CN215675468U - Indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air-conditioning indoor unit, which comprises: the air guide device comprises a machine shell, an air duct part, a guide base, a driving device and an air guide assembly, wherein the machine shell is provided with an air outlet; the air duct part is arranged in the shell, and an air guide channel for supplying air towards the air outlet is arranged in the air duct part; the guide base is provided with a first guide groove and a second guide groove, and the ends of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, which are far away from each other, extend obliquely in the direction of far away from each other; the driving device comprises a driving assembly and two moving pieces, the driving assembly is respectively matched with the two moving pieces to drive the two moving pieces to reciprocate, and the two moving pieces are respectively matched with the first guide groove and the second guide groove to limit the moving track of each moving piece; the air guide assembly comprises a first air guide piece and a second air guide piece, and the two moving pieces are matched with the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece respectively. The driving device of the indoor unit of the air conditioner drives the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move on the determined track, and the space occupied by movement is small.

Description

Indoor unit of air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, a conventional air conditioner indoor unit usually has two air guide members, the two air guide members need to be driven by four motors, the number of the motors is large, the cost is high, and the connection is complex. Moreover, the front appearance design of the conventional air-conditioning indoor unit is square and has a slight arc line, so that the rotating center of the air guide piece is too far away from the air-conditioning indoor unit body when the air guide piece rotates and swings left and right along the arc line of the front part, the structure of the air guide piece occupies a large space, and the structure is not compact.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to propose an air conditioning indoor unit. The driving device of the indoor unit of the air conditioner drives the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move on the determined track, and the space occupied by movement is small.

An air conditioning indoor unit according to the present invention includes: the air conditioner comprises a machine shell, a fan and a fan, wherein the machine shell is provided with an air outlet; the air duct component is arranged in the shell, and an air guide channel for supplying air towards the air outlet is arranged in the air duct component; the guide base is provided with a first guide groove and a second guide groove, and the ends of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, which are far away from each other, extend in a direction of inclining away from each other; the driving device comprises a driving assembly and two moving members, the driving assembly is respectively matched with the two moving members to drive the two moving members to reciprocate, and the two moving members are respectively matched with the first guide groove and the second guide groove to limit the moving track of each moving member; the air guide assembly comprises a first air guide piece and a second air guide piece, and the moving pieces are matched with the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece respectively to drive the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move.

The air conditioner indoor unit of this application uses the guide way on the guide base to limit the range of movement of first air guide and second air guide, and the orbit of motion is confirmed, and first air guide and the shared space of second air guide motion are little to the air conditioner indoor unit of this application simple structure, with low costs, production assembly efficiency is high.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the driving device is disposed in the guiding base, and the two moving members penetrate through the corresponding guiding grooves and are connected to the corresponding wind guiding members.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the number of the driving device and the number of the guiding base are two, and the driving device disposed in the guiding base is disposed at both the upper end and the lower end of the wind guiding assembly.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the end face of the wind guide assembly is fixedly matched with the moving piece on the corresponding side.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the air outlet is provided on a front surface of the cabinet, and ends of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, which are away from each other, extend obliquely in a direction toward the rear and toward each other.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the air guiding assembly has an integrated state and a separated state, in the integrated state, the first air guiding member and the second air guiding member are in contact, and the air guiding assembly and at least one side of the air outlet define a first air outlet channel; in the split state, the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece are arranged at intervals to limit a second air outlet channel.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an intermediate air outlet mode and a multi-channel air outlet mode, in the intermediate air outlet mode, the first air guide member and the second air guide member are respectively matched with two sides of the air outlet to only define the second air outlet channel; in the multi-channel air outlet mode, a third air outlet channel is further defined between the first air guide piece and one side of the air outlet and between the second air guide piece and the other side of the air outlet.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the front surface of the casing is provided with an air outlet space recessed towards the rear, the front end of the air guiding channel is communicated with the air outlet space, the front end opening of the air outlet space defines the air outlet, and the first air guiding member and the second air guiding member are respectively movably disposed in the air outlet space.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, two side walls of the air outlet space located on the left and right sides of the air guiding channel are respectively formed as air guiding surfaces extending obliquely forward and away from each other.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cabinet includes a face frame and a rear case, a front side of the rear case is engaged with a rear side of the face frame, a cross section of the rear case is formed in an arc shape protruding rearward, the rear case is provided with the air inlet, and a front surface of the face frame is formed in a plane.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the drive assembly comprises a drive motor cooperating with the two moving members through a conversion assembly, and a conversion assembly configured to convert rotation of the drive motor into movement of the two moving members.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the conversion assembly comprises: the gear set comprises a driving gear and a plurality of driven gears, the driving motor is matched with the driving gear, and the driving gear is in transmission fit with the driven gears; the two racks are respectively meshed with one driven gear, and the two moving parts are respectively arranged on the two racks in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

