CN218495342U

CN218495342U - Air conditioner and shell thereof

Info

Publication number: CN218495342U
Application number: CN202222421326.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄涛; 吴庆壮; 陈永锋; 刘武祥
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd; Xiaomi Technology Wuhan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd; Xiaomi Technology Wuhan Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-09
Filing date: 2022-09-09
Publication date: 2023-02-17
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-09

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a casing of an air conditioner and an air conditioner, the casing of the air conditioner includes: a middle frame and a panel; the middle frame is provided with a first part; the panel has a second component thereon; the first member and the second member attract each other based on a magnetic force.

Description

Air conditioner shell and air conditioner

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a shell of an air conditioner and the air conditioner.

Background

With the continuous improvement of living standard, the air conditioner has become an essential household appliance in the family life of people. At present, the air conditioner adopts the panel that can convertible more, when the filter screen that needs to the air conditioner washs the change or maintains the inside functional device of air conditioner, can open the panel and operate.

When the panel of the existing air conditioner shell is matched with the middle frame, large gaps usually exist, and when the air conditioner runs, air can flow into the gaps to generate noise.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present disclosure provides a casing of an air conditioner and the air conditioner.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an air conditioner case including: a middle frame and a panel;

the middle frame is provided with a first part;

the panel has a second component thereon;

the first member and the second member attract each other based on a magnetic force.

In some embodiments, the number of the first and second components is plural;

a plurality of the first components and a plurality of the second components are arranged on the middle frame and the panel at intervals, and the first components correspond to the positions of the second components.

In some embodiments, the first component and the second component are adhesively secured to the center frame and the face panel.

In some embodiments, a first mounting groove is arranged on the middle frame, and a second mounting groove is arranged on the panel;

the first component is fixed in the first mounting groove of the middle frame;

the second member is fixed in the second mounting groove of the panel.

In some embodiments, the first and second components are secured in the first and second mounting slots in an interference fit.

In some embodiments, the first component is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet, or a metal with a primary magnet structure, and the second component is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the second component is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or metal with a primary magnet structure, and the first component is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

In some embodiments, the middle frame further has a first locking member;

the panel further has a second locking member;

the first locking piece corresponds to the second locking piece in position;

the panel and the middle frame are in a closed state, and the first locking piece is matched with the second locking piece and used for fixing the panel on the middle frame.

In some embodiments, the middle frame further comprises an air inlet and an air outlet;

the air inlet is arranged at one end of the middle frame close to the first component;

the air outlet is arranged at one end, far away from the first component, of the middle frame.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an air conditioner including an air conditioning indoor unit, the air conditioning indoor unit including:

a housing of the air conditioner according to any one of the above embodiments;

the heat exchanger is positioned in a shell of the air conditioner;

and the fan assembly is positioned in the shell of the air conditioner and is used for sucking air into the middle frame from the air inlet and blowing out the air from the air outlet after heat exchange is carried out through the heat exchanger.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner further comprises:

an air conditioner outdoor unit;

the air conditioner outdoor unit is connected with the air conditioner indoor unit through a connecting pipe to form a circulating system.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

the utility model discloses have first part on the center of the casing of air conditioner that this disclosed embodiment provided, have the second part on the panel, first part and second part are based on magnetic force inter attraction, make the laminating of panel and center inseparabler like this, have reduced the gap to reduce the noise that the air entered into the inside production of air conditioner from the gap, and can improve the panel and close the roughness of laminating on the center after.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating a case of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view illustrating a case of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a housing of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a housing of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view and a partially enlarged view illustrating a panel of a case of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view and a partially enlarged view of a middle frame of a casing of an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of a first locking member shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the secondary lock shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of devices consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and claims does not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. Similarly, the use of the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item, and are instead denoted individually as if only one of the referenced item is referred to. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front," "back," "lower," and/or "upper," and the like are for convenience of description, and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed after "comprises" or "comprising" is inclusive of the element or item listed after "comprising" or "comprises", and the equivalent thereof, and does not exclude additional elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an air conditioner case 100 including: a middle frame 1 and a panel 2;

the middle frame 1 is provided with a first part 11;

the panel 2 has a second part 21 thereon;

the first member 11 and the second member 21 are attracted to each other based on a magnetic force.

