CN220506912U - Indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly provides an air conditioner indoor unit. The utility model aims to solve the problems that the water storage container of the existing air conditioner indoor unit is inconvenient to add water and difficult to operate. An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes: a housing; the cantilever is rotationally connected with the shell through one end of the cantilever; the water storage container is arranged at the free end of the cantilever and used for descending to a water adding position along with the cantilever; a lifting assembly for lifting the free end of the cantilever to an initial position; and the driving device is used for driving the lifting assembly. The air-conditioner indoor unit is convenient for a user to add water to the water storage container, has a simple structure and is easy to realize.

Description

Indoor unit of air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly provides an air conditioner indoor unit.

Background

At present, as people pay more attention to the air quality of indoor environments, the functions of air conditioners are more and more in order to meet the demands of people on the air quality. In order to solve the problems of aging acceleration and bacteria propagation speed acceleration caused by excessive drying of the skin moisture loss of a user in an indoor environment, a humidifying module is generally additionally arranged in the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so that the indoor unit of the air conditioner has a humidifying function, and the humidity of the indoor environment is conveniently regulated.

Because the installation position of the wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit is higher, the humidifying module is installed on the air conditioner indoor unit, and a user is inconvenient to add water to the water storage container of the humidifying module, and the operation is quite difficult. Therefore, there is a need for an indoor unit of an air conditioner that facilitates the user's water addition to a water storage container to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the problems that a water storage container in an existing air conditioner indoor unit with a humidifying function is inconvenient to add water and difficult to operate.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner equipped with a remote control device, so that a user can control a water storage container to descend to a water adding position through the remote control device, and the intelligent level of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is improved.

To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:

a housing;

the cantilever is rotationally connected with the shell through one end of the cantilever;

the water storage container is arranged at the free end of the cantilever and used for descending to a water adding position along with the cantilever;

a lifting assembly for lifting the free end of the cantilever to an initial position;

and the driving device is used for driving the lifting assembly.

Further, a rotating shaft is arranged at one end of the cantilever, so that the cantilever is rotatably connected with the casing through the rotating shaft.

Further, the air conditioner indoor unit is provided with a remote controller, and a descending button for controlling the cantilever to descend and an ascending button for controlling the cantilever to ascend are arranged on the remote controller.

Further, the water level monitoring device is used for detecting the water level in the water storage container.

Further, the position detecting device is used for detecting whether the free end of the cantilever is located at the initial position.

Further, the lifting assembly comprises a rotating wheel and a traction rope, and the rotating wheel is fixedly connected with the cantilever; the top of the haulage rope is wound on the outer surface of the rotating wheel and is fixedly connected with the shell, and the bottom of the haulage rope is fixedly connected with the free end of the cantilever.

Further, a locking device is lockable with the water storage container when the cantilever is in the initial position.

Further, the locking device is configured as an electromagnetic push rod; the water storage container comprises a clamping groove; the telescopic rod of the electromagnetic push rod can be inserted into the clamping groove of the water storage container so as to fix the free end of the cantilever to the initial position.

Further, the cantilever comprises at least two telescopic arms.

Further, the cantilever also comprises a tension spring and a balancing weight, wherein the balancing weight is arranged at the free end of the cantilever, the tension spring is used for retracting and keeping the at least two telescopic arms in a contracted state, and the balancing weight is used for forcing the at least two telescopic arms to change to an extended state when the cantilever descends to the water adding position.

Based on the foregoing description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that in the foregoing technical solution of the present utility model, by installing the water storage container at the free end of the cantilever, the lifting assembly can lift the free end of the cantilever to the initial position, and rotationally connect one end of the cantilever with the casing, so that the free end of the cantilever can rotate relative to the casing, so that the water storage container can descend to the water adding position along with the cantilever, so that the user can add water to the water storage container, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Further, the remote control device with the cantilever operation module is configured on the air conditioner indoor unit, so that a user can control the cantilever to descend to the water adding position or ascend to the initial position through the descending button and the ascending button on the cantilever operation module, the user can add water to the water storage container, the intelligent level of the air conditioner indoor unit is improved, and the use experience of the user is further improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present utility model, some embodiments of the present utility model will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that components or portions thereof identified in different drawings by the same reference numerals are identical or similar; the drawings of the utility model are not necessarily to scale relative to each other. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first structure of an indoor unit in some embodiments of the present utility model (with a cantilever in an initial position);

