CN214536740U - Non-touch air conditioner - Google Patents

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CN214536740U
CN214536740U CN202120640734.1U CN202120640734U CN214536740U CN 214536740 U CN214536740 U CN 214536740U CN 202120640734 U CN202120640734 U CN 202120640734U CN 214536740 U CN214536740 U CN 214536740U
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The utility model discloses a touchless air conditioner, which comprises a cabinet air conditioner; the panel is arranged on the cabinet machine, and an installation groove is formed in the panel; an outer machine provided with a refrigeration module and a heating module; the main control system can control the refrigeration module and the heating module to be turned on or turned off; the optical display module set up be in on the mounting groove of panel and with major control system links to each other, the optical display module set includes: the device comprises an imaging module, a detection module and a control module, wherein the imaging module is used for forming a floating real image in the air, the detection module is used for detecting the operation of a user on the floating real image and feeding back a detected interaction signal to the control module, and the control module generates a corresponding control signal according to the interaction signal and sends the control signal to a main control system. According to the utility model discloses a no touch air conditioner can reduce the degree of difficulty of controlling the air conditioner, and contactless operation is clean health simultaneously.

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Non-touch air conditioner
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the air conditioning technique and specifically relates to a no touch air conditioner is related to.
Background
In the prior art, an air conditioner is generally provided with a touch display screen to display information of the air conditioner, and a user can touch a button on the touch display screen to complete control of the air conditioner. However, when the user clicks the control type air conditioner, the user needs to press the solid key on the air conditioner, and since the solid key is small, the control difficulty is large, and there are accidental risks such as electric shock, and oil stain residues often remain on the surface of the air conditioner, so that the contact operation is not clean and sanitary.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a no touch air conditioner, no touch air conditioner has easily to control and contactless, clean health, advantage that the security performance is high.
The utility model provides a no touch air conditioner, include: a cabinet machine; the panel is arranged on the cabinet machine, and an installation groove is formed in the panel; the outdoor unit is internally provided with a refrigeration module and a heating module; the main control system can control the refrigeration module and the heating module to be turned on or turned off; the optical display module assembly, the optical display module assembly sets up on the mounting groove of panel and with major control system links to each other, the optical display module assembly includes: the device comprises an imaging module, a detection module and a control module, wherein the imaging module is used for forming a floating real image in the air, the detection module is used for detecting the operation of a user on the floating real image and feeding back a detected interaction signal to the control module, and the control module generates a corresponding control signal according to the interaction signal and sends the control signal to a main control system.
In some embodiments, the cabinet further comprises a temperature sensor arranged in the cabinet, and the temperature sensor is used for sensing the outside temperature and sending temperature information to the main control system.
In some embodiments, the air conditioner further includes a duct for connecting the cabinet unit and the outdoor unit.
In some embodiments, the outer unit is provided with a ventilation port for ventilating with the outside, and a mask for shielding the ventilation port from foreign objects entering the outer unit.
In some embodiments, the imaging module includes an equivalent negative refractive index optical element and a display, the display is disposed on one side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element, and after light emitted by the display passes through the equivalent negative refractive index optical element, a floating real image opposite to the display is formed on the other side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element.
In some embodiments, the equivalent negative index optical element comprises: the optical waveguide array comprises a first optical waveguide array and a second optical waveguide array, wherein the first optical waveguide array and the second optical waveguide array are tightly attached to each other on the same plane and are arranged orthogonally.
In some embodiments, the first optical waveguide array or the second optical waveguide array is composed of a plurality of parallel-arranged reflecting units arranged obliquely at 45 °, the cross section of each reflecting unit is rectangular, and a reflecting film is disposed along the same side or two sides of the stacking direction of the reflecting units.
In some embodiments, the equivalent negative index optical element further comprises two transparent substrates, the first and second arrays of optical waveguides being disposed between the two transparent substrates.
In some embodiments, an adhesive is disposed between the first optical waveguide array and the second optical waveguide array, between the first optical waveguide array and the adjacent transparent substrate, and between the second optical waveguide array and the adjacent transparent substrate.
