CN219494253U - Outdoor unit and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a concrete outdoor unit and air conditioner, the outdoor unit includes annular shell, heat exchanger and baffle, and annular shell is suitable for to install on the wall body, and the heat exchanger links to each other with annular shell, and the outline of heat exchanger is the C shape, and the heat exchanger extends along annular shell's circumference, and the baffle is established in annular shell in order to separate into first cavity and second cavity with annular shell's inner space, and the heat exchanger is established in first cavity. The outdoor unit can improve the air inlet quantity of the outdoor unit.

Description

Outdoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

The disclosure belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly relates to an outdoor unit and an air conditioner.

Background

Air conditioners are generally divided into indoor units and outdoor units, and the outdoor units are mainly installed at the outdoor sides. The outdoor unit of the related art includes a housing having an air inlet located at one side adjacent to a wall, and a heat exchanger installed inside the housing, resulting in the heat exchanger being also disposed close to the wall. Because the heat exchanger and the air inlet in the related art are close to the wall, the air quantity participating in heat exchange is less, and the performance of the air conditioner is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure aims to solve, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, the embodiment of the disclosure provides an outdoor unit, which can improve the air intake of the outdoor unit.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides an air conditioner.

The outdoor unit of the embodiment of the disclosure comprises: an annular housing adapted to be mounted on a wall; the heat exchanger is connected with the annular shell, the outer contour of the heat exchanger is C-shaped, and the heat exchanger extends along the circumferential direction of the annular shell; the baffle is arranged in the annular shell so as to divide the inner space of the annular shell into a first cavity and a second cavity, and the heat exchanger is arranged in the first cavity.

The outdoor unit of the embodiment of the disclosure can improve the air inlet quantity of the outdoor unit.

In some embodiments, the outdoor unit further includes a fan assembly disposed within the annular housing, and the fan assembly is disposed within the first cavity, the fan assembly and the partition being spaced apart in a radial direction of the annular housing.

In some embodiments, the fan assembly includes a driver, a plurality of fan blades and a support frame, the support frame with the annular housing links to each other, the driver with the support frame links to each other, the fan blades with the driver links to each other, the fan blades are rotatable for the support frame, and a plurality of the fan blades are in the axial of driver interval arrangement.

In some embodiments, the baffle extends along upper and lower direction, the baffle includes first board section, second board section and the third board section that links to each other in proper order, first board section is suitable for installing automatically controlled subassembly, the second board section for towards the protruding arc of second cavity direction, just the second board section with the fan blade is in the radial upper interval arrangement of annular shell is in order to form and dodges the space, the third board section is in the upper and lower direction along keeping away from the direction slope of second cavity is arranged.

In some embodiments, an air outlet and a guide ring are arranged on the annular housing, the air outlet is located at one side, far away from the wall surface, of the annular housing, the air outlet is communicated with the inside and the outside of the annular housing, the guide ring is connected with the annular housing, the guide ring is located in the annular housing, the guide ring is communicated with the air outlet and the inside of the annular housing, the guide ring surrounds the outside of the fan assembly, and the guide ring and the fan assembly are coaxially arranged.

In some embodiments, the outdoor unit further includes an air outlet grille connected to the annular housing, and the air outlet grille is located at the air outlet.

In some embodiments, an air inlet grille is provided on an outer wall surface of the annular housing, the air inlet grille extending in a circumferential direction of the annular housing.

In some embodiments, the extension of the air intake grille in the circumferential direction of the annular housing is less than or equal to the extension of the heat exchanger in the circumferential direction of the annular housing.

In some embodiments, the air inlet grille comprises a plurality of grille holes which are arranged at intervals, wherein the distance between two adjacent grille holes is A, and A is more than or equal to 5mm and less than or equal to 10mm.

In some embodiments, the center of rotation of the fan assembly is disposed off-center from the center of the annular housing.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit as described in any one of the above embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a back plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the connection of a back plate to a fan assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a spacer-to-backplate connection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electrical control assembly and a diaphragm connection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the connection of a back plate to a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a housing to back plate connection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the housing shown in fig. 8 at another angle to the back plate.