FIG. 2 is a second schematic diagram of an indoor unit in some embodiments of the present utility model (with the cantilever in the water-adding position);

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the structure of a cantilever in some embodiments of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cantilever structure (with the telescoping arms in a contracted state) according to other embodiments of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of a cantilever arm (with the telescoping arm in a deployed state) in accordance with other embodiments of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a portion of an air conditioner indoor unit according to some embodiments of the utility model;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a locking device in a locked state according to some embodiments of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments of the present utility model, and the some embodiments are intended to explain the technical principles of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, based on the embodiments provided by the present utility model, shall still fall within the scope of protection of the present utility model.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate directions or positional relationships, which are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, 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, can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can also be communicated with the inside of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

An air conditioning indoor unit 100 according to some embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 7. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of an indoor unit 100 (when a cantilever 2 is at an initial position) according to some embodiments of the present utility model; fig. 2 is a second schematic structural diagram of the air conditioner indoor unit 100 according to some embodiments of the present utility model (when the cantilever 2 is positioned at the water adding position); fig. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the cantilever 2 according to some embodiments of the present utility model; fig. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the cantilever arm 2 according to other embodiments of the present utility model (the telescopic arm is in a contracted state); fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the cantilever arm 2 (the telescopic arm is in the unfolded state) according to other embodiments of the present utility model; fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a partial structure of an indoor unit 100 according to some embodiments of the present utility model; fig. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the locking device 5 in the locked state according to some embodiments of the present utility model.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description and for enabling those skilled in the art to quickly understand the technical solution of the present utility model, only the technical features that are relatively strongly related (directly related or indirectly related) to the technical problem and/or the technical concept to be solved by the present utility model will be described hereinafter, and the technical features that are relatively weakly related to the technical problem and/or the technical concept to be solved by the present utility model will not be described in detail. Since the technical features with a weak degree of association belong to common general knowledge in the art, the disclosure of the present utility model will not be insufficient even if the features with a weak degree of association are not described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present utility model, an air conditioning indoor unit 100 is provided, which includes a cabinet 1, a cantilever 2, a water storage container 3, a lifting assembly 4, and a driving device 6. The cantilever 2 is rotatably connected with the casing 1 through one end thereof, and the water storage container 3 is arranged at the free end of the cantilever 2 so as to descend to a water adding position along with the cantilever 2, so that a user can add water to the water storage container 3, the lifting assembly 4 is used for lifting the free end of the cantilever 2 to an initial position, and the driving device 6 is used for driving the lifting assembly 4 so that the free end of the cantilever 2 can ascend or descend to the initial position.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, one end of the cantilever 2 is rotatably connected to the casing 1, and the other end of the cantilever 2 is a free end, and the free end of the cantilever 2 can rotate relative to the casing 1. One end of the cantilever 2 is provided with a through hole 21, although not shown in the drawings, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the indoor unit 100 includes a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is located in the through hole 21 at one end of the cantilever 2, and two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively clamped to the casing 1, so that the cantilever 2 can be pivotally connected to the casing 1 through the rotating shaft.

With continued reference to fig. 3, two ends of the cantilever 2 are respectively provided with an air guide opening 22 and an air outlet 23, the air guide opening 22 is communicated with the water storage container 3, so that water mist sprayed by the water storage container 3 can enter the cantilever 2 through the air guide opening 22, and the air guide opening 22 is communicated with the air outlet 23, so that the water mist in the cantilever 2 can be conveyed to the indoor environment where the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is located through the air outlet 23.

The free end of the cantilever 2 extends in the vertical direction to form the extension part 24, the extension part 24 can accommodate the water storage container 3, a plurality of buckles 241 are arranged on the inner side of the extension part 24, and the water storage container 3 can be installed in the extension part 24 through the plurality of buckles 241, so that the user can disassemble/install the water storage container 3 conveniently.