The casing of air conditioner is the protection casing of air conditioner, and the inside functional device that can the holding be used for realizing the air conditioner function of casing. The housing is made of a material with a relatively light weight, good wear resistance and good toughness, such as plastic, for example, PP (polypropylene) material.

The housing may be made, for example, by an injection molding process that is fast, efficient, and dimensionally accurate.

The casing of the air conditioner comprises a middle frame 1 and a panel 2, wherein the panel 2 covers the opening of the middle frame 1.

The middle frame 1 is provided with a first part 11, and the panel 2 is provided with a second part 21. The first member 11 and the second member 21 may be fixed to the center frame 1 and the panel 2 by any means such as engagement or adhesion.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the second member 21 may be provided on the middle frame 1 and the first member 11 may be provided on the face plate 2.

The first and

second parts

11, 21 may be made of any material based on the magnetic attraction to each other. For example, the first and

second members

11 and 21 may be permanent magnets, electromagnets, or the like.

In some embodiments, the first member 11 and the second member 21 do not necessarily have to be attracted to each other based on the magnetic force, and the first member 11 and the second member 21 may be made of any other material as long as the first member 11 and the second member 21 can be attracted to each other.

The number of the first member 11 and the second member 21 may be one or more.

The first member 11 and the second member 21 may have the same or different shapes, and the first member 11 and the second member 21 may have any shape as long as the first member 11 and the second member 21 can be attracted to each other.

In some embodiments, the first member 11 and the second member 21 may be in the form of elongated plates and extend along the edge positions of the panel 2 and the middle frame 1, so that the panel 2 can be better fitted to the middle frame 1.

In some embodiments, the first and

second components

11, 21 may also be circular sheets.

Due to the mutual attraction between the first component 11 and the second component 21, when the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 are in a closed state, the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 can be attached more tightly and uniformly, the generation of gaps is reduced, noise generated when air enters the air conditioner from the gaps is avoided, and the flatness of the panel 2 attached to the middle frame after being closed can be improved.

The number of the first member 11 and the second member 21 is plural;

a plurality of the first members 11 and a plurality of the second members 21 are arranged at intervals on the middle frame 1 and the panel 2, and the first members 11 correspond to the positions of the second members 21.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the first members 11 and the second members 21 is plural, and the plural first members 11 and the second members 21 can make the fit between the middle frame 1 and the panel 2 more uniform and more compact.

The plurality of first members 11 and the plurality of second members 21 are arranged on the middle frame 1 and the panel 2 at regular intervals, and the positions of the first members 11 and the second members 21 correspond. Thus, when the middle frame 1 and the panel 2 are in a closed state, the first part 11 on the middle frame 1 is aligned with the second part 21 on the panel 2, so that the panel 2 is uniformly attached to the middle frame 1 through the matching between the first part 11 and the second part 21, and gaps are reduced.

The first member 11 and the second member 21 are fixed to the center frame 1 and the face plate 2 in an adhesive manner.

In some embodiments, the first and

second members

11 and 21 may be adhesively secured to the center frame 1 and the face plate 2.

Illustratively, the first member 11 and the second member 21 may be adhesively secured to the center frame 1 and the face plate 2 by glue.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, a first installation groove 12 is provided on the middle frame 1, and a second installation groove 22 is provided on the face plate 2;

the first component 11 is fixed in the first mounting groove 12 of the middle frame 1;

the second member 21 is fixed in the second mounting groove 22 of the panel 2.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the middle frame 1 is provided with a first mounting groove 12, and the panel 2 is provided with a second mounting groove 22.

The first member 11 can be fixed in the first mounting groove 12 of the middle frame 1 by means of adhesion or clipping, etc., and the second member 21 can be fixed in the second mounting groove of the panel 2 by means of adhesion or clipping, etc.

The first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22 are adapted to the shapes of the first and

second members

11 and 21 so that the first and

second members

11 and 21 can be fixed in the first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22.

