CN216744853U - Air conditioner and indoor unit thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioners and discloses an air conditioner and an indoor unit thereof. Indoor set, includes: a body; a panel; the panel is detachably connected with the sliding block, the panel is pressed and driven by the sliding block to slide relative to the body or pop out of the panel, and accordingly the panel is installed on the body or separated from the body; a locking member which is matched with the sliding block and can move relative to the sliding block so as to lock or unlock the sliding block; the locking piece is switched between a locking position of the locking slide block and an unlocking position of the unlocking slide block; in the locked position, the panel is mounted to the body, and in the unlocked position, the panel is separated from the body. The installation of panel need not set up a plurality of holes on the body with the dismantlement structure in this application to can not influence the aesthetic property of body and less to the influence of body intensity.

Description

Air conditioner and indoor unit thereof

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, a panel is provided on the front side of an existing air conditioner. In the inspection or maintenance of the air conditioner, a user or a maintenance person needs to open the panel to access the internal components of the indoor unit.

Among the prior art, indoor set includes the body, and the body includes the housing, and the left side conch wall or the right side conch wall of housing are equipped with first through-hole, and the front side conch wall of housing is equipped with the second through-hole, and the push rod passes first through-hole and sets up in the housing front side, and the ejector pin passes the second through-hole and sets up on the housing. The user presses the one end that the push rod exposes outside the housing, and the ejector pin just can upwards bounce to push up the panel.

In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art:

need set up first through-hole and second through-hole in order to set up push rod and ejector pin respectively among the prior art to realize the dismantlement of panel through the cooperation of push rod and ejector pin, lead to need beat a plurality of holes (first through-hole and second through-hole) on the housing among the prior art, both influenced the aesthetic property of housing and reduced the intensity of housing.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview nor is intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of such embodiments but rather as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an air conditioner and an indoor unit thereof, which aim to solve the problem that in the prior art, a plurality of holes (a first through hole and a second through hole) need to be drilled on a housing, so that the attractiveness of the housing is influenced, and the strength of the housing is reduced.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an indoor unit of an air conditioner, including: a body; a panel; the panel is detachably connected with the sliding block, the panel is pressed and driven by the sliding block to slide relative to the body or pop out of the panel, and accordingly the panel is installed on the body or separated from the body; a locking member which is matched with the sliding block and can move relative to the sliding block so as to lock or unlock the sliding block; the locking piece is switched between a locking position of the locking slide block and an unlocking position of the unlocking slide block; in the locked position, the panel is mounted to the body, and in the unlocked position, the panel is separated from the body.

Optionally, the locking member is disposed on the body and disposed on opposite sides of the panel along a sliding direction of the slider, and the locking member is movable relative to the slider to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position by pressing the panel.

Optionally, one end of the locking member is rotatably connected to the body, the other end of the locking member is movable relative to the slider, and the slider drives the other end of the locking member to rotate around the one end by pressing the panel, so that the other end of the locking member can be switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Optionally, the slider comprises: the sliding block main body is detachably connected with the panel; the locking matching part is arranged on the sliding block main body and is used for matching with the locking part; the locking piece is hooked with the locking matching part by pressing the panel; and when the panel is pressed again, the locking piece is separated from the locking matching part, so that the locking piece is switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Optionally, the locking matching part is convexly arranged on the slider main body, and a sliding groove is formed between the outer wall of the locking matching part and the slider main body, wherein the locking part is positioned in the sliding groove and can slide relative to the sliding groove; the sliding groove comprises a first sliding groove section and a second sliding groove section which are oppositely arranged, wherein the first sliding groove section is defined between the surface of the locking matching part facing the panel and the sliding block main body, and the second sliding groove section is defined between the surface of the locking matching part facing away from the panel and the sliding block main body; when the locking piece is positioned on the first chute section, the locking piece is positioned at a locking position; when the retaining member is located in the second chute section, the retaining member is in the unlocked position.

Optionally, the surface of the locking fitting part facing the panel is provided with a notch with an opening facing the panel, and a first sliding groove section is defined between the wall surface of the notch and the sliding block main body.

