CN216522062U

CN216522062U - Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN216522062U
Application number: CN202123110325.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡海涛
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-10
Filing date: 2021-12-10
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-10

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a shell and a humidifying assembly, wherein the shell is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet and an air duct for communicating the air inlet and the air outlet; the humidifying component is arranged in the shell and comprises a humidifying bin and an ultrasonic atomizer, the humidifying bin is provided with a moisture generation cavity and a mist outlet communicated with the moisture generation cavity, and the mist outlet is communicated with the air outlet or the air channel through a mist channel; the ultrasonic atomizer is located on the moisture generates the chamber, be used for with the liquid water atomization in the moisture generates the intracavity, the moisture generates the chamber and is equipped with and is close to the water conservancy diversion portion of fog outlet, water conservancy diversion portion is the convergent setting along the fog flow direction. The air conditioner indoor unit disclosed by the utility model has a good humidifying effect, and can effectively reduce noise and improve the experience and comfort of a user.

Description

Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, some air conditioners with a humidifying function adopt an ultrasonic generator arranged in a mist generating cavity, and generate water mist by utilizing the vibration of the ultrasonic generator. This fog generates chamber need guarantee certain height, just can guarantee that the drop of water rises fully in order to produce water smoke, but the drop of water rises highly too big, the downward drippage can produce great dropping sound to the surface of water, and simultaneously, this fog generates chamber top condensed drop of water and the perpendicular drop of water smoke condensed in the fog passageway also can produce great dropping sound to the surface of water, especially when the night is quiet, the sound of water drop dropping is just more obvious, thereby great noise has been caused, user's experience sense and comfort have seriously been reduced.

The above is only for the purpose of assisting understanding of the technical solutions of the present invention, and does not represent an admission that the above is prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide an air conditioner indoor unit, and aims to solve the technical problem that the existing air conditioner with a humidifying function has high noise.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, including:

the air conditioner comprises a shell, a fan and a control device, wherein the shell is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet and an air channel for communicating the air inlet and the air outlet; and

the humidifying component is arranged in the shell and comprises a humidifying bin and an ultrasonic atomizer, the humidifying bin is provided with a moisture generation cavity and a mist outlet communicated with the moisture generation cavity, and the mist outlet is communicated with the air outlet or the air channel through a mist channel; the ultrasonic atomizer is located on the moisture generates the chamber, be used for with the liquid water atomization in the moisture generates the intracavity, the moisture generates the chamber and is equipped with and is close to the water conservancy diversion portion of fog outlet, water conservancy diversion portion is the convergent setting along the fog flow direction.

In one embodiment, the humidifying assembly further comprises a water absorbing member disposed on an inner wall surface of the flow guide portion.

In an embodiment, the humidifying assembly further includes a fixing frame, the fixing frame is mounted on an inner wall surface of the flow guide portion, and the water absorbing member is clamped between the fixing frame and the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion.

In one embodiment, the shape of the water absorbing member and the shape of the flow guide part are of a profile design, and the water absorbing member is attached to the inner wall surface of the flow guide part.

In one embodiment, the absorbent member comprises an absorbent sponge or an absorbent fiber.

In one embodiment, the cross section of the flow guide part is circular, square or triangular.

In one embodiment, the indoor unit of an air conditioner further includes:

the humidifying bin is arranged in the water tank, and is provided with a water inlet for communicating the moisture generating cavity with the water tank; and

and the water tank is arranged on the water tank and used for supplying water into the water tank.

In one embodiment, the casing is provided with a disassembly and assembly opening, and the water tank can be disassembled from the disassembly and assembly opening.

In an embodiment, an opening corresponding to the detachable opening is formed in a side wall of the water tank, a water outlet is formed in a side portion of the water tank, a water supply switch is arranged at the water outlet, and when the water tank is inserted into the water tank through the opening, the water supply switch is opened by touching, so that water in the water tank flows into the water receiving tank.

In one embodiment, an air supply bin is arranged on one side of the humidification bin, the air supply bin is provided with an air supply cavity communicated with the moisture generation cavity, and the air-conditioning indoor unit comprises an air supply fan which is used for supplying air into the air supply cavity.

In one embodiment, the air supply cavity is provided with an air supply outlet communicated with the moisture generation cavity, and the cross section of the air supply cavity is increased along the flowing direction of the air supply airflow.

In one embodiment, the mist channel includes a first channel and a second channel communicated with the first channel, the first channel is communicated with the mist outlet, and the second channel is communicated with the air outlet or the air duct.

In one embodiment, a water guide groove is arranged on the first channel, and the water guide groove is positioned below the joint of the first channel and the second channel and is used for receiving water seeping from the joint of the first channel and the second channel.

In an embodiment, the indoor unit of the air conditioner further includes a water pan, the water pan is disposed above the humidification chamber, and the water guide groove is located above the water pan and used for guiding water in the water guide groove into the water pan.

