CN220062078U - Air inlet assembly and air conditioner with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air inlet assembly and an air conditioner with the same, wherein the air inlet assembly comprises: the shell assembly is provided with a fresh air inlet and a plurality of first air inlets, and the first air inlets are distributed along the circumferential direction of the fresh air inlet; a first valve assembly mounted to the housing assembly and switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein the first valve assembly is in the first state, closing the plurality of first air inlets and opening the fresh air inlet; the first valve component is in the second state, closes the fresh air port and opens the first air inlet. The air inlet assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of increasing the air inlet amount of internal circulation, reducing the number of the valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly, saving the cost and the like.

Description

Air inlet assembly and air conditioner with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household air conditioners, in particular to an air inlet assembly and an air conditioner with the same.

Background

The air inlet assembly in the related art is provided with a fresh air inlet and an air inlet, the fresh air inlet is used for introducing outdoor fresh air, the air inlet is used for realizing internal circulation flow of indoor air, but the air inlet of the air inlet assembly for internal circulation is smaller, the fresh air inlet and the air inlet are respectively provided with a valve which moves independently, so that the number of the valves on the air inlet assembly is more, driving parts for driving the valves to move are also more, and the space occupied by the valves and the driving parts is larger.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides the air inlet assembly, which has the advantages of increasing the air inlet quantity of internal circulation, reducing the number of valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly, saving the cost and the like.

The utility model further provides an air conditioner with the air inlet assembly.

An air intake assembly according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present utility model includes: the shell assembly is provided with a fresh air inlet and a plurality of first air inlets, and the first air inlets are distributed along the circumferential direction of the fresh air inlet; a first valve assembly mounted to the housing assembly and switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein the first valve assembly is in the first state, closing the first air inlet and opening the fresh air inlet; the first valve component is in the second state, closes the fresh air port and opens the first air inlet.

The air inlet assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of increasing the air inlet amount of internal circulation, reducing the number of the valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly, saving the cost and the like.

In addition, the air inlet assembly according to the embodiment of the utility model can also have the following additional technical features:

according to some embodiments of the utility model, the first valve assembly includes a plurality of gates disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first air inlets.

In some embodiments, in the second state, the plurality of door bodies are staggered along the axial direction of the fresh air port, and projections of the plurality of door bodies along the axial direction of the fresh air port at least partially overlap.

In some examples, in the edges of any two of the door bodies that are close to each other, one is provided with a mating boss and the other is provided with a mating recess, in the second state the mating boss is embedded in the mating recess.

In some embodiments, the air intake assembly further comprises: and the driving assembly is connected with the first valve assembly and is used for driving the first valve assembly to switch between the first state and the second state.

In some examples, the first air inlet is two, the first valve assembly comprises two door bodies, and the driving assembly is used for driving the two door bodies to move in opposite directions or opposite directions in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air inlet.

Specifically, the drive assembly includes drive division and drive gear, drive division with drive gear cooperatees for the drive gear rotates, the door body is equipped with the perpendicular to the rack that extends in the axis direction of fresh air inlet, two the door body the rack is parallel to the axis direction of fresh air inlet arranges, two the door body the rack all with drive gear meshes.

In some embodiments, the housing assembly is provided with a support portion, the door body is provided with a support engaging portion, and the support portion supports the support engaging portion at least in an up-down direction.

In some examples, one of the support portion and the support mating portion is an elongated groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air port, and the other of the support portion and the support mating portion is formed as a support protrusion that protrudes into the elongated groove.

In some embodiments, the housing assembly is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is at least partially stopped on one side of the door body, which is opposite to the housing assembly, in a direction parallel to the axis of the fresh air port.

In some examples, the positioning portion comprises a first positioning section and a second positioning section, the first positioning section is spaced apart from the housing assembly along the axial direction of the fresh air port, the second positioning section is connected with the first positioning section and the housing assembly, the edge of the door body is located between the first positioning section and the housing assembly, and the second positioning section is stopped at the upper side of the door body.

Specifically, a positioning block is arranged on one side, facing the door body, of the first positioning section, and the positioning block is in stop fit with the door body.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the housing assembly further comprises a second air inlet, and the air inlet assembly further comprises a second valve rotatably arranged in the second air inlet to open and close the second air inlet.

In some embodiments, the plurality of first air inlets and the second air inlet are arranged along a circumference of the fresh air inlet.

According to a second aspect of the present utility model, an embodiment provides an air conditioner, which includes an air intake assembly according to the first aspect of the present utility model.

According to the air conditioner disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the air inlet assembly disclosed by the embodiment of the first aspect of the utility model has the advantages of increasing the air inlet quantity of internal circulation, reducing the number of valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly, saving the cost and the like.

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 foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of an air intake assembly in one direction according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an air intake assembly in another orientation according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of an air intake assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model, with the first valve assembly in the second state.

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view of the cross-sectional view at D-D in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of an air intake assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model, with the first valve assembly in a first state.