In summary, the air conditioner indoor unit can drive the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move on the determined track, and the gear and rack mechanism is adopted to drive the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move, so that the air conditioner indoor unit is simple in structure, high in realizability, capable of moving stably and low in cost; the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece are designed to adjust various air outlet flow directions and air outlet flow rates; the first guide groove and the second guide groove are arranged backwards to enable the moving tracks of the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to be limited in the shell, the driving device is arranged in the guide base, the space in the shell is reasonably utilized, and the structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is compact; the air conditioner indoor unit is provided with an air outlet for large-range air outlet, and the air quantity is larger.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model 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 utility model.

Drawings

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

fig. 1 is an overall view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional top view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner when the air exits from the first air outlet channel according to the embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional top view of an air conditioning indoor unit in a multi-channel outlet mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional top view of an air conditioning indoor unit in an intermediate air outlet only mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an air guiding assembly provided with a driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of circle a in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an air-conditioning indoor unit 1;

a housing 10; an air outlet 10 a; a face frame 11; an air outlet space 11 a; an air guide surface 110; a rear housing 12;

an air duct member 20; an air guide passage 20 a;

an air guide assembly 30; a first air guide 31; a second wind guide 32;

a drive device 40; a drive motor 41; a moving member 42; a conversion component 43;

a drive gear 43 a; a driven gear 43 b; a rack 43 c;

a second air guide assembly 50; a guide base 60; the first guide groove 60 a; and a second guide groove 60 b.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar 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 accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can communicate with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

An air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an air conditioning indoor unit 1 according to the present invention includes: the air duct assembly includes a cabinet 10, an air duct member 20, a guide base 60, a driving device 40, and an air guide assembly 30. The casing 10 is adapted to accommodate the air duct component 20, the guiding base 60, the driving device 40 and the air guiding assembly 30, an air outlet 10a is provided on the casing 10, and the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner completes air outlet work at the air outlet 10 a. The air duct member 20 is disposed in the casing 10, the air duct member 20 is adapted to guide a flow direction of air of the air conditioning indoor unit 1, an air guide passage 20a for supplying air toward the air outlet 10a is disposed in the air duct member 20, and the air entering the casing 10 reaches the air outlet 10a through the air guide passage 20a and is discharged. The guide base 60 is disposed on the casing 10, the guide base 60 is provided with a first guide groove 60a and a second guide groove 60b, the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b are adapted to guide the air guide assembly 30 to move on the fixed track, ends of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b away from each other extend obliquely in a direction away from each other, that is, ends of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b extend obliquely, the ends being ends of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b away from each other, and the ends extend obliquely in a direction away from each other in the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60 b.

The driving device 40 is arranged in the casing 10, the driving device 40 is suitable for driving the air guide assembly 30 to move so as to control the wind direction and the wind quantity of the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner, and the driving device 40 comprises a driving assembly and two moving members 42. The air guide assembly 30 is disposed on the casing 10, and the air guide assembly 30 includes a first air guide 31 and a second air guide 32. The two moving parts 42 of the driving device 40 are respectively matched with the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, and the moving parts 42 are suitable for driving the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move. The driving device 40 drives the two moving members 42 to reciprocate, so that the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 form various air outlet channels in the moving process, and various air outlet states are achieved. The two moving members 42 are respectively movably engaged with the first guiding groove 60a and the second guiding groove 60b to define respective moving tracks of the two moving members 42, wherein one moving member 42 is movably engaged with the first guiding groove 60a, the moving member 42 is simultaneously engaged with the first air guide 31, and the other moving member 42 is movably engaged with the second guiding groove 60b and is simultaneously engaged with the second air guide 32.

