CN214581466U - Machine and air conditioner in air conditioning - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a face frame assembly, a filter screen device, a panel and a first elastic piece; the face frame assembly is provided with an air inlet and a pick-and-place opening; the filter screen device is arranged in the face frame assembly in a sliding manner and covers the air inlet; the panel is movably connected with the face frame assembly and can move between a covering position and an avoiding position; first elastic component sets up between face frame subassembly and filter unit, and filter unit can stretch out to the outside of face frame subassembly through getting under the effect of first elastic component. According to the air conditioner indoor unit, when the filter screen device needs to be replaced, the panel is switched to the avoiding position, the first elastic piece can automatically eject the filter screen device out of the panel frame assembly, a user can pull and pull the filter screen device conveniently, and the operation is simple and convenient; after the filter screen device after the user will change disposes into face frame subassembly from getting to put the mouth, switch the panel to cover the position can, get and put mouthful and filter screen device and all can not influence the pleasing to the eye of air conditioning indoor set.

Description

Machine and air conditioner in air conditioning

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner.

Background

In the related art, the filter screen of the air conditioner is placed in the machine body, when a user unpicks and washes the air conditioner, the panel 3 needs to be opened, and the filter screen can be taken out only by part of connecting pieces, so that the operation is complicated; in addition, when the air conditioner indoor unit is installed at a high position of a wall, a user needs to stand at the high position to operate, operation is inconvenient, and the user may have a safety risk of falling.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, it is desirable to provide an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner with a filter screen convenient to replace.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, including a face frame assembly, a filter screen device, a panel, and a first elastic member; the face frame assembly is provided with an air inlet and a pick-and-place opening; the filter screen device is arranged in the face frame assembly in a sliding mode and covers the air inlet; the panel is movably connected with the face frame assembly and can move between a covering position for covering the fetching and placing opening and an avoiding position for exposing the fetching and placing opening; first elastic component set up in the face frame subassembly with between the filter screen device, the filter screen device can be in under the effect of first elastic component the warp get and put the mouth and stretch out to the outside of face frame subassembly.

In some embodiments, the filter screen device is disposed on the top of the face frame assembly, the access opening is located on the front side of the face frame assembly, and the panel can slide in the up-down direction relative to the face frame assembly.

In some embodiments, the indoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a locking device, the filter screen device comprises a locking state and an unlocking state, the locking device can selectively drive the filter screen device to switch between the locking state and the unlocking state, and when the panel is located at the avoiding position and the filter screen device is in the unlocking state, the first elastic piece ejects the filter screen device out of the taking and placing opening.

In some embodiments, during the sliding of the panel from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel drives the locking device to move so as to drive the filter screen device to switch from the locking state to the unlocking state.

In some embodiments, the locking device comprises a second elastic member and an unlocking mechanism, the face frame assembly is provided with a sliding groove extending along the movement direction of the filter screen device, the end part of the filter screen device is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, the corresponding side wall of the sliding groove is provided with a locking notch, the filter screen device is provided with a protrusion matched with the locking notch, and the second elastic member is configured to drive the filter screen device to move towards one side of the locking notch so that the protrusion is clamped in the locking notch; the unlocking mechanism can drive the protrusion to be separated from the locking notch under the driving of the panel.

In some embodiments, the unlocking mechanism is used for shifting the protruding portion to be located below the filter screen device, and the second elastic element is located above the filter screen device.

In some embodiments, the face frame assembly is provided with the sliding grooves and the locking devices at two opposite sides along the length direction, and two side ends of the filter screen device are slidably arranged in the corresponding sliding grooves.

In some embodiments, the unlocking mechanism comprises a first reset member, a first toggle member rotatably connected with the face frame assembly, and a second toggle member disposed on the panel; the second stirring piece can stir the first stirring piece to rotate in the process of following the panel to ensure that one part of the first stirring piece extends into the locking notch to push the protrusion, and the first resetting piece is used for driving the first stirring piece to reset to the initial position before rotation.

In some embodiments, the first toggle member includes a rotating body, and a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding from a circumferential surface of the rotating body, the rotating body is rotatably connected to the face frame assembly, the second protrusion extends from inside the face frame assembly to an outer surface of a side of the face frame assembly facing the panel, and the first protrusion can selectively extend into the locking notch and push the protrusion.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit comprises a first installation shaft arranged on the face frame assembly and extending along the length direction of the face frame assembly, the first reset piece is a first torsion spring, and the rotating part and the first torsion spring are all sleeved on the first installation shaft.

