CN214746363U - Air conditioner air outlet temperature test bracket - Google Patents

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CN214746363U
CN214746363U CN202120610085.0U CN202120610085U CN214746363U CN 214746363 U CN214746363 U CN 214746363U CN 202120610085 U CN202120610085 U CN 202120610085U CN 214746363 U CN214746363 U CN 214746363U
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梅志光
高剑峰
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本实用新型属于测试装置技术领域,公开了一种空调器出风口温度测试用支架。空调器出风口温度测试用支架包括:底座,用于提供支撑;支撑件,支撑件的一端与底座连接;和温度测点布置臂,设置于支撑件的另一端,沿温度测点布置臂的长度方向温度测点布置臂设置有多个温度测点,温度测点配置为安装用于测量空调器出风口温度的温度传感器。通过上述技术方案使得在空调器出风口温度测试中各温度测点的位置与目标位置一致,提高了温度传感器布置的准确性,避免了因不同的测试人员和场地引起的一定误差,从而实现了测试过程的一致性,使用方便并且提高了测试人员工作效率。

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The utility model belongs to the technical field of testing devices, and discloses a bracket for testing the temperature of an air outlet of an air conditioner. The bracket for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner includes: a base for providing support; a support, one end of the support is connected with the base; and a temperature measurement point arrangement arm, which is arranged at the other end of the support and is arranged along the temperature measurement point. The temperature measuring point arrangement arm in the length direction is provided with a plurality of temperature measuring points, and the temperature measuring points are configured to install a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner. Through the above technical solution, the position of each temperature measuring point in the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner is consistent with the target position, the accuracy of the temperature sensor arrangement is improved, and certain errors caused by different testers and sites are avoided, thereby realizing The consistency of the test process is convenient to use and improves the work efficiency of testers.

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Support for air conditioner air outlet temperature test
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of testing arrangement, in particular to support is used in air conditioner air outlet temperature test.
Background
Whether it is a laboratory of an air conditioning enterprise or a laboratory of various testing and certification authorities, it is necessary to test various air conditioning products. The air outlet temperature of the air conditioner can be measured in the test process, because the air outlet temperature is used as an important parameter when the air conditioner runs, the running condition of the air conditioner can be directly reflected.
In the prior art, when the temperature of an air outlet is tested, in order to fix a temperature measuring point on a target position, some thermocouples are arranged on a shell of an air conditioner through adhesion, and some thermocouples are fixed by ropes, so that a certain error is caused by different operators and sites, the result reproducibility is poor, and different test results cannot be directly compared.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the problem, the utility model provides an air conditioner air outlet support for temperature test, it includes: a base for providing support; the supporting piece is connected with the base at one end; and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, a plurality of temperature measuring points are arranged along the length direction of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm, and the temperature measuring points are configured to be provided with a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner.
Optionally, the support for testing the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner further comprises: one end of the supporting rod is connected with the temperature measuring point arrangement arm, and the other end of the supporting rod is vertically and rotatably arranged at the other end of the supporting piece.
Optionally, the support for testing the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner further comprises: the two first rotating discs are fixedly arranged at the other end of the supporting piece at opposite intervals, the supporting rod is arranged between the two first rotating discs, and the first rotating discs are provided with rotating guide grooves; the nut of the bolt is arranged on the outer side of the rotary guide groove in a spanning mode, and the tail end of the bolt is located on the inner side of the rotary guide groove and is in threaded connection with the other end of the supporting rod; wherein each of the first turntables is provided with one of the bolts.
Optionally, the number of the support rods and the number of the temperature measuring point arrangement arms are two, and the rotation angle range of each support rod is 0-180 degrees and is not crossed; or the rotating angle range of each supporting rod is 0-90 degrees, and the rotating maximum angles of the two supporting rods are opposite.
Optionally, the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is rotatably disposed at the other end of the support member, and a plane formed by the temperature measuring point arrangement rotation is consistent with a plane where an air outlet of the air conditioner is located.
Optionally, an observation window is arranged on the temperature measuring point arrangement arm; the air conditioner air outlet support for temperature test still includes: the second turntable and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm are horizontally and fixedly arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, angle scales are arranged on the second turntable along the circumferential direction of the second turntable, one angle scale is opposite to the observation window, and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is rotatably arranged on the second turntable.
Optionally, the support is a height adjustable support.
Optionally, the air conditioner air outlet temperature test support further comprises a rotating head; the rotating head is horizontally and rotatably arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is arranged on the rotating head.
Optionally, the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is a ruler, and distance scales and through holes are arranged on the ruler.
