CN220981468U - Screen panel mounting structure and air conditioner of outer machine of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a mesh enclosure mounting structure of an air conditioner external unit and an air conditioner, wherein the mounting structure comprises a front panel and a mesh enclosure, the front panel is provided with an air outlet, the front panel is provided with a sink groove at the outer edge of the air outlet, the outer edge of the sink groove is connected with a plate body of the front panel, the plate body is provided with an assembly part, and the mesh enclosure is connected with the assembly part in a detachable manner; according to the utility model, the assembly part is arranged outside the sinking groove, so that at least the inner edge of the sinking groove can be outwards expanded as much as possible, the diameter of the air outlet can be increased, and the air outlet area and the air outlet quantity of the air conditioner external unit are correspondingly increased; meanwhile, the assembly part is arranged on the outer side of the sink, is relatively far away from the air outlet, and can effectively reduce the probability of air flow backflow.

Description

A mesh cover installation structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a mesh cover installation structure of an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner.

Background technique

Air conditioners are indispensable electrical appliances in people's daily lives and have a variety of structural forms. With the continuous improvement of industrial design level and the application of new processes, new materials and new shapes in air conditioners, not only a variety of air conditioners have been developed, but also the structures of various components in air conditioners have been optimized.

Taking the outdoor unit of the air conditioner as an example, the structure at the air outlet of the outdoor unit in the prior art often includes a front panel and a mesh cover. As shown in Figure 1, a circular air outlet is opened in the middle of the front panel commonly used in the prior art, and the mesh cover is generally circular. An annular mounting groove is set at the outer edge of the air outlet, and a card interface, screw holes and other structures are set at the bottom of the mounting groove. The outer edge of the circular mesh cover is positioned through the annular mounting groove, and then the mesh cover is fixed to the front panel through the buckles and screws distributed in an annular manner on the mesh cover.

However, in this matching structure of the front panel and the mesh cover, the air outlet is formed on the inner circle side of the installation groove. However, since the bottom of the installation groove often needs to be provided with a card interface, screw holes and other structures, the bottom of the installation groove must have a certain width space guarantee (corresponding to the width K in Figure 1). On this basis, if you want to continue to increase the diameter of the air outlet, the installation groove needs to be expanded outward as a whole, which will cause the distance between the installation groove and the upper and lower end surfaces of the front panel to be too small, which will not only bring difficulties to production and assembly, but also may cause spatial interference between components. Therefore, in the prior art, the width K of the front panel installation groove limits the size of the air outlet, which is not conducive to increasing the diameter of the air outlet. Correspondingly, the air output and heat exchange effect of the outdoor unit will also be limited to a certain extent.

Utility Model Content

In view of this, the utility model aims to provide a mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the size of the air outlet is limited by the mounting groove, making it difficult to further increase the diameter of the air outlet.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the utility model is implemented as follows:

A mesh cover installation structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit includes a front panel and a mesh cover, wherein the front panel is provided with an air outlet, and the front panel is provided with a sink groove at the outer edge of the air outlet, the outer edge of the sink groove is connected to the plate body of the front panel, the plate body is provided with an assembly part, and the mesh cover is connected to the assembly part in a detachable manner. Compared with the prior art, by arranging the assembly part outside the sink groove, specifically, on the plate body outside the sink groove, at least the inner edge of the sink groove can be expanded outward as much as possible, the diameter of the air outlet can be increased, and the air outlet area and air volume of the air conditioner outdoor unit are increased accordingly. At the same time, since the hole structure arranged in the installation groove in the prior art is often prone to cause airflow backflow, the assembly part is arranged on the outside of the sink groove, which is relatively farther away from the air outlet, which can effectively reduce the probability of airflow backflow.

Furthermore, the width K of the sink is smaller than the minimum dimension N of the assembly portion, so that the inner edge of the sink can be expanded outward as much as possible, and there is no size space for setting any assembly structure, which can effectively increase the diameter of the air outlet, and correspondingly increase the air outlet area and air volume of the air conditioner outdoor unit.

Furthermore, the mesh cover is connected to the assembly part at least in a snap-fit manner. Specifically, the assembly part includes a snap-fit hole, and a claw is provided on a side of the mesh cover close to the front panel, and the claw is snap-fitted with the snap-fit hole. Thus, the mesh cover can be assembled with the front panel in a relatively simple and convenient manner, which is convenient for disassembly, assembly and maintenance of the mesh cover.