Fig. 7 is a partial schematic view of the cross-sectional view at E-E in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a first valve component and a driving component according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a first door according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a second door according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of an air intake assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals: the air inlet assembly 1,

the shell component 10, the first air inlet 11, the first opening 111, the second opening 112, the second air inlet 12, the fresh air inlet 13, the supporting convex part 14, the limiting convex part 15, the connecting hole 18,

the first valve assembly 20, the door body 210, the first door body 211, the second door body 212, the fitting boss 213, the arc portion 2131, the fitting groove 214, the elongated groove 215, the rack 220, the first rack 221, the second rack 222,

the second valve actuating member 32 is configured to move,

a drive assembly 40, a drive portion 41, a drive gear 42,

positioning portion 50, first positioning portion 501, second positioning portion 502, first positioning section 51, positioning block 511, second positioning section 52,

a base 60, an air outlet cavity 61, an air outlet 62, an air passing port 63, an air inlet cavity 64,

a filter assembly 71, a wind wheel 72, a wind wheel drive 73.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

An air intake assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-12, an air intake assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a housing assembly 10 and a first valve assembly 20.

The shell assembly 10 is provided with a fresh air inlet 13 and a plurality of first air inlets 11, the first air inlets 11 are distributed along the circumference of the fresh air inlet 13, the first valve assembly 20 is mounted on the shell assembly 10, the first valve assembly 20 can be switched between a first state and a second state, wherein the first valve assembly 20 closes the first air inlet 11 and opens the fresh air inlet 13 when the first valve assembly 20 is in the first state, and at the moment, air in the external environment can enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the fresh air inlet 13 and flow into a room along the first air inlet assembly 1 so as to introduce fresh air into the room.

When the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first valve assembly 20 closes the fresh air port 13 and opens the first air inlet 11, and at this time, the indoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the plurality of first air inlets 11 and flow into the room along the air inlet assembly 1, so as to realize the circulating flow of the indoor air.

Wherein, set up a plurality of first air intakes 11 on housing assembly 10 to make indoor air can follow a plurality of first air intakes 11 and get into air inlet assembly 1, flow to indoor along air inlet assembly 1, be convenient for increase the inner loop import of indoor air through setting up a plurality of first air intakes 11, and then be convenient for improve indoor intake, in order to improve indoor air circulation flow's efficiency.

The first air inlets 11 are circumferentially arranged along the fresh air inlet 13, so that the first air inlets 11 and the fresh air inlet 13 are arranged at proper positions on the shell assembly 10, mutual interference between the fresh air inlet 13 and the first air inlets 11 is avoided, fresh air entering from the fresh air inlet 13 is avoided when the first valve assembly 20 is in the first state, and indoor air entering from the first air inlets 11 is avoided when the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state.

Specifically, when introducing fresh air into the room, it is necessary to open the fresh air port 13 and close the plurality of first air inlets 11, and when realizing the circulation flow of indoor air, it is necessary to open the first air inlets 11 and close the fresh air port 13. By switching the first valve assembly 20 between the first state and the second state, only one valve assembly is required to be arranged to control the fresh air inlet 13 and the first air inlet 11, so that fresh air is introduced into the room or indoor air is circulated in the room according to requirements.

The arrangement is convenient to reduce the number of valve components on the air inlet component 1, and simultaneously, sufficient space is reserved for the first valve component 20 to enable the first valve component 20 to switch between the first state and the second state, so that the first valve component 20 can fully open or close the fresh air inlet 13, and the first valve component 20 can fully open or close the first air inlet 11.

Therefore, the air inlet assembly 1 according to the embodiment of the utility model can control the opening and closing of the fresh air inlet 13 and the first air inlet 11 by arranging the first valve assembly 20, so that the number of the valve assemblies is reduced, the occupied space of the valve assemblies is reduced, the complexity of the air inlet assembly 1 is reduced, and the cost is saved.

The air inlet assembly 1 provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of increasing the air inlet amount of internal circulation, reducing the number of valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly 1, saving the cost and the like.

An air intake assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-12, an air intake assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a housing assembly 10 and a first valve assembly 20.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the first valve assembly 20 includes a plurality of door bodies 210, and the plurality of door bodies 210 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first air inlets 11, so that when the first air inlets 11 need to be closed, the plurality of door bodies 210 can close the plurality of first air inlets 11 in one-to-one correspondence, so that the first valve assembly 20 can fully close the first air inlets 11, and thus outdoor air can smoothly enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the fresh air inlet 13, and the efficiency of outdoor fresh air entering from the fresh air inlet is prevented from being affected due to insufficient closing of the first air inlets 11 by the first valve assembly 20.