In some embodiments, the first toggle member includes a first limiting member protruding from the rotating body, the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are connected to one axial end of the rotating body, the first limiting member is connected to the other axial end of the rotating body, the face frame assembly forms a limiting region, the first limiting member extends into the limiting region to limit the rotation amplitude of the first toggle member, and when the first toggle member is located at an initial position, the first reset member abuts against the first limiting member on a side wall of the limiting region along one side of the rotation direction.

In some embodiments, the second toggle member is rotatably connected to the panel, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a second reset member, the second toggle member idles under interference of the first toggle member to avoid the first toggle member when the panel moves from the avoiding position to the covering position, and the second reset member is configured to drive the second toggle member to reset to an initial position before rotation.

In some embodiments, the second toggle member is provided with a recessed area, the panel is provided with a second limiting member protruding from an inner surface of the panel, the second limiting member extends into the recessed area, and when the second toggle member is located at an initial position, the second reset member abuts against a side wall of the recessed area on one side in the rotation direction against the second limiting member.

In some embodiments, the air-conditioning indoor unit comprises a second installation shaft arranged on the panel and extending along the length direction of the panel frame assembly, the second reset piece is a second torsion spring, and the second toggle piece and the second torsion spring are both sleeved on the second installation shaft.

In some embodiments, the panel is configured to slide under an external force and to be maintained at any position within a sliding travel range under a frictional force between the panel and the face frame assembly.

In some embodiments, the air-conditioning indoor unit comprises a latch hook and a third reset member, the latch hook is rotatably disposed on the face frame assembly, a hook portion is disposed at a top end of the panel, and when the panel moves to the covering position, the latch hook hooks the hook portion to maintain the panel at the covering position; when the panel moves from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel can force the lock hook to rotate so as to release the hook part, and the third resetting piece is used for driving the lock hook to reset to the initial position before rotation.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit includes a driving mechanism that drives the panel to switch between the covering position and the avoiding position.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism comprises a motor disposed on the face frame assembly, a rack disposed on an inner surface of the face plate, and a first gear disposed on a motor shaft of the motor;

the rack is in meshed transmission with the first gear; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the driving mechanism further comprises at least one second gear, and the first gear and the rack are in meshing transmission through the at least one second gear.

The embodiment of the application also provides an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner outdoor unit and any one of the air conditioner indoor units, wherein the air conditioner outdoor unit is connected with the air conditioner indoor unit through a refrigerant pipe.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit, when the filter screen device needs to be replaced, the panel is switched to the avoiding position, the first elastic piece can automatically eject the filter screen device to the outside of the face frame assembly from the taking and placing opening, and a user can extract the filter screen device, so that the operation is simple and convenient; after the filter screen device after the user will change disposes into face frame subassembly from getting to put mouthful, with the panel switch to cover the position can, so, get and put mouthful and filter screen device and all can not expose at the outward appearance face of air conditioning indoor set, avoid influencing the pleasing to the eye of air conditioning indoor set.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein a panel is in a covering position;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1 in another state, in which the panel is in the avoiding position and the filter screen device is in the extending state;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction F-F in FIG. 1, wherein the dashed lines and arrows indicate the airflow flow paths;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 4 from another perspective showing the face frame assembly and the first elastic member;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 5 from another perspective;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary view of the face frame assembly of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the panel, the driving mechanism, and the second toggle member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a first toggle member according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a screen assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 4 in another state, wherein the panel has slid downwardly from the position shown in FIG. 4 and the second toggle member has just come into contact with the first toggle member;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 12 at A;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the panel of FIG. 13 after it has been slid further downward for a predetermined distance, wherein the filter screen assembly is in an extended position and the second toggle member is about to disengage from the first toggle member;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial schematic view at B of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is the panel of FIG. 14 after sliding a further distance downward, wherein the second toggle member and the first toggle member have been disengaged;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged partial schematic view at C of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is the top panel of FIG. 16 after replacing the filter screen assembly, sliding upwardly a distance with the second toggle member just contacting the first toggle member;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged partial view of FIG. 18 at D;

FIG. 20 is the panel of FIG. 18 continuing to slide upwardly a distance with the second toggle member overriding the first toggle member;

fig. 21 is a partially enlarged schematic view at E in fig. 20.