When the driving assembly drives the moving member 42 to move, one moving member 42 drives the first air guide member 31 to move on the track defined by the first guide groove 60a, and the other moving member 42 drives the second air guide member 32 to move on the track defined by the second guide groove 60b, and since the end portions of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b, which are away from each other, are obliquely arranged in the direction away from each other, the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are also obliquely moved in the direction away from each other. The first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b are adapted to guide the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 to move, and the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are adapted to guide the flow direction of the wind flowing from the wind guide passage 20 a. The air in the air guide duct 20a is guided by the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 and is sent out of the indoor air conditioning unit 1 through the outlet 10 a.

In the related art, a conventional air conditioner indoor unit 1 generally has two air guides, the two air guides need to be driven by four motors, the number of the motors is large, the cost is high, and the connection is complex. Moreover, the front appearance design of the conventional air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is square and has a slight arc, so that the rotating center of the air guide is too far away from the air conditioner body when the air guide does rotating motion and swings left and right along the arc of the front part, the structure of the air guide occupies a large space, and the structure is not compact.

The air conditioning indoor unit 1 of the application has the advantages that the moving range of the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 is limited by the guide grooves on the guide base 60, the moving track is determined, the space occupied by the movement of the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 is small, and the air conditioning indoor unit 1 of the application is simple in structure, low in cost and high in production and assembly efficiency.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the driving device 40 is disposed in the guiding base 60, and the two moving members 42 penetrate through the corresponding guiding grooves to be connected to the corresponding air guiding members, that is, the two moving members 42 penetrate through the corresponding first guiding grooves 60a and second guiding grooves 60b, respectively, and the first air guiding members 31 and the second air guiding members 32 are connected to portions of the corresponding moving members 42 penetrating through the first guiding grooves 60a and the second guiding grooves 60 b. Meanwhile, the driving device 40 is arranged in the guide base 60, so that the space in the machine shell 10 can be reasonably utilized, and the occupied volumes of the guide base 60 and the driving device 40 are reduced.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one moving member 42 is inserted into the first guiding groove 60a and is engaged with the first air guiding member 31, and the other moving member 42 is inserted into the second guiding groove 60b and is engaged with the second air guiding member 32. The two moving members 42 respectively control the respective cooperating air guide members to move on the tracks defined by the corresponding guide grooves,

according to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, there are two driving devices 40 and two guide bases 60, two guide bases 60 are disposed at upper and lower ends of the first wind guide 31 and the second wind guide 32, and two driving devices 40 are disposed in the two guide bases 60, respectively. The two driving devices 40 synchronously drive the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move at the upper and lower ends of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32. The two driving devices 40 drive the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move, so that the movement stability of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 can be improved, the movement tracks of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are limited within a certain range by the two guide bases 60, and the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 occupy a small space when moving.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 to 7, the end surface of the air guiding assembly 30 is fixedly engaged with the moving member 42 on the corresponding side, so that the fixed connection between the moving member 42 and the air guiding assembly 30 is facilitated by fixing the moving member 42 on the end surface of the air guiding assembly 30. Further, the moving member 42 has an inner side and an outer side, the inner side is connected to the guide base 60, a through hole is formed on the outer side, and a corresponding through hole is formed on the end surface of the air guide assembly 30, and the two can be connected by a screw.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the outlet 10a is provided on the front surface of the cabinet 10. The ends of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b on the guide base 60, which are away from each other, extend obliquely in the direction toward the rear and toward the away from each other, that is, the ends of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b, which are away from each other, extend obliquely in the direction toward the rear and toward the away from each other at the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60 b. The first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b are arranged backward in the direction to limit the moving tracks of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 in the casing 10, and the moving member 42 drives the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move along the direction of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b in an inverted splayed path, so that the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 has a compact structure and occupies a small space.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the air guide assembly 30, i.e., the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, has an integrated state and a separated state. When the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are in the combined state, the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are in contact, that is, when the distance between the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 is minimum, the edges of the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 close to each other are in clearance fit or contact. The first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 define a first air outlet channel with at least one side of the air outlet 10a, that is, when the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are combined, a first air outlet channel is defined between one side of the first air guide 31, which is far away from the second air guide 32, and the air outlet 10a, and/or a first air outlet channel is defined between one side of the second air guide 32, which is far away from the first air guide 31, and the air outlet 10a, and the air leaves the air conditioning indoor unit 1 through the first air outlet channel.