Furthermore, a plurality of claws are arranged on the outer edge of the mesh cover, and the center angle E between any two adjacent claws is 45°-55°, taking the center of the mesh cover as the reference. Thus, the mesh cover has a plurality of claws arranged relatively evenly, so that an assembly structure with relatively evenly distributed force can be formed between the mesh cover and the front panel, avoiding the situation where the force points are too concentrated, which is conducive to ensuring the long-term service state of the assembly structure.

Furthermore, the assembly portion includes a second assembly hole, the mesh cover is provided with a first assembly hole corresponding to the second assembly hole, and the first assembly hole and the second assembly hole can be connected by a fastener. Thus, when the mesh cover is clamped with the front panel, the mesh cover is further connected and fixed to the front panel by the fastener, which is conducive to improving the assembly reliability of the mesh cover on the front panel.

Furthermore, with the center of the mesh cover as a reference, the center angle F between the first assembly hole and the nearest claw is 40°-55°. Thus, the first assembly hole and the plurality of claws are arranged on the mesh cover in a relatively evenly arranged manner, which is beneficial to improving the assembly reliability of the mesh cover on the front panel on the one hand, and can form an assembly structure with relatively evenly distributed force between the mesh cover and the front panel on the other hand, avoiding the situation where the force points are too concentrated, which is beneficial to ensuring the long-term service state of the assembly structure.

Furthermore, a convex point is provided at the end of the clamping claw, and the convex point extends toward the mesh cover, and when the clamping claw and the clamping hole are in a clamping state, the convex point abuts against the inner side surface of the front panel, thereby further improving the assembly reliability between the mesh cover and the front panel.

Furthermore, with the center of the air outlet as a reference, the farthest distance between the assembly part and the center of the air outlet is recorded as M; the radius of the mesh cover is ≥ M. Therefore, after the mesh cover is assembled with the front panel, it can not only completely cover the outside of the air outlet, but also shield the assembly part to avoid the holes of the assembly structure being exposed to the outside, which is beneficial to improving the appearance of the air conditioner outdoor unit on the one hand, and can reduce the accumulation of dust and stains on the other hand, keeping the product surface clean.

An air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit, and the outdoor unit is provided with a mesh cover mounting structure of the air conditioner outdoor unit for mounting the mesh cover.

Compared with the prior art, the mesh cover installation structure of the air conditioner outdoor unit and the air conditioner described in the utility model have the following advantages:

The utility model discloses a mesh cover mounting structure of an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the assembly part is arranged outside the sink, specifically on a plate outside the sink, so that at least the inner edge of the sink can be expanded outward as much as possible, thereby increasing the diameter of the air outlet and correspondingly increasing the air outlet area and air volume of the air conditioner outdoor unit.

At the same time, since the hole structure set in the installation groove in the prior art is often prone to cause air flow backflow, the assembly part of the present application is set on the outside of the sink, relatively farther away from the air outlet, which can effectively reduce the probability of air flow backflow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings constituting a part of the present invention are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a front panel of an air conditioner outdoor unit in the prior art;

FIG2 is a schematic diagram (front view) of assembling a front panel and a mesh cover of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

3 is a schematic structural diagram (front view) of a front panel of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG4 is a partial enlarged view of the embodiment of the utility model at point A in FIG3 ;

FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram (rear view) of a mesh cover of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG6 is a side view of a mesh cover of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG7 is a schematic diagram (rear view) of a front panel and a mesh cover of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG8 is a partial enlarged view of the embodiment of the utility model at point B in FIG7 .

Description of reference numerals:

1. Front panel; 11. Air outlet; 12. Sink; 13. Snap-in hole; 14. Second assembly hole; 15. Flanged hole; 16. Inner side; 17. Plate body; 2. Mesh cover; 20. Grille base; 21. First assembly hole; 22. Claw; 23. Bump.

Detailed ways

The following will use the terms commonly used by those skilled in the art to convey the essence of their work to other technical personnel in the art to describe the utility model concepts of the present disclosure. However, these utility model concepts can be embodied in many different forms and should not be considered as limited to the embodiments described herein.

It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other. The directional terms in this application are based on the air conditioner outdoor unit in a normal assembly state.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments.