Description of the reference numerals

A face frame assembly 1; a pick-and-place port 102; a chute 103; a locking notch 104; an air inlet 105; a confinement region 106; a first elastic buckle; a chassis 2; a volute casing 21; a panel 3; a second stopper 31; a second elastic buckle 32; a strainer device 4; the protrusions 41; an unlocking mechanism; a first toggle member 511; a swivel portion 5111; the first convex portion 5112; the second convex portion 5113; a first limit part 5114; a first reset element 512; a second toggle member 513; recessed regions 513 a; a second reset 514; the second elastic member 52; a first elastic member 61; a first mounting shaft 62; a second mounting shaft 63; a first gear 71; a rack 72; a heat exchanger 81; wind wheel 82

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, technical features in examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiment should be understood as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the respective drawings, it being understood that these orientation terms are merely for convenience of describing the present application and for simplification of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation and operation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning indoor unit, please refer to fig. 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, which includes a panel frame assembly 1, a filter unit 4, a panel 3, and a first elastic member 61. Referring to fig. 5, the face frame assembly 1 is provided with an air inlet 105 and a pick-and-place port 102; the screen assembly 4 is slidably disposed in the face frame assembly 1 and covers the intake vent 105, and the screen assembly 4 filters the airflow from the intake vent 105. The panel 3 is movably connected with the face frame assembly 1, and the panel 3 can move between a covering position (refer to fig. 1 and 4) for covering the access opening 102 and an avoiding position (refer to fig. 2 and 3) for exposing the access opening 102; the first elastic member 61 is disposed between the face frame assembly 1 and the filter device 4, and the filter device 4 can extend out of the face frame assembly 1 through the access opening 102 under the action of the first elastic member 61.

The covering position of the panel 3 is a default position, that is, the panel 3 is in the covering position when the filter device 4 does not need to be replaced, for example, when the indoor unit of an air conditioner is in an operating state, a standby state, or the like.

In the air-conditioning indoor unit of the embodiment of the application, when the filter screen device 4 needs to be replaced, the panel 3 is switched to the avoiding position, the first elastic piece 61 can automatically eject the filter screen device 4 from the taking and placing opening 102 to the outside of the face frame assembly 1, and a user can extract the filter screen device 4, so that the operation is simple and convenient; after the user disposes the replaced filter screen device 4 from the taking and placing opening 102 into the face frame assembly 1, the panel 3 is switched to the covering position, so that the taking and placing opening 102 and the filter screen device 4 are not exposed on the appearance surface of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and the attractiveness of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is prevented from being influenced.

It should be noted that the specific installation form of the air conditioner indoor unit in the embodiment of the present application is not limited, and for example, the air conditioner indoor unit may be hung on a wall or may stand on the ground, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned exposing and taking-out opening 102 means that the taking-out and taking-out opening 102 is exposed on the outer surface of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and in a plane projection perpendicular to the drawing direction of the filter screen device 4, the panel 3 and the taking-out and taking-out opening 102 do not intersect, that is, in the drawing and taking-out process of the filter screen device 4, the panel 3 does not interfere with the filter screen device 4.

Referring to fig. 4, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a base plate 2, a heat exchanger 81, and a wind wheel 82, the panel frame assembly 1 and the base plate 2 are fastened to each other to enclose an installation space, and the heat exchanger 81 and the wind wheel 82 are installed in the installation space. The chassis 2 is provided with a volute 21, the wind wheel 82 is rotatably arranged in the volute 21, the heat exchanger 81 is arranged around an air inlet of the volute 21, and air enters the installation space from the air inlet 105 and enters the volute 21 after being subjected to heat exchange through the heat exchanger 81.

In some embodiments, the screen assembly 4 is positioned on top of the face frame assembly 1, and in particular, the screen assembly 4 is positioned between the top of the heat exchanger 81 and the bottom of the intake vent 105. The taking and placing opening 102 is located at the front side of the face frame assembly 1, namely, a user pulls the filter screen device 4 along the front-back direction of the air conditioner indoor unit. The panel 3 can slide in the vertical direction with respect to the face frame assembly 1. The face frame assembly 1 slides substantially along the surface of the front side of the face frame assembly 1 to save space required for movement.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit includes a locking device, and the filter unit 4 includes a locked state (see fig. 13, 19 and 21) and an unlocked state, where the locked state and the unlocked state are referred to as a state in which the filter unit 4 is installed in the face frame assembly 1. The closure device is capable of selectively actuating the sieve arrangement 4 between a locked state and an unlocked state, the first resilient member 61 ejecting the sieve arrangement 4 from the access opening 102 when the panel 3 is in the retracted position and the sieve arrangement 4 is in the unlocked state.

Specifically, when the panel 3 is in the covering position, the strainer device 4 cannot be ejected from the access opening 102 regardless of whether the strainer device 4 is in the unlocked state or the locked state. The first elastic element 61 can only eject the screen unit 4 when the panel 3 is in the retracted position and the closure device switches the screen unit 4 to the unlocked state.

