WO2023035971A1

WO2023035971A1 - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2023035971A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/115039
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宋龙; 吕福俊; 王胜华
Original assignee: 青岛海尔空调器有限总公司; 青岛海尔空调电子有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-09-13
Filing date: 2022-08-26
Publication date: 2023-03-16
Also published as: CN113819522A; CN113819522B

Abstract

Provided in the present invention is an air conditioner, comprising an air conditioner body, a laundry to-be-dried placement structure and an air output assembly, wherein the air conditioner body comprises a housing, and an air inlet and an air outlet, which are located in the housing; the laundry to-be-dried placement structure is used for placing laundry to-be-dried; and the air output assembly is used for retracting to the air outlet or extending out of the air outlet and guiding airflow from the air outlet to the laundry to-be-dried placement structure. Therefore, in the present invention, the air output assembly and the laundry to-be-dried placement structure are additionally provided on the basis of an existing air conditioner. When the air conditioner operates normally in an air conditioning mode, the air output assembly retracts to the air outlet, such that normal air output of the air conditioner can be achieved; and when the laundry to-be-dried is placed on the laundry to-be-dried placement structure of the air conditioner, the air output assembly extends out of the air outlet and guides the airflow from the air outlet to the laundry to-be-dried placement structure, such that the drying efficiency of the laundry to-be-dried can be greatly improved.

Description

an air conditioner

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular relates to an air conditioner with a drying function.

Background technique

Existing air conditioners generally have conventional air conditioning functions such as refrigeration, heating, and dehumidification.

Existing air conditioners include a housing, an air duct located in the housing, a heat exchange assembly, a fan assembly, an air inlet and an air outlet located on the housing, air supply is realized through the fan assembly, and cooling, heating, Dehumidification mode. The air outlet provides cold air in the cooling and dehumidification mode, hot air in the heating mode, and natural wind in the air supply mode, which can meet the different sensory needs of users. However, the existing air conditioners only have the function of adjusting the temperature in the space where the air conditioner is located, and cannot realize other functions, resulting in great application limitations and low utilization rates.

With the development of smart homes, the design of air conditioners is more energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and their functions are also developing in a diversified direction, especially for drying clothes. There is also a solution for setting clothes drying racks on existing air conditioners. The clothes on the hangers are dried, but because the structure of the air outlet of the existing air conditioner is fixed, the drying efficiency of the clothes is low.

The above information disclosed in this background technology is only for enhancement of understanding of the background technology of this application, and therefore it may include information that does not constitute the prior art that is already known to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

technical problem

The present invention aims at the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, and provides an air conditioner to solve the technical problem of low drying efficiency of the existing air conditioner when drying clothes.

technical solution

In order to achieve the above-mentioned technical purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions to realize:

An air conditioner includes an air conditioner body, the air conditioner body includes a housing, an air inlet and an air outlet on the housing, and the air conditioner also includes:

The object to be dried is placed in a structure for placing the object to be dried;

The air outlet component is used to shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet and guide the airflow of the air outlet to the structure for placing the dried objects.

As for the above-mentioned air conditioner, the air outlet assembly includes:

air outlet frame;

The flexible connection structure is used to connect the air outlet frame and the air outlet.

According to the above air conditioner, the air outlet frame is rotatably installed on the casing.

As for the air conditioner mentioned above, the soft connection structure is an organ structure.

According to the above air conditioner, the air outlet assembly includes a driving module, configured to drive the air outlet frame to shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet.

In the air conditioner described above, the drive module includes a drive motor, a drive gear and a drive link, the drive motor drives the drive gear to rotate, the drive link is fixedly connected to the drive gear, and the drive link The rod is rotatably connected with the air outlet frame.

According to the above air conditioner, the wind deflector and the wind deflector driving module are installed on the air outlet frame.

According to the above air conditioner, the air outlet frame is provided with a mounting seat, and the wind deflector driving module is located on the mounting seat.

According to the air conditioner mentioned above, the air conditioner includes a driving module for placing the object to be dried, which is used to drive the object placing structure to be dried close to or away from the housing.

According to the above-mentioned air conditioner, the structure for placing the objects to be dried is provided with a sterilization module and/or a heating module.

