CN216114637U

CN216114637U - Screw cover and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN216114637U
Application number: CN202122617022.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王培文; 汪楠
Original assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-28
Filing date: 2021-10-28
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-28

Abstract

The utility model discloses a screw cover and an air conditioner, wherein the screw cover comprises: the cover plate is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite along the length direction of the cover plate; the flow collecting piece is arranged on one side of the cover plate in the thickness direction and connected with the cover plate, and a water collecting tank with an opening facing to the first end is defined between the flow collecting piece and the cover plate. According to the screw cover, the screw cover comprises the flow collecting piece arranged on one side of the cover plate in the thickness direction, the water collecting tank with the opening facing the first end is defined between the flow collecting piece and the cover plate, after the screw cover is installed, condensed water generated on the screw cover can flow into the water collecting tank, and the water collecting tank can collect the condensed water, so that the problem of water dripping of an air outlet of an air conditioner caused by condensation at the screw cover is effectively solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Screw cover and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air treatment equipment, in particular to a screw cover and an air conditioner.

Background

In the correlation technique, after the screw cover is installed, the screw cover is easy to generate condensed water, and the condensed water flows along the screw cover to cause a water dripping phenomenon, so that the use experience of a user is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a screw cover, which can improve the problem of dripping of condensed water from the screw cover, thereby improving the user experience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having the screw cover.

According to the embodiment of the utility model, the screw cover comprises: a cover plate having opposite first and second ends along a length of the cover plate; the flow collecting piece is arranged on one side of the cover plate in the thickness direction and connected with the cover plate, and a water collecting tank with an opening facing the first end is defined between the flow collecting piece and the cover plate.

According to the screw cover provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the screw cover comprises the flow collecting piece arranged on one side of the cover plate in the thickness direction, the water collecting tank with the opening facing to the first end is defined between the flow collecting piece and the cover plate, after the screw cover is installed, condensed water generated on the screw cover can flow into the water collecting tank, and the water collecting tank can collect the condensed water, so that the problem of water dripping of an air outlet of the air conditioner caused by condensation at the screw cover is effectively solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In addition, the screw cover according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to some embodiments of the utility model, the screw cover further comprises: the first rib and the second rib extend along the length direction of the cover plate and are spaced apart along the width direction of the cover plate.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the flow collecting member is located between the first rib and the second rib, two ends of a first direction of the flow collecting member are respectively connected with surfaces of the first rib and the second rib facing each other, one end of a second direction of the flow collecting member is connected with the cover plate, the first rib, the second rib and the flow collecting member together define the water collecting tank, the first direction is the same as the width direction of the cover plate, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a highest height of the current collecting member in a thickness direction of the cover plate is lower than heights of the first ribs and the second ribs.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the current collecting member includes a first plate body and a second plate body connected in series in a width direction of the cap plate, the first plate body and the second plate body being angled to each other such that the current collecting member protrudes in a direction away from the cap plate.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the current collector is a plurality spaced apart along a length of the cap plate.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the second end has a bent portion bent toward a side of the cap plate having the current collector.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan and a control device, wherein the shell is provided with an air outlet, and the inner wall of the air outlet is provided with a screw groove; according to the screw cover of the embodiment of the utility model, the cover plate is arranged in the screw groove to cover the screw groove, the flow collecting piece is positioned on one side of the cover plate, which faces the bottom wall of the screw groove, and the cover plate is inclined downwards in the direction from the first end to the second end.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, a surface of the cover plate remote from the flow collecting piece is flush with an inner wall surface of the air outlet.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, one of the first end and the second end is hinged to the housing and the other end is snapped to the housing.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

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

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

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of a housing mated with a screw cap according to an embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a screw cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a screw cover 100; an air conditioner 200;

a cover plate 10; a first end 11; a second end 12; opening the groove 121;

a current collector 20; a water collection sump 21; a first plate body 201; a second plate body 202;

first ribs 31; second ribs 32; a reinforcing rib 33;

a bent portion 40;

a housing 50; an air outlet 51; a screw groove 52;

a connecting portion 61; a hook 62;

the first rotating shaft 71; a second shaft 72.

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, "a first feature" or "a second feature" may include one or more of the features, and "a plurality" means two or more, and the first feature may be "on" or "under" the second feature, and may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being not in direct contact but being in contact with another feature therebetween, and the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature may include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

A screw cover 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an air conditioner 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 50 and a screw cover 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing 50 having an air outlet 51, an inner wall of the air outlet 51 being provided with a screw groove 52. The screw cover 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a cover plate 10.