Can reduce the whole thickness of center 1 and panel 2 through setting up the mounting groove for the laminating of panel 2 and center 1 is inseparabler.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the middle frame 1 and the face plate 2 may not have the first and second mounting grooves 11 and 22, and the first and

second members

11 and 21 may be directly fixed to the middle frame 1 and the face plate 2.

The first member 11 and the second member 21 are fixed in the first mounting groove 12 and the second mounting groove 22 in an interference fit manner.

In some embodiments, the sizes of the first and

second components

11 and 21 may be slightly larger than the sizes of the first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22, so that the first and

second components

11 and 21 are fixed in the first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22 in an interference fit manner, which does not easily cause the first and

second components

11 and 21 to fall off.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22 may be provided therein with the positioning ribs 3, and the first and second members 11 and 22 are interference-fitted to the cross-sections of the positioning ribs 3 in the mounting grooves and fixed to the first and second mounting grooves 12 and 22, which may facilitate the removal and replacement of the first and

second members

11 and 21.

The first part 11 is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal with a primary magnet structure, and the second part 21 is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the second part 21 is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal with a primary magnet structure, and the first part 11 is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

The metal having a primary magnet structure refers to a metal, such as iron, that can be magnetically attracted by a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

When the first member 11 and the second member 21 are permanent magnets, the magnetic poles of the first member 11 and the second member 21 facing each other are different.

When the first unit 11 and the second unit 21 are electromagnets, the first unit 11 and the second unit 21 are respectively connected to a main control board of the air conditioner, and the main control board can turn on or off the current of the first unit 11 and the second unit 21.

When the main control board cuts off the current of the first unit 11 and the second unit 21, the first unit 11 and the second unit 21 are no longer attracted to each other, and the user can easily open the panel 2 from the middle frame 1.

When the main control board conducts the current of the first part 11 and the second part 21, the first part 11 and the second part 21 attract each other, so that the fitting of the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 is further improved, and the gap between the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 5 to 8, the middle frame 1 further has a first locking member 13;

the panel 2 also has a second locking member 23;

the first locking piece 13 corresponds to the second locking piece 23;

the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 are in a closed state, and the first locking piece 13 is matched with the second locking piece 23, so that the panel 2 is fixed on the middle frame 1.

In the embodiment disclosed herein, in order to ensure the connection stability of the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 in the closed state, the middle frame 1 further has a first locking member 13, and the panel 2 further has a second locking member 23.

When the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 are in a closed state, the second locking piece 23 of the panel 2 is aligned with the first locking piece 13 of the middle frame 1, so that the panel 2 is fixed on the middle frame 1 through the matching of the first locking piece 13 and the second locking piece 23, and thus, the attaching degree between the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 is further improved, and the gap between the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 is reduced.

Illustratively, the first locking member 13 and the second locking member 23 may be threaded holes. When the panel 2 seals the opening of the middle frame 1, the threaded hole on the panel 2 is aligned with the threaded hole on the middle frame 1, and then the threaded connecting piece is utilized to penetrate through the threaded hole of the panel 2 and the threaded hole of the middle frame 1, so that the panel 2 is in threaded connection with the middle frame 2.

Further exemplarily, the first locking member 13 may be a snap hole, and the second locking member 23 may be a snap fit with the snap hole. When the panel 2 seals the opening of the middle frame 1, the clamping hole is aligned with the buckle, and the buckle body of the buckle extends into the clamping hole to fix the panel 2 and the middle frame 1 in a clamping manner.

The number of the first locking member 13 and the second locking member 23 may be plural, and the plural first locking members 13 and the plural second locking members 23 are arranged at intervals on the middle frame 1 and the panel 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the middle frame 1 further includes an air inlet a and an air outlet B;

the air inlet A is arranged at one end of the middle frame 1 close to the first part 11;

the air outlet B is arranged at one end of the middle frame 1 far away from the first part 11.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the air inlet is disposed at one end of the middle frame 1 close to the first component 11 and below the casing of the air conditioner, and the air outlet is disposed at one end of the middle frame 1 far from the first component 11 and above the casing of the air conditioner.