Beneficial effect

Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: the air conditioner of the present invention includes an air conditioner body, a structure for placing objects to be dried and an air outlet assembly, and the air conditioner body includes a housing, an air inlet and an outlet located on the housing The tuyere, the structure for placing the object to be dried is used to place the object to be dried; the air outlet component is used to shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet and guide the airflow of the air outlet to the structure for placing the object to be dried. Therefore, on the basis of the existing air conditioner, the present invention adds an air outlet assembly and a placement structure for objects to be dried. When the air conditioner is in normal operation of the air conditioning mode, the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet, which can realize the normal air outlet of the air conditioner. When placing the object to be dried on the object to be dried on the air conditioner, the air outlet component extends out of the air outlet and guides the airflow from the air outlet to the object to be dried, which can greatly improve the drying efficiency of the object to be dried .

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For Those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without making creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an air conditioner in a closed state according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an air conditioner in a state of drying clothes according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the drive modules inside the housing when the air conditioner according to the specific embodiment of the present invention is in the state of drying clothes.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the driving module of the drying rack when it is away from the housing according to the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the driving module of the drying rack when it is close to the housing according to the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the driving module, the wind deflector and its driving module when the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a driving module, an air deflector and its driving module when the air outlet assembly extends out of the air outlet according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure,

1. Air conditioner body;

11. Housing;

12. Air inlet;

13. Air outlet;

2. Drying rack;

21. Clothes drying department;

22. Connecting part;

23. The first driving motor;

24. The first driving gear;

25. Rack;

26. Limiting part;

31. Air outlet frame;

32. Soft connection structure;

33. The second driving motor;

34. The second driving gear;

35. Drive connecting rod;

41. Wind deflector;

42. The third drive motor;

43. Mounting seat.

Embodiments of the present invention

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.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" etc. The terms of the indicated direction or positional relationship are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation , and therefore cannot be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1-7 , this embodiment proposes an air conditioner, which can realize the air-drying function while realizing the air-conditioning function. The most important thing is that in this embodiment, an air outlet assembly is installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner. The air outlet assembly not only does not affect the normal air outlet of the air conditioner, but also can greatly improve the drying efficiency.

The specific structure of the air conditioner of this embodiment will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

An air conditioner includes an air conditioner body 1, a structure for placing objects to be dried, and an air outlet assembly.

Wherein, the structure and type of the air conditioner body 1 are not limited, and it may be a wall-mounted air conditioner, a vertical air conditioner or a window-type air conditioner. Any air-conditioning body 1 that has a housing and is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet on the housing is added with a structure for placing objects to be dried and an air outlet assembly, all within the protection scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner main body is a wall-mounted air conditioner as an example for description.

The air conditioner body 1 includes a housing 11 , an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13 on the housing 11 , a heat exchanger, a fan, an air duct, a water tray, etc. (not shown in the figure) located in the housing 11 .

The housing 11 forms the outer structure of the air conditioner body 1 .

The air inlet 12 is located on the casing 11 , and when the fan is running, the air outside the casing 1 enters into the casing 1 through the air inlet 12 .

The air outlet 13 is located on the housing 11 , and when the fan is running, the air inside the housing 1 is discharged out of the housing 11 through the air outlet 13 .

The fan is located in the housing 11 , and the fan is generally located in the air duct in the housing 11 .

The heat exchanger is located on the air flow channel in the casing 11 and can generate cooling or heating effect for heating or cooling the air flow passing through it.

The water tray is used to receive the condensed water generated by the heat exchanger.

The key of present embodiment air conditioner is following three parts:

1. A structure for placing objects to be dried that can realize the lifting function.

2. The air outlet assembly that can shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet and guide the airflow from the air outlet to the structure to be dried.

3. Synchronously with the air outlet component to realize the extension function and the wind deflector that can swing the wind at a large angle.

The above three parts are described in detail below:

The object to be dried is placed on the structure for placing the object to be dried.

Wherein, the objects to be dried are generally daily necessities such as clothes, towels, shoes, hats, etc. Of course, they may also be other articles that need to be dried.

The structure for placing the objects to be dried can carry the objects to be dried. In this embodiment, the drying rack 2 is taken as an example for illustration.

