WO2022205899A1 - Air-conditioner indoor unit capable of outputting air vertically and air-conditioner capable of outputting air vertically - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioner indoor unit capable of outputting air vertically and an air-conditioner capable of outputting air vertically. The air-conditioner indoor unit comprises an air output device (1), which comprises a heating cavity (11) and a circulation cavity (12), wherein the heating cavity (11) is provided with an upper air outlet (111) and an upper air inlet (112), and the circulation cavity (12) is provided with a lower air outlet (121) and a lower air inlet (122); the upper air outlet (111) and the lower air inlet (122) are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent sides of the air output device (1); and the upper air inlet (112) and the lower air outlet (121) are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent sides of the air output device (1). Thus while the heating cavity (11) completes air circulation in an upper portion, the circulation cavity (12) cooperates with the heating cavity (11) to complete air circulation in a bottom portion, such that air within a room is more uniform.

Description

An indoor unit of an upper and lower air outlet air conditioner and an upper and lower outlet air conditioner

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on April 1, 2021 with the application number 202110357982.X and the title of "a top-down air conditioner indoor unit and an up and down air conditioner", which is fully incorporated by reference Incorporated herein.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular, to an indoor unit of an upper and lower air outlet air conditioner and an upper and lower outlet air conditioner.

Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards, air conditioners have become a must-use electrical appliance for modern people's homes and offices, especially in summer and winter, air conditioners are used for a long time. The air conditioner can cool in summer and heat in winter, and can adjust the indoor temperature to be warm in winter and cool in summer, providing users with a comfortable environment.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, due to the fact that the air outlet of the cabinet air conditioner on the market is relatively high from the ground and the hot air rises, the bottom temperature is low and the top temperature is high when the air conditioner is heating, resulting in obvious " The phenomenon of "hot head and cold feet", the experience effect is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present application provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet and an air conditioner with an air outlet from the upper and lower sides, which are used to solve the problem that the temperature of the top is high and the temperature of the bottom is low when the air conditioner is heating.

The embodiment of the present application provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet, including:

an air outlet device, the air outlet device includes: a heating cavity and a circulation cavity under the heating cavity;

The heating cavity is provided with an upper air outlet and an upper air inlet that communicate with each other, and the circulation cavity is provided with a lower air outlet and a lower air inlet that communicate with each other; the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged at The same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device; the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device.

According to the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present application, the heating cavity is rotatably installed on the circulation cavity;

When the heating cavity is facing the circulation cavity, the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device, and the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are arranged correspondingly on the same side of the air outlet;

After the heating cavity is rotated by a preset angle relative to the circulation cavity, the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the side adjacent to the air outlet device; the upper air inlet and the The lower air outlet is correspondingly arranged on the adjacent side of the air outlet device.

According to an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by an embodiment of the present application, the indoor unit of an air conditioner with an air outlet from above and below further includes:

A rotating shaft structure, the rotating shaft structure is rotatably connected to the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, so that the heating cavity and the circulation cavity can discharge air toward the top surface or the bottom surface.

According to an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by an embodiment of the present application, the rotating shaft structure includes:

base;

a bracket, the bottom end of the bracket is connected with the base;

A rotating body, the inner side of the rotating body is connected with the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, and the outer side of the rotating body is rotatably connected with the top end of the bracket.

According to an indoor unit of an up-down air outlet air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present application, there are two rotating shaft structures, which are a first rotating shaft structure and a second rotating shaft structure;

The first rotating shaft structure and the second rotating shaft structure are disposed opposite to each other, and are respectively rotatably connected to opposite sides of the heating cavity or the circulation cavity.

According to an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by an embodiment of the present application, the indoor unit of an air conditioner with an air outlet from above and below further includes:

A rotary drive device is connected with the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, and is used for driving the heating cavity and the circulation cavity to rotate up and down along the rotating body.

According to an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by an embodiment of the present application, the indoor unit of an air conditioner with an air outlet from above and below further includes:

A handle for controlling the up and down rotation of the heating cavity and the circulation cavity, and the handle is connected with the rotating body.

According to the up-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit provided by an embodiment of the present application, the up-down air-outlet air-conditioning indoor unit further includes:

A swing vane device for adjusting the wind direction, the swing vane device is installed on the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet.

According to an indoor unit of an up-down air-discharge air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present application, the swing blade device includes:

a plurality of transverse wind guide blades, each of which is arranged in sequence along the longitudinal direction;

a plurality of longitudinal wind guide vanes, each of which is arranged in sequence along the lateral direction;

The blade driving device is connected with the transverse wind guide blade and the longitudinal wind guide blade.

The present application also provides an upper and lower air outlet air conditioner, and the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner includes the above-mentioned upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit.

The upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor units and the upper and lower air outlet air conditioners provided by the present application are provided with a heating cavity for upper air outlet and a circulation chamber for lower air outlet in the same air outlet device, and air inlets are arranged in the corresponding chambers and air outlet, the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device, and the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or the opposite side of the air outlet device. On the adjacent side, while the heating cavity completes the upper air circulation, the circulation cavity cooperates with the heating cavity to complete the bottom air circulation, so that the air in the room is more uniform and avoids the phenomenon of "hot head and cold feet".

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description These are some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

1 is a schematic diagram of the air flow of a cabinet type air conditioner in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the air circulation of cabinet type air conditioner in the prior art;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

5 is a schematic diagram of an air circulation of an indoor unit of an up-and-down air-conditioning air conditioner provided by an embodiment of the present application;

6 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by a second embodiment of the present application;

7 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of an indoor unit of an air conditioner with upper and lower air outlets provided by the second embodiment of the present application;

8 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of an indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet provided by a third embodiment of the present application;

In the figure, 1. air outlet; 11. heating cavity; 111, upper air outlet; 112, upper air inlet; 12, circulation cavity; 121, lower air outlet; 122, lower air inlet; 2, rotating shaft structure; 21, the base; 22, the bracket; 23, the rotating body; 3, the handle; 31, the braking part; 32, the handle part.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

3 and 4 , the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described below. The upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit includes: an air outlet device 1 , and the air outlet device 1 includes: a heating cavity 11 and a heating The circulation cavity 12 under the cavity 11. The heating cavity 11 is used to discharge air from the top and heat the air, and the circulation cavity 12 is used to discharge the air from the bottom. The heating cavity 11 is provided with an upper air outlet 111 and an upper air inlet 112 that communicate with each other, and the circulation cavity 12 is provided with a lower air outlet 121 and a lower air inlet 122 that communicate with each other. In order to ensure the air flow, the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 are generally provided with fans for guiding the air flow.

The upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device 1 , or the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 . In the case where there are multiple upper air outlets 111 and lower air inlets 122 , the upper air outlets 111 and the lower air inlets 122 may be simultaneously arranged on the same side and the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 .

Correspondingly, the upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device 1 , or the upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly arranged on the adjacent one of the air outlet device 1 . In the case where there are multiple upper air inlets 112 and lower air outlets 121 , the upper air inlets 112 and the lower air outlets 121 may be simultaneously arranged on the same side and adjacent sides of the air outlet device 1 .

During the heating process of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit, as shown in FIG. 5 , the fans in the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 are turned on, and the indoor air enters the heating cavity 11 through the upper air inlet 112 , and is heated during the heating process. Heat exchange is performed in the cavity 11 , and the heated air is discharged through the upper air outlet 111 .

A part of the air is used to complete the upper air circulation, flows in the indoor head space, and continues to enter the heating cavity 11 from the upper air inlet 112 after the upper air circulation is completed.

The other part of the air is used to complete the bottom air circulation, flows in the bottom space of the room, enters the circulation cavity 12 through the lower air inlet 122, and is discharged from the lower air outlet 121. After completing the bottom air circulation, the air enters the heating chamber through the upper air inlet 112. body 11, and heat exchange is performed in the heating cavity 11 again.

During the whole process, while the heating cavity 11 completes the upper air circulation, the circulation cavity 12 cooperates with the heating cavity 11 to complete the bottom air circulation.

In the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioners provided by the present application, the same air outlet device 1 is provided with a heating cavity 11 for upper air outlet and a circulation cavity 12 for lower air outlet, and an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged in the corresponding chambers , the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device 1, and the upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device 1. / or the adjacent side, so that while the heating cavity 11 completes the upper air circulation, the circulation cavity 12 cooperates with the heating cavity 11 to complete the bottom air circulation, so that the air in the room is more uniform and avoids "hot head and feet cold" phenomenon occurs.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the heating cavity 11 is rotatably mounted on the circulation cavity 12 . In this embodiment, the heating cavity 11 can rotate left and right on the circulation cavity 12 .

Assuming that there is only one air inlet and outlet, when the heating cavity 11 is facing the circulation cavity 12, the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device 1, and the upper air inlet 112 and The lower air outlet 121 is correspondingly disposed on the same side of the air outlet device 1 .

After the heating cavity 11 is rotated relative to the circulation cavity 12 by a predetermined angle, eg, 90 degrees, the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly disposed on the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 . The upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly disposed on the adjacent side of the air outlet device.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 , the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner also includes: a rotating shaft structure 2, which is rotatably connected to the heating cavity 11 or the circulation cavity 12. In order to simplify the overall structure, a rotating shaft is generally used. The structure 2 is rotatably connected with the circulation cavity 12, so that the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 can pass air toward the top surface or the bottom surface.