In some embodiments, the optical display module further comprises: the total reflector is arranged on one side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element and arranged on the same side of the display so as to reflect light rays emitted by the display to the equivalent negative refractive index optical element.
In some embodiments, the equivalent negative index optical element comprises: a retro-reflector and a beam splitter, the retro-reflector and the display being located on a same side of the beam splitter and the beam splitter reflecting light from the display to the retro-reflector, the beam splitter transmitting light from the retro-reflector.
In some embodiments, the surface of the retro reflector is provided with an 1/4 wave plate.
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.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a touchless air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of an optical display module according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical display module according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a man-machine interaction structure of an optical display module according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a flat lens according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first optical waveguide array and a second optical waveguide array according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a flat lens according to an embodiment of the present invention in the thickness direction;
fig. 8 is a schematic partial structural view of a first optical waveguide array and a second optical waveguide array according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic optical path diagram of a flat lens according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 10 is an internal optical path schematic diagram of a plate lens according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 11 is an imaging schematic diagram of a flat lens according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical display module with additional total reflection mirrors according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical display module according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
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an air conditioner 1000, a cabinet 200, a main control system 300, an outdoor unit 400, a refrigeration module 500, a heating module 600,
a panel 210, an air outlet 220, a base 250, a temperature sensor 260,
the air vent 410, mask 420, conduit 450,
the optical display module 100 is provided with a plurality of optical elements,
an imaging module 20, a flat lens 1, a display 2, a detection module 3, a floating real image 4, a control module 5,
a first optical waveguide array 6, a second optical waveguide array 7, a transparent substrate 8,
a reflecting unit 9, a reflecting film 10, an adhesive 11,
total reflection mirror 12, virtual image 13, retro-reflector 14, beam splitter 15, 1/4 waveplate 16.
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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 and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize the applicability of other processes and/or the use of other materials.
The utility model discloses a first embodiment provides a no touch air conditioner 1000. A touchless air conditioner 1000 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a touchless air conditioner 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the outdoor unit 400, the cabinet 200 connected with the outdoor unit 400 through a pipe 450, the main control system 300, the refrigeration module 500, the heating module 600 and the optical display module 100.
The outdoor unit 400 is provided with a vent 410 to facilitate ventilation with the outside, and a mask 420 is provided on the vent 410, the mask 420 preventing foreign objects from entering the outdoor unit 400 through the vent 410. The cabinet 200 includes a front panel 210 and a base 250 for forming the cabinet 200. The panel 210 is provided with an air outlet 220, and cool air or warm air generated by the air conditioner 1000 can be discharged from the air outlet 210. The cabinet 200 is further provided with a temperature sensor 260, and the temperature sensor 260 is used for sensing an ambient temperature and transmitting ambient temperature information to the main control system 300. The main control system 300 is disposed in the cabinet 200 and electrically connected to the cooling module 500 and the heating module 600, and the main control system 300 can control the cooling module 500 and the heating module 600 to be turned on or off. The cooling module 500 and the heating module 600 are installed in the outdoor unit 400, and when the cooling module 500 or the heating module 600 is turned on, cooling or heating can be performed to the outside through the duct 450 and the air outlet 210.
The optical display module 100 is disposed on the panel 210, and the optical display module 100 can be connected to the main control system 300 of the air conditioner 1000 through the control module 5. The optical display module 100 can form an image in the air to form a floating real image 4, and a user can click the floating real image 4 to complete the control of the air conditioner 1000. It is understood that the optical display module 100 also includes a driving circuit and an associated input/output interface for connecting the above systems, which are omitted from the drawings.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the outer wall of the panel 210 is provided with a mounting groove, and the optical display module 100 is disposed in the mounting groove. It can be understood that, by disposing the optical display module 100 in the mounting groove, the optical display module 100 no longer protrudes from the surface of the panel 210, which is more visually attractive.
Further, the inner wall of the mounting groove has a fastening hole, and the outer wall of the optical display module 100 has a fastening hook matching with the fastening hole. The hooks and the holes have the advantages of simple structure and easy assembly, and the optical display module 100 and the panel 210 can be tightly connected through the matching of the hooks and the holes. In addition, the cost can be reduced while the connection strength between the optical display module 100 and the panel 210 is ensured.