When the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are in a split state, the distance between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 increases. The first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are arranged at intervals to define a second air outlet channel, that is, when the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are separated, there are two cases, namely, the first air guide member 31 is spaced from the edge of one side of the air outlet 10a, the second air guide member 32 is spaced from the edge of the other side of the air outlet 10a, and the second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32; secondly, the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are respectively located at the limit positions which can be reached by the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32, the appearances of the sides of the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32, which are far away from each other, are designed to be respectively attached to the edges of the air outlet 10a, at this time, the sides of the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32, which are far away from each other, are respectively attached to the edges of the air outlet 10a of the corresponding sides, a second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32, and the air in the air outlet channel 20a flows out of the air outlet 10a through the second air outlet channel.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner has two air outlet modes, which are a middle air outlet mode and a multi-channel air outlet mode. When the air conditioning indoor unit 1 is in the middle air outlet mode, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 respectively cooperate with two sides of the air outlet 10a to define only a second air outlet channel, as shown in fig. 4, that is, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are respectively located at the extreme positions that can be reached by each other, one sides of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 away from each other are respectively attached to the edges of the air outlet 10a on the corresponding side, a second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, and the air in the air guide channel 20a flows out of the air outlet 10a through the second air outlet channel.

When the air conditioning indoor unit 1 is in the multi-channel air outlet mode, a third air outlet channel is further defined between the first air guide 31 and one side of the air outlet 10a, and between the second air guide 32 and the other side of the air outlet 10a, as shown in fig. 3, that is, a second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, the first air guide 31 is spaced apart from an edge of one side of the air outlet 10a, and the second air guide 32 is spaced apart from an edge of the other side of the air outlet 10a to define a third air outlet channel, and the air in the air guide channel 20a flows out of the air outlet 10a through the second air outlet channel and the third air outlet channel.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the front surface of the casing 10 is provided with an air outlet space 11a, the air outlet space 11a is disposed toward the rear of the face frame 11 and recessed into the casing 10, and the air outlet space 11a is suitable for disposing the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32. The front end of the air guide channel 20a in the air duct component 20 is communicated with the air outlet space 11a, the front end opening of the air outlet space 11a defines an air outlet 10a, and the air guide channel 20a is arranged towards the air outlet 10 a. The first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are movably provided in the air outlet space 11a, respectively. Therefore, by providing the air outlet space 11a, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 do not occupy the space outside the casing 10, the size of the whole machine is reduced, and the air outlet space 11a defines the movement space of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, thereby preventing the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 from falling from the casing 10 due to excessive movement.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the first wind guide 31 and the second wind guide 32 are disposed on the side of the air duct member 20 close to the air outlet 10a, and the first wind guide 31 and the second wind guide 32 can guide the air passing through the air guide channel 20a to flow out of the air outlet 10 a. The first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 can move in the casing 10, and the movement occupies a small space, and is safe to use and simple in structure.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the air outlet space 11a has two side walls, which are respectively located at the left and right sides of the air guiding channel 20a, the two side walls are respectively formed as the air guiding surfaces 110 extending obliquely, and both the two side walls are disposed forward and extend obliquely toward a direction away from each other, so as to form the air outlet 10a suitable for wide-range air outlet, and the air volume is larger, and the air outlet space is suitable for the first air guiding element 31 and the second air guiding element 32 to move in the air outlet space 11 a.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the casing 10 includes a front frame 11 and a rear case 12, and a front side of the rear case 12 and a rear side of the front frame 11 cooperate to form an accommodating space of the indoor unit 1 for disposing components such as an indoor heat exchanger and an air duct component 20. The cross section of the rear case 12 is formed in an arc shape protruding rearward, the rear case 12 is provided with an air inlet, and the front surface of the face frame 11 is formed in a flat surface. The cross section of the whole air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is D-shaped, the space is saved, meanwhile, a large-area air outlet 10a is formed, the air volume is large, and large-range air outlet can be achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the outlet space 11a is disposed on the front surface of the face frame 11.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6-7, the driving assembly includes a driving motor 41 and a converting assembly 43, the converting assembly 43 is adapted to cooperate the driving motor 41 with the two moving members 42, the converting assembly 43 is configured as a mechanism adapted to convert the torque of the driving motor 41 into a force for driving the two moving members 42 to move, that is, the converting assembly 43 performs a converting function, and the converting assembly 43 can convert the output power of the driving motor 41 into a force for driving the two moving members 42 to move. The driving assembly is suitable for changing the split state and the combined state of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to form a plurality of air outlet channels.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6-7, conversion assembly 43 includes a gear set and two racks 43 c. The gear set is suitable for driving the rack 43c to move, and the gear set comprises a driving gear 43a and a plurality of driven gears 43b, the driving motor 41 is matched with the driving gear 43a, and the driving gear 43a is in transmission fit with the plurality of driven gears 43 b. The two racks 43c are respectively engaged with one driven gear 43b, when the driving gear 43a drives the driven gear 43b to rotate, the racks 43c can be driven by the driven gear 43b to move, and the two moving members 42 are respectively arranged on the two racks 43c in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Further, the two moving members 42 have an inner side and an outer side, the inner sides of the two moving members 42 are provided with racks 43c, the outer sides of the two moving members 42 are provided with protruding ends, the protruding ends are formed with through holes, the upper ends of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are both provided with through holes corresponding to the through holes of the protruding ends of the respective moving members 42, and the moving members 42 are connected with the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 through screws. Further, the two racks 43c are integrally formed with the two moving members 42.