Specifically, the first valve component 20 includes a plurality of door bodies 210, the plurality of door bodies 210 and the plurality of first air inlets 11 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, if the second air inlet 12 includes two, the first valve component 20 includes two door bodies 210, the two door bodies 210 can be combined and spliced to fully close the fresh air inlet 13 when opening the corresponding first air inlets 11, when the two door bodies 210 close the two first air inlets 11 in a one-to-one correspondence, the two door bodies 210 open the fresh air inlet 13, if the first air inlet 11 includes three door bodies 210, the three door bodies 210 close the fresh air inlet 13 when opening the corresponding first air inlets 11, and open the fresh air inlet 13 when closing the corresponding first air inlets 11.

In some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 4, when the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the plurality of door bodies 210 are staggered along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13, so that the plurality of door bodies 210 can smoothly open or close the corresponding first air inlet 11, and interference between the door bodies 210 is avoided, wherein projections of the plurality of door bodies 210 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 at least partially overlap, on one hand, the plurality of door bodies 210 are convenient for fully closing the fresh air port 13, on the other hand, the space occupied by the plurality of door bodies 210 is convenient for reducing, and the plurality of door bodies 210 are prevented from blocking the first air inlet 11, so as to avoid affecting the efficiency of indoor air internal circulation.

Specifically, when the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first valve assembly 20 closes the fresh air inlet 13 and opens the plurality of first air inlets 11, so that projections of the plurality of door bodies 210 along the axial direction of the fresh air inlet 13 are at least partially overlapped, and the plurality of door bodies 210 are utilized to jointly close the fresh air inlet 13, so as to fully close the fresh air inlet 13.

In some embodiments, the air inlet direction of the fresh air inlet 13 is parallel to the axial direction of the fresh air inlet 13, for example, the axial direction of the fresh air inlet 13 extends in the front-rear direction, and the outdoor fresh air enters the air inlet assembly from the fresh air inlet 13 in the front-rear direction, so that the air inlet amount of the fresh air from the fresh air inlet 13 is increased conveniently, and the fresh air is introduced indoors conveniently.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 9-11, one of the edges of any two door bodies 210 that are close to each other is provided with a mating boss 213, and the other is provided with a mating groove 214, and when the first valve component 20 is in the second state, the mating boss 213 is embedded into the mating groove 214, so as to achieve the mating of the two door bodies 210, and simultaneously facilitate reducing the gap between the two door bodies 210, so that the two door bodies 210 can be spliced so as to close the fresh air port 13 sufficiently.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6-11, the housing assembly 10 has two first air inlets 11 and one fresh air inlet 13, the two first air inlets 11 are a first opening 111 and a second opening 112, the fresh air inlet 13 is located between the first opening 111 and the second opening 112, and the first valve assembly 20 includes two door bodies 210, the two door bodies 210 are a first door body 211 and a second door body 212.

When the first valve assembly 20 is in the first state, the first door 211 covers the first opening 111 to close the first opening 111, and the second door 212 covers the second opening 112 to close the second opening 112, and at this time, the first valve assembly 20 opens the fresh air port 13. When the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first door 211 moves to the fresh air port 13 and covers at least one half of the fresh air port 13, and the second door 212 moves to the fresh air port 13 and covers at least one half of the fresh air port 13, and at this time, the first door 211 and the second door 212 jointly close the fresh air port 13.

Wherein, the edge that the first door body 211 is close to the second door body 212 is equipped with the cooperation recess 214, the edge that the second door body 212 is close to the first door body 211 is equipped with the cooperation boss 213, the cooperation boss 213 is protruding in the axis direction of perpendicular to fresh air inlet 13, the cooperation recess 214 is sunken in the axis direction of perpendicular to fresh air inlet 13, when the common fresh air inlet 13 of closing of first door body 211 and second door body 212, the cooperation boss 213 imbeds in the cooperation recess 214, so that the at least part of first door body 211 and second door body 212 overlaps along the axis direction of perpendicular to fresh air inlet 13, and then be convenient for reduce the gap between first door body 211 and the second door body 212, in order to fully close fresh air inlet 13.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5 and 10, the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 extends along the front-rear direction, the matching boss 213 is protruded leftwards along the left-right direction, the matching groove 214 is recessed leftwards along the left-right direction, and when the first door 211 and the second door 212 jointly close the fresh air port 13, the matching boss 213 is embedded into the matching groove 214, so that at least part of the first door 211 and the second door 212 are overlapped along the front-rear direction, and further, gaps of the first door 211 and the second door 212 along the left-right direction are reduced, so that the fresh air port 13 is fully closed.

In some embodiments, the fresh air port 13 is located between the first opening 111 and the second opening 112, the projection of the fresh air port 13 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 is circular, the matching boss 213 has an arc portion 2131, the arc portion 2131 is located at one side of the first boss facing the first door 211, and when the first door 211 and the second door 212 open the fresh air port 13, the arc portion 2131 is matched with the edge of the fresh air port 13, so as to avoid the matching boss 213 from shielding the fresh air port 13, and further enable the first door 211 and the second door 212 to completely open the fresh air port 13.

Wherein, set up arc portion 2131 in one side of cooperation boss 213 to make the range of movement of second door 212 less just can open fresh air inlet 13, be convenient for reduce the space that reserves for the second door 212 removal like this, be convenient for realize air inlet assembly 1's miniaturized design.

