WO2022262460A1

WO2022262460A1 - Wide-angle air-out head for use in air conditioner and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2022262460A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/091423
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘峻杉; 张嘉诚; 刘汇泉; 李旭; 夏鹏
Original assignee: 青岛海尔空调电子有限公司; 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-17
Filing date: 2022-05-07
Publication date: 2022-12-22
Also published as: CN113465026A

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of air treatment equipment, and specifically provides a wide-angle air-out head used for an air conditioner and a control method therefor. The present invention aims to solve the problems of an air-out direction adjustment mode of existing air conditioners being singular, and the air-out direction of an air conditioner being unable to be adjusted in a plurality of directions. For the aforementioned purpose, the wide-angle air-out head used for an air conditioner of the present invention comprises a housing; an air inlet and an air outlet are provided on the housing; the air inlet is configured to be able to connect to an air-out side of the air conditioner; and the air outlet is provided with an air-out angle adjusting apparatus, the air-out angle adjusting apparatus being configured to be able to adjust an up-down angle and a left-right angle of the air-out direction. Therefore, the air-out direction of the air conditioner can be adjusted at a plurality of angles in the up-down direction and the left-right direction, thereby solving the problem of singular air direction adjustment of existing air conditioners.

Description

Wide-angle air outlet for air conditioner and control method thereof

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of air treatment equipment, and specifically provides a wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the continuous development of air conditioner technology, air conditioners are no longer pure refrigeration and heating equipment. People pay more attention to comfort during use, and have higher requirements for the living environment at home.

In order to improve the comfort brought by the air conditioner to the user during use, the existing air conditioner usually adjusts the position of the air deflector to adjust the air outlet direction, thereby improving the comfort experience of the user.

However, the existing air conditioners can only adjust the air outlet direction by adjusting the position of the air guide plate to adjust the air outlet direction in several fixed directions. Adjustment of the air outlet direction of the device.

Correspondingly, there is a need in the art for a new wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner and a control method thereof to solve the above problems.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, in order to solve the problem that the existing air conditioner air outlet direction adjustment method is single and cannot satisfy the problem of multi-directional adjustment of the air conditioner air outlet direction, the present invention provides a method for The wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner includes a casing, and an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the casing, the air inlet is arranged to be able to be connected with the air outlet side of the air conditioner, and the air outlet is provided with an air outlet angle An adjustment device, the wind outlet angle adjustment device is configured to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the wind outlet direction.

In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned wide-angle air outlet head for an air conditioner, the air outlet angle adjustment device includes a first slide plate and a second slide plate, and the first slide plate and the second slide plate are respectively slidably connected to the housing, A connection frame is also provided between the first slide plate and the second slide plate, and a plurality of rotatable wind deflectors are arranged in the connection frame; or, the wind outlet angle adjustment device includes a third slide plate , the third sliding plate is slidably connected to the housing, a breathable frame is provided on the third sliding plate, and a plurality of rotatable wind deflectors are arranged in the breathable frame.

In the preferred technical solution for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner, at least one functional module is also provided in the housing, wherein the functional module includes an ultraviolet lamp, an electrostatic dust adsorber, an electric heater, a fragrance Air or essential oil functional box, filter.

In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned wide-angle outlet head for an air conditioner, a human body detection device is further provided in the housing, wherein the human body detection device includes a scanning imager and an infrared sensor.

The present invention also provides a control method for a wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner, the wide-angle air outlet includes a housing, an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the housing, and the air inlet is arranged to be able to communicate with the air conditioner. The air outlet is connected to the air outlet side, and the air outlet is provided with an air outlet angle adjustment device. The air outlet angle adjustment device is set to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction. device; the control method includes: when the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, controlling the human body detection device to detect whether there is a person in the room and judge the location of the person; when there is a person in the room and confirm the location of the person, control the outlet The air outlet direction of the wind angle adjustment device does not blow directly to the position of the person; obtain the user's set temperature; determine the most comfortable temperature of the human body based on the set temperature; control the output temperature of the air conditioner to be the most comfortable temperature of the human body .