The closure means can facilitate the insertion of the screening means 4 into the filter chamber by a user. Specifically, after the user pushed filter screen device 4 into the filter cavity, locking device drive filter screen device 4 and get the locking state, with filter screen device 4 locking in face frame subassembly 1, after the user loosened the hand, filter screen device 4 can not be popped out by first elastic component 61 and get and put mouth 102, and afterwards, panel 3 moved to the position of hiding, and the place of putting of hiding is got and is put mouth 102, accomplishes the change of filter screen device 4.

It should be noted that in some embodiments, the locking device may be configured to move the screen device 4 to the unlocking state and then move the panel 3 to the avoiding position, so that the screen device 4 abuts against the inner side of the panel 3 during the movement of the panel 3, and the screen device 4 is ejected immediately as long as the panel 3 moves to a position where the panel 3 does not interfere with the screen device 4. In other embodiments, the panel 3 may be moved to the retracted position first, and the locking device then drives the screen assembly 4 to the unlocked position, such that the screen assembly 4 is ejected immediately when the screen assembly 4 is switched to the unlocked position. In still other embodiments, the movement of the panel 3 and the unlocking of the lock are synchronized without any significant sequencing.

In some embodiments, the locking device may be electrically driven, for example, by a motor.

Illustratively, during the sliding process of the panel 3 from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel 3 drives the locking device to move so as to drive the filter screen device 4 to switch from the locking state to the unlocking state, and it should be noted that the locking device can automatically drive the filter screen device 4 to switch from the unlocking state to the locking state. In this embodiment, the movement of the panel 3 and the movement of the locking device are interrelated, no additional power is required to be provided to the locking device, the cost of a power source can be saved, a control algorithm is not required, and the production cost is reduced.

The specific structure of the locking device is not limited. Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 10, the locking device includes a second elastic member 52 and an unlocking mechanism, and referring to fig. 6 and 7, the face frame assembly 1 is provided with a slide groove 103 extending in the moving direction of the screen device 4, and the end of the screen device 4 is slidably disposed in the slide groove 103. The chute 103 plays a role in limiting and guiding the movement of the filter screen device 4.

Referring to fig. 7, the chute wall corresponding to the chute 103 is provided with a locking notch 104, referring to fig. 11, the strainer device 4 is provided with a protrusion 41 engaged with the locking notch 104, the second elastic member 52 is configured to drive the strainer device 4 to move toward one side of the locking notch 104 so that the protrusion 41 is engaged with the locking notch 104, the engagement of the locking notch 104 and the protrusion 41 enables the strainer device 4 to be locked, the strainer device 4 cannot slide in the chute 103, that is, the strainer device 4 enters a locking state, that is, the locking device drives the strainer device 4 to enter the locking state through the second elastic member 52; the unlocking mechanism can push the protrusion 41 to disengage from the locking notch 104 under the driving of the panel 3, that is, the filter screen device 4 enters the unlocking state, that is, the locking device drives the filter screen device 4 to switch from the locking state to the unlocking state through the unlocking mechanism.

The specific location of the second elastic element 52 is not limited as long as it can apply an acting force to the filter screen device 4 and push the filter screen to move toward the locking notch 104. Illustratively, referring to fig. 5, the second elastic element 52 is disposed on a side of the filter screen apparatus 4 facing away from the locking notch 104, and a portion of the unlocking mechanism for the toggle projection 41 is located on a side of the filter screen apparatus 4 facing the locking notch 104, that is, a portion of the second elastic element 52 and the unlocking mechanism for the toggle projection 41 are located on two opposite sides of the filter screen apparatus 4.

In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 4, a portion of the unlocking mechanism for moving the protrusion 41 is located below the filter screen device 4, and the second elastic member 52 is located above the filter screen device 4, that is, the unlocking mechanism and the second elastic member 52 are located on two opposite sides of the filter screen device 4 in the thickness direction. In another embodiment, the part of the unlocking mechanism for moving the protrusion 41 is located on one side of the filter device 4 along the length direction of the face frame assembly 1, and the second elastic member 52 is located on the other side of the face frame assembly 1 along the length direction.

The specific structure of the second elastic member 52 is not limited, for example, the second elastic member 52 may be a compression spring, an elastic pad, an elastic hook, or the like.

For example, referring to fig. 7, the second elastic element 52 is an elastic hook integrally formed with the face frame assembly 1. The number of the second elastic members 52 may be one or more. Illustratively, the number of the second elastic members 52 is plural, and the plural second elastic members 52 are arranged along the sliding direction of the filter screen device 4, so that the force applied to the filter screen device 4 is relatively uniform, and the probability of the filter screen device 4 being stuck in the chute 103 is reduced.

