CN110425639B

CN110425639B - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN110425639B
Application number: CN201910749516.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王连宝; 常利华; 江晨菊; 张一�; 张宪伟; 石衡; 姜收; 韩永超
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-14
Filing date: 2019-08-14
Publication date: 2023-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-14
Also published as: CN110425639A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises a shell, an air supply assembly, a heat exchanger and an air guide assembly. The shell is provided with a heat exchange air inlet, an environment air inlet and a mixed air outlet communicated with the environment air inlet. The air supply assembly is arranged in the shell and promotes air to flow from the heat exchange air inlet to the mixing air outlet. The heat exchanger is arranged on an air inlet flow path between the heat exchange air inlet and the air supply assembly. The air guide assembly is formed with an induced air duct connected with the environment air inlet and the mixed air outlet, and a heat exchange air outlet extending along the circumferential direction of the induced air duct and communicated with the air supply assembly, and the heat exchange air outlet is configured to blow air flow to the mixed air outlet. And the air guide assembly also comprises an air guide plate which is arranged in the induced air duct, can swing relative to the flowing direction of the air and can rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct, the air supply direction is adjusted in all directions by 360 degrees, the air supply range of the air conditioner is enlarged, the temperature uniformity of the indoor environment is further improved, and better refrigerating and heating experience is provided for users.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of air conditioning, in particular to an air conditioner.

Background

In the prior art, an air conditioner with an induced air duct penetrating through a machine body from front to back generally cannot adjust the air outlet direction of an air outlet of the induced air duct, so that the air supply mode is single, and the temperature of an area opposite to the air outlet is deviated from the temperature of other areas, so that the temperature in a room is uneven. Further, since the airflow blown out from the outlet tends to be concentrated on the area opposite to the outlet, when the user is in the opposite area, the user feels uncomfortable by being blown straight by the airflow. In general consideration, it is necessary to provide an air conditioner capable of adjusting the air outlet direction of the induced air duct in design.

Disclosure of Invention

One object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of adjusting the air outlet direction of an induced air duct.

A further object of the invention is to make the movement of the air deflector reliable.

Another further object of the present invention is to make the structure of the air guiding assembly compact.

In particular, the present invention provides an air conditioner comprising:

the shell is provided with a heat exchange air inlet, an environment air inlet and a mixed air outlet communicated with the environment air inlet;

the air supply assembly is arranged in the shell and promotes air to flow from the heat exchange air inlet to the mixing air outlet;

the heat exchanger is arranged on an air inlet flow path between the heat exchange air inlet and the air supply assembly; and

the air guide assembly is provided with an induced air duct connected with the environment air inlet and the mixing air outlet, and a heat exchange air outlet extending along the circumferential direction of the induced air duct and communicated with the air supply assembly, and the heat exchange air outlet is configured to blow air flow to the mixing air outlet; characterized in that, the wind guide component still includes:

and the air deflector is arranged in the induced air duct, can swing relative to the flowing direction of the air and can rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct.

Optionally, the air guiding assembly further comprises a driving device for driving the air guiding plate to move, wherein the driving device comprises:

the outer peripheral wall of the gear ring is provided with gear teeth distributed around the central axis, and the air deflector is arranged to be rotationally connected with the gear ring;

the first motor is fixedly connected with the gear ring and configured to drive the air deflector to swing relative to the flowing direction of the gas; and

the gear is arranged to be meshed with the gear teeth so as to drive the air deflector to rotate around the central axis.

Optionally, the driving device further comprises:

the mounting ring is arranged on one side, away from the second motor, of the gear, and the second motor is fixedly connected with the mounting ring.

Optionally, the mounting ring is formed with an annular boss extending in a direction approaching the gear; and is

The gear is provided with a limiting bulge extending towards the direction close to the mounting ring, and the limiting bulge is in clearance fit with the inner wall of the annular boss.

Optionally, the driving device further comprises:

the limiting ring is fixedly connected with the mounting ring and arranged on one side of the gear ring, which is far away from the mounting ring; and

the sliding part is arranged to slide along the mounting ring and the limiting ring, and the first motor is fixedly connected with the sliding part.

Optionally, the mounting ring and the limiting ring are respectively formed with a rib extending in the same direction at the peripheral end thereof; and is

The slider is correspondingly formed with two sets of buckles extending in a bending mode, and the two sets of buckles are respectively connected with the mounting ring and the inner wall of the convex rib of the limiting ring in a clamping mode.