The clothes drying rack 2 of this embodiment includes a clothes drying part 21 for carrying clothes and connecting parts 22 located at both ends of the clothes drying part 21 , and the connecting parts 22 are used for connecting with the casing 11 . The clothes drying part 21 and the connecting parts 22 at both ends form a U shape.

In order to make the clothes drying part 21 as close as possible to the air outlet 13 and facilitate the installation of the clothes drying rack 2 and the housing 11, the connecting part 22 of this embodiment is L-shaped, including a first part and a second part at a certain angle, The first part is connected with the housing 11 , and the second part is connected with the laundry part 21 . Wherein, the part where the first part is connected to the housing 11 is close to the rear wall of the housing 11 .

In this embodiment, since the air conditioner body 1 is a wall-mounted air conditioner, and the air outlet 13 is located at the lower part of the front panel of the housing 11, the clothes drying rack 2 is arranged below the housing 11 so that the clothes drying rack 2 is as close as possible to the outlet. Tuyere 13. In addition, the location of the drying rack 2 under the casing 11 can also prevent the air conditioner from occupying the indoor space in the horizontal direction, so that the indoor space can be used more reasonably.

Preferably, the air conditioner includes a driving module for placing the object to be dried, which is used to drive the object placing structure to be dried-clothes rack 2 to approach or move away from the housing 11 .

When the air conditioner does not need the drying function, the driving module of the object-to-be-dried placement structure drives the drying rack 2 close to the housing 11 (raised), so as to reduce the space occupation of the drying rack 2 .

When the air conditioner needs to be dried, the driving module of the structure for placing the objects to be dried drives the drying rack 2 away from the housing 11 (downward), so that the objects to be dried can be placed on the drying rack 2, and at the same time, it is convenient for the air outlet component to blow out the air. To the drying rack 2.

In the present embodiment, the clothes-drying rack 2 is arranged on the casing 11 in a liftable manner. When the clothes need to be dried, the clothes-drying rack 2 is lowered, and when the clothes of the connecting rod are not needed, the clothes-drying rack 2 is raised.

The driving module of the structure for placing the objects to be dried is connected to the first part of the connecting portion 22, and is used to drive the drying rack to move.

The driving module of the object to be dried is installed in the housing 11, and the housing 11 has an opening for the first part of the connecting part 22 to pass through.

Specifically, the driving module of the object-to-dry placement structure includes a first driving motor 23 and a first driving gear 24; the first driving motor 23 drives the first driving gear 24 to rotate. A rack 25 is formed on a first portion of the connecting portion 22 of the clothes drying rack 2 , and the first driving gear 24 is engaged with the rack 25 . Therefore, when the first driving motor 23 rotates in the forward direction, it drives the first driving gear 24 to rotate in the forward direction, and drives the rack 25 to move downward, so that the clothes-drying part 21 is away from the housing 11 to the clothes-drying position. In order to prevent the clothes drying rack 2 from completely detaching from the housing 11 , a limiting portion 26 is provided on the first part and in the housing 11 to prevent the first part from detaching from the housing 11 . When the first drive motor 23 rotates in reverse, it drives the first drive gear 24 to rotate in reverse, and drives the rack 25 to move upward, so that the clothes drying part 21 approaches the housing 11 to a retracted position.

In this embodiment, the driving module of the structure for placing the object to be dried includes two groups, which are respectively linked with the racks 25 of the two connecting parts 22 . That is to say, there are two first driving motors 23 and two first driving gears 24 , which can improve the running stability of the drying rack 2 .

The rack 2 for placing clothes in this embodiment adopts a rack and pinion lifting mechanism. When the user has clothes to be dried, the first drive motor 23 rotates the rack and pinion structure to drive the clothes drying part 21 down, and when it falls to the lowest position, it passes through the limit position. The partial limit prevents the clothes hanger 2 from falling from the housing 11, and the clothes are placed on the clothes hanger 2, and the air conditioner body 1 works to speed up the drying of the clothes. After the clothes are dried and the user collects the clothes, the first driving gear 24 drives the clothes drying part 21 to rise.

Preferably, a sterilization module and/or a heating module are also arranged on the structure for placing the object to be dried.

The sterilizing module is used for sterilizing the objects to be dried. The sterilization module can adopt a UV light sterilization module.

