Filter assembly and air conditioner indoor unit having the same

Abstract

The present invention provides a filter assembly and an air conditioner indoor unit having the same, comprising a card interface provided on a bottom plate, a first card connection portion provided at the card interface; a filter structure provided on the bottom plate, a avoidance opening provided on the filter structure, the avoidance opening being arranged opposite to the card interface; a card connection piece movably provided in the avoidance opening and the card interface to move to a locking position and an unlocking position, and a second card connection portion cooperating with the first card connection portion is provided on the card connection piece. A card connection plate connected to the filter structure is provided in the avoidance opening, and the card connection plate is spaced apart from the first card connection portion; when the card connection piece moves to the locking position, the second card connection portion is engaged with the first card connection portion, and the card connection plate is located between at least a portion of the bottom plate and the card connection piece to fix the filter structure; when the card connection piece moves to the unlocking position, the second card connection portion is spaced apart from the first card connection portion. The technical solution provided by the present invention can solve the technical problem that the filter assembly is not easy to disassemble.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioner indoor units, and in particular to a filter screen component and an air conditioner indoor unit having the same. Background Art

[0002] At present, some parts of the air conditioner need to be disassembled and assembled from time to time, such as the filter structure. The function of the filter is to filter dust and other impurities in the air. However, after the air conditioner has been running for a period of time, the filter will accumulate dust and need to be disassembled and cleaned. There are generally two ways to fix the filter in the prior art, namely screw fixing and direct engagement of the hook.

[0003] However, if the filter is fixed by screws, additional contact tools are required during disassembly and assembly, which is not convenient. When the filter is fixed by hooks, the hooks are difficult to remove in most cases, and the hooks or other parts may be damaged during the disassembly and assembly process. In addition, when the hooks are separate small parts, they are also easy to lose during the disassembly and assembly process. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a filter assembly and an air conditioner indoor unit having the same, so as to solve the technical problem that the filter assembly in the prior art is not easy to disassemble.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, a filter assembly is provided, comprising: a base plate, a card interface is provided on the base plate, a first card interface is provided at the card interface; a filter structure is provided on the base plate, a avoidance opening is provided on the filter structure, and the avoidance opening is arranged opposite to the card interface; a card connector, the card connector is movably arranged in the avoidance opening and the card interface to move to a locked position and an unlocked position, and a second card connector is provided on the card connector to cooperate with the first card connector; wherein a card connector plate connected to the filter structure is provided in the avoidance opening, and the card connector plate is spaced apart from the first card connector; when the card connector moves to the locked position, the second card connector is snapped with the first card connector, and the card connector plate is located between at least part of the base plate and the card connector to fix the filter structure; when the card connector moves to the unlocked position, the second card connector is spaced apart from the first card connector to allow the card connector to avoid the card connector plate.

[0006] Furthermore, a third clamping part is provided at the card interface, the third clamping part is spaced apart from the first clamping part, and the clamping plate is located on a side of the first clamping part away from the third clamping part; when the clamping member moves to the unlocking position, the second clamping part is clamped with the third clamping part.

[0007] Furthermore, the first clamping portion and the third clamping portion are both clamping protrusions, and the second clamping portion is a clamping groove matched with the clamping protrusion.

[0008] Furthermore, the filtering structure includes: a bracket, which is arranged on the bottom plate, and a first avoidance opening is arranged on the bracket; a filter net, which is arranged between the bottom plate and the bracket, and a second avoidance opening is arranged on the filter net, and a snap-in plate is arranged at the second avoidance opening, and the second avoidance opening is arranged opposite to the first avoidance opening to form a avoidance opening.

[0009] Furthermore, the card connector includes: a card connector body, which is inserted into the card interface, and a second card connector portion is arranged on the side wall of the card connector body; a card connector cover plate, which is arranged on the card connector body, and the peripheral edge of the card connector cover plate protrudes from the card connector body, and the card connector cover plate is movably arranged in the avoidance opening; wherein, when the card connector is in the locked position, the card connector plate is located between the card connector cover plate and the bottom plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a first positioning boss is provided at the card interface, and a second positioning boss matched with the first positioning boss is provided on the card cover plate, so that the card cover plate can be positioned under the cooperation of the first positioning boss and the second positioning boss.