In an embodiment, the second channel extends along a length direction of the air outlet, the second channel is provided with a plurality of air outlets communicated with the air outlet or the air duct, and the plurality of air outlets are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second channel.

In an embodiment, a plurality of air deflectors are arranged in the second channel, and each air deflector is arranged corresponding to one air outlet and used for guiding the mist in the second channel to the corresponding air outlet.

The utility model also provides an air conditioner, which comprises an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit comprises:

The air conditioner indoor unit comprises a shell and a humidifying assembly, wherein the shell is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet and an air channel communicated with the air inlet and the air outlet; the humidifying component is arranged in the shell and comprises a humidifying bin and an ultrasonic atomizer, the humidifying bin is provided with a moisture generation cavity and a mist outlet communicated with the moisture generation cavity, and the mist outlet is communicated with the air outlet or the air channel through a mist channel; the ultrasonic atomizer is arranged on the moisture generating cavity and used for atomizing liquid water in the moisture generating cavity, the moisture generating cavity is provided with a flow guide part close to the mist outlet, and the flow guide part is arranged in a gradually-reduced manner along the flow direction of mist, so that mist airflow generated in the moisture generating cavity can be guided, the mist airflow in the moisture generating cavity can conveniently and quickly enter the mist channel to flow to the air outlet, the transmission efficiency of the mist airflow is improved, the humidification amount is further improved, and the humidification effect is improved; on the other hand rising water column that ultrasonic atomizer produced touches the drop of water that the inner wall of water conservancy diversion portion formed, the drop of water that the inner wall of this water conservancy diversion portion condenses is touched to upflow fog air current, the drop of water that the fog air current condenses in the fog passageway, all can generate the intracavity along the inner wall downward flow of this water conservancy diversion portion to this moisture under the action of gravity, thereby avoided the drop of water to produce the direct perpendicular drippage in top in chamber from this moisture, the sound that the drop of water has been reduced, and then the noise has been reduced. Therefore, the air conditioner indoor unit has a good humidifying effect, can effectively reduce noise, and improves the experience and comfort of a user.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

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

fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic view of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of the humidifying assembly, the water tank and the water tank in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the humidification assembly of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the mist flow path and the water flow path in the humidification chamber of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the humidifying chamber, the water absorbing member and the fixing frame in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the airflow path in the blower compartment of FIG. 1;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a mist flow path of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 at A;

fig. 10 is a front view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is an exploded view of the indoor unit of fig. 10 from another perspective;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the water tank of FIG. 11 inserted into the mounting/dismounting hole;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the installation of the water tank of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the water tank of FIG. 11 in place;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 14 at B;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the casing of the indoor unit of an air conditioner of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a view of the front panel, mounting bracket and cover of FIG. 16;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of a second duct of the indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a detail view of the second channel of FIG. 18;

fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
						100	Indoor unit of air conditioner	123	Mist outlet	164	Matching inclined plane
110	Casing (CN)	124	Ultrasonic atomizer	165	Ventilation channel
						111	Chassis	130	Air supply bin	170	Mist channel
112	Front panel	131	Air supply cavity	171	First channel
						113	Back plate	132	Air supply outlet	172	The second channel
114	Air outlet	133	Air supply fan	173	Connecting head
						115	Dismounting port	140	Water absorbing member	174	Air outlet
116	Cover plate	141	Fixing frame	175	Air deflector
						1161	Buckle	150	Water tank	176	Pressing plate
1162	First magnetic attraction piece	151	Water inlet	177	Notch groove
						117	Mounting bracket	152	Water containing part	180	Water diversion groove
1171	Clamping groove	153	Extension part	181	Water receiving part
						1172	Second magnetic attraction piece	154	Guide slope	182	Drainage part
118	Panel support	155	Touch wall	190	Water pan
						119	Door capable of being opened and closed	160	Water tank	191	Heat exchanger
120	Humidifying bin	161	Water supply switch	200	Water level monitoring device
						121	Moisture generating chamber	162	Water tank main body
122	Flow guiding part	163	Water outlet part

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, if appearing throughout the text, "and/or" is meant to include three juxtaposed aspects, taking "A and/or B" as an example, including either the A aspect, or the B aspect, or both A and B satisfied aspects. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a casing 110 and a humidifying assembly. The housing 110 is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet 114 and an air duct communicating the air inlet and the air outlet 114; the humidifying component is arranged in the machine shell 110, the humidifying component comprises a humidifying chamber 120 and an ultrasonic atomizer 124, the humidifying chamber 120 is provided with a moisture generating cavity 121 and a mist outlet 123 communicated with the moisture generating cavity 121, and the mist outlet 123 is communicated with the air outlet 114 or the air duct through a mist channel; the ultrasonic atomizer 124 is disposed on the moisture generating cavity 121 to atomize the liquid water in the moisture generating cavity 121, the moisture generating cavity 121 is provided with a flow guide portion 122 close to the mist outlet 123, and the flow guide portion 122 is disposed in a tapered manner along the flow direction of the mist.