The proportion of cold air is bigger than hot air, and this kind of mode of going up air-out air inlet down of this disclosed embodiment can let cold air from top to bottom circulate, has better refrigeration effect. In addition, the body of the user can be prevented from being directly blown by cold air.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an air conditioner, the air conditioner includes machine in the air conditioner, machine includes in the air conditioner:

the air conditioner casing according to any one of the above embodiments;

the heat exchanger is positioned in a shell of the air conditioner;

and the fan assembly is positioned in the shell of the air conditioner and used for sucking air into the middle frame from the air inlet and blowing the air out of the air outlet after heat exchange is carried out through the heat exchanger.

The air conditioner may be, for example, a wall-mounted air conditioner, a cabinet air conditioner, a window air conditioner, or the like.

The casing 100 of the air conditioner is a protective casing of an indoor unit of the air conditioner, and may be used to protect various functional devices inside the air conditioner.

The heat exchanger is positioned in the shell of the air conditioner and used for exchanging heat with air to realize the refrigeration or heating of the air.

The fan assembly may include a rotor and a drive assembly coupled to the rotor for driving rotation of the rotor.

When the fan assembly works, the driving assembly can drive the wind wheel to rotate so as to form negative pressure, indoor air is sucked into the shell of the air conditioner through the air inlet under the action of the negative pressure, and the indoor air is subjected to heat exchange through the heat exchanger and then is blown out of the air outlet.

The wind wheel may be an axial flow wind wheel or a centrifugal wind wheel.

The air conditioner further includes:

an air conditioner outdoor unit;

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that 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

1. An air conditioning case (100), characterized in that the air conditioning case (100) comprises: a middle frame (1) and a panel (2);

the middle frame (1) is provided with a first part (11);

the panel (2) having a second part (21) thereon;

the first member (11) and the second member (21) are attracted to each other based on a magnetic force.

2. Air conditioning casing (100) according to claim 1,

the number of the first component (11) and the second component (21) is plural;

a plurality of the first members (11) and a plurality of the second members (21) are arranged at intervals on the center frame (1) and the panel (2), and the first members (11) correspond to the positions of the second members (21).

3. Air conditioning casing (100) according to claim 1,

the first part (11) and the second part (21) are adhesively fixed to the center frame (1) and the panel (2).

4. The air conditioner case (100) of claim 1,

a first mounting groove (12) is formed in the middle frame (1), and a second mounting groove (22) is formed in the panel (2);

the first component (11) is fixed in the first mounting groove (12) of the middle frame (1);

the second member (21) is fixed in the second mounting groove (22) of the panel (2).

5. The air conditioner case (100) according to claim 4,

the first component (11) and the second component (21) are fixed in the first mounting groove (12) and the second mounting groove (22) in an interference fit manner.

6. The casing (100) of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the first part (11) is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal with a primary magnet structure, and the second part (21) is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the second part (21) is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal with a primary magnet structure, and the first part (11) is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

7. The air conditioner case (100) of claim 1,

the middle frame (1) is also provided with a first locking piece (13);

the panel (2) also has a second locking element (23);

the first locking piece (13) corresponds to the second locking piece (23);

the panel (2) and the middle frame (1) are in a closed state, and the first locking piece (13) is matched with the second locking piece (23) and used for fixing the panel (2) on the middle frame (1).

8. The air conditioner case (100) of claim 1,

the middle frame (1) also comprises an air inlet (A) and an air outlet (B);

the air inlet (A) is arranged at one end of the middle frame (1) close to the first part (11);

the air outlet (B) is arranged at one end of the middle frame (1) far away from the first component (11).

9. The utility model provides an air conditioner which characterized in that, the air conditioner includes machine in the air conditioning, machine includes in the air conditioning:

the casing (100) of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 8;

the heat exchanger is positioned in a shell of the air conditioner;

the fan assembly is positioned in the shell (100) of the air conditioner and used for sucking air into the middle frame (1) from the air inlet (A) and blowing out the air from the air outlet (B) after heat exchange is carried out through the heat exchanger.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9, further comprising:

an air conditioner outdoor unit;

the air conditioner outdoor unit and the air conditioner indoor unit are connected through a connecting pipe to form a circulating system.