CN215723724U

CN215723724U - Air conditioner outdoor unit and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN215723724U
Application number: CN202122410088.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张雪涛
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-30
Filing date: 2021-09-30
Publication date: 2022-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner. The air conditioner outdoor unit comprises a casing, a fan, a heat exchanger and an isolation piece, wherein the casing comprises a base plate, and an accommodating space is defined in the casing; the heat exchanger is arranged in the accommodating space; the fan is arranged in the accommodating space to drive airflow to pass through the heat exchanger, and comprises a motor and a fan connected with the motor; the isolation piece is arranged on the base plate and located between the heat exchanger and the fan, and two ends of the isolation piece extend along the length direction of the heat exchanger. The ice blocks generated by the air conditioner outdoor unit in the heating process are limited on one side of the isolating piece close to the heat exchanger to increase, the possibility of damage to the fan blades caused by collision of the ice blocks and the rotating fan blades is reduced, and the normal operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit is guaranteed to a greater extent.

Description

Air conditioner outdoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

In the winter heating process, ice blocks are gradually generated at the inner side and the outer side of the radiator of the air conditioner outdoor unit. In the prior art, because no protective device is arranged between the fan and the radiator of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, when ice blocks are gradually increased to a certain degree, the ice blocks collide with the rotating fan blades, so that the fan blades are damaged, and the normal use of the air conditioner is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides an air conditioner outdoor unit, which aims to avoid damage to fan blades caused by collision of growing ice blocks and rotating fan blades.

The utility model also provides an air conditioner adopting the air conditioner outdoor unit.

The outdoor unit of the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan, a heat exchanger and an isolating piece, wherein the shell comprises a base plate, and an accommodating space is defined in the shell; the heat exchanger is arranged in the accommodating space; the fan is arranged in the accommodating space to drive airflow to pass through the heat exchanger, and comprises a motor and a fan connected with the motor; the isolation piece is arranged on the base plate and located between the heat exchanger and the fan, and two ends of the isolation piece extend along the length direction of the heat exchanger.

The air conditioner outdoor unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model at least has the following beneficial effects: the isolating piece is arranged between the heat exchanger and the fan on the base plate of the air conditioner outdoor unit, so that the ice blocks generated by the heat exchanger in the heating process are limited on one side of the isolating piece close to the heat exchanger to grow, the possibility that the ice blocks growing in cold winter collide with the rotating fan blades to cause damage to the fan blades is reduced, and the normal operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit is guaranteed to a greater extent.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the barrier is provided with a plurality of vent holes.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the chassis is provided with a drainage structure on a side of the insulation facing away from the fan.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the drainage structure is provided as a water guide hole, the water guide hole penetrating the chassis.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the insulating member is fixedly connected to the chassis by a fixing member.

The isolation piece is fixedly connected with the chassis through a fixing structure.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the fixation structure comprises: the mounting plate is connected with the isolation piece and provided with a mounting hole; and the fixing piece penetrates through the mounting hole and is fixedly connected with the chassis.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the mounting plate is formed by bending the insulating member.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the insulator has a mating surface that mates with the chassis, the mating surface conforming to the chassis.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the casing is provided with an air outlet, the air outlet is provided with an air guiding ring, and one end of the isolating piece is located between the air guiding ring and the heat exchanger.

An air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present invention includes the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to any one of the above embodiments.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: the isolating piece is arranged between the heat exchanger and the fan on the base plate of the air conditioner outdoor unit, so that the ice blocks generated by the heat exchanger in the heating process are limited on one side of the isolating piece close to the heat exchanger to grow, the possibility that the ice blocks growing in cold winter collide with the rotating fan blades to cause damage to the fan blades is reduced, and the normal operation of the air conditioner is guaranteed to a greater extent.