Optionally, the spout is an annular spout that extends along the circumference of the locking mating portion, the spout further including: the third sliding groove section is connected between one end of the first sliding groove section and one end of the second sliding groove section; the fourth chute section is arranged opposite to the third chute section and is connected between the other end of the first chute section and the other end of the second chute section; the panel is pressed, the locking piece slides to the first chute section from the second chute section through the third chute section, the panel is pressed again, and the locking piece slides into the second chute section from the first chute section through the fourth chute section; the height of the joint of the second chute section and the fourth chute section is higher than the height of the joint of the second chute section and the third chute section so as to limit the locking piece from sliding into the fourth chute section through the second chute section.

Optionally, the height of the joint of the first chute section and the third chute section is higher than the height of the joint of the first chute section and the fourth chute section or the height of the third chute section is higher than the height of the fourth chute section, so as to limit the locking piece from sliding into the third chute section through the first chute section.

Optionally, the indoor unit further includes: the piece that resets is connected between body and slider, and in the locking position, the piece that resets takes place elastic deformation to drive the slider move to with the position of retaining member unblock.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including the indoor unit of the air conditioner as in any one of the above embodiments.

The air conditioner and the indoor unit thereof provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can realize the following technical effects:

the panel is pressed, and the panel drives the slider and slides for the retaining member is movable for the slider, realizes retaining member locking slider and unblock slider, and when retaining member locking slider was the slider in the locking position promptly, the panel was installed in the body, realized the assembly of panel and body, and when retaining member unblock slider was the slider in the unblock position promptly, the panel separated with the body mutually, realized the dismantlement of panel.

The installation of panel need not set up a plurality of holes on the body with the dismantlement structure in this application to can not influence the aesthetic property of body and less to the influence of body intensity.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a panel provided by the disclosed embodiment;

fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of the indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, wherein the locking member is in a locking position;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a partial schematic structural view of the indoor unit provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in which the locking member is initially in the unlocking position, and the panel is disposed on the body;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a part of the indoor unit provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in which the locking member is still in the unlocking position, and the panel is separated from the body;

fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion C in fig. 7.

Reference numerals:

100. an indoor unit; 10. a body; 101. a slide rail; 20. a panel; 201. a first hooking rib; 202. a first guide slope; 30. a slider; 301. a groove; 302. a second hooking rib; 303. a second guide slope; 304. a slider body; 305. mounting grooves; 306. a locking engagement portion; 307. a chute; 308. a first chute section; 309. a second chute section; 310. a third chute section; 311. a fourth chute section; 312. a first stopper; 313. a second stopper; 314. a notch; 40. a locking member; 401. an end portion; 402. the other end; 50. a reset member.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, and the above-described drawings of embodiments of the present disclosure, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the present disclosure described herein may be made. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", "outer", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the disclosed embodiments and their embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meanings of these terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In addition, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "secured" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

The term "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specified.

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship that describes objects, meaning that three relationships may exist. For example, a and/or B, represents: a or B, or A and B.

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes an outdoor unit, and the indoor unit 100 and the outdoor unit are connected by a connecting pipe to realize circulation of a refrigerant between the indoor unit 100 and the outdoor unit, so as to realize normal cooling and heating of the air conditioner.

The indoor unit 100 includes a body 10, a panel 20, a slider 30, and a locker 40.

The slider 30 is provided on the body 10 and can slide relative to the body 10, for example, the body 10 is provided with a mounting hole, and the slider 30 passes through the mounting hole and is at least partially inserted into the body 10 and is connected with the body 10 in a sliding manner. Although the mounting hole is provided, it is not necessary to provide the first through hole and the second through hole at the same time as in the prior art, so that the number of holes drilled in the body 10 can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the strength reduction of the body 10 caused by the excessive number of holes can be avoided.

One of the body 10 and the slider 30 is provided with a slide rail, and the other is provided with a slide groove, the slide rail is located in the slide groove and can slide relative to the slide groove to guide the slider 30 to slide relative to the body 10, and the phenomenon of blocking during the sliding process of the slider 30 relative to the body 10 is avoided. As shown in fig. 4, the body is provided with a slide rail 101.

The panel 20 is detachably connected with the slider 30, the slider 30 is pressed on the panel 20 to drive the panel 20 to slide or pop up relative to the body 10, and the corresponding panel 20 is installed on the body 10 or separated from the body 10.

