Filter structure and air conditioner

Abstract

The present invention provides a filter structure and an air conditioner. The filter structure is used to be arranged at the air inlet of the air conditioner, and the filter structure includes: a filter component, the filter component is arranged at the air inlet to filter the airflow entering from the air inlet; a shielding plate, the shielding plate is adjustably arranged on the outside of the filter component, so that the shielding plate can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter component and a evading position for avoiding the filter component to remove the filter component; wherein, when the shielding plate is in the shielding position, an air inlet space is formed between the shielding plate and the inner wall of the air inlet, so that the airflow entering from the air inlet space passes through the filter component. When the shielding plate is in the shielding state, the filter component cannot be seen when the air conditioner is working, which solves the problem that the filter located at the air inlet is easy to leak out of the air conditioner with front air inlet in the prior art when working, thereby making the air conditioner more coordinated and beautiful as a whole.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of refrigeration technology, and in particular to a filter screen structure and an air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] The air inlet of a traditional vertical air conditioner is mostly arranged at the rear side of the air conditioner. Correspondingly, the filter is mostly arranged at the rear outer side of the air conditioner. When removing the filter, the filter on the rear outer side can be directly pulled out to complete the installation and removal of the filter.

[0003] However, for an air conditioner indoor unit with an air inlet located on the front of the air conditioner, directly arranging the filter on the front side of the indoor unit will result in the filter being visible from the outside of the air conditioner when the air conditioner is working, which is not conducive to the overall aesthetics of the air conditioner indoor unit. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a filter screen structure and an air conditioner to solve the problem that the filter located at the air inlet of the air conditioner with front air intake in the prior art is easy to leak out during operation.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a filter structure for being arranged at the air inlet of an air conditioner, the filter structure comprising: a filter component, the filter component is arranged at the air inlet to filter the airflow entering from the air inlet; a baffle plate, the position of the baffle plate is adjustably arranged on the outside of the filter component, so that the baffle plate can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter component and a avoiding position for avoiding the filter component to remove the filter component; wherein, when the baffle plate is in the shielding position, an air inlet space is formed between the baffle plate and the inner wall of the air inlet, so that the airflow entering from the air inlet space passes through the filter component.

[0006] Furthermore, the air inlet faces the horizontal direction, the filter portion of the filter component through which the air flows is located at the inner side of the air inlet, and the filter portion of the filter component is parallel to the horizontal plane.

[0007] Furthermore, the air conditioner includes: an air guide plate assembly, which is adjustably arranged at the opening of the air inlet space to open or close the air inlet space.

[0008] Furthermore, the air guide plate assembly includes a plurality of air guide plates, each of which includes an air guide main plate body, and the shielding plate includes a shielding main plate body, and the shape and size of the air guide main plate body are the same as the shape and size of the shielding main plate body.

[0009] Furthermore, the filter screen structure also includes: a transmission component, which is transmission-connected to the air guide plate assembly to drive the air guide plate assembly to move between a first air guide position for opening the air inlet space and a second air guide position for closing the air inlet space.

[0010] Furthermore, the transmission component includes: a transmission bar, on which a first bar-shaped transmission tooth is arranged, and on the air guide plate assembly, an air guide gear is arranged, and the first bar-shaped transmission tooth meshes with the air guide gear to achieve transmission connection between the transmission component and the air guide plate assembly.

[0011] Furthermore, the filter screen structure also includes: a transmission component, which is in transmission connection with the shielding plate to drive the shielding plate to move between the shielding position and the avoidance position.

[0012] Furthermore, the transmission component includes: a transmission bar, a second bar-shaped transmission tooth is arranged on the transmission bar, a shielding gear is arranged on the shielding plate, and the second bar-shaped transmission tooth is meshed with the shielding gear to connect the transmission component to the shielding plate.

