CN215892553U - Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a unit body and a light source, an annular groove is formed in the peripheral surface of the unit body, the annular groove is provided with an annular opening extending along the circumferential direction of the unit body, and the light source is arranged in the annular groove and distributed along the circumferential direction of the annular groove. The air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of uniform light emission and good light emission effect, and improves the user experience.

Description

Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

An air conditioner is a widely used household appliance, and an indoor unit of the air conditioner, especially an indoor unit of a cabinet air conditioner, is usually placed in a room, and the appearance of the indoor unit has a great influence on the beauty of the room. Along with the improvement of living standard, the requirement on the visual appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is higher and higher, and in the related technology, the appearance attractiveness of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is single, the visual effect of a user is poor, and the overall attractiveness of a room is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is based on the discovery and recognition by the utility model of the following facts and problems:

in order to improve the aesthetic property of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, the related art provides that a supporting shell with an accommodating cavity is arranged in the middle of the air conditioner, a light guide belt is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the light guide belt is in an open ring shape, and two open ends of the light emitting assembly and the light guide belt are opposite. However, the light guide band is complex in structure and high in cost due to the fact that the light guide band is needed, the light guide band is in an open ring shape, the two open ends of the light guide band are opposite to each other, the position of the light emitting component is dark, light is not uniformly emitted along the circumferential direction of the accommodating cavity, the light emitting effect is poor, and the visual effect, the attractiveness and the user experience are reduced.

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art.

Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides an air conditioner indoor unit with a good light-emitting effect.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides an air conditioner with the air conditioner indoor unit.

The air conditioner indoor unit comprises a unit body and a light source, wherein an annular groove is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the unit body, the annular groove is provided with an annular opening extending along the circumferential direction of the unit body, and the light source is arranged in the annular groove and distributed along the circumferential direction of the annular groove.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the light source is arranged in the annular groove extending along the peripheral surface of the machine body, so that the light emitting effect is good, and the user experience is good.

In some embodiments, the light source includes a light strip and a plurality of light beads, and the light beads are arranged on the light strip and are uniformly spaced along the circumference of the annular groove.

In some embodiments, the light source is an annular light tube extending along a circumference of the annular groove.

In some embodiments, the light source device further comprises a light source mounting seat, the light source mounting seat is mounted in the annular groove, a light source mounting groove is formed in the light source mounting seat, and the light source is mounted in the light source mounting groove.

In some embodiments, the light source mounting seat comprises an annular seat plate, an inner circumference of the annular seat plate is provided with an upward extending flange, an upper surface of the annular seat plate is provided with an annular boss surrounding the flange, the light source mounting groove is formed between the flange and the annular boss, and the height of the annular boss is lower than that of the flange.

In some embodiments, a claw for holding the light source is arranged on the upper surface of the annular boss.

In some embodiments, a light transmissive cover is provided at the annular opening.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive cover includes an annular cover body, an annular top wall extending inwardly from an upper inner periphery of the annular cover body, and an annular bottom wall extending inwardly from a lower inner periphery of the annular cover body.

In some embodiments, the light source further comprises a light-transmitting member, the light-transmitting member is arranged in the annular groove to define an annular mounting cavity in the annular groove, the light source is arranged in the mounting cavity, and the light transmittance of the light-transmitting member is smaller than that of the light-transmitting cover.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive element has a light transmission in the range of 30% to 60%,

in some embodiments, the light transmissive member has a light transmittance in the range of 45% -55%.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive cover has a light transmission of greater than 90%.

In some embodiments, the light-transmitting member has an annular cylindrical shape, and the cross-sectional area of the light-transmitting member gradually increases in a direction from top to bottom.

In some embodiments, the mounting device further comprises a support cylinder, the support cylinder is arranged in the annular groove, and the inner peripheral wall of the light-transmitting member, the outer peripheral wall of the support cylinder and the bottom wall of the annular groove define the mounting cavity.

In some embodiments, the upper end of the light-transmitting member is provided with an upper ring plate, the upper ring plate extends outwards from the outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the light-transmitting member, and the outer peripheral edge of the upper ring plate is connected with the light-transmitting cover.

In some embodiments, the support cylinder is disposed in the light-transmitting member, and an upper end of the light-transmitting member is connected to an outer peripheral wall of the support cylinder.

In some embodiments, the body is cylindrical.

In some embodiments, the body includes a main body and a base, the lower end of the main body is connected to the base, and the annular groove is located between the main body and the base.

