WO2019169714A1

WO2019169714A1 - Air conditioner and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2019169714A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/084801
Authority: WO
Inventors: 马列; 姬安生; 郑雄
Original assignee: 广东美的制冷设备有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-03-09
Filing date: 2018-04-27
Publication date: 2019-09-12
Also published as: CN113154662A; CN114111014A; BR112020007847A2; BR112020007847B1; CN113154663A; JP6909869B2; EP3604940A1; EP3604940A4; CN108426358A; JP2020517896A

Abstract

Disclosed are an air conditioner (100) and a control method therefor. The air conditioner (100) comprises a housing (30), a first air deflector (10) and a second air deflector (20), wherein an air outlet is provided on the housing (30), and the first air deflector (10) is rotatably provided at the air outlet and is connected to the housing (30) via a first rotary shaft (12) of the housing (30); and the second air deflector (20) is rotatably provided in an air outlet channel. When the air conditioner (100) enters a soft-wind-sense mode, the first air deflector (10) partially covers the air outlet, and the second air deflector (20) extends to the lower side of the air outlet along the air outlet channel so that wind from the air outlet is diffused to the surrounding air.

Description

Air conditioner and control method thereof

Technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular, to an air conditioner and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the demand for air conditioners is getting higher and higher. The air conditioners on the existing market have large flow areas, large air volume, and far air supply distance. The wind of air conditioners is directly blown. The body brings a great discomfort, and the hair feel is single, which can not meet the different needs of different people for the wind.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present application is to provide an air conditioner and a control method thereof, which aim to solve the technical problem of a single air conditioner in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides an air conditioner including a housing, a first air deflector and a second air deflector; the housing has an air outlet duct formed on the inner side of the housing and An air outlet communicating with the air duct and disposed on an outer peripheral wall of the casing; the first air deflector is rotatably disposed at the air outlet, and passes through the first rotating shaft on the casing a casing is connected; the second air deflector is rotatably disposed on the air outlet duct, and the second air deflector is rotated by a second rotating shaft on the casing; the air conditioner has a soft wind a first mode, when the air conditioner is operated in the soft wind mode, the first air deflector blocks part of the air outlet, and the second wind deflector is along the air outlet The lower side of the tuyere extends.

Optionally, when the first air deflector closes the air outlet, a side of the first air deflector adjacent to an upper side of the air outlet is a first side, and the first air deflector is adjacent to the first air deflector. The side of the lower side of the tuyere is a second side; the first side of the first rotating axis extends to form a first side, and the second side of the first rotating axis extends to form a second side The angle between the first surface and the second surface is α; when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the range of α is 30° ≤ α ≤ 40°.

Optionally, when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the distance M between the first side and the edge of the upper side of the air outlet is in the range of 65 mm to 70 mm.

Optionally, when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the distance N between the second side and the end edge of the casing on the lower side of the air outlet is in the range of 15 mm to 25 mm.

Optionally, the air conditioner further has a cooling/heating mode, and when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the first air deflector completely avoids the air outlet, and the range of α It is 65 ° ≤ α ≤ 90 °.

Optionally, when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the distance M between the first side and the edge of the upper side of the air outlet is in the range of 95 mm to 110 mm.

Optionally, when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the distance N between the second side and the end edge of the casing on the lower side of the air outlet is in the range of 25 mm to 45 mm.

Optionally, the first air deflector is provided with a blast hole extending through the thickness of the first air deflector.

Optionally, the length of the vent hole in the opening direction is equal to the thickness of the first wind deflector or the length of the blast hole in the opening direction is greater than the thickness of the first wind deflector.

The present application also provides a method of controlling an air conditioner, the air conditioner including a soft wind mode and a cooling/heating mode, wherein the air conditioner is capable of switching between the soft wind mode and the cooling/heating mode ;

When the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the first air deflector blocks a portion of the air outlet, and the second air deflector extends along the air outlet to the lower side of the air outlet. a first side of the rotating axial direction extends to form a first surface, and an edge of the upper side of the first rotating axial air outlet extends to form a second surface, and the angle between the first surface and the second surface is α, α The range is 30 ° ≤ α ≤ 40 °;

When the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the first air deflector completely avoids the air outlet, and the range of α is 65°≤α≤90°.