Optionally, a roller is disposed on the bottom surface of the base.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a beneficial effect that technical scheme brought is:
the temperature measuring points are arranged on the temperature measuring point arrangement arm through the base, the supporting piece and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm, and the temperature measuring points are provided with the temperature sensors, so that the positions of the temperature measuring points in the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner are consistent with the target position, the arrangement accuracy of the temperature sensors is improved, certain errors caused by different testers and sites are avoided, the consistency of the test process is realized, the use is convenient, and the working efficiency of the testers is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a support for testing temperature of an air outlet of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an arm for arranging temperature measurement points provided by the embodiment of the present invention.
The symbols in the figures are as follows:
1 base, 11 rollers, 2 supporting pieces, 21 first knob, 3 temperature measuring point arrangement arms, 31 observation windows, 32 through holes, 4 supporting rods, 51 first rotating disc, 52 second knob, 53 rotating guide groove, 6 rotating heads and 7 second rotating disc
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the description of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description of the present invention and do not require that the present invention must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. The terms "connected", "connected" and "disposed" used in the present invention should be understood in a broad sense, and may be, for example, either fixedly connected or detachably connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through intermediate components; the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
Referring to fig. 1-2, the embodiment of the utility model provides a support is used in test of air conditioner air outlet temperature, it includes: the base 1, the support 2 and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3.
The base 1 is used for providing support, and may be in the shape of a circular truncated cone, a circular plate, a square plate, or the like. In order to facilitate the movement, rollers 11 are arranged on the bottom surface of the base 1, and if the rollers 11 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the base, 4 rollers 11 are uniformly distributed. The support member 2 is arranged on the base 1, and has a certain height, for example, one end of the support member 2 in the height direction is connected with the base 1, and the other end of the support member 2 in the height direction is connected with the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3, so that the height of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3 arranged on the support member can be consistent with the height of the air outlet of the air conditioner, and the measurement of the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner by the following temperature sensor is facilitated. The temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3 is provided with a plurality of temperature measuring points along the length direction, the positions of the temperature measuring points can be arranged according to the temperature test requirements of the air outlet of the air conditioner, for example, the temperature measuring points are arranged at equal intervals, and the arrangement number can be determined according to the length of the air outlet of the air conditioner. When the temperature measuring device is used, a temperature sensor which can be a thermocouple is arranged at the temperature measuring point and used for measuring the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner.
Through setting up base 1, support piece 2 and temperature measurement point and arranging arm 3, set up a plurality of temperature measurement points on temperature measurement point arranges arm 3, the temperature measurement point can dispose temperature sensor for the position of each temperature measurement point is unanimous with the target location in air conditioner air outlet temperature test, has improved the accuracy that temperature sensor arranged, has avoided the certain error that arouses because of different testers and place, thereby has realized the uniformity of test process, convenient to use and has improved tester work efficiency.
The types of the air conditioners are various, and the corresponding air outlet directions are also various, such as a wall-mounted air conditioner, and the corresponding air outlet direction is a horizontal direction; some of the cabinet air conditioners have the corresponding air outlet direction in the vertical direction, and some of the cabinet air conditioners have the corresponding air outlet direction in the horizontal direction. In order to improve the adaptability to different air outlet directions, this support still includes: one end of the support rod 4 is connected to the temperature measurement point arrangement arm 3, and the other end is vertically and rotatably disposed at the other end of the support member 2, that is, a plane formed by the rotation of the support rod 4 is a vertical plane, in other words, an axial direction of a rotation axis around which the support rod 4 rotates is a radial direction, which may be a radial direction of a cylinder having a height direction of the support member 2 as a central axis. The support rod 4 is kept at the first position through rotation, at the moment, the temperature sensor at the temperature measuring point can measure the temperature of the air outlet with the air outlet direction in the horizontal direction, the support rod 4 is kept at the second position through rotation, and at the moment, the temperature sensor at the temperature measuring point can measure the temperature of the air outlet with the air outlet direction in the vertical direction.
In this embodiment, the rotatable angle of the supporting rod 4 is not limited, and at least the first position and the second position may be maintained, and in other embodiments, the following may also be performed: when the temperature sensor is rotated to the second position, the temperature sensor is rotated to a third position, the temperature of the air outlet with the air inlet direction being the horizontal direction is measured by the temperature sensor at the temperature measuring point, the height of the third position is lower than that of the first position, and the temperature sensor is suitable for testing the temperature of the air outlet of an air conditioner with an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet; and the following steps are also available: after rotating to the third position, the air conditioner rotates to the fourth position again, at the moment, the temperature sensor at the temperature measuring point measures the temperature of the air outlet with the air outlet direction being the vertical direction, and the fourth position and the second position are separated by a certain distance in the horizontal direction, so that the air conditioner air outlet temperature measuring device is suitable for air outlet temperature test of an air conditioner with a left air outlet and a right air outlet. When the device is applied, the support rod 4 can be kept at a certain position through a fastener after the support rod 4 is rotated to the certain position; when rotating, the fastener is loosened.