It should be noted that in some embodiments, the face frame assembly 1 has only one sliding slot 103, i.e. only one end of the filter screen assembly 4 is slidably engaged with the sliding slot 103. In other embodiments, the two opposite sides of the face frame assembly 1 along the length direction are provided with the sliding grooves 103 and the locking devices, the two side ends of the filter screen device 4 are slidably disposed in the corresponding sliding grooves 103, one locking device is correspondingly disposed at each sliding groove 103, and the two locking devices are substantially symmetrically arranged to improve the motion stability and reliability of the filter screen device 4.

The specific structure of the unlocking mechanism is not limited, and for example, referring to fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 8, the unlocking mechanism includes a first reset member 512, a first toggle member 511 rotatably connected to the face frame assembly 1, and a second toggle member 513 disposed on the panel 3. The second toggle member 513 will follow the panel 3 in synchronization. The second toggle member 513 can toggle the first toggle member 511 to rotate during the movement of following the panel 3, so that a part of the first toggle member 511 extends into the locking notch 104 to push the protrusion 41. That is, the first toggle member 511 corresponds to a driven member, and the second toggle member 513 corresponds to a driving member. The first reset element 512 is used for driving the first toggle element 511 to reset to an initial position before rotation.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, before the first toggle member 511 and the second toggle member 513 are not contacted, both are in the initial position. In the process of moving the panel 3 from the covering position to the avoiding position, referring to fig. 13, when the panel 3 moves until the first toggle piece 511 contacts the second toggle piece 513, the second toggle piece 513 will follow the panel 3 to move continuously, so that the second toggle piece 513 will toggle the first toggle piece 511 to rotate along the first hour hand direction shown by the arrow in fig. 13, that is, the second toggle piece 513 applies a moment to the first toggle piece 511 along the first hour hand direction. Referring to fig. 15, the panel 3 moves further, and the first toggle member 511 and the second toggle member 513 are about to separate from each other in the state shown in fig. 15. Referring to fig. 17, after the panel 3 continues to move until the second toggle member 513 is disengaged from the first toggle member 511, the second toggle member 513 no longer applies a moment to the first toggle member 511, and the second toggle member 513 rotates in a second clockwise direction indicated by an arrow in fig. 17 under the action of the first reset member 512, so as to reset to the initial position.

The specific structure of the first toggle member 511 is not limited. For example, referring to fig. 10, the first toggle member 511 includes a rotator 5111, and a first protrusion 5112 and a second protrusion 5113 protruding from a circumferential surface of the rotator 5111, where the rotator 5111 is rotatably connected to the face frame assembly 1, and referring to fig. 6, the second protrusion 5113 extends from inside of the face frame assembly 1 to an outer surface of the face frame assembly 1 facing the panel 3 to be matched with the second toggle member 513, and the first protrusion 5112 can selectively extend into the locking notch 104 and push the protrusion 41. In this embodiment, there is no relative movement between the rotator 5111, the first projection 5112 and the second projection 5113, the movement relationship is reliable, and the structure is simple.

It is understood that the first toggle member 511 may be an integrally molded structure, such as an integrally injection molded plastic member.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a first mounting shaft 62 disposed on the face frame assembly 1 and extending along the length direction of the face frame assembly 1, the first reset element 512 is a first torsion spring, and the rotating unit 5111 and the first torsion spring are both sleeved on the first mounting shaft 62. In this embodiment, the first mounting shaft 62 facilitates mounting of both the first toggle member 511 and the first torsion spring.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, the first mounting shaft 62 is fixed relative to the face frame assembly 1, and the swivel portion 5111 rotates relative to the first mounting shaft 62; in other embodiments, the first mounting shaft 62 is engaged with the rotator portion 5111 in a rotation-stopping manner, and the first mounting shaft 62 drives the rotator portion 5111 to rotate synchronously with respect to the face frame assembly 1.

In some embodiments, the inner side of the face frame assembly 1 is provided with a plurality of first elastic buckles, each of the first elastic buckles has a first opening, the first opening is restorably supported by the first mounting shaft 62 during the process of the first mounting shaft 62 being snapped into the first elastic buckle, and the first opening is at least partially restorable to limit the first mounting shaft 62 in the first elastic buckle when the first mounting shaft 62 is snapped into the first elastic buckle. In this embodiment, first elasticity buckle can with face frame subassembly 1 integrated into one piece, simple structure, reliable, the assembly of the first installation axle 62 of also being convenient for.