[0011] Furthermore, a third positioning boss is provided at the card interface, and a fourth positioning boss matched with the third positioning boss is provided on the card body, so that the card body can be positioned under the cooperation of the third positioning boss and the fourth positioning boss.

[0012] Furthermore, the end surface of the fourth positioning boss is used for abutting and positioning with the end surface of the third positioning boss, and the side surface of the fourth positioning boss is a guiding inclined surface.

[0013] Furthermore, a plurality of grooves are arranged on the end surface of the snap-fit ​​cover plate, and the plurality of grooves are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the snap-fit ​​cover plate.

[0014] Furthermore, the base plate includes a main board body and an elastic arm, the elastic arm is arranged on the main board body, the card interface is arranged on the elastic arm, at least part of the card cover plate is limitedly matched with one end of the elastic arm, and at least part of the card body is limitedly matched with the other end of the elastic arm.

[0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, an air-conditioning indoor unit is provided. The air-conditioning indoor unit includes a filter assembly, and the filter assembly is the filter assembly provided above.

[0016] The technical solution of the present invention is used to push the card connector to move in the card interface. By making the card connector movably arranged on the avoidance opening and moving to the locking position or the unlocking position, the filter structure can be conveniently locked on the bottom plate or removed from the bottom plate. The above structure is simple and convenient to operate, which improves the convenience of user use. Therefore, the filter screen assembly provided by this embodiment can solve the technical problem that the filter screen assembly in the prior art is not easy to disassemble. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] 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:

[0018] Figure 1 It shows a schematic structural diagram of a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present invention when it is in a locking position;

[0019] Figure 2 It shows a schematic structural diagram of a clamping member provided in an embodiment of the present invention when it is in an unlocked position;

[0020] Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of a clamping member provided according to an embodiment of the present invention when the clamping member is in an unlocked position is shown;

[0021] Figure 4 Shows Figure 1 Exploded diagram of the structure in;

[0022] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of a clamping member provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0023] Figure 6 A top view of a clamping member provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0024] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of a base plate provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0025] Figure 8 Shows Figure 7 The main view in ;

[0026] Fig. 9 A partial structural schematic diagram of an air conditioner indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0027] Fig.10 Shows Fig. 9 A partial enlarged view of the

[0028] Fig.11 Shows Fig. 9 Exploded diagram of .

[0029] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0030] 10. Bottom plate; 11. Card interface; 12. First card connection part; 13. Third card connection part; 14. Main body; 15. Elastic arm; 16. Retaining rib; 20. Filter structure; 21. Bracket; 211. First avoidance opening; 22. Filter net; 221. Second avoidance opening; 30. Card connection piece; 31. Second card connection part; 32. Card connection body; 321. Fourth positioning boss; 3211. Guide slope; 33. Card connection cover plate; 331. Second positioning boss; 332. Groove; 40. Card connection plate; 50. Air vent; 60. Indoor unit body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] 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.

[0032] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a filter assembly, which includes a bottom plate 10, a filter structure 20 and a clamping member 30. The bottom plate 10 is provided with a clamping interface 11, and a first clamping portion 12 is provided at the clamping interface 11. The filter structure 20 is arranged on the bottom plate 10, and a avoidance port is provided on the filter structure 20, and the avoidance port is arranged opposite to the clamping interface 11. The clamping member 30 is movably arranged in the avoidance port and the clamping interface 11 to move to a locking position and an unlocking position, and a second clamping portion 31 cooperating with the first clamping portion 12 is provided on the clamping member 30. Among them, a clamping plate 40 connected to the filter structure 20 is provided in the avoidance port, and the clamping plate 40 is spaced apart from the first clamping portion 12. When the clamping member 30 moves to the locking position, the second clamping portion 31 is clamped with the first clamping portion 12, and the clamping plate 40 is located between at least a portion of the bottom plate 10 and the clamping member 30 to fix the filter structure 20. When the clamping member 30 moves to the unlocking position, the second clamping portion 31 is spaced apart from the first clamping portion 12 , and the clamping member 30 avoids the clamping plate 40 .