When the user needs to blow directly, the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 are vertically arranged on the rotating shaft structure 2 , and the air flow can be directly blown to the human body through the heating cavity 11 .

When the user needs heating or does not want to blow directly, rotate the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 downward, and set the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 on the rotating shaft structure 2 inclined downward, and the airflow blows On the bottom plate, the temperature of the feet is increased, and the temperature of the bottom is increased at the same time, and the floor heating type heating is realized due to the rise of hot air.

When the user needs to cool or does not want to blow directly, rotate the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 upward, and set the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 on the rotating shaft structure 2 with an upward inclination, and the airflow is blown to the ceiling , Shower cooling is achieved due to the principle of cold air sinking.

Different from the previous embodiments, in the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the present application, the air outlet device 1 is rotatably installed on the rotating shaft structure 2, so that the indoor unit of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner can adjust the size of the air outlet as required. towards. When heating or when direct blowing is not desired, let the indoor unit of the air conditioner turn downward, blow the wind to the floor, raise the temperature of the bottom, and use the hot air to rise to realize floor heating. When cooling or when direct blowing is not desired, let the indoor unit of the air conditioner rotate upwards, blow cold air to the ceiling, and use the cold air to sink to achieve shower cooling.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the rotating shaft structure 2 includes: a base 21 , a bracket 22 and a rotating body 23 . The base 21 is located at the bottom of the circulation cavity 12 , the bracket 22 serves as the supporting structure of the entire air outlet device 1 , and the bottom end of the bracket 22 is connected to the base 21 . The inner side of the rotating body 23 is connected with the heating cavity 11 or the circulation cavity 12, and the outer side of the rotating body 23 is rotatably connected with the top end of the bracket 22. By adjusting the angle between the rotating body 23 and the bracket 22, the entire air outlet can be adjusted. The angle of the device 1 relative to the base 21 .

In this embodiment, there are two rotating shaft structures 2 , which are a first rotating shaft structure and a second rotating shaft structure. The first rotating shaft structure and the second rotating shaft structure are disposed opposite to each other, and the first rotating shaft structure and the second rotating shaft structure are respectively rotatably connected to opposite left and right sides of the heating cavity 11 or the circulation cavity 12 .

In order to facilitate user adjustment, a rotary drive device can be added to the upper and lower air-conditioning indoor unit, and the rotary drive device can use a motor or other power mechanism. The rotation driving device is connected with the heating cavity 11 or the circulation cavity 12 , and is used for driving the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 to rotate along the rotating body 23 . According to needs, the rotary drive device can drive the whole air outlet device 1 to rotate, freely control the direction of the air outlet, and realize the up and down air outlet of the air conditioner.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in order to facilitate manual adjustment by the user, a handle 3 for controlling the rotation of the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 can also be added, and the handle 3 is connected with the rotating body 23 .

Specifically, the handle 3 includes a braking part 31 and a handle part 32 . The braking portion 31 is rotatably engaged with the bracket 22 , and the braking portion 31 is connected to the outer side of the rotating body 23 through the bracket 22 . The handle portion 32 is connected to the braking portion 31 . The user can rotate the handle part 32 to drive the brake part 31 to rotate to control the up and down position of the air outlet.

In this embodiment, the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit further includes: a swing blade device for adjusting the wind direction, and the swing blade device is installed on the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air outlet 121 .

Wherein, the swing vane device includes: a plurality of transverse wind guide vanes, a plurality of longitudinal wind guide vanes and a vane driving device. The transverse wind guide blades are arranged in turn in the longitudinal direction, and the longitudinal wind guide blades are arranged in sequence in the transverse direction. The blade driving device is connected with the transverse wind guide blades and the longitudinal wind guide blades. The wind blades rotate to adjust the wind direction.

The embodiment of the present application further provides an upper and lower air outlet air conditioner, and the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner includes the above-mentioned upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit includes: an air outlet device 1 , and the air outlet device 1 includes a heating cavity 11 and a circulation cavity 12 located under the heating cavity 11 . The heating cavity 11 is used to discharge air from the top and heat the air, and the circulation cavity 12 is used to discharge the air from the bottom. The heating cavity 11 is provided with an upper air outlet 111 and an upper air inlet 112 that communicate with each other, and the circulation cavity 12 is provided with a lower air outlet 121 and a lower air inlet 122 that communicate with each other. In order to ensure the air flow, the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 are generally provided with fans for guiding the air flow.

The upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device 1 , or the upper air outlet 111 and the lower air inlet 122 are correspondingly arranged on the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 . In the case where there are multiple upper air outlets 111 and lower air inlets 122 , the upper air outlets 111 and the lower air inlets 122 may be simultaneously arranged on the same side and the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 .

Correspondingly, the upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device 1 , or the upper air inlet 112 and the lower air outlet 121 are correspondingly arranged on the adjacent side of the air outlet device 1 . In the case where there are multiple upper air inlets 112 and lower air outlets 121 , the upper air inlets 112 and the lower air outlets 121 may be simultaneously arranged on the same side and adjacent sides of the air outlet device 1 .

During the heating process of the upper and lower air outlet air conditioners, as shown in FIG. 5 , the fans in the heating cavity 11 and the circulation cavity 12 are turned on, and the indoor air enters the heating cavity 11 through the upper air inlet 112 . Heat exchange is performed in the body 11 , and the heated air is discharged through the upper air outlet 111 .

A part of the air is used to complete the upper air circulation, flows in the indoor head space, and continues to enter the heating cavity 11 from the upper air inlet 112 after the upper air circulation is completed.

The other part of the air is used to complete the bottom air circulation, flows in the bottom space of the room, enters the circulation cavity 12 through the lower air inlet 122, and is discharged from the lower air outlet 121. After completing the bottom air circulation, the air enters the heating chamber through the upper air inlet 112. body 11, and heat exchange is performed in the heating cavity 11 again.

During the whole process, while the heating cavity 11 completes the upper air circulation, the circulation cavity 12 cooperates with the heating cavity 11 to complete the bottom air circulation.

To sum up, the upper and lower air outlet air conditioners provided by the embodiments of the present application are provided with the above-mentioned upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor units. , the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device, and the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent one side of the air outlet device. side, so that while the heating cavity completes the upper air circulation, the circulation cavity cooperates with the heating cavity to complete the bottom air circulation, so that the air in the room is more uniform.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: it can still be The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments are modified, or some technical features thereof are equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner with an upper and lower air outlet, characterized in that it includes:

   an air outlet device, the air outlet device includes: a heating cavity and a circulation cavity under the heating cavity;

   The heating cavity is provided with an upper air outlet and an upper air inlet that communicate with each other, and the circulation cavity is provided with a lower air outlet and a lower air inlet that communicate with each other; the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged at The same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device; the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side and/or adjacent side of the air outlet device.
2. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein the heating cavity is rotatably mounted on the circulation cavity;

   When the heating cavity is facing the circulation cavity, the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the same side of the air outlet device, and the upper air inlet and the lower air outlet are arranged correspondingly on the same side of the air outlet;

   After the heating cavity is rotated by a preset angle relative to the circulation cavity, the upper air outlet and the lower air inlet are correspondingly arranged on the side adjacent to the air outlet device; the upper air inlet and the The lower air outlet is correspondingly arranged on the adjacent side of the air outlet device.
3. The up-and-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the up-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit further comprises:

   A rotating shaft structure, the rotating shaft structure is rotatably connected to the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, so that the heating cavity and the circulation cavity can discharge air toward the top surface or the bottom surface.
4. The up-down air-discharge air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the rotating shaft structure comprises:

   base;

   a bracket, the bottom end of the bracket is connected with the base;

   A rotating body, the inner side of the rotating body is connected with the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, and the outer side of the rotating body is rotatably connected with the top end of the bracket.
5. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 4, wherein there are two rotating shaft structures, which are a first rotating shaft structure and a second rotating shaft structure;

   The first rotating shaft structure and the second rotating shaft structure are disposed opposite to each other, and are respectively rotatably connected to opposite sides of the heating cavity or the circulation cavity.
6. The up-and-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the up-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit further comprises:

   A rotary drive device is connected with the heating cavity or the circulation cavity, and is used for driving the heating cavity and the circulation cavity to rotate up and down along the rotating body.
7. The up-and-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 5, wherein the up-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit further comprises:

   A handle for controlling the up and down rotation of the heating cavity and the circulation cavity, and the handle is connected with the rotating body.
8. The up-and-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit according to claim 3, wherein the up-down air-discharge air-conditioning indoor unit further comprises:

   A swing vane device for adjusting the wind direction, the swing vane device is installed on the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet.
9. The up-and-down air-discharge air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 8, wherein the swing blade device comprises:

   a plurality of transverse wind guide blades, each of which is arranged in sequence along the longitudinal direction;

   a plurality of longitudinal wind guide vanes, each of which is arranged in sequence along the lateral direction;

   The blade driving device is connected with the transverse wind guide blade and the longitudinal wind guide blade.
10. An upper and lower air outlet air conditioner, characterized in that the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner comprises the upper and lower air outlet air conditioner indoor unit according to any one of claims 1-9.

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