In the existing matching structure of the front panel and the mesh cover, the air outlet is formed on the inner circle side of the installation groove. However, since the bottom of the installation groove often needs to be provided with a card interface, screw hole and other structures, the bottom of the installation groove must have a certain width space guarantee (the corresponding width K in Figure 1, it should be noted that the width K in this application is a radial dimension based on the center of the air outlet circle). On this basis, if you want to continue to increase the diameter of the air outlet, you need to expand the installation groove as a whole, which will cause the distance between the installation groove and the upper and lower end surfaces of the front panel to be too small, which will not only bring difficulties to production and assembly, but also may cause spatial interference between components. Therefore, the width K of the front panel installation groove in the prior art limits the size of the air outlet, which is not conducive to increasing the diameter of the air outlet. Correspondingly, the air output and heat exchange effect of the outdoor unit will also be limited to a certain extent.

In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the installation groove limits the size of the air outlet, making it difficult to further increase the diameter of the air outlet, the present embodiment proposes a mesh cover installation structure of an air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner, as shown in Figures 2-8, the installation structure includes a front panel 1 and a mesh cover 2, the front panel 1 is provided with an air outlet 11, the front panel 1 is provided with a recessed groove 12 at the outer edge of the air outlet 11, the outer edge of the recessed groove 12 is connected to the plate body 17 of the front panel 1, the plate body 17 is provided with an assembly part, the mesh cover 2 is connected to the assembly part in a detachable manner, and the width K of the recessed groove 12 is smaller than the minimum size N of the assembly part.

The minimum size N of the assembly portion refers to the minimum size N of any assembly structure, and no matter which assembly structure, K is smaller than N, that is, the sink 12 does not have a size space for arranging any assembly structure.

Therefore, compared with the prior art, the present application sets the assembly part outside the groove 12, specifically, on the plate 17 outside the groove 12, so that at least the inner edge of the groove 12 can expand outward as much as possible, thereby increasing the diameter of the air outlet 11 and correspondingly increasing the air outlet area and air volume of the air conditioner outdoor unit.

At the same time, since the hole structure set in the installation groove in the prior art is often prone to cause air flow backflow, the assembly part of the present application is set on the outside of the sink 12, relatively farther away from the air outlet 11, which can effectively reduce the probability of air flow backflow.

The mesh cover 2 is connected to the assembly part at least in a snap-fit manner. Specifically, the assembly part includes a snap-fit hole 13, and a corresponding claw 22 is provided on a side of the mesh cover 2 close to the front panel 1, and the claw 22 is snap-fitted with the snap-fit hole 13. Thus, the mesh cover 2 can be assembled with the front panel 1 in a relatively simple and convenient manner, which is convenient for disassembly, assembly and maintenance of the mesh cover 2. Among them, the minimum width dimension of the snap-fit hole 13 can be regarded as N, and K is both smaller than N.

The outer edge of the mesh cover 2 is provided with a plurality of claws 22, and the center angle E between any two adjacent claws 22 is 45°-55°, taking the center of the mesh cover 2 as the reference. Correspondingly, the clamping holes 13 are provided one by one with the claws 22. Thus, the mesh cover 2 has a plurality of claws 22 arranged relatively evenly, so that an assembly structure with relatively evenly distributed force can be formed between the mesh cover 2 and the front panel 1, avoiding the situation where the force points are too concentrated, which is conducive to ensuring the long-term service state of the assembly structure.

A protrusion 23 is provided at the end of the claw 22, and the protrusion 23 extends toward the mesh cover 2. When the claw 22 and the engaging hole 13 are in an engaged state, the protrusion 23 abuts against (or has an interference fit with) the inner side surface 16 of the front panel 1, thereby further improving the assembly reliability between the mesh cover 2 and the front panel 1.

In addition, the assembly portion includes a second assembly hole 14, and the mesh cover 2 is provided with a first assembly hole 21 corresponding to the second assembly hole 14, and the first assembly hole 21 and the second assembly hole 14 can be connected by fasteners, so that when the mesh cover 2 is clamped with the front panel 1, the mesh cover 2 is further connected and fixed to the front panel 1 by fasteners, which is beneficial to improve the assembly reliability of the mesh cover 2 on the front panel 1. In addition, the sink 12 is also provided with a flange hole 15 on one side of the second assembly hole 14, which is beneficial to the thinning and weight reduction of the front panel 1 during the sheet metal process on the one hand, and can prevent the screw of the fastener from slipping on the other hand. Among them, the minimum aperture of the first assembly hole 21 can also be regarded as N, and K is both smaller than N.