Specifically, along the length direction of the cover plate 10 (for example, the front-back direction shown in fig. 3), the cover plate 10 may have a first end 11 and a second end 12, the first end 11 and the second end 12 are disposed opposite to each other, when the screw cover 100 is installed, the cover plate 10 may be disposed in the screw groove 52, and in the direction from the first end 11 to the second end 12 (for example, the back-front direction shown in fig. 1), the cover plate 10 may be disposed to be inclined downward, and the cover plate 10 may cover the screw groove 52, so that the appearance consistency of the housing 50 is ensured, and the appearance of the air conditioner 200 is favorably ensured.

The inventor of the present application finds that, after the screw cover 100 is installed, when the air conditioner 200 operates the cooling mode, because cold wind is blown out by the lateral surface of the screw cover 100, for the lateral surface, the temperature of the medial surface of the screw cover 100 is higher, and the medial surface and the lateral surface of the screw cover 100 can form a temperature difference, so that the medial surface of the screw cover 100 easily forms condensed water, and the screw cover 100 is in a condensation problem, thereby causing the water to drip at the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200.

In order to improve the problem of condensation at the screw cap 100, in the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the screw cap 100 may further include a collecting member 20, the collecting member 20 may be disposed at one side in a thickness direction of the cap plate 10, and the collecting member 20 is connected to the cap plate 10, a water collecting groove 21 may be defined between the collecting member 20 and the cap plate 10, the water collecting groove 21 may be opened toward the first end 11 (e.g., the rear end shown in fig. 3), and the water collecting groove 21 may be used to contain condensed water. After the screw cap 100 is installed, the collecting piece 20 can be located on one side of the bottom wall of the cover plate 10 facing the screw groove 52, namely, the collecting piece 20 can be located on the inner side surface of the screw cap 100, when condensed water is formed on the inner side surface of the screw cap 100, the condensed water can flow into the water collecting tank 21 along the downward inclination direction of the cover plate 10, the water collecting tank 21 can collect the condensed water, the condensed water is reduced from flowing up to the matching position of the cover plate 10 and the screw groove 52 from the cover plate 10, thereby improving the problem of water dripping of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 caused by outflow of the condensed water from the air outlet 51, and improving the use experience of users.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

According to the screw cap 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, the screw cap 100 comprises the collecting piece 20 arranged on one side of the cover plate 10 in the thickness direction, and the water collecting tank 21 with the opening facing the first end 11 is defined between the collecting piece 20 and the cover plate 10, after the screw cap 100 is installed, condensed water generated on the screw cap 100 can flow into the water collecting tank 21, and the water collecting tank 21 can collect the condensed water, so that the problem of water dripping of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 caused by the condensation phenomenon at the position of the screw cap 100 is effectively solved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the screw cover 100 further includes a first rib 31 and a second rib 32, the first rib 31 and the second rib 32 both extend along the length direction of the cover plate 10, and the first rib 31 and the second rib 32 are spaced apart along the width direction (for example, the left and right direction shown in fig. 3) of the cover plate 10, and the first rib 31 and the second rib 32 can effectively improve the structural strength of the screw cover 100, ensure the structural stability, avoid the problems of deformation and the like of the screw cover 100, and are beneficial to improving the service life of the screw cover 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the first ribs 31 and the second ribs 32 may be symmetrically disposed along the width direction of the cover plate 10, so as to facilitate the manufacturing of the screw cover 100 and facilitate the installation of the screw cover 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, one side of the first rib 31 may be provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 (two or more), the plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first rib 31, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 may effectively increase the connection strength between the first rib 31 and the cover plate 10, so as to further ensure that the screw cap 100 is stable in structure and is not easy to deform.