When the driving motor 41 rotates, the driving gear 43a of the driving switching assembly 43 rotates, the driving gear 43a drives the plurality of driven gears 43b to rotate, and the two racks 43c respectively connected to the driven gears 43b also move along with the rotation of the respectively connected driven gears 43 b. The driving gear 43a is used for applying the torque of the driving motor 41 to the racks 43c respectively connected with the driven gear 43b, so that the design that one driving motor 41 is used for driving the same end of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move is realized, and the gear and rack 43c mechanism is used for driving the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the left and right side plates of the casing 10 are respectively formed as flat plates, and the flat plate side plates have an attractive appearance, and can fully utilize the internal space of the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner and ensure a large area of air supply area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a second wind guiding assembly 50 is disposed at a front end of the wind guiding channel 20a, and the second wind guiding assembly 50 is used for changing a wind outlet direction of the front end of the wind guiding channel 20 a. The air entering the casing 10 is guided to flow by the second air guide assembly 50, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, so that various air directions can be formed, and different requirements of users can be met.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner further includes an air outlet grille, the air outlet grille is adapted to shield the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, so as to prevent the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 from injuring a user during a moving process, and meanwhile, the air outlet grille can also prevent the first air guide 31, the second air guide 32 and the driving device 40 from being damaged. The air outlet grille is disposed at the air outlet 10a, and is located in front of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to shield the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, an air conditioning indoor unit 1 includes: casing 10, air guide assembly 30, wind channel part 20, second air guide assembly 50, air-out grille, guide base 60 and drive arrangement 40. The air guide assembly 30 and the guide base 60 are provided on the casing 10, the driving device 40 is provided on the guide base 60, and the air duct member 20 is provided in the casing 10.

The casing 10 includes a face frame 11 and a rear casing 12, the front side of the rear casing 12 is matched with the rear side of the face frame 11, the cross section of the rear casing 12 is formed into an arc shape protruding backward, the rear casing 12 is provided with an air inlet, the front surface of the face frame 11 is formed into a plane and is provided with an air outlet space 11a, and the cross section of the whole air conditioning indoor unit 1 is D-shaped. The air outlet space 11a is disposed toward the rear of the face frame 11 and recessed into the casing 10. The air outlet space 11a has two side walls respectively located at the left and right sides of the air guiding channel 20a, the two side walls are respectively formed as an air guiding surface 110 extending obliquely, and both the two side walls are disposed forward and extend obliquely toward directions away from each other. An air guide passage 20a for blowing air toward the air outlet 10a is provided in the air duct member 20. The front end of the air guide channel 20a is communicated with the air outlet space 11a, the front end opening of the air outlet space 11a defines an air outlet 10a, and the air guide channel 20a is arranged towards the air outlet 10 a. The air guide assembly 30 includes a first air guide 31 and a second air guide 32, and the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are respectively movably disposed on the casing 10. The first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are provided on the air duct member 20 on the side closer to the outlet 10 a. The second air guiding component 50 is arranged at the front end of the air guiding channel 20 a. The air outlet grille is provided at the air outlet 10a and located in front of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32.