Optionally, the outer peripheral ends of the mounting ring and the limiting ring are respectively provided with an arc-shaped groove, and the sliding part slides along the arc-shaped grooves.

Optionally, the mounting ring and the limiting ring are respectively provided with a supporting strip extending towards the direction close to the gear ring; and is

The gear ring is formed with respectively to the spacing strip that installing collar and spacing collar extend, spacing strip cover is located the outside of support bar.

Optionally, the wind guide assembly further includes:

the air rings are arranged at intervals in the front-back direction, and the inner peripheral end parts of the air rings are clamped to form the heat exchange air outlet; and

the fixing frame is fixedly connected with the shell and is provided with a vent hole which extends through the fixing frame along the front-back direction; wherein

The mounting ring with a plurality of solar or lunar halo set up respectively in the front and back both sides of mount and with the periphery fixed connection in ventilation hole.

Optionally, the air guide assembly further includes:

and the guide ring is arranged on the front side of the driving device, fixedly connected with the fixing frame and configured to form the air inducing duct together with the plurality of air rings and the gear ring.

According to the invention, the air deflector which can swing relative to the flowing direction of the air and can rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct is arranged in the induced air duct, so that the air supply direction of the mixed air outlet can be adjusted in 360 degrees in an all-around manner, the air supply range of the air conditioner is enlarged, the temperature uniformity of the indoor environment is further improved, and better refrigerating and heating experience is provided for users.

Furthermore, the invention skillfully arranges the limit rings and the mounting rings at the front side and the rear side of the gear ring respectively to support the gear ring, the sliding part for fixing the first motor, the second motor and the gear, thereby overcoming the difficult problem of difficult improvement on the mature wind guide component which has the original compact structure and can guide and blow wind, not only ensuring the stable and reliable motion of the wind guide plate, but also ensuring the new compact structure and small occupied space without influencing the overall layout of the air conditioner.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic isometric view of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged view of region A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded view of the drive assembly and air deflection plate of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the air guide assembly and the driving device of FIG. 3 with the air ring removed;

FIG. 6 is a schematic enlarged view of region B in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic isometric view of the slider of fig. 4.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic isometric view of an air conditioner 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the air conditioner 100 shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the air conditioner 100 may include a cabinet 110, an air supply assembly 120, a heat exchanger 140, and an air guide assembly 150.

The casing 110 may be formed with a heat exchanging inlet 111, an ambient inlet 112, and a mixing outlet 113 communicating with the ambient inlet 112. The heat exchanging air inlet 111 and the ambient air inlet 112 may be opened on a rear wall of the casing 110. The mixing outlet 113 may open to the front wall of the cabinet 110 corresponding to the ambient air inlet 112.

The air supply assembly 120 may be disposed in the casing 110 and promote air flowing from the heat exchanging air inlet 111 to the mixing air outlet 113. The air supply assembly 120 may be a centrifugal fan including a volute and a centrifugal impeller disposed within the volute.

The heat exchanger 140 may be disposed on an intake air flow path between the heat exchanging air inlet 111 and the air supply assembly 120, and performs heat exchange with air flowing therethrough to change the temperature of the air flowing therethrough into heat exchanging air.

The air guide assembly 150 may be formed with an induced air duct connecting the environment air inlet 112 and the mixing air outlet 113, and a heat exchange air outlet 1511 extending along a circumferential direction of the induced air duct and communicating with the volute of the air supply assembly 120. Among them, the heat exchange air outlet 1511 may be configured to blow an air flow to the mixing air outlet 113 to promote the ambient air around the ambient air inlet 112 to flow forward to mix with the heat exchange air blown from the heat exchange air outlet 1511, to form a hot but not dry, cool but not cold comfortable air, and to increase the air output of the air conditioner 100.

In some embodiments, the wind guide assembly 150 may include a plurality of wind rings 151 disposed at intervals in a front-rear direction, a guide ring 152 disposed at a front side of the plurality of wind rings 151, and a fixing bracket 154 for fixing the plurality of wind rings 151 and the guide ring 152. The inner peripheries of the plurality of wind rings 151 can be clamped to form a heat exchange air outlet 1511.

The number of the wind rings 151 may be greater than or equal to three, so as to form a plurality of heat exchange air outlets 1511 in the front-rear direction, so that the airflow blown out from the front heat exchange air outlet 1511 is guided to promote the airflow blown out from the rear heat exchange air outlet 1511 to flow forward, thereby increasing the air supply distance and further increasing the air supply amount.

