CN219367792U - Air conditioner indoor unit with front panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an air conditioner indoor unit with a front panel, which comprises a shell, wherein the front side of the shell is provided with the front panel, an air outlet is arranged below the front panel, and a first air outlet air duct communicated with the air outlet is formed in the shell. The front panel comprises a front panel front wall and a front panel rear wall, a second air outlet air channel is formed between the front panel front wall and the front panel rear wall, and the second air outlet air channel is communicated with the first air outlet air channel. The front wall of the front panel is provided with a plurality of groups of air dispersing holes penetrating through the front wall of the front panel along the thickness direction, and the air dispersing holes are communicated with the second air outlet duct. Each of the plurality of sets of air bleed holes includes one or more air bleed holes. In the air conditioner indoor unit with the front panel, the second air outlet air duct connected with the first air outlet air duct is formed in the front panel, and the front panel is provided with the air dispersing holes. When the air deflector at the air outlet is closed, the air-out airflow is guided to the second air-out air duct from the first air-out air duct and is dispersed from the air dispersing holes distributed on the front panel.

Description

Air conditioner indoor unit with front panel

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to an air conditioner indoor unit with a front panel.

Background

The household air conditioner is widely popularized at present, but the existing air conditioner is mainly designed to directly blow out air through an air outlet, the air outlet air quantity is large, and users often feel uncomfortable when the users receive the direct blowing of air conditioner cold air or hot air with large air quantity. Although the air conditioner generally has the function of adjusting the wind speed and the wind direction, the air conditioner sometimes cannot meet the requirements of users and influences the use experience of the users. Therefore, how to improve the air outlet design of the air conditioner and improve the comfort of users is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above background, it is an object of an aspect of the present utility model to provide an air conditioning indoor unit having a front panel capable of discharging air from the front panel.

A further object of an aspect of the present utility model is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner having a front panel capable of adjusting an air outlet direction and an air outlet amount of the front panel.

The utility model particularly provides an air conditioner indoor unit with a front panel, which comprises a shell, wherein the front side of the shell is provided with the front panel, an air outlet is formed below the front panel, and a first air outlet channel communicated with the air outlet is formed in the shell. The front panel comprises a front panel front wall and a front panel rear wall, a second air outlet air channel is formed between the front panel front wall and the front panel rear wall, and the second air outlet air channel is communicated with the first air outlet air channel. The front wall of the front panel is provided with a plurality of groups of air dispersing holes penetrating through the front wall of the front panel along the thickness direction, and the air dispersing holes are communicated with the second air outlet duct. Each of the plurality of sets of air bleed holes includes one or more air bleed holes.

Optionally, the air conditioning indoor unit with the front panel further comprises a baffle assembly. The baffle assembly comprises one or more sliding baffles, and each sliding baffle is movably arranged at a position corresponding to one or more groups of air dispersing holes and used for adjusting the opening and closing of the air dispersing holes.

Optionally, the baffle assembly includes a plurality of sliding baffles, each for adjusting the opening and closing of one or more sets of air vents.

Optionally, the baffle assembly is disposed between the front panel front wall and the front panel rear wall.

Optionally, the air conditioning indoor unit with the front panel further comprises an air deflector. The air deflector is movably arranged at the air outlet and used for adjusting the opening and closing of the air outlet.

Optionally, the air deflector has a structure capable of completely closing the air outlet, and is used for guiding all air flow in the first air outlet duct to the second air outlet duct when the air outlet is completely closed.

Optionally, at least part of the air-diffusing holes have an inclination angle with respect to the front-rear direction.

Optionally, a plurality of rows of air vents are arranged on the front wall of the front panel, or a plurality of columns of air vents are arranged on the front wall of the front panel.

Optionally, the second air outlet duct is communicated with the first air outlet duct at a position where the upper side of the first air outlet duct is close to the air outlet.

Optionally, the air conditioning indoor unit with the front panel further comprises a partition. The baffle is movably arranged in the second air outlet air duct and is used for separating or communicating the second air outlet air duct with the first air outlet air duct.