In the preferred technical solution of the control method for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner, the human body detection device includes a scanning imager and an infrared sensor, "when the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, control the human body detection device to detect whether there is anyone in the room and judge the location of the person" further includes: controlling the scanning imager to scan the indoor space, and dividing the indoor space into multiple grid spaces, and recording the collection of all grid spaces as the registration space Schu; The occupied grid in Schu is assigned a value of 1, and the unoccupied grid is assigned a value of 0, and the background space Sback1 is obtained after merging; the scanning imager is controlled again to scan the indoor space, and the background space Sback2 is determined; the background space Sback2 is compared with the The difference between the background space Sback1; based on whether there is a difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, it is judged whether there is an object moving, and when the object moves, it is determined that the moving object occupies in the background space Sback2 Space, recorded as the registration space Scha occupied by the object; control the infrared sensor to detect the average temperature Tcha of all grid space regions in the registration space Scha occupied by the object; when the average temperature Tcha is within the set range, Determine if there is someone in the room, and determine the location of the person.

In the preferred technical solution of the above method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner, the setting range is 35°C to 40°C.

In the preferred technical solution of the control method for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner, the step of "determining the most comfortable temperature of the human body based on the set temperature" further includes: controlling the infrared sensor to scan the temperature of all registration spaces Schu, And take the average value, which is recorded as the first indoor temperature Tfirst; after the t1 time, repeat the scan again to obtain the indoor second temperature Tsecond; by comparing the first indoor temperature Tfirst and the second temperature Tsecond before and after the t1 time When the difference is within the first set temperature difference range, the second temperature Tsecond is determined as the background temperature Tback; the initial stored human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0 is obtained; the background temperature Tback and the set temperature are obtained Describe the difference of the initial human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0, when the difference is within the second set temperature difference range, call the artificially set temperature Tshe that has been set by the user; when the artificially set temperature Tshe is stable When the time exceeds t2, calculate the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body, and use the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body as the determined most comfortable temperature of the human body.

In the preferred technical solution of the control method for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner, the steps of calculating and determining the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body specifically include: when the artificially set temperature Tshe>the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body =(Tshe-Tshe0)/2+22; when the artificially set temperature Tshe≤the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body=22-(Tshe0-Tshe)/2.

In the preferred technical solution of the control method for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner, the air conditioner is also provided with an identification module for identifying indoor furnishings, and the control method further includes: identifying indoor furnishings; when the indoor furnishings When it is a window, control the air output toward the window to increase by 10%; when the indoor display is a door, control the air output toward the door to decrease by 10%; When passing through, the wind is normal.

Those skilled in the art can understand that, in the technical solution of the present invention, the wide-angle air outlet head includes a casing, an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the casing, the air inlet is arranged to be able to be connected with the air outlet side of the air conditioner, and the air outlet is provided with An air outlet angle adjustment device is provided, and the air outlet angle adjustment device is set to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction.

Through the above arrangement, the wide-angle air outlet head for an air conditioner of the present invention has an air inlet that can be connected to the air outlet side of the air conditioner and an air outlet with an air outlet angle adjustment device. Wherein, the air outlet angle adjusting device can adjust the up and down air outlet angles and the left and right air outlet angles. Thus, the air outlet direction of the air conditioner can be adjusted at multiple angles in the up, down, left and right directions, thereby solving the problem of single air direction adjustment in the existing air conditioner.

Description of drawings

The wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner and its control method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the assembly of the wide-angle outlet head and the air conditioner used for the air conditioner;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view at A-A when the air outlet of the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner is fully opened;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view at A-A when the air outlet of the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner is partially closed;

Fig. 4 is the main flowchart of the control method for the wide-angle limelight of air conditioner;

FIG. 5 is an expanded flowchart of step S01 of the control method for the wide-angle outlet of the air conditioner;

FIG. 6 is an expanded flow chart of step S04 of the method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner.