The panel 20 and the sliding block 30 can be hooked or clamped. As shown in fig. 3, 5 and 7, the panel 20 is hooked with the slider 30, a first hooking rib 201 is disposed on the surface of the panel 20 facing the slider 30, a groove 301 is disposed on the slider 30, a groove wall of the groove 301 protrudes toward a direction close to the middle of the groove 301 to form a second hooking rib 302, the first hooking rib 201 is hooked with the second hooking rib 302, and the end of the first hooking rib 201 facing the sliding direction and away from the panel 20 abuts against the groove 301.

A first guide inclined surface 202 is formed on the surface of the first hooking rib 201 facing the second hooking rib 302, and the first guide inclined surface 202 inclines in a direction departing from the first hooking rib 201 along the direction in which the first hooking rib 201 is separated from the second hooking rib 302; the surface of the second hooking rib 302 facing the first hooking rib 201 forms a second guiding inclined surface 303, and the second guiding inclined surface 303 inclines towards the second hooking rib 302 along the direction of hooking the first hooking rib 201 and the second hooking rib 302.

When the slide block 30 moves towards the panel 20, the first guide slope 202 and the second guide slope 303 slide relatively to each other, so that the first hooking rib 201 and the second hooking rib 302 are driven to separate, and the panel 20 is ejected. When the panel 20 is pressed and the panel 20 moves towards the slider 30, the first guide inclined surface 202 and the second guide inclined surface 303 slide relatively to each other, so that the first hooking rib 201 and the second hooking rib 302 are driven to be hooked, and the slider 30 is connected with the panel 20.

The locking member 40 is engaged with the slider 30 and is movable relative to the slider 30 to lock or unlock the slider 30.

Wherein, the pressing panel 20, under the effect of the pressing force, the slider 30 slides relative to the body 10, to realize the movement of the locking member 40 relative to the slider 30, thereby making the locking member 40 switch between the locking position of the locking slider 30 and the unlocking position of the unlocking slider 30. The retaining member is in the retaining position, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, and in the unlocked position, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, and in fig. 7 and 8.

When the locking member 40 is in the locking position, the panel 20 is connected to the slider 30, and the panel 20 is mounted to the body 10; when the locker 40 is located at the unlock position, the panel 20 can be separated from the slider 30 and thus can be separated from the body 10, so that the installation of the panel 20 on the body 10 or the separation from the body 10 is accomplished by the action of pressing the panel 20, so that the installation and removal processes of the panel 20 are simple.

Alternatively, the locker 40 is provided to the body 10 and provided at both sides opposite to the panel 20 in the sliding direction of the slider 30 (the direction indicated by the arrow M in fig. 4), the panel 20 is pressed, and the locker 40 is movable relative to the slider 30 to switch between the locked position and the unlocked position.

The locker 40 and the panel 20 are located at both sides in the sliding direction of the slider 30 such that the slider 30 moves in the sliding direction, i.e., the slider 30 moves toward a direction close to the locker 40 or away from the locker 40, by pressing the panel 20, thereby changing the distance between the locker 40 and the slider 30, so that the locker 40 locks the slider 30 or unlocks the slider 30.

Alternatively, one end 401 of the retaining member 40 is movably connected, for example rotatably connected, to the body 10, and the other end 402 is engaged with the slider 30 and is capable of moving relative to the slider 30.

By pressing the panel 20, the slider 30 rotates the other end portion 402 around the one end portion 401, and the other end portion 402 moves relative to the slider 30, so that the other end portion 402 can be switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, the slider 30 includes a slider body 304 and a lock engagement portion 306.

The main slider body 304 is detachably connected to the panel 20, and the main slider body 304 is disposed on the body 10 and slidably connected to the body 10.

The locking engagement portion 306 is disposed on the slider body 304 and is used to engage with the locking member 40, and the locking member 40 locks or unlocks the slider 30 by locking or unlocking the locking engagement portion 306.

The lock engagement portion 306 is hooked with the locker 40.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, the indoor unit 100 further includes a reset element 50, one end of the reset element 50 is connected to the main body 10, the other end of the reset element 50 is connected to the sliding block 30, and in the locked position, the reset element 50 is deformed, so that the reset element 50 has a tendency to return to its original shape, when the reset element 50 returns to its original shape, the reset element 50 drives the sliding block 30 to move in a direction away from the locking element 40, the locking element 40 is separated from the sliding block 30, and the sliding block 30 moves to a position tightly unlocked from the locking element.