In the embodiment where the sliding grooves 103 are disposed on two opposite sides of the face frame assembly 1 along the length direction, the first mounting shaft 62 may extend from one end of the face frame assembly 1 to the other end, and the rotating portions 5111 of the two locking devices may share the same first mounting shaft 62, so that the rotating portions 5111 at the two ends can move synchronously, thereby improving the coordination between the two locking devices.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 10, the first shifting member 511 includes a first limiting member 5114 protruding from the rotating body 5111, the first protruding portion 5112 and the second protruding portion 5113 are connected to one axial end of the rotating body 5111, the first limiting member 5114 is connected to the other axial end of the rotating body 5111, referring to fig. 7, the bezel assembly 1 forms a limiting region 106, and the first limiting member 5114 extends into the limiting region 106 to limit the rotation amplitude of the first shifting member 511. The specific structure of the first limiting member 5114 is not limited, and for example, the first limiting member 5114 is plate-shaped, and it is understood that the first limiting member 5114 may also be rod-shaped or other shapes.

When the first toggle member 511 is at the initial position, the first reset member 512 abuts the first limit member 5114 against a side wall of the limit region 106 along one side of the rotation direction. That is, the first toggle member 511 can only rotate along the first direction at the initial position, but cannot rotate reversely, so as to improve the stability of the first toggle member 511 at the initial position and prevent the first toggle member 511 from freely swinging.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8 and 9, the second toggle member 513 is rotatably connected to the panel 3, and the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a second reset member 514, and during the movement of the panel 3 from the avoiding position to the covering position, the second toggle member 513 rotates under the interference of the first toggle member 511 to avoid the first toggle member 511, so as to prevent the second toggle member 513 and the second toggle member 513 from being stuck.

The second reset piece 514 is used for driving the second toggle piece 513 to reset to the initial position before rotation. For example, referring to fig. 19, when the panel 3 slides from bottom to top until the second toggle member 513 contacts the first toggle member 511, the second toggle member 513 can idle for a certain angle in the counterclockwise direction of fig. 19 to smoothly pass over the first toggle member 511 (see fig. 21), and after the second toggle member 513 passes over the first toggle member 511, the second reset member 514 drives the second toggle member 513 to rotate in the clockwise direction of fig. 19 for resetting.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the second toggle member 513 is provided with a recessed area 513a, the panel 3 is provided with a second limiting member 31 protruding from an inner surface of the panel 3, and the second limiting member 31 extends into the recessed area 513a to limit a rotation range of the second toggle member 513. When the second toggle member 513 is at the initial position, the second reset member 514 abuts the side wall of the recess 513a along one side of the rotation direction against the second limiting member 31. That is, the second toggle member 513 can only rotate in the counterclockwise direction of fig. 19, but cannot rotate in the clockwise direction of fig. 19, so that the stability of the second toggle member 513 in the initial position can be improved, and the second toggle member 513 is prevented from freely swinging.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8 and 9, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a second mounting shaft 63 disposed on the panel 3 and extending along the length direction of the panel frame assembly 1, the second reset element 514 is a second torsion spring, and the second toggle element 513 and the second torsion spring are both sleeved on the second mounting shaft 63. In this embodiment, the second mounting shaft 63 is convenient for mounting the second toggle member 513 and the second torsion spring.

It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the second mounting shaft 63 is fixed relative to the panel 3, and the second toggle member 513 rotates relative to the second mounting shaft 63; in other embodiments, the second mounting shaft 63 is engaged with the second toggle member 513 for stopping rotation, and the second mounting shaft 63 drives the second toggle member 513 to rotate synchronously with respect to the panel 3.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 9, the inner side of the face frame assembly 1 is provided with a plurality of second elastic buckles 32, the second elastic buckles 32 have second openings, the second openings are restorably supported by the second mounting shafts 63 during the process of the second mounting shafts 63 being snapped into the second elastic buckles 32, and the second openings are restorably deformed at least partially to limit the second mounting shafts 63 in the second elastic buckles 32 when the second mounting shafts 63 are snapped into the second elastic buckles 32. In this embodiment, the second elastic clip 32 can be integrally formed with the panel 3, which is simple and reliable in structure, and facilitates the assembly of the second mounting shaft 63.

The first elastic buckle and the second elastic buckle 32 may be the same in shape or different in shape, and are not limited herein.

In the embodiment where the sliding grooves 103 are disposed on two opposite sides of the face frame assembly 1 along the length direction, the second mounting shaft 63 extends from one end of the panel 3 to the other end, and the second toggle members 513 of the two locking devices can share the same second mounting shaft 63, so that the second toggle members 513 on the two ends can move synchronously, thereby improving the coordination between the two locking devices.