List of reference signs:

1-shell; 11-air inlet; 12-air outlet;

2-Adjustment device for air outlet angle; 21-First slide plate; 22-Second slide plate; 23-Connection frame; 24-Wind guide plate;

3- Functional modules;

4-Human detection device;

5 - air conditioner;

6 - Identification module.

detailed description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments as needed so as to adapt to specific applications.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, in addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are only used for description purposes, and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In addition, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified and limited, the term "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated Connection; can be direct or indirect through an intermediary. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

In order to improve the comfort brought by the air conditioner to the user during use, the existing air conditioner can only adjust the air outlet direction by adjusting the position of the air deflector to set the air outlet direction at several fixed positions. In terms of direction, the adjustment method is single, which cannot satisfy the adjustment of the air outlet direction of the air conditioner in multiple directions. Especially for old-fashioned top-mounted air conditioners, since they are large-scale air conditioners, they have high requirements for air output, and the air outlet must be set relatively simple, so the problem in this aspect is more prominent. Therefore, The invention provides a wide-angle air outlet more suitable for a top-mounted air conditioner and a control method thereof.

First, referring to Figs. 1-3, the wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described.

As shown in Figure 1, in order to solve the problem that the existing air conditioner air outlet direction adjustment method is single and cannot satisfy the problem of adjusting the air outlet direction of the air conditioner in multiple directions, the wide-angle air outlet head for the air conditioner of the present invention includes a shell 1 The housing 1 is provided with an air inlet 11 and an air outlet 12, the air inlet 11 is set to be able to connect with the air outlet side of the air conditioner 5, the air outlet 12 is provided with an air outlet angle adjustment device 2, and the air outlet angle adjustment device 2 It is set to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction.

The wide-angle air outlet head for the air conditioner of the present invention enables the air outlet direction of the air conditioner 5 to be adjusted at multiple angles in the up, down, and left and right directions through the above-mentioned settings, thereby solving the problem of single air direction adjustment in the existing air conditioner.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the fresh air blows from the air conditioner 5 to the air inlet 11 of the wide-angle air outlet, and blows to the indoor space from the air outlet 12 of the wide-angle air outlet, as shown by the dashed arrow in FIG. 1 .

Further referring to FIGS. 1-3 , the wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3 , in a possible implementation manner, the wind outlet angle adjustment device 2 includes a first slide plate 21 and a second slide plate 22 , the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 are respectively slidably connected to the housing 1 , A connecting frame 23 is also arranged between the first sliding board 21 and the second sliding board 22 , and a plurality of self-rotating and independently controllable wind deflectors 24 are arranged in the connecting frame 23 .

In this embodiment, by sliding the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 on the housing 1, the relative positions of the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 relative to the housing 1 are adjusted to adjust the wind outlet angle in the up and down direction, It should be noted that, during the sliding process of the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 on the housing 1, the relative position between the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 remains unchanged all the time, so that the air volume of the wide-angle air outlet head does not change. It will change with the adjustment of the wind outlet angle in the up and down directions. Moreover, by adjusting the rotatable wind deflector 24 provided on the connecting frame 23 between the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22, the wind outlet angle can be adjusted in the left and right direction. Thus, the adjustment of the air outlet angle in the up-down direction and the left-right direction can be satisfied, and a method is provided to prevent the air conditioner 5 from blowing directly to people during the working process, and to set different air volumes in different spatial positions according to the indoor decoration. A concrete solution that can be implemented.

In addition, since the air deflector 24 is independently controllable, the wide-angle air outlet head of this embodiment can achieve less influence on the air outlet volume in the process of adjusting the air outlet degree in the left and right directions.

In another possible implementation, the wind outlet angle adjustment device 2 includes a third slide plate (not shown in the figure), the third slide plate is slidably connected with the housing 1, and a breathable frame is opened on the third slide plate (not shown in the figure). Shown), a plurality of rotatable wind deflectors 24 are arranged in the air-permeable frame.

In this embodiment, the difference from the previous embodiment is that the two slides are combined into one slide, the third slide slides on the shell 1, and the relative position of the third slide relative to the shell 1 is adjusted to adjust the up and down The air outlet angle in the direction; at the same time, by adjusting a plurality of rotatable wind deflectors 24 arranged on the breathable frame of the third slide plate, the adjustment of the air outlet angle in the left and right direction can be realized. Since a slide plate is provided, the air outlet regulating device of this embodiment simplifies the structure of the device and facilitates assembly and processing.

