CN216308018U

CN216308018U - Indoor unit of air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN216308018U
Application number: CN202122389841.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭嘉兴; 王宁; 张鹏; 刘祥宇
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-28
Filing date: 2021-09-28
Publication date: 2022-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-28

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly provides an air conditioner indoor unit, aiming at solving the problem that the user experience is poor when the existing air conditioner indoor unit is used. The utility model provides an air-conditioning indoor unit, which comprises a functional module and an indicating device, wherein the indicating device comprises: a light emitting member capable of emitting light outwardly; a soft light member, at least a part of which is formed to receive the light emitted from the light emitting member, so as to: the soft light transmitted through the soft light member can indicate information related to the functional module; the soft light component comprises a main body part, the main body part comprises a first sub main body part and a second sub main body part, and at least the second sub main body part is arranged at the position of the indoor air conditioner corresponding to the installation area. The air-conditioning indoor unit provided by the utility model can enable a user to more comprehensively acquire the relevant information of the functional module, and increase the credibility of the user for configuring the functional module on the indoor unit, thereby improving the user experience.

Description

Indoor unit of air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly provides an air conditioner indoor unit.

Background

Air conditioners have become one of the indispensable household appliances of modern homes. In addition to the basic cooling/heating functions, some existing air conditioners also have a sterilization function, for example, by configuring an ultraviolet sterilization module or an ionizer. However, in order to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the air conditioner, the ultraviolet sterilization module or the ion generator is installed at a hidden position in the air conditioner, so that a user cannot visually observe the specific installation position of the air conditioner and cannot know whether the air conditioner smoothly performs a sterilization function during operation, and thus the user experience is reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve or at least alleviate the technical problem, namely, the problem that the user experience is poor when the existing air conditioner indoor unit is used is solved.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present invention provides an air-conditioning indoor unit, including a functional module, where the functional module is configured with an indicating device, where the indicating device includes: a light emitting member capable of emitting light outwardly; a soft light member, at least a part of which is capable of receiving the light emitted from the light emitting member, so as to: the soft light transmitted through the soft light member can indicate information related to the functional module; the soft light component comprises a main body part, the main body part comprises a first sub-main body part and a second sub-main body part, and at least the second sub-main body part is arranged at the position of the indoor air conditioner corresponding to the installation area.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit provided by the utility model, the indicating device is further configured for the configured functional module, the indicating device comprises the light-emitting component and the soft light component capable of softening light emitted by the light-emitting component, the light intensity of the light transmitted to the indoor through the soft light component is reduced, the light entering human eyes is softer, and the information related to the functional module, such as the installation position of the indicating functional module, the running state of the functional module, whether the functional module works normally or not, is indicated to a user by means of the soft light, so that the user can know the related information of the functional module more comprehensively, the reliability of the indoor unit configured with the functional module is increased, and the user experience is improved.

The main body portion of the light softening member in the present invention includes a first sub-main body portion and a second sub-main body portion, wherein the second sub-main body portion serves as a portion where the light softening function of the light softening member is most important. The second sub-main body part is arranged at a position of the air-conditioning indoor unit corresponding to the installation area, or the first sub-main body part and the second sub-main body part are both arranged at a position of the air-conditioning indoor unit corresponding to the installation area.

The function module may be a sterilization module, a dehumidification module, a purification module, etc. for an air conditioner. For example, the sterilization module may be a positive and negative ion generator, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp, or the like.

It will be appreciated that the purpose of providing the soft light member is to reduce the intensity of light, to make the light entering the human eye softer, and to avoid the strong light irritating the human eye, and therefore, when the light emitting member and the soft light member are constructed in such a manner that a part of the light emitted from the light emitting member directly enters the indoor space without passing through the soft light member, the indicating device should be configured with a structure capable of preventing the light from being directly emitted, for example, with a light blocking structure in the direction of the direct light.

It can also be understood that the soft light component can be disposed on the functional module, and can also be disposed on other structures of the indoor unit except the functional module. There are also a variety of ways of constructing the light softening member. For example, a portion of the soft light member may have a soft light effect, that is, the portion may receive the light emitted from the light emitting member and reduce the light intensity to emit the light to the indoor space, or the entire structure of the soft light member may receive the light emitted from the light emitting member and reduce the light intensity to emit the light to the indoor space. In addition, the soft light component can adopt a luminous material, a semi-transparent material, a transparent material or a combination of a plurality of materials.