In some embodiments, one side of the second rib 32 may be provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 (two or more), the plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second rib 32, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs 33 may effectively increase the connection strength between the second rib 32 and the cover plate 10, so as to further ensure that the structure of the screw cap 100 is stable and is not easy to deform.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the current collector 20 may be located between the first ribs 31 and the second ribs 32, both ends of the current collector 20 in the first direction (e.g., both left and right ends shown in fig. 3) may be connected to surfaces of the first ribs 31 and the second ribs 32 facing each other, respectively, one end of the current collector 20 in the second direction may be connected to the cap plate 10, so that the cover plate 10, the first ribs 31, the second ribs 32 and the collecting piece 20 can define the water collecting tank 21 together, the first direction is the same as the width direction of the cover plate 10, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, the structural strength of the water collecting tank 21 can be effectively ensured to be high, the structure is simple, the processing and the manufacturing are convenient, and at the same time, when the condensed water flows along the first ribs 31 and the second ribs 32, the condensed water can conveniently flow into the water collecting tank 21, so that the water collecting effect of the water collecting piece 20 is good, and the condensation problem of the screw cover 100 can be better improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the highest height of the current collector 20 in the thickness direction of the cover plate 10 may be lower than the heights of the first ribs 31 and the second ribs 32, so as to avoid interference between the current collector 20 and the connection structure (e.g., the housing 50) when the screw cap 100 is installed, and ensure that the screw cap 100 is installed stably and reliably.

It should be noted that the specific structure of current collecting member 20 may be flexibly configured according to actual requirements, and current collecting member 20 may be a flat plate or a non-flat plate, for example, current collecting member 20 may extend along at least one of a straight line, a curved line, a broken line, and the like.

For example, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, along the width direction of the cover plate 10, the current collecting member 20 may include a first plate 201 and a second plate 202 connected in sequence, and the first plate 201 and the second plate 202 may form an angle with each other, so that the current collecting member 20 protrudes toward a direction away from the cover plate 10, and a "V" shaped structure is formed, which is beneficial to improving the structural strength of the screw cap 100, facilitating the collection of the condensed water by the water collecting tank 21, and avoiding interference between the current collecting member 20 and the connection structure, thereby ensuring stable and reliable installation of the screw cap 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, there may be a plurality of collecting members 20, the plurality of collecting members 20 may be spaced apart along the length direction of the cover plate 10, and the plurality of collecting members 20 facilitate collecting condensed water at a plurality of positions on the cover plate 10, so that the effect of receiving the condensed water is better, the condensed water is prevented from flowing out of the air outlet 51 as much as possible, and the problem of dripping at the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 is effectively improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, each collecting member 20 may define one water collecting groove 21 with an opening facing the first end 11 with the cover plate 10, that is, in a case that there are a plurality of collecting members 20, there may be a plurality of water collecting grooves 21, and the plurality of water collecting grooves 21 facilitate collecting condensed water at a plurality of positions on the cover plate 10, so that the effect of receiving the condensed water is better, the condensed water is prevented from flowing out of the air outlet 51 as much as possible, and the problem of water dripping of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 is effectively improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the current collecting members 20 may be flexibly set according to actual situations, for example, the current collecting members 20 may be three as shown in fig. 3, or may be two, four, five, six or more, which is within the protection scope of the present invention.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the second end 12 may have a bent portion 40, and the bent portion 40 is bent toward a side of the cover plate 10 having the current collecting member 20, that is, the bent portion 40 is bent toward an inner side of the cover plate 10, so that the bent portion 40, the first rib 31 and the second rib 32 may define the water collecting groove 21 together, which facilitates to collect the condensed water flowing to the second end 12, and further improves the dripping problem of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200.

The air conditioner 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a case 50 and a screw cover 100. Wherein the screw cover 100 is the screw cover 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Specifically, the housing 50 has an air outlet 51, an inner wall of the air outlet 51 may be provided with a screw groove 52, the cover plate 10 is provided in the screw groove 52, the cover plate 10 may cover the screw groove 52, the current collecting member 20 is located on a side of the cover plate 10 facing a bottom wall of the screw groove 52, and the cover plate 10 is inclined downward in a direction from the first end 11 to the second end 12. When the medial surface of screw lid 100 forms the comdenstion water, the comdenstion water can flow into in the water catch bowl 21 along the direction of the downward sloping of apron 10, and water catch bowl 21 can collect the comdenstion water, reduces the comdenstion water and flows to the cooperation department of apron 10 and screw groove 52 from apron 10 to improved the comdenstion water and flowed out and led to the fact the problem of dripping of air outlet 51 of air conditioner 200 from air outlet 51, improved user's use and experienced.

