A valve bracket, a valve assembly, an outdoor unit and an air conditioner having the same

Abstract

The present invention provides a valve bracket and a valve assembly, an outdoor unit and an air conditioner having the same, wherein the valve bracket comprises a vertical plate, an external boss, an internal groove and an installation guide opening; the vertical plate is used to fix the valve bracket on the casing of the outdoor unit; the external boss is formed by the external convexity of the vertical plate surface, and the external boss forms an external convex cavity; the internal groove is formed by the internal concaveness of the top of the external convex cavity, and has a first limiting buckle for positioning the valve; the installation guide opening extends from the opening at the edge of the vertical plate to the middle part of the internal groove, and is used for guiding and positioning the valve during assembly; the valve assembly comprises the above-mentioned valve bracket and the valve, wherein the valve comprises a low-pressure valve and a high-pressure valve, which are connected into an integrated valve by an integral mounting plate; the valve bracket provided by the present invention simplifies the structure, limits the valve by the internal groove and the first limiting buckle, improves stability, and can be installed with fewer screws, thereby solving the problem of complicated valve installation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioning equipment, and in particular relates to a valve bracket and a valve component, an outdoor unit and an air conditioner having the same. Background Art

[0002] With the development of economy and society, air conditioning equipment has been applied in many fields of production and life. At present, the outdoor unit and indoor unit of split air conditioner need to be connected by pipes, and the valve is fixed to the casing by valve bracket on the outdoor unit side. In order to ensure the cooling effect, pipeline connection and maintenance convenience, the outdoor unit generally has two valves, and each valve needs to be fixed on the valve bracket separately. Four screws are needed to fix the valve, which makes the production efficiency low, the manufacturing cost high and the installation procedure cumbersome. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides a valve bracket and a valve assembly, an outdoor unit and an air conditioner having the same, so as to solve the problems of the valve bracket having a complex structure and inconvenient valve installation in the prior art.

[0004] The valve support provided by the present invention comprises:

[0005] A vertical plate, used for fixing the valve bracket;

[0006] An outer boss is formed by the outer projection of the vertical plate surface, and the outer boss and the vertical plate surface form an outer convex cavity, and the outer convex cavity is used to accommodate a pipe connected to the valve;

[0007] The inner groove is used to set the valve, which is formed by the inner concave of the top of the outer boss, and the inner groove has a first limiting buckle, and the inner side surface of the first limiting buckle and the inner concave surface of the inner groove constitute a mounting position, and the mounting position is used to install the valve and limit it;

[0008] Installation guide openings are provided on both sides of the first limit buckle, opening from the edge of the vertical plate and extending to the middle part of the inner groove, and the installation guide openings extend to the tail of the middle part of the inner groove to form a valve hole, and the valve hole is used for the valve to pass through the vertical plate and connect with the pipeline;

[0009] The vertical plate is integrally formed with a plurality of the installation guide openings, and the plurality of the installation guide openings form a plurality of the valve holes. The plurality of the valve holes cooperate with the installation positions to enable a plurality of valves to be integrally installed on the valve bracket.

[0010] Further optionally, the cross-section of the outer convex cavity is a quadrilateral structure, and the upper space of the outer convex cavity is larger than the lower space.

[0011] Further optionally, the opening direction of the mounting position is consistent with the extending direction of the mounting guide opening and are parallel to each other.

[0012] Further optionally, the bottom of the vertical plate has a limit plate and a second limit buckle, which are arranged relative to each other for limiting the valve bracket, wherein the limit plate forms a bending structure on one side of the vertical plate for setting the valve bracket on its installation object, and the second limit buckle is formed on the other side of the vertical plate for clamping the valve bracket.

[0013] Further optionally, the valve bracket is applied to a multi-inlet or multi-outlet integrated valve.

[0014] The present invention also provides a valve assembly, which comprises a valve and any one of the above-mentioned valve brackets.

[0015] Further optionally, the valve is an integrated valve, which is provided with an integral mounting plate, and the integral mounting plate is restricted in the inner groove by the mounting position.

[0016] Further optionally, the valve includes a low-pressure valve and a high-pressure valve, and the low-pressure valve and the high-pressure valve are connected through the integral mounting plate; the multiple valve holes of the valve bracket include a low-pressure valve hole and a high-pressure valve hole, wherein the low-pressure valve corresponds to the low-pressure valve hole, and the high-pressure valve corresponds to the high-pressure valve hole; the low-pressure valve installation guide port and the high-pressure valve installation guide port are parallel, and the width of the high-pressure valve installation guide port is greater than the width of the low-pressure valve installation guide port.