The deflector 152 may be formed with an air duct extending gradually from the rear to the front to reduce wind resistance.

The fixing frame 154 may be fixedly connected to the housing 110, and a vent hole extending through the fixing frame 154 along the front-back direction is formed. The deflector 152 and the plurality of wind rings 151 may be respectively disposed at front and rear sides of the fixing frame 154 and fixedly connected to the periphery of the vent hole.

In particular, the wind guiding assembly 150 may further include a wind guiding plate 153 disposed in the wind guiding duct. The air deflector 153 can swing relative to the flowing direction of the air and can rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct, so that the air supply direction of the mixed air outlet 113 can be adjusted in 360 degrees in all directions, the air supply range of the air conditioner 100 is enlarged, the temperature uniformity of the indoor environment is further improved, and better refrigerating and heating experience is provided for users.

FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged view of region A in FIG. 2; fig. 4 is a schematic exploded view of the driving device and the air deflector 153 of fig. 3. Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the air guide assembly 150 may further include a driving device for driving the air guide plate 153 to move. The driving means may comprise a ring gear 161 and a first motor 162 for driving the air deflector 153 to oscillate with respect to the flow direction of the gas.

The air deflector 153 may be disposed to be rotatably connected to the ring gear 161, and its rotation axis may be perpendicular to the central axis of the induced air duct. The first motor 162 may be disposed fixed relative to the ring gear 161 and in driving connection with the air deflector 153 to drive the air deflector 153 to oscillate relative to the flow direction of the gas.

Specifically, the air deflector 153 may be formed with a protrusion 1531 protruding in a direction away from the central axis of the induced air duct and a recess 1532 recessed in a direction close to the central axis of the induced air duct, and the protrusion 1531 and the recess 1532 extend coaxially.

The drive device may also include a hub 170 and a shaft 168. The sleeve 170 may be sleeved on the protrusion 1531 and fastened to the gear ring 161, and the protrusion 1531 may be configured to rotate relative to the sleeve 170, so as to facilitate the installation operation of the air deflector 153 and prevent the protrusion 1531 from being deformed and damaged.

The rotating shaft 168 may have one end disposed in the recess 1532 and the other end rotatably connected to the ring gear 161, so as to rotatably fix the wind deflector 153 to the ring gear 161. The first motor 162 may be fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 168 through a connecting member 169, so that the air deflector 153 swings relative to the flowing direction of the gas under the driving of the first motor 162.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the air guiding assembly 150 and the driving device in fig. 3, wherein the air ring 151 is removed; fig. 6 is a schematic enlarged view of the region B in fig. 5. Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the air guiding assembly 150 may further include a second motor 163 for driving the air guiding plate 153 to rotate around the central axis of the air guiding duct, and a gear 164 in driving connection with the second motor 163.

The outer peripheral wall of the ring gear 161 may be formed with gear teeth distributed around the central axis of the induced air duct, and the gear 164 may be configured to mesh with the gear teeth of the ring gear 161, so as to drive the ring gear 161 to rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct and drive the air deflector 153 to rotate through the second motor 163.

In some embodiments, the driving device may further include a mounting ring 165 disposed on a side of the gear 164 remote from the second motor for fixing the second motor 163. The mounting ring 165 may be disposed at a front side of the fixing frame 154 and fixedly coupled to a peripheral edge of the vent hole.

The mounting ring 165 may be formed with an annular boss 1654 extending in a direction adjacent to the gear 164. The gear 164 may be formed with a stopper protrusion 1641 extending in a direction close to the mounting ring 165, and the stopper protrusion 1641 may be disposed to be in clearance fit with an inner wall of the annular boss 1654 to improve stability of the gear 164 and prevent axial play of the gear 164.

Fig. 7 is a schematic isometric view of the slide 167 of fig. 4. Referring to fig. 3, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the drive device may further include a stop collar 166 and a slide 167.

The retainer ring 166 may be configured to be fixedly coupled to the mounting ring 165 and disposed on a side of the gear ring 161 away from the mounting ring 165.

The first motor 162 may be arranged in fixed connection with the slide 167. And a slider 167 is provided slidably along the mounting collar 165 and the spacing collar 166 to fixedly support the first motor 162.

Specifically, the sliding member 167 is opened with a through hole 1671 extending along the radial direction of the induced air duct. The first motor 162 may be disposed on a side of the sliding member 167 away from the induced air duct, and an output shaft thereof passes through the through hole 1671 to be connected with the connecting member 169.