[0033] The filter assembly provided in this embodiment only needs to push the card connector 30 to move in the card interface 11. By making the card connector 30 movably arranged on the avoidance opening and moving to the locking position or the unlocking position, the filter structure 20 can be conveniently locked on the bottom plate 10 or the filter structure 20 can be removed from the bottom plate 10. The above structure is simple and convenient to operate, which improves the convenience of user use. Therefore, the filter assembly provided in this embodiment can solve the technical problem that the filter assembly in the prior art is not easy to disassemble.

[0034] In this embodiment, a third clamping portion 13 is further provided at the card interface 11, and the third clamping portion 13 is spaced apart from the first clamping portion 12, and the clamping plate 40 is located on a side of the first clamping portion 12 away from the third clamping portion 13. When the clamping member 30 moves to the unlocking position, the second clamping portion 31 is engaged with the third clamping portion 13. With such a structural setting, when the clamping member 30 is in the unlocking position, the clamping member 30 can be stably clamped in the card interface 11, thereby improving the setting stability of the clamping member 30 and preventing the clamping member 30 from falling off from the card interface 11, thereby further improving the convenience of operation.

[0035] Specifically, in this embodiment, the first clamping portion 12 and the third clamping portion 13 are both clamping protrusions, and the second clamping portion 31 is a clamping groove 332 adapted to the clamping protrusion. With such a structural arrangement, the structure is simple and easy to manufacture.

[0036] In this embodiment, the filter structure 20 is a split structure, and the filter structure 20 includes a bracket 21 and a filter screen 22. The bracket 21 is arranged on the bottom plate 10, and a first avoidance opening 211 is arranged on the bracket 21. The filter screen 22 is arranged between the bottom plate 10 and the bracket 21, and a second avoidance opening 221 is arranged on the filter screen 22. The clamping plate 40 is arranged at the second avoidance opening 221, and the second avoidance opening 221 is arranged opposite to the first avoidance opening 211 to form a avoidance opening. With such a structural arrangement, it is easy to install and disassemble the bracket 21 and the filter screen 22, and improve the convenience of use.

[0037] Specifically, the clamping member 30 in this embodiment includes a clamping body 32 and a clamping cover plate 33. The clamping body 32 is inserted into the clamping interface 11, and the second clamping portion 31 is arranged on the side wall of the clamping body 32. The clamping cover plate 33 is arranged on the clamping body 32, and the peripheral edge of the clamping cover plate 33 protrudes from the clamping body 32. The clamping cover plate 33 is movably arranged in the avoidance. When the clamping member 30 is in the locking position, the clamping plate 40 is located between the clamping cover plate 33 and the bottom plate 10. The structure of the clamping member 30 can facilitate the improvement of the setting stability of the filtering structure 20.

[0038] In this embodiment, a first positioning boss (also known as the retaining rib 16) is provided at the card interface 11, and a second positioning boss 331 adapted to the first positioning boss is provided on the card cover 33, so that under the cooperation of the first positioning boss and the second positioning boss 331 (the formed positioning matching structure is as shown in FIG. Figure 3 The card cover plate 33 is positioned as shown in B in the figure to limit the card depth of the card connector 30 in the card interface 11 and improve the setting stability of the card connector 30. Specifically, the first positioning boss is positioned and matched with the second positioning boss 331 to form a first positioning matching structure.

[0039] Specifically, the card interface 11 in this embodiment is provided with a third positioning boss, and the card body 32 is provided with a fourth positioning boss 321 adapted to the third positioning boss, so that under the cooperation of the third positioning boss and the fourth positioning boss 321 (the formed positioning matching structure is as shown in FIG. Figure 3 The card body 32 is positioned as shown in A in the figure to limit the card member 30 from being disengaged from the card interface 11 and prevent it from falling, thereby further improving the setting stability of the card member 30. Specifically, the third positioning boss is positioned and matched with the fourth positioning boss 321 to form a second positioning matching structure.