Reference numerals:

the annular shell 1, the first cavity 101, the second cavity 102, the air outlet 11, the guide ring 12, the backboard 13, the shell 14,

the heat exchanger 2 is arranged such that,

the partition 3, the first plate section 31, the second plate section 32, the third plate section 33,

fan assembly 4, driver 41, fan blades 42, support frame 43,

the back plate 5, the plate body 21, the bracket 22,

an air inlet grille 6, grille holes 61, an electric cover plate 7, a flashboard 8 and an air outlet grille 9.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, are described in detail below. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and intended for the purpose of explaining the present disclosure and are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the outdoor unit according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes an annular casing 1, a heat exchanger 2, and a partition plate 3, wherein the annular casing 1 is adapted to be mounted on a wall, the heat exchanger 2 is connected to the annular casing 1, an outer contour of the heat exchanger 2 is C-shaped, and the heat exchanger 2 extends along a circumferential direction of the annular casing 1, the partition plate 3 is disposed in the annular casing 1 to partition an inner space of the annular casing 1 into a first cavity and a second cavity, and the heat exchanger 2 is disposed in the first cavity.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the annular housing 14 includes a back plate 13 and a housing 14, the back plate 13 and the housing 14 are sequentially connected in the front-rear direction, the front side of the back plate 13 is connected with the rear side of the housing 14 by bolts, the fan assembly 4 and the compressor assembly are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, and both the fan assembly 4 and the compressor assembly are connected with the back plate 13. The heat exchanger 2 is connected to the housing 14 and the heat exchanger 2 is located on the side of the fan assembly 4 remote from the compressor assembly.

For example, the outer contours of the housing 14 and the back plate 13 are cylindrical or elliptical. It should be noted that, the outer contour of the housing 14 is the same as the outer contour of the back plate 13, that is, when the outer contour of the housing 14 is cylindrical, the outer contour of the back plate 13 is cylindrical, and when the outer contour of the housing 14 is elliptical, the outer contour of the back plate 13 is elliptical. By setting the outer contours of the casing 14 and the back plate 13 to be cylindrical or elliptical, the volume and the occupied space of the outdoor unit can be reduced as compared with a square outdoor unit.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the outer contour of the heat exchanger 2 is C-shaped, and the heat exchanger 2 extends in the circumferential direction of the housing 14. The heat exchanger 2 is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the shell 14, the heat exchanger 2 extends along the circumferential direction of the shell 14, the C-shaped heat exchanger 2 can form an annular air inlet channel and can be attached to the inner wall surface of the shell 14, and the heat exchange effect of the heat exchanger 2 is improved. For example, the heat exchanger 25 is screwed to the housing 1.

According to the outdoor unit disclosed by the embodiment of the disclosure, the annular air inlet channel is formed by the annular shell 1, the C-shaped heat exchanger 2 and the partition plate 3, the heat exchanger 2 surrounds the circumference of the annular shell 1, the heat exchanger 2 is positioned in the annular shell 1, and compared with the air inlet of the outdoor unit and the heat exchanger 2, the air inlet of the outdoor unit can be improved by tightly attaching the heat exchanger 2 to a wall surface.

In some embodiments, the outdoor unit further includes a fan assembly 4, the fan assembly 4 is disposed in the annular casing 1, and the fan assembly 4 is located in the first cavity, and the fan assembly 4 and the partition 3 are spaced apart in a radial direction of the annular casing 1.

In some embodiments, the fan assembly 4 includes a driver 41, a plurality of fan blades 42, and a support frame 43, the support frame 43 is connected to the annular housing 1, the driver 41 is connected to the support frame 43, the fan blades 42 are connected to the driver 41, and the fan blades 42 are rotatable relative to the support frame 43. And a plurality of fan blades 42 are arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the driver 41.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the supporting frame 43 is fixed on the back plate 13, the back plate 13 is provided with a reinforcing plate, the position of the reinforcing plate corresponds to the position of the supporting frame 43, the supporting stability of the fan assembly 4 can be improved by arranging the reinforcing plate, the driver 41 is installed on the supporting frame 43, the output end of the driver 41 is connected with the fan blade 42, and the driver 41 can drive the fan blade 42 to rotate.

In the outdoor unit of the embodiment of the disclosure, the driver 41 is fixed on the back plate 13 through the supporting frame 43, so that the stability and the installation strength of the rotation of the fan blades 42 can be improved, and the running stability of the outdoor unit is further improved.