Slider 167 can be formed with the arc ribbed slab 1672 that extends to the direction of keeping away from the induced air wind channel, and arc ribbed slab 1672 sets up the below of first motor 162 to support first motor 162, improve the stability of first motor 162.

The peripheral ends of the mounting collar 165 and the spacing collar 166 may be formed with co-extending ribs 1651 and ribs 1661, respectively. Slider 167 may be correspondingly formed with two bent-extending sets of snaps 1673, and the two sets of snaps 1673 may be arranged to snap against the inner walls (surfaces near the induced draft duct) of the rib 1651 and the rib 1661, respectively, to limit the displacement of slider 167 in the radial direction of the induced draft duct.

The mounting collar 165 and the stop collar 166 may also be provided with an arcuate slot 1653 and an arcuate slot 1663 at their peripheral ends. Slide 167 is configured to slide along arcuate slot 1653 and arcuate slot 1663 to define the angle of rotation of ring gear 161. Wherein, the rotation angle of the gear ring 161 can be 90-180 deg. Such as 90 °, 135 °, 180 °, or the like. The outer walls of the raised rib 1651 and raised rib 1661 may be coplanar with the bottom walls of the arcuate slot 1653 and arcuate slot 1663, respectively.

In some embodiments, the mounting collar 165 and the retaining collar 166 may be formed with a support bar 1652 and a support bar 1662, respectively, extending in a direction proximate to the ring gear 161. Gear ring 161 may be formed with a limiting bar 1611 extending toward mounting ring 165 and limiting ring 166, respectively, and limiting bar 1611 may be sleeved

outside support bars

1652 and 1662 to limit displacement of gear ring 161 in the radial direction of the induced draft duct.

The induced air duct may be formed by the deflector 152, the ring gear 161, and the plurality of wind rings 151 from front to rear.

In some embodiments, the air deflector 153 is configured to open and close the induced air duct, that is, the air deflector 153 and the induced air duct have the same cross section, so as to improve the air guiding effect and improve the overall aesthetic appearance of the air conditioner 100 when it is turned off.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner 100 may further include an air supply assembly 130 located below the air supply assembly 120. The lower portion of the casing 110 further defines a lower air outlet 114, and the air supply assembly 130 is configured to promote air flowing from the heat exchanging air inlet 111 to the lower air outlet 114. The air supply assembly 130 may be an axial flow fan.

The air supply assembly 120 can be configured to operate when the heat exchanger 140 receives a cooling instruction, and the air supply assembly 130 can be configured to operate when the heat exchanger 140 receives a heating instruction, so that the characteristics of cold air sinking and hot air floating are utilized, and the indoor temperature is rapidly and uniformly distributed while the energy consumption is saved. The air supply assembly 120 and the air supply assembly 130 may also operate simultaneously.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. An air conditioner comprising:

the air deflector is arranged in the induced air duct, can swing relative to the flowing direction of the air and can rotate around the central axis of the induced air duct;

the driving device is used for driving the air deflector to move; and

the air rings are arranged at intervals in the front-back direction, and the inner peripheral end parts of the air rings are clamped to form the heat exchange air outlet; wherein the driving device includes:

the first motor is fixedly connected with the gear ring and configured to drive the air deflector to swing relative to the flowing direction of the gas;

the gear is arranged to be meshed with the gear teeth so as to drive the air deflector to rotate around the central axis;

the mounting ring is arranged on one side, far away from the second motor, of the gear, and the second motor is fixedly connected with the mounting ring;

the limiting ring is fixedly connected with the mounting ring and arranged on one side, far away from the mounting ring, of the gear ring; and

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1,

the mounting ring is provided with an annular boss extending towards the direction close to the gear; and is provided with

3. The air conditioner according to claim 1,

the peripheral end parts of the mounting ring and the limiting ring are respectively provided with a convex rib extending in the same direction; and is

4. The air conditioner according to claim 1,

arc-shaped grooves are formed in the peripheral end portions of the mounting ring and the limiting ring respectively, and the sliding piece slides along the arc-shaped grooves.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 1,

the mounting ring and the limiting ring are respectively provided with a supporting strip extending towards the direction close to the gear ring; and is

6. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein the air guide assembly further comprises:

7. The air conditioner of claim 6, wherein the air guide assembly further comprises:

and the guide ring is arranged on the front side of the driving device, fixedly connected with the fixing frame and configured to form the induced air duct together with the plurality of air rings and the gear ring.