Taking the center of the mesh cover 2 as a reference, the center angle F between the first assembly hole 21 and the nearest claw 22 is 40°-55°. Therefore, the first assembly hole 21 and the plurality of claws 22 are arranged on the mesh cover 2 in a relatively evenly arranged manner, which is beneficial to improving the assembly reliability of the mesh cover 2 on the front panel 1 on the one hand, and can form an assembly structure with relatively evenly distributed force between the mesh cover 2 and the front panel 1 on the other hand, avoiding the situation where the force point is too concentrated, which is beneficial to ensuring the long-term service state of the assembly structure.

Preferably, the first assembly hole 21 and the plurality of claws 22 are arranged in a circular array on the outer edge of the grille base 20 of the mesh cover 2, which is beneficial to further improve the uniform force distribution between the mesh cover 2 and the front panel 1 and will not interfere with the airflow at the grille.

Taking the center of the air outlet 11 as a reference, the farthest distance between the assembly part and the center of the air outlet 11 is recorded as M; the radius of the mesh cover 2 is ≥ M. Therefore, after the mesh cover 2 is assembled with the front panel 1, it can not only completely cover the outside of the air outlet 11, but also shield the assembly part to avoid the hole position of the assembly structure being exposed to the outside. On the one hand, it is beneficial to improve the appearance of the air conditioner outdoor unit, and on the other hand, it can reduce the accumulation of dust and stains and keep the product surface clean. Among them, M only represents a maximum value, and is not limited to the example position in Figure 3. It can also be any snap-in hole 13, or the second assembly hole 14 or the flange hole 15. It must be finally determined by the specific position with the farthest distance.

In the present invention, any air conditioner includes an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit, and the outdoor unit is provided with the mesh cover installation structure of the air conditioner outdoor unit described in this embodiment, which is used to install the mesh cover 2. In addition, based on the relevant structure and assembly relationship provided in this embodiment, the air conditioner also includes conventional air conditioner components including heat exchange coils, fans, compressors and other structures. Since these conventional components can all adopt existing technologies, they will not be described in detail here.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit, characterized in that the mounting structure comprises a front panel (1) and a mesh cover (2), the front panel (1) being provided with an air outlet (11), the front panel (1) being provided with a recessed groove (12) at the outer edge of the air outlet (11), the outer edge of the recessed groove (12) being connected to a plate body (17) of the front panel (1), the plate body (17) being provided with an assembly portion, and the mesh cover (2) being connected to the assembly portion in a detachable manner. 2. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that a width K of the sink (12) is smaller than a minimum dimension N of the assembly portion. 3. A mesh cover installation structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the mesh cover (2) is connected to the assembly part at least in a snap-fit manner. 4. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the assembly portion includes a snap-in hole (13), and a claw (22) is provided on a side of the mesh cover (2) close to the front panel (1), and the claw (22) is snap-fitted with the snap-in hole (13). 5. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 4, characterized in that a plurality of claws (22) are provided on the outer edge of the mesh cover (2), and with the center of the circle of the mesh cover (2) as a reference, a central angle E between any two adjacent claws (22) is 45°-55°. 6. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 4, characterized in that the assembly portion includes a second assembly hole (14), the mesh cover (2) is provided with a first assembly hole (21) corresponding to the second assembly hole (14), and the first assembly hole (21) and the second assembly hole (14) can be connected by a fastener. 7. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 6, characterized in that, with the center of the mesh cover (2) as a reference, a central angle F between the first assembly hole (21) and the nearest claw (22) is 40°-55°. 8. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 4, characterized in that a protrusion (23) is provided at the end of the clamping claw (22), and the protrusion (23) extends toward the mesh cover (2), and when the clamping claw (22) and the clamping hole (13) are in a clamping state, the protrusion (23) abuts against the inner side surface (16) of the front panel (1). 9. A mesh cover mounting structure for an air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that, with the center of the air outlet (11) as a reference, the farthest distance between the assembly portion and the center of the air outlet (11) is recorded as M; and the radius of the mesh cover (2) is ≥M. 10. An air conditioner, characterized in that the air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit, and the outdoor unit is provided with a mesh cover mounting structure of an air conditioner outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9, for mounting the mesh cover (2).