Two guide bases 60 and two driving devices 40 are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, and each guide base 60 is provided with a first guide groove 60a and a second guide groove 60 b; each driving device 40 includes a driving motor 41, two moving members 42, and a switching assembly 43. The end portions of the first and second guide grooves 60a and 60b, which are the end portions of the first and second guide grooves 60a and 60b away from each other, extend obliquely in the direction in which the first and second guide grooves 60a and 60b face away from each other. The two moving members 42 are respectively movably engaged with the first guiding groove 60a and the second guiding groove 60b to define respective moving tracks of the two moving members 42, wherein one moving member 42 is movably engaged with the first guiding groove 60a, the moving member 42 is simultaneously engaged with the first air guide 31, and the other moving member 42 is movably engaged with the second guiding groove 60b and is simultaneously engaged with the second air guide 32. The two moving members 42 have inner sides and outer sides, racks 43c are arranged on the inner sides of the two moving members 42, protruding ends are arranged on the outer sides of the two moving members 42, through holes are formed in the protruding ends, through holes corresponding to the through holes in the protruding ends of the moving members 42 corresponding to the upper ends and the lower ends of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are formed in the upper ends and the lower ends of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, and the moving members 42 are connected with the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 through screws. Each conversion assembly 43 includes a gear set and two racks 43 c. Each gear set includes a drive gear 43a and a plurality of driven gears 43 b. The driving motor 41 is engaged with a driving gear 43a, and the driving gear 43a is engaged with a plurality of driven gears 43b in a transmission manner. The two racks 43c are respectively engaged with one driven gear 43 b. The two racks 43c are integrally formed with the two moving members 42.

When the driving motor 41 drives the moving member 42 to move, one moving member 42 drives the first air guide member 31 to move on the track defined by the first guide groove 60a, and the other moving member 42 drives the second air guide member 32 to move on the track defined by the second guide groove 60b, and since the end portions of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b, which are away from each other, are disposed obliquely in the direction away from each other, the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 also move obliquely in the direction away from each other.

When the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are in a combined state, the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 discharges air through the first air discharge channel, and the air in the air guide channel 20a flows out of the air outlet 10a through the first air discharge channel. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are in contact with each other (that is, the distance between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 is the smallest, and the edges of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 that are close to each other are in clearance fit or contact with each other), a first air outlet channel is defined by the side of the first air guide 31 away from the second air guide 32 and the air outlet 10a, and/or a first air outlet channel is defined by the side of the second air guide 32 away from the first air guide 31 and the air outlet 10a, and the air in the air outlet channel 20a leaves the air conditioning indoor unit 1 through the first air outlet channel.

When the first air guide member 31 and the second air guide member 32 are in a split state and the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is in the multi-channel air-out mode, the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 exhausts air through the second air-out channel and the third air-out channel, and the air in the air guide channel 20a flows through the air outlet 10a through the second air-out channel and the third air-out channel. The driving motor 41 rotates to drive the driving gear 43a of the conversion assembly 43 to rotate, the driving gear 43a drives the plurality of driven gears 43b to synchronously rotate, the plurality of driven gears 43b drive the rack 43c to move, at this time, the moving member 42 connected to the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 on the rack 43c moves towards a direction away from each other, the moving member 42 drives the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move in an inverted-eight-shaped route along the directions of the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b, and the distance between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 increases. For example, as shown in fig. 3, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are respectively located between the respective left and right limit positions, a second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, the first air guide 31 is spaced apart from an edge of one side of the air outlet 10a, and the second air guide 32 is spaced apart from an edge of the other side of the air outlet 10a to define a third air outlet channel, and the air in the air guide channel 20a exits the air conditioning indoor unit 1 through the second air outlet channel and the third air outlet channel.