Specifically, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 relates to a floor type air conditioning indoor unit 100, but the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is not limited thereto, and may be a wall-mounted air conditioning indoor unit 100, a mobile air conditioner, or the like. The floor type air conditioning indoor unit 100 will be described in detail as an example. The casing 110 of the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner extends in the up-down direction, and the casing 110 is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet 114 and an air duct communicating the air inlet and the air outlet 114, wherein the air inlet is arranged at the back of the casing 110, and the air outlet is arranged at the front or the side of the casing 110, so that the indoor air enters the air duct from the air inlet and then is blown out from the air outlet 114. Without loss of generality, the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner further includes a heat exchanger 119 and a fan assembly, the heat exchanger 119 is arranged in the air duct and is used for performing heat exchange on air in the air duct, and the fan assembly is used for providing driving force to drive air to enter the air duct from the air inlet and to be blown out from the air outlet 114 after exchanging heat with the heat exchanger 119. The structure of the heat exchanger 119 and the fan assembly can refer to the prior art, and will not be described herein.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a humidifying assembly is disposed in the casing 110, and the humidifying assembly may be disposed at the bottom, the middle or the upper portion of the casing 110, which is not particularly limited. Optionally, the casing 110 includes a bottom plate 111, and the humidifying assembly is disposed on the bottom plate 111 of the casing 110, so that the weight of the bottom plate 111 can be increased to prevent the air conditioning indoor unit 100 from falling. Wherein, the humidification component includes a humidification chamber 120 and an ultrasonic atomizer 124. Specifically, the humidifying chamber 120 is provided with a moisture generating chamber 121 and a mist outlet 123 communicated with the moisture generating chamber 121, and the ultrasonic atomizer 124 is disposed on the moisture generating chamber 121 and is used for atomizing liquid water in the moisture generating chamber 121. Optionally, the ultrasonic atomizer 124 is disposed outside the moisture generation cavity 121, and of course, the ultrasonic atomizer 124 may also be disposed inside the moisture generation cavity 121. The ultrasonic atomizer 124 has an oscillation frequency of 1.7MHz or 2.4MHz, which exceeds the human auditory range, and the electronic oscillation has no harm to human body and animals, and the liquid water molecule structure is broken up to generate naturally flowing mist through the high-frequency resonance of the ceramic atomization sheet without heating or adding any chemical reagent.

Consider that fog generates the chamber and need guarantee certain height, just can guarantee that the drop of water rises fully in order to produce the fog, but the drop of water rises highly too big, it can produce great drippage to the surface of water to drip downwards, and simultaneously, this fog generates the drop of water that the chamber top condenses and the drop of water that the fog condenses in fog passageway 170, it also can produce great drippage to drip the surface of water perpendicularly, especially when the night is quiet, the sound of water droplet drippage is just more obvious, thereby great noise has been caused, user's experience sense and comfort have been influenced seriously. Therefore, in order to reduce the noise generated when the water drops vertically drop on the water surface, the guiding portion 122 of the moisture generating chamber 121 is arranged in a tapered manner along the flow direction of the mist, so that the mist generated in the moisture generating chamber 121 is guided to the mist outlet 123 by the guiding portion 122, and thus, on one hand, the mist generated in the moisture generating chamber 121 can be guided, the mist in the moisture generating chamber 121 can conveniently and rapidly enter the mist channel 170 to flow to the air outlet 114, the mist conveying efficiency is improved, the humidification amount is increased, and the humidification effect is improved; on the other hand, the rising water column that ultrasonic atomizer 124 produced touches the drop of water that the inner wall of water conservancy diversion portion 122 formed, the drop of water that the inner wall of this water conservancy diversion portion 122 was touched to fog, the drop of water that the fog condenses in fog passageway 170, all can flow to this moisture formation chamber 121 in along the inner wall of this water conservancy diversion portion 122 downwards under the action of gravity, thereby avoided the drop of water to produce the direct perpendicular drippage in top in chamber from this moisture, the sound that the drop of water was dripped has been reduced, and then the noise has been reduced.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mist outlet 123 is communicated with the air outlet 114 through a mist channel 170, so that the mist generated in the moisture generating chamber 121 can flow into the mist channel 170 from the mist outlet 123, and further flow to the air outlet 114 through the mist channel 170, and finally is blown out under the action of the outlet airflow, so as to humidify the indoor air. Or, the mist outlet 123 is communicated with the air duct through the mist channel 170, so that the mist generated in the moisture generating chamber 121 can flow into the mist channel 170 from the mist outlet 123, and further flow into the air duct through the mist channel 170, and finally is blown out from the air outlet 114 under the action of the air outlet flow in the air duct, thereby humidifying the indoor air. As for the structure of the mist path 170, there may be various structures, for example, the mist path 170 is an integrated pipe structure, or the mist path 170 is a split pipe structure formed by connecting a plurality of pipe sections. As will be described in detail below.