[0013] Furthermore, the air conditioner includes an air guide plate assembly, and each air guide plate of the air guide plate assembly is provided with an air guide gear; a first bar-shaped transmission tooth is provided on the transmission bar, and the first bar-shaped transmission tooth is meshed with the air guide gear, and the first bar-shaped transmission tooth is meshed with the air guide gear, so that the transmission component is transmission-connected to the air guide plate assembly to drive the air guide plate assembly to move between a first air guide position that opens the air inlet space and a second air guide position that closes the air inlet space; wherein, when the air guide plate assembly moves to a third air guide position that partially opens the air inlet space and moves from the third air guide position to the first air guide position, the baffle moves from the blocking position to the avoidance position; when the air guide plate assembly moves to the second air guide position, the baffle reaches the avoidance position.

[0014] Furthermore, a mounting groove is provided on the main body of the air conditioner, and a clamping portion for connecting with the main body of the air conditioner is provided on the filter component, so that the filter component can be detachably mounted in the mounting groove.

[0015] Furthermore, an elastic buckle is arranged on the main body of the air conditioner, and a clamping groove matching with the elastic buckle is arranged on the clamping part.

[0016] Furthermore, the elastic buckle has a first surface and a second surface which are arranged opposite to each other, the first surface is arranged toward the slot, and a snap-in protrusion for snapping into the slot is arranged on the first surface.

[0017] Furthermore, there are multiple elastic clips, which are spaced apart along the circumference of the installation groove; there are multiple slots, which are spaced apart along the circumference of the filter screen component; and the multiple elastic clips are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple slots.

[0018] According to another aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided, comprising a front panel, an air inlet arranged on the front panel, and a filter structure arranged at the air inlet, wherein the filter structure is the above-mentioned filter structure.

[0019] By applying the technical solution of the present invention, a filter component is arranged at the air inlet of the air conditioner to filter the airflow entering from the air inlet, and a baffle plate is adjustably arranged on the outside of the filter component so that the baffle plate can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter component and a evading position for avoiding the filter component to remove the filter component. When the baffle plate is in the shielding state, the filter component cannot be seen when the air conditioner is working, which solves the problem in the prior art that the filter located at the air inlet is easy to leak out when the air conditioner with front air intake is working, thereby making the air conditioner more coordinated and beautiful as a whole. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The drawings constituting a part of the present application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0022] Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of an air inlet space of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0023] Figure 3 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0024] Figure 4 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0025] Figure 5 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0026] Figure 6 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0027] Figure 7 An enlarged schematic diagram showing the cooperation between the shielding plate and the transmission component of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0028] Figure 8 An enlarged schematic diagram showing the cooperation between the air guide plate and the transmission component of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0029] Fig. 9 An enlarged schematic diagram of a filter screen component of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown; and

[0030] Fig.10An enlarged schematic diagram of the cooperation between the filter screen component of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and the indoor unit casing according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0031] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0032] 100, filter screen component; 121, mounting groove; 124, card slot; 131, first surface; 132, second surface; 133, third surface; 134, fourth surface; 200, shielding plate; 230, shielding main board body; 240, shielding gear; 300, transmission component; 320, first bar-shaped transmission gear; 330, second bar-shaped transmission gear; 400, air guide plate; 440, air guide main board body; 450, air guide gear; 500, air inlet space; 510, air inlet; 600, front panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0034] refer to Figures 1 to 10 As shown, the present invention provides a filter net component 100, which is used to be arranged at the air inlet 510 of the air conditioner. The filter net structure includes a filter net component 100 and a shielding plate 200. The filter net component 100 is arranged at the air inlet 510 to filter the airflow entering from the air inlet 510. The shielding plate 200 is adjustably arranged on the outer side of the filter net component 100, so that the shielding plate 200 can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter net component 100 and a avoiding position for avoiding the filter net component 100 so as to disassemble the filter net component 100. When the shielding plate 200 is located at the shielding position, an air inlet space 500 is formed between the shielding plate 200 and the inner wall of the air inlet 510, so that the airflow entering from the air inlet space 500 passes through the filter net component 100. When the shielding plate 200 is in the shielding state, the filter component 100 is not visible when the air conditioner is working, which solves the problem in the prior art that the filter located at the air inlet 510 is easily leaked when the air conditioner with front air intake is working, thereby making the air conditioner as a whole more coordinated and beautiful.

