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the first aspect of the present invention is to overcome at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a panel assembly for increasing the air inlet area of an air conditioner.

A further object of the first aspect of the present invention is to add an installation compartment in the panel assembly for accommodating at least one of an aroma module, a mosquito repellent module, a purification module.

The utility model discloses the purpose of second aspect is to provide an air conditioner with above-mentioned panel components.

According to the utility model discloses an aspect, the utility model provides a panel components for air conditioner, include:

at least one part of the panel is arched outwards to form an air inlet space inside the panel; and

the outer side plates are respectively connected to two sides of the length direction of the arched part of the panel and are provided with first grid holes.

Further, the panel component also comprises an inner side plate which is correspondingly arranged on the inner side of the outer side plate, fixed to the inner wall of the panel and provided with a second grid hole.

Further, the total opening area of the second grid holes is larger than that of the first grid holes.

Further, an installation compartment is formed between the outer side plate and the inner side plate, and the installation compartment is configured to accommodate at least one of the aromatherapy module, the mosquito repelling module and the purifying module.

Further, the panel assembly further comprises: the apron, detachably connects between outer panel and interior curb plate for support at least one of champignon module, mosquito repellent module, purification module.

Furthermore, one side of the cover plate is hinged with the outer side plate through a hinge, and the other side of the cover plate is clamped with the inner side plate through a clamping block.

Furthermore, the arched part of the panel is provided with a strip grid, and the strip grid is arranged along the length direction of the panel and communicated with the air inlet space of the panel.

Further, the strip-shaped grating obliquely extends to the air inlet space of the panel from outside to inside towards the inner wall of the panel.

Further, the panel, the outer side plate and the inner side plate are of an integrated structure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising any of the above panel assemblies for an air conditioner.

The utility model discloses a panel assembly, because the panel outwards arches and makes the inside air inlet space that is formed with of panel, the panel arches the both sides of the length direction of part and installs the outer panel, has seted up first grid hole on the outer panel, and external air current can enter into the inside air inlet space of panel through first grid hole in, consequently can increase the air inlet area of air conditioner, improves the operating efficiency of air conditioner.

Further, the utility model discloses a panel components can put into at least one of aromatherapy module, mosquito repellent module, purification module in the installation compartment through being formed with the installation compartment between outer panel and interior plate to increase the additional function of air conditioner.

Further, the utility model provides a panel components accessible apron carries out the bearing to at least one of the champignon module, mosquito repellent module, the purification module that hold in the installation compartment, and hinge and outer panel are passed through to one side of apron, and the opposite side passes through fixture block and interior plate joint, is favorable to conveniently opening the apron and carries out periodic replacement to champignon module, mosquito repellent module, purification module.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

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

fig. 2 is an outer side structural view of a panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an inside structural schematic view of a panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of an installation structure of a cover plate of a panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Detailed Description

To solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a panel assembly 100 for an air conditioner and an air conditioner comprising the panel assembly 100.

The air conditioner may be a split type air conditioner. The split air conditioner generally comprises an indoor unit, an outdoor unit and a connecting pipeline. The casing of the split type air conditioner includes an indoor casing and an outdoor casing. An indoor heat exchange chamber is defined in the indoor unit casing, an outdoor heat exchange chamber is defined in the outdoor unit casing, and an outdoor heat exchanger is disposed in the outdoor heat exchange chamber and functions as a condenser during cooling operation and as an evaporator during heating operation. Then, the low-temperature energy or the high-temperature energy generated by the air conditioner outdoor unit is distributed to the air conditioner indoor unit via the connection pipe.

Of course, the air conditioner may be other types of air conditioners, such as a window air conditioner, etc.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioner (specifically, an indoor unit of an air conditioner) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, the air conditioner includes a panel assembly 100, and the panel assembly 100 is used to form at least a partial casing of the air conditioner (specifically, an indoor unit of the air conditioner), for example, a front casing of the indoor unit.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner may be a wall-mounted air conditioner. An indoor unit casing of a wall-mounted type air conditioner generally includes a frame for supporting a fan of an indoor unit and a heat exchanger of the indoor unit, a casing covering the frame, a panel assembly 100 connected to a front side of the casing for constituting a front portion of the indoor unit casing, and a left end cover and a right end cover respectively provided to both sides of the indoor unit casing.