[0040] In this embodiment, the end surface of the fourth positioning boss 321 is used to abut against the end surface of the third positioning boss for positioning, and the side surface of the fourth positioning boss 321 is a guide slope 3211. With such a structural setting, the guide slope 3211 can facilitate the smooth insertion of the card connector 30 into the card interface 11, and the end surface of the fourth positioning boss 321 can also facilitate the stable positioning of the card connector 30. Specifically, the fourth positioning boss 321 can be a hook structure.

[0041] Specifically, a plurality of grooves 332 are provided on the end surface of the snap-on cover plate 33, and the plurality of grooves 332 are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the snap-on cover plate 33. With such a structural arrangement, the friction resistance of the end surface of the snap-on cover plate 33 can be increased, so that the snap-on member 30 can be smoothly pushed to move during operation. Specifically, the grooves 332 can be used as a water receiving groove for condensed water formed by cold air to prevent the condensed water from dripping randomly.

[0042] In this embodiment, the bottom plate 10 includes a main board body 14 and an elastic arm 15, the elastic arm 15 is arranged on the main board body 14, the card interface 11 is arranged on the elastic arm 15, at least a portion of the card cover 33 is limitedly matched with one end of the elastic arm 15, and at least a portion of the card body 32 is limitedly matched with the other end of the elastic arm 15. With such a structural arrangement, the structure is simple, the function is reliable, and the operation is convenient. Specifically, in this embodiment, one end of the elastic arm 15 corresponds to the first positioning boss, and the other end of the elastic arm 15 corresponds to the third positioning boss.

[0043] Specifically, air holes 50 are provided on the bracket 21 and the filter 22, so that cold air can pass through the air holes 50 and wrap the bracket 21 and the filter 22, which can also reduce the generation of condensed water.

[0044] The local structure of the present invention is composed of a lock buckle, a filter screen 22 bracket 21, a filter screen 22 and a bottom plate 10. The bottom plate 10 is first fixed, and then the filter screen 22 is fixed on the bottom plate 10, and then the filter screen 22 bracket 21 is fixed on the bottom plate 10 (the filter screen 22 is located between the bottom plate 10 and the filter screen 22 bracket 21), and finally the lock buckle is fixed in the bottom plate 10 slot; the lock buckle can slide back and forth in the bottom plate 10 slot to achieve two states of locking and unlocking.

[0045] Specifically, when the lock buckle (clip 30) is in the locking position, the end of the lock buckle will cooperate with the filter screen 22 bracket 21 to achieve the locking effect, so the characteristic structure of the end of the lock buckle is completely in line with the characteristic structure of the filter screen 22 bracket 21 (retaining a matching gap of 0.1-0.15mm). When the features of the filter screen 22 and the bracket 21 are adjusted, the lock buckle needs to change its structure synchronously. The lock buckle is designed to have a symmetrical structure to prevent it from being installed upside down. A plurality of long strip grooves 332 are designed on the end face of the lock buckle to increase friction and facilitate manual operation.

[0046] The above embodiment describes the structural scheme of the internal filter 22, which is only for illustration and not for use limitation. Other schemes that can be used for the lock structure of the present invention are all considered as the protection scope of the present invention; the lock structure can be designed into other shapes according to specific circumstances, such as circle, diamond, etc.; the matching structure of the lock can be changed accordingly according to the characteristics of the matching parts; the groove 332 on the lock for increasing friction can also be designed into other structural forms according to specific circumstances, such as raised ribs, wave shape, serrated shape, etc.

[0047] like Figures 9 to 11 As shown, the second embodiment of the present invention provides an air-conditioning indoor unit, which includes a filter assembly and an indoor unit body 60 . The filter assembly is the filter assembly provided in the above embodiment, and the filter assembly is installed on the indoor unit body 60 .

[0048] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects: easy installation, the filter structure can be disassembled and assembled without removing the clip; the lock can be easily and quickly installed in the card slot (clip slot) of the base plate through the guide slope on the lock (clip); the lock can be stably fixed on the base plate through the first positioning matching structure and the second positioning matching structure on the lock, and will not fall off and can slide back and forth in the card interface of the base; through the clip groove on the lock and the two clip protrusions on the base, the lock has two positions, one is a locked state, and the other is an unlocked state; when in the unlocked state, the lock itself does not need to be disassembled to disassemble other parts.