[0017] Further optionally, the valve integral mounting plate has a second fixing hole, and the inner groove has a first fixing hole. When the valve is installed on the valve bracket, the low-pressure valve corresponds to the low-pressure valve hole, the high-pressure valve corresponds to the high-pressure valve hole, the first fixing hole corresponds to the second fixing hole, and the valve is embedded in the mounting position.

[0018] The present invention further provides an outdoor unit, which comprises an outdoor unit casing and any one of the above-mentioned valve components, wherein the valve component is fixed to the outdoor unit casing through the vertical plate.

[0019] The present invention also provides an air conditioner, which adopts the outdoor unit described above.

[0020] The present invention provides a valve bracket compatible with an integrated valve, wherein an outer convex cavity reserves an installation position, and an inner groove first limit buckle and a fixing hole fix the valve, thereby improving stability and simplifying the structure. Installation can be achieved with fewer screws, thereby improving production efficiency and solving the problems of cumbersome valve installation and a large number of required parts in the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail its exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is clear to a person skilled in the art that other accompanying drawings can be obtained from these accompanying drawings without creative work.

[0022] Figure 1a A schematic diagram of the main structure of a valve support embodiment provided by the present invention is shown;

[0023] Figure 1b A schematic diagram of the axonometric structure of a valve support embodiment provided by the present invention is shown;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a valve embodiment provided by the present invention is shown;

[0025] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the structure of an embodiment of the valve provided by the present invention when it is assembled on a valve bracket;

[0026] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the structure of an embodiment of the valve support provided by the present invention when it is assembled in the casing of an outdoor unit;

[0027] In the figure:

[0028] 1-vertical plate, 11-mounting hole; 12-limiting plate; 13-second limiting buckle;

[0029] 2-external convex platform; 21-external convex cavity; 211-upper space; 212-lower space;

[0030] 3-inner groove; 31-first limit buckle; 32-valve hole; 321-low-pressure valve hole; 322-high-pressure valve hole; 33-first fixing hole;

[0031] 4-installation guide port; 41-low-pressure installation guide port; 42-high-pressure installation guide port;

[0032] 5-valve; 51-low-pressure valve; 52-high-pressure valve; 53-integral mounting plate; 54-second fixing hole;

[0033] 6-outdoor unit casing; 61-chassis; 62-side wall. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution 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. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0035] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, and "multiple" generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0036] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0037] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a product or system including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such a product or system. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the product or system including the elements.

[0038] Example

[0039] The valve bracket provided by the present invention is provided with an outer boss and an inner groove, which simplifies the valve bracket structure; the inner groove is provided with a first limit buckle, which cooperates with the inner concave surface of the inner groove to position the valve; the inner groove also has a fixing hole to fix the valve, and the valve is easy to install and reliably fixed. The cross-sections of the outer convex cavity and the inner groove provided in this embodiment are both trapezoidal structures, the number of installation guide ports and valve holes is two, and the first fixing holes on the inner groove include two; the valve bracket and the valve are combined to form a valve assembly, which is applied to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner to realize the connection between the indoor unit heat exchanger and the outdoor unit heat exchanger; the outdoor unit casing has a chassis and side walls.

[0040] <Valve bracket>

[0041] like Figure 1a and Figure 1bAs shown, the valve bracket provided in this embodiment includes a vertical plate 1, an outer boss 2, an inner groove 3, and an installation guide port 4; the vertical plate 1 has a mounting hole 11 for fixing the valve bracket on the outdoor unit casing 6 of the air conditioner; the outer boss 2 is formed by the outer boss 2 being convex outwardly of the plate surface of the vertical plate 1, and the outer boss 2 is formed with an outer convex cavity 21, and the outer convex cavity 21 can accommodate the outdoor unit connecting pipe; the inner groove 3 is formed by the inner concave top of the outer boss 2, and has a first limiting buckle 31; the inner side surface of the first limiting buckle 31 and the inner concave surface of the inner groove 3 constitute a mounting position, and the mounting position is used to install the valve 5 and limit it; the installation guide port 4 is arranged on both sides of the first limiting buckle 31, and is opened from the edge of the vertical plate 1 and extends to the middle part of the inner groove 3, and the installation guide port 4 extends to the tail of the middle part of the inner groove 3 to form a valve hole 32, and the valve hole 32 is used for the valve to pass through the vertical plate 1 and connect with the outdoor unit connecting pipe.

[0042] Preferably, the cross-sections of the outer boss 2 and the inner groove 3 are both trapezoidal structures, which optimizes the structure of the valve bracket and corresponds to the shape of the valve 5, thereby facilitating the installation of the valve 5.

