Drawings
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is an exploded view of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;
fig. 3 is a front view of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;
fig. 4 is a side view of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;
fig. 5 is a plan view of the air conditioning indoor unit of fig. 1;
FIG. 6 is a view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a view taken along line B-B of FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a first view illustrating the upper and lower air deflectors of FIG. 3 in an open state;
FIG. 9 is a second view illustrating the upper and lower air deflectors of FIG. 3 in an open state;
FIG. 10 is a first view illustrating the left and right air deflectors of FIG. 3 in an open state;
fig. 11 is a second state view of the left and right air deflectors of fig. 3 when they are opened.
Reference numerals:
10-a shell, 11-a base,
12-side frame body, 13-front face mask,
14-an air inlet, 15-an air inlet grille,
16-an air outlet, 20-a heat exchanger,
30-backward centrifugal fan, 40-fan collector,
50-an air duct supporting frame, 51-an air guide opening,
52-wind deflector, 60-volute tongue,
70-a driving motor, 80-a motor mounting rack,
90-display device.
Detailed Description
In order to further explain the air conditioner indoor unit and the air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention, the following detailed description is made in conjunction with the attached drawings of the specification.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 10, a heat exchanger 20, and a backward centrifugal fan 30, where the casing 10 includes a base 11, a side frame 12, and a front cover 13, an air duct is provided in the casing 10, an air inlet 14 of the air duct is located on the front cover 13, and an air outlet 16 of the air duct is located on the side frame 12; the number of the air outlets 16 is multiple, the air outlets 16 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the side frame body 12, and a rotatable air deflector 52 is arranged in each air outlet 16; the heat exchanger 20 and the backward centrifugal fan 30 are arranged in the air duct, the heat exchanger 20 is close to the air inlet 14 of the air duct relative to the backward centrifugal fan 30, and the outer peripheral surface of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is opposite to the air outlet 16.
Specifically, the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be a wall-mounted air conditioning indoor unit, and the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 10, a heat exchanger 20, and a backward centrifugal fan 30, where the heat exchanger 20 and the backward centrifugal fan 30 are located in the casing 10, the casing 10 includes a base 11, a side frame 12, and a front cover 13, the front cover 13 is opposite to the base 11, an air duct is located in the casing 10, the side frame 12 surrounds the air duct, the air duct has an air inlet 14 and a plurality of air outlets 16, the air inlet 14 is located on the front cover 13, the air outlets 16 are located on the side frame 12, the plurality of air outlets 16 are uniformly arranged along a circumferential direction of the side frame 12, for example, as shown in fig. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the number of the air outlets 16 may be four, four air outlets 16 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the, one air outlet 16 is located at the lower side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, one air outlet 16 is located at the left side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, and one air outlet 16 is located at the right side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, and a rotatable air deflector 52 is disposed in each air outlet 16 of the air duct, as shown in fig. 1, 3, 4 and 5, the air deflector 52 may close the corresponding air outlet 16, at which time, air cannot flow through the air outlet 16 covered by the air deflector 52, or, as shown in fig. 8 to 11, the air deflector 52 may open the corresponding air outlet 16, at which time, air may flow through the air outlet 16 uncovered by the air deflector 52; the heat exchanger 20 and the backward centrifugal fan 30 are located in the air duct, the heat exchanger 20 is close to the air inlet 14 of the air duct relative to the backward centrifugal fan 30, the peripheral surface of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is opposite to the air outlet 16, the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is opposite to the air inlet 14, namely, the air inlet direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is opposite to the air inlet 14, and the air outlet direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is opposite to the air outlet 16.
When the air conditioner provided with the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the invention works, indoor air enters the air duct through the air inlet 14 on the front cover 13 and exchanges heat with the heat exchanger 20 in the air duct, so that the temperature of the air entering the air duct reaches an appropriate temperature, the air after exchanging heat with the heat exchanger 20 enters the backward centrifugal fan 30 from the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30, flows out from the radial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30 under the action of the backward centrifugal fan 30, and flows out of the air conditioning indoor unit through the air outlet 16 on the side frame 12, namely flows into the indoor through the air outlet 16 on the side frame 12, and the temperature of the indoor air is adjusted. When the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 flows out of the air conditioning indoor unit through the outlet 16 of the side frame 12, the air deflector 52 is adjusted to close or open the corresponding outlet 16, for example, referring to fig. 3, 8 and 9, the air deflector 52 of the outlet 16 on the upper side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 8 and 9 is opened to the corresponding outlet 16, the air deflector 52 of the outlet 16 on the lower side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 8 and 9 is opened to the corresponding outlet 16, the air deflector 52 of the outlet 16 on the left side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3 or 9 is closed to the corresponding outlet 16, and the air deflector 52 of the outlet 16 on the right side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3 or 8 is closed to the corresponding outlet 16, at this time, the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 flows out from the outlets 16 on the upper side and the lower side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 8 and 9, the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 cannot flow out from the air outlet 16 on the left side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3 or 9, and the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 cannot flow out from the air outlet 16 on the right side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3 or 8; alternatively, referring to fig. 3, 10 and 11, the air deflector 52 of the left air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11 is made to open the corresponding air outlet 16, the air deflector 52 of the right air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11 is made to open the corresponding air outlet 16, the air deflector 52 of the upper air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11 is made to close the corresponding air outlet 16, and the air deflector 52 of the lower air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11 is made to close the corresponding air outlet 16, in which case, the air acted on by the backward centrifugal fan 30 flows out of the left and right air outlets 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11, the air acted on the backward centrifugal fan 30 does not flow out of the upper air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11, and the air acted on the backward centrifugal fan 30 does not flow out of the upper air outlet 16 of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, 10 or 11, In fig. 10 or 11, the outlet 16 on the lower side of the side frame 12 is opened, so that the direction of air flow out of the air-conditioning indoor unit can be adjusted when air having been applied to the centrifugal fan 30 is discharged, and the angle of air flow out of the corresponding outlet 16 can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the air guide plate 52.