The air conditioner indoor unit 100 comprises a shell 110 and a humidifying component, wherein the shell 110 is provided with an air inlet, an air outlet 114 and an air duct for communicating the air inlet and the air outlet 114; the humidifying component is arranged in the machine shell 110, the humidifying component comprises a humidifying chamber 120 and an ultrasonic atomizer 124, the humidifying chamber 120 is provided with a moisture generating cavity 121 and a mist outlet 123 communicated with the moisture generating cavity 121, and the mist outlet 123 is communicated with the air outlet 114 or the air duct through a mist channel; the ultrasonic atomizer 124 is arranged on the moisture generating cavity 121 to atomize the liquid water in the moisture generating cavity 121, the moisture generating cavity 121 is provided with a flow guide part 122 close to the mist outlet 123, and the flow guide part 122 is arranged in a tapered manner along the flow direction of the mist, so that on one hand, the mist airflow generated in the moisture generating cavity 121 can be guided, the mist in the moisture generating cavity 121 can conveniently and rapidly enter the mist channel to flow to the air outlet 114, the conveying efficiency of the mist airflow is improved, the humidification amount is improved, and the humidification effect is improved; on the other hand, the rising water column that ultrasonic atomizer 124 produced touches the drop of water that the inner wall of water conservancy diversion portion 122 formed, the drop of water that the inner wall of this water conservancy diversion portion 122 condenses is touched to upflow fog air current, the drop of water that the fog air current condenses in fog passageway 170, all can flow to this moisture generation chamber 121 in along the inner wall of this water conservancy diversion portion 122 downwards under the action of gravity, thereby avoided the drop of water to produce the direct perpendicular drippage in top in chamber from this moisture, the sound that the drop of water was dripped has been reduced, and then the noise has been reduced. Therefore, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 of the present invention has a good humidification effect, and can effectively reduce noise and improve user experience and comfort.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the side wall of the flow guide portion 122 is inclined from bottom to top toward the mist outlet 123. That is, the flow guide portion 122 is substantially tapered, such as conical or square-tapered. Specifically, the cross section of the flow guiding portion 122 is circular, square, triangular or other irregular shape.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, in an embodiment, the humidifying assembly further includes a water absorbing member 140, and the water absorbing member 140 is disposed on an inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122. Specifically, the absorbent member 140 may include a water absorbent sponge or a water absorbent fiber such as a water absorbent cotton, etc.

By arranging the water absorbing member 140 on the inner wall surface of the flow guide part 122, the water column splashed on the inner wall surface of the flow guide part 122 can be buffered, the water drops are prevented from directly falling to the water surface of the moisture generating cavity 121 to generate sound after contacting the inner wall surface of the flow guide part 122, and meanwhile, the impact sound of the rising water drops on the inner wall surface of the flow guide part 122 can be reduced. In addition, after the water absorbing member 140 absorbs water, the water is deposited to the lower end of the water absorbing member 140 along the inner wall surface of the flow guide part 122 under the action of gravity, and finally flows downwards to the bottom of the moisture generating cavity 121 along the inner wall surface of the moisture generating cavity 121, so that the number of water drops directly dropping from the top of the moisture generating cavity 121 to the bottom thereof is further reduced, and the noise generated by the dropping of the water drops is effectively reduced.

As for the structure of the absorbent member 140, there are various structures, for example, the shape of the absorbent member 140 may be designed to be similar to the shape of the flow guide portion 122, that is, the absorbent member 140 has a conical shape. Specifically, the cross section of the water absorbing member 140 is circular, square, triangular or other irregular shape. In this way, the absorbent member 140 can be attached to the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122, so that the water absorption area of the absorbent member 140 can be increased, and the water absorption capacity can be increased. Meanwhile, the water absorbing member 140 can be made into an integrated structure, so that the water absorbing member 140 can be conveniently installed and replaced. Of course, the water absorbing member 140 may be in a sheet shape, and thus, a plurality of sheet-shaped water absorbing members 140 may be disposed on the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122, which is not particularly limited herein.

In addition, the water absorbing member 140 may be mounted in various manners, for example, the water absorbing member 140 may be fixedly mounted on the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122 by an adhering manner, may also be fixedly mounted on the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122 by a screw fixing manner, and of course, may also be fixedly mounted on the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122 by a clamping manner, which is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in an embodiment, the humidification assembly further includes a fixing frame 141, the fixing frame 141 is mounted on an inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122, and the water absorbing member 140 is sandwiched between the fixing frame 141 and the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122. So, will through mount 141 water absorption piece 140 fixed mounting in the internal face of water conservancy diversion portion 122 plays fine fixed action to water absorption piece 140 on the one hand, and on the other hand can also play fine supporting role to the water absorption frame, still is convenient for install and dismantle water absorption piece 140 simultaneously, is convenient for wash and change water absorption piece 140.