In other embodiments of the utility model, the boom 2 comprises at least two telescopic arms.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the boom 2 includes a first telescopic arm 25 and a second telescopic arm 26. When the boom 2 is lowered to the initial position, the second telescopic arm 26 can be transformed into a stretched state by its own weight.

In still other embodiments of the present utility model, the boom 2 further comprises a tension spring for retracting and maintaining the at least two telescopic arms in the contracted position and a counter weight 28 provided at the free end of the boom, the counter weight 28 being adapted to force the at least two telescopic arms to change to the extended position when the boom 2 is lowered to the watering position. Specifically, with continued reference to fig. 4 and 5, a counterweight 28 is provided at the free end of the cantilever arm 2 to allow the second telescopic arm 26 to be spread apart for the user to fill the water reservoir 3 with water. Two ends of a tension spring (hereinafter referred to as "a first tension spring" for convenience of distinction from a "second tension spring" hereinafter referred to as "a first tension spring" hereinafter) are connected to the first telescopic arm 25 and the second telescopic arm 26, respectively, and the first tension spring 27 is used to retract and hold the second telescopic arm 26 in a contracted posture. After the user finishes adding water, the gravity of the free end of the cantilever 2 is overcome by the tension of the first tension spring 27, so that the second telescopic arm 26 is retracted and kept in a contracted posture, and the second telescopic arm 26 is prevented from being damaged in the process of lifting the cantilever 2.

As shown in fig. 6, the water storage container 3 is disposed at the free end of the cantilever 2, and when the water storage container 3 needs to be filled with water, a user can take down the water storage container 3 and then fill water, or can directly fill water into the water storage container without taking down the water storage container 3. The water storage container 3 in the present embodiment has a humidifying function. Of course, a person skilled in the art can also independently add a humidifier matched with the water storage container 3 according to the requirement so as to adjust the humidity of the indoor environment.

As shown in fig. 7, a clamping groove 31 is provided on one side of the water storage container 3 away from the buckle 241, and the locking device 5 can be clamped with the clamping groove 31 when the water storage container 3 is located at the initial position. The clamping groove 31 can be integrally formed with the water storage container 3, namely, is formed by concave inward or convex outward of one side of the water storage container 3; the clamping groove 31 can also be fixed to the side of the water storage container 3 away from the buckle 241 by means of welding, bonding, screw hole matching and other fixed connection modes.

Although not shown in the drawings, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the water storage container 3 includes a water filling port and a cover for shielding the water filling port, and when the water storage container 3 needs to be filled with water, a user may open the cover so that the water filling port is exposed to fill water into the water storage container 3 through the water filling port. After the water storage container 3 is filled with water, the cover body can be closed, so that the water filling port is shielded by the cover body.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the lifting assembly 4 comprises a rotating wheel 42 and a traction rope 41, the rotating wheel 42 is fixedly connected with the casing 1, the top of the traction rope 41 is wound on the outer surface of the rotating wheel 42 and is fixedly connected with the casing 1, and the bottom of the traction rope 41 is fixedly connected with the free end of the cantilever 2. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the traction rope 41 is provided with a pressing plate, and the friction force of the traction rope 41 is increased by increasing the contact area between the pressing plate and the traction rope 41, so as to play a role in preventing slipping of the traction rope 41.

With continued reference to fig. 6 and 7, the locking means 5 can be locked with the water reservoir 3 when the cantilever arm 2 is in the initial position.

In further embodiments of the utility model, the locking means 5 may be configured as an electromagnetic push rod, the telescopic rod 51 of which can be inserted into the clamping groove 31 of the water storage container 3 to fix the free end of the cantilever 2 to the initial position. Specifically, the electromagnetic push rod includes a telescopic rod 51 and a second tension spring 52, the second tension spring 52 being capable of being in a stretched state when the cantilever 2 is in the initial position, so that the telescopic rod 51 can be extended and the top thereof can be abutted in the clamping groove 31 of the water storage container 3. The second tension spring 52 can be in a contracted state when the cantilever 2 is separated from the initial position, so that the telescopic rod 51 is contracted and the top thereof is far away from the clamping groove 31 of the water storage container 3. In addition, the electromagnetic push rod further comprises a shell, a permanent magnet, a coil and other components, and the working principle of the electromagnetic push rod is disclosed by the prior art and is not described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 6, the driving means 6 is drivingly connected to the turning wheel 42 such that the turning wheel 42 lifts the free end of the boom 2 to the initial position by means of the hauling cable 41. The driving device 6 is a motor, and the motor comprises an output shaft which is coaxially and fixedly connected with the rotating wheel 42. The motor may be a self-locking motor, and the motor is locked when the cantilever 2 is lifted to the initial position, so as to play a locking role.