[0035] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Figure 2 FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of an air inlet space 500 of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 and Figure 2, the air inlet 510 faces the horizontal direction, the filter part of the filter member 100 through which the air flows is located inside the air inlet 510, and the filter part of the filter member 100 is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the air entering the indoor unit of the air conditioner is relatively clean. In some embodiments, the filter part can use a filter to filter and purify the air entering the indoor unit.

[0036] Figure 3 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Figure 4 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. Figure 5 FIG. 2 shows a partially enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 The air conditioner includes an air guide plate assembly. The air guide plate assembly is adjustably arranged at the opening of the air inlet space 500 to open or close the air inlet space 500. In the first embodiment, when the indoor unit starts to work, the air guide plate assembly opens the air inlet space 500. In the second embodiment, when the indoor unit stops working, the air guide plate 400 closes the air inlet space 500, which has a simple structure and is easy to control.

[0037] See also Figure 1 The filter screen structure further includes a transmission component 300. The transmission component 300 is transmission-connected to the air guide plate assembly to drive the air guide plate assembly to move between a first air guide position for opening the air inlet space 500 and a second air guide position for closing the air inlet space 500. The movement of the air guide plate assembly can be realized by using the transmission component 300, so that the movement of the air guide plate assembly can be more accurate.

[0038] Figure 6 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. Figure 7 An enlarged schematic diagram of the cooperation between the shielding plate 200 and the transmission component 300 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Figure 8 The enlarged schematic diagram of the air guide plate 400 and the transmission component 300 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The transmission component 300 includes a transmission bar. The transmission bar is provided with a first bar-shaped transmission tooth 320, and the air guide plate assembly is provided with an air guide gear 450. The first bar-shaped transmission tooth 320 meshes with the air guide gear 450, so that the transmission component 300 is connected to the air guide plate assembly in a transmission manner. The rotation of the air guide plate assembly is realized by the meshing of the gear rack, and the structure is simple and easy to control.

[0039] See also Figure 6The air guide plate assembly includes a plurality of air guide plates 400. Each air guide plate 400 includes an air guide main plate body 440, and the shielding plate 200 includes a shielding main plate body 230. The shape and size of the air guide main plate body 440 are the same as the shape and size of the shielding main plate body 230. The air guide main plate body 440 and the shielding main plate body 230, which have the same shape and size, are arranged outside the air inlet space 500, avoiding the abrupt arrangement of the shielding main plate body 230, maintaining the consistency of the appearance of the indoor unit, and making the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner more coordinated.

[0040] In some embodiments, the air guide plate assembly includes a hinge shaft, and the hinge shaft is disposed on the air guide plate 400 to install the air guide plate 400 on the indoor unit casing.

[0041] See also Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 The filter screen structure further includes a transmission component 300. The transmission component 300 is transmission-connected with the shielding plate 200 to drive the shielding plate 200 to move between the shielding position and the avoidance position.

[0042] See also Figure 6 The transmission component 300 includes a transmission bar. The transmission bar is provided with a second bar-shaped transmission tooth 330, and the shielding plate 200 is provided with a shielding gear 240. The second bar-shaped transmission tooth 330 meshes with the shielding gear 240, so that the transmission component 300 is connected to the shielding plate 200 in a transmission manner, which has a simple structure and is easy to control.

[0043] In some embodiments, the transmission bar is provided with first bar-shaped transmission teeth 320, second bar-shaped transmission teeth 330 and a blank section. In other embodiments, the transmission bar is provided with first bar-shaped transmission teeth 320 and second bar-shaped transmission teeth 330.