In this embodiment, the shape of the fixing frame 141 and the shape of the water absorption frame are designed in a profiling manner, so that the water absorption member 140 can be ensured to be closely attached to the inner wall surface of the flow guide portion 122. Specifically, the fixing frame 141 is a hollow structure, so that the mist air flow can contact the water absorbing member 140 conveniently. Of course, the fixing member may have a rod shape, a plate shape, a block shape, or the like, as long as it can fix the water absorbing member 140.

In this embodiment, the fixing frame 141 and the moisture generating chamber 121 may be connected in various manners, for example, the fixing frame 141 and the moisture generating chamber 121 may be connected by a snap connection, a screw connection, or a plug connection, which is not limited in particular. For example, but not limited to, as shown in fig. 6, a clamping protrusion 1411 is disposed at a lower end of the fixing frame 141, and a limiting boss 1211 engaged with the clamping protrusion 1411 is disposed on an inner wall surface of the moisture generation cavity 121. Therefore, on one hand, the clamping convex part 1411 and the limiting convex part 1211 are arranged, so that the fixing frame 141 and the moisture generating cavity 121 are convenient to assemble, and on the other hand, the water absorbing part 140 can be better supported.

Referring to fig. 11 to 15, in an embodiment, the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner further includes a water tank 150. The water tank 150 is disposed in the cabinet 110, the humidifying chamber 120 is disposed in the water tank 150, and the humidifying chamber 120 is provided with a water inlet 151 communicating the moisture generating chamber 121 and the water tank 150.

By providing the water inlet 151 on the sidewall of the humidifying chamber 120, the water in the water tank 150 can flow into the moisture generation chamber 121 through the water inlet 151, and the water is supplied to the moisture generation chamber 121, thereby maintaining the amount of water and the liquid level required for the normal operation of the ultrasonic atomizer 124. In operation, the water inlet 151 is positioned below the surface of the water tank 150, thereby preventing the mist stream in the moisture generating chamber 121 from escaping from the water inlet 151. The number of the water inlets 151 may be one, and of course, in order to increase the water inflow, the number of the water inlets 151 may also be multiple, and the multiple water inlets 151 may be located at the same height of the humidifying chamber 120.

The indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner further includes a water tank 160, and the water tank 160 is disposed on the water tank 150 and is configured to supply water into the water tank 150. Considering that the amount of water in the water tank 160 is limited, the water tank 160 needs to be filled with water for a certain period of time. In order to facilitate the detachment of the water tank 160 and the filling of the water tank 160 by a user, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the housing 110 is provided with a detachable opening 115, and the water tank 160 can be detached from the detachable opening 115.

The housing 110 includes a front panel 112 and a back panel 113, and the detachable opening 115 is disposed on the front panel 112. The air outlet 114 is also disposed on the front panel 112, and the air outlet 114 is located above the detachable opening 115. Without loss of generality, the air outlet 114 is provided with an opening and closing door 118, and the opening and closing door 118 is installed at the air outlet 114 and is used for opening or closing the air outlet 114. The housing 110 further includes a cover plate 116, and the cover plate 116 is disposed at the assembling/disassembling opening 115 to open or close the assembling/disassembling opening 115. As for the connection manner of the cover plate 116 and the front panel 112, there are various manners, for example, the cover plate 116 and the front panel 112 can be detachably connected, such as screw connection, snap connection or magnetic fastening. Of course, the cover 116 and the front panel 112 may be connected in a sliding manner or a rotating manner, and the like, and are not particularly limited, and the cover 116 may serve to open and close the detachable opening 115. The cover plate 116 is arranged to realize the consistency of the appearance structure of the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner.

Further, referring to fig. 16 and 17, in order to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the cover plate 116, a mounting bracket 117 may be disposed on the inner side of the front panel 112, and the cover plate 116 is covered on the dismounting opening 115 and connected to the mounting bracket 117. Optionally, the mounting bracket 117 is snap-fit with the cover plate 116. For example, the mounting bracket 117 is substantially a frame-shaped structure, a locking groove 1171 is disposed inside the mounting bracket 117, and a buckle 1161 that is engaged with the locking groove 1171 is disposed on the periphery of the cover plate 116. For another example, the inner side of the mounting bracket 117 is provided with a buckle 1161, and the outer periphery of the cover plate 116 is provided with a locking groove 1171, which is not particularly limited. As for the number of the locking slots 1171 and the fasteners 1161, a plurality of locking slots 1171 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the mounting bracket 117, and a plurality of fasteners 1161 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the cover plate 116. By providing a plurality of engaging slots 1171 and engaging hooks 1161, the connection between the mounting bracket 117 and the cover plate 116 can be more stable and reliable.