When the first door 211 and the second door 212 close the fresh air port 13 and the matching boss 213 and the matching groove 214 are matched, the front side wall of the matching groove 214 is matched with the front side wall of the matching boss 213, so as to shield the gap at the arc portion 2131, and further the first door 211 and the second door 212 can fully close the fresh air port 13.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1-2, the air intake assembly 1 further includes a driving assembly 40, where the driving assembly 40 is connected to the first valve assembly 20, and the driving assembly 40 is used to drive the first valve assembly 20 to switch between the first state and the second state, so that the first valve assembly 20 can open or close the fresh air inlet 13, and the first valve assembly 20 can close or open the first air inlet 11, so as to introduce fresh air or implement internal circulation flow of indoor air according to requirements.

In some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 4 and 9, the housing assembly 10 includes two first air inlets 11, the first valve assembly 20 includes two door bodies 210, and the driving assembly 40 is configured to drive the two door bodies 210 to move towards or away from each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air inlet 13, so that the two door bodies 210 can correspondingly open the first air inlets 11 at the same time, and the two door bodies 210 can correspondingly close the first air inlets 11 at the same time.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 4 and 6, the first air inlet 11 includes a first opening 111 and a second opening 112, the first valve assembly 20 includes a first door 211 and a second door 212, the first opening 111 and the second opening 112 are disposed at intervals along a left-right direction, the fresh air port 13 and the first air inlet 11 are disposed on a front side of the housing assembly 10, an axial direction of the fresh air port 13 extends along a front-rear direction, outdoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 along the front-rear direction from the fresh air port 13, and indoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 along the front-rear direction from the first air inlet 11.

The fresh air port 13 is disposed between the first opening 111 and the second opening 112, the first opening 111 and the second opening 112 are disposed at intervals along the left-right direction, the first opening 111 is disposed on the left side of the fresh air port 13, and the second opening 112 is disposed on the right side of the fresh air port 13. When the first valve assembly 20 is in the first state, the first door 211 covers the first opening 111 to close the first opening 111, and the second door 212 covers the second opening 112 to close the second opening 112, and at this time, the first valve assembly 20 opens the fresh air port 13. When the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first door 211 and the second door 212 jointly cover the fresh air port 13 to close the fresh air port 13, and at this time, the first valve assembly 20 opens the first opening 111 and the second opening 112.

The driving assembly 40 can drive the first door 211 and the second door 212 to move in opposite directions or in opposite directions, when the first valve assembly 20 is switched from the first state to the second state, the driving assembly 40 drives the first door 211 and the second door 212 to move in opposite directions in the opposite directions, at this time, the first door 211 moves in the right-left direction, the second door 212 moves in the left-right direction, and when the first door 211 and the second door 212 jointly cover the fresh air port 13 to close the fresh air port 13, the first valve assembly 20 is switched to the second state.

When the first valve assembly 20 is switched from the second state to the first state, the driving assembly 40 drives the first door 211 and the second door 212 to move oppositely in the left-right direction, at this time, the first door 211 moves left in the left-right direction, the second door 212 moves right in the left-right direction, and when the first door 211 moves to the first opening 111 and the second door 212 moves to the second opening 112, the first valve assembly 20 is switched to the second state.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the driving assembly 40 includes a driving portion 41 and a transmission gear 42, where the driving portion 41 is matched with the transmission gear 42, the driving portion 41 is used to drive the transmission gear 42 to rotate, the door body 210 is provided with racks 220, the racks 220 extend in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air port 13, the racks 220 of the two door bodies 210 are arranged parallel to the axis of the fresh air port 13, and the racks 220 of the two door bodies 210 are engaged with the transmission gear 42, so that when the driving portion 41 drives the transmission gear 42 to rotate, the transmission gear 42 can drive the racks 220 on the two door bodies 210 to move towards or away from each other, so that the driving assembly 40 can drive the two door bodies 210 to move towards or away from each other.

As shown in fig. 9 to 11, in the present embodiment, the first door 211 has a first rack 221, the second door 212 has a second rack 222, the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 each extend in the left-right direction, the first rack 221 is located below the transmission gear 42 and engaged with the transmission gear 42, and the second rack 222 is located below the transmission gear 42 and engaged with the transmission gear 42.

In some embodiments, the first door 211 and the second door 212 are arranged in the front-rear direction, the first door 211 is positioned at the rear side of the second door 212, the axis of the driving gear 42 extends in the front-rear direction, the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the first rack 221 is positioned at the rear side of the second rack 222, so that the first rack 221 is smoothly engaged with the driving gear 42, and the second rack 222 is smoothly engaged with the driving gear 42.

