WO2018058744A1

WO2018058744A1 - Hanging air-conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2018058744A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/104765
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘刚; 苏炳超; 张卫东
Original assignee: 美的集团武汉制冷设备有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-09-30
Filing date: 2016-11-04
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: CN106287990A

Abstract

Disclosed is a hanging air-conditioner, comprising a face frame (800) with an air outlet and a door assembly (600), wherein the door assembly (600) comprises: two guide rails (610), the two guide rails (610), opposite each other, being provided on the face frame (800) and corresponding to the air outlet, the face frame (800) is provided in the shape of an imitation hemisphere, and the air outlet is provided on an imitation spherical surface of the face frame (800); a door body (620), two opposite sides of the door body (620) being respectively provided in the guide rails (610); and a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism driving the door body (620) to move along the guide rails (610) such that the door body (620) can open or close the air outlet.

Description

Air conditioner hang up

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular to an air conditioner hanging machine.

Background technique

At any time, people's living standards have improved, people's requirements for air conditioners have become higher and higher, and designers have designed a spherical air conditioner to meet the needs of users. The air conditioner of the new structure needs to have a corresponding door body assembly to match.

Summary of the invention

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide an air-conditioner hang-up that is intended to make opening and closing of a door body smoother.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an air-conditioner hang-up, which includes a face frame and a door body assembly having an air outlet, the door body assembly including:

Two guide rails, the two guide rails are oppositely disposed on the face frame corresponding to the air outlet, the face frame is arranged in a hemispherical shape, and the air outlet is opened on the surface of the face frame;

a door body, the opposite sides of the door body are respectively disposed in the guide rail;

a driving mechanism that drives the door body to move along the guide rail to cause the door body to open or close the air outlet.

Preferably, the guide rail is an arc-shaped guide rail, and the curved curvature of the guide rail is equivalent to the curvature of the spherical surface.

Preferably, the guide rail is integrally formed with the face frame.

Preferably, the door body is disposed in a curved panel shape, and the curvature of the door body is equivalent to the curvature of the surface of the spherical surface.

Preferably, the door body assembly further includes a support plate located between the two guide rails and fixedly connected to the guide rail; the support plate is located on a side of the door body facing the inside of the face frame.

Preferably, the support plate is disposed in a curved panel shape, and the support plate is disposed along an extending direction of the guide rail.

Preferably, the drive mechanism includes a driving gear and a driven rack that meshes with the driving gear;

The driving gear is mounted on the support plate;

The driven rack is fixedly coupled to the door body.

Preferably, the driven rack is arranged in an arc, and the driven rack is disposed in the guide rail.

Preferably, the drive mechanism further includes a drive motor for driving the drive gear;

A mounting slot is defined in a side of the support plate toward the door body, and the driving motor is installed in the mounting slot.

Preferably, the number of the driving mechanisms is two sets, which are respectively disposed corresponding to the guide rails to drive opposite sides of the door body.

Preferably, the teeth of the rack are disposed on a side of the rack facing away from the door body.

Preferably, the support plate is provided with a wire collecting member, and the wire collecting member is provided with a wire collecting groove installed by the power supply line.

In the technical solution of the present invention, when the door body needs to be opened, the driving mechanism drives the position of the door body from the air outlet to move along the surface of the face frame to make the air outlet open; when the door body needs to be closed, the driving mechanism drives the door body along the face frame. The surface moves to the position of the air outlet, and the air outlet is blocked; during the movement, because the guide rail is arranged along the surface of the face frame, the door body can move along the surface of the face frame, so that the door body and the air outlet can be Very good fit.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the structures shown in the drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of an air conditioner hanging machine according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a door body assembly of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view of FIG. 2 after disassembling a guide rail;

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of A in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of another disassembly mode of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a partial enlarged view of a portion B in Figure 5.