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 utility model is further described with reference to the following figures and examples, in which:

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

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention with a top cover removed;

fig. 3 is a plan view of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner shown in fig. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of A in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an insulating member of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an outdoor unit of an air conditioner 100;

the air conditioner comprises a machine shell 200, a bottom plate 210, a water guide hole 211, a front panel 220, an air outlet 221, an air guide ring 222, a side panel 230, a back panel 240, a top cover 250, a containing space 260, a first cavity 261 and a second cavity 262;

fan 300, motor 310, fan 320, fan blade 321;

a heat exchanger 400;

insulation 500, vent 510, mating surface 520, mounting plate 530, mounting hole 531.

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 should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, if there are first and second described only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, it is not understood that relative importance is indicated or implied or that the number of indicated technical features or the precedence of the indicated technical features is implicitly indicated or implied.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly limited, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific contents of the technical solutions.

In cold winter, an air conditioner is generally used to warm the indoor environment in places where there is no central heating. In the heating process of the air conditioner, ice is gradually generated inside and outside a heat exchanger of an air conditioner outdoor unit, and when the ice is gradually increased, the ice collides with rotating fan blades to cause the possibility of damage of the fan blades, so that the normal use of the air conditioner is influenced.

Therefore, the utility model provides an air conditioner outdoor unit to solve the technical problems.

The technical solution of the present invention for solving the above technical problems is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, which illustrate an outdoor unit 100 of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a casing 200, a fan 300, a heat exchanger 400, and an insulating member 500, where the casing 200 includes a bottom chassis 210, a front panel 220, a side panel 230, a back panel 240, and a top cover 250, the bottom chassis 210, the front panel 220, the side panel 230, the back panel 240, and the top cover 250 define an accommodating space 260, an air outlet 221 is formed in the panels, a middle partition (not shown) is installed on the bottom chassis 210, the middle partition partitions partition the accommodating space 260 into a first chamber 261 and a second chamber 262, and the fan 300 is disposed in the first chamber 261.

The fan 300 includes a motor 310 and a fan 320, the fan 320 is connected to the motor 310, the fan 320 is disposed corresponding to the air outlet 221 disposed on the panel, the heat exchanger 400 is disposed on the chassis 210 and located in the first chamber 261, the heat exchanger 400 is disposed corresponding to the fan 300, the fan 300 is driven to rotate when operating, and the fan 320 drives the air flow to exchange heat with the heat exchanger 400 and then to be discharged through the air outlet 221.

A compressor (not shown) is disposed in the second chamber 262, and an electric control device (not shown) is disposed in an electric control box (not shown) mounted on the middle partition.

The chassis 210 is provided with the insulating member 500, the insulating member 500 is disposed between the heat exchanger 400 and the fan 320, two ends of the insulating member 500 extend along the length direction of the heat exchanger 400, and the height direction of the insulating member 500 extends along the direction away from the surface of the chassis 210.

The insulator 500 can isolate the ice generated in the heat exchange process of the heat exchanger 400 at the side of the insulator 500 close to the heat exchanger 400, so that when the air conditioner is used for heating in cold winter, the ice generated in the heat exchanger 400 in the heating process is limited at the side of the insulator 500 close to the heat exchanger 400 to grow, the ice is separated from the fan 320 by the insulator 500, the possibility that the rotating fan 321 is damaged due to the collision of the ice growing in the cold winter with the rotating fan 321 is reduced, and the normal operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit 100 is greatly guaranteed.

It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the isolating member 500 is a plate structure, so as to reduce the manufacturing material of the isolating member 500, reduce the manufacturing cost of the isolating member 500, correspondingly reduce the manufacturing cost of the air conditioner, and improve the market competitiveness of the air conditioner.

It is understood that the insulating member 500 may be made of a sheet metal material or a plastic material, as long as the insulating member 500 has a predetermined strength to avoid the problem of deformation of the insulating member 500 during use.