[0044] In the first embodiment, the air conditioner includes an air deflector assembly, and each air deflector 400 of the air deflector assembly is provided with an air guide gear 450. A first bar-shaped transmission tooth 320 is provided on the transmission bar, and the first bar-shaped transmission tooth 320 is meshed with the air guide gear 450, so that the transmission component 300 is transmission-connected with the air deflector assembly to drive the air deflector assembly to move between a first air guide position that opens the air inlet space 500 and a second air guide position that closes the air inlet space 500. When the air deflector assembly moves to the third air guide position that partially opens the air inlet space 500 and moves from the third air guide position to the first air guide position, the shielding plate 200 moves from the shielding position to the avoidance position; when the air deflector assembly moves to the second air guide position, the shielding plate 200 reaches the avoidance position.

[0045] During specific operation, when the air conditioner needs to take in air, the air guide plate assembly moves from the second air guide position closing the air inlet space 500 to the first air guide position opening the air inlet space 500; when the air conditioner needs to remove the filter component 100, the air guide plate assembly moves to the third air guide position partially opening the air inlet space 500 and moves from the third air guide position to the first air guide position, and at this time the shielding plate 200 moves from the shielding position to the avoidance position.

[0046] Fig. 9 An enlarged schematic diagram of a filter element 100 of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Fig.10 An enlarged schematic diagram showing the cooperation between the filter component 100 of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and the indoor unit casing according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0047] The main body of the air conditioner is provided with a mounting groove 121 , and the filter component 100 is provided with a clamping portion for connecting with the main body of the air conditioner, so that the filter component 100 can be detachably mounted in the mounting groove 121 .

[0048] The main body of the air conditioner is provided with an elastic buckle, and the clamping portion is provided with a clamping groove 124 that matches the elastic buckle.

[0049] The elastic buckle has a first surface 131 and a second surface 132 that are opposite to each other. The first surface 131 is disposed toward the slot 124 . A snap-fitting protrusion for snapping into the slot 124 is disposed on the first surface 131 .

[0050] This embodiment realizes the detachable connection between the installation groove 121 and the filter component 100 through the cooperation of the elastic clip and the slot 124, so that the filter component can be connected to the main body of the air conditioner in a relatively simple manner, which simplifies the disassembly and assembly steps of the filter component and avoids functional failure caused by installation failure of the filter component 100.

[0051] See also Fig.10 In the first embodiment, a triangle is obliquely extended from at least a portion of the first surface 131 toward the slot 124 , and two surfaces of the triangle adjacent to the slot 124 are respectively a third surface 133 and a fourth surface 134 .

[0052] There are multiple elastic clips, which are spaced apart along the circumference of the installation groove 121 . There are multiple slots 124 , which are spaced apart along the circumference of the filter component 100 . The multiple elastic clips are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple slots 124 .

[0053] The air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises a front panel 600, an air inlet 510 disposed on the front panel 600, and a filter structure disposed at the air inlet 510, wherein the filter structure is the above-mentioned filter structure.

[0054] In some embodiments, the filter may be a flat filter or a pleated filter.

[0055] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "some embodiments" or "other embodiments" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0056] From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

[0057] A filter component 100 is provided at the air inlet 510 of the air conditioner to filter the airflow entering from the air inlet 510, and a shielding plate 200 is adjustably provided on the outside of the filter component 100 so that the shielding plate 200 can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter component 100 and a evacuation position for avoiding the filter component 100 so as to remove the filter component 100. When the shielding plate 200 is in the shielding state, the filter component 100 cannot be seen when the air conditioner is working, which solves the problem in the prior art that the filter located at the air inlet 510 is easily leaked when the air conditioner with front air intake is working, thereby making the air conditioner more coordinated and beautiful as a whole.