In some embodiments, the main body includes a body section and a reduced diameter section, an upper end of the reduced diameter section is connected to a lower end of the body section, a lower end of the reduced diameter section is connected to the base, and the annular groove is defined by an outer circumferential surface of the reduced diameter section, a lower end surface of the body section, and an upper surface of the base.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the utility model can comprise the indoor unit of the air conditioner in any one of the embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view at a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a light-transmitting member of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a light source mount of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals: an indoor air-conditioning unit 100;

a machine body 1; a main body 11; a body section 111; a reduced diameter section 112; a base 12;

an annular groove 2; an annular opening 210;

a light source 3; a light source mounting base 4; a light source mounting groove 40; an annular seat plate 41; an annular boss 42; a jaw 420; a flange 43;

a light-transmitting member 51; a mounting cavity 50; the support cylinder 53; an upper ring plate 52;

a light-transmitting cover 6; an annular top wall 61; a cover 62; an annular bottom wall 63.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

An air conditioning indoor unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

The air-conditioning indoor unit 100 of the embodiment of the utility model comprises a machine body 1 and a light source 3. The peripheral surface of the machine body 1 is provided with an annular groove 2, the annular groove 2 is provided with an annular opening 210 which extends along the circumferential direction of the machine body 1 and is opened outwards, and the light sources 3 are arranged in the annular groove 2 and distributed along the circumferential direction of the annular groove 2.

For convenience of description, the up-down direction in fig. 1 is taken as the height direction of the body 1, and the inward-outward direction in fig. 1 is taken as the inward-outward direction of the body 1.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an annular groove 2 is provided at the outer periphery of the machine body 1, the annular groove 2 has an annular opening 210 opened outward, a light source 3 is installed in the annular groove 2, and the light source 3 is arranged along the circumferential direction of the annular groove 2. It should be noted that the annular groove 2 may be adjacent to the upper end or the lower end of the machine body 1, or may be provided at an intermediate position of the machine body 1. Preferably, the annular groove 2 is located adjacent the lower end of the body 1. The annular groove 2 may be one or a plurality of grooves spaced apart in the up-down direction, thereby further improving the aesthetic appearance of the air conditioning indoor unit 100.

The light source 3 may be of various colors, for example, blue, red, green, yellow, etc. From this, through showing different colors, can be so that the shell of organism 1 demonstrates diversified visual effect, reinforcing user experience.

According to the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the light source 3 is circumferentially arranged in the annular groove 2 in the outer peripheral surface of the unit body 1, so that the light is uniformly emitted, the light emitting effect is good, the visual effect and the aesthetic property of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 are improved, and the user experience is favorably improved. In addition, the light source 3 is arranged in the annular groove 2, a user can see the light emitting effect through the annular groove 2 from the outside, the light of the light source 3 cannot be scattered on a large scale on the outer surface of the machine body, and the light emitting intensity and the light emitting effect are further improved.

In some embodiments, the light source 3 includes a lamp strip and a plurality of lamp beads, and the lamp beads are arranged on the lamp strip and uniformly spaced along the circumference of the annular groove 2. Through the luminous order of control lamp pearl, can design luminous effect better, improve user experience and feel.

In some embodiments, the light source 3 is an annular light tube extending along the circumference of the annular groove 2.

In other words, the light source 3 may be composed of a plurality of point light sources 3, for example, a plurality of beads are fixed on the lamp strip at equal intervals, and the lamp strip is arranged along the circumferential direction of the annular groove 2, thereby exhibiting a light emitting effect with uniform brightness in the circumferential direction of the body 1. Alternatively, the light source 3 may be a linear light source 3, and an annular lamp tube is disposed in the annular groove 2, or a light emitting effect with uniform brightness may be formed in the circumferential direction of the machine body 1.

Preferably, the light source 3 comprises a plurality of pointolite 3, from this, can realize the effect of horse race lamp through automatically controlled to make organism 1 outward appearance more pleasing to the eye, and then reinforcing user experience.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 further includes a light source mounting seat 4, the light source mounting seat 4 is mounted in the annular groove 2, a light source mounting groove 40 is formed on the light source mounting seat 4, and the light source 3 is mounted in the light source mounting groove 40.