Since the screw cover 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the above-mentioned beneficial effects, according to the air conditioner 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the screw cover 100 includes the collecting member 20 disposed at one side of the cover plate 10 in the thickness direction, and the water collecting tank 21 with the opening facing the first end 11 is defined between the collecting member 20 and the cover plate 10, after the screw cover 100 is installed, the condensed water generated on the screw cover 100 can flow into the water collecting tank 21, and the water collecting tank 21 can collect the condensed water, so that the problem of water dripping of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 caused by the condensation phenomenon at the screw cover 100 is effectively solved, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, the housing 50 may include a face frame and a chassis, with mounting holes in the screw slot 52, which may mount fasteners, which may be used to fasten the face frame and the chassis. After the screw cover 100 is installed, the cover plate 10 can cover the screw slot 52, the consistency of the appearance is ensured, the appearance of the air conditioner 200 is ensured to be attractive, the condensed water can be contained through the water collecting tank 21, the condensed water flowing out between the matching surfaces of the screw cover 100 and the surface frame is avoided, the condensation phenomenon at the position of the screw cover 100 of the air outlet 51 is effectively improved, the water dropping problem of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200 is caused, and the use experience of a user is improved. For example, the fastener may be a screw.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a surface of the cover plate 10 away from the collecting member 20 may be flush with an inner wall surface of the air outlet 51, that is, an outer surface of the cover plate 10 may be parallel to the inner wall surface of the air outlet 51, which is beneficial to ensuring flatness of the air outlet 51 of the air conditioner 200, so that the appearance is more beautiful and the cleaning is facilitated.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the second end 12 may be hinged to the housing 50, and the first end 11 may be clamped to the housing 50, the hinge may enable the screw cover 100 to be movable relative to the housing 50, the screw cover 100 may be switched between the open state and the closed state, the clamping may enable the screw cover 100 to be stably mounted on the housing 50, the screw cover 100 is connected and fastened to the housing 50, and is easy to detach, thereby enabling the screw cover 100 to be movably mounted on the air outlet 51, facilitating the opening and closing of the screw cover 100, and the screw cover 100 is stably mounted.

Of course, it is within the scope of the present invention that the first end 11 may be hinged to the housing 50 and the second end 12 may be snap-fitted to the housing 50.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the specific structure of the first end 11 being clamped with the housing 50 may be set according to practical situations.

For example, in some embodiments, the first end 11 may include a snap slot and the housing 50 may include a catch 62. Therefore, the hooks 62 can be clamped in the clamping grooves, and the screw cover 100 is connected to the shell 50 through the matching of the hooks 62 and the clamping grooves, and is convenient to detach.

For another example, in other embodiments, the first end 11 may include a hook 62, and the housing 50 may include a slot, so that the hook 62 can be also clipped in the slot, and the screw cover 100 can be connected to the housing 50 through the cooperation of the hook 62 and the slot, and is easy to detach.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the screw cover 100 may include a connecting portion 61 and a hook 62, one end of the connecting portion 61 may be connected to the first end 11, the other end of the connecting portion 61 may be connected to the hook 62, and an inner wall of the screw slot 52 may have a clamping groove, so that the hook 62 may be clamped in the clamping groove, and the screw cover 100 may be connected to the housing 50 by the cooperation of the hook 62 and the clamping groove, which is reliable in connection and convenient to detach.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the screw cover 100 may include a first rotating shaft 71 and a second rotating shaft 72, the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 72 may be connected to surfaces of the first rib 31 and the second rib 32 facing away from each other, the inner wall of the screw groove 52 may be provided with a first groove and a second groove corresponding to the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 72, the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 72 are respectively provided in the first groove and the second groove, the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 72 may rotate in the first groove and the second groove, and the screw cover 100 may be switched between the open state and the closed state by the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 72 rotating in the grooves, so that the screw cover 100 may open and close the screw groove 52 more conveniently.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, one side of the second end 12 may have an opening groove 121, the opening groove 121 is disposed opposite to the screw groove 52, and a user may insert a nail, finger, tool, or the like into the opening groove 121 to facilitate quickly detaching the screw cover 100 from the screw groove 52, so that the screw cover 100 is more conveniently opened.

It should be noted that the shape of the opening groove 121 can be flexibly set according to actual requirements, for example, the opening groove 121 can be a square groove, a semicircular groove, or the like, which are all convenient for opening the screw cover 100.

An air conditioner 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the following description is illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the air conditioner 200 may include a housing 50 and a screw cover 100, wherein the housing 50 has an air outlet 51, and a screw groove 52 is formed on an inner wall of the air outlet 51.