It should be noted that the panel 3 may be pushed or pulled manually by a user, or may be driven automatically by another structure, that is, without a force applied to the panel 3 by the user.

Illustratively, in some embodiments, the panel 3 is configured to be able to slide under the action of an external force and to be able to remain at any position within the sliding travel range under the action of a friction force between the panel and the face frame assembly 1, on one hand, a damping hand feeling is generated, and the experience feeling of a user is improved, and on the other hand, the user can independently push and pull the panel 3 according to the position requirement. The external force refers to a force generated by an object other than the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, for example, the panel 3 slides by a pushing and pulling action of a user, that is, the panel 3 is driven to slide by a force directly or indirectly applied to the panel 3 by the user.

In some embodiments, the indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a latch hook and a third reset member, the latch hook is rotatably disposed on the face frame assembly 1, a hook portion is disposed at a top end of the panel 3, and when the panel 3 moves to the covering position, the latch hook hooks the hook portion to maintain the panel 3 at the covering position; when the panel 3 moves from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel 3 can force the locking hook to rotate to release the hook part, and the third resetting piece is used for driving the locking hook to reset to the initial position before rotation. In this embodiment, the latch hook can bear the weight of panel 3, prevents that panel 3 from gliding under operating modes such as vibration, promotes panel 3's reliability.

In other embodiments, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a driving mechanism that drives the panel 3 to switch between the covering position and the avoiding position. In this embodiment, the driving mechanism automatically drives the panel 3 to move without the user manually pushing or pulling the panel 3. For example, a filter screen replacement selection key is arranged at a proper position of a remote controller or an air conditioner indoor unit, and when a user triggers the filter screen replacement selection key, the driving mechanism can automatically drive the panel 3 to move.

The specific structure of the driving mechanism is not limited, for example, referring to fig. 8, the driving mechanism includes a motor, a rack 72 disposed on the inner surface of the panel 3, and a first gear 71 disposed on the motor shaft of the motor, the motor is disposed on the face frame assembly 1, and the rack 72 and the first gear 71 are in meshing transmission; alternatively, the gear pair further comprises at least one second gear, and the first gear 71 and the rack 72 are in meshing transmission through the at least one second gear. The rack 72 and the first gear 71 can convert the rotation of the motor into the linear motion of the panel 3, so that the motor shaft can extend along the length direction of the face frame assembly 1, and the arrangement of the motor is convenient.

The embodiment of the application also provides an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner outdoor unit and any one of the air conditioner indoor units, wherein the air conditioner outdoor unit is connected with the air conditioner indoor unit through a refrigerant pipe.

The various embodiments/implementations provided herein may be combined with each other without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:

the face frame assembly (1), the face frame assembly (1) is provided with an air inlet (105) and a pick-and-place opening (102);

a screen device (4), wherein the screen device (4) is slidably arranged in the face frame assembly (1) and covers the air inlet (105);

the panel (3) is movably connected with the face frame assembly (1), and the panel (3) can move between a covering position for covering the access opening (102) and an avoiding position for exposing the access opening (102);

first elastic component (61), first elastic component (61) set up in face frame subassembly (1) with between filter screen device (4), filter screen device (4) can be in under the effect of first elastic component (61) through get and put mouthful (102) and stretch out to the outside of face frame subassembly (1).

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the filter screen unit (4) is disposed on the top of the face frame assembly (1), the access opening (102) is located on the front side of the face frame assembly (1), and the panel (3) is capable of sliding in the up-down direction with respect to the face frame assembly (1).

3. Air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the air conditioning indoor unit comprises a locking device, the screen device (4) comprises a locked state and an unlocked state, the locking device can selectively drive the screen device (4) to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state, and when the panel (3) is in the retracted position and the screen device (4) is in the unlocked state, the first elastic member (61) ejects the screen device (4) from the access opening (102).

4. An air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein during the sliding of the panel (3) from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel (3) moves the locking device to drive the filter screen device (4) to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state.

5. The indoor unit of claim 3, wherein the locking device comprises a second elastic member (52) and an unlocking mechanism, the panel frame assembly (1) is provided with a sliding groove (103) extending along the movement direction of the filter screen device (4), the end of the filter screen device (4) is slidably arranged in the sliding groove (103), the corresponding side wall of the sliding groove (103) is provided with a locking notch (104), the filter screen device (4) is provided with a protrusion (41) matched with the locking notch (104), the second elastic member (52) is configured to drive the filter screen device (4) to move towards one side of the locking notch (104) so that the protrusion (41) is clamped into the locking notch (104); the unlocking mechanism can push the protrusion (41) to be separated from the locking notch (104) under the driving of the panel (3).