The air conditioner indoor unit with the front panel is characterized in that a second air outlet duct connected with a first air outlet duct is formed in the front panel, and air dispersing holes are formed in the front panel. When the air deflector at the air outlet is closed, the air-out airflow is guided to the second air-out air duct from the first air-out air duct and is dispersed from the air dispersing holes distributed on the front panel.

The air conditioner indoor unit with the front panel further optimizes the structure of the front panel, so that the air outlet quantity and the air direction of the front panel are adjustable, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present utility model when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the utility model will be described in detail hereinafter by way of example and not by way of limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts or portions. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic side view of an air conditioning indoor unit having a front panel according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner having a front panel shown in fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along section line A-A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged partial view of portion E of the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the outlet duct in cross-section with FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an air conditioning indoor unit having a front panel according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 is a schematic partial enlarged view of a portion F of the sectional view shown in fig. 6.

Detailed Description

For the purposes of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments.

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments as needed to suit a particular application.

Further, it should be noted that, in the description of the present application, terms such as "inner," "outer," "front," "rear," "upper," "lower," and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or component must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means 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 disclosed herein. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of an air conditioning indoor unit 10 having a front panel 30 according to one embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 shown in fig. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along section line A-A in FIG. 2; fig. 5 is a schematic view of the outlet duct in cross-section with fig. 3.

Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the present embodiment provides an indoor unit 10 of an air conditioner with a front panel 30, which includes a casing 20, the front side of the casing 20 is provided with the front panel 30, and an air outlet is provided below the front panel 30, and a first air outlet duct 12 communicating with the air outlet is formed in the casing 20. The front panel 30 includes a front panel front wall 32 and a front panel rear wall 36, and a second air outlet duct 14 is formed between the front panel front wall 32 and the front panel rear wall 36, and the second air outlet duct 14 is in communication with the first air outlet duct 12. The front panel front wall 32 is provided with a plurality of groups of air dispersing holes 34 penetrating the front panel front wall 32 along the thickness direction, and the air dispersing holes 34 are communicated with the second air outlet duct 14. Each set of louvers 34 of the plurality of sets of louvers 34 includes one or more louvers 34.

As can be understood from the above figures, the indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment is a hanging indoor unit 10 of an air conditioner, and the air outlet of the indoor unit is opened at the front lower side of the casing 20 and extends in a long shape along the left-right direction. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art in view of the cross-sectional view shown in fig. 3, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment conceals the structure of the blower, the heat exchanger, etc., but does not indicate that it does not have such a structure. In addition, one skilled in the art can make modifications based on any of the embodiments of the present utility model and apply it to other air conditioning indoor units 10.

In fig. 5, the direction of the air flow in the air outlet duct is shown by the arrow mark line, and it can be understood in conjunction with the embodiment shown in fig. 5 that the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner of this embodiment further includes an air deflector 40 disposed at the air outlet. The front panel front wall 32 and the front panel rear wall 36 are closed at the upper side and the left and right sides, so that a second air outlet duct 14 is formed in the front panel 30, and the second air outlet duct 14 is communicated with the first air outlet duct 12 at the bottom of the front panel and is communicated with the outside of the housing 20 through air dispersing holes 34 formed in the front panel front wall 32. The first air outlet duct 12 enables the air flow to flow from the interior of the housing 20 to the air outlet, and when the air deflector 40 is closed, the air flow can be guided from the first air outlet duct 12 to the second air outlet duct 14 formed in the front panel 30 and be dispersed from the air dispersion holes 34 formed in the front panel front wall 32.

Fig. 4 is a schematic partial enlarged view of a portion E of the sectional view shown in fig. 3.

In some alternative embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 further includes a baffle assembly 38. The shutter assembly 38 includes one or more sliding shutters, each of which is movably disposed at a position corresponding to one or more sets of the air holes 34 for adjusting the opening and closing of the air holes 34.

A cut line of the front panel front wall 32 is shown in fig. 3 and 4, it being understood that the cut line is shown for the purpose of clearly distinguishing the front panel front wall 32 from the air vents 34 in the drawings, and not to suggest that the front panel front wall 32 has a particular structure.