In the air-conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the air inlet 14 of the air duct is disposed on the front cover 13, the air outlet 16 is disposed on the side frame 12, and the number of the air outlets 16 is plural, the plural air outlets 16 are uniformly disposed along the circumferential direction of the side frame 12, and a rotatable air deflector 52 is disposed in each air outlet 16, so that when the air-conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention is in operation, air flowing into the air duct through the air inlet 14 exchanges heat with the heat exchanger 20, and flows out of the air-conditioning indoor unit through the air outlet 16 under the action of the backward centrifugal fan 30, the air deflector 52 closes or opens the corresponding air outlet 16 by adjusting the air deflector 52, so as to adjust the air outlet direction of the air flowing out of the air-conditioning indoor unit after the action of the backward centrifugal fan 30, and adjust the air outlet angle of the air when the air flows out through the corresponding air outlet 16 by adjusting the angle, therefore, the air-conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the invention has diversified air outlet directions and air outlet angles, so that the requirements of users on the air outlet directions and the air outlet angles are met, and the air-conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the invention has diversified air outlet directions and air outlet angles, so that the air flowing out of the air outlet 16 can flow towards each indoor area, and the efficiency of adjusting the indoor temperature can be improved.
In addition, in the prior art, the air outlet 16 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is usually arranged at the lower part of the front plate, when the air conditioner works, the air acted by the indoor unit of the air conditioner is blown into the room through the air outlet 16, and the air blowing direction of the air blown into the room can only face to the front of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so that the air blown into the room is difficult to avoid people or other objects which cannot receive direct blowing of the air; in the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of air outlets 16 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the side frame 12, and the rotatable air deflector 52 is arranged in each air outlet 16, so that the air outlet direction and the air outlet angle of the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be adjusted by adjusting the air deflector 52, and people can be avoided or other objects that cannot receive direct air blow can be avoided, for example, when a person is located below the air conditioning indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the air outlet 16 is covered by the air deflector 52 in the air outlet 16 on the lower side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, at this time, the air flowing out from the air conditioning indoor unit cannot flow out from the air outlet 16 on the lower side of the side frame 12 in fig. 3, and people can be.
It should be noted that, in the indoor unit of an air conditioner provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the air outlets 16 is multiple, and in practical applications, the number of the air outlets 16 may be set according to actual requirements, for example, the number of the air outlets 16 may be two, four, eight, twelve, or the like.
Referring to fig. 2, 6 and 7, in the indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention, a fan collector 40 is further disposed between the heat exchanger 20 and the backward centrifugal fan 30. As shown in fig. 2, the fan collector 40 may be in a horn shape, the fan collector 40 includes a large end port and a small end port, the large end port of the fan collector 40 faces the heat exchanger 20, and the small end port of the fan collector 40 faces the backward centrifugal fan 30, when the air conditioner provided with the indoor air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the present invention is in operation, the fan collector 40 may concentrate air after heat exchange with the heat exchanger 20, and make the air after heat exchange with the heat exchanger 20 flow into the backward centrifugal fan 30 along the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30, so as to improve the utilization rate of the air after heat exchange with the heat exchanger 20 and improve the efficiency when the indoor temperature is adjusted.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 6 and fig. 7, in the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, an air duct support frame 50 is further disposed in the casing 10, the air duct support frame 50 is disposed around the air duct, the air duct support frame 50 is connected to the base 11, the air duct support frame 50 is located in the side frame 12, the air duct support frame 50 is connected to the side frame 12, and air guiding openings 51 corresponding to the air outlets 16 one to one are disposed along the circumferential direction of the air duct support frame 50. An air duct support frame 50 surrounding an air duct is arranged in the casing 10, the air duct support frame 50 is located in the side frame body 12, the air duct support frame 50 is connected with the base 11, and the air duct support frame 50 is connected with the side frame body 12, namely, the side frame body 12 is connected with the base 11 through the air duct support frame 50, so that the stability of the connection of the side frame body 12 to the base 11 is strengthened. The air guide ports 51 corresponding to the air outlets 16 one by one are arranged along the circumferential direction of the air duct support frame 50, air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 flows to the corresponding air outlet 16 through the air guide ports 51 and flows out of the air-conditioning indoor unit through the corresponding air outlet 16, and the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 can be guided to the corresponding air outlet 16 by the arrangement of the air guide ports 51, so that the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 is prevented from flowing to other areas of the air-conditioning indoor unit.