In some embodiments, the partition plate 3 extends along the up-down direction, the partition plate 3 comprises a first plate segment 31, a second plate segment 32 and a third plate segment 33 which are sequentially connected, the first plate segment 31 is suitable for mounting an electric control assembly, the second plate segment 32 is an arc-shaped plate protruding towards the direction of the second cavity 102, the second plate segment 32 and the fan blades 42 are arranged at intervals in the radial direction of the annular shell 1 to form an avoidance space, and the third plate segment 33 is obliquely arranged along the direction away from the second cavity 102 in the up-down direction.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first plate segment 31 is provided with a mounting hole for mounting an electronic control component, the second plate segment 32 is an arc plate far away from the first cavity, or the second plate segment 32 is an inclined plate far away from the first cavity 101, the lower end of the second partition plate 3 is connected with the upper end of the third plate segment 33, and the third plate segment 33 is inclined along the direction far away from the second cavity 102, so that condensed water in the first cavity is conveniently discharged.

Further, the separator 3 further includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are arranged at intervals on the separator 3 to improve the structural strength of the separator 3, for example, a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are arranged at intervals in the up-down direction to improve the structural strength of the separator 3, or a plurality of reinforcing ribs that are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction to improve the structural strength of the separator 3.

According to the outdoor unit of the embodiment of the disclosure, the second plate section 32 is arranged, the second plate section 32 protrudes along the direction away from the first cavity to form the avoidance space for the fan, so that the outdoor unit matches the shape of the fan, the accommodating space of the fan by the second cavity 102 is improved, the second plate section 32 is prevented from being collided when the fan is operated, an annular airflow channel can be formed, and the heat exchange effect is improved.

In some embodiments, the annular housing 1 is provided with an air outlet 11 and a guide ring 12, the air outlet 11 is located at one side, far away from the wall surface, of the annular housing 1, the air outlet 11 is communicated with the inside and the outside of the annular housing 1, the guide ring 12 is connected with the annular housing 1, the guide ring 12 is located in the annular housing 1, the guide ring 12 is communicated with the air outlet 11 and the inside of the annular housing 1, the guide ring 12 surrounds the outside of the fan assembly 4, and the guide ring 12 and the fan assembly 4 are coaxially arranged.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the air outlet 11 is disposed at the front end of the annular housing 14, the guide ring 12 is mounted at the air outlet 11, the guide ring 12 is disposed at the front end of the fan assembly 4 and surrounds the fan assembly 4, and the guide ring 12 extends along the front-rear direction to better guide the air flow discharged from the fan assembly 4.

In some embodiments, the outdoor unit further includes an air outlet grille 9, the air outlet grille 9 is connected to the annular casing 1, and the air outlet grille 9 is located at the air outlet 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the air outlet grille 9 is installed at the air outlet 11 and is connected with the annular shell 1, and the arrangement of the air outlet grille 9 can play a certain role in protecting the fan assembly 4, so that the normal operation of the fan assembly 4 is ensured. For example, the air outlet grille 9 is connected with the annular housing 1 by screws.

In some embodiments, an air intake grill 6 is provided on the outer wall surface of the annular housing 1, and the air intake grill 6 extends in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the outer wall surface of the annular casing 1 is provided with an air intake grill 6, the air intake grill 6 is adapted to communicate the inside of the annular casing 1 with the outside, the outside air enters the inside of the annular casing 1 through the air intake grill 6, the air intake grill 6 extends in the circumferential direction of the annular casing 1, and further the air intake area and the air intake efficiency of the outdoor unit are improved

In some embodiments, the extension of the air inlet grille 6 in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1 is smaller than or equal to the extension of the heat exchanger 2 in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1, and the extension of the air inlet grille 6 in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1 is set to be smaller than or equal to the extension of the heat exchanger 2 in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1 to ensure that the air flow entering the first cavity 101 all exchanges heat through the heat exchanger 2, so that the heat exchange effect of the heat exchanger 2 is improved.

In some embodiments, the air intake grill 6 includes a plurality of grill holes 61 arranged at intervals, the interval between adjacent two of the grill holes 61 is A, and 5 mm.ltoreq.A.ltoreq.10 mm.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the intake grill 6 includes a plurality of grill holes 61 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the annular housing 1, the shape of the grill holes 61 is rectangular, or the shape of the grill holes 61 is other shapes existing, for example, the shape of the grill holes 61 is circular, the interval between two adjacent grill holes 61 in the circumferential direction of the housing 14 is a, and 5 mm.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.10 mm, for example, the size of a may be 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 7.1mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm.