In other embodiments, the first door 211 and the second door 212 are arranged in the front-rear direction, the first door 211 is positioned at the rear side of the second door 212, and the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 are disposed opposite in the up-down direction. In some examples, the second door 212 has a relief recess that is recessed forward in the front-to-rear direction, and the first rack 221 is positioned within the relief recess such that the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 are disposed directly opposite in the up-and-down direction. In other embodiments, the first door 211 has a coupling protrusion protruding forward in the front-rear direction, and the first rack 221 is disposed on the coupling protrusion such that the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 are disposed opposite in the up-down direction.

When the driving part 41 drives the transmission gear 42 to rotate clockwise, the transmission gear 42 drives the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 to move oppositely in the left-right direction, at this time, the first rack 221 moves leftwards in the left-right direction, and the second rack 222 moves rightwards in the left-right direction, so that the first door 211 moves leftwards, the second door 212 moves rightwards, and the first valve assembly 20 is switched from the second state to the first state.

When the driving part 41 drives the transmission gear 42 to rotate anticlockwise, the transmission gear 42 drives the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 to move in opposite directions, at this time, the first rack 221 moves rightward in the left-right direction, and the second rack 222 moves leftward in the left-right direction, so as to move the first door 211 rightward, move the second door 212 leftward, and further switch the first valve assembly 20 from the first state to the second state.

In addition, by moving the first door 211 and the second door 212 in the left-right direction, when the first air inlet 11 is opened by the first valve assembly 20, the first door 211 and the second door 212 are positioned at the fresh air inlet 13, and the first door 211 and the second door 212 do not occupy the space at the first air inlet 11, so that indoor air can smoothly enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the first air inlet 11, and the air inlet quantity is conveniently improved.

Similarly, when the first valve assembly 20 opens the fresh air port 13, the first door 211 and the second door 212 are positioned at the first air inlet 11, and the first door 211 and the second door 212 do not occupy the space at the fresh air port 13, so that the outdoor air can smoothly enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the fresh air port 13, and the air inlet quantity is convenient to improve.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 8, in the present embodiment, the first valve assembly 20 is disposed at the rear side of the housing assembly 10, the driving portion 41 is disposed at the front side of the housing assembly 10, the housing assembly 10 is provided with a connection hole 18, an output shaft of the driving portion 41 passes through the connection hole 18 and is matched with the transmission gear 42, so as to drive the transmission gear 42 to rotate, and the transmission gear 42 drives the first rack 221 and the second rack 222 to move towards or away from each other along the left-right direction, so that the first valve assembly 20 can be switched between the first state and the second state.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 4, the housing assembly 10 is provided with a supporting portion, the door body 210 is provided with a supporting mating portion, and the supporting portion supports the supporting mating portion at least along the up-down direction, so as to support the position of the door body 210 along the up-down direction, and further limit the position of the door body 210 along the up-down direction, so that the door body 210 can close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air inlet 13, and prevent the door body 210 from falling off from the housing assembly 10.

In some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, one of the support portion and the support engaging portion is an elongated groove 215, the elongated groove 215 extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air port 13, the other of the support portion and the support engaging portion is formed as a support protrusion 14, the support protrusion 14 extends into the elongated groove 215, and when the first valve assembly 20 is switched between the first state and the second state, the support protrusion 14 is slidable in the elongated groove 215, so that the support protrusion 14 and the support portion remain engaged when the first valve assembly 20 is switched, and the support portion can support the door in a position along the up-down direction, so that the door 210 is prevented from falling off the housing assembly 10.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the supporting portion is formed as the supporting protruding portion 14, the supporting mating portion is formed as the elongated slot 215, the elongated slot 215 extends in the left-right direction, each door 210 is provided with the elongated slot 215, the supporting protruding portion 14 extends into the elongated slot 215, and the supporting protruding portion 14 has an upward supporting force on the door 210, so as to limit the position of the door 210 in the up-down direction, and prevent the door 210 from falling off from the housing assembly 10.

When the door body 210 moves in the left-right direction to open the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the corresponding first air inlet 11, the supporting protrusion 14 may slide in the elongated slot 215, and the supporting protrusion 14 limits the movement of the door body 210, and when the supporting protrusion 14 slides in the elongated slot 215, the door body 210 may only move in the left-right direction, so that the door body 210 may smoothly open the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the corresponding first air inlet 11.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, one end of the supporting protrusion 14 facing away from the housing assembly 10 has a limiting protrusion 15, and the limiting protrusion 15 abuts against one side of the door 210 facing away from the housing assembly 10, that is, the door 210 is sandwiched between the limiting protrusion 15 and the housing assembly 10 to limit the position of the door 210 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13, so as to prevent the door 210 from falling off from the housing assembly 10.

The size of the limiting protrusion 15 is greater than that of the elongated slot 215, so as to avoid the limiting protrusion 15 from being disengaged from the elongated slot 215, and further enable the supporting protrusion 14 to stably support the door 210, so that the supporting protrusion 14 can limit the moving direction of the door 210, and the door 210 can smoothly open or close the first air inlet 11.