The optical display module 100 includes an imaging module 20, a detection module 3 and a control module 5. The imaging module 20 is used for displaying the image of the optical display module 100 in the air. The detection module 3 may detect the interaction operation of the user to generate interaction information, and transmit the interaction information to the control module 5. The control module 5 determines the specific operation content of the user according to the internal instruction set and the interaction information, generates a corresponding control signal, and sends the control signal to the main control system 300, and the main control system 300 can control the air conditioner to complete various operations, such as adjusting the refrigeration temperature, the refrigeration mode, and the like, according to the control signal. Meanwhile, the control module 5 transmits the operation interface or the control result corresponding to the control signal to the imaging module 20, and displays the image in the air through the imaging module 20, so that the user can conveniently operate the next step or know the control result.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the imaging module 20 includes an equivalent negative refractive optical element and a display 2, in an embodiment, the equivalent negative refractive optical element may be a flat lens 1, the display 2 is disposed on one side of the flat lens 1, after light emitted from the display 2 passes through the flat lens 1, a floating real image 4 opposite to the display 2 is formed on the other side of the flat lens 1, and it can be understood that an imaging position of the floating real image 4 in the air can be changed by adjusting positions of the display 2 and the flat lens 1. The detection module 3 is used for detecting the operation of the user on the floating real image 4 and feeding back the detected interactive signal to the control module 5. Specifically, the optical display module 100 can present the state information of the air conditioner and the information such as the operation buttons displayed by the display 2 on the floating real image 4, so that the user can know the current state of the air conditioner through the floating real image 4 and control the air conditioner 1000 by clicking the virtual buttons of the floating real image.
In an embodiment, when the user needs to adjust the indoor temperature to the preset temperature, the corresponding temperature button in the floating real image 4 may be clicked, the detection module 3 detects the interaction operation of the user, and feeds back the interaction information to the control module 5, and the control module 5 determines the preset temperature value set by the user according to the internal instruction set and the interaction information, so as to generate a corresponding control signal and send the corresponding control signal to the main control system 300. After receiving the control signal, the main control system 300 compares the current indoor temperature detected by the temperature sensor 260 with a preset temperature. If the current indoor temperature is higher than the preset temperature, the main control system 300 automatically selects the cooling mode and controls the cooling module 500 to be turned on to cool the indoor space. At this time, the temperature sensor 260 senses the indoor temperature in real time and transmits information to the main control system 300, and when the indoor temperature is reduced to a preset temperature, the main control system 300 controls the refrigeration module 500 to be turned off; if the current indoor temperature is lower than the preset temperature, the main control system 300 automatically selects the heating mode and controls the heating module 600 to be turned on to heat the indoor space. At this time, the temperature sensor 260 senses the indoor temperature in real time and transmits information to the main control system 300, and when the indoor temperature rises to a preset temperature, the main control system 300 controls the heating module 600 to be turned off. Through the operation, the difficulty of controlling the air conditioner 1000 can be reduced, the risks of accidental electric shock and the like of a user are reduced, the safety is higher, meanwhile, the non-contact operation is cleaner and more sanitary, and the pollution to the surface of the air conditioner 1000 due to the fact that the user touches the air conditioner 1000 is avoided.
It is understood that the main control system 300 can complete other control functions by the user clicking other interfaces or buttons of the floating real image 4, not only the function of adjusting the indoor temperature.
The structure and imaging principle of the flat lens according to the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 5 to 11, which will be described in detail below.
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the equivalent negative refractive index optical element may employ a flat lens 1, the flat lens 1 including two transparent substrates 8, and a first optical waveguide array 6 and a second optical waveguide array 7 interposed between the two transparent substrates 8. The first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are closely attached to each other on the same plane and are orthogonally arranged. Preferably, the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are the same thickness, which facilitates design and production. Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the flat lens includes a first transparent substrate 8, a first optical waveguide array 6, a second optical waveguide array 7, and a second transparent substrate 8 in this order from the display 2 side to the floating real image 4 side.