6. An air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the unlocking mechanism is configured such that a portion for moving the protrusion (41) is located below the filter screen device (4), and the second elastic member (52) is located above the filter screen device (4).

7. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the sliding grooves (103) and the locking device are arranged on two opposite sides of the face frame assembly (1) along the length direction, and two side ends of the filter screen device (4) are slidably arranged in the corresponding sliding grooves (103).

8. An air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the unlocking mechanism includes a first reset member (512), a first toggle member (511) rotatably connected to the face frame assembly (1), and a second toggle member (513) provided on the panel (3); the second toggle piece (513) can toggle the first toggle piece (511) to rotate in the process of moving along with the panel (3), so that a part of the first toggle piece (511) extends into the locking notch (104) to push the protrusion (41), and the first reset piece (512) is used for driving the first toggle piece (511) to reset to an initial position before rotation.

9. The indoor unit of air conditioner as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first toggle member (511) comprises a rotary body part (5111), and a first protrusion part (5112) and a second protrusion part (5113) protruding from the circumferential surface of the rotary body part (5111), the rotary body part (5111) is rotatably connected to the face frame assembly (1), the second protrusion part (5113) protrudes from the inside of the face frame assembly (1) to the outer surface of the face frame assembly (1) facing the side of the panel (3), and the first protrusion part (5112) can selectively protrude into the locking notch (104) and push the protrusion (41).

10. The indoor unit of claim 9, wherein the indoor unit comprises a first mounting shaft (62) disposed on the face frame assembly (1) and extending along a length direction of the face frame assembly (1), the first reset member (512) is a first torsion spring, and the rotator portion (5111) and the first torsion spring are both sleeved on the first mounting shaft (62).

11. The indoor unit of air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the first toggle member (511) includes a first limiting member (5114) protruding from the rotary body portion (5111), the first protruding portion (5112) and the second protruding portion (5113) are connected to one axial end of the rotary body portion (5111), the first limiting member (5114) is connected to the other axial end of the rotary body portion (5111), the face frame assembly (1) forms a limiting region (106), the first limiting member (5114) protrudes into the limiting region (106) to limit the rotation amplitude of the first toggle member (511), and when the first toggle member (511) is at an initial position, the first reset member (512) abuts against the first limiting member (5114) on a side wall of the limiting region (106) along the rotation direction.

12. An air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 8, wherein the second toggle member (513) is rotatably connected to the panel (3), the air conditioning indoor unit comprises a second reset member (514), the second toggle member (513) idles under interference of the first toggle member (511) to avoid the first toggle member (511) during movement of the panel (3) from the avoidance position to the covering position, and the second reset member (514) is configured to drive the second toggle member (513) to reset to an initial position before rotation.

13. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein the second dial member (513) is provided with a recessed portion (513a), the panel (3) is provided with a second stopper (31) protruding from an inner surface of the panel (3), the second stopper (31) protrudes into the recessed portion (513a), and when the second dial member (513) is at the initial position, the second reset member (514) abuts a side wall of the recessed portion (513a) at one side in the rotation direction against the second stopper (31).

14. The indoor unit of claim 13, wherein the indoor unit comprises a second mounting shaft (63) disposed on the panel (3) and extending along a length direction of the face frame assembly (1), the second reset member (514) is a second torsion spring, and the second toggle member (513) and the second torsion spring are both sleeved on the second mounting shaft (63).

15. An air-conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the panel (3) is configured to be slidable by an external force and to be held at an arbitrary position within a sliding stroke range by a frictional force between the panel and the face frame assembly (1).

16. The air conditioning indoor unit of claim 15, characterized in that it comprises a latch hook rotatably provided on the face frame assembly (1), the top end of the panel (3) being provided with a hook portion that the latch hook hooks when the panel (3) moves to the covering position to hold the panel (3) in the covering position; when the panel (3) moves from the covering position to the avoiding position, the panel (3) can force the lock hook to rotate to release the hook part, and the third resetting piece is used for driving the lock hook to reset to the initial position before rotation.

17. An air-conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized by comprising a driving mechanism that drives the panel (3) to switch between the covering position and the avoidance position.

18. The indoor unit of claim 17, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a motor provided on the face frame assembly (1), a rack (72) provided on an inner surface of the panel (3), and a first gear (71) provided on a motor shaft of the motor;

the rack (72) and the first gear (71) are in meshed transmission; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the driving mechanism further comprises at least one second gear, and the first gear (71) and the rack (72) are in meshing transmission through the at least one second gear.

19. An air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and the indoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are connected by a refrigerant pipe.

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