The information which can be indicated to the user through the transmitted soft light comprises the position information, the running state information and the like of the functional module on the indoor unit of the air conditioner. Specifically, the position information of the functional module is realized by combining the soft light with the emergent position of the soft light, in other words, in the case of indicating the position information, the soft light member needs to be arranged at the functional module or at least adjacent to the functional module, and the user can quickly determine the position of the corresponding functional module by acquiring the position of the emergent soft light. Further, the operating state information of the functional module may be indicated by controlling the brightness of the soft light or the opening and closing of the soft light while indicating the position information of the functional module, for example, when the function of the functional module is failed, the light emitting member associated with the functional module may be controlled to stop emitting light to show the failure information of the functional module to the user.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the second sub-body portion is disposed at a position of the air conditioning indoor unit corresponding to the installation area in a manner of enlarging a light-transmitting surface.

The second sub-body part is arranged at the position of the indoor unit of the air conditioner corresponding to the installation area in a mode of increasing the light transmission surface, so that a user can more intuitively acquire information related to the functional module. The second sub-body portion can be disposed in various ways, such as a housing-like structure, a square housing structure, a non-planar structure, and the like, wherein the non-planar structure can be a curved structure, a zigzag structure, and the like.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the second sub-body portion is made to extend in a set direction.

Through setting up like this for the second sub-main part that forms has certain length in setting for the direction, not only can increase the light transmission face of subdued light component like this, can improve the degree of discernment of subdued light component moreover. In addition, the soft light component that is the strip structure receives the light intensity difference in length direction, reflects the luminance step-down that keeps away from the position of luminous component at soft light component to can give the visual sensation of a gradual change light for the user, and then promote user experience.

It is understood that the setting direction may be a length direction, a width direction, a height direction of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, or an air outlet direction of the air outlet, etc.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the second sub-main body portion is of a non-planar structure so as to:

increasing the light-transmitting surface of the body portion by means of the non-planar structure.

Thus, an embodiment of the second sub-body portion to increase the light transmitting surface is provided.

It is understood that the non-planar structure may be a curved structure, a meander structure, a combination of both, or the like. The curved surface structure may be an arc surface structure, a corrugated surface structure, or the like.

In some possible embodiments, the non-planar structure is at least a curved structure.

By so arranging, the second sub-body portion can be conveniently constructed, and the structure thereof is simpler.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the second sub-body portion is provided with a hollowed-out structure.

The hollow structure is arranged on the second sub-main body part, so that the attractiveness of the soft light component can be further enhanced, the visual perception of a user is improved, and the user experience is further improved; in addition, when the functional module is an ion generator, the hollow structure can effectively avoid the release of positive ions and negative ions generated by obstruction.

It is understood that the hollow-out structures may be formed on the second sub-body portion continuously or discontinuously. When the structure is a continuous hollow structure, beautiful pattern modeling can be formed; when the light softening component is a discontinuous hollow structure, such as a hollow structure formed by a plurality of discontinuous or partially continuous through hole structures, the processing difficulty of the light softening component can be reduced.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the light softening member further includes a connection portion by which the second sub-body portion is provided at a position of the air conditioning indoor unit corresponding to the installation area.

The connecting part is configured for the main body part of the soft light component, and the connecting part is arranged at the position of the indoor unit of the air conditioner corresponding to the installation area, so that the structural limitation on the main body part is reduced, and the design of the main body part is more flexible. In addition, the soft light component is arranged into a structure comprising the main body part and the connecting part, so that the function of each part of the soft light component is distinguished, and the main body part can better play a soft light effect.

It can be understood that the connection portion is the main portion that enables the soft light member to be connected to the air conditioning indoor unit. The connecting portion may have various structures, such as a columnar structure, a stripe structure, a plate structure, and the like, wherein the columnar structure may be a cylinder, a prism, and the like. In addition, the connecting part can be integrally formed with the main body part, or can be made into a separate structure and then connected into an integral structure.

It will be appreciated that the light emitting member may be disposed at the connecting portion, for example, by disposing the accommodating cavity at the connecting portion and disposing the light emitting member in the accommodating cavity, so that the connecting portion can also function as an accommodating cavity for the light emitting member while performing a connecting function, which facilitates the installation and also facilitates the miniaturization design of the indicating device. In addition, the arrangement mode is favorable for the convergence and the directional transmission of light rays, so that the main body part of the soft light component is favorable for smoothly receiving the light rays emitted by the light-emitting component. Moreover, the connection mode is also beneficial to protecting the light-emitting component and avoiding the light-emitting effect from being influenced by dust accumulation of the light-emitting component. The receiving cavity may be provided at any position of the connection portion. For example, the connecting part can be arranged at one end close to the main body part, or at one end close to the indoor unit of the air conditioner, or at the middle part of the connecting part, and the like.