Description of the reference numerals:

标号 Label	名称 Name	标号 Label	名称 Name
100 100	底盘 Chassis	200 200	进风格栅 Styling grid
300 300	电控盒 Electric control box	400 400	风轮 wind mill
500 500	换热器 Heat Exchanger	600 600	门体组件 Door assembly
700 700	语音盒 Voice box	800 800	面框 Surface box
900 900	面板 Panel	950 950	出风框 Outlet frame
610 610	导轨 Guide rail	620 620	门体 Door body
630 630	支撑板 Support plate	640 640	集线件 Line assembly
650 650	从动齿条 Driven rack	660 660	驱动电机 motor
670 670	主动齿轮 Drive gear

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, ...) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawing). Relative positional relationship, motion situation, etc., if the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", and the like in the present invention are used for the purpose of description only, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" or "second" may include at least one of the features, either explicitly or implicitly. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the combination of the technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that the combination of the technical solutions does not exist. It is also within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

The air conditioner generally includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit generally includes a housing, a heat exchanger assembly, a air supply assembly, and a wind guide assembly, wherein the housing has an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air inlet and an air outlet. The air duct, the heat exchange component and the air supply component are all disposed in the air duct, and the air guiding component is disposed in the air duct or disposed at the air outlet. Wherein, the heat exchange component comprises a heat exchanger and a bracket for installing the heat exchanger in the air duct, and the heat exchanger is connected to the refrigerant circulation system of the air conditioner. The blower assembly includes a wind wheel (a cross-flow wind wheel or an axial flow wind wheel) for driving the drive motor of the wind wheel, and in some embodiments, a transmission for transmitting the drive of the motor to the wind wheel. The air guiding assembly comprises a wind deflector, a swinging leaf and a driving motor for driving the wind deflecting plate and the swinging blade, wherein the swinging of the wind deflecting plate realizes the upper and lower air guiding, and the swinging of the swinging blade realizes the left and right wind guiding. Of course, in some embodiments, The air deflector and the pendulum can be coupled to the air supply, that is, the air is supplied to the left and right while the air is supplied up and down. The shape of the casing may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped (such as a conventional wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit), and may be cylindrical (such as an air conditioner cabinet) or a spherical shape (such as a wall-mounted spherical air conditioner indoor unit).

The specific structure of the door assembly will be mainly described below.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, the door assembly 600 is used for an air-conditioner hang-up, and the air-conditioner hangs includes a face frame 800 having an air outlet, and the door assembly 600 includes:

The two guide rails 610 are disposed on the face frame 800 corresponding to the air outlets. The face frame 800 is disposed in a hemispherical shape, and the air outlet is opened on the spherical surface of the face frame 800. ;

a door body 620, the opposite sides of the door body 620 are respectively disposed in the guide rail 610;

a driving mechanism that drives the door body 620 to move along the guide rail 610 to cause the door body 620 to open or close the air outlet.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the air-conditioner hangs up generally indoors and is hung on the wall. The air-conditioner hang-up in the present embodiment includes a casing connected by the chassis 100 and the face frame 800, and covers the panel 900 on the face frame 800. The housing has an air inlet, an air outlet, and a duct between the air inlet and the air outlet. The entrance grille 200 is disposed at the air inlet and is fixedly coupled to the face frame 800. The wind wheel 400 and the heat exchanger 500 are disposed in the air passage, and the air flow entering from the air inlet port flows out from the air outlet port after heat exchange with the heat exchanger 500 under the action of the wind wheel 400. At the air outlet, a wind guide assembly such as a wind frame 950 is disposed to deliver the heat exchanged airflow to a user-specified area. The electric control box 300 and the voice box 700 of the air conditioner are disposed on the chassis 100 or the face frame 800. The door assembly 600 is disposed on the face frame 800 corresponding to the air outlet. The guide rails 610 are disposed in an elongated shape, and the elongated guide rails 610 are disposed along the side edges of the air outlets, and the two guide rails 610 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the air outlet. The guide rail 610 has a guide groove, and opposite side edges of the door body 620 are disposed in the guide groove of the guide rail 610, and the door body 620 is movable along the guide groove. There may be many ways of driving the mechanism, as long as the door body 620 can be driven to move along the guide rail 610. The driving mechanism can be in the form of a gear drive, a link mechanism drive, a rack and pinion mechanism, or the like. The shape and size of the door body 620 are adapted to the shape and size of the air outlet. When the door body 620 is disposed in the air outlet, the door body 620 blocks the air outlet, and when the door body 620 moves to other positions, the air outlet is opened. The fact that the face frame 800 is arranged in a hemispherical shape means that the outer shape of the face frame 800 is like a hemisphere, but it is not a strict hemisphere. On the surface of the surface of the face frame 800, there may be a partially concave or convex portion. These recessed or convex portions have a cause, which may be the internal structure of the face frame 800, or the need for external structure mounting, or may be required for assembly and installation. The guide rail 610 extends along the surface of the spherical surface, so that the door body 620 also moves along the surface of the spherical surface when moving along the guide rail 610, so that the door body 620 can well block and open the air outlet.