Wherein the first transparent substrate 8 and the second transparent substrate 8 each have two optical surfaces, and the transparent substrate 8 has a transmittance of 90% to 100% for light having a wavelength of 390nm to 760 nm. The material of the transparent substrate 8 may be at least one of glass, plastic, polymer, and acrylic for protecting the optical waveguide array and filtering out excessive light. Note that, if the strength after the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are bonded to each other in an orthogonal manner is sufficient, or if the thickness of the mounting environment is limited, only one transparent substrate 8 may be disposed, or no transparent substrate 8 may be disposed.
As shown in fig. 6, the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are composed of a plurality of reflection units 9 having a rectangular cross section, and the lengths of the reflection units 9 are limited by the peripheral dimensions of the optical waveguide arrays so as to be different in length. The extending direction of the reflecting unit 9 in the first optical waveguide array 6 is X, the extending direction of the reflecting unit 9 in the second optical waveguide array 7 is Y, and the Z direction is the thickness direction of the optical waveguide array. The extending directions (optical waveguide array directions) of the reflecting units 9 in the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are perpendicular to each other, namely, the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are orthogonally arranged when viewed from the Z direction (thickness direction), so that two light beams in the orthogonal directions are converged at one point, and the object image planes (the light source side and the imaging side) are ensured to be symmetrical relative to a flat lens, an equivalent negative refraction phenomenon is generated, and aerial imaging is realized.
As shown in fig. 7, the first optical waveguide array 6 or the second optical waveguide array 7 is composed of a plurality of parallel arranged reflection units 9 obliquely arranged with being deflected by 45 ° at the user viewing angle. Specifically, the first optical waveguide array 6 may be composed of reflection units 9 arranged side by side at 45 ° in the lower left direction and having a rectangular cross section, the second optical waveguide array 7 may be composed of reflection units 9 arranged side by side at 45 ° in the lower right direction and having a rectangular cross section, and the arrangement directions of the reflection units 9 in the two optical waveguide arrays may be interchanged. For example, the extending direction of the reflection unit 9 in the first optical waveguide array 6 is Y, the extending direction of the reflection unit 9 in the second optical waveguide array 7 is X, the Z direction is the thickness direction of the optical waveguide array, and the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are orthogonally arranged when viewed from the Z direction (thickness direction), so that two light beams in the orthogonal direction converge at one point, and the object image planes (light source side and image forming side) are ensured to be symmetrical with respect to the flat lens, thereby generating an equivalent negative refraction phenomenon and realizing aerial imaging. The optical waveguide material has an optical refractive index n1, in some embodiments, n1>1.4, for example, n1 is 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, and the like.
As shown in fig. 8, for the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7, two interfaces exist between each reflection unit 9 and its adjacent reflection unit 9, and the interfaces are bonded by an adhesive 11 having a good light transmittance. Preferably, the adhesive 11 may be selected from a photosensitive adhesive or a thermosetting adhesive, and the thickness of the adhesive 13 is T1, and T1>0.001mm is satisfied, for example, T1 ═ 0.002mm or T1 ═ 0.003mm or T1 ═ 0.0015mm, and the specific thickness may be set according to specific needs. And adhesives 11 are respectively arranged between the adjacent optical waveguide arrays in the flat lens 1 and between the optical waveguide arrays and the transparent substrate 8, so that the firmness is improved.
In some embodiments, the reflection unit 9 may have a rectangular cross section, and the reflection film 10 is provided along one side or both sides of the arrangement direction of the reflection unit 9. Specifically, in the arrangement direction of the optical waveguide array, two sides of each reflection unit 9 are plated with a reflection film 10, and the material of the reflection film 10 may be a metal material such as aluminum, silver, or other non-metal compound material that realizes total reflection. The reflecting film 10 is used for preventing light rays from entering an adjacent optical waveguide array due to no total reflection to form stray light to influence imaging. Alternatively, each reflection element 9 may be formed by adding a dielectric film to the reflection film 10, and the dielectric film may improve the light reflectance.