As can be appreciated in conjunction with fig. 2 and 4, the air holes 34 in the present embodiment are arranged in rows in the left-right direction and are provided in a plurality of rows, and each of the sliding shutters in the shutter assembly 38 is a long slat extending in the left-right direction and is provided on the rear side of the air holes 34. It will be appreciated that the sliding damper may also be provided on the front side of the air vent 34.

Although the corresponding structure for moving the slide damper is not shown in the drawings, it is understood that the slide damper may be slid upward or downward to a position where the front panel front wall 32 is not provided with the air discharge holes 34 to open the air discharge holes 34, or slid to partially block the air discharge holes 34 to adjust the air output.

It will be further appreciated that in other alternative embodiments, the louvers 34 are arranged in a vertical row and are provided in multiple rows, and that the slide damper may be slid to the left or right to a position where the front panel front wall 32 is not open with the louvers 34 to open the louvers 34, or to partially block the louvers 34 to adjust the air output.

Based on the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, it may be understood that, although the air vents 34 are arranged in rows, it is not necessary to limit one row of air vents 34 to a group, and it may be that adjacent air vents 34 in a row are grouped, or adjacent air vents 34 in different rows are grouped, or one air vent 34 is grouped. It will be appreciated that the number of louvers 34 in different groups need not be the same. On this basis, one sliding baffle can adjust one row of air dispersing holes 34, or can adjust only part of one row, even one air dispersing hole 34, or adjust a plurality of air dispersing holes 34 of different rows. But preferably, one sliding baffle can adjust at least adjacent ones of the louvers 34.

The sliding closure may also be configured to slide back and forth, i.e., from the vent holes 34 to a position adjacent the front panel rear wall 36 to open the vent holes 34. Although the sliding damper sliding back and forth cannot adjust the size of the shielding ventilation hole 34 to adjust the air output, it is structurally more suitable for the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner having the front panel 30 with a radian.

It will be appreciated that the above-described sliding up and down or left and right is not strictly limited to sliding the slide damper only in a straight up and down direction or a straight front and back direction, but may slide obliquely up or down along the rear side of the front panel front wall 32 or obliquely up or down to an oblique front or obliquely back between the front panel front wall 32 and the front panel rear wall 36, and the above description of the directions is for convenience of illustrating the structure or function of the damper assembly 38, and does not limit that the slide damper must slide in some limited manner.

In particular, the plurality of sliding dampers refers to a plurality of sliding dampers capable of moving relatively independently, for example, a plurality of sliding dampers capable of sliding at different times or opening the corresponding air vent holes 34 to different sizes, and even though they are structurally independent of each other, only a sliding damper capable of moving at the same time and opening the corresponding air vent holes 34 to the same size is regarded as one sliding damper. On this basis, it will be appreciated that the baffle-plate assembly 38 shown in fig. 4 may include two slide baffle plates, or may include only one slide baffle plate, or may even include a plurality of slide baffle plates arranged side by side in the left-right direction.

In some alternative embodiments, the baffle assembly 38 includes a plurality of sliding baffles, each for adjusting the opening and closing of one or more sets of the louvers 34.

It will be appreciated that in this embodiment the plurality of sliding shutters of the shutter assembly 38 may be moved relatively independently and cause the louvers 34 to open to different states. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, only the upper rows of slide flaps are controlled to open and the lower rows of slide flaps are controlled to close, so that the air flow is dispersed only from the upper half of the front panel 30. Or one of two adjacent rows of sliding baffles is opened and the other row is closed, so that the air output is reduced and the air supply is kept uniform.

In some alternative embodiments, a baffle assembly 38 is disposed between the front panel front wall 32 and the front panel rear wall 36.

It will be appreciated that the provision of the baffle assembly 38 between the front panel front wall 32 and the front panel rear wall 36 provides the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment with a better aesthetics and reduced likelihood of failure due to accidental collision with the baffle assembly 38 than if the baffle assembly 38 were provided on the front side of the front panel front wall 32.

In some alternative embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 further includes an air deflector 40. The air deflector 40 is movably disposed at the air outlet for adjusting the opening and closing of the air outlet.

Although not shown in the drawings, it is understood that the air guide plate of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment may have a structure for guiding air in the left-right direction.