When the light-emitting component is arranged on the connecting part, at least one part of the connecting part corresponding to the accommodating cavity has light-transmitting property, so that light emitted by the light-emitting component can smoothly reach the main body part of the soft light component, and the soft light function can be smoothly realized.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the light emitting member is disposed at the first sub-body portion.

By such an arrangement, the light emitted from the light emitting member can be emitted to the second sub-body portion more intensively, so that the second sub-body portion can exert a light softening effect better.

The light emitting member may be disposed inside the first sub-body portion or may be disposed outside the first sub-body portion.

With regard to the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the first sub-body portion is formed with an accommodation chamber in which the light emitting member is disposed.

In this way, an implementation is provided in which the light emitting member is arranged inside the first sub-body portion.

It will be appreciated that at least a portion of the first sub-body portion corresponding to the location of the receiving cavity should have light-transmitting properties, for example, a light-transmitting or semi-light-transmitting material, etc. Or at least have a structural design allowing light to reach the second sub-body part from the receiving cavity, e.g. arranged as an open structure or the like.

With the air conditioning indoor unit described above, in some possible embodiments, the functional module is provided at the installation area, and the main body portion is provided at the functional module by means of the connecting portion.

Thus, a specific arrangement mode of the soft light component in the air conditioner indoor unit is provided. The connecting part can be connected with the functional module in a plugging mode, a clamping mode, a bonding mode and the like. Through setting up the coupling part, can make the mode of setting up of main part more nimble, and then be favorable to promoting the soft light effect.

It will be appreciated that other arrangements of the light softening members are possible. For example, the connecting portion of the soft light member is connected with a portion of the indoor unit of the air conditioner corresponding to the installation area, and the main portion of the soft light member corresponds to the functional module.

For the above-mentioned air conditioning indoor unit, in some possible embodiments, the functional module is an ionizer.

Through configuring the indicating device for the ion generator, a user can visually observe information such as the working position of the ion generator configured in the air conditioner indoor unit, the reliability of the user on products is improved, the purchase intention of the user is enhanced, and the sales volume of the products is improved.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which mounting positions of an ionizer and an indicating device are shown;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ionizer and an indicating device provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

list of reference numerals:

1. an air-conditioning indoor unit; 10. a housing; 110. an air outlet; 20. an ion generator; 210. a housing; 211. an ion generating electrode; 212. an installation position; 30. an indicating device; 310. a first sub-body portion; 311. a second sub-body portion; 3110. an arcuate surface; 312. a hollow structure; 320. a connecting portion.

Detailed Description

First, it should be noted that the following embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the following embodiments are explained by taking the functional module as an ionizer, this is not restrictive, and the technical solution of the present invention is also applicable to the functional module as a drying module, a detecting module, other types of sterilization modules, etc., and such application objects may be changed without departing from the principle and scope of the present invention.

Furthermore, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "inside", "outside", "top", "bottom", and the like, which indicate directions or positional relationships, are based on directions or positional relationships in practical use, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the claimed apparatus must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In order to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the following first explains the construction of the ionizer and the sterilization principle. The ionizer in this embodiment is a positive-negative ion generator, and as the name suggests, positive ions and negative ions can be generated simultaneously. The positive and negative ion generator has positive ion generating electrode connected to DC positive high voltage and negative ion generating electrode connected to DC negative high voltage, and the electrodes are tungsten needle or graphite brush. When the two electrodes are connected with electricity, corona is generated between the two electrodes, outer layer electrons of certain atoms in the air are separated from the orbit to become free electrons under the action of the corona, and the atoms losing the electrons are in positive polarity; the free electrons are negative-electrode, and since the separated free electrons cannot exist in the space independently for a long time, the separated free electrons are combined with other nonpolar molecules in the air, so that the part of gas molecules obtaining the electrons are negative-electrode (for example, negative oxygen ions are generated), and the process is called air ionization. When negative ions in the air are combined with microbes such as bacteria and viruses in the air, molecular protein structures of the microbes such as the bacteria and the viruses can be damaged, structural change or energy transfer is generated, and therefore the microbes such as the bacteria and the viruses die, and the sterilization effect is achieved. Therefore, after the air conditioner is provided with the ion generator for sterilization, compared with the ultraviolet sterilization module, the sterilization effect is better, and the positive ions and the negative ions generated by the ion generator can be diffused to any indoor area along with the air conditioner air outlet, so that the indoor all-around sterilization is realized.