In order to further increase the function of the air conditioner 5, as shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, at least one functional module 3 is also arranged in the housing 1, wherein the functional module 3 includes an ultraviolet lamp, an electrostatic dust absorber, an electric heating Since the overall structure of the present invention is set separately from the air conditioner, the functional box containing fragrance or essential oil, the filter screen, etc., the user can flexibly adjust the optional functional module 3 according to needs to realize the individual needs of the user.

Through the above settings, the functional module 3 provided on the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner in this embodiment communicates with the processor of the air conditioner 5 to increase the function of the air conditioner 5 and improve the user's comfort experience. For example, functions such as sterilization, electrostatic dust removal, auxiliary heating, air filtration and fragrance increase for indoor air can be added to the air conditioner 5 . In addition, setting the functional modules 3 on the wide-angle limelight head also facilitates users to increase or decrease the functional modules 3 according to their own needs, providing users with more options.

As shown in Figure 1, in a possible implementation, a human body detection device 4 is also arranged in the housing 1, wherein the human body detection device 4 includes a scanning imager (not shown in the figure) and an infrared sensor (in the figure not shown).

In this embodiment, the human body detection device 4 is provided in the casing 1 to provide hardware support for detecting whether there is anyone in the room and where the person is located.

As shown in Figures 1-4, the present invention also provides a method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner, wherein the wide-angle air outlet includes a housing 1, and the housing 1 is provided with an air inlet 11 and an air outlet 12, The air inlet 11 is set to be able to be connected with the air outlet side of the air conditioner 5, and the air outlet 12 is provided with an air outlet angle adjustment device 2, and the air outlet angle adjustment device 2 is arranged to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction. A human body detection device 4 is also arranged in the housing 1; the control method includes:

S01: When the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, control the human body detection device to detect whether there is a person in the room and judge the location of the person;

Specifically, the human body detection device 4 may be a scanning imager and an infrared sensor. When the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, the scanning imager is first controlled to scan the indoor space to determine whether there is a moving object in the room, and then the infrared sensor is controlled to detect The temperature of the indoor space where the moving object is located to determine whether the moving object is a person, so as to detect whether there is a person in the room and the location of the person.

Wherein, as shown in Figure 5, the step of "when the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, control the human body detection device to detect whether there is a person in the room and determine the location of the person" further includes:

S011: Control the scanning imager to scan the indoor space, divide the indoor space into multiple grid spaces, and record the collection of all grid spaces as the registration space Schu;

S012: assign 1 to the occupied grid in the registration space Schu, assign 0 to the unoccupied grid, and obtain the background space Sback1 after merging;

Specifically, the scanning imager is controlled to scan the indoor space, and the scanned indoor space model is evenly divided into multiple parts according to the length, width, and height to form multiple grid spaces, and the collection of all grid spaces is recorded as the registration Space Schu; at the same time, the occupied grid space and unoccupied grid space in the above registered space Schu are respectively identified, and the occupied grid space is assigned a value of 1, and the unoccupied grid space is assigned a value of 0. After merging, the obtained The background space of Sback1.

S013: Control the scanning imager to scan the indoor space again, and determine the background space Sback2;

S014: Compare the difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1;

S015: Based on whether there is a difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, determine whether there is an object moving, and when the object moves, determine the space occupied by the moving object in the background space Sback2, and record it as the registered space Scha occupied by the object;

Specifically, control the scanning imager to scan the indoor space again, and determine the background space Sback2 by the same method as obtaining the background space Sback1, compare the difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, and judge the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1 Whether there is a difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, when there is a difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, it means that there is an object moving at this time, and determine the space occupied by the moving object in the background space Sback2, which is recorded as the registration space Scha occupied by the object.

S016: Control the average temperature Tcha of all grid space regions within the registration space Scha occupied by the infrared sensor to detect objects;

S017: When the average temperature Tcha is within the set range, it is determined that there is a person in the room, and the location of the person is determined.