When the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are in a split state and the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is in the middle air-out mode only, the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 outputs air through the second air-out channel, and the air in the air guide channel 20a flows through the air outlet 10a through the second air-out channel. For example, as shown in fig. 4, the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are respectively located at the respective reachable extreme positions, the sides of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 away from each other are respectively attached to the edges of the air outlet 10a at the corresponding sides, a second air outlet channel is defined between the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32, and the air in the air outlet channel 20a flows out of the air outlet 10a through the second air outlet channel.

Therefore, the indoor air conditioner 1 can adjust the air output and the air supply direction thereof by adjusting different air outlet states, so that the indoor air conditioner 1 can better adapt to different air requirements of users.

In summary, the air conditioning indoor unit 1 of the present application can drive the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move on a determined trajectory, and the gear and rack 43c mechanism is adopted to drive the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 to move, so that the structure is simple, the realizability is high, the stable movement can be achieved, and the cost is low; the first air guide piece 31 and the second air guide piece 32 are designed to adjust various air outlet flow directions and air outlet flow rates; the first guide groove 60a and the second guide groove 60b are arranged backwards, so that the moving tracks of the first air guide 31 and the second air guide 32 are limited in the machine shell 10, the driving device 40 is arranged in the guide base 60, the space in the machine shell 10 is reasonably utilized, and the structure of the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is compact; the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner has an air outlet 10a for wide-range air outlet, and the air volume is larger.

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 utility model. 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 described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

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

the air conditioner comprises a machine shell, a fan and a fan, wherein the machine shell is provided with an air outlet;

the air duct component is arranged in the shell, and an air guide channel for supplying air towards the air outlet is arranged in the air duct component;

the guide base is provided with a first guide groove and a second guide groove, and the ends of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, which are far away from each other, extend in a direction of inclining away from each other;

the driving device comprises a driving assembly and two moving members, the driving assembly is respectively matched with the two moving members to drive the two moving members to reciprocate, and the two moving members are respectively matched with the first guide groove and the second guide groove to limit the moving track of each moving member;

the air guide assembly comprises a first air guide piece and a second air guide piece, and the moving pieces are matched with the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece respectively to drive the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece to move.

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving unit is provided in the guide base, and the two moving members are extended out of the corresponding guide grooves and connected to the corresponding air guide members.

3. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the number of the driving unit and the guide base is two, and the driving unit provided in the guide base is provided at both upper and lower ends of the air guide assembly.

4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein an end surface of the air guide assembly is fixedly engaged with the moving member on the corresponding side.

5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet is provided on a front surface of the casing, and ends of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, which are away from each other, extend obliquely in a direction toward the rear and toward each other.

6. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air guide assembly has an integrated state in which the first air guide member and the second air guide member are in contact with each other and at least one side of the air outlet defines a first air outlet passage;

in the split state, the first air guide piece and the second air guide piece are arranged at intervals to limit a second air outlet channel.

7. The indoor unit of claim 6, wherein the indoor unit comprises a middle outlet mode and a multi-channel outlet mode, and in the middle outlet mode, the first wind guide member and the second wind guide member respectively cooperate with two sides of the outlet to define only the second outlet channel;

in the multi-channel air outlet mode, a third air outlet channel is further defined between the first air guide piece and one side of the air outlet and between the second air guide piece and the other side of the air outlet.

8. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the casing is provided with an air outlet space recessed rearward, the front end of the air guide passage communicates with the air outlet space, the front end opening of the air outlet space defines the air outlet, and the first air guide and the second air guide are movably provided in the air outlet space, respectively.

9. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein two side walls of the outlet air space on both left and right sides of the air guide passage are formed as air guide surfaces extending obliquely forward and away from each other, respectively.

10. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet includes a face frame and a rear case, a front side of the rear case is engaged with a rear side of the face frame, a cross section of the rear case is formed in an arc shape protruding rearward, an air inlet is provided on the rear case, and a front surface of the face frame is formed in a flat surface.

11. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the driving assembly includes a driving motor and a converting assembly, the driving motor is engaged with the two moving members through the converting assembly, and the converting assembly is configured to convert rotation of the driving motor into movement of the two moving members.

12. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the switching unit includes:

the gear set comprises a driving gear and a plurality of driven gears, the driving motor is matched with the driving gear, and the driving gear is in transmission fit with the driven gears;

the two racks are respectively meshed with one driven gear, and the two moving parts are respectively arranged on the two racks in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

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