[0049] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0050] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be considered as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so that once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0051] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0052] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0053] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0054] 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 assembly, characterized in that: include: A base plate (10), wherein a card interface (11) is provided on the base plate (10), and a first card connection portion (12) is provided at the card interface (11); A filter structure (20) is arranged on the bottom plate (10), the filter structure (20) is provided with an escape opening, the escape opening being arranged opposite to the card interface (11); A clamping member (30) is movably arranged in the avoidance opening and the clamping interface (11) to move to a locking position and an unlocking position, and the clamping member (30) is provided with a second clamping portion (31) that cooperates with the first clamping portion (12); Wherein, a clamping plate (40) connected to the filter structure (20) is arranged in the avoidance opening; when the clamping member (30) moves to the locking position, the second clamping portion (31) is clamped with the first clamping portion (12), and the clamping plate (40) is located between the bottom plate (10) and at least part of the clamping member (30); when the clamping member (30) moves to the unlocking position, the second clamping portion (31) is spaced from the first clamping portion (12), and the clamping member (30) avoids the clamping plate (40); The filtering structure (20) comprises: A bracket (21) is arranged on the bottom plate (10), and a first avoidance opening (211) is arranged on the bracket (21); a filter screen (22) arranged between the bottom plate (10) and the bracket (21), a second avoidance opening (221) being arranged on the filter screen (22), the clamping plate (40) being arranged at the second avoidance opening (221), the second avoidance opening (221) being arranged opposite to the first avoidance opening (211) to form the avoidance opening; Air holes (50) are provided on both the bracket (21) and the filter screen (22) so that cold air can pass through the air holes (50).

2. The filter assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third clamping portion (13) is also provided at the clamping interface (11), the third clamping portion (13) being spaced apart from the first clamping portion (12), and the clamping plate (40) being located on a side of the first clamping portion (12) away from the third clamping portion (13); when the clamping member (30) moves to the unlocking position, the second clamping portion (31) is clamped with the third clamping portion (13).

3. The filter assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first clamping portion (12) and the third clamping portion (13) are both clamping protrusions, and the second clamping portion (31) is a clamping groove (332) adapted to the clamping protrusions.

4. The filter assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping member (30) comprises: A card connection body (32), the card connection body (32) being inserted into the card interface (11), and the second card connection portion (31) being arranged on a side wall of the card connection body (32); A snap-on cover plate (33) is arranged on the snap-on body (32), the periphery of the snap-on cover plate (33) protruding from the snap-on body (32), and the snap-on cover plate (33) is movably arranged in the avoidance opening; Wherein, when the clamping member (30) is in the locking position, the clamping plate (40) is located between the clamping cover plate (33) and the bottom plate (10).

5. The filter assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first positioning boss is provided at the card interface (11), and a second positioning boss (331) adapted to the first positioning boss is provided on the card cover plate (33), so that the card cover plate (33) can be positioned under the cooperation of the first positioning boss and the second positioning boss (331).

6. The filter assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: A third positioning boss is provided at the card interface (11), and a fourth positioning boss (321) adapted to the third positioning boss is provided on the card connection body (32), so that the card connection body (32) can be positioned under the cooperation of the third positioning boss and the fourth positioning boss (321).

7. The filter assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The end surface of the fourth positioning boss (321) is used for abutting and positioning with the end surface of the third positioning boss, and the side surface of the fourth positioning boss (321) is a guiding inclined surface (3211).

8. The filter assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of grooves (332) are provided on the end surface of the snap-fit ​​cover plate (33), and the plurality of grooves (332) are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the snap-fit ​​cover plate (33).

9. The filter assembly according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that: The base plate (10) comprises a main plate body (14) and an elastic arm (15); the elastic arm (15) is arranged on the main plate body (14); the card interface (11) is arranged on the elastic arm (15); at least a portion of the card cover plate (33) is in position-limiting cooperation with one end of the elastic arm (15); and at least a portion of the card body (32) is in position-limiting cooperation with the other end of the elastic arm (15).

10. An air conditioner indoor unit, characterized in that: The air conditioner indoor unit comprises a filter assembly, and the filter assembly is the filter assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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