Specifically, when the control scanning imager recognizes that there is an object moving in the indoor space, it is necessary to further determine whether the moving object is a person, and thus, control the infrared sensor to detect all grid spaces in the registration space Scha occupied by the object The average temperature Tcha of the area, and judge whether the above average temperature is within the set range. When the average temperature Tcha is within the set range, it is determined that there are people in the room, and the location of the person is judged, that is, the registered space Scha occupied by the above object All grid space areas are where people are located.

Wherein, S017 is more specifically that the above-mentioned setting range is 35°C to 40°C.

Therefore, in this embodiment, after the establishment of the registration space Schu is completed, the background space Sback1 and the background space Sback2 are respectively determined by controlling the scanning imager to scan the indoor space twice, and comparing whether the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1 There are differences, combined with the control of the infrared sensor to detect the average temperature of all grid space areas in the registered space occupied by moving objects, to determine whether there are people in the indoor space. The above method can quickly and accurately detect whether there are people in the room and where they are, and provides a feasible solution for intelligent anti-direct blowing based on the user's indoor action trajectory.

S02: When there are people in the room and the location of the person is confirmed, control the air outlet direction of the air outlet angle adjustment device not to blow directly to the location of the person;

Specifically, when the human body detection device 4 recognizes someone in the room and confirms the position of the person, it controls the upper and lower air outlet directions of the first slide plate 21 and the second slide plate 22 of the air outlet angle adjustment device 2, as well as a plurality of independently controlled guides. The left and right air outlet directions (as shown in FIG. 3 ) of the wind plate 24 make the wide-angle air outlet avoid the people's position and let out the wind, so as to realize the effect of preventing people from blowing directly.

S03: Obtain the set temperature of the user;

S04: Determine the most comfortable temperature of the human body based on the set temperature;

S05: Control the output temperature of the air conditioner to be the most comfortable temperature for the human body.

Specifically, by calling the target set temperature recorded in the air conditioner processor to obtain the user's set temperature, based on the set temperature and using a corresponding control method to calculate the most comfortable temperature of the human body that is compatible with the set temperature, Finally, the most comfortable temperature of the human body is used as the output temperature of the air conditioner, and the air conditioner is controlled to output the most comfortable temperature of the human body.

Wherein, as shown in Figure 6, the step of "S04: Determine the most comfortable temperature of the human body based on the set temperature" further includes:

S041: Control the infrared sensor to scan the temperature of all registration spaces Schu, and take the average value, which is recorded as the first indoor temperature Tfirst;

S042: After the time t1 elapses, repeat the scan again to obtain the second indoor temperature Tsecond;

S043: By comparing the difference between the first indoor temperature Tfirst and the second temperature Tsecond before and after time t1, when the difference is within the first set temperature difference range, determine the second temperature Tsecond as the background temperature Tback;

Specifically, by controlling the infrared sensor to scan the average temperature of all registered spaces Schu before and after time t1, to obtain the first indoor temperature Tfirst and the second indoor temperature Tsecond before and after time t1, and compare the first indoor temperature Tfirst with the second indoor temperature Tsecond to determine whether the above-mentioned difference is within the first set temperature difference range, to determine whether the output temperature of the air conditioner has reached the artificially set temperature, when the above-mentioned difference is within the first set temperature difference range, The second temperature Tsecond is determined as the background temperature Tback.

S044: Obtain the initially stored human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0;

S045: Obtain the difference between the background temperature Tback and the initial human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0, and when the difference is within the second set temperature difference range, call the artificially set temperature Tshe already set by the user;

S046: When the artificially set temperature Tshe is stable for longer than t2, calculate the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1, and use the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1 as the determined most comfortable human body temperature.

Specifically, by calling the initially stored human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0 recorded in the air conditioner processor to obtain the initially stored human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0, comparing the difference between the background temperature Tback and the initial human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0, when the difference When the value is within the second set temperature difference range and the artificially set temperature Tshe is stable for more than t2, calculate the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1, and take the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1 as the determined most comfortable human body temperature.