As shown in fig. 3, the screw cap 100 includes a cap plate 10, a current collecting member 20, a first rib 31, and a second rib 32. The cover plate 10 has opposite first and second ends 11 and 12 in a front-rear direction of the cover plate 10, and the second end 12 has a bent portion 40, and the bent portion 40 is bent toward an inner side of the cover plate 10. The first beads 31 and the second beads 32 each extend in the front-rear direction of the cover plate 10, and the first beads 31 and the second beads 32 are spaced apart in the left-right direction of the cover plate 10.

Collecting member 20 is arranged at one side of the thickness direction of cover plate 10, collecting member 20 is three and is spaced apart along the front and back direction of cover plate 10, collecting member 20 can be located between first rib 31 and second rib 32, the left and right ends of collecting member 20 can be respectively connected with the surfaces of first rib 31 and second rib 32 facing each other, the lower end of collecting member 20 can be connected with cover plate 10, first rib 31, second rib 32 and collecting member 20 can jointly define water collecting tank 21, the opening of water collecting tank 21 faces first end 11, and water collecting tank 21 can be three. The highest height of the current collector 20 in the thickness direction of the cap plate 10 is lower than the heights of the first and

second ribs

31 and 32. The current collecting member 20 includes a first plate body 201 and a second plate body 202 connected in series in the left-right direction of the cap plate 10, and the first plate body 201 and the second plate body 202 are angled with respect to each other such that the current collecting member 20 protrudes toward a direction away from the cap plate 10.

After the screw cap 100 is installed, in the direction from the first end 11 to the second end 12, the cover plate 10 is inclined downward, the cover plate 10 can be arranged in the screw groove 52, the cover plate 10 can cover the screw groove 52, the outer surface of the cover plate 10 is flush with the inner wall surface of the air outlet 51, the current collecting piece 20 is located on the inner side of the cover plate 10, the first end 11 is hinged to the casing 50, the second end 12 is clamped to the casing 50, it is ensured that the screw cap 100 is installed stably, the appearance consistency of the casing 50 is ensured, and the appearance attractiveness of the air conditioner 200 is ensured.

When air conditioner 200 operation refrigeration mode, the comdenstion water that screw lid 100 inboard produced can be followed first rib 31 and second rib 32 and flowed into water catch bowl 21 downwards in, and water catch bowl 21 can be collected the comdenstion water, has effectively improved screw lid 100 department and has taken place the condensation phenomenon and cause the problem of dripping of air outlet 51 of air conditioner 200, has improved user's use and has experienced.

Other constructions and operations of the screw cover 100 and the air conditioner 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "embodiment," "particular embodiment," "example," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily 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.

While embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A screw cap, comprising:

a cover plate having opposite first and second ends along a length of the cover plate;

the flow collecting piece is arranged on one side of the cover plate in the thickness direction and connected with the cover plate, and a water collecting tank with an opening facing the first end is defined between the flow collecting piece and the cover plate.

2. The screw cover of claim 1, further comprising:

the first rib and the second rib extend along the length direction of the cover plate and are spaced apart along the width direction of the cover plate.

3. The screw cap of claim 2, wherein the flow collector is located between the first and second ribs, wherein two ends of a first direction of the flow collector are connected to surfaces of the first and second ribs facing each other, respectively, and wherein one end of a second direction of the flow collector is connected to the cover plate, wherein the cover plate, the first and second ribs, and the flow collector together define the water collection channel, wherein the first direction is the same as a width direction of the cover plate, and wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

4. The screw cap according to claim 2, wherein a highest height of the current collecting member is lower than heights of the first and second ribs in a thickness direction of the cap plate.

5. The screw cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the current collecting member includes a first plate body and a second plate body connected in series in a width direction of the cap plate, the first plate body and the second plate body being angled to each other such that the current collecting member protrudes toward a direction away from the cap plate.

6. The screw cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the current collecting member is plural in number spaced apart along a length direction of the cap plate.

7. The screw cap according to claim 1, wherein the second end has a bent portion bent toward a side of the cap plate having the current collecting member.

8. An air conditioner, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan and a control device, wherein the shell is provided with an air outlet, and the inner wall of the air outlet is provided with a screw groove;

the screw cap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cap plate is provided in the screw groove to cover the screw groove, the current collecting member is located on a side of the cap plate facing a bottom wall of the screw groove, and the cap plate is inclined downward in a direction from the first end to the second end.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein a surface of the cover plate remote from the flow collecting member is flush with an inner wall surface of the air outlet.

10. The air conditioner of claim 8, wherein one of the first end and the second end is hinged to the housing and the other end is snap-fitted to the housing.