In some alternative embodiments, the air deflector 40 has a structure that can completely close the air outlet, and is used to guide the air flow in the first air outlet duct 12 to the second air outlet duct 14 when the air outlet is completely closed.

In this embodiment, the air deflector 40 can completely close the air outlet, so that the air flow in the first air outlet duct 12 is completely dispersed from the air dispersion holes 34, and the air dispersion effect of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is better.

In some alternative embodiments, at least a portion of the louvers 34 have an oblique angle relative to the front-to-back direction.

As can be appreciated from a combination of fig. 4 and 5, a portion of the air-diffusing holes 34 of the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment are inclined downward with respect to the front-rear direction, and it can be appreciated that when the air flow is diffused from the air-diffusing holes 34, it will be diffused obliquely downward. It is apparent that the partial dispersion holes 34 may be inclined to the left, right or in other directions, and the air flow is dispersed from the dispersion holes 34 in the corresponding directions.

In some alternative embodiments, multiple rows of air vents 34 are provided in the front panel front wall 32, or multiple columns of air vents 34 are provided in the front panel front wall 32.

It will be appreciated that the louvers 34 in the front panel front wall 32 may be arranged in rows and columns in the left-to-right direction as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, or in columns and rows in the up-down direction in some other alternative embodiments, and that the number of louvers 34 in each row or column need not be exactly the same. In particular, a set of air vents 34 may be configured to include one or more rows of air vents 34, or one or more columns of air vents 34, each set of air vents 34 being adjustable for opening and closing by a sliding shutter. Additionally, a set of air-diffusing holes 34 may be provided to be inclined in the same direction, and the direction of diffusing air of the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner may be controlled by adjusting the opening and closing of the corresponding row or column of air-diffusing holes 34.

It will be further appreciated that the louvers 34 may be configured in other arrangements than rows or columns, with the placement of the louvers 34 in rows or columns being a preferred, rather than a necessary, arrangement based on factors such as the effectiveness of the louvers, the structural arrangement of the baffle assembly 38, and the like, and that one skilled in the art may adapt to such arrangements.

In some alternative embodiments, second outlet air duct 14 communicates with first outlet air duct 12 at a location proximate the outlet on the upper side of first outlet air duct 12.

Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the position where the second air outlet duct 14 is communicated with the first air outlet duct 12 is located near the air outlet, and the air conditioning indoor unit 10 in this embodiment has a simpler structure, and the second air outlet duct 14 occupies a smaller space and has a better air guiding effect from the first air outlet duct 12 to the second air outlet duct 14.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an air conditioning indoor unit 10 having a front panel 30 according to another embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 7 is a schematic partial enlarged view of a portion F of the sectional view shown in fig. 6.

Referring to the example shown in fig. 6 and 7, in some alternative embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 further includes a partition 39. A partition 39 is movably disposed in the second air outlet duct 14 for separating or communicating the second air outlet duct 14 with the first air outlet duct 12.

The partition 39 of the present embodiment is disposed at a position where the second air outlet duct 14 communicates with the first air outlet duct 12, and is disposed laterally in a manner of rotational movement. In the present embodiment, the baffle plate assembly 38 is not provided, but the baffle plate 39 is provided, and although the baffle plate 39 cannot adjust the opening and closing of one or more groups of the air dispersing holes 34, the structure of the baffle plate 39 is simpler, and the application range is wider.

In some other alternative embodiments, the partition 39 may be configured to be a sliding structure, and by providing a groove and a sliding track on the front panel rear wall 36 at a position corresponding to the partition 39, the partition 39 can slide into the side of the front panel rear wall 36 to communicate the second air outlet duct 14 with the first air outlet duct 12, and slide forward to the position of the partition 39 shown in fig. 7 when it is necessary to separate the second air outlet duct 14 from the first air outlet duct 12.

Although the air holes 34 are circular in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, it is to be understood that the air holes 34 of the indoor unit 10 of the present utility model are not limited to circular. For example, in some alternative embodiments, the louvers 34 may be diamond-shaped, oval-shaped, elongated, or other regular or irregular shapes. Furthermore, all of the air vents 34 need not be the same shape, for example, in some alternative embodiments, the size of the air vents 34 distributed in the upper portion of the front panel front wall 32 is greater than the size of the air vents 34 distributed in the lower portion of the front panel front wall 32.