Wherein, as shown in Figure 6, the steps of calculating and determining the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body specifically include:

S0461: When the artificially set temperature Tshe>the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body=(Tshe-Tshu0)/2+22;

S0462: When the artificially set temperature Tshe≤the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body=22-(Tshu0-Tshe)/2.

Wherein, Tshe is the artificially set temperature, Tshu0 is the most comfortable temperature of the human body initially stored in the air conditioner processor, and Tshu1 is the most comfortable temperature of the human body under the artificially set temperature.

Therefore, through the above method, different most comfortable human body temperatures can be set according to the needs of different people, so as to meet the needs of different groups of people, improve the user's comfort experience, and at the same time reduce energy consumption. Moreover, in this embodiment, by setting different calculation methods, different artificially set temperatures Tshe are corrected to determine the most comfortable temperature of the human body under the artificially set temperature Tshe, thereby improving the user's comfort experience.

As shown in Figures 1 and 4, in a possible implementation manner, the air conditioner 5 is also provided with an identification module 6 for identifying indoor furnishings, and the control method further includes:

S06: Identify indoor furnishings;

S07: When the indoor decoration is a window, control the air volume towards the window to increase by 10%;

S08: When the indoor decoration is a door, control the air flow towards the door to reduce by 10%;

S09: When the indoor furnishings are beds, wardrobes, desks or aisles, the air will flow normally.

Wherein, the recognition module 6 is an image scanner or an acoustic wave scanner.

Specifically, the image scanner or the acoustic wave scanner is controlled to scan the indoor space, and the scanning result is compared with the data of various indoor furnishings pre-stored in the wide-angle limelight processor to determine the indoor furnishings. When the indoor decoration is a window, control the air output towards the window to increase by 10%; when the indoor decoration is a door, control the air output towards the door to decrease by 10%; wind.

Through the above method, the indoor furnishings can be identified, and the air volume can be adjusted according to the different furnishings in different indoor space areas, so as to realize the output of different air volumes to different space areas, thereby adjusting the output temperature of different space areas, thereby improving the comfort experience of users .

In summary, the wide-angle air outlet head for an air conditioner of the present invention has an air outlet angle adjusting device 2 capable of adjusting the up and down air outlet angles and the left and right air outlet angles, thereby enabling the air outlet direction of the air conditioner to be up and down and The multi-angle adjustment in the left and right directions solves the problem of single wind direction adjustment in the existing air conditioner.

In addition, the present invention also provides a control method for the wide-angle air outlet of the air conditioner. On the one hand, the control method can prevent the air conditioner from blowing directly to people during the working process; It sets the most comfortable temperature for different human bodies to meet the needs of different groups of people. In addition, it can also adjust the air volume according to the different furnishings of different indoor space areas, so as to achieve different air volume output for different space areas, thereby adjusting different space areas. The output temperature can improve the user's comfort experience.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can adjust the above-mentioned structures without departing from the principles of the present invention, so that The present invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios.

In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that although some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments but not others, the combination of features of different embodiments means that it is protected by the present invention. range and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims of the invention, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the above-mentioned wide-angle air outlet for air conditioners also includes some other known structures, such as processors, controllers, memories, etc., wherein, the memories include but are not limited to random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable Read-only memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, serial memory, parallel memory or registers, etc. Processors include but not limited to CPLD/FPGA, DSP, ARM processors, MIPS processors, etc. These well-known structures are not shown in the figures in order to unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the above embodiment, although the various steps are described according to the above sequence, those skilled in the art can understand that in order to achieve the effect of this embodiment, different steps do not have to be executed in this order, and they can be performed at the same time ( in parallel) or in reverse order.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but those skilled in the art will easily understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner, characterized in that the wide-angle air outlet includes a housing, an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the housing, and the air inlet is arranged to be able to connect with the air outlet side of the air conditioner connected, the air outlet is provided with an air outlet angle adjustment device, and the air outlet angle adjustment device is set to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction.
The wide-angle air outlet head for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet angle adjustment device includes a first slide plate and a second slide plate, and the first slide plate and the second slide plate are respectively connected to the The casing is slidably connected, and a connection frame is further provided between the first slide plate and the second slide plate, and a plurality of self-rotating wind deflectors are provided in the connection frame; or,