And/or one of the mounting bracket 117 and the cover plate 116 is provided with a first magnetic attraction piece 1162, the other is provided with a second magnetic attraction piece 1172, and the mounting bracket 117 and the cover plate 116 are fixed by the first magnetic attraction piece 1162 and the second magnetic attraction piece 1172 in a magnetic attraction manner. Thus, the mounting bracket 117 and the cover plate 116 are fixed in a magnetic attraction manner, so that the cover plate 116 can be mounted and dismounted more conveniently.

Referring to fig. 12 to 14, in this embodiment, an opening corresponding to the detachable opening 115 is formed in a side wall of the water tank 150, a water outlet is formed in a side portion of the water tank 160, a water supply switch 161 is disposed at the water outlet, and after the water tank 160 is inserted into the water tank 150 through the opening, the water supply switch 161 is opened by touching, so that water in the water tank 160 flows into the water receiving tank 150.

When the water level in the water receiving tank 150 reaches a certain height, water enters the moisture generating chamber 121 through the water inlet 151 of the humidifying chamber 120, according to the principle of communicating vessels, when the water level in the moisture generating chamber 121 is the same as the water level in the water tank 150, the water tank 160 automatically stops supplying water to the water tank 150, when the water in the moisture generating chamber 121 is consumed and a difference between the water level and the water level in the water tank 150 is generated, the water tank 160 continues to supply water to the water tank 150, so as to ensure that the water level in the moisture generating chamber 121 is always maintained at a certain height.

Referring to fig. 12 to 14, in an embodiment, the water tank 150 includes a water containing portion 152 and an extending portion 153 extending upward from the water containing portion 152, the opening is disposed on the extending portion 153, a side wall (front side wall) of the water containing portion 152 near the opening is provided with a guiding inclined surface 154 inclined downward along an insertion direction of the water tank 160, and the water tank 160 is provided with a matching inclined surface 164 slidably matched with the guiding inclined surface 154.

In this embodiment, by providing the guiding inclined plane 154, a good guiding effect can be achieved for the installation of the water tank 160, and meanwhile, a pushing force can be provided for the water tank 160, so as to ensure that the water supply switch 161 of the water tank 160 is in close contact with the touch wall 155 of the water tank 150, and meanwhile, the guiding inclined plane 154 also has a function of drawing and pulling the guide rail, so that the arrangement of the guide rail is reduced, the structure is simplified, the cost is saved, and the trouble of the reliability of the later-stage rail and the maintenance cost are avoided. It is worth mentioning that, through lateral water supply and the horizontal extraction of water tank 160, reduced the height that draws of water tank 160 in vertical direction, the high space of saving can increase the height of water tank 160, and then increases the capacity of water tank 160, reduces water tank 160 and adds water frequency, extension humidification duration.

In this embodiment, the water supply switch 161 is touched to be turned on by the touch wall 155. The touch wall 155 may be a side wall of the water tank 150, or may be a side wall of a touch portion provided in the water tank 150. Referring to fig. 12 to 14, the touch wall 155 is a rear side wall of the water containing portion 152 of the water tank 150, and when the water tank 160 is inserted into the water tank 150 through the opening, the water supply switch 161 is touched and opened by the touch wall 155.

Thus, the water supply switch 161 of the water tank 160 is pressed by a point-to-surface touch (the water supply switch 161 of the water tank 160 is pressed against the touch wall 155) to form a water supply passage, and the point-to-surface touch improves the sensitivity and reliability of the touch. When the water tank 160 is mounted in place, that is, the water tank 150 is mounted to the bottom of the water tank 150, the water supply switch 161 of the water tank 160 is touched to be opened by the touch wall 155, the water in the water tank 160 flows into the water tank 150, and the water in the water tank 150 flows into the moisture generating chamber 121 through the water inlet 151 located below the liquid surface to supplement the water amount. Referring to fig. 15 and 16, after the water tank 160 is installed in place, an air channel 165 is formed between the water tank 160 and the water tank 150, so that the water tank 150 can communicate with the outside atmosphere through the air channel 165, and thus, a liquid seal formed when the gap between the water tank 160 and the humidification chamber 120 is too small can be prevented from affecting the normal water supply of the water tank 160. When the water tank 160 is drawn, the water tank 160 moves along the guide slope, the opening of the water supply switch 161 is continuously decreased, and when the water supply switch 161 is completely separated from the touch wall 155, the opening of the water supply switch 161 is completely closed, thereby stopping the supply of water.

Referring to fig. 11 to 14, in this embodiment, the water tank 160 includes a water tank main body 162 and a water outlet portion 163 disposed below the water tank main body 162, the water outlet portion 163 is installed in the water containing portion 152, the water outlet is disposed at one side of the water outlet portion 163, and the matching inclined surface 164 is disposed on the water outlet portion 163.