In some examples, the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 extends in the front-rear direction, the supporting protrusion 14 is formed as a screw, the screw is fixed on the housing assembly 10 through the elongated slot 215 on the door body 210, the screw head is formed as the limiting protrusion 15, the screw has an upward supporting force on the door body 210 to limit the position of the door body 210 in the up-down direction, and the door body 210 is clamped between the screw head and the housing assembly 10 to limit the position of the door body 210 in the front-rear direction, so that the door body 210 can be prevented from falling off from the housing assembly 10.

When the first valve assembly 20 is switched between the first state and the second state, the door 210 moves in the left-right direction relative to the support protrusion 14, and at this time, the support protrusion 14 can slide in the elongated slot 215, so that on one hand, the engagement between the support protrusion 14 and the elongated slot 215 can be maintained, and on the other hand, the movement direction of the door 210 can be limited, so that the door 210 can smoothly open or close the first air inlet 11.

In some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 2, the housing assembly 10 is provided with a positioning portion 50, and in a direction parallel to the axis of the fresh air port 13, the positioning portion 50 at least partially stops against a side of the door 210 facing away from the housing assembly 10, so as to limit the position of the door 210 along the axis of the fresh air port 13, and further limit the position of the door 210 relative to the housing assembly 10, so that the door 210 can open or close the first air inlet 11 on the housing assembly 10.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 extends along the front-rear direction, the door 210 is located at the rear side of the housing assembly 10, the positioning portion 50 is located at the rear side of the housing assembly 10, at least part of the positioning portion 50 is stopped against the rear side of the door 210 to limit the position of the door 210 along the front-rear direction, and further limit the distance between the door 210 and the housing assembly 10 along the front-rear direction, so as to avoid the distance between the door 210 and the housing assembly 10 along the front-rear direction from being too far, and ensure the closing effect of the door 210 on the first air inlet 11 and the fresh air port 13.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 3, the positioning portion 50 includes a first positioning section 51 and a second positioning section 52, the first positioning section 51 is spaced apart from the housing assembly 10 along the axial direction of the fresh air inlet 13, the second positioning section 52 connects the first positioning section 51 and the housing assembly 10, the edge of the door 210 is located between the first positioning section 51 and the housing assembly 10, and the second positioning section 52 is stopped at the upper side of the door 210 to define the position of the door 210 in the up-down direction relative to the housing assembly 10.

Specifically, the second positioning section 52 is stopped at the upper side of the door body 210, so that when the door body 210 is mounted to one side of the housing assembly 10 and the door body 210 is matched with the positioning portion 50, the upper side of the door body 210 is stopped with the second positioning section 52 to determine the position of the door body 210 along the up-down direction, and meanwhile, when the door body 210 is matched with the positioning portion 50, the edge of the door body 210 is located between the first positioning section 51 and the housing assembly 10, so that the door body 210 is close to the housing assembly 10, and the situation that the distance between the door body 210 and the housing assembly 10 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 is too large is avoided, so that the door body 210 can be guaranteed to fully close the first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air port 13.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 extends in the front-rear direction, the second positioning section 52 extends in the front-rear direction, the first positioning section 51 extends in the up-down direction, and the first positioning section 51 stops against the rear side wall of the door body 210 to limit the position of the door body 210 in the front-rear direction, so as to ensure the distance between the door body 210 and the housing assembly 10, so that the door body 210 can fully close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air port 13, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned direction limitation is only convenient for describing the drawing, and does not limit the actual setting position and direction of the air inlet assembly 1.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first valve assembly 20 includes a first door body 211 and a second door body 212, the housing assembly 10 has a first positioning portion 501 and a second positioning portion 502, the second positioning section 52 of the first positioning portion 501 is located on the upper side of the first door body 211, the first positioning section 51 of the first positioning portion 501 is stopped against the rear side of the first door body 211, and the first positioning portion 501 can limit the position of the first door body 211 in the front-rear direction.

The second positioning section 52 of the second positioning portion 502 is located at an upper side of the second door 212, the first positioning section 51 of the second positioning portion 502 is stopped against a rear side of the second door 212, and the second positioning portion 502 can restrict a position of the second door 212 in the front-rear direction.

In some examples, as shown in fig. 3, the housing assembly 10 has a plurality of first positioning portions 501 and a plurality of second positioning portions 502, the plurality of first positioning portions 501 are disposed at intervals along a left-right direction, the plurality of first positioning portions 501 cooperate with the first door body 211 to define positions of the first door body 211 along a front-rear direction by the plurality of first positioning portions 501, and simultaneously the plurality of first positioning portions 501 are disposed at intervals along the left-right direction so as to limit a moving direction of the first door body 211, so that the first door body 211 can close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air inlet 13.

The plurality of second positioning portions 502 are arranged at intervals along the left-right direction, the plurality of second positioning portions 502 are matched with the second door 212 to limit the positions of the second door 212 along the front-rear direction by using the plurality of second positioning portions 502, and meanwhile, the plurality of second positioning portions 502 are arranged at intervals along the left-right direction so as to limit the moving direction of the second door 212, so that the second door 212 can close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the air outlet 13.