It can be understood that, in order to better reduce the possibility of damage to the fan blades 321 caused by collision of the ice cubes growing in the cold winter with the rotating fan blades 321, and to ensure the normal operation of the outdoor unit 100, the projection of the fan blades 321 of the fan 320 on the bottom plate 210 is located on the side of the insulating member 500 away from the heat exchanger 400.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, the insulating member 500 may also take other structural forms, such as a strip-shaped structure, and the like, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that the height of the isolation member 500 extending in the direction away from the surface of the chassis 210 is preferably not to obstruct the airflow when the fan 320 rotates, so as to avoid increasing the wind resistance of the fan 300 and the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

Referring to fig. 5, it can be understood that a plurality of vent holes 510 are formed in the insulating member 500, the aperture of each vent hole 510 is not too large, so as to prevent ice blocks from penetrating from the vent holes 510 to the side of the insulating plate away from the heat exchanger 400, thereby reducing the risk of collision between the fan blades 321 and the ice blocks, and the number of the vent holes 510 is as large as possible, that is, dense and fine vent holes 510 are formed in the insulating member 500, through which air flows, so as to effectively reduce the wind resistance caused by the arrangement of the insulating plate, thereby effectively reducing the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, it can be understood that in some embodiments, a drainage structure is disposed on the bottom plate 210, and the drainage structure is disposed on a side of the insulating member 500 away from the fan 300, so that the ice water melted on the bottom plate 210 can be quickly drained out of the outdoor unit 100, thereby preventing water accumulation in the bottom plate 210 and preventing large ice blocks from being generated in the next heating process.

Referring to fig. 4, it can be understood that in some embodiments, the drainage structure is provided with a plurality of water guide holes 211, the water guide holes 211 penetrate through the chassis 210, and the plurality of water guide holes 211 are provided together according to specific situations, so as to increase drainage efficiency and enable melted ice water to be quickly drained.

It should be noted that a plurality of drainage structures may be provided, and the drainage structures are provided at different positions of the chassis to facilitate discharging ice water at different positions, and the drainage structure should be provided at a lower position of the chassis 210 to facilitate rapid discharging of ice water.

It is understood that the drainage structure may also be configured as a drainage channel, etc., and is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 3, it can be understood that the insulating member 500 is fixedly coupled to the base plate 210 by a fixing structure, so that the insulating member 500 is stably coupled to the base plate 210, to prevent a director situation that the insulating member 500 is inclined when ice cubes grow on one side of the insulating member 500, thereby ensuring normal use of the outdoor unit 100.

Referring to fig. 3, it can be understood that in some embodiments, the fixing structure includes a mounting plate 530 and a fixing member (not shown), the insulating member 500 is connected to the mounting plate 530, a mounting hole 531 is formed in the mounting plate 530, the fixing member penetrates through the mounting hole 531 and is fixedly connected to the base plate 210, and the fixing member is used to mount the insulating member 500 on the base plate 210, so that the mounting and dismounting of the insulating member 500 can be facilitated, and the maintenance of the outdoor unit 100 of the air conditioner can be facilitated.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, a mounting plate 530 is disposed on the isolation member 500, the mounting plate 530 is provided with a mounting hole 531, a mounting platform is disposed at a corresponding position of the chassis 210, the mounting plate 530 is disposed on the mounting platform, and the fixing member penetrates through the mounting hole 531 and the mounting platform, so that the isolation member 500 is mounted on the chassis 210 through the fixing member.

It is understood that the fixing member may be a screw, a bolt, etc., and is not limited thereto. When screws are used, the screws may be screwed to the chassis 210 in a self-tapping manner; when bolts are used, screw holes are provided at corresponding positions of the mounting platform, and the insulating member 500 is fixed on the chassis 210 by the threaded connection of the bolts and the screw holes.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the insulating member 500 has a plate-shaped structure, and the mounting plate 530 is formed by bending a partial edge of the insulating member 500, so that the mounting plate 530 and the insulating member 500 are integrated, thereby facilitating the assembly of the insulating member 500, and simplifying the manufacturing process of the insulating member 500 and the mounting plate 530.