In addition, in order to monitor the water level inside water tank 150, in one embodiment, water level monitoring device 200 is installed inside water containing part 152 for monitoring the water level inside water containing part 152. When the water level in the water tank 150 is low, the user can be reminded to add water.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in an embodiment, an air supply bin 130 is disposed at one side of the humidification bin 120, the air supply bin 130 has an air supply cavity 131 communicated with the moisture generation cavity 121, and the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner includes an air supply fan 133, and the air supply fan 133 is configured to supply air into the air supply cavity 131.

Wherein, the air supply fan 133 is arranged at the air inlet of the air supply cavity 131, on one hand, the air supply fan 133 can drive the air flow to enter the air supply cavity 131, and the air supply cavity 131 flows into the moisture generating cavity 121, so as to increase the air pressure at the bottom of the moisture generating cavity 121, so that the mist generated in the moisture generating cavity 121 flows upwards to the mist outlet 123 under the action of the air pressure, and further flows to the air outlet 114 along the mist channel 170.

In one embodiment, the blowing chamber 131 is provided with a blowing port 132 communicating with the moisture generating chamber 121, and the cross section of the blowing chamber 131 is enlarged in the flowing direction of the blowing air (as shown in fig. 7). That is, the cross section of the blowing chamber 131 is enlarged from the top to the bottom. Therefore, the air supply fan 133 can weaken the wind power on the premise of ensuring sufficient air supply quantity, so as to prevent the rising water column from being directly cut off due to overlarge wind power and reduce the generation of fog; meanwhile, the blowing surface of the blowing port 132 is widened, so that the blowing area of the blowing fan 133 is widened, mist generated in the moisture generating chamber 121 is discharged in time, the humidification amount is increased, and the humidification efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the blower fan 133 is positioned at the top of the moisture generation chamber 121. That is, the blowing chamber 131 is higher than the moisture generating chamber 121. Thus, the top of the moisture generating cavity 121 may support the air supply fan 133 to a certain extent, which is beneficial to improving the installation stability and reliability of the air supply fan 133.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in an embodiment, the mist channel 170 includes a first channel 171 and a second channel 172 communicated with the first channel 171, the first channel 171 is communicated with the mist outlet 123, and the second channel 172 is communicated with the air outlet 114 or the air duct.

In order to fully utilize the internal space of the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner in consideration of the limited internal space of the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner, the first duct 171 and the second duct 172 may be separately assembled. For example, the first channel 171 may be a hose, the first channel 172 is connected to the mist outlet 123 of the moisture generating chamber 121, the second channel 171 may be a hose, a hard pipe or a pipe structure similar to a hard pipe, and the second channel 172 is communicated with the air outlet 114 or the air duct. In order to facilitate the connection between the first channel 171 and the second channel 172, a connector 173 may be disposed at a lower end of the second channel 172, and the first channel 171 and the second channel 172 are communicated by connecting the connector 173 with the first channel 171.

Considering that the mist channel 170 includes the first channel 171 and the second channel 172 that are connected to each other, a connection gap is formed at a connection portion of the first channel 171 and the second channel 172, mist in the mist channel 170 may escape from the connection gap to cause a loss, and meanwhile, water droplets condensed in the mist channel 170 may also seep out from the connection gap along an inner wall surface of the mist channel 170, flow to an outer wall surface of the mist channel 170, and then drip or splash onto an electrical component inside the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner, which may easily cause a failure or corrosion of the electrical component. Therefore, in order to prevent the mist in the mist channel 170 from escaping from the gap, the lower end of the connecting head 173 may be flared, and the upper end of the first channel 171 may be tapered, so that when the connecting head 173 is butted with the first channel 171, the alignment connection can be achieved by sufficient guidance, and the assembly efficiency is improved; and the lower end of the connecting head 173 completely covers the upper end of the first channel 171, so that the mist in the first channel 171 can smoothly flow into the second channel 172.

In order to prevent the condensed water drops in the mist channel 170 from seeping out of the connection gap, a water guide groove 180 is optionally provided on the first channel 171, and the water guide groove 180 is located below the connection position of the first channel 171 and the second channel 172 to receive the water seeping out of the connection position of the first channel 171 and the second channel 172.

Referring to fig. 1, 8 and 9, in an embodiment, the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner further includes a water pan 190, the water pan 190 is disposed above the humidification chamber 120, and the water guide groove 180 is disposed above the water pan 190 and is configured to guide water in the water guide groove 180 into the water pan 190. In this way, the condensed water drops in the mist channel 170 may drop into the water guide groove 180 after seeping out from the connection gap, and further flow into the water collector 190 through the water guide groove 180, and finally be discharged from the water discharge hole of the water collector 190, thereby effectively preventing the water in the water guide groove 180 from overflowing due to excessive water.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the water guiding groove 180 includes a water receiving portion 181 and a water guiding portion 182 connected to the water receiving portion 181, the water receiving portion 181 extends along a horizontal direction, the water guiding portion 182 is inclined from top to bottom, and a water passing opening is disposed at a lower end of the water guiding portion 182, so that water received in the water receiving portion 181 can flow downward along the water guiding portion 182, and finally flows into the water receiving tray 190 from the water passing opening.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 18, 19, and 20, in an embodiment, the second channel 172 extends along a length direction of the air outlet 114, that is, the second channel 172 extends along an up-down direction, the second channel 172 is provided with a plurality of air outlets 174 communicated with the air outlet 114 or the air duct, and the plurality of air outlets 174 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second channel 172.