The wind outlet angle adjustment device includes a third slide plate, which is slidably connected to the housing, and a breathable frame is provided on the third slide plate, and a plurality of self-rotating guides are arranged in the breathable frame. wind board.
The wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein at least one functional module is also arranged in the housing, wherein the functional module includes an ultraviolet lamp, an electrostatic dust adsorber, and an electric heater , A functional box containing fragrance or essential oil, and a filter.
The wide-angle air outlet for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a human body detection device is further provided in the housing, wherein the human body detection device includes a scanning imager and an infrared sensor.
A control method for a wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner, characterized in that the wide-angle air outlet includes a housing, and an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the housing, and the air inlet is arranged to be compatible with the air conditioner. The air outlet side is connected, the air outlet is provided with an air outlet angle adjustment device, and the air outlet angle adjustment device is set to be able to adjust the up and down angles and left and right angles of the air outlet direction, and a human body detection device is also arranged in the housing ;

The control methods include:

When the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, control the human body detection device to detect whether there is someone in the room and judge the position of the person;

When there are people in the room and the location of the person is confirmed, the air outlet direction of the air outlet angle adjustment device is controlled so as not to blow directly to the location of the person;

Obtain the user's set temperature;

determining the most comfortable temperature of the human body based on the set temperature;

The output temperature of the air conditioner is controlled to be the most comfortable temperature of the human body.
The control method for the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the human body detection device includes a scanning imager and an infrared sensor, "when the air conditioner is in the air outlet state, control the human body detection device The step of detecting whether there is a person in the room and judging the location of the person" further includes:

Control the scanning imager to scan the indoor space, divide the indoor space into multiple grid spaces, and record the collection of all grid spaces as the registration space Schu;

Assign 1 to the occupied grid in the registration space Schu, and 0 to the unoccupied grid, and obtain the background space Sback1 after merging;

Control the scanning imager again to scan the indoor space to determine the background space Sback2;

comparing the difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1;

Based on whether there is a difference between the background space Sback2 and the background space Sback1, it is judged whether there is an object moving. When the object moves, determine the space occupied by the moving object in the background space Sback2, which is recorded as the registered space Scha occupied by the object. ;

controlling the infrared sensor to detect the average temperature Tcha of all grid space regions within the registered space Scha occupied by the object;

When the average temperature Tcha is within the set range, it is determined that there is a person in the room, and the location of the person is determined.
The method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the setting range is 35°C to 40°C.
The method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the step of "determining the most comfortable temperature for the human body based on the set temperature" further comprises:

Control the infrared sensor to scan the temperature of all registration spaces Schu, and take the average value, which is recorded as the first indoor temperature Tfirst;

After the time t1 elapses, repeat the scan again to obtain the second indoor temperature Tsecond;

By comparing the difference between the first temperature Tfirst and the second temperature Tsecond in the room before and after time t1, when the difference is within the first set temperature difference range, the second temperature Tsecond is determined as the background temperature Tback;

Obtain the initial stored human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0;

Obtain the difference between the background temperature Tback and the initial human body most comfortable temperature Tshu0, and when the difference is within the second set temperature difference range, call the artificially set temperature Tshe that has been set by the user;

When the artificially set temperature Tshe is stable for longer than t2, calculate the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1, and use the most comfortable human body temperature Tshu1 as the determined most comfortable human body temperature.
The method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the step of calculating and determining the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body specifically includes:

When the artificially set temperature Tshe>the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body=(Tshe-Tshe0)/2+22;

When the artificially set temperature Tshe≤the most comfortable temperature Tshu0 of the human body, the most comfortable temperature Tshu1 of the human body=22-(Tshe0-Tshe)/2.
The method for controlling the wide-angle air outlet of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the air conditioner is also provided with an identification module for identifying indoor furnishings, and the control method further includes:

Identify interior furnishings;

When the indoor arrangement is a window, control the air volume towards the window to increase by 10%;

When the indoor decoration is a door, control the air flow towards the door to reduce by 10%;

When the indoor furnishings are beds, wardrobes, desks or aisles, the air is normally released.