The cross section width a and the cross section length b of the single reflection unit 9 satisfy 0.1mm ≤ a ≤ 5mm, 0.1mm ≤ b ≤ 5mm, and further satisfy 0.1mm ≤ a ≤ 2mm, and 0.1mm ≤ b ≤ 2mm for better imaging effect. For example, a is 0.2mm, b is 0.2 mm; alternatively, a is 0.5mm and b is 0.5 mm. When a large screen is displayed, the requirement of large size can be realized by splicing a plurality of optical waveguide arrays. The overall shape of the optical waveguide array is set according to the application scene, in this embodiment, the two groups of optical waveguide arrays are integrally rectangular, the two diagonal reflection units 9 are triangular, and the middle reflection unit 9 is a trapezoidal structure. The lengths of the single reflection units 9 are different, the reflection unit 9 positioned on the diagonal of the rectangle has the longest length, and the reflection units 9 at the two ends have the shortest length. In addition, the flat lens 1 may further include an anti-reflection component and a viewing angle control component, and the anti-reflection component may improve the overall transmittance of the flat lens and improve the definition and brightness of the floating real image 4. The visual angle control component can be used for eliminating the afterimage of the floating real image 4, reducing the vertigo of an observer, preventing the observer from peeping into the device from other angles, and improving the overall attractiveness of the device. The anti-reflection component and the viewing angle control component may be combined, or may be separately disposed between the transparent substrate 8 and the waveguide array, between two waveguide arrays, or on the outer layer of the transparent substrate 8.
The imaging principle of the flat lens is explained below with reference to fig. 9 to 11, and the details are as follows.
On the micrometer scale, a mutually orthogonal double-layer waveguide array structure is used for orthogonal decomposition of arbitrary optical signals. The original signal is projected on the first optical waveguide array 6, a rectangular coordinate system is established by taking the projection point of the original signal as the origin and taking the projection point of the original signal as the X axis perpendicular to the first optical waveguide array 6, and the original signal is decomposed into two paths of mutually orthogonal signals of a signal X positioned on the X axis and a signal Y positioned on the Y axis in the rectangular coordinate system. When the signal X passes through the first optical waveguide array 6, the signal X is totally reflected on the surface of the reflective film 10 at a reflection angle equal to the incident angle; at this time, the signal Y remains parallel to the first optical waveguide array 6, and after passing through the first optical waveguide array 6, the signal Y is totally reflected on the surface of the reflective film 10 at the same reflection angle as the incident angle on the surface of the second optical waveguide array 7, and the reflected optical signal composed of the reflected signal Y and the signal X is mirror-symmetric to the original optical signal. Therefore, the light rays in any direction can realize mirror symmetry through the flat lens 1, the divergent light of any light source can be converged into a floating real image again at a symmetrical position through the flat lens 1, the imaging distance of the floating real image is the same as the distance from the flat lens 1 to an image source, namely a display 2, the floating real image is imaged at equal distance, and the floating real image is positioned in the air without a specific carrier but directly presents the real image in the air. Therefore, the image in the space seen by the user is the image emitted from the display 2.
In the embodiment of the present invention, when the light emitted from the light source of the display 2 passes through the flat lens 1, the above process occurs on the flat lens 1. Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the incident angles of the light rays on the first optical waveguide arrays 6 are α, respectively1、α2And alpha3The reflection angle of the light on the first optical waveguide array 6 is beta1、β2And beta3In which α is1=β1,α2=β2,α3=β3After being reflected by the first optical waveguide array 6, the incident angles on the second optical waveguide array 7 are respectively gamma1、γ2And gamma3The reflection angles at the second optical waveguide arrays 7 are respectively δ1、δ2And delta3Wherein γ is1=δ1,γ2=δ2,γ3=δ3
Further, the incident angles after the convergent imaging are respectively alpha1,α2,α3…αnWhen the distance between the light source of the display 2 and the flat lens is L, the distance between the imaging position of the floating real image and the flat lens is also L, and the viewing angle ∈ of the floating real image is 2 times max (α).
