CN216976959U - Indoor machine of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an indoor unit of air conditioner, comprising: a housing comprising a front panel and a top cover; the panel base is arranged in the shell, the front panel is arranged on the panel base, and a lamp cavity is formed between the panel base and the top cover; the decorative lamp is arranged on the panel seat and is positioned in the lamp cavity; the light guide decoration part is arranged in the lamp cavity and exposes out of the shell from the space between the front panel and the top cover, and a decoration area is formed on the front surface of the part of the light guide decoration part, which is exposed out of the shell; light emitted by the decorative lamp irradiates the light guide decoration and passes through the first light path to be displayed in the decoration area, and ambient light outside the shell passes through the second light path to be displayed in the decoration area. The air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of various display effects, low cost and the like, and has the decoration effect when the decoration lamp is turned on or turned off.

Description

Indoor machine of air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air-conditioning equipment, in particular to an air-conditioner indoor unit.

Background

The indoor unit of the air conditioner in the related art is usually decorated by light, and the decorative lamp is mainly adhered to the front panel of the shell of the air conditioner through back adhesive and then adhered to the front panel by a transparent part covering the decorative lamp strip so as to achieve the required light effect. But the light effect is comparatively single to play decorative effect when the ornament lamp does not light, if adopt the mode of electroplating to decorate, can additionally increase the cost.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides the air conditioner indoor unit which has the decoration effect when the decoration lamp is turned on or turned off and has the advantages of various display effects, low cost and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, the housing including a front panel and a top cover; the panel base is arranged in the shell, the front panel is arranged on the panel base, and a lamp cavity is formed between the panel base and the top cover; the decorative lamp is arranged on the panel seat and is positioned in the lamp cavity; the light guide decoration piece is arranged in the lamp cavity, the shell is exposed out of the space between the front panel and the top cover, and a decoration area is formed on the front surface of the part of the light guide decoration piece, which is exposed out of the shell; the light guide decoration piece forms a first light path between the decoration lamp and the decoration area, the light guide decoration piece forms a second light path between the upper surface of the part outside the shell and the decoration area, light emitted by the decoration lamp irradiates the light guide decoration piece, passes through the first light path and is displayed in the decoration area, and ambient light outside the shell passes through the second light path and is displayed in the decoration area.

The air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of decorative effect when the decorative lamp is turned on or off, various display effects, low cost and the like.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the light guide decoration has a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface and a third reflection surface, and the light of the decoration lamp enters the light guide decoration, is reflected to the portion of the light guide decoration outside the housing by the first reflection surface, and is reflected to the decoration region by the second reflection surface;

ambient light outside the shell enters the light guide decoration and then is reflected to the decoration area through the third reflection surface.

Further, the first receipt of leaded light decoration the surface of the light of ornament lamp and the second plane of reflection all constructs into frosting.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the second reflective surface is configured as a circular arc surface that is concave toward the interior of the light-directing trim piece.

According to some specific embodiments of the utility model, the light-guiding decoration comprises: the first light guide part is used for primarily receiving the light of the decorative lamp; a second light guide unit connected to the first light guide unit, the first reflection surface being formed on the second light guide unit; a third light guide part connected to the second light guide part and exposed out of the case, wherein an angle between the third light guide part and the first light guide part is greater than 0 ° and less than 180 °, the second reflection surface and the decorative region are formed in the third light guide part, and the first light guide part, the second light guide part, and the third light guide part form a first optical path; a fourth light guide part connected to an inner side of the third light guide part and located outside the case, the third reflection surface being formed at the fourth light guide part, and the fourth light guide part and the third light guide part forming a second optical path.

Further, an angle between the third light guide part and the first light guide part is 90 °.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first light guide portion is configured with a light diffusion hole penetrating through a thickness direction thereof, and light of the decorative lamp enters the first light guide portion and is diffused by passing through the light diffusion hole.

Furthermore, the light scattering holes are round holes with the diameter of 3 mm-5 mm.

According to some specific embodiments of the present invention, the decorative lamp includes a plurality of lamp beads arranged at intervals along a width direction of the panel base, and a distance between center points of adjacent lamp beads is 30mm to 35 mm.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the distance between the decorative lights and the light-guide decorative pieces is 22-25 mm.

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

Drawings

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

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

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a housing, a panel base and a decorative lamp of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 3 is a partial sectional view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a light guide decoration and a lamp panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Reference numerals:

an air conditioner indoor unit 1, a shell 100, a front panel 110, a top cover 120,

A panel base 200, a decorative lamp 300, a lamp bead 301,

The light guide decoration piece 400, the decoration region 401, the first reflection surface 402, the second reflection surface 403, the third reflection surface 404, the first light guide part 410, the second light guide part 420, the third light guide part 430, the fourth light guide part 440, and the light diffusion hole 411.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

An air conditioner indoor unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an air conditioner indoor unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a panel base 200, a decorative lamp 300, and a light guide decoration 400.