In this embodiment, when the door body 620 needs to be opened, the driving mechanism drives the door body 620 to move along the surface of the face frame 800 from the position of the air outlet port to make the air outlet open; when the door body 620 needs to be closed, the driving mechanism drives the door body. The 620 moves along the surface of the face frame 800 to the position of the air outlet to block the air outlet; during the movement, since the guide rail 610 is disposed along the surface of the face frame 800, the door body 620 can be along the spherical surface of the face frame 800. Move, so that the door body 620 and the air outlet can be well matched.

In order to improve the fit between the door body 620 and the air outlet, and more rationally utilize the space in the face frame 800, the guide rail 610 is an arc-shaped guide rail 610, and the curved curvature of the guide rail 610 and the curvature of the surface of the spherical surface quite.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the guide rail 610 is disposed in an arc shape, and the direction in which the guide rail 610 protrudes is the same as the direction in which the face frame 800 protrudes. The curvature of the guide rail 610 is equivalent to the curvature of the spherical surface, that is, if the spherical surface is a standard spherical surface, the guide rail 610 is a circular arc guide 610, and the guide rail 610 is attached to the inner side wall of the face frame 800, the outer side wall or the fixed surface. It is enclosed in the face frame 800 of the air outlet. The arrangement of the guide rail 610 can be well matched with the face frame 800, so that the movement path of the door body 620 reduces the space required for the movement of the door body 620 according to the proximity of the face frame 800, thereby improving the space inside the face frame 800. The utilization rate also makes the cooperation between the door body 620 and the air outlet more compact.

Of course, in some embodiments, the guide rail 610 is integrally formed with the face frame 800. The guide rails 610 may be provided separately or integrally formed with the face frame 800. When the guide rail 610 is integrally formed with the face frame 800, the process of separately manufacturing the guide rail 610, the cost of mold opening, and the like can be saved. At the same time, the integral process saves the process steps of mounting the guide rail 610, and at this time, there is no installation error between the guide rail 610 and the face frame 800, and the connection between the two is also very stable and reliable.

In order to improve the fit between the door body 620 and the air outlet, and more rationally utilize the space in the face frame 800, the door body 620 is disposed in the shape of a curved panel 900, and the curvature of the door body 620 and the spherical surface The curvature is quite.

Specifically, in the embodiment, the door body 620 is set as the curved panel 900, and the curvature of the door body 620 is set to be the same as that of the face frame 800, so that when the door body 620 is disposed corresponding to the air outlet, the shape and appearance of the door body 620 The shape of the face frame 800 around the tuyere is similar, thereby facilitating a better fit between the door body 620 and the face frame 800. Of course, the shape and size of the door body 620 are corresponding to the air outlet, so as to block the air outlet. In some embodiments, in order to increase the sealing between the door body 620 and the face frame 800, the door body 620 or the face frame 800 is provided with a mounting step, that is, increasing the sealing area between the door body 620 and the face frame 800, Increase the sealing effect.

In order to improve the load carrying capacity of the guide rail 610 and the strength of the guide rail 610, the door body assembly 600 further includes a support plate 630 located between the two guide rails 610 and fixedly coupled to the guide rail 610; The support plate 630 is located on a side of the door body 620 that faces the inside of the face frame 800.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the support plate 630 may be fixedly connected to the face frame 800 or fixedly connected to the guide rail 610. The support plate 630 abuts against the guide rail 610 to support the guide rail 610. The support plate 630 is disposed between the two rails 610 and is located within the face frame 800, more specifically the side of the door body 620 that faces the interior of the face frame 800. The door body 620 has an open position and a closed position, and the support plate 630 is disposed corresponding to the closed position of the door body 620, that is, when the door body 620 is closed, the support plate 630 is located directly below the door body 620. Of course, in other embodiments, the door body 620 can have other locations. When the bearing of the guide rail 610 is elastically deformed, the load on the guide rail 610 is transferred to the support plate 630, and the support plate 630 carries an external load, so that the guide rail 610 does not undergo plastic deformation when carrying a large load, which is advantageous for improving the load bearing capacity of the guide rail 610.