It can be understood that if the size of the optical waveguide array is small, the image can be seen only at a certain distance from the imaging side of the optical waveguide array; if the size of the optical waveguide array is increased, a larger imaging distance can be realized, and thus the visual field rate is increased.
Preferably, the included angle between the flat lens 1 and the display 2 is set to be in the range of 45 ° ± 5 °, so that the size of the flat lens 1 can be effectively utilized, the imaging quality is improved, and the influence of afterimages is reduced. Furthermore, if there is another demand for the imaging position, another angle may be selected at the expense of the partial imaging quality, and the flat lens 1 is preferably sized to display the screen of the floating real image 4 presented by the entire display 2. However, if only a part of the display 2 needs to be seen in actual use, the size and position of the flat lens 1 can be freely adjusted according to the actual display, which is not limited in this respect.
In addition, the principle of imaging with the slab lens 1 adopting the double-layer optical waveguide array structure is mainly described above, but in other embodiments, if the plurality of cubic columnar reflection units 9 with the reflection films 12 are provided on all four peripheral surfaces, and the plurality of cubic columnar reflection units 9 are arranged in an array in the X and Y directions in the one-layer optical waveguide array structure, that is, the two layers of optical waveguide arrays are combined into one layer, the imaging principle of the slab lens 1 may also be the same as that of the double-layer optical waveguide array structure.
In the embodiment, the thicknesses of the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 are the same, so that the complexity of the structures of the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 can be simplified, the manufacturing difficulty of the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 can be reduced, the production efficiency of the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 can be improved, and the production cost of the first optical waveguide array 6 and the second optical waveguide array 7 can be reduced. It should be noted that the thickness is the same in a relative range, and is not absolutely the same, that is, for the purpose of improving the production efficiency, a certain thickness difference may exist between the optical waveguide arrays without affecting the aerial imaging quality.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the imaging mode of the Display 2 may include RGB (red, green, blue) Light Emitting Diodes (LED), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) devices, OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) array, projection, laser Diode, or any other suitable Display or stereoscopic Display, without limitation.
In an embodiment, the luminance of the display 2 may be set to not less than 500cd/m2Thereby reducing the effect of brightness loss in the optical path propagation. Of course, in practical applications, the display brightness of the display 2 may be adjusted according to the brightness of the ambient light.
Furthermore, according to the utility model discloses a some embodiments carry out visual angle control to the display image surface of display 2 and handle, can lighten the ghost of floating real image 4, improve picture quality, also can prevent that other people from peeping to other input device that need privacy information protection of wide application.
According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, detection module 3 can be far and near infrared sensor, ultrasonic sensor, laser interference sensor, grating sensor, encoder, optical fiber sensor or CCD sensor. That is, the sensing form of the detection module 3 includes, but is not limited to, far and near infrared, ultrasonic, laser interference, grating, encoder, fiber optic type or CCD (charge coupled device), etc. The sensing area of the detection module 3 and the floating real image 4 are located on the same plane and comprise a three-dimensional space where the floating real image is located, an optimal sensing form can be selected according to an installation space, a viewing angle and a use environment, a user can conveniently operate the floating real image 4 in an optimal posture, and the sensitivity and the convenience of user operation are improved.
According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, control module 5 can adopt wired or wireless mode to be connected with imaging module 20, detection module 3, transmits digit or analog signal to can control optical display module assembly 100's volume in a flexible way, can strengthen optical display module assembly 100's electrical stability moreover.
The present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 12, with reference to a touchless air conditioner 1000 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The remaining configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the difference in the structure of the optical display module 100, and thus, the repeated description of the same configuration with the same reference numerals will be omitted.
The structure of the optical display module 100 is characterized in that a total reflection mirror 12 is added on the side of the flat lens 1 where the display 2 is located. Light emitted by the display 2 is reflected by the total reflection mirror 12, enters the flat lens 1, and finally converges on the other side of the flat lens 1, so that a floating real image 4 is formed. The function and structure of the detection module 3 and the control module 5 are the same as those of the first embodiment.