In order to make the rotation easy operation of bracing piece 4 convenient, this support still includes: a first turntable 51 and bolts. The first rotating disc 51 is fixedly disposed at the other end of the supporting member 2, and a rotating guide groove (or called track groove) 53 is disposed on the first rotating disc, the rotating guide groove 53 is used for guiding the rotation of the supporting rod 4, and the shape of the rotating guide groove 53 may be arc-shaped, and the central angle corresponding to the arc-shaped may be 90 °, 180 °, 270 °, 360 °, or other angles. The number of the first rotating discs 51 is two, and the two first rotating discs 51 are arranged at intervals and provided with the support rod 4 therebetween. The bolt penetrates through the rotation guide groove 53, the nut thereof is spanned outside the rotation guide groove 53 (i.e. in a direction away from the space between the two first turntables), and the tail end thereof is located inside the rotation guide groove 53 (i.e. in a direction towards the space between the two first turntables) and is in threaded connection with the other end of the support rod 4. When the first turntable is fixed, the bolt is screwed to enable the nut to abut against the first turntable. When the first turntable is rotated, the screw is unscrewed, and the screw cap is separated from the first turntable. To facilitate the turning of the bolt, a second knob 52 is received over the nut.
Some air conditioners are provided with two air outlets such as an upper air outlet, a lower air outlet and a left air outlet and a right air outlet, and the uniformity and the testing efficiency of the arrangement of temperature measuring points are improved. The number of the support rods 4 and the temperature measuring point arrangement arms 3 is two, each support rod 4 is provided with one temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3, the rotating angle range of the two support rods 4 is 0-180 degrees (at this time, the rotating guide groove 53 can be set to be semicircular) and is not crossed, so that 360-degree rotation is realized, all rotating angles in a vertical plane are completely covered, as shown in fig. 1, one support rod 4 is arranged on the left side of the support member 2, and one support rod 4 is arranged on the right side of the support member 2. In other embodiments, the rotation angle range of each support rod 4 may be 0 to 90 degrees, and the maximum rotation angles of the two support rods 4 are opposite (i.e. opposite vertex angles), such as the support rod 4 located on the left side in fig. 1 rotates counterclockwise by 0 to 90 degrees, the temperature of the upper air outlet is tested at 0 degree, and the temperature of the left air outlet is tested at 90 degrees; the supporting rod 4 on the right side rotates clockwise by 0-90 degrees, the temperature of the air outlet on the right side is tested at 0 degree, and the temperature of the air outlet on the lower side is tested at 90 degrees. The indication of the angular position may be specific as the case may be, and this embodiment does not limit this.
The air conditioners in the same type have larger air outlet area sometimes, in order to improve the consistency of the arrangement of the temperature measuring points and the testing efficiency, the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3 is rotationally arranged at the other end of the supporting piece 2, and a plane formed by rotation of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3 is consistent with, for example parallel to, a plane where the air outlet of the air conditioner is located, so that the arrangement of the temperature measuring points at different positions of the air outlet can be realized by rotating the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3. In other embodiments, the temperature station arrangement arm 3 may be rotatably disposed at one end of the support rod 4. When the temperature measuring point arranging arm is applied, a bolt can be fixedly arranged on the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3, the tail end of the bolt is in threaded connection with one end of the supporting rod, and when the bolt rotates, the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3 is driven to rotate relative to the supporting rod 4. For rotation, a third knob is sleeved at the head end of the bolt.
In order to facilitate observation of the rotation angle and deployment of the temperature measurement points, an observation window 31 is provided on the temperature measurement point arrangement arm 3, and accordingly, the bracket further includes: and a second rotary table 7 fixedly arranged at the other end of the support member 2, for example, arranged perpendicular to the height direction of the support member 2, wherein the surface of the second rotary table 7 is parallel to the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3, in fig. 1, the second rotary table 7 is positioned below the temperature measuring point arranging arm 7, and angle scales are arranged on the second rotary table 7 along the circumferential direction thereof, and part of the angle scales are opposite to the observation window 31, so that after the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3 rotates to a certain position, the angle scales on the second rotary table 7 positioned below the temperature measuring point arranging arm can be observed through the observation window 31, and the rotation angle of the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3 can be determined. The direction of a connecting line of the observation window 31 and a turning point is the same as the length direction of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3, so that the rotation angle can be directly calibrated through the observation window 31, the turning point is formed by the rotary connection of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3 and the second rotary table 7, and the turning point can be located in the middle of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm 3. In other embodiments, the temperature station arrangement arm 3 may be fixedly disposed at one end of the support rod 4.