The heating module is used to heat the object to be dried to further improve the drying efficiency. The heating module is preferably a heating strip, which can assist in heating and drying the clothes.

The heating module is generally arranged on the lower side of the clothes drying section 21 .

The air outlet assembly is used to shrink to the air outlet 13 (as shown in FIG. 6 ) or to extend out of the air outlet 13 and guide the airflow of the air outlet 13 to the structure for placing the drying objects (as shown in FIG. 7 ).

Specifically, when the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet 13, the air outlet assembly has no effect on the air conditioner body 1, and the air conditioner body 1 can realize the air outlet of the normal air conditioning function, and the air conditioner body 1 receives the air conditioner operation mode signal and the set temperature 1. Set the wind speed gear signal, the air conditioner body 1 operates according to the received signal, the air in the air conditioner housing 11 is discharged from the air conditioner housing 11 through the air outlet 13, and the environment where the air conditioner body is located is adjusted for temperature and humidity. When the air outlet assembly extends out of the air outlet 13, the air outlet of the air outlet assembly is directed towards the structure for placing the object to be dried, and the airflow of the air outlet 13 is directed to the structure for placing the object to be dried, and the air in the air conditioner housing 11 passes through the air outlet 13 And the air outlet component blows to the object to be dried on the structure to be dried to accelerate the drying of the object to be dried. At this time, if the user needs heating or no cooling demand, it is preferred that the air conditioner body runs in the heating mode. for maximum drying efficiency. When the user is in a cooling demand state, in order to avoid adverse effects on the comfort of the user due to heating of the air conditioner body, the air conditioner body is generally in the air supply mode.

The structure of the air outlet assembly is described in detail below:

The air outlet assembly includes an air outlet frame 31, a soft connection structure 32 and an air outlet frame driving module.

The air outlet frame 31 is a rigid frame structure, and the size of the air outlet frame 31 matches the air outlet 13 or is slightly larger than the size of the air outlet 13. Therefore, when the air outlet assembly shrinks to the state of the air outlet 13, the air outlet The inner opening of the frame 31 is aligned with the air outlet 13 or located on the outer edge of the air outlet 13, the air outlet assembly will not block the air outlet 13, and will not affect the normal air outlet state of the air conditioner body 1.

In this embodiment, the air outlet frame 31 encloses a strip-shaped area, and the air outlet frame 31 includes two long sides and two short sides. The shape of the air outlet frame 31 is adapted to the shape of the housing at the location of the air outlet 13. In this embodiment, the long side is a straight line, and the short side is an arc.

Since only the air outlet frame 31 is a rigid structure in the air outlet assembly, the drive module is used to drive the air outlet frame 31 to shrink to the air outlet 13 or extend out of the air outlet 13 .

In order to ensure the stability of the air outlet frame 31 shrinking or extending, and at the same time ensure that the position is determined after each extension, it can face the clothes drying rack 2 , preferably, the air outlet frame 31 is rotatably mounted on the housing 11 .

Generally, the end of the air outlet frame 31 is rotatably mounted on the housing 11 through a rotating shaft, and further, the short side of the air outlet frame 31 is rotatably installed on the housing 11 . In this embodiment, in order to stretch out the air outlet frame 31 as much as possible, a rotating shaft is provided at a position where the short side meets the long side, or a rotating shaft is provided at a position where the short side is close to the long side. Since the clothes drying rack 2 is located under the housing 11, the rotating shaft is located at the lower end of the short side when the air outlet assembly is retracted to the air outlet 13 state, so that when the air outlet assembly stretches out from the air outlet 13, the air outlet frame 31 is a state of swinging around the lower long side until the air outlet frame 31 faces the direction of the clothes drying rack 2 .

Preferably, the swing angle of the air outlet frame is 20-30 degrees, further, the swing angle is 25 degrees.

The flexible connection structure 32 is used to connect the air outlet frame 31 and the air outlet 13, so that when the air outlet assembly extends out of the air outlet 13, a closed passage is formed between the air outlet frame 31 and the air outlet 13, so that the air flow at the air outlet 13 Conducted to the air outlet frame 31.

The soft connection structure 32 is made of elastic material or soft material. When the air outlet frame 31 extends out of the air outlet 13, the soft connection structure 32 is stretched and is in a stretched state. When the air outlet frame 32 is reset to the air outlet 13 , the soft connection structure 32 returns to a normal state.