It can be seen that, in this embodiment, after the light of the display 2 is reflected by the total reflection mirror 12, a virtual image 13 that is as large as the display 2 and is plane-symmetric with respect to the total reflection mirror 12 is equivalently formed on the other side of the total reflection mirror 12, and the floating real image 4 is actually mirror-symmetric with respect to the flat lens 1 with the virtual image 13. Preferably, the included angle between the flat lens 1 and the virtual image 13 is set to be in the range of 45 ° ± 5 °, so that the size of the flat lens 1 can be more fully utilized, and simultaneously, better imaging quality and smaller afterimage influence are obtained. But other angles may be chosen at the expense of partial imaging quality if there are other requirements on the imaging position. It is also preferable that the size of the flat lens 1 and the total reflection mirror 12 is set so that the user can see the picture of the aerial image 4 presented by the entire display 2 at a glance, but if it is necessary to see only a part of the content of the display 2 in actual use, the size and position of the flat lens 1 can be freely adjusted according to the actual display picture.
The effect of this embodiment is that can change the orientation of the display frame in the display 2, and what the display 2 can set up is closer to the flat lens 1, under the unchangeable condition of the real image 4 of floating and the flat lens 1 distance, shows the whole thickness that reduces optical display module 100 to can be better integrated to in the touchless air conditioner 1000.
It is understood that a plurality of total reflection mirrors 12 (not shown) may be disposed in the optical display module 100, and the light of the display 2 is reflected therein for a plurality of times to form a virtual image farther away from the flat lens 1, so as to further reduce the thickness of the optical display module 100.
A touchless air conditioner 1000 according to a third embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 13. The remaining configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the difference in the structure of the optical display module 100, and thus, the repeated description of the same configuration with the same reference numerals will be omitted.
The optical display module 100 is characterized in that a retro-reflector 14 is used to replace the flat lens 1, and a beam splitter 15 is added to reconverge the light from the display 2 in the air to present a floating real image 4.
Specifically, the imaging principle of the present embodiment is as follows:
light emitted from the display 2 is first reflected by the beam splitter 15 to the surface of the retro-reflector 14, and the beam splitter 15 is a beam splitter that is semi-transparent to visible light, i.e., has characteristics of 50% transmittance and 50% reflectance with respect to visible light. When this portion of the light is incident on the surface of the retro-reflector 14, it is reflected again by the microstructures inside the retro-reflector 14 and the reflected light is returned from a direction opposite to that of the incident light, at which time the reflected light is transmitted through the beam splitter 15, thereby forming a floating real image 4 in the air in a position where the display 2 is plane-symmetric with respect to the beam splitter 15.
The beam splitter 15 is used to split a light beam into two light beams, one light beam is transmitted and the other light beam is reflected, and is made of a metal film or a dielectric film, and the ratio of reflection to transmission is about 1:1 in the embodiment, which can be classified into a polarized type and a non-polarized type in principle.
The retro-reflector 14 has a retro-reflection effect on its surface, which reflects incident light from a direction close to the opposite direction of its incident direction, and is covered with micro glass beads or micro prism structures, which refracts and reflects incident light through internal microstructures, so that light exits in the opposite direction of the incident direction. Since the structure of the retro-reflector 14 is relatively conventional, it will not be described herein in more detail.
Furthermore, according to some embodiments of the present invention, 1/4 wave plate 16 may be disposed on the surface of the retro-reflector 14, if the light emitted from the display 2 is linearly polarized, reflected by the polarizing beam splitter 15, and then enters the retro-reflector 14 through 1/4 wave plate 16, the reflected light returns from the opposite direction close to the incident light and then passes through 1/4 wave plate 16 again, and the polarization plane of the linearly polarized light emitted from the display 2 is rotated by 90 degrees, so that the light can be emitted from the polarizing beam splitter 15 and converged into the floating image 4 in the air. The method can greatly improve the energy utilization rate of the light of the display 2 and reduce the light intensity loss, thereby improving the brightness of the floating real image 4. It will be appreciated that if the display 2 is sufficiently bright, or if the light emitted by the display 2 is not linearly polarized, a non-polarizing beam splitter 15 may be used without 1/4 wave plate 16.