The restoring member 50 may be a spring or a resilient plate.

The deformation direction of the restoring member 50 is along the sliding direction of the sliding block 30, as shown in fig. 4, the restoring member 50 and the panel 20 can be arranged on one side of the sliding block 30 along the sliding direction, the locking member 40 is arranged on the other side of the sliding block 30 along the sliding direction, and the restoring member 50 is stretched in the locking position; alternatively, the restoring member 50 may be provided with the locker 40 at one side of the slider 30 in the sliding direction and the panel 20 at the other side of the slider 30 in the sliding direction, and the restoring member 50 is compressed at the locking position.

By taking the reset piece 50 and the panel 20 to be arranged on one side of the sliding block 30 along the sliding direction, and the locking piece 40 is arranged on the other side of the sliding block 30 along the sliding direction as an example, the panel 20 is pressed, the panel 20 drives the sliding block 30 to move towards the direction close to the locking piece 40, the reset piece 50 is stretched, the locking piece 40 is hooked with the locking matching part 306, the locking piece 40 is limited to the locking matching part 306, namely, the sliding block 30 is located at the locking position, the sliding block 30 is connected with the panel 20, and the panel 20 is arranged on the body 10. Pressing panel 20 again, retaining member 40 continues to move towards the direction of being close to retaining member 40, retaining member 40 and locking cooperation portion 306 phase separation, and retaining member 40 begins to be in the unblock position, and reset piece 50 drives slider 30 and moves towards the direction of being close to panel 20, and slider 30 and panel 20 phase separation pop out panel 20, realize the separation of panel 20 and body 10.

It should be noted that, since the unlocking position and the locking position are descriptions of the position of the lock member 40, the position of the lock member 40 in the sliding direction of the slide block 30 is not changed from the time the lock member 40 starts to be in the unlocking position until the slide block 30 ejects the panel 20, and therefore, the lock member 40 is in the unlocking position from the time the lock member 40 starts to be in the unlocking position until the slide block 30 ejects the panel 20.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the locking mating portion 306 is protruded from the slider body 304, that is, the locking mating portion 306 is higher than the slider body 304 at the connection with the locking mating portion 306, so that a sliding groove 307 is formed between the outer wall of the locking mating portion 306 and the slider body 304.

The locking member 40 is located in the sliding groove 307 and can slide relative to the sliding groove 307, and the outer wall of the locking engagement portion 306 can play a limiting role when the locking member 40 slides in the sliding groove 307, that is, the locking member 40 can slide in the sliding groove 307 by fitting against the outer wall of the locking engagement portion 306.

Optionally, the slider main body 304 is disposed on the mounting groove 305, the locking mating portion 306 is disposed on the bottom wall of the mounting groove 305 and protrudes from the bottom wall of the mounting groove 305, and the outer wall of the locking mating portion 306 and the side wall of the mounting groove 305 jointly enclose the sliding groove 307.

As shown in fig. 4, the sliding groove 307 includes a first sliding groove section 308 and a second sliding groove section 309 which are oppositely arranged, wherein the surface of the locking matching part 306 facing the panel 20 and the sliding block main body 304 define the first sliding groove section 308, and the surface of the locking matching part 306 facing away from the panel 20 and the sliding block main body 304 define the second sliding groove section 309; wherein, when the retaining member 40 is located at the first chute section 308, the retaining member 40 is located at the retaining position; when retaining member 40 is in second chute section 309, retaining member 40 is in the unlocked position.

As shown in fig. 6, when the panel 20 is pressed, the panel 20 drives the slider 30 to move in a direction close to the locking member 40, the distance between the locking member 40 and the slider 30 decreases, the locking member 40 slides along the sliding groove 307 and slides into the first sliding groove section 308, the locking member 40 is engaged with the first sliding groove section 308, the locking member 40 locks the slider 30 due to the limiting effect of the locking engaging portion 306 on the locking member 40, the panel 20 is connected with the slider 30, and thus the panel 20 and the slider 30 are limited, and the restoring member 50 is deformed in the process; as shown in fig. 4, pressing the panel 20 again, the panel 20 again drives the slider 30 to move in a direction close to the locking member 40 (the panel 20 moves along with the slider 30), the distance between the locking member 40 and the slider 30 is further reduced, the locking member 40 slides along the sliding groove 307 and slides into the second sliding groove section 309, the locking member 40 is located on the side of the locking matching part 306 away from the panel 20, the locking matching part 306 releases the limit on the locking member 40, the slider 30 is in the unlocking position, as shown in fig. 8, at this time, under the resetting action of the resetting member 50, the slider 30 drives the panel 20 to move in a direction away from the locking member 40, and the slider 30 pops out the panel 20 during the movement, so that the separation of the panel 20 and the body 10 is realized.

