CN216080294U - Rotary air conditioner shell, air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioning system - Google Patents

Rotary air conditioner shell, air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioning system Download PDF

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CN216080294U
CN216080294U CN202121288177.8U CN202121288177U CN216080294U CN 216080294 U CN216080294 U CN 216080294U CN 202121288177 U CN202121288177 U CN 202121288177U CN 216080294 U CN216080294 U CN 216080294U
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吕科磊
王月亮
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Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd
Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd
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The utility model provides a rotary air conditioner shell, an air conditioner internal unit and an air conditioning system, wherein the rotary air conditioner shell comprises a shell and an air duct; the shell wall of the shell is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing a heat exchanger and a fan of the air conditioner, and the containing cavity is communicated with the air inlet; the shell is used for being connected with the slewing mechanism and can rotate relative to the heat exchanger and the fan along the slewing axis of the shell; the air duct is arranged in the shell; the air inlet end of the air duct is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the air outlet end of the air duct is communicated with the air outlet; the fan is arranged at the air inlet end of the air duct; the utility model improves the indoor air fluidity, enhances the air outlet radiation range of the air conditioner and improves the experience of household personnel in using the air conditioner.

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Rotary air conditioner shell, air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioning system
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a rotary air conditioner shell, an air conditioner internal unit and an air conditioning system.
Background
An air conditioner is an air conditioning appliance for providing treated air directly to an enclosed room, space or area. The air conditioner adjusts the space environment by supplying air to the room in a left and right air blowing mode and an up and down air blowing mode, so that the corresponding space environment can reach the appropriate temperature and humidity.
However, most of the conventional air conditioners control the direction of the air outlet by means of an air guide plate provided at the air outlet. Because the air intake of air conditioner all is fixed the setting with the position of air outlet, leads to the air inlet region of air conditioner fixed on the one hand, indoor air circulation nature is relatively poor, leads to the air-out radiation range of air conditioner little on the other hand, and the air-out can't cover whole room fast, influences the experience that the family personnel used the air conditioner.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a rotary air conditioner shell, an air conditioner internal unit and an air conditioning system, which are used for solving the problems that the existing air conditioner is small in air outlet radiation range and not beneficial to improving the indoor air fluidity.
The utility model provides a rotary air conditioner casing, comprising: a housing and an air duct; an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the wall of the shell, an accommodating cavity is formed in the shell and used for accommodating a heat exchanger and a fan of an air conditioner, and the accommodating cavity is communicated with the air inlet; the shell is used for being connected with a slewing mechanism, and the shell can slew relative to the heat exchanger and the fan along the slewing axis of the shell; the air duct is arranged in the shell; the air inlet end of the air duct is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the air outlet end of the air duct is communicated with the air outlet; the fan is arranged at the air inlet end of the air duct.
According to the rotary air conditioner shell provided by the utility model, the shell can rotate back and forth between the first position and the second position; the first position is a position reached by rotating the shell by a first angle along a first rotation direction, and the second position is a position reached by rotating the shell by a second angle along a second rotation direction; the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction in rotation direction.
According to the shell of the rotary air conditioner, the accommodating cavity is internally provided with a first arc-shaped cavity and a second arc-shaped cavity; the first arc-shaped cavity, the shell wall section where the air inlet of the shell is located and the second arc-shaped cavity are sequentially arranged circumferentially along the rotation axis; the heat exchanger extends in a circular arc shape along the circumferential direction relative to the rotation axis; the heat exchanger extends in a circular arc shape along the circumferential direction relative to the rotation axis; the first end of the heat exchanger along the circumferential direction is arranged in the first arc-shaped cavity, and the second end of the heat exchanger along the circumferential direction is arranged in the second arc-shaped cavity; the heat exchanger is close to the shell wall section, and the fan is arranged on the inner side of the heat exchanger.
According to the rotary air conditioner shell provided by the utility model, the fan is a cross-flow fan, and the central axis of the cross-flow fan is parallel to the rotary axis; the air duct extends along the axis of rotation.
According to the shell of the rotary air conditioner, the air outlet is provided with an air guide structure; the air guide structure comprises a rotating shaft and an air guide plate; the rotating shaft is parallel to the rotating axis and is rotatably arranged at the air outlet; the air deflector is arranged on the rotating shaft and extends along the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
According to the rotary air conditioner shell provided by the utility model, the air deflector can rotate back and forth between the third position and the fourth position; the third position is the position of the air deflector when the rotating shaft rotates for a third angle along the first rotation direction, and the fourth position is the position of the air deflector when the rotating shaft rotates for a fourth angle along the second rotation direction; the air deflector is in the third position with the housing in the first position; the air deflection plate is in the fourth position when the housing is in the second position.