Preferably, the flexible connection structure 32 is an organ-like structure. When the air outlet frame 31 extends out of the air outlet 13 , the organ-like structure stretches, and when the air outlet frame 32 retracts to the air outlet 13 , the organ-like structure contracts.

The organ-type structure adopted in this embodiment can not only ensure that when the air outlet frame 31 shrinks to the air outlet 13, the shape of the organ-type structure after shrinking is regular, and both are located between the air outlet frame 31 and the housing 11 on the outer edge of the air outlet 13, avoiding The soft connection structure blocks the air from the air outlet 13. Most importantly, the organ-like structure can also reduce the resistance when the air outlet frame 31 extends and shrinks to the air outlet 13, and avoids excessive stretching of the soft connection structure 32. Stretch and wear, prolong the service life of the soft connection structure 32.

In this embodiment, the drive module drives the air outlet assembly to shrink or extend out of the air outlet 13 . Specifically, the drive module includes a second drive motor 33 , a second drive gear 34 and a drive link 35 .

The drive module is located in the casing 11 .

The second drive motor 33 drives the second drive gear 34 to rotate.

The drive link 35 is fixedly connected to the second drive gear 34 , and the direction of the drive link 35 is the same as the direction of the radius of the second drive gear 34 .

The free end of the driving link 35 is slidably connected with the air outlet frame 31 .

Specifically, a rotating chute (not shown in the figure) is provided on the opposite side of the air outlet frame 31 and the housing 11. The free end of the driving link 35 has a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is located in the rotating chute. The free end of the driving rod 35 The rotating shaft at the end is limited in the rotating chute, and can rotate and slide along the rotating chute.

In this embodiment, the driving module includes two groups, which are respectively assembled with the two short sides of the air outlet frame 31 . That is, there are two second driving motors 33 , two second driving gears 34 , and two driving connecting rods 35 , which can improve the stability of the air outlet frame 31 in action.

When the drive module drives the air outlet assembly to extend out of the air outlet 13, the second drive motor 33 rotates in the forward direction, drives the second drive gear 34 to rotate in the forward direction, drives the drive connecting rod 35 to rotate in the forward direction, and the free end of the drive connecting rod 35 is at the outlet. The air frame 31 rotates and slides in the rotation chute, so that the air outlet frame 31 swings downward around its own rotating shaft, away from the housing 11, and the soft connection structure 32 is stretched until the air outlet frame 31 faces the clothes drying rack 2, The second driving motor 33 stops rotating. At this moment, the air outlet assembly is formed to stretch out from the air outlet 13, and the air outlet 13 can be guided to the air outlet frame 31 through the soft connection structure 32, and then exits according to the direction of the air outlet frame 31. The wind is directed to the air outlet of the air conditioner body 1 to the drying rack 2.

When the drive module drives the air outlet assembly to shrink to the air outlet 13, the second drive motor 33 rotates in the reverse direction, drives the second drive gear 34 to rotate in the reverse direction, drives the drive link 35 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the free end of the drive link 35 is in the air outlet The frame 31 rotates and slides in the rotation chute, so that the air outlet frame 31 swings upward around its own rotating shaft, closes to the housing 11, and the soft connection structure 32 shrinks until the air outlet frame 31 is completely retracted to the outer edge of the air outlet 13. On the casing 11, the soft connection structure 32 is clamped on the casing 11 on the outer edge of the air outlet frame 31 and the air outlet 13, and the second drive motor 33 stops rotating. At this time, the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet 13. Since the air outlet frame 31 and the soft connection structure 32 are located on the housing 11 at the outer edge of the air outlet 13, the air outlet assembly will not block the air outlet 13 and will not affect the normal air outlet of the air conditioner body 1. .

In order to realize the adjustment of the air outlet direction of the air conditioner body 1, the air conditioner of this embodiment further includes an air deflector 41, which is used to adjust the air outlet direction of the air conditioner body 1 to meet the user's requirements for the air outlet direction.

Furthermore, when the air conditioner is in the state of drying clothes, because the size and length of the clothes are different, or the drying positions of the clothes are different, or in order to improve the drying efficiency, it is also necessary to adjust the air outlet direction of the air conditioner body.