Through setting up spout 307, realized spacing to retaining member 40 movement track on the one hand, make retaining member 40 can continuously switch between unlocking position and locking position, on the other hand, retaining member 40 is when first spout section 308, the cooperation with retaining member 40 can be realized to locking cooperation portion 306 itself, realize retaining member 40 and slider 30's hook, retaining member 40 is when second spout section 309, locking cooperation portion 306 and retaining member 40 remove the hook, realize the unblock of retaining member 40 to slider 30, the cooperation structure of slider 30 with retaining member 40 has been simplified.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 8, the surface of the lock mating portion 306 facing the panel 20 is provided with a notch 314 opening to the panel 20, and a wall of the notch 314 and the slider main body 304 define a first chute section 308 therebetween.

In this embodiment, when the locking member 40 slides into the first sliding groove section 308, the locking member 40 is located in the notch 314, and the wall surface of the notch 314 is hooked with the locking member 40, so that the locking member 40 is limited in the notch 314, and the panel 20 is located at the position where it is mounted on the body 10.

The position where the panel 20 is mounted on the body 10 is the most time state of the panel 20, and the notch 314 is provided to enhance the locking strength of the locking member 40 to the slider 30, so that the slider 30 can be stably in the locked state, and the panel 20 can be stably in the position where it is mounted on the body 10.

As shown in fig. 8, the notch 314 is V-shaped, and it is understood that the notch 314 may have various shapes such as arc, polygon, etc.

Alternatively, the slide groove 307 is an annular slide groove 307 extending in the circumferential direction of the lock fitting portion 306, and the lock member 40 slides in the annular slide groove 307, so that continuous switching between the locked position and the unlocked position can be achieved.

As shown in FIG. 6, the chute 307 further comprises a third chute section 310 and a fourth chute section 311 that are oppositely disposed.

A third chute section 310 is connected between one end of the first chute section 308 and one end of the second chute section 309; a fourth chute section 311 is connected between the other end of the first chute section 308 and the other end of the second chute section 309.

Pressing the panel 20, sliding the locking member 40 from the second chute section 309 to the first chute section 308 through the third chute section 310, and after sliding into the first chute section 308, the locking member 40 is in the locking position; by pressing the panel 20 again, the locking member 40 slides from the first chute section 308 into the second chute section 309 via the fourth chute section 311, and after sliding into the second chute section 309, the locking member 40 starts to be in the unlocked position.

As shown in fig. 4, a first stop block 312 is disposed at a connection position of the second chute section 309 and the fourth chute section 311, so that a height of the connection position of the second chute section 309 and the fourth chute section is higher than a height of a connection position of the second chute section 309 and the third chute section 310, and thus the locking member 40 can only slide into the third chute section 310 and cannot slide into the fourth chute section 311 when being located in the second chute section 309, so that the locking member 40 can be continuously switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, a second stop 313 is disposed at a connection between the first chute section 308 and the third chute section 310, so that a height of the connection between the first chute section 308 and the third chute section 310 is higher than a height of a connection between the first chute section 308 and the fourth chute section 311, and thus the locking member 40 can only slide into the fourth chute section 311 and cannot slide into the third chute section 310 when located in the first chute section 308, so as to enable the locking member 40 to be continuously switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Thus, when the panel 20 needs to be assembled on the body 10, the panel 20 is pressed, the panel 20 drives the sliding block 30 to move along with the sliding block 30 in a direction close to the locking member 40, the locking member 40 slides into the first sliding groove section 308 from the second sliding groove section 309 through the third sliding groove section 310 and is limited in the first sliding groove section 308, so that the sliding block 30 is locked by the locking member 40, in the locking process, the sliding block 30 drives the panel 20 to move towards the locking member 40, the panel 20 is assembled on the body 10, and the resetting member 50 is elastically deformed; when the panel 20 needs to be separated from the body 10, the panel 20 is pressed again, the panel 20 drives the slider 30 to move towards the locking member 40 again, the locking member 40 enters the second sliding groove section 309 from the first sliding groove section 308 through the fourth sliding groove section 311, the locking of the slider 30 is released, the slider 30 moves towards the direction departing from the locking member 40 under the action of the resetting force of the resetting member 50, the panel 20 is ejected, and the panel 20 is separated from the body 10.