The overall principle of operation of lowering/raising the boom 2 will be briefly described as follows:

when the water storage container 3 needs to be filled with water, the motor is controlled to rotate positively, and under the driving action of the motor, the traction rope 41 pulls the free end of the cantilever 2 to rotate around the rotating shaft at the other end of the cantilever 2, so that the water storage container 3 can be lowered to the water filling position. During the lowering of the boom 2, the second telescopic arm 26 is transformed into an extended posture by the action of gravity, telescoping with the counterweight 28.

After the water storage container 3 is filled with water, the motor is controlled to rotate reversely, the traction rope 41 pulls the free end of the cantilever 2 to lift to the initial position under the driving action of the motor, and the first tension spring 27 forces the second telescopic arm 26 to retract and keep the second telescopic arm in the contracted state in the lifting process of the cantilever 2; when the water storage container 3 reaches the initial position, the telescopic rod 51 of the electromagnetic push rod is inserted into the clamping groove 31 of the water storage container 3 to lock the same.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is configured with a remote controller on which a down button for controlling the boom 2 to descend and an up button for controlling the boom 2 to ascend are provided. The down button is configured to send a first instruction to the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and when the air conditioning indoor unit 100 receives the first instruction, the cantilever 2 is controlled to be lowered to the water adding position. The up button is configured to send a second instruction to the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and when the air conditioning indoor unit 100 receives the second instruction, the cantilever 2 is controlled to be up to the initial position.

Note that, the application scenario of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 in the present utility model is not limited to the wall-mounted air conditioning indoor unit, and may be applied to a ceiling-mounted or floor-mounted air conditioning indoor unit. Specifically, when the indoor unit 100 is used as a wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted air conditioner, the user can control the cantilever 2 to ascend or descend through the cantilever 2 control module on the remote control device. When the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner is used as a vertical air conditioner, the lifting device can be set to be of a connecting rod structure, one end of the connecting rod structure is fixedly connected with the casing 1, and the other end of the connecting rod structure is fixedly connected with the free end of the cantilever 2, so that a user can control the free end of the cantilever 2 to rotate a certain angle relative to the casing 1 or recover to an initial position through the cantilever 2 control module on the remote control device, and the user can conveniently add water to the water storage container 3.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner further includes a water level monitoring device configured to detect a water level in the water storage container 3, set a reference water level line for the water storage container 3 as a preset value, and determine whether the current water level of the water storage container 3 is lower than the preset value, if the current water level of the water storage container 3 is lower than the preset value, then the water storage container 3 needs to be filled with water; otherwise, the water storage container 3 does not need to be added with water.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the indoor unit 100 further includes a reminding device configured to generate reminding information to remind a user to add water into the water storage container 3 when detecting that the water level in the water storage container 3 is lower than a preset value. The reminding information can be set to be light emitted by the LED/RGB lamp, picture text information reminding or voice short message reminding and the like.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the indoor unit 100 further includes a position detecting device configured to detect whether the free end of the cantilever 2 is located at the initial position. The position detection device can be configured as a micro switch, a combination of a magnet and a reed switch, a travel switch and the like. If the free end of the cantilever 2 is positioned at the initial position, the driving device 6 is controlled to stop running; if the free end of the cantilever 2 is not located at the initial position, the driving device 6 is controlled to start operating in response to the second command received by the indoor unit 100.