The kind of air conditioner is different, can make the position diverse of air conditioner when the test, and in order to improve the adaptability of this support, support piece 2 is height-adjustable's support piece, through the height that changes support piece 2, can adapt to the air outlet of not co-altitude air conditioner, and support piece 2 and the base 1 that can also avoid this support are close with the distance between the air conditioner air outlet, bring the influence to the safety of air conditioner. When applied, the support 2 may comprise: thick and thin tubes. The thin pipe is arranged in the thick pipe in an axial sliding mode, a through hole is formed in the side wall of the top end of the thick pipe, and a nut is correspondingly arranged on the side wall of the top end of the thick pipe. The bolt passes nut and through-hole butt in the tubule to realize the fixed of tubule, the bolt breaks away from the tubule, thereby realizes the removal of tubule in the thick intraductal. To facilitate turning the bolt, a first knob 21 is fitted over the head end of the bolt.
During the test, it is corresponding with the air conditioner air outlet to need the temperature measurement station to arrange the arm, because the mounted position of place and air conditioner can have the difference, in order to improve efficiency of software testing, this support still includes: the spin head 6 is horizontally rotatably disposed at the other end of the support member 2, that is, the spin head 6 can rotate around the support member 2, and a plane formed by the rotation is a horizontal plane and is perpendicular to the height direction of the support member 2. When the device is used, a threaded rod can be arranged at the bottom end of the rotating head 6 and is in threaded connection with the other end of the support part 2.
In order to improve the accuracy of the temperature measuring points, the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3 is a straight ruler, the temperature measuring point arranging arm 3 can be called as a temperature measuring point arranging ruler, distance scales for measuring distances are arranged on the straight ruler, through holes are further formed for arranging the temperature measuring points, and the distance between every two adjacent temperature measuring points can be measured through the distance scales.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The embodiments disclosed above are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. All changes which come within the scope of the invention or which are equivalent to the scope of the invention are embraced by the invention.

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1. The utility model provides a support is used in test of air conditioner air outlet temperature which characterized in that, support includes for test of air conditioner air outlet temperature:
a base for providing support;
the supporting piece is connected with the base at one end; and
and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, a plurality of temperature measuring points are arranged along the length direction of the temperature measuring point arrangement arm, and the temperature measuring points are configured to be provided with temperature sensors for measuring the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner.
2. The support for the temperature test of the air conditioner outlet according to claim 1, further comprising:
one end of the supporting rod is connected with the temperature measuring point arrangement arm, and the other end of the supporting rod is vertically and rotatably arranged at the other end of the supporting piece.
3. The support for the temperature test of the air conditioner outlet according to claim 2, further comprising:
the two first rotating discs are fixedly arranged at the other end of the supporting piece at opposite intervals, the supporting rod is arranged between the two first rotating discs, and the first rotating discs are provided with rotating guide grooves; and
the nut of the bolt is arranged on the outer side of the rotary guide groove in a spanning mode, and the tail end of the bolt is located on the inner side of the rotary guide groove and is in threaded connection with the other end of the supporting rod;
wherein each of the first turntables is provided with one of the bolts.
4. The support for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 2, wherein the number of the support rods and the temperature measuring point arrangement arms is two, and the rotation angle range of each support rod is 0-180 degrees and is non-crossed; or
The rotation angle range of each support rod is 0-90 degrees, and the maximum rotation angles of the two support rods are opposite.
5. The support for testing the temperature of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the temperature measuring point arranging arm is rotatably disposed at the other end of the support member, and a plane formed by the arrangement and rotation of the temperature measuring points is consistent with a plane of the air outlet of the air conditioner.
6. The support for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 5, wherein the temperature measuring point arranging arm is provided with an observation window;
the air conditioner air outlet support for temperature test still includes:
the second turntable and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm are horizontally and fixedly arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, angle scales are arranged on the second turntable along the circumferential direction of the second turntable, one angle scale is opposite to the observation window, and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is rotatably arranged on the second turntable.
7. The support for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support member is a height-adjustable support member.
8. The air conditioner outlet temperature test bracket of claim 1, further comprising a rotary head;
the rotating head is horizontally and rotatably arranged at the other end of the supporting piece, and the temperature measuring point arrangement arm is arranged on the rotating head.
9. The support for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the temperature measuring point arranging arm is a ruler, and distance scales and through holes are arranged on the ruler.
10. The support for the temperature test of the air outlet of the air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the base is provided with rollers.
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