In the above embodiment, each air outlet 16 is provided with a rotatable air deflector 52, and the air deflector 52 may be rotatably disposed on the side frame 12, or, referring to fig. 2, fig. 6 and fig. 7, the air deflector 52 may be rotatably disposed on the air duct support frame 50, so that the design is favorable for the air deflector 52 to guide the air acted by the backward centrifugal fan 30 to the corresponding air outlet 16 and flow out through the corresponding air outlet 16.
In order to independently control each air deflector 52, in the air conditioning indoor unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the air duct support frame 50 is provided with a plurality of stepping motors, and the stepping motors are used to drive the corresponding air deflector 52 to rotate relative to the air duct support frame 50. The air outlet direction and the air outlet angle of the air conditioner indoor unit provided by the embodiment of the invention are adjusted by independently adjusting the corresponding air deflectors 52 through the work of the stepping motor.
Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, the base 11 is provided with a plurality of volute tongues 60, the plurality of volute tongues 60 correspond to the plurality of air outlets 16 one by one, and the volute tongues 60 guide the air passing through the backward centrifugal fan 30 to the corresponding air outlets 16. The arrangement of the volute tongue 60 can guide the air passing through the backward centrifugal fan 30 to the corresponding air outlet 16, and can prevent the air passing through the backward centrifugal fan 30 from being blocked back to the air inlet 14 under the action of the base 11, so that the utilization rate of the air in an air duct is improved, and the efficiency of adjusting the indoor temperature is improved.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 6 and fig. 7, in the embodiment of the present invention, a driving motor 70 is further disposed on the base 11, and the backward centrifugal fan 30 is mounted on an output shaft of the driving motor 70. Specifically, the middle part of the base 11 is provided with a motor mounting bracket 80, the driving motor 70 is installed on the motor mounting bracket 80, the output shaft of the driving motor 70 is parallel to the shaft of the backward centrifugal fan 30, the backward centrifugal fan 30 is installed on the output shaft of the driving motor 70, the driving motor 70 is operated to drive the backward centrifugal fan 30 to rotate, and the air entering from the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30 is radially guided out by the backward centrifugal fan.
With continued reference to fig. 2, 6 and 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the heat exchanger 20 may be a plate-shaped heat exchanger, which is perpendicular to the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30. Specifically, the heat exchanger 20 may be a plate-shaped heat exchanger, the heat exchanger 20 is disposed close to the air inlet 14 relative to the fan collector 40, the heat exchanger 20 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the backward centrifugal fan 30, the heat exchanger 20 is also perpendicular to the axial direction of the fan collector 40, and the heat exchanger 20 completely covers the cross section of the air duct where the heat exchanger 20 is disposed.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a display device 90 is disposed in the middle of the front cover 13, the air inlet 14 is disposed around the display device 90, and the air inlet 14 is disposed with an air inlet grille 15. The display device 90 is used for displaying information such as a current operating state of the air conditioner, a current indoor temperature, and the like.
In the embodiment of the present invention, a dust filter may be further disposed on a side of the heat exchanger 20 close to the air inlet 14 in the air duct, for filtering dust in the air flowing in through the air inlet 14, preventing the dust in the air flowing in through the air inlet 14 from blocking the heat exchanger 20, and improving the effect and efficiency of heat exchange between the air flowing in through the air inlet 14 and the heat exchanger 20.
In the embodiment of the present invention, an odor filter or/and a fragrance device may be further disposed at least one air outlet 16 among the plurality of air outlets 16. The odor filter can filter the peculiar smell in the air to make the air flowing into the room fresh; the setting of champignon ware can be so that to have fragrance in the indoor air of inflow, and the fragrance of champignon ware can be selected according to user's demand. It should be noted that, in the plurality of air outlets 16, at least one air outlet 16 is provided with an odor filter or/and a fragrance device, in practical applications, an odor filter or/and a fragrance device may be provided at one of the air outlets 16, or an odor filter or/and a fragrance device may be provided at some of the air outlets 16, or an odor filter or/and a fragrance device may be provided at all the air outlets 16.
The embodiment of the invention also provides an air conditioner, which comprises the air conditioner indoor unit.
Compared with the prior art, the air conditioner has the same advantages as the air conditioner indoor unit, and the description is omitted.
In the foregoing description of embodiments, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.