The air conditioner (specifically, the indoor unit of the air conditioner) may further have an air inlet 200 disposed at the top, and an air outlet at the bottom. The air outlet is provided with an air deflector 300. The inside of indoor set is provided with heat exchanger and fan.

Generally, when the indoor unit operates, the fan is turned on to force air to enter the inside of the indoor unit from the air inlet 200, and then the air is subjected to heat exchange by the heat exchanger to form heat-exchange air (when the indoor unit operates in a cooling mode, the heat-exchange air is cold air, and when the indoor unit operates in a heating mode, the heat-exchange air is hot air), so that the heat-exchange air is blown out from the air outlet under the action of the fan, and the air deflector 300 is used for guiding the wind direction. The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, still through the specific air inlet structural design to panel assembly 100 for except by air intake 200 air inlets, can also be via the specific air inlet structure air inlet of panel assembly 100, thereby increased the air inlet area of air conditioner, make the wind-force of air conditioner stronger, satisfy customer's operation requirement. The structure of the panel assembly 100 will be described in detail below.

The panel assembly 100 includes a panel 110 and an outer panel 120, fig. 2 is an outer structural view of the panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is an inner structural view of the panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At least one portion of the panel 110 is outwardly arched to form an air intake space 111 inside the panel 110. The outward camber mentioned here means a camber that is directed away from the indoor unit inner space. The outer panels 120 are connected to both sides of the arch portion of the panel 110 in the longitudinal direction. First grid hole 121 has been seted up on outer panel 120, and first grid hole 121 can be evenly distributed's square hole or round hole, and the restriction is not done to specific shape, and the purpose makes the inside air inlet space 111 of panel 110 can enter into through first grid hole 121 to the air inlet area of air conditioner can be increased, the operating efficiency of air conditioner is improved.

In a particular embodiment, the domed portion of the panel 110 is formed by three flat surfaces that meet. Of course, the arched portion of the panel 110 may have other shapes, such as an arc shape, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the panel assembly 100 further includes an inner side plate 130, the inner side plate 130 being correspondingly disposed at an inner side of the outer side plate 120, fixed to an inner wall of the panel 110. The inner side plate 130 may support the arched portion of the panel 110 to a certain extent, thereby improving the overall structural strength of the panel assembly 100. The inner side plate 130 has a second grid hole 131 formed on the plate surface thereof, so that the external air flow can enter the air intake space 111 through the first grid hole 121 and the second grid hole 131. Specifically, the second grid holes 131 may be elongated holes arranged in the transverse direction, so as to allow the airflow to pass more smoothly.

Preferably, the total opening area of the second grill holes 131 should be larger than the total opening area of the first grill holes 121 to prevent obstruction of the incoming airflow.

In one embodiment, a mounting compartment 140 is formed between the outer panel 120 and the inner panel 130, and the mounting compartment 140 may be used to accommodate at least one of a fragrance module, a mosquito repellent module, and a purification module to add additional functions to the air conditioner. When fragrance module or mosquito repellent module have been placed in the installation compartment 140, the air current can fully contact with fragrance module or drive module when installing compartment 140, carries away the smell in fragrance module or the mosquito repellent module to finally blow to the interior space from the air outlet department of air conditioner is even, improved fragrance or mosquito repellent effect. When the purification module is placed in the installation compartment 140, the airflow can fully contact with the purification module when passing through the installation compartment 140, impurity and dust in the air are filtered, clean air is continuously blown to the indoor space, and the indoor environment is improved.

Further, a cover plate 150 is detachably coupled between the outer plate 120 and the inner plate 130. The cover plate 150 is used for supporting at least one of the aromatherapy module, the mosquito repelling module and the purifying module. Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an installation structure of a cover plate of a panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment, cover plate 150 may be hinged to outer panel 120 at one side by hinge 151 and snap-fit to inner panel 130 at the other side by snap 152. When the mosquito repellent incense is installed, the incense module, the mosquito repellent module or the purification module is firstly placed in the installation compartment 140, and then the cover plate 150 is rotated to be buckled on the installation compartment 140. Since the cover plate 150 is usually made of plastic and has a certain plasticity, pressing the cover plate 150 towards the inside of the installation compartment 140 can insert the block 152 on the cover plate 150 into the second grid hole 131 near the outer edge of the inner side plate 130, so as to limit the cover plate 150 to rotate freely, and make the cover plate 150 stably support the aromatherapy module, the mosquito repelling module or the purification module. During the dismantlement, break apron 150 at first with the fingers and thumb to the outside direction of installation compartment 140, make fixture block 152 deviate from second grid hole 131, then upset apron 150 opens installation compartment 140 to can change champignon module, mosquito repellent module or purification module, easy operation is convenient.