The housing 100 includes a front panel 110 and a top cover 120. The panel holder 200 is disposed in the housing 100, the front panel 110 is mounted to the panel holder 200, and a lamp cavity is formed between the panel holder 200 and the top cover 120. The decorative lamp 300 is mounted on the panel base 200 and located in the lamp cavity. The light guide decoration 400 is disposed in the lamp cavity and exposes the housing 100 from between the front panel 110 and the top cover 120, and a decoration region 401 is formed on a front surface of a portion of the light guide decoration 400 exposed from the housing 100.

The light guide decoration 400 forms a first light path between the decoration lamp 300 and the decoration region 401, the light guide decoration 400 forms a second light path between the upper surface of the portion outside the housing 100 and the decoration region 401, as shown in fig. 3, the solid arrow represents the first light path, and the dotted arrow represents the second light path. The light emitted from the decorative lamp 300 is emitted to the light guide decoration 400 and is displayed in the decoration region 401 through the first light path, and the ambient light outside the housing 100 is displayed in the decoration region 401 through the second light path.

For example, the air conditioner indoor unit 1 is a floor air conditioner indoor unit, the light guide decoration 400 is mounted on the front panel 110 by bolts, most of the light guide decoration 400 is located in the lamp cavity, and only a small part of the light guide decoration is exposed out of the casing 100. The light guide decoration 400 is an appearance piece made of a transparent material and presents a bright silver color under white light irradiation. The decorative lamp 300 is connected with a control system of the air conditioner, and can emit light with different colors when the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner operates in different modes.

According to the air conditioner indoor unit 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the lamp cavity is formed between the panel base 200 and the top cover 120, so that the light emitted from the decorative lamp 300 is transmitted to the light guide decoration 400 in the lamp cavity, the light guide decoration 400 plays a role of guiding light when the decorative lamp 300 is turned on, the light emitted from the decorative lamp 300 passes through the light guide decoration 400 and is transmitted through the first light path, and a lighting effect is formed in the decorative area 401. The lamp cavity forms a relatively closed space, which can reduce the light emitted by the decorative lamp 300 from diverging to the region outside the decorative region 401.

When the decorative lamp 300 is not turned on, the light guide decoration 400 displays outdoor ambient light in the decoration region 401, wherein the color displayed in the decoration region 401 is the color displayed when the ambient light passes through the light guide decoration 400, because the second light path has a certain light guide distance, and the light guide decoration 400 has a certain thickness, the color of the light guide region observed from the decoration region 401 is the color mixed by the light guide decoration 400 and the ambient light, and the effect of bright silver color is displayed in the decoration region 401, which is similar to the color of the electroplating hot stamping. Therefore, the bright silvery decorative effect can be displayed without electroplating decoration outside the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner, and the cost is reduced. In addition, the color displayed by the light guide decoration 400 in the decoration region 401 can be changed along with the change of the ambient light, thereby achieving more various decoration effects. No matter whether the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner is opened with the decorative lamp 300, the indoor unit can provide a decorative effect, and different decorative effects are provided when the decorative lamp 300 is opened and the decorative lamp 300 is not opened, so that the decorative effect is more diversified.

Therefore, the air conditioner indoor unit 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a decorative effect when the decorative lamp 300 is turned on or off, and has the advantages of various decorative effects, low cost, and the like.

In some embodiments of the utility model, as shown in fig. 3, the light guide decoration 400 has a first reflection surface 402, a second reflection surface 403 and a third reflection surface 404, and the light of the decoration lamp 300 enters the light guide decoration 400, is reflected to the portion of the light guide decoration 400 outside the housing 100 through the first reflection surface 402, and is reflected to the decoration region 401 through the second reflection surface 403. Ambient light outside the housing 100 enters the light guide decoration 400 and is reflected to the decoration region 401 through the third reflection surface 404.

The light emitted by the decorative lamp 300 is reflected by the first reflecting surface 402 and the second reflecting surface 403 to display light in the decorative area 401, so that the decorative lamp 300 does not need to be right opposite to the decorative area 401, and the position of the decorative lamp 300 can be more flexible. And the third reflective surface 404 may reflect light from the top of the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner to the decorative region 401, and form a color in which the ambient light is mixed with the light guide decoration 400 in the decorative region 401.

Further, the surface of the light guide decoration 400 that primarily receives the light of the decoration lamp 300 and the second reflection surface 403 are configured as frosted surfaces.