However, the conventional ionizer configured in the indoor unit of the air conditioner is generally disposed at the air outlet of the indoor unit, and is influenced by the structure of the air outlet, so that a user cannot conveniently or visually observe the position of the ionizer, and cannot know the running state of the ionizer during the running process of the ionizer.

Based on the above, the utility model provides the air conditioner indoor unit which can simultaneously indicate the working position and the working state of the ion generator in real time, and is beneficial to users to use the air conditioner product with great care.

An air conditioning indoor unit according to the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which mounting positions of an ionizer and an indicating device are shown; fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ionizer and an indicating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, an air conditioning indoor unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 10, and a fan, a heat exchanger, an air duct, and the like are disposed in the casing 10. The air inlet of the air duct is formed at the top of the housing 10, and a grille and a filter screen are arranged at the air inlet for filtering the air entering the air duct. An air outlet 110 of the air duct is formed at the bottom of the casing 10, an air deflector is disposed at the air outlet 110, and the air output and air output direction of the indoor unit can be adjusted by changing the extension direction of the air deflector. A mounting area is reserved on the right side wall of the casing 10 corresponding to the air outlet 110, the ion generator 20 is mounted in the mounting area, the ion generator 20 can simultaneously generate positive ions and negative ions, and the positive ions and the negative ions can be dissipated to all places indoors along with the air outlet of the indoor unit, so that the indoor air can be sterilized in all directions.

As shown in fig. 2, the ionizer 20 in this embodiment includes a housing 210 and an ion generating module disposed in the housing 210. The ion generation module includes a high voltage power conversion part, which is used for converting low voltage into alternating high voltage through circuits such as a pulse oscillation circuit, overvoltage current limiting, high-low voltage isolation and the like after processing input direct current or alternating current through an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) processing circuit and a lightning stroke protection circuit, then obtaining pure direct current negative high voltage and direct current positive high voltage through rectification and filtering, and connecting the direct current negative high voltage and the direct current positive high voltage to the emission end of the ion generator 20 through an electric wire. The emitting end of the ion generator 20 is provided with an ion generating electrode 211, and the ion generating electrode 211 comprises a positive ion generating electrode and a negative ion generating electrode, wherein the number of the positive and negative ion generating electrodes can be the same or different, and when the number of the positive and negative ion generating electrodes is different, the number of the negative ion generating electrodes is preferably larger than that of the positive ion generating electrodes. As shown in fig. 2, the ion generating electrode 211 in this embodiment includes one negative ion generating electrode and one positive ion generating electrode.

When the ion generator works, the positive ion generating electrode is connected with positive high voltage electricity, the negative ion generating electrode is connected with negative high voltage electricity, and the high voltage electricity generates corona between the tips of the electrodes, so that air is ionized, and negative ions are generatedThe generating electrode emits a large amount of electrons (e-) at a high rate, and the electrons are not present in the air for a long time and are immediately absorbed by oxygen molecules (O) in the air₂) Trapping to generate air negative oxygen ions, so-called negative ions. Ionization of H in air by positive ion generating electrode₂O, production of H₊Ions, so-called positive ions. The ion generating electrode 211 in the embodiment of the utility model adopts an electric corrosion resistant tungsten needle, and the tungsten needle is taken as the ion generating electrode 211, so that the capability of releasing ions is almost ensured to be not attenuated. The circuitry and electrical components that provide the positive and negative high voltage voltages for the electrodes are integrated on a circuit board that is secured within the housing 210.

The ionizer 20 of the air conditioning indoor unit 1 according to the present embodiment is electrically connected to the indicating device 30, and the indicating device 30 operates in accordance with the operation of the ionizer 20, so that the indicating device 30 can indicate the installation position and the operation state of the ionizer 20 at the same time. It will be appreciated that the two may be connected in other ways than electrically, for example, via a WIFI module, etc. When the ionizer 20 starts to operate, the control indicating device 30 is turned on, and when the ionizer 20 stops operating or is turned off due to a fault, the indicating device 30 is turned off, so that a user can know whether the ionizer 20 operates normally while knowing the installation position of the ionizer 20. It will be appreciated that the indicator device 30 may also be separately illuminated to indicate the mounting location of the ionizer 20 when desired, which may be useful as a reminder during product sale, maintenance, etc.