According to the shell of the rotary air conditioner, the air inlet is provided with the dust removal module and/or the disinfection module.
According to the rotary air conditioner shell provided by the utility model, the shell is cylindrical.
The present invention also provides an air conditioner indoor unit, including: the heat exchanger, the fan and the rotary air conditioner shell; the heat exchanger and the fan are arranged in the accommodating cavity of the rotary air conditioner shell.
The present invention also provides an air conditioning system comprising: the air conditioner external unit and the air conditioner internal unit are described above; the air conditioner internal unit is communicated with the air conditioner external unit through a refrigerant pipeline.
According to the rotary air conditioner shell, the air conditioner internal unit and the air conditioning system, the shell capable of rotating relative to the heat exchanger and the fan of the air conditioner is arranged, when the air conditioner is started to work, the rotating angle of the shell can be changed according to actual requirements, so that the positions of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air conditioner are changed along with the rotation of the shell, compared with the scheme that the air inlet and the air outlet of the existing air conditioner are fixedly arranged, the rotary air conditioner shell not only can change the air inlet area of the air conditioner, but also can improve the air outlet angle of the air conditioner, so that the air outlet radiation range of the air conditioner is enlarged while the indoor air mobility is improved, and the experience of household personnel in using the air conditioner is improved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings needed for the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to the drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit provided by the utility model, wherein a shell and an air deflector are in initial positions;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit provided by the utility model when a shell is at a first position and an air deflector is at a third position;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the air conditioner indoor unit provided by the utility model when the casing is in the second position and the air deflector is in the fourth position;
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1: a housing; 2: an air duct; 3: a wind guide structure;
4: a heat exchanger; 5: a fan; 11: an air inlet;
12: an air outlet; 13: an accommodating chamber; 131: a first arcuate chamber;
132: a second arcuate chamber; 31: a rotating shaft; 32: an air deflector.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
A rotary air conditioner casing, an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioning system according to the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 3.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a rotary air conditioner casing, including: a shell 1 and an air duct 2; an air inlet 11 and an air outlet 12 are arranged on the wall of the shell 1, a containing cavity 13 is arranged in the shell 1, the containing cavity 13 is used for containing a heat exchanger 4 and a fan 5 of an air conditioner, and the containing cavity 13 is communicated with the air inlet 11; the shell 1 is used for being connected with a slewing mechanism, and the shell 1 can slew relative to the heat exchanger 4 and the fan 5 along the slewing axis of the shell; the air duct 2 is arranged in the shell 1; the air inlet end of the air duct 2 is communicated with the accommodating cavity 13, and the air outlet end of the air duct 2 is communicated with the air outlet 12; the fan 5 is arranged at the air inlet end of the air duct 2 or the air inlet end of the fan 5 close to the air duct 2, and the air outlet side of the fan 5 faces the air inlet end of the air duct 2.
Specifically, in the embodiment, the casing 1 capable of rotating relative to the heat exchanger 4 and the fan 5 is arranged, so that when the air conditioner starts to work, the rotation angle of the casing 1 can be changed according to actual requirements, and the positions of the air inlet 11 and the air outlet 12 of the air conditioner are changed along with the rotation of the casing 1.
It should be noted that the rotating mechanism shown in the present embodiment may be specifically an electric motor, and here, an output shaft of the electric motor may be provided to be coaxially connected with the housing 1. When the air conditioner starts to work, the heat exchanger 4 and the fan 5 are fixedly arranged and do not rotate along with the shell 1. In the present embodiment, the casing 1 is specifically provided in a cylindrical shape in order to ensure smooth rotation of the casing 1.
Further, the motor shown in the present embodiment is preferably a servo motor, and the servo motor can drive the housing 1 to rotate by a first angle along the first rotation direction and drive the housing 1 to rotate by a second angle along the second rotation direction, so that the housing 1 can be rotated back and forth between the first position and the second position; the first position is a position reached by the shell 1 rotating by a first angle along the first rotation direction, and the second position is a position reached by the shell 1 rotating by a second angle along the second rotation direction; the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction.
In this embodiment, the first rotation direction may be specifically set to be a counterclockwise direction, and the second rotation direction is correspondingly a clockwise direction. The first angle shown in this embodiment may be 5-20, for example: the first angle may specifically be 5 °, 10 °, 15 ° and 20 °. Accordingly, the second angle shown in this embodiment may be 5 ° to 20 °, for example: the second angle may be specifically 5 °, 10 °, 15 °, and 20 °. Here, the first angle and the second angle may be set to be equal in the present embodiment.