In other examples, the housing assembly 10 includes a first positioning portion 501 and a second positioning portion 502, where the first positioning portion 501 extends in the left-right direction, and the first positioning portion 501 cooperates with the first door 211 to define the position of the first door 211 in the front-back direction, and the first positioning portion 501 can limit the moving direction of the first door 211, so that the first door 211 can close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air outlet 13.

The second positioning portion 502 extends along the left-right direction, and the second positioning portion 502 cooperates with the second door 212 to define the position of the second door 212 along the front-rear direction, and meanwhile, the second positioning portion 502 can limit the moving direction of the second door 212, so that the second door 212 can close the corresponding first air inlet 11 or close the fresh air inlet 13.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, a positioning block 511 is disposed on a side of the first positioning section 51 facing the door 210, and the positioning block 511 is in a stop fit with the door 210, so that when the door 210 is stopped by the first positioning section 51, the positioning block 511 can limit the position of the door 210 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13.

In some embodiments, the side of the positioning block 511 facing the door 210 is formed with an arcuate surface, which facilitates reducing the contact area of the door 210 with the positioning block 511 to switch between the first and second states of the first valve assembly 20, and facilitates reducing wear between the door 210 and the positioning block 511 when the door 210 moves relative to the housing assembly 10.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1, the housing assembly 10 is further provided with a second air inlet 12, and the indoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the first air inlet 11 and the second air inlet 12, so that when the indoor air circulates, the air amount of the indoor air entering the air inlet assembly 1 can be increased, and thus the efficiency of the indoor air circulating is improved.

The air intake assembly 1 further includes a second valve rotatably disposed in the second air intake 12 to open and close the second air intake 12.

Specifically, when the indoor air circulation flow is required, the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first valve assembly 20 opens the first air inlet 11 and closes the fresh air inlet 13, and the second valve opens the second air inlet 12, so that the indoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the first air inlet 11 and the second air inlet 12, and flow into the room along the air inlet assembly 1.

When fresh air needs to be introduced into a room, the first valve component 20 is in a first state, the first valve component 20 opens the fresh air inlet 13 and closes the first air inlet 11, the second valve closes the second air inlet 12, and at the moment, outdoor air can enter the air inlet component 1 from the fresh air inlet 13 and enter the room along the air inlet component 1 so as to introduce fresh air into the room.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the air intake assembly 1 further includes a second valve driving member 32, where the second valve driving member 32 is configured to drive the second valve to rotate, so that the second valve can open or close the second air intake 12.

In some alternative embodiments of the present utility model, the plurality of first air inlets 11 and the second air inlets 12 are arranged along the circumference of the fresh air inlet 13 so as to arrange the first air inlet 11, the second air inlet 12, and the fresh air inlet 13 at appropriate positions.

As shown in fig. 8, in the present embodiment, the first air inlet 11 includes two first air inlets 11, which are a first opening 111 and a second opening 112, the first opening 111 is located at the left side of the fresh air port 13, the second opening 112 is located at the right side of the fresh air port 13, and the second air inlet 12 is located at the lower side of the fresh air port 13. When the first valve assembly 20 closes the fresh air inlet 13 and opens the first air inlet 11 and the second valve opens the second air inlet 12, indoor air can enter the air inlet assembly 1 from the first opening 111, the second opening 112 and the second air inlet 12 positioned at the left side and the right side of the fresh air inlet 13, so that indoor air can uniformly flow from the first air inlet 11 and the second air inlet 12 to the air inlet assembly 1, and the efficiency of entering the air inlet assembly 1 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 12, the air intake assembly 1 further includes a base 60, the base 60 is disposed on one side of the housing assembly 10, the air intake assembly 1 and the base 60 define an air intake cavity 64 together, the first air intake 11, the second air intake 12 and the fresh air intake 13 are all communicated with the air intake cavity 64, the base 60 defines an air outlet cavity 61, the base 60 has an air outlet 62, the air outlet 62 is disposed on an upper portion of the base 60 and is communicated with the air outlet cavity 61, the base 60 further has an air outlet 63, and the air outlet 63 is communicated with the air intake cavity 64 and the air outlet cavity 61.

The air inlet assembly 1 further comprises a filter assembly 71, the filter assembly 71 is arranged in the air inlet cavity 64 or the air outlet cavity 61, and the projection of the filter assembly 71 along the axial direction of the fresh air port 13 covers the air passing port 63 so as to filter air flowing to the air outlet cavity 61, so that the air in the air outlet cavity 61 is clean, and the air flowing from the air outlet 62 to the room is clean.

When the first valve assembly 20 is in the first state, the first valve assembly 20 closes the first air inlet 11 and opens the fresh air inlet 13, the second valve closes the second air inlet 12, outdoor air can enter the air inlet cavity 64 from the fresh air inlet 13, and when air in the air inlet cavity 64 flows from the air passing opening 63 to the air outlet 62, the filtering assembly 71 can filter air at the air passing opening 63 to ensure the cleanness of the air entering the air outlet cavity 61, and the air in the air outlet cavity 61 flows from the air outlet 62 to the indoor to introduce fresh air into the indoor.