In the present application, when the air conditioner enters the soft wind mode, the first air deflector partially blocks the air outlet, and the second air deflector extends along the air outlet duct to the lower side of the air outlet. The wind coming out from the air outlet is diffused into the surrounding air, avoiding air conditioning and air blowing, and various modes to meet user requirements.

DRAWINGS

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

1 is a schematic structural view of a soft wind feeling mode of an air conditioner of the present application;

2 is a schematic structural view of a cooling/heating mode of the air conditioner of the present application.

Description of the reference numerals:

标号Label	名称name	标号Label	名称name
100100	空调器 Air conditioner	1010	第一导风板 First air deflector
11 11	散风孔 Air diffusing hole	1212	第一旋转轴 First axis of rotation
20 20	第二导风板 Second air deflector	21 twenty one	第二散风孔 Second diffusing hole
22twenty two	第二旋转轴 Second axis of rotation	3030	壳体 Housing
31 31	底盘 Chassis	32 32	面板 Panel
40 40	风机 Fan	50 50	摆叶 Pendulum

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without departing from the inventive scope are the scope of the present application.

It should be noted that, if there is a directional indication (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, horizontal, vertical, etc.) in the embodiment of the present application, the directional indication is only used to explain in a certain posture ( As shown in the drawing, the relative positional relationship between the components, the motion, and the like, if the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description relating to "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present application, the description of "first", "second", etc. is used for descriptive purposes only, and is not to be construed as an Its relative importance or implicit indication of 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. Nor is it within the scope of protection required by this application.

The present application provides an air conditioner and a control method thereof. The air conditioner may be a split wall type air conditioner, and the air conditioner may be a single cold machine or a cooling and warming machine. In the description of the present application, the air conditioner is used for heating and cooling. The machine is explained as an example. The working mode of the air conditioner in this solution includes a soft wind mode, a cooling/heating mode.

Referring to FIG. 1, an air conditioner 100 includes a housing 30, a first air deflector 10 and a second air deflector 20; the housing 30 has an outer side formed on the inner side of the housing 30. a wind tunnel (not shown) and an air outlet (not shown) communicating with the air outlet duct and disposed on an outer peripheral wall of the casing 30; the first air deflector 10 is rotatably Provided in the air outlet, and connected to the housing 30 through a first rotating shaft 12 on the housing 30; the second air deflector 20 is rotatably disposed on the air outlet duct, The second air deflector 20 is rotated by the second rotating shaft 22 on the casing 30; the air conditioner 100 has a soft wind feeling mode, when the air conditioner 100 operates in the soft wind feeling mode, The first air deflector 10 partially blocks the air outlet, and the second air deflector 20 extends along the air outlet duct to a lower side of the air outlet.

Specifically, a device of the air conditioner 100 is mounted in the housing 30, and the housing 30 is also used to beautify the appearance while supporting and protecting the internal components. The housing 30 includes a chassis 31, a face frame (not shown), and a panel 32. The face frame is disposed on the chassis 31, the front side of the face frame is open, and the panel 32 is disposed on the front side of the face frame, and the lower end and the face of the face plate 32. An air outlet is defined between the frames. Specifically, the face frame may be rotatably or detachably provided on the chassis 31, and the face plate 32 may be rotatably or detachably provided on the face frame. It can be understood that the air conditioner 100 further includes a swinging blade 50. The swinging blade 50 is rotatably disposed on the air outlet duct, and controls the wind in the direction of the left and right sides to realize air supply in the left and right direction. The air conditioner 100 also includes a fan 40 disposed within the housing 30.