In this embodiment, by providing the plurality of air outlets 174, on one hand, the amount of mist can be increased, and the humidification efficiency can be improved, and on the other hand, the mist flowing to each position of the air outlet 114 can be ensured to be uniform, and the humidification uniformity can be further improved. Optionally, the second channel 172 is formed on the housing 110. Specifically, the housing 110 includes a panel bracket 118 for mounting the front panel 112, a pressing plate 176 is disposed on the panel bracket 118, and the pressing plate 176 and the panel bracket 118 enclose to form the second channel 172. The pressing plate 176 is provided with a plurality of notch grooves 177 on one side facing the air duct of the indoor unit 100, and each notch groove 177 and the panel bracket 118 together form the air outlet 114. The pressing plate 176 and the panel bracket 118 may be fixedly connected by screws, snap-fit, or plug-in, and are not limited in particular.

Considering that when the mist flows from bottom to top in the second channel 172, if the speed is too high, the mist may easily generate a mist top-flushing phenomenon, so that water droplets are condensed on the top of the mist channel 170, and the humidification efficiency is reduced, in order to avoid the mist top-flushing phenomenon in the mist channel 170, a plurality of air deflectors 175 (as shown in fig. 18) may be disposed in the second channel 172, each air deflector 175 is disposed corresponding to one air outlet 114, and the air deflectors 175 are configured to guide the mist in the second channel 172 to corresponding one air outlet 174. So, can lead the reposition of redundant personnel effect to the fog in the second passageway 172, improve the fog tolerance of following air outlet 114 exhaust to improve humidification efficiency, and can avoid reducing the fog and dash the top, thereby reduce the drop of water volume that the fog condenses out at the top of second passageway 172, further improved humidification volume and humidification effect.

The present invention further provides an air conditioner, which includes an air conditioner indoor unit 100 and an air conditioner outdoor unit, the specific structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 100 refers to the above embodiments, and since the air conditioner employs all technical solutions of all the above embodiments, the air conditioner at least has all beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, and details are not repeated herein.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

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

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the humidification module further comprises a water absorbing member provided on an inner wall surface of the air guide portion.

3. The indoor unit of claim 2, wherein the humidifying assembly further comprises a fixing bracket mounted on an inner wall surface of the air guide portion, and the water absorbing member is interposed between the fixing bracket and the inner wall surface of the air guide portion.

4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the shape of the water absorbing material and the shape of the air guide portion are formed in a shape-following manner, and the water absorbing material is fitted to an inner wall surface of the air guide portion.

5. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the water absorbing member includes a water absorbing sponge or a water absorbing fiber.

6. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cross section of the guide part is circular, square or triangular.

7. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

8. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the casing is provided with a detachable opening, and the water tank is detachable from the detachable opening.

9. The indoor unit of claim 8, wherein an opening corresponding to the detachable opening is formed in a side wall of the water tank, a water outlet is formed in a side portion of the water tank, and a water supply switch is provided at the water outlet, and when the water tank is inserted into the water tank through the opening, the water supply switch is touched to be turned on, so that water in the water tank flows into the water tank.

10. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a supply air compartment having a supply air chamber communicating with the moisture generation chamber is provided at one side of the humidification compartment, and the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a supply air fan for supplying air into the supply air chamber.

11. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the blowing chamber is provided with a blowing port communicating with the moisture generating chamber, and a cross section of the blowing chamber is increased in a flowing direction of a blowing air flow.

12. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mist passage includes a first passage and a second passage communicating with the first passage, the first passage communicates with the mist outlet, and the second passage communicates with the air outlet or the air duct.

13. An indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 12, wherein a gutter is provided on the first path, the gutter being located below a junction of the first path and the second path to receive water seeping from the junction of the first path and the second path.

14. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 13, further comprising a water pan provided above the humidification chamber, wherein the water guide groove is provided above the water pan to guide water in the water guide groove into the water pan.

15. The indoor unit of claim 13, wherein the second duct extends along a length direction of the outlet, and the second duct is provided with a plurality of exhaust ports communicating with the outlet or the duct, and the plurality of exhaust ports are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second duct.

16. The indoor unit of claim 15, wherein a plurality of air deflectors are disposed in the second path, and each air deflector is disposed corresponding to one of the air outlets to guide the mist of the second path to the corresponding one of the air outlets.

17. An air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and the indoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 16.