Although not shown in the drawings, the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner in the present embodiment generally further includes: air intake, heat transfer subassembly, wind channel subassembly. Air enters the shell 1 from the air inlet, after heat exchange is carried out by the heat exchange assembly, the air after heat exchange is blown out by the air duct assembly through the air outlet 23, so as to refrigerate or heat the indoor environment where the air conditioner indoor unit 100 is located. Wherein, air intake, heat transfer subassembly and wind channel subassembly all set up in casing 1, simultaneously, air guide opening 22 and the wind channel subassembly intercommunication of air conditioning indoor set 100 to make the air current in the air conditioning indoor set 100 can be through two air guide openings 22 with the air current leading-in cantilever 2, again carry the air current to indoor environment through air outlet 23, in order to carry out temperature regulation to indoor environment. The air flow of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 after heat exchange can be led out of the room through the air outlet 23 on the cantilever 2, or a person skilled in the art can also add the air outlet 23 on the casing 1, so as to improve the air supply efficiency of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100.

As can be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the water storage container 3 is mounted at the free end of the cantilever 2, so that the lifting assembly 4 can lift the free end of the cantilever 2 to the initial position, and rotationally connect one end of the cantilever 2 with the casing 1, so that the free end of the cantilever 2 can rotate relative to the casing 1, so that the water storage container 3 can descend to the water adding position along with the cantilever 2, thereby facilitating the water adding of the water storage container 3 by a user, and improving the use experience of the user.

Further, by configuring the air conditioning indoor unit 100 with the remote control device having the cantilever 2 operation module, a user can control the cantilever 2 to descend to the water adding position or ascend to the initial position through the descending button and the ascending button on the cantilever 2 operation module, so that the user can add water to the water storage container 3, the intelligent level of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is improved, and the use experience of the user is further improved.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present utility model has been described in connection with the foregoing embodiments, but it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present utility model is not limited to only these specific embodiments. The technical solutions in the above embodiments can be split and combined by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and equivalent changes or substitutions can be made to related technical features, so any changes, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the technical principles and/or technical concepts of the present utility model will fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An air conditioning indoor unit, comprising:

a housing;

the cantilever is rotationally connected with the shell through one end of the cantilever;

the water storage container is arranged at the free end of the cantilever and used for descending to a water adding position along with the cantilever;

a lifting assembly for lifting the free end of the cantilever to an initial position;

and the driving device is used for driving the lifting assembly.

2. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein,

one end of the cantilever is provided with a rotating shaft, so that the cantilever is rotationally connected with the shell through the rotating shaft.

3. The indoor unit of claim 1, further comprising:

the air conditioner indoor unit is provided with a remote controller, and the remote controller is provided with a descending button for controlling the cantilever to descend and an ascending button for controlling the cantilever to ascend.

4. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 3, further comprising:

and the water level monitoring device is used for detecting the water level in the water storage container.

5. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 3, further comprising:

and the position detection device is used for detecting whether the free end of the cantilever is positioned at the initial position.

6. An indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein,

the lifting assembly comprises a rotating wheel and a traction rope,

the rotating wheel is fixedly connected with the shell;

the top of the haulage rope is wound on the outer surface of the rotating wheel and is fixedly connected with the shell, and the bottom of the haulage rope is fixedly connected with the free end of the cantilever.

7. The indoor unit of claim 6, further comprising:

and the locking device can be locked with the water storage container when the cantilever is positioned at the initial position.

8. The indoor unit of claim 7, wherein the indoor unit of the air conditioner,

the locking device is configured as an electromagnetic push rod;

the water storage container comprises a clamping groove;

the telescopic rod of the electromagnetic push rod can be inserted into the clamping groove of the water storage container so as to fix the free end of the cantilever to the initial position.

9. The indoor unit of claim 6, wherein the indoor unit of the air conditioner,

the cantilever comprises at least two sections of telescopic arms.

10. The indoor unit of claim 9, wherein the indoor unit of the air conditioner,

the cantilever also comprises a tension spring and a balancing weight arranged at the free end of the cantilever,

the tension spring is used for retracting and keeping the at least two telescopic arms in a contracted state, and the balancing weight is used for forcing the at least two telescopic arms to change to an extended state when the cantilever is lowered to the water adding position.