In the embodiment of the present application, the housing 30 is further provided with an air outlet duct for air circulation, and the air outlet duct forms an air outlet on the outer peripheral wall of the housing 30 when the air conditioner 100 is turned on. The wind is constantly blown into the indoor space through the air outlet to adjust the indoor temperature. The first air deflector 10 is rotated about the first rotating shaft 12 to realize opening or closing of the air outlet. In this embodiment, the second air deflector 20 is provided with a plurality of second air diffusing holes 21 penetrating the second wind deflecting plate 20, and the second air diffusing holes 21 are along the second air guiding hole The plate 20 is disposed in the thickness direction, and the second air deflector 20 is rotatable in the air outlet duct along the second rotating shaft 22. The soft wind mode is a soft wind mode. When the air conditioner 100 is operated in the soft wind mode, the first air deflector 10 is rotated by an angle for partially blocking the air outlet. The second air deflector 20 extends along the air outlet duct to the lower side of the air outlet. In a preferred embodiment, the first air deflector 10 and the second air deflector 20 are located at a substantially vertical position, and the first air deflector 10 is farther along the air outlet direction of the air outlet. One end, the far end of the second air deflector 20 along the air outlet direction of the air outlet and the first rotating shaft 12 are substantially in the same plane, and the blown wind is used by the first wind guide The plate 10 blocks and diffuses into the surrounding environment via the second vent hole 21 on the second air deflector 20, reducing the air volume and the wind speed of the air outlet. The wind blown by the air conditioner 100 is prevented from being directly blown on the human body, so that the wind felt by the person is softer, and the air conditioner is prevented from being blown by a single type, and the modes are various to meet the user's requirements.

Further, when the first air deflector 10 closes the air outlet, the side of the first air deflector 10 near the upper side of the air outlet is a first side (not shown), a side of the first air deflector 10 adjacent to the lower side of the air outlet is a second side (not shown); the first rotating shaft 12 extends toward the first side to form a first side, The first rotating shaft 12 extends toward the upper edge of the air outlet to form a second surface, and the angle between the first surface and the second surface is α; that is, the first air deflector is completely closed. The state of the tuyere is the initial position, the angle at which the first wind deflector 10 rotates from the initial position about the first rotating shaft 12 is α, and when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, α The range is 30° ≤ α ≤ 40°. In this state, the wind speed of the wind coming out from the air outlet duct is weak, the air volume is not large, and the wind is blocked by the first air deflector 10 to avoid direct blowing. In the human body, the wind spreads around the first wind deflector 10, making the wind softer and easier for the user to accept, giving the user a comfortable feeling.

Further, when the air conditioner 100 is in the soft wind mode, when the range of α is 30°≤α≤40°, the distance between the first side and the edge of the upper side of the air outlet is M, and M ranges from 65 mm to 70 mm; or, when the air conditioner 100 operates in the soft wind mode, the distance between the second side and the edge of the lower side of the air outlet is N, and N The range is from 15mm to 25mm. When the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the action of the first air deflector 10 tends to soften the wind coming out of the air outlet duct. At this time, when the air blow of the air conditioner 100 is diffused to the surroundings along the first air deflector 10, it is easy to reduce the wind speed and the air volume coming out from the air outlet, so that the user feels a gentle wind.

Referring to FIG. 2, further, the air conditioner further has a cooling/heating mode, and when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the first air deflector completely avoids the opening The tuyere, α, has a range of 65° ≤ α ≤ 90°. In the embodiment of the present application, the second working mode is a cooling/heating mode, and the first air deflector 10 and the second air deflector 20 are rotated to a general direction with an air outlet of the air outlet duct. In a parallel position, the side of the first air deflector 10 near the upper side of the air outlet is a first side, and the side of the first air deflector 10 near the lower side of the air outlet is a second side; the first rotating shaft 12 extends toward the first side to form a first surface, and the first rotating shaft 12 extends toward an upper edge of the air outlet to form a second surface, The angle between the first surface and the second surface is α, that is, the state in which the first air deflector completely closes the air outlet is an initial position, and the first air deflector 10 is wound from the initial position. The angle at which the first rotating shaft 12 rotates is α, and when the range of the rotation angle α of the first wind deflector 10 is 65° ≤ α ≤ 90°, in the state, the first wind deflector 10 and the second air deflector 20 block the wind in the air outlet duct, so that the wind speed and the air volume coming out of the air outlet duct are large, and the air is large. Speed changing ambient temperature.

Further, when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the distance M between the first side and the upper edge of the air outlet is in the range of 95 mm to 110 mm. Alternatively, when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the distance N between the second side and the end edge of the casing on the lower side of the air outlet is in the range of 25 mm to 45 mm. In the embodiment of the present application, when the air conditioner 100 is in the cooling/heating mode, and the range of α is 65°≤α≤90°, the range of M is 95mm-110mm or the range of N is 25mm-45mm. It is easy to increase the wind speed and the air volume from the air outlet. At this time, the first air deflector 10 has a small airflow obstruction to the air conditioner 100, so that the wind from the air outlet duct has a high wind speed and a large air volume. The temperature inside the room is quickly adjusted.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first air deflector 10 is provided with a diffusing hole 11 penetrating the thickness of the first wind deflector 10 . The length of the vent hole 11 in the opening direction is equal to the thickness of the first wind deflector 10 or the length of the vent hole 11 in the opening direction is greater than the thickness of the first wind deflector 10. The vent hole 11 gradually increases in diameter along a direction from the inner side of the first wind deflector 10 to the outer side of the first wind deflector 10. The structure is simple, and the wind of the air outlet duct is diffused from the air diffusing hole 11 of the first wind deflector 10 to the surroundings.