It should be noted that, when the spacing distance between the adjacent two grill holes 61 is too small, the size of the connection beam between the adjacent two grill holes 61 is small, which reduces the structural strength of the entire intake grill 6, in other words, the intake grill 6 is easily damaged, whereas when the spacing distance between the adjacent two grill holes 61 is too large, the size of the connection beam between the adjacent two grill holes 61 is large, and in the same area, the number of the grill holes 61 is reduced due to the larger spacing distance, which affects the intake air amount of the intake grill 6.

The interval between the plurality of grill holes 61 may be set according to different use conditions, thereby improving the applicability and stability of the outdoor unit.

In some embodiments, the center of rotation of the fan assembly 4 is arranged eccentrically to the center of the annular housing 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the rotation center of the fan assembly 4 is eccentrically arranged with the center of the circle of the annular housing 1, so that the influence of air flow on the compressor assembly can be ensured, and the situation that the compressor assembly is frozen due to the fact that air flow with lower temperature is blown into the compressor assembly in winter is avoided.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit as described in any one of the above embodiments.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless explicitly specified otherwise.

In the present disclosure, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the terms in this disclosure will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

In this disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact through an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In this disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., 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 present disclosure. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure, and that variations, modifications, alternatives, and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (11)

1. An outdoor unit, comprising:

an annular housing adapted to be mounted on a wall;

the heat exchanger is connected with the annular shell, the outer contour of the heat exchanger is C-shaped, and the heat exchanger extends along the circumferential direction of the annular shell;

the baffle is arranged in the annular shell so as to divide the inner space of the annular shell into a first cavity and a second cavity, and the heat exchanger is arranged in the first cavity.

2. The outdoor unit of claim 1, further comprising a fan assembly disposed within the annular housing and within the first cavity, the fan assembly being spaced apart from the diaphragm in a radial direction of the annular housing.

3. The outdoor unit of claim 2, wherein the fan assembly comprises a driver, a plurality of blades and a supporting frame, the supporting frame is connected to the annular casing, the driver is connected to the supporting frame, the blades are connected to the driver, the blades are rotatable relative to the supporting frame, and the plurality of blades are spaced apart in an axial direction of the driver.

4. The outdoor unit of claim 3, wherein the partition extends in an up-down direction, the partition comprises a first plate section, a second plate section and a third plate section connected in sequence, the first plate section is suitable for mounting the electric control assembly, the second plate section is an arc plate protruding towards the direction of the second cavity, the second plate section and the fan blades are arranged at intervals in a radial direction of the annular housing to form an avoidance space, and the third plate section is arranged in an inclined manner in a direction away from the second cavity in the up-down direction.

5. The outdoor unit of claim 2, wherein the annular housing is provided with an air outlet and a guide ring, the air outlet is positioned at one side of the annular housing away from the wall surface, the air outlet is communicated with the inside of the annular housing and the outside, the guide ring is connected with the annular housing, the guide ring is positioned in the annular housing, the guide ring is communicated with the air outlet and the inside of the annular housing, the guide ring surrounds the outside of the fan assembly, and the guide ring is coaxially arranged with the fan assembly.

6. The outdoor unit of claim 5, further comprising an air outlet grill connected to the annular housing, and wherein the air outlet grill is located at the air outlet.

7. The outdoor unit of claim 6, wherein an air intake grill is provided on an outer wall surface of the ring-shaped casing, and the air intake grill extends in a circumferential direction of the ring-shaped casing.

8. The outdoor unit of claim 7, wherein an extension of the intake grill in the circumferential direction of the annular casing is less than or equal to an extension of the heat exchanger in the circumferential direction of the annular casing.

9. The outdoor unit of claim 8, wherein the intake grill includes a plurality of grill holes spaced apart from each other, and a distance between two adjacent grill holes is a, and a is 5mm or less and 10mm or less.

10. The outdoor unit of any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein a rotation center of the blower assembly is eccentrically disposed from a center of the annular casing.

11. An air conditioner comprising an indoor unit and an outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 10.