In order to meet the requirements of adjusting the air outlet direction in the above two situations, it is preferable to install an air guide plate 41 on the air outlet frame 31 in this embodiment. When the air outlet assembly extends out of the air outlet 31, the air guide plate 41 extends simultaneously The air outlet 31 swings at the air outlet frame 31 to guide the air outlet of the air outlet frame to adjust the air outlet direction; when the air outlet assembly is recovered to the air outlet 31, it swings at the air outlet frame 31 to The air outlet of the air outlet frame also guides the air outlet 31 to realize the adjustment of the air outlet direction.

In this embodiment, a wind deflector driving module is further provided to drive the wind deflector 41 to rotate, so as to adjust the air outlet direction.

Specifically, the wind deflector drive module includes a third drive motor 42, the third drive motor 42 is linked with the wind deflector 41, and the third drive motor 42 can be directly connected to the wind deflector 41 or connected to the wind deflector through a gear or a gear assembly. 41 connections.

Specifically, a mounting seat 43 is provided inside the air outlet frame 31 , and the third driving motor 42 is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat 43 .

The third driving motor 42 can drive the wind deflector 41 to swing continuously or adjust the wind deflector 41 to a certain fixed air outlet position.

The third driving motor 42 can drive the air deflector 41 to rotate to the state of closing the air outlet frame 31, so as to ensure that the air outlet 13 is in the closed state when the air conditioner is turned off.

When the air conditioner is turned off, the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet 13; the air deflector 41 is in the state of closing the air outlet frame 31; When the air conditioner needs to run in the air-conditioning mode (cooling mode, heating mode or dehumidification mode, etc.), the air outlet assembly shrinks to the air outlet 13; the air deflector 41 is opened to guide the air at the air outlet 13 to satisfy the user The demand for air outlet; When the air conditioner needs to dry clothes, the structure for placing the objects to be dried is opened away from the casing, and the objects to be dried can be placed; The airflow is finally blown out from the air outlet frame 31; the air deflector 41 is opened to guide the air outlet at the air outlet frame 31, so as to meet the needs of users for drying clothes.

When the air conditioner needs to run the air-conditioning mode, the air outlet component is controlled to shrink to the air outlet, and the air-conditioning body receives the signal of the air-conditioning mode (heating, cooling, dehumidification, etc.) and operates the corresponding mode. Control the speed of the compressor, control the speed of the fan according to the set wind speed, and control the angle of the wind deflector according to the set signal of the wind direction.

When the air conditioner needs to run in the drying mode, the air outlet component is controlled to extend out of the air outlet and direct the airflow of the air outlet to the structure for placing the objects to be dried. Preferably, at this time, the air-conditioning body is running in the heating mode, and if the air-conditioning body was running in the cooling mode before, then the air-conditioning body is switched to the air-supplying mode.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can still understand the foregoing embodiments. Modifications are made to the technical solutions described, or equivalent replacements are made to some of the technical features; 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 claimed in the present invention.

Claims

An air conditioner includes an air conditioner body, the air conditioner body includes a casing, an air inlet and an air outlet on the casing, and the air conditioner further includes:

The object to be dried is placed in a structure for placing the object to be dried;

The air outlet component is used to shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet and guide the airflow of the air outlet to the structure for placing the dried objects.
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet assembly comprises:

air outlet frame;

The flexible connection structure is used to connect the air outlet frame and the air outlet.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the air outlet frame is rotatably mounted on the casing.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the soft connection structure is an organ structure.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the air outlet assembly includes a driving module for driving the air outlet frame to shrink to the air outlet or extend out of the air outlet.
The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the driving module comprises a driving motor, a driving gear and a driving connecting rod, the driving motor drives the driving gear to rotate, and the driving connecting rod and the driving gear Fixedly connected, the drive link is rotatably connected to the air outlet frame.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein an air deflector and an air deflector driving module are installed on the air outlet frame.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a mounting seat is provided on the air outlet frame, and the wind deflector driving module is located on the mounting seat.
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the air conditioner includes a driving module for placing the object to be dried, for driving the object placing structure to be dried close to or away from the shell body.
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that a sterilization module and/or a heating module are arranged on the structure for placing the object to be dried.