[0043] Preferably, the upper space 211 of the outer convex cavity 21 is larger than the lower space 212, corresponding to the size of the outdoor unit connecting pipe. The low-pressure connecting pipe can be installed in the upper space 211 of the outer convex cavity 21, and the high-pressure connecting pipe can be installed in the lower space 212 of the outer convex cavity 21.

[0044] Specifically, the first fixing hole 33 on the inner groove 3 and the second fixing hole 54 on the valve 5 are both threaded holes, and the two cooperate to fix the valve 5 on the valve bracket; the depth of the inner groove 3 corresponds to the thickness of the integral mounting plate 53 of the valve 5, and when the valve 5 is set in the mounting position of the inner groove 3, the integral mounting plate 53 of the valve 5 is flush with the top of the inner groove 3.

[0045] Specifically, the first limiting buckle 31 is an L-shaped structure, one end of which is fixed to the bottom of the inner groove 3 and the other end is suspended. When the valve 5 is set in the installation position of the inner groove 3, the installation position limits the valve 5 in five directions of up, down, left, right and back, so that the valve 5 is in close contact with the bottom of the inner groove 3, and the sealing is enhanced.

[0046] Preferably, the valve hole 32 comprises a low-pressure valve hole 321 and a high-pressure valve hole 322 ; the sizes of the two valve holes 32 correspond to the size of the valve 5 .

[0047] Preferably, the installation guide port 4 has a low-pressure valve installation guide port 41 and a high-pressure valve installation guide port 42, the low-pressure valve installation guide port 41 and the high-pressure valve installation guide port 42 are parallel, and the width of the high-pressure valve installation guide port 42 is greater than the width of the low-pressure valve installation guide port 41.

[0048] Preferably, the opening direction of the installation position is consistent with the extending direction of the installation guide opening 4; when installing the valve 5, the valve 5 is pushed into the installation position along the extending direction of the installation guide opening 4.

[0049] Specifically, the installation guide opening 4 is a long strip structure, with a notch formed on one side of the valve bracket and extending to the inner groove 3 for guiding when installing the valve 5 .

[0050] Preferably, the upper space of the inner groove 3 is large and the lower space is small, corresponding to the size of the valve 5. A low-pressure valve 51 is arranged in the upper space of the inner groove 3 and a high-pressure valve 52 is arranged in the lower space to facilitate the operation of the valve 5.

[0051] Preferably, a limit plate 12 and a second limit buckle 13 are provided at the bottom of the vertical plate, and the two are arranged relatively to limit the valve bracket, wherein the limit plate 12 forms a bending structure on one side of the vertical plate 1 for setting the valve bracket on the outdoor unit casing 6, and the second limit buckle 13 is formed on the other side of the vertical plate 1 for clamping the valve bracket on the side wall 62 of the outdoor unit casing 6; the edge of the vertical plate 1 has a bending structure; specifically, the limit plate 12 is in a Z-shaped structure toward the left side of the outdoor unit casing 6, corresponding to the chassis 61 structure of the outdoor unit casing 6, to limit the valve bracket; the second limit buckle 13 protrudes from the vertical plate 1 toward the right side of the outdoor unit casing 6, and forms a limit groove with the vertical plate 1, and the side wall 62 of the outdoor unit casing 6 is clamped in the second limit buckle 13 to limit the valve bracket.

[0052] Preferably, the valve bracket is made of a sheet material through multiple processing steps, the inner side is a cavity, the outer side is an inner groove, the inner side accommodates the outdoor unit connecting pipe, and the outer side is installed with the valve.

[0053] <Valve components>

[0054] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the valve assembly provided in this embodiment comprises a valve and a valve bracket, wherein the valve bracket preferably adopts the valve bracket described above.

[0055] Preferably, the valve 5 is an integrated valve, including a low-pressure valve 51 and a high-pressure valve 52; the low-pressure valve 51 and the high-pressure valve 52 are connected by an integral mounting plate 53; the integral mounting plate 53 has a second fixing hole 54 corresponding to the first fixing hole 33, which is used to fix the valve 5.

[0056] Preferably, when the valve 5 is installed on the valve bracket, the low-pressure valve 51 corresponds to the low-pressure valve hole 321, the high-pressure valve 52 corresponds to the high-pressure valve hole 322, the first fixing hole 33 corresponds to the second fixing hole 54, and the valve 5 is embedded in the installation position.

[0057] The valve is installed and fixed in the following manner: first, the limit plate 12 of the valve bracket is matched with the bottom plate 61 of the outdoor unit casing 6, the second limit buckle 13 of the valve bracket is clamped on the side wall 62 of the outdoor unit casing 6, and the valve bracket is fixed to the outdoor unit casing 6 by screws; secondly, the low-pressure valve 51 of the valve 5 is connected to the low-pressure connecting pipe of the outdoor unit; the high-pressure valve 52 of the valve 5 is connected to the high-pressure connecting pipe of the outdoor unit; again, the paired valve 5 is pushed into the inner groove 3 along the direction of the installation guide port 4 to the first limit buckle 31, so that the first fixing hole 33 and the second fixing hole 54 correspond, and the valve 5 is embedded in the installation position; finally, two screws are installed in the first fixing hole 33 and the second fixing hole 54.