[0058] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A filter screen structure, used for being arranged at the air inlet (510) of an air conditioner, characterized in that: The filter screen structure comprises: a filter component (100), the filter component (100) being arranged at the air inlet (510) to filter the airflow entering through the air inlet (510); a shielding plate (200), the shielding plate (200) being arranged on the outside of the filter screen component (100) in an adjustable manner so that the shielding plate (200) can move between a shielding position for shielding the filter screen component (100) and a avoiding position for avoiding the filter screen component (100) so as to disassemble the filter screen component (100); Wherein, when the shielding plate (200) is located at the shielding position, an air inlet space (500) is formed between the shielding plate (200) and the inner wall of the air inlet (510), so that the airflow entering from the air inlet space (500) passes through the filter screen component (100); The filter screen structure further comprises: a transmission component (300), the transmission component (300) being in transmission connection with the shielding plate (200) so as to drive the shielding plate (200) to move between a shielding position and an avoidance position; The transmission component (300) comprises: a transmission bar, on which a second bar-shaped transmission tooth (330) is provided, and on which a shielding gear (240) is provided, and the shielding plate (200) is meshed with the second bar-shaped transmission tooth (330) so as to achieve transmission connection between the transmission component (300) and the shielding plate (200); The air conditioner comprises an air guide plate assembly, and each air guide plate (400) of the air guide plate assembly is provided with an air guide gear (450); The transmission bar is provided with a first bar-shaped transmission tooth (320), and the first bar-shaped transmission tooth (320) is meshed with the air guide gear (450), so that the transmission component (300) is transmission-connected with the air guide plate assembly, so as to drive the air guide plate assembly to move between a first air guide position for opening the air inlet space (500) and a second air guide position for closing the air inlet space (500); Wherein, when the air guide plate assembly moves to a third air guide position that partially opens the air inlet space (500) and moves from the third air guide position to the first air guide position, the shielding plate (200) moves from the shielding position to the avoidance position; When the wind guide plate assembly moves to the second wind guide position, the shielding plate (200) reaches the avoidance position.

2. The filter screen structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air inlet (510) faces the horizontal direction, the filter portion of the filter component (100) through which the air flows is located on the inner side of the air inlet (510), and the filter portion of the filter component (100) is parallel to the horizontal plane.

3. The filter screen structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air conditioner comprises: An air deflector assembly, wherein the position of the air deflector assembly is adjustably arranged at the opening of the air inlet space (500) to open or close the air inlet space (500).

4. The filter screen structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air guide plate assembly comprises a plurality of air guide plates (400), each of the air guide plates (400) comprises an air guide main plate body (440), the shielding plate (200) comprises a shielding main plate body (230), and the shape and size of the air guide main plate body (440) are the same as the shape and size of the shielding main plate body (230).

5. The filter screen structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The filter screen structure also includes: A transmission component (300) is transmission-connected to the air guide plate assembly to drive the air guide plate assembly to move between a first air guide position for opening the air inlet space (500) and a second air guide position for closing the air inlet space (500).

6. The filter screen structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The transmission component (300) comprises: A transmission bar, wherein a first bar-shaped transmission tooth (320) is provided on the transmission bar, and an air guide gear (450) is provided on the air guide plate assembly, wherein the first bar-shaped transmission tooth (320) meshes with the air guide gear (450) so that the transmission component (300) is transmission-connected to the air guide plate assembly.

7. The filter screen structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body of the air conditioner is provided with a mounting groove (121), and the filter component (100) is provided with a clamping portion for connecting with the main body of the air conditioner, so that the filter component (100) can be detachably mounted in the mounting groove (121).

8. The filter screen structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: An elastic buckle is provided on the main body of the air conditioner, and a clamping groove (124) matching with the elastic buckle is provided on the clamping portion.

9. The filter screen structure according to claim 8, characterized in that: The elastic buckle comprises a first surface (131) and a second surface (132) which are arranged opposite to each other, the first surface (131) is arranged towards the slot (124), and a snap-fitting protrusion for snapping into the slot is arranged on the first surface (131).

10. The filter screen structure according to claim 8, characterized in that: There are a plurality of elastic clips, which are spaced apart along the circumference of the installation groove (121); there are a plurality of slots (124), which are spaced apart along the circumference of the filter screen component (100); and the plurality of elastic clips are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of slots (124).

11. An air conditioner, comprising a front panel (600), an air inlet (510) arranged on the front panel (600), and a filter screen structure arranged at the air inlet (510), characterized in that: The filter screen structure is the filter screen structure according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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