It can be understood that, the fixing structure for fixing the insulating element 500 on the chassis 210 may also adopt a snap-fit structure, for example, a buckle is disposed on the insulating element 500, a buckle hole is disposed at a corresponding position on the chassis 210, the buckle is snapped in the buckle hole, and each dormitory looks at the insulating element 500 and the chassis 210 to achieve the fixed connection, which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that, one, two, or more mounting plates 530 may be provided, when one mounting plate 530 is provided, the mounting plate 530 may be provided in the middle of the insulating member 500, when two mounting plates 530 are provided, the two mounting plates 530 may be provided at positions of the insulating member 500 away from the middle, and the two mounting plates 530 may be respectively provided at two sides of the insulating member 500, when the plurality of mounting plates 530 are provided, the plurality of mounting plates 530 may be provided at two sides of the insulating member 500 at intervals.

It can be understood that the mounting plate 530 and the insulating member 500 may also be a split structure, and when the split structure is adopted, the mounting plate 530 may be fixedly connected with the insulating member 500 by welding, riveting, fixing member connection, and the like.

Referring to fig. 5, it can be understood that the insulating member 500 has a mating surface 520 contacting the bottom plate 210, and the mating surface 520 is tightly attached to the bottom plate 210, so that the ice generated by the heat exchanger 400 during the heating process of the air conditioner can be effectively prevented from growing toward the side of the insulating member 500 away from the heat exchanger 400, and the possibility of damage to the fan 321 caused by collision of the ice with the rotating fan 321 is further reduced, thereby greatly ensuring the normal operation of the outdoor unit 100 of the air conditioner.

It should be noted that, since the surface of the bottom plate 210 has a protrusion, the corresponding arrangement of the mating surface 520 is a recess, and the mating surface 520 of the insulating member 500 is tightly attached to the bottom plate 210 by the corresponding arrangement of the recess and the protrusion.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, and 3, it can be understood that the air outlet 221 is provided with an air guiding ring 222, the air guiding ring 222 is connected to the front panel 220, and one end of the insulating member 500 is located outside the air guiding ring 222, so as to prevent an ice block generated by the heat exchanger 400 from growing toward the air outlet 221 along a connection portion between the insulating member 500 and the air guiding ring 222 during a heating process, thereby further reducing a possibility of damage to the fan blade 321 due to collision between the ice block and the rotating fan blade 321.

Referring to fig. 3, it can be understood that one end of the insulating member 500 is located between the air guide coil 222 and the heat exchanger 400, and the other end of the insulating member 500 is disposed near the middle partition plate. Therefore, the ice blocks are prevented from growing from the joint portions between the insulating member 500 and the middle partition plate and between the insulating member 500 and the air guide ring 222 to the side of the insulating member 500 away from the heat exchanger 400, so that the possibility of damage to the fan blades 321 due to collision of the ice blocks with the rotating fan blades 321 is further reduced, and the normal operation of the outdoor unit 100 of the air conditioner is greatly guaranteed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to better explain the structural principles and the resulting technical effects of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in this embodiment, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a casing 200, a fan 300, a heat exchanger 400, and an insulating member 500, where the casing 200 includes a bottom plate 210, an accommodating space 260 is provided in the casing 200, an air outlet 221 is provided on the casing 200, a middle partition board is installed on the bottom plate 210, and the accommodating space 260 is divided into a first chamber 261 and a second chamber 262 by the middle partition board.

The fan 300 is arranged in the first chamber 261, the fan 300 comprises a motor 310 and a fan 320, the motor 310 is mounted in the first chamber 261 through a bracket of the motor 310, the fan 320 is connected with the motor 310, and the fan 320 is arranged corresponding to the air outlet 221 arranged on the panel.

Be provided with heat exchanger 400 on chassis 210, heat exchanger 400 is located first chamber 261, be provided with insulating piece 500 on the chassis, insulating piece 500 sets up between heat exchanger 400 and fan 320, the length direction extension setting of heat exchanger 400 is followed to the both ends of insulating piece 500, and the direction of height of insulating piece 500 extends the setting along the direction of keeping away from chassis 210 surface, the projection of fan 320 on chassis 210 is located one side that insulating piece 500 deviates from heat exchanger 400, can inject the ice that heat exchanger 400 produced in the heat transfer process in the one side that insulating piece 500 is close to heat exchanger 400 through insulating piece 500.