Referring to fig. 2, in consideration of the fact that a part of the air conditioner is weak in wind and is difficult to meet the use requirements of customers, a long grid 112 may be provided at the arched portion of the panel 110. The strip grids 112 are disposed along the length direction of the panel 110 and extend from the outside to the inside toward the inner wall of the panel 110 to the air intake space 111 of the panel 110. The air flow can enter the air inlet space 111 inside the panel 110 through the strip grille 112, further increasing the air inlet area, and significantly improving the operating efficiency of the air conditioner.

Note that the positions of the long grids 112 shown in fig. 2 are merely schematic. For example, for a wall-hanging type air conditioner, in some embodiments, the strip grid 112 may be disposed at a position closer to the upper side of the arched portion of the panel 110, and at this time, the strip grid 112 extends from the outside to the inside toward the inner wall of the panel 110 obliquely downward to the air intake space 111 of the panel 110. Alternatively, the elongated grids 112 may be disposed at a position closer to the lower side of the arched portion of the panel 110, and in this case, the elongated grids 112 extend obliquely upward from the outside to the inside toward the inner wall of the panel 110 to the air intake space 111 of the panel 110. Still alternatively, the elongated grids 112 may be disposed in the middle of the arched portion of the panel 110, in which case the elongated grids 112 horizontally extend from the outside to the inside toward the inner wall of the panel 110 to the air intake space 111 of the panel 110.

Preferably, the panel 110, the outer panel 120 and the inner panel 130 can be designed as a single structure during the manufacturing process. The connection stability of the integrated structure is better so that the panel assembly 100 can be used for a long time.

To sum up, the utility model provides a panel assembly 100, because panel 110 outwards arches and makes the inside air inlet space 111 that is formed with of panel 110, panel 110 arches the both sides of the length direction of part and installs outer panel 120, has seted up first grid hole 121 on the outer panel 120, and outside air current can enter into the inside air inlet space 111 of panel 110 through first grid hole 121 in, consequently can increase the air inlet area of air conditioner, improves the operating efficiency of air conditioner.

Further, by leaving the installation compartment 140 between the outer panel 120 and the inner panel 130, a fragrance module, a mosquito repellent module, a purification module, etc. may be installed in the installation compartment 140 to add additional functions of the air conditioner.

Furthermore, the cover plate 150 for supporting the fragrance module, the mosquito repelling module and the purifying module is hinged to the outer side plate 120 through a hinge 151, and is clamped to the inner side plate 130 through a clamping block 152, so that the cover plate 150 can be conveniently opened, and the fragrance module, the mosquito repelling module and the purifying module can be replaced regularly.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations and modifications can be made, consistent with the principles of the invention, which are directly determined or derived from the disclosure herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A panel assembly for an air conditioner, comprising:

the panel, at least one part of the said panel arches outwards and makes the said panel form the space of air intake inside; and

and the outer side plates are respectively connected to two sides of the arched part of the panel in the length direction and are provided with first grating holes.

2. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising:

and the inner side plate is correspondingly arranged on the inner side of the outer side plate, is fixed to the inner wall of the panel and is provided with a second grating hole.

3. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a total opening area of the second grid holes is larger than a total opening area of the first grid holes.

4. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a mounting compartment is formed between the outer panel and the inner panel, the mounting compartment being configured to receive at least one of a fragrance module, a mosquito repellent module, and a purification module.

5. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 4, further comprising:

the cover plate is detachably connected between the outer side plate and the inner side plate and used for supporting at least one of the aromatherapy module, the mosquito repelling module and the purification module.

6. The panel assembly of claim 5, wherein one side of the cover plate is hinged to the outer panel by a hinge, and the other side is fastened to the inner panel by a fastening block.

7. The panel assembly of claim 1, wherein the raised portion of the panel is formed with a strip grid, the strip grid being disposed along a length direction of the panel and communicating with the air intake space of the panel.

8. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the elongated grids extend obliquely to the air intake space of the panel from outside to inside toward an inner wall of the panel.

9. The panel assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the panel, the outer side plate and the inner side plate are of a unitary structure.

10. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the panel assembly for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 9.