The indicating device 30 in the present embodiment is provided on the ionizer 20. Specifically, the indicating device 30 includes a light emitting member and a soft light member, the soft light member being connected to the ionizer 20, the light emitting member being disposed inside the soft light member. As shown in fig. 2, the light softening member includes a first sub-body portion 310, a second sub-body portion 311, and a connection portion 320, and the first sub-body portion 310 and the second sub-body portion 311 are each connected to the connection portion 320 and connected to the ionizer 20 through the connection portion 320. The first sub-body portion 310 is configured as a hemispherical structure, and the second sub-body portion 311 is configured as a bar-shaped structure extending along a certain direction, such as along the air outlet direction of the air outlet 110. The second sub-body portion 311 is formed in a curved structure, which in this embodiment has an arc-shaped surface 3110. For planar structure, arc surface 3110 can increase the printing opacity area, and then increases light transmission direction, makes the user receive the sheen from different directions, and then convenience of customers observes and acquires information. Further, the hemispherical surface of the first sub-body portion 310 may further increase the light transmission surface. In this embodiment, the first sub-body portion 310 is provided with an accommodating cavity (not shown) in which a light emitting member (not shown) is disposed, and most of the light emitted from the light emitting member can be received by the second sub-body portion 311.

Further, the second sub-body portion 311 is further provided with a hollow structure 312. Set up hollow out construction 312 and not only can increase the visual effect of light transmission, avoid causing single, the vexed visual impression for the user, but give people an active visual sensation, can make the positive, anion that produce moreover more smoothly get into indoor space, guarantee degerming effect. Preferably, the hollowed-out part corresponds to the tip position of the tungsten needle, so that positive ions and negative ions can smoothly escape into the space.

Continuing to refer to fig. 2, the connection portion 320 of the soft light member is a columnar structure, the ion generator 20 is provided with a mounting position 212 at one end where the tungsten needle is arranged, and the connection portion 320 of the columnar structure can be mounted at the mounting position 212, so that the connection of the soft light member and the ion generator 20 is realized.

The material of the connecting portion 320 may be the same as the material of the first sub-body portion 310 and the second sub-body portion 311, such as light emitting material. In this embodiment, the first sub-body portion 310 is connected to the connecting portion 320 in a snap-fit manner, and the light emitting member is disposed in the first sub-body portion 310.

Alternatively, when the light emitting element is disposed on the connecting portion 320, the receiving cavity for receiving the light emitting element may be disposed on a side of the connecting portion 320 close to the first sub-body portion 310 and the second sub-body portion 311, and the connecting portion 320 is disposed in an open structure at a position facing the first sub-body portion 310, so that when the connecting portion 320 and the first sub-body portion 310 are made of different materials, for example, the connecting portion 320 is made of a light-tight material, a part of light emitted from the light emitting element can smoothly reach the first sub-body portion 310 and the second sub-body portion 311 through the open structure, thereby achieving a soft light effect.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the utility model, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner is characterized by comprising a functional module, wherein the functional module is provided with an indicating device,

wherein the indicating device comprises:

a light emitting member capable of emitting light outwardly;

a soft light member, at least a part of which is capable of receiving the light emitted from the light emitting member, so as to:

the soft light transmitted through the soft light member can indicate information related to the functional module;

the soft light component comprises a main body part, the main body part comprises a first sub-main body part and a second sub-main body part, and at least the second sub-main body part is arranged at the position of the indoor air conditioner corresponding to the installation area.

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the second sub-body portion is provided at a position of the indoor unit corresponding to the installation area in such a manner as to increase a light-transmitting surface.

3. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the second sub-body portion is made to extend in a set direction.

4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the second sub-main body portion is of a non-planar structure so as to:

5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the non-planar structure is at least a curved surface structure.

6. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the second sub-body portion is provided with a hollowed structure.

7. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the light softening member further includes a connecting portion by which the second sub-body portion is provided at a position of the indoor unit corresponding to the installation area.

8. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting member is provided to the first sub-body portion.

9. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the first sub-body portion is formed with a receiving chamber, and the light emitting member is provided in the receiving chamber.

10. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the functional module is an ionizer.