The insulating member 500 is provided with a plurality of vent holes 510, and the chassis 210 is provided with water guide holes 211, the water guide holes 211 penetrating the chassis 210.

The air outlet 221 is provided with an air guiding ring 222, the air guiding ring 222 is connected with the front panel 220, one end of the isolating piece 500 is located outside the air guiding ring 222, one end of the isolating piece 500 is fixedly connected with the chassis 210 through a fixing piece, the other end of the isolating piece 500 is arranged close to the middle partition plate, the isolating piece 500 is provided with a matching surface 520 matched with the chassis 210, and the matching surface 520 is tightly attached to the chassis 210 so as to reduce a gap between the chassis 210 and the isolating piece 500.

In the heating process of the air conditioner, the refrigerant in the heat exchanger 400 exchanges heat with ambient air, the refrigerant absorbs heat in the ambient air, the temperature of the refrigerant is increased, and meanwhile the temperature of the ambient air around the heat exchanger 400 is reduced.

At this time, the isolating member 500 disposed between the heat exchanger 400 and the fan 320 plays an isolating role, and the growing ice cubes are isolated at a side of the isolating member 500 close to the heat exchanger 400 by the isolating member 500, so that a certain safety distance is maintained between the ice cubes and the fan blades 321, the possibility of damage to the fan blades 321 due to collision of the ice cubes with the rotating fan blades 321 is reduced, and normal operation of the outdoor unit 100 of the air conditioner is largely guaranteed. After the heating process is finished, the ice blocks are melted, and the melted ice water can flow out quickly through the water guide holes 211, so that accumulated water is prevented from being generated in the chassis 210, and large ice blocks are prevented from being generated in the next heating process; in addition, in the heating process, since the insulating member 500 is provided with the vent 510, the airflow close to the chassis 210 can be discharged from the air outlet 221 through the vent 510, thereby effectively reducing the wind resistance caused by the arrangement of the insulating member 500 and avoiding the increase of the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

An air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present invention includes the outdoor unit 100 of any one of the above embodiments.

The air conditioner of the embodiment of the utility model arranges the isolating piece 500 between the heat exchanger 400 and the fan 320 on the chassis 210 of the outdoor unit 100, so that the ice blocks generated by the heat exchanger 400 in the heating process are limited on one side of the isolating piece 500 close to the heat exchanger 400 to grow, thereby reducing the possibility that the blades 321 are damaged due to the collision of the grown ice blocks with the rotating blades 321 in cold winter, and ensuring the normal operation of the air conditioner to a greater extent.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and such equivalent modifications or substitutions are included in the scope defined by the claims of the present application.

Claims

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

the chassis comprises a chassis, wherein an accommodating space is defined in the chassis;

the heat exchanger is arranged in the accommodating space;

the fan is arranged in the accommodating space to drive airflow to pass through the heat exchanger and comprises a motor and a fan connected with the motor;

and the insulating piece is arranged on the chassis and positioned between the heat exchanger and the fan, and two ends of the insulating piece extend along the length direction of the heat exchanger.

2. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein the insulation member is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes.

3. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is provided with a drainage structure on a side of the insulating member facing away from the blower fan.

4. The outdoor unit of claim 3, wherein the drainage structures are formed as water guide holes penetrating the base plate.

5. The outdoor unit of claim 1, wherein the insulation member is fixedly coupled to the base plate by a fixing structure.

6. The outdoor unit of claim 5, wherein the fixing structure comprises:

the mounting plate is connected with the isolation piece and provided with a mounting hole;

and the fixing piece penetrates through the mounting hole and is fixedly connected with the chassis.

7. The outdoor unit of claim 6, wherein the mounting plate is formed by bending the insulating member.

8. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the insulating member has a fitting surface to be fitted to the base plate, and the fitting surface is fitted to the base plate.

9. The outdoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the casing is provided with an air outlet, the air outlet is provided with an air guide ring, and one end of the insulating member is located between the air guide ring and the heat exchanger.

10. An air conditioner comprising the outdoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 9.