In order to improve the carrying capacity of the guide rail 610, the support plate 630 is disposed in a curved panel 900 shape, and the support plate 630 is disposed along the extending direction of the guide rail 610. The direction in which the support plate 630 protrudes is the same as the direction in which the door body 620 and the face frame 800 protrude. The shape and size of the support plate 630 are similar to those of the door body 620, and are also arranged in a convex arc shape. The curved surface extending direction of the support plate 630 is the same as the extending direction of the guide rail 610 and the extending direction of the door body 620, so that the door body 620 can be supported by the support plate 630 when it moves along the guide rail 610. By arranging the support plate 630 along the extending direction of the guide rail 610, the support area of the support plate 630 to the guide rail 610 is increased, which is advantageous for the support plate 630 to better support the guide rail 610.

In order to make the movement of the door body 620 stable and reliable, the driving mechanism includes a driving gear 670 and a driven rack 650 that meshes with the driving gear 670; the driving gear 670 is mounted on the supporting plate 630; The movable rack 650 is fixedly coupled to the door body 620.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the door body 620 is cooperatively driven by the driving gear 670 and the driven rack 650 that mesh with each other. The driving gear 670 is driven by a driving motor 660 or other active device electrically connected to the main control board of the air-conditioner, the rack moves with the rotation of the gear, and the rack drives the fixed connection with the door 620. When the door needs to be opened, the main control board controls the driving motor 660 to work, the motor drives the driving gear 670 to rotate, and the driving gear 670 drives the driven rack 650 to move the door body 620 to open the door body 620. Similarly, when the door needs to be closed, the main control board controls the driving motor 660 to reverse, the motor drives the driving gear 670 to rotate, and the driving gear 670 drives the driven rack 650 to move the door body 620 to close the door body 620.

In order to increase the stability and coordination of the driving of the door body 620, the rack is arranged in an arc, and the driven rack 650 is disposed in the guide rail 610. In the present embodiment, the driven rack 650 is disposed in an arc shape, and the shape and size of the driven rack 650 are adapted to the guide rail 610 such that the driven rack 650 can be mounted inside the guide rail 610. By the driven rack 650 being disposed in the guide rail 610, the movement of the driven rack 650 is less likely to interfere with external objects, which is advantageous for improving the stability of the driven rack 650.

In order to improve the reaction speed and stability of the movement of the door body 620, the driving mechanism further includes a driving motor 660 for driving the driving gear 670; the supporting plate 630 is provided with a mounting groove toward a side of the door body 620. The drive motor 660 is mounted in the mounting groove.

In this embodiment, the support plate 630 faces the plate surface on the side of the door body 620, and a mounting groove is formed in the direction away from the door body 620. The slot of the mounting slot is disposed corresponding to the guide rail 610, and the driving motor 660 is mounted on the mounting slot. The inner drive gear 670, which is coupled to the rotating shaft of the drive motor 660, is located within the guide rail 610 to engage the rack mounted in the guide rail 610. Through the arrangement of the mounting groove, the installation of the driving motor 660 is stable and reliable, and the power can be stably output, so that the operation of the driving gear 670 and the driven rack 650 is stably performed, so that the movement of the door body 620 is efficient and stable.

Of course, in some embodiments, in order to optimize the design and improve the space utilization inside the air conditioner, the structure of the door assembly 600 is more compact, and the teeth of the driven rack 650 are disposed on the rack facing away from the door. One side of body 620. By the arrangement of the driven rack 650, the meshing of the driving gear 670 and the driven rack 650 is located inside the face frame 800, greatly reducing the probability that the external object interferes with the driving gear 670 and the driven rack 650, so that The stability of the movement of the door body 620 is greatly improved.

In order to improve the stability of the movement of the door body 620, the number of the driving mechanisms is two sets, which are respectively disposed corresponding to the guide rails 610 to drive opposite sides of the door body 620. Each driving mechanism is disposed corresponding to a guide rail 610. Each rack is fixedly connected to one side of the door body 620, and the two driving motors 660 are set to synchronous forward rotation or synchronous reverse rotation so that opposite sides of the door body 620 are Synchronous driving, so that the door body 620 moves stably and reliably. By providing two sets of driving mechanisms, the door body 620 is simultaneously driven by a plurality of powers, so that the driving of the door body 620 is faster and more stable.