It can be understood that the second stopper may also be disposed in the third chute section, so that the third chute section is higher than the fourth chute section, and the second stopper may also play a role in preventing the locking member from sliding into the third chute section from the first chute section.

An embodiment of a second aspect of the present application provides an air conditioner including an indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner as described in any one of the above embodiments.

The air conditioner provided in the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application includes the indoor unit 100 of any one of the above embodiments, so that all the beneficial effects of the indoor unit 100 of any one of the above embodiments are achieved, and details are not described herein again.

The above description and the drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

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

a body;

a panel;

the panel is detachably connected with the sliding block, the panel is pressed and driven by the sliding block to slide relative to the body or pop out of the panel, and accordingly the panel is installed on the body or separated from the body;

a locking member which is matched with the sliding block and can move relative to the sliding block so as to lock or unlock the sliding block;

the locking piece is switched between a locking position of the locking slide block and an unlocking position of the unlocking slide block; in the locked position, the panel is mounted to the body, and in the unlocked position, the panel is separated from the body.

2. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1,

the body is located to the retaining member to locate the relative both sides of slip direction along the slider with the panel, press the panel, the retaining member is for the slider activity, in order to switch between locking position and unblock position.

3. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1,

one end of the locking piece is rotatably connected with the body, the other end of the locking piece moves relative to the sliding block, the panel is pressed, and the sliding block drives the other end of the locking piece to rotate around the one end, so that the other end of the locking piece can be switched between a locking position and an unlocking position.

4. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the slider comprises:

the sliding block main body is detachably connected with the panel;

the locking matching part is arranged on the sliding block main body and is used for matching with the locking part;

the locking piece is hooked with the locking matching part by pressing the panel; and when the panel is pressed again, the locking piece is separated from the locking matching part, so that the locking piece is switched between the locking position and the unlocking position.

5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4,

the locking matching part is convexly arranged on the sliding block main body, a sliding groove is formed between the outer wall of the locking matching part and the sliding block main body, and the locking part is positioned in the sliding groove and can slide relative to the sliding groove;

the sliding groove comprises a first sliding groove section and a second sliding groove section which are oppositely arranged, wherein the first sliding groove section is defined between the surface of the locking matching part facing the panel and the sliding block main body, and the second sliding groove section is defined between the surface of the locking matching part facing away from the panel and the sliding block main body;

when the locking piece is positioned on the first sliding groove section, the locking piece is positioned at a locking position; when the retaining member is located in the second chute section, the retaining member is in the unlocked position.

6. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5,

the surface of the locking matching part facing the panel is provided with a notch with an opening facing the panel, and a first sliding groove section is defined between the wall surface of the notch and the sliding block main body.

7. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the slide groove is an annular slide groove extending in a circumferential direction of the lock engagement portion, the slide groove further comprising:

the third sliding groove section is connected between one end of the first sliding groove section and one end of the second sliding groove section;

the fourth chute section is arranged opposite to the third chute section and is connected between the other end of the first chute section and the other end of the second chute section;

the panel is pressed, the locking piece slides to the first chute section from the second chute section through the third chute section, the panel is pressed again, and the locking piece slides into the second chute section from the first chute section through the fourth chute section;

the height of the joint of the second chute section and the fourth chute section is higher than the height of the joint of the second chute section and the third chute section so as to limit the locking piece from sliding into the fourth chute section through the second chute section.

8. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 7,

the height of the joint of the first chute section and the third chute section is higher than that of the joint of the first chute section and the fourth chute section or the height of the third chute section is higher than that of the fourth chute section, so that the locking piece is limited to slide into the third chute section from the first chute section.

9. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

the piece that resets is connected between body and slider, and in the locking position, the piece that resets takes place elastic deformation to drive the slider move to with the position of retaining member unblock.

10. An air conditioner characterized by comprising an indoor unit of the air conditioner as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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