Therefore, the light source 3 can be fixed in the annular groove 2 through the light source mounting seat 4, and the light source 3 can be prevented from loosening during transportation. In addition, when the light source installation seat is installed, the light source 3 can be installed on the light source installation seat 4 firstly through the light source installation seat 4, and then the light source installation seat 4 is installed in the annular groove 2, so that the light source 3 can be installed conveniently, and the light source 3 can not be damaged.

In some embodiments, the light source mounting seat 4 includes an annular seat plate 41, an inner peripheral edge of the annular seat plate 41 is provided with an upwardly extending flange 43, an upper surface of the annular seat plate 41 is provided with an annular boss 42 surrounding the flange 43, the light source mounting groove 40 is formed between the flange 43 and the annular boss 42, and a height of the annular boss 42 (a dimension of the annular boss 42 in the up-down direction) is lower than a height of the flange 43 (a dimension of the flange 43 in the up-down direction).

As shown in fig. 6, the bottom plate of the light source mounting seat 4 is an annular seat plate 41, an annular plate extending in the vertical direction is a flange 43 on the inner side of the annular seat plate 41, a ring of annular bosses 42 are provided on the outer side of the flange 43, the upper surface of the annular seat plate 41, the inner circumferential surfaces of the annular bosses 42, and the outer circumferential surfaces of the flanges 43 together define the light source mounting groove 40, and it should be noted that the height of the annular bosses 42 is lower than that of the flanges 43, thereby facilitating the installation and removal of the light source 3 by the worker.

The light source mount 4 is made of a transparent material so as not to affect the light emitting effect.

In some embodiments, the annular boss 42 is provided with a jaw 420 on an upper surface thereof for holding the light source 3.

As shown in fig. 4 and 6, the annular boss 42 is provided with a plurality of claws 420, the plurality of claws 420 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the annular boss 42, the light source 3 can be clamped and fixed in the light source mounting groove 40 through the claws 420, the light source 3 is prevented from coming out of the light source mounting groove 40, and the structure is more stable.

In some embodiments, the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner further includes a light-transmitting cover 6 disposed at the annular opening 210, the light-transmitting cover 6 can protect the light source 3, and can also prevent dust from being deposited in the annular groove 2, and in addition, by designing the light-transmitting cover 6, a user can see different light-emitting patterns and light-emitting effects.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive cover 6 has a light transmission of greater than 90%.

As shown in fig. 3, a light-transmissive cover 6 is installed at the annular opening 210, and the light transmittance of the light-transmissive cover 6 may be 92%, 94% -96%, 98%, etc.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive cover 6 includes an annular cover 62, an annular top wall 61 extending inwardly from an upper inner periphery of the annular cover 62, and an annular bottom wall 63 extending inwardly from a lower inner periphery of the annular cover 62.

As shown in fig. 3, the light-transmitting cover 6 includes an annular cover body 62, an annular top wall 61 and an annular bottom wall 63, the light-transmitting cover 6 can be integrally formed, and the annular top wall 61 and the annular bottom wall 63 extend into the annular groove 2, thereby facilitating fixing the light-transmitting cover 6.

In some embodiments, the indoor unit 100 further includes a light-transmitting member 51, the light-transmitting member 51 is disposed in the annular groove 2 to form an annular installation cavity 50 in the annular groove 2, the light source 3 is disposed in the installation cavity 50, and the light transmittance of the light-transmitting member 51 is smaller than that of the light-transmitting cover 6. From this, through setting up light-transmitting member 51, make light can jet out promptly, the user still can't see other parts such as light source 3 in the annular groove 2, has hidden the part in the annular groove 2 promptly, has improved user experience and has felt.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive member 51 has a light transmittance in the range of 30% -60%.

In some embodiments, the light transmissive member 51 has a light transmittance in the range of 45% -55%.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, a light-transmitting member 51 is further disposed in the annular groove 2, the light-transmitting member 51 is annular, the bottom of the light-transmitting member 51 is connected to the light-transmitting cover 6, and the upper portion of the light-transmitting member 51 extends into the groove. The light-transmitting member 51 can define an annular mounting cavity 50 in the annular recess 2, and the light source 3 is mounted in the mounting cavity 50. The light-transmitting member 51 can reduce the light intensity of the light source 3, so that the emitted light source 3 is softer and the parts in the annular groove 2 are hidden.