In order to make the routing of the door assembly 600 more secure, the support plate 630 is provided with a collecting member 640, and the collecting member 640 is provided with a collecting groove for the power supply line. The wire collecting member 640 is disposed at one end of the supporting plate 630 away from the air outlet, and the extending direction of the collecting groove is equivalent to the extending direction of the supporting plate 630, so that the wire can be well installed in the collecting groove. In some embodiments, the wire concentrating member 640 and the supporting plate 630 are integrally formed, so that the structure of the supporting plate 630 is more perfect, so that the wiring of the door body assembly 600 is more secure and reliable, and the safety of the door body assembly 600 is improved.

The present invention also provides an air-conditioner hang-up machine, which includes a face frame 800 and a door body assembly 600. The specific structure of the door body assembly 600 is as described above with reference to the above embodiments, since the air-conditioning hang-up adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments. Therefore, at least all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments are not described herein. The door assembly 600 is disposed on the face frame 800 corresponding to the air outlet. There are various ways of connecting the guide rail 610 and the face frame 800, such as a screw connection, a snap connection, and the like.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structural transformation, or direct/indirect use, of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are used in the inventive concept of the present invention. It is included in the scope of the patent protection of the present invention in other related technical fields.

Claims

An air-conditioner hang-up machine, characterized in that the air-conditioner hang-up includes:

a face frame and a door assembly having an air outlet;

The door assembly includes two guide rails, and the two guide rails are oppositely disposed on the face frame corresponding to the air outlet, the face frame is arranged in a hemispherical shape, and the air outlet is opened in the face frame. Spherical surface

a door body, the opposite sides of the door body are respectively disposed in the guide rail;

a driving mechanism that drives the door body to move along the guide rail to cause the door body to open or close the air outlet.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 1, wherein said guide rail is an arc-shaped guide rail, and said guide rail has a curvature equal to a curvature of said spheroidal surface.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 2, wherein the door body assembly further comprises a support plate, the support plate is located between the two guide rails, and is fixedly connected with the guide rail; The door body faces the side of the inside of the face frame.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 3, wherein the support plate is disposed in a curved panel shape, and the support plate is disposed along an extending direction of the guide rail.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 3, wherein said drive mechanism comprises a driving gear and a driven rack engaged with said driving gear;

The driving gear is mounted on the support plate;

The driven rack is fixedly coupled to the door body.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 5, wherein the driven rack is disposed in an arc shape, and the driven rack is disposed in the guide rail.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 5, wherein the number of the driving mechanisms is two sets, respectively corresponding to the guide rails to drive opposite sides of the door body.
The air conditioner hooking machine according to claim 5, wherein the teeth of the driven rack are disposed on a side of the driven rack facing away from the door body.
The air conditioner hooking machine according to claim 2, wherein the guide rail is integrally formed with the face frame.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 9, wherein the door body assembly further comprises a support plate, the support plate is located between the two guide rails, and is fixedly connected with the guide rail; The door body faces the side of the inside of the face frame.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 1, wherein the door body is provided in a curved panel shape, and the curvature of the door body is equivalent to the curvature of the spheroidal surface.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 11, wherein the door body assembly further comprises a support plate, the support plate is located between the two guide rails, and is fixedly connected with the guide rail; The door body faces the side of the inside of the face frame.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 1, wherein the door body assembly further comprises a support plate, the support plate is located between the two guide rails, and is fixedly connected with the guide rail; The door body faces the side of the inside of the face frame.
The air conditioner hooking machine according to claim 13, wherein said support plate is disposed in a curved panel shape, and said support plate is disposed along an extending direction of said guide rail.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 13, wherein said drive mechanism comprises a driving gear and a driven rack engaged with said driving gear;

The driving gear is mounted on the support plate;

The driven rack is fixedly coupled to the door body.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 15, wherein said drive mechanism further comprises a drive motor for driving said drive gear;

A mounting slot is defined in a side of the support plate toward the door body, and the driving motor is installed in the mounting slot.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 15, wherein said driven rack is disposed in an arc shape, and said driven rack is disposed in said guide rail.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 15, wherein the number of the driving mechanisms is two sets, which are respectively disposed corresponding to the guide rails to drive opposite sides of the door body.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 15, wherein the teeth of the driven rack are disposed on a side of the driven rack facing away from the door body.
The air-conditioner hang-up according to claim 13, wherein the support plate is provided with a line concentrating member, and the wire concentrating member is provided with a wire collecting groove installed by the power supply line.