Further, the accommodating chamber 13 shown in the present embodiment is provided with a first arc-shaped chamber 131 and a second arc-shaped chamber 132; the first arc-shaped cavity 131, the shell wall section where the air inlet 11 of the shell 1 is located and the second arc-shaped cavity 132 are sequentially arranged circumferentially along the rotation axis; the heat exchanger 4 extends in an arc shape in the circumferential direction with respect to the rotation axis; a first end of the heat exchanger 4 along the circumferential direction is arranged in the first arc-shaped cavity 131, and a second end of the heat exchanger 4 along the circumferential direction is arranged in the second arc-shaped cavity 132; the heat exchanger 4 is adjacent to the shell wall section and the fan 5 is located inside the heat exchanger 4.
Here, in the present embodiment, the first arc-shaped cavity 131 and the second arc-shaped cavity 132 are disposed in the accommodating cavity 13, and the arrangement positions of the heat exchanger 4 and the fan 5 are designed, so that the interference between the housing 1 and the heat exchanger 4 and the fan 5 during the rotation can be avoided. Therefore, under the action of the fan 5, air outside the housing 1 sequentially passes through the air inlet 11 and the heat exchanger 4, enters the accommodating cavity 13, and is discharged out of the housing 1 from the air duct 2 under the driving of the fan 5.
As shown in fig. 1, with the casing 1 in the initial position, a first end of the heat exchanger 4 in the circumferential direction protrudes into the first arc-shaped chamber 131, and a second end of the heat exchanger 4 in the circumferential direction protrudes into the second arc-shaped chamber 132. The shell wall section where the air inlet 11 on the shell 1 is located corresponds to the middle section of the heat exchanger 4, and the middle section of the heat exchanger 4 exchanges heat with the inlet air.
As shown in fig. 2, when the casing 1 rotates to the first position along the first rotation direction, the second end of the heat exchanger 4 extends from the second arc-shaped cavity 132, the shell wall section where the air inlet 11 on the casing 1 is located corresponds to the middle section and the second end of the heat exchanger 4, respectively, the first end of the heat exchanger 4 completely extends into the first arc-shaped cavity 131, and at this time, the middle section and the second end of the heat exchanger 4 exchange heat with the inlet air.
As shown in fig. 3, when the casing 1 rotates to the second position along the second rotation direction, the first end of the heat exchanger 4 extends out from the first arc-shaped cavity 131, the shell wall section where the air inlet 11 on the casing 1 is located corresponds to the middle section and the first end of the heat exchanger 4, respectively, the second end of the heat exchanger 4 extends into the second arc-shaped cavity 132 completely, and at this time, the middle section and the first end of the heat exchanger 4 exchange heat with the intake air.
It should be noted here that, with the continuous change of the wind area of the heat exchanger 4, the adhesion of dust generated on the surface of the heat exchanger 4 can be avoided during long-term operation, and the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger 4 is ensured.
Further, the fan 5 shown in the present embodiment is a cross-flow fan, and a central axis of the cross-flow fan is parallel to a rotation axis; the air duct 2 extends along the axis of rotation of the housing 1.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the air duct 2 of the present embodiment includes a first side wall and a second side wall, both of which extend along the rotation axis of the housing 1. In order to avoid interference between the fan 5 and the air duct 2 during rotation of the housing 1, the air inlet end of the air duct 2 shown in this embodiment is disposed at a position deviated from the rotation axis of the housing 1, and one end of the first side wall close to the fan 5 extends to the position of the rotation axis of the housing 1, and one end of the first side wall close to the air outlet 12 is connected to the periphery of the housing 1. Correspondingly, the fan 5 is arranged between one end of the first side wall close to the fan 5 and one end of the second side wall close to the fan 5, one end of the second side wall close to the fan 5 is connected with the inner wall of the shell 1, and one end of the second side wall close to the air outlet 12 is connected with the periphery of the shell 1.
Preferably, the air outlet 12 of the present embodiment is provided with an air guiding structure 3; the air guiding structure 3 comprises a rotating shaft 31 and an air guiding plate 32; the rotating shaft 31 is parallel to the rotating axis, and the rotating shaft 31 is rotatably arranged at the air outlet 12; the air deflector 32 is disposed on the rotating shaft 31 and extends along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 31. The rotating shaft 31 may be specifically connected to a rotation driving mechanism.
Specifically, the air deflector 32 shown in the present embodiment can be reciprocally rotated between the third position and the fourth position; the third position is the position of the air deflector 32 when the rotating shaft 31 rotates along the first rotation direction by a third angle, and the fourth position is the position of the air deflector 32 when the rotating shaft 31 rotates along the second rotation direction by a fourth angle; with the housing 1 in the first position, the air deflector 32 is in the third position; with the casing 1 in the second position, the air deflector 32 is in the fourth position.