The light-transmitting member 51 may be made of materials with different transmittances to exhibit different intensities of emitted light, for example, the light-transmitting member 51 has transmittances of 30%, 40% -50%, 55%, 60%, etc. Further, the light-transmitting member 51 has a light transmittance of 45%, 48%, 50%, 52%, 55%, or the like. From this, can demonstrate the light source 3 of different intensity through setting up different luminousness to make up each other with the product of different models, and then increase the diversified design of product.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, different effects may be exhibited by providing different shaped patterns on the light transmissive member 51. For example, a plurality of round holes, square holes, pentagram holes, and the like are provided at intervals on the light-transmitting member 51, and the light beams of different shapes are displayed, thereby improving the appearance and the light-emitting effect.

In some embodiments, light-transmissive member 51 includes a transparent substrate and a light-transmissive layer. The light-transmitting layer is arranged on the surface of the transparent substrate.

The transparent substrate may be made of rubber, glue, silica gel, plastic, glass, etc., and the light-transmitting layer may be disposed on the surface of the transparent substrate by any suitable process, such as attaching, plating, depositing and/or coating.

Through setting up the euphotic layer, can conveniently change the luminousness to change the light-emitting effect, improved the design flexibility ratio of light-emitting effect.

In some embodiments, the light transmittance of the light-transmitting layer is uniform, and optionally, the light transmittance of the light-transmitting layer may be gradually changed from large to small or gradually changed from small to large in a direction from bottom to top. Further alternatively, the light transmittance of the light-transmitting layer may be gradually changed along the circumferential direction of the light-transmitting member, so as to obtain a desired light emitting effect.

It is understood that in other embodiments, a light-impermeable light-shielding layer may be disposed on the light-transmissive member 51, and the light-shielding layer may be changed in shape to exhibit different light-transmissive effects. For example, a ring-shaped light transmitting region having a width of 1 mm is left on the light transmitting member 51, and the remaining region is coated with a light opaque light shielding layer, whereby a ring-shaped linear light can be displayed.

In some embodiments, the light-transmitting member 51 has an annular cylindrical shape, and the cross-sectional area of the light-transmitting member 51 gradually increases in a direction from top to bottom.

As shown in fig. 5, the diameter of the lower end of the light-transmitting member 51 is larger than that of the upper end of the light-transmitting member 51, the light-transmitting member 51 is gradually inclined from bottom to top, the light-transmitting member 51 is viewed from the outside to the inside, and the light-transmitting member 51 has a frustum shape. Thus, when the translucent material 51 is viewed through the translucent cover 6, the sense of depth in the inner and outer directions is exhibited, and the visual effect is excellent.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 further includes a support cylinder 53, the support cylinder 53 is disposed in the annular groove 2, and the inner circumferential wall of the light-transmitting member 51, the outer circumferential wall of the support cylinder 53, and the bottom wall of the annular groove 2 define the installation cavity 50.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the support cylinder 53 is located in the annular groove 2, the support cylinder 53 is located inside the flange 43 of the light source mounting seat 4, the inner circumferential wall of the light-transmitting member 51, the outer circumferential wall of the support cylinder 53 and the bottom wall of the annular groove 2 together define a mounting cavity 50, and the light source 3 is located in the mounting cavity 50. Therefore, the structure is more stable, and the light source 3 is further protected.

In some embodiments, the upper end of the light-transmissive member 51 is provided with an upper ring plate 52, the upper ring plate 52 extends outward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the light-transmissive member 51, and the outer peripheral edge of the upper ring plate 52 is connected to the light-transmissive cover 6.

As shown in fig. 5, an upper ring plate 52 is further disposed in the annular groove 2, the upper ring plate 52 is located at the upper end of the light-transmitting member 51, the inner end of the upper ring plate 52 is connected to the support cylinder 53 or the light-transmitting member 51, and the outer end of the upper ring plate 52 is connected to the inner wall of the light-transmitting cover 6, so that the upper ring plate 52 is disposed to fix the light-transmitting cover 6, and the light-transmitting cover 6 is prevented from moving in the inner and outer directions, and has high structural stability and stable assembly.

In some embodiments, the support cylinder 53 is provided in the light-transmitting member 51, and the upper end of the light-transmitting member 51 is contiguous with the outer peripheral wall of the support cylinder 53.

For example, as shown in fig. 5, the support cylinder 53 is located inside the light-transmitting member 51, the outer circumferential wall of the support cylinder 53 is connected to the upper end of the light-transmitting member 51, and the support cylinder 53 not only serves to reinforce the structural strength of the annular recess 2, but also prevents dust from entering the housing 1. In this embodiment, the light-transmitting member 51, the upper ring plate 52, and the support cylinder 53 are integrally formed, thereby facilitating the processing and installation.