The present application also proposes a control method of the air conditioner 100, which is the air conditioner 100 described above, the air conditioner 100 includes a soft wind mode and a cooling/heating mode, and the air conditioner 100 can be Switching between the soft wind mode and the cooling/heating mode; when the air conditioner 100 is operated in the soft wind mode, the first air deflector 10 blocks a part of the air outlet, and the second air deflector 20 extending along the air outlet duct to the lower side of the air outlet, and when the first air deflector 10 closes the air outlet, the first air deflector 10 is adjacent to the upper side of the air outlet The side is a first side, the side of the first air deflector near the lower side of the air outlet is a second side; the first rotating shaft 12 extends toward the first side to form a first side, The first rotating shaft 12 extends toward the upper edge of the air outlet to form a second surface. The angle between the first surface and the second surface is α, and the range of α is 30° ≤ α ≤ 40. When the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the first air deflector 10 completely avoids the air outlet, and the range of α is 65°. α≤90 °. The specific structure of the air conditioner 100 is referred to the above embodiment, and will not be further described herein.

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

Claims

An air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner includes a housing, a first air deflector and a second air deflector;

The housing has an air outlet duct formed on the inner side of the housing and an air outlet connected to the air outlet duct and disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the housing;

The first air deflector is rotatably disposed at the air outlet, and is connected to the housing through a first rotating shaft on the housing;

The second air deflector is rotatably disposed on the air outlet duct, and the second air deflector is rotated by a second rotating shaft on the housing;

The air conditioner has a soft wind feeling mode, and when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind feeling mode, the first air deflector blocks part of the air outlet, and the second air deflector follows the air outlet The wind tunnel extends to the lower side of the air outlet.
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein when the first air deflector closes the air outlet, the side of the first air deflector adjacent to the upper side of the air outlet is a first side. a side of the first air deflector near the lower side of the air outlet is a second side; the first side of the first rotating shaft extends to form a first side, and the first rotating axis is The edge of the upper side of the air outlet extends to form a second surface, the angle between the first surface and the second surface is α; when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the range of α is 30° ≤ α ≤ 40 °.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a distance M between the first side and an edge of the upper side of the air outlet is 65 mm - 70 mm when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode .
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a distance N between the second side and an end edge of the lower side of the air outlet is in the range of 15 mm to 25 mm when the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode .
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein said air conditioner further has a cooling/heating mode, said first air deflector being completely avoided when said air conditioner operates in said cooling/heating mode The air outlet has a range of α of 65° ≤ α ≤ 90°.
The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein a distance M between the first side and an end edge of the upper side of the air outlet is 95 mm when the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode. 110mm.
The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein a distance N between said second side and said housing end edge on the lower side of said air outlet is N when said air conditioner operates in a cooling/heating mode The range is 25mm-45mm.
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said first air deflector is provided with a vent hole penetrating through a thickness of said first wind deflector.
The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein a length of the vent hole in the opening direction is equal to a thickness of the first wind deflector or a length of the blast hole in the opening direction is larger than the first The thickness of the deflector.
A method of controlling an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprising a soft wind mode and a cooling/heating mode, wherein the air conditioner is capable of switching between the soft wind mode and the cooling/heating mode;

When the air conditioner operates in the soft wind mode, the first air deflector blocks a portion of the air outlet, and the second air deflector extends along the air outlet to the lower side of the air outlet. a first side of the rotating axial direction extends to form a first surface, and an edge of the upper side of the first rotating axial air outlet extends to form a second surface, and the angle between the first surface and the second surface is α, α The range is 30 ° ≤ α ≤ 40 °;

When the air conditioner operates in the cooling/heating mode, the first air deflector completely avoids the air outlet, and the range of α is 65°≤α≤90°.