According to the utility model discloses no touch air conditioner 1000, but through the aerial imaging technique of interaction with the display screen of display 2 in aerial definite position department formation superficial sky real image 4, the user can operate according to the picture information in superficial sky real image 4, when detecting user operation information, detection module 3 detects interactive operation, thereby obtain user's interactive information, control module 5 combines the internal instruction set to handle the analysis to the interactive information who acquires, judge user's specific operation content, generate corresponding control signal, and send control signal to the major control system 300 of air conditioner, major control system 300 can judge according to the temperature signal that control signal and temperature sensor 260 sent, in order to open refrigeration module 500 or heating module 600, thereby control the air conditioner operation, in order to accomplish user's operation purpose. Therefore, the operation mode of the user can be more convenient and visual, the user is prevented from being in contact with the air conditioner body during operation, the risks such as accidental electric shock of the user are reduced, the safety is higher, meanwhile, the non-contact operation is cleaner and more sanitary, and the pollution to the surface of the air conditioner caused by the fact that the user touches the air conditioner is avoided.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., 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 invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to 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. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.
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.

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1. A touchless air conditioner, comprising:
a cabinet machine;
the panel is arranged on the cabinet machine, and an installation groove is formed in the panel;
the outdoor unit is internally provided with a refrigeration module and a heating module;
the main control system can control the refrigeration module and the heating module to be turned on or turned off;
the optical display module assembly, the optical display module assembly sets up on the mounting groove of panel and with major control system links to each other, the optical display module assembly includes: the device comprises an imaging module, a detection module and a control module, wherein the imaging module is used for forming a floating real image in the air, the detection module is used for detecting the operation of a user on the floating real image and feeding back a detected interaction signal to the control module, and the control module generates a corresponding control signal according to the interaction signal and sends the control signal to a main control system.
2. The touchless air conditioner of claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor disposed within the cabinet for sensing outside temperature and sending temperature information to the master control system.
3. The touchless air conditioner of claim 1, further comprising a duct for connecting the cabinet unit and the outdoor unit.
4. The touchless air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the outer unit is provided with a ventilation port for ventilating with the outside and a mask for shielding the ventilation port from foreign objects entering the outer unit.
5. The touchless air conditioner of claim 1, wherein: the imaging module comprises an equivalent negative refractive index optical element and a display, the display is arranged on one side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element, and after light rays emitted by the display pass through the equivalent negative refractive index optical element, a floating real image opposite to the display is formed on the other side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element.
6. The touchless air conditioner of claim 5, wherein the equivalent negative index optical element comprises: the optical waveguide array comprises a first optical waveguide array and a second optical waveguide array, wherein the first optical waveguide array and the second optical waveguide array are tightly attached to each other on the same plane and are arranged orthogonally.
7. The touchless air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the first optical waveguide array or the second optical waveguide array is composed of a plurality of parallel-arranged reflecting units arranged obliquely at 45 °, the reflecting units having a rectangular cross section, and being provided with reflecting films on the same side or both sides in the stacking direction of the reflecting units.
8. The touchless air conditioner of claim 6, wherein the equivalent negative index optical element further comprises two transparent substrates, the first and second optical waveguide arrays being disposed between the two transparent substrates.
9. The touchless air conditioner of claim 8, wherein an adhesive is disposed between the first optical waveguide array and the second optical waveguide array, between the first optical waveguide array and the adjacent transparent substrate, and between the second optical waveguide array and the adjacent transparent substrate.
10. The touchless air conditioner of claim 5, wherein the optical display module further comprises: the total reflector is arranged on one side of the equivalent negative refractive index optical element and arranged on the same side of the display so as to reflect light rays emitted by the display to the equivalent negative refractive index optical element.
11. The touchless air conditioner of claim 5, wherein the equivalent negative index optical element comprises: a retro-reflector and a beam splitter, the retro-reflector and the display being located on a same side of the beam splitter and the beam splitter reflecting light from the display to the retro-reflector, the beam splitter transmitting light from the retro-reflector.
12. The touchless air conditioner of claim 11, wherein the surface of the retro-reflector is provided with an 1/4 wave plate.
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