The frosted surface can make the light emitted by the decorative lamp 300 in the light guide decorative part 400 diffuse, reduce the granular sensation of the decorative lamp 300, make the surface formed in the decorative area 401 luminous, and have better decorative effect.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the second reflective surface 403 is configured as a circular arc surface that is concave toward the interior of the light guide trim piece 400.

The second reflective surface 403 is configured as a circular arc surface, which may form a better scattering effect, and the circular arc surface may also form a frosted surface, which dispersedly reflects the light of the decorative lamp 300 transmitted by the light guide decoration 400 in the decoration region 401.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the light directing trim 400 includes a first light directing portion 410, a second light directing portion 420, a third light directing portion 430, and a fourth light directing portion 440.

The first light guide portion 410 primarily receives the light of the decorative lamp 300. The second light guide part 420 is connected to the first light guide part 410, and the first reflection surface 402 is formed on the second light guide part 420. The third light guide part 430 is connected to the second light guide part 420 and exposed out of the case 100, for example, the third light guide part 430 is closely attached to the front panel 110 and partially extends to the left and right sides. An angle between third light guide portion 430 and first light guide portion 410 is greater than 0 ° and less than 180 °, second reflection surface 403 and decorative region 401 are formed in third light guide portion 430, and first light guide portion 410, second light guide portion 420, and third light guide portion 430 form a first light path. The fourth light guide portion 440 is connected to the inside of the third light guide portion 430 and located outside the case 100, the third reflection surface 404 is formed on the fourth light guide portion 440, and the fourth light guide portion 440 and the third light guide portion 430 form a second optical path.

For example, the extending direction of the first light guide portion 410 is the same as the light irradiation direction of the decorative lamp 300. An included angle between the first light guide part 410 and the second light guide part 420 is the same as an included angle between the second light guide part 420 and the third light guide part 430. The first light guide part 410 firstly receives the light of the decorative lamp 300 and transmits the light to the second light guide part 420, the second light guide part 420 is connected to one side of the first light guide part 410 far away from the decorative lamp 300, and the second light guide part 420 receives the light from the first light guide part 410 and then reflects the light to the third light guide part 430 by the first reflection surface 402. Third light guide part 430 receives the light reflected from second light guide part 420 and then reflects the light to decorative region 401 by second reflection surface 403, thereby displaying a light effect in decorative region 401. When the decorative lamp 300 is turned off, ambient light received by the fourth light-guiding portion 440 is reflected to the decorative region 401 of the third light-guiding portion 430 by the third reflecting surface 404. The first light guide part 410, the second light guide part 420, the third light guide part 430 and the fourth light guide part 440 are formed by the light guide decoration piece 400, so that the light guide paths for forming the first light path and the second light path are more accurate, and the light guide efficiency of the decorative lamp 300 and the ambient light is higher.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, an angle between third light guide part 430 and first light guide part 410 is 90 °.

For example, third light guide part 430 is closely attached to front panel 110, first light guide part 410 is parallel to top cover 120, and second light guide part 420 has the same included angle with first light guide part 410 and third light guide part 430. Arranging the light guide decoration 400 in the lamp cavity is facilitated by making the angle between the third light guide part 430 and the first light guide part 410 90 deg..

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the first light guide part 410 is configured with light diffusion holes 411 penetrating through the thickness direction thereof, and the light of the decorative lamp 300 enters the first light guide part 410 and is diffused by passing through the light diffusion holes 411.

For example, the light diffusion holes 411 are plural, and the plural light diffusion holes 411 are spaced in both the length direction and the width direction of the first light guide part 410. The light emitted from the decorative lamp 300 enters the first light guide part 410 and is transmitted perpendicular to the light diffusion hole 411, and the light diffusion hole 411 can diffuse the light of the decorative lamp 300 in the first light guide part 410 to form a surface lighting effect, so as to form a better display effect in the decorative area 401.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the light diffusion hole 411 is a circular hole having a diameter of 3mm to 5 mm.

The light diffusion holes 411 within this size range can achieve a good display effect for the light of the decorative lamp 300 in the first light guide portion 410, and the light diffusion holes 411 do not affect the structural strength of the first light guide portion 410.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the decorative lamp 300 includes a plurality of lamp beads 301 arranged at intervals along the width direction of the panel base 200, and the distance between the central points of adjacent lamp beads 301 is 30mm to 35 mm.