When the first valve assembly 20 is in the second state, the first valve assembly 20 opens the first air inlet 11 and closes the new air inlet 13, the second valve opens the second air inlet 12, indoor air can enter the air inlet cavity 64 from the first air inlet 11 and the second air inlet 12, and when air in the air inlet cavity 64 flows from the air passing opening 63 to the air outlet 62, the filtering assembly 71 can filter air at the air passing opening 63 so as to ensure the cleanness of the air entering the air outlet cavity 61, and the air in the air outlet cavity 61 flows into the room from the air outlet 62 so as to realize the circulating flow of indoor air.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the air processing apparatus further includes a wind wheel 72 and a wind wheel driving member 73, where the wind wheel 72 is disposed in the air outlet cavity 61, and the wind wheel driving member 73 is used to drive the wind wheel 72 to rotate, so that the wind in the air inlet cavity 64 can flow into the air outlet cavity 61 through the air outlet 63, and the air in the air outlet cavity 61 can smoothly flow into the room from the air outlet 62.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described below. The air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present utility model includes the air intake assembly 1 according to the above-described embodiment of the present utility model.

The air conditioner according to the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of increasing the air inlet quantity of the internal circulation, reducing the number of valve assemblies, reducing the occupied space of the valve assemblies, reducing the complexity of the air inlet assembly 1, saving the cost and the like by utilizing the air inlet assembly 1 according to the embodiment of the utility model.

Other constructions and operations of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present utility model are known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present utility model, 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 utility model 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 utility model. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more. In the description of the utility model, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other by another feature therebetween.

In the description of the utility model, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

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 of the utility model. 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.

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

Claims (15)

1. An air intake assembly, comprising:

the shell assembly is provided with a fresh air inlet and a plurality of first air inlets, and the first air inlets are distributed along the circumferential direction of the fresh air inlet;

a first valve assembly mounted to the housing assembly and switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein,

the first valve component is in the first state, closes the first air inlets and opens the fresh air inlet; the first valve component is in the second state, closes the fresh air port and opens the first air inlet.

2. The air intake assembly of claim 1, wherein the first valve assembly comprises a plurality of gates disposed in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of the first air inlets.

3. The air intake assembly of claim 2, wherein in the second state, the plurality of door bodies are staggered along the axis of the fresh air vent, and projections of the plurality of door bodies along the axis of the fresh air vent at least partially overlap.

4. An air intake assembly according to claim 3, wherein any two of the edges of the door body adjacent one another are provided with mating bosses and the other is provided with mating recesses, the mating bosses being embedded in the mating recesses in the second condition.

5. The air intake assembly of claim 2, further comprising:

and the driving assembly is connected with the first valve assembly and is used for driving the first valve assembly to switch between the first state and the second state.

6. The air intake assembly of claim 5, wherein the first air inlet is two, the first valve assembly comprises two door bodies, and the driving assembly is used for driving the two door bodies to move in opposite directions or opposite directions in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air inlet.

7. The air intake assembly of claim 6, wherein the driving assembly comprises a driving portion and a transmission gear, the driving portion is matched with the transmission gear and is used for driving the transmission gear to rotate, the door body is provided with racks extending in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air port, the racks of the two door bodies are arranged parallel to the axis of the fresh air port, and the racks of the two door bodies are meshed with the transmission gear.

8. The air intake assembly of claim 2, wherein the housing assembly is provided with a support portion, the door body is provided with a support mating portion, and the support portion supports the support mating portion at least in an up-down direction.

9. The air intake assembly of claim 8, wherein one of the support portion and the support mating portion is an elongated slot extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the fresh air opening, the other of the support portion and the support mating portion being formed as a support protrusion that extends into the elongated slot.

10. An air intake assembly according to claim 2, wherein the housing assembly is provided with a locating portion which at least partially abuts against a side of the door body facing away from the housing assembly in a direction parallel to the axis of the fresh air opening.

11. The air intake assembly of claim 10, wherein the positioning portion includes a first positioning segment and a second positioning segment, the first positioning segment being spaced apart from the housing assembly along the axial direction of the fresh air intake, the second positioning segment connecting the first positioning segment and the housing assembly, the edge of the door being located between the first positioning segment and the housing assembly, the second positioning segment being stopped at an upper side of the door.

12. The air intake assembly of claim 11, wherein a side of the first positioning section facing the door body is provided with a positioning block that is in stop-fit with the door body.

13. The air intake assembly of any one of claims 1-12, wherein the housing assembly is further provided with a second air inlet, the air intake assembly further comprising a second valve rotatably disposed within the second air inlet to open and close the second air inlet.

14. The air intake assembly of claim 13, wherein the plurality of first air inlets and the second air inlet are arranged circumferentially of the fresh air inlet.

15. An air conditioner comprising an air intake assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 14.