Wherein, the third angle shown in this embodiment may be 20 ° -45 °, for example: the third angle may specifically be 20 °, 25 °, 30 °, 35 °, 40 ° and 45 °. Accordingly, the fourth angle shown in this embodiment may be 20 ° -45 °, for example: the fourth angle may specifically be 20 °, 25 °, 30 °, 35 °, 40 ° and 45 °. Here, the third angle and the fourth angle may be set to be equal in the present embodiment.
Further, in order to further implement the air purification treatment, the air inlet 11 is specifically provided with a dust removal module and/or a sterilization module in this embodiment.
The dust removal module shown in the present embodiment is preferably a filter screen. The disinfection module shown in this embodiment is preferably a high-tension electrostatic sterilisation module. The dust removal module and the disinfection module can be arranged in sequence along the air inlet direction of the air inlet 11.
Preferably, this embodiment also provides an air conditioner internal unit, including: the heat exchanger, the fan and the rotary air conditioner shell; the heat exchanger and the fan are arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell of the rotary air conditioner. The heat exchanger has the function of an evaporator when the air conditioner indoor unit refrigerates for an indoor environment, and has the function of a condenser when the air conditioner indoor unit warms for the indoor environment.
Preferably, the present embodiment further provides an air conditioning system, including: the air conditioner external unit and the air conditioner internal unit are described above; the air conditioner internal unit is communicated with the air conditioner external unit through a refrigerant pipeline.
Specifically, since the air conditioning system includes an air conditioning indoor unit, the specific structure of the air conditioning indoor unit refers to the above-described embodiments, and the air conditioning system adopts all technical solutions of all the above-described embodiments, so that the air conditioning system at least has all beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-described embodiments, and details are not repeated here.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

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1. A rotary air conditioner housing, comprising:
the air conditioner comprises a shell, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the wall of the shell, an accommodating cavity is formed in the shell and used for accommodating a heat exchanger and a fan of an air conditioner, and the accommodating cavity is communicated with the air inlet; the shell is used for being connected with a slewing mechanism, and the shell can slew relative to the heat exchanger and the fan along the slewing axis of the shell;
the air duct is arranged in the shell; the air inlet end of the air duct is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the air outlet end of the air duct is communicated with the air outlet; the fan is arranged at the air inlet end of the air duct.
2. The rotary air conditioner case as claimed in claim 1,
the housing is capable of reciprocating rotation between a first position and a second position; the first position is a position reached by rotating the shell by a first angle along a first rotation direction, and the second position is a position reached by rotating the shell by a second angle along a second rotation direction; the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction in rotation direction.
3. The rotary air conditioner case as claimed in claim 2,
a first arc-shaped cavity and a second arc-shaped cavity are arranged in the accommodating cavity; the first arc-shaped cavity, the shell wall section where the air inlet of the shell is located and the second arc-shaped cavity are sequentially arranged circumferentially along the rotation axis;
the heat exchanger extends in a circular arc shape along the circumferential direction relative to the rotation axis; the first end of the heat exchanger along the circumferential direction is arranged in the first arc-shaped cavity, and the second end of the heat exchanger along the circumferential direction is arranged in the second arc-shaped cavity; the heat exchanger is close to the shell wall section, and the fan is arranged on the inner side of the heat exchanger.
4. The rotary air conditioner casing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said fan is a cross flow fan, and a central axis of said cross flow fan is parallel to said axis of rotation; the air duct extends along the axis of rotation.
5. The rotary air conditioner case as claimed in claim 2 or 3,
the air outlet is provided with an air guide structure; the air guide structure comprises a rotating shaft and an air guide plate; the rotating shaft is parallel to the rotating axis and is rotatably arranged at the air outlet; the air deflector is arranged on the rotating shaft and extends along the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
6. The rotary air conditioner case as claimed in claim 5,
the air deflector can rotate back and forth between a third position and a fourth position; the third position is the position of the air deflector when the rotating shaft rotates for a third angle along the first rotation direction, and the fourth position is the position of the air deflector when the rotating shaft rotates for a fourth angle along the second rotation direction;
the air deflector is in the third position with the housing in the first position; the air deflection plate is in the fourth position when the housing is in the second position.
7. A rotary air conditioner casing according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said air intake is provided with a dust removal module and/or a sterilization module.
8. The rotary air conditioner casing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the casing has a cylindrical shape.
9. An air conditioner indoor unit, characterized by comprising: a heat exchanger, a fan and a rotary air conditioner casing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8; the heat exchanger and the fan are arranged in the accommodating cavity of the rotary air conditioner shell.
10. An air conditioning system, comprising: an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 9; the air conditioner internal unit is communicated with the air conditioner external unit through a refrigerant pipeline.
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