For example, a plurality of lamp pearls 301 all install in same lamp plate, and a plurality of lamp pearls 301 all keep same height and adjacent lamp pearl 301 interval the same, make luminous more even. The distance between the central points of the adjacent lamp beads 301 is 30 mm-35 mm, so that the moderate brightness of the decorative lamp 300 can be ensured, and good decoration can be provided.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the distance between the decorative lamp 300 and the light guide decoration 400 is 22mm to 25 mm.

Enough light is ensured to enter the light-guiding decoration piece 400, and a certain distance is reserved between the decoration lamp 300 and the light-guiding decoration piece 400, so that the decoration lamp 300 and the light-guiding decoration piece 400 are prevented from colliding, and meanwhile, the heat of the decoration lamp 300 can be better radiated out.

Other configurations and operations of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

The air conditioner indoor unit performs a refrigeration cycle by using a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The refrigeration cycle includes a series of processes involving compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation, and supplies refrigerant to the air that has been conditioned and heat-exchanged.

The compressor compresses a refrigerant gas in a high-temperature and high-pressure state and discharges the compressed refrigerant gas. The discharged refrigerant gas flows into the condenser. The condenser condenses the compressed refrigerant into a liquid phase, and heat is released to the surrounding environment through the condensation process.

The expansion valve expands the liquid-phase refrigerant in a high-temperature and high-pressure state condensed in the condenser into a low-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant. The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion valve, and returns the refrigerant gas in a low-temperature and low-pressure state to the compressor. The evaporator can achieve a cooling effect by heat-exchanging with a material to be cooled using latent heat of evaporation of a refrigerant. The air conditioner can adjust the temperature of the indoor space throughout the cycle.

The outdoor unit of the air conditioner refers to a portion of a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, the indoor unit of the air conditioner includes an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve may be provided in the indoor unit or the outdoor unit.

The indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger serve as a condenser or an evaporator. The air conditioner is used as a heater in a heating mode when the indoor heat exchanger is used as a condenser, and as a cooler in a cooling mode when the indoor heat exchanger is used as an evaporator.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

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

Claims (10)

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

a housing comprising a front panel and a top cover;

the panel base is arranged in the shell, the front panel is arranged on the panel base, and a lamp cavity is formed between the panel base and the top cover;

the decorative lamp is arranged on the panel seat and is positioned in the lamp cavity;

the light guide decoration part is arranged in the lamp cavity and exposes out of the shell from the space between the front panel and the top cover, and a decoration area is formed on the front surface of the part of the light guide decoration part, which is exposed out of the shell;

the light guide decoration part forms a first light path between the decoration lamp and the decoration area, a second light path is formed between the upper surface of the part outside the shell and the decoration area, light emitted by the decoration lamp irradiates the light guide decoration part, passes through the first light path and is displayed in the decoration area, and ambient light outside the shell passes through the second light path and is displayed in the decoration area.

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide decoration piece has a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface and a third reflecting surface, and the light of the decorative lamp enters the light guide decoration piece, then is reflected to the part of the light guide decoration piece outside the housing through the first reflecting surface, and then is reflected to the decoration area through the second reflecting surface;

ambient light outside the shell enters the light guide decoration part and then is reflected to the decoration area through the third reflection surface.

3. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the light guide decoration which receives the light of the decorative lamp for the first time and the second reflecting surface are both configured as frosted surfaces.

4. An indoor unit according to claim 2, wherein the second reflecting surface is configured as a circular arc surface recessed toward the inside of the light guide decoration.

5. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the light guide decoration member comprises:

the first light guide part is used for primarily receiving the light of the decorative lamp;

a second light guide unit connected to the first light guide unit, the first reflection surface being formed on the second light guide unit;

a third light guide part connected to the second light guide part and exposed out of the case, wherein an angle between the third light guide part and the first light guide part is greater than 0 ° and less than 180 °, the second reflection surface and the decorative region are formed in the third light guide part, and the first light guide part, the second light guide part, and the third light guide part form a first optical path;

a fourth light guide part connected to an inner side of the third light guide part and located outside the case, the third reflection surface being formed at the fourth light guide part, and the fourth light guide part and the third light guide part forming a second optical path.

6. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein an angle between the third light guide portion and the first light guide portion is 90 °.

7. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the first light guide portion is configured with a light-diffusing hole penetrating through a thickness direction thereof, and light of the decorative lamp enters the first light guide portion and is diffused by passing through the light-diffusing hole.

8. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the diffuser hole is a circular hole with a diameter of 3mm to 5 mm.

9. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the decorative lamp comprises a plurality of lamp beads arranged at intervals along the width direction of the panel base, and the distance between the central points of the adjacent lamp beads is 30-35 mm.

10. An indoor unit of an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distance between the decorative lights and the light guide decoration pieces is 22 mm-25 mm.

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