In some embodiments, the body 1 is cylindrical. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the body 1 may be a cuboid or a cube, or the outer perimeter of the body 1 may be streamlined.

In some embodiments, the machine body 1 comprises a main body 11 and a base 12, the lower end of the main body 11 being connected to the base 12, and the annular groove 2 being located between the main body 11 and the base 12.

In some embodiments, the main body 11 comprises a body section 111 and a reduced diameter section 112, an upper end of the reduced diameter section 112 is connected to a lower end of the body section 111, a lower end of the reduced diameter section 112 is connected to the base 12, and the annular groove 2 is defined by an outer circumferential surface of the reduced diameter section 112, a lower end surface of the body section 111, and an upper surface of the base 12.

As shown in fig. 2, the diameter of the neck section is smaller than the diameter of the body section 111, whereby the outer peripheral surface of the neck section 112, the lower end surface of the body section 111 and the upper surface of the base 12 together form an annular groove. A neck section is arranged at the lower end of the main body 11, so that an annular groove 2 is formed conveniently.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner in any of the above embodiments.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of good visual effect, high aesthetic property and good user experience.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

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 at least one such 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; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. 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, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the present disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" and the like mean that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

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 (20)

1. The indoor unit of the air conditioner is characterized by comprising a unit body and a light source, wherein an annular groove is formed in the peripheral face of the unit body, the annular groove is provided with an annular opening extending along the circumferential direction of the unit body, and the light source is arranged in the annular groove and distributed along the circumferential direction of the annular groove.

2. The indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a light strip and a plurality of lamp beads, and the lamp beads are arranged on the light strip and are uniformly spaced along the circumferential direction of the annular groove.

3. The indoor unit of claim 1, wherein the light source is an annular light tube extending in a circumferential direction of the annular groove.

4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a light source installation seat installed in the annular groove, the light source installation seat being provided with a light source installation groove, the light source being installed in the light source installation groove.

5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the light source installation seat includes an annular seat plate, an inner peripheral edge of the annular seat plate is provided with a flange extending upward, an annular projection surrounding the flange is provided on an upper surface of the annular seat plate, the light source installation groove is formed between the flange and the annular projection, and a height of the annular projection is lower than a height of the flange.

6. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein a claw for holding the light source is provided on an upper surface of the annular projection.

7. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a light-transmitting cover provided at the annular opening.

8. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the light-transmissive cover includes an annular cover body, an annular top wall extending inward from an upper end inner peripheral edge of the annular cover body, and an annular bottom wall extending inward from a lower end inner peripheral edge of the annular cover body.

9. An indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a light-transmitting member provided in the annular groove to define an annular installation cavity in the annular groove, wherein the light source is provided in the installation cavity, and a light transmittance of the light-transmitting member is smaller than a light transmittance of the light-transmitting cover.

10. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the light-transmitting member has a light transmittance in the range of 30% to 60%.

11. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the light-transmitting member has a light transmittance in the range of 45% to 55%.

12. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the light transmittance of the light-transmissive cover is greater than 90%.

13. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the light-transmitting member has an annular cylindrical shape, and a cross-sectional area of the light-transmitting member is gradually increased in a direction from top to bottom.

14. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 13, further comprising a support cylinder provided in the annular groove, wherein an inner peripheral wall of the light-transmitting member, an outer peripheral wall of the support cylinder, and a bottom wall of the annular groove define the installation chamber.

15. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 14, wherein an upper ring plate is provided at an upper end of the light-transmitting member, the upper ring plate extending outward from an outer peripheral edge of the upper end of the light-transmitting member, the outer peripheral edge of the upper ring plate being connected to the light-transmitting cover.

16. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 15, wherein the support cylinder is provided in the light-transmitting member, and an upper end of the light-transmitting member is connected to an outer peripheral wall of the support cylinder.

17. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the body is cylindrical.

18. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the body includes a main body and a base, a lower end of the main body is connected to the base, and the annular groove is provided between the main body and the base.

19. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 18, wherein the main body includes a body section and a reduced diameter section, an upper end of the reduced diameter section is connected to a lower end of the body section, a lower end of the reduced diameter section is connected to the base, and the annular groove is defined by an outer peripheral surface of the reduced diameter section, a lower end surface of the body section, and an upper surface of the base.

20. An air conditioner characterized by comprising an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

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