Based on the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 5, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present utility model can control the baffle assembly 38 to close the air outlet 34 and open the air deflector 40 at the air outlet in the normal operation mode, so that the air conditioning indoor unit 10 can discharge air through the air outlet. When a user gives a gentle air instruction to the air conditioner, the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner of the utility model can close the air deflector 40 at the air outlet and control the baffle assembly 38 to open the air outlet 34, so that air flows out from the air outlet 34 scattered on the front panel 30. The air-diffusing holes 34 are arranged so that the diffused air flow does not form air concentrated in a certain direction, the user does not feel uncomfortable due to direct blowing of cold air or hot air, and the increase of the air-diffusing area is beneficial to improving indoor air-homogenizing effect. The air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present utility model may also be configured to periodically turn on the soft-air mode described above, for example, to automatically switch to the soft-air mode from ten hours a day to seven am a day if the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is continuously operating.

Further, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present utility model can adjust the opening and closing of the air-diffusing hole 34 by controlling the baffle assembly 38. For example, the sliding baffles corresponding to all the air dispersing holes 34 are controlled simultaneously so as to adjust the air output while keeping the air uniform, or only a part of the air dispersing holes 34 are controlled to be closed or opened so as to achieve the effect of controlling the air dispersing direction.

In addition, although the air conditioning indoor units 10 in the above embodiments are all the hanging air conditioning indoor units 10, a person skilled in the art may apply the air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 to the floor air conditioning indoor unit 10 having the front panel 30 or other air conditioning indoor units 10 having the front panel 30 by adjusting the corresponding configuration.

By now it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described herein in detail, many other variations or modifications of the utility model consistent with the principles of the utility model may be directly ascertained or inferred from the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the present utility model should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims (10)

1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner having a front panel, comprising:

a front panel is arranged on the front side of the shell, and an air outlet is arranged below the front panel; a first air outlet air duct communicated with the air outlet is formed in the shell;

the front panel includes a front panel front wall and a front panel rear wall; a second air outlet duct is formed between the front wall of the front panel and the rear wall of the front panel; the second air outlet air duct is communicated with the first air outlet air duct;

a plurality of groups of air dispersing holes penetrating through the front wall of the front panel in the thickness direction are formed in the front wall of the front panel, and the air dispersing holes are communicated with the second air outlet duct;

each of the plurality of sets of air bleed holes includes one or more of the air bleed holes.

2. The indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1, further comprising:

a baffle assembly comprising one or more sliding baffles; each sliding baffle is movably arranged at a position corresponding to one or more groups of air dispersing holes and used for adjusting the opening and closing of the air dispersing holes.

3. An indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 2,

the baffle assembly includes a plurality of sliding baffles; each sliding baffle is used for adjusting the opening and closing of one or more groups of air dispersing holes.

4. An indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 2,

the baffle assembly is disposed between the front panel front wall and the front panel rear wall.

5. The indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1, further comprising:

the air deflector is movably arranged at the air outlet and used for adjusting the opening and closing of the air outlet.

6. The indoor unit of claim 5, wherein the front panel is configured to,

the air deflector has a structure capable of completely closing the air outlet and is used for guiding all air flow in the first air outlet air duct to the second air outlet air duct when the air outlet is completely closed.

7. An indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1,

at least part of the air dispersing holes have an inclined angle relative to the front-rear direction.

8. An indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1,

a plurality of rows of air dispersing holes are formed in the front wall of the front panel; or alternatively

The front wall of the front panel is provided with a plurality of rows of air dispersing holes.

9. An indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1,

the second air outlet air duct is communicated with the first air outlet air duct at a position, close to the air outlet, of the upper side of the first air outlet air duct.

10. The indoor unit of air conditioner having a front panel according to claim 1, further comprising:

the partition plate is movably arranged in the second air outlet air duct and is used for separating or communicating the second air outlet air duct with the first air outlet air duct.