[0058] <Outdoor unit>

[0059] like Figure 4 As shown, the outdoor unit provided in this embodiment includes an outdoor unit casing 6 and a valve assembly. The valve assembly preferably adopts the valve assembly described above, and the valve assembly is fixed to the outdoor unit casing 6 through a vertical plate 1.

[0060] Preferably, the outdoor unit casing 6 has a chassis 61 and a side wall 62, and the right side structure of the chassis 61 is adapted to the structure of the limiting plate 12. When the valve bracket is assembled on the outdoor unit casing 6, the limiting groove formed by the second limiting buckle 13 of the valve bracket and the vertical plate 1 is clamped on the side wall 62, and the limiting plate 12 of the valve bracket contacts the right side of the chassis 61 of the outdoor unit casing to limit the limiting plate 12; therefore, the limiting plate 12 and the second limiting buckle 13 cooperate to realize the installation of the valve bracket on the outdoor unit casing 6.

[0061] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, configurations or implementations described herein; on the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent configurations included in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A valve bracket, characterized in that: include: A vertical plate, used for fixing the valve bracket; An outer boss, which is formed by the outer boss of the vertical plate surface, and the outer boss and the vertical plate surface form an outer convex cavity, and the outer convex cavity is used to accommodate a pipe connected to the valve; An inner groove, which is used to set the valve, the inner groove is formed by the inner concave top of the outer boss; the inner groove has a first limit buckle, the first limit buckle is an L-shaped structure, one end of the first limit buckle is fixed to the bottom of the inner groove, and the other end is suspended; the inner side surface of the first limit buckle and the inner concave surface of the inner groove constitute a mounting position; the mounting position is used to install the valve and limit the valve; Installation guide openings are provided on both sides of the first limit buckle, the installation guide openings are opened from the edge of the vertical plate and extend to the middle part of the inner groove; the installation guide openings extend to the tail of the middle part of the inner groove to form a valve hole, and the valve hole is used for the valve to pass through the vertical plate and connect with the pipeline; The vertical plate is integrally formed with a plurality of the installation guide openings, and the plurality of the installation guide openings form a plurality of the valve holes. The plurality of the valve holes cooperate with the installation positions to enable a plurality of valves to be integrally installed on the valve bracket.

2. The valve support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cross section of the outer convex cavity is a quadrilateral structure, and the upper space of the outer convex cavity is larger than the lower space.

3. The valve support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening direction of the installation position is consistent with the extending direction of the installation guide opening and are parallel to each other.

4. The valve support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the vertical plate is provided with a limiting plate and a second limiting buckle, and the limiting plate and the second limiting buckle are arranged opposite to each other and are used to limit the valve bracket; wherein, the limiting plate forms a bending structure on one side of the vertical plate for setting the valve bracket on its installation object, and the second limiting buckle is formed on the other side of the vertical plate for clamping the valve bracket.

5. The valve support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve bracket is applied to a multi-inlet or multi-outlet integrated valve.

6. A valve assembly, characterized in that: A valve and a valve support as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The valve assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that The valve is an integrated valve, which is provided with an integral mounting plate, and the integral mounting plate is restricted in the inner groove by the mounting position.

8. The valve assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that The valve includes a low-pressure valve and a high-pressure valve, and the low-pressure valve and the high-pressure valve are connected through the integral mounting plate; the multiple valve holes of the valve bracket include a low-pressure valve hole and a high-pressure valve hole, wherein the low-pressure valve corresponds to the low-pressure valve hole, and the high-pressure valve corresponds to the high-pressure valve hole; the low-pressure valve installation guide port and the high-pressure valve installation guide port are parallel, and the width of the high-pressure valve installation guide port is greater than the width of the low-pressure valve installation guide port.

9. The valve assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that The integral mounting plate has a second fixing hole, and the inner groove has a first fixing hole; when the valve is installed on the valve bracket, the low-pressure valve corresponds to the low-pressure valve hole, the high-pressure valve corresponds to the high-pressure valve hole, the first fixing hole corresponds to the second fixing hole, and the valve is embedded in the mounting position.

10. An outdoor unit, characterized in that: The utility model comprises an outdoor unit casing and a valve assembly according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the valve assembly is fixed to the outdoor unit casing through the vertical plate.

11. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The outdoor unit according to claim 10 is adopted.

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