Air outlet component and air conditioner

Abstract

The present invention provides an air outlet assembly and an air conditioner. The air outlet assembly is used to be detachably mounted on the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner as a whole, and the air outlet assembly includes: a bottom shell, which is detachably mounted on the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and forms an air supply duct; an air outlet frame, which is detachably arranged on the bottom shell and communicates with the air supply duct to form an air outlet; an air guide mechanism, which is arranged on the air outlet frame as a whole; the air guide mechanism includes an air guide plate, which is movably connected to the air outlet frame and is used to open and close the air outlet and realize the multi-directional rotating air supply and air guide functions. The present invention makes the assembly of the air guide mechanism convenient and quick, and can improve the comfort of the air conditioner.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and in particular to an air outlet component and an air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] The air outlet of the wall-mounted air conditioner currently on the market is an integrated structure, and the air guide mechanism is installed at the air outlet of the air conditioner to realize the air guide function. This form of assembly structure is relatively traditional, and the air guide plate can only realize the air supply function within a smaller range. Due to the limitation of the transmission structure, the air guide plate cannot realize the function of rotating up and down, and the air guide plate also has no rotating shaft that can realize rotation. The air guide and air supply range is small and the comfort is poor. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides an air outlet assembly and an air conditioner, which are at least used to solve the technical problem of small air guide range of air outlet of the air conditioner in the prior art, specifically:

[0004] The present invention provides an air outlet assembly which is used to be detachably mounted on an indoor unit housing of an air conditioner as a whole, and the air outlet assembly comprises:

[0005] A bottom shell is detachably mounted on the housing of the air conditioner indoor unit and forms an air supply duct;

[0006] An air outlet frame is detachably arranged on the bottom shell and communicated with the air supply duct to form an air outlet;

[0007] An air guide mechanism, which is integrally arranged on the air outlet frame;

[0008] The air guide mechanism comprises an air guide plate, which is movably connected to the air outlet frame and is used to open and close the air outlet and realize the multi-directional rotating air supply and air guide functions.

[0009] In the above embodiment, the air guide mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft assembly, a first driving component, and a second driving component:

[0010] A rotating shaft assembly, the rotating shaft assembly comprising a rotating shaft and a swing rod, the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the air outlet frame, one end of the swing rod is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, and the other end is rotatably connected to the air guide plate;

[0011] A first driving component is disposed on the upper frame of the air outlet frame and is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft, and is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate so that the swing rod can drive the air guide plate to revolve;

[0012] The second driving component is connected to the air guide plate and is used to drive the air guide plate to rotate.

[0013] In the above embodiment, the air outlet frame further comprises: two end plates arranged opposite to each other, and an upper connecting plate and a lower connecting plate connected between the two end plates.

[0014] The upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate are connected to the bottom shell by snapping and / or plugging;

[0015] The air guide plate is movably connected to the upper connecting plate of the air outlet frame.

[0016] The above embodiment may further optionally be provided with a clearance opening on the upper connecting plate, wherein the clearance opening is arranged in the swinging direction of the swing arm, and the swing arm can rotate into the clearance opening when rotating.

[0017] Further optionally in the above embodiment, a socket is provided on the upper connecting plate, and the socket is used to be rotatably engaged with the rotating shaft to support the rotating shaft.

[0018] In the above embodiment, further optionally, the upper connecting plate is provided with a first clamping hole, and the lower connecting plate is provided with a first clamping block;

[0019] Correspondingly, the bottom shell is provided with a second clamping hole and a second clamping block, wherein:

[0020] The second clamping block cooperates with the first clamping hole, and the second clamping hole cooperates with the first clamping block.

[0021] In the above embodiment, further optionally, the first card block is a latch structure, the second card hole is a socket structure, and the first card block and the second card hole are matched by plugging; and / or,

[0022] The first clamping hole is a clamping hole or a clamping ring structure, the second clamping block is a clamping block structure having a sliding guide surface and a clamping surface, and the first clamping hole and the second clamping block cooperate with each other by sliding clamping.

[0023] In the above embodiment, more preferably, a plurality of the first clamping holes are provided, and the plurality of the first clamping holes are distributed along the length direction of the upper connecting plate.

[0024] There are a plurality of first card blocks, and the plurality of first card blocks are distributed along the length direction of the lower connecting plate.

[0025] The first clamping hole and the first clamping block are staggered in the length direction of the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate.

[0026] In the above embodiment, further optionally, the assembly gaps between the first clamping block and the second clamping hole and between the first clamping hole and the second clamping block are both between 0.05 mm and 0.2 mm.

[0027] In the above embodiment, a connecting shaft is further optionally provided at a position of the swing rod away from the rotating shaft.

[0028] The swing rods are provided in plurality, and the axes of the connecting shafts on the plurality of swing rods are collinear.

[0029] In the above embodiment, optionally, a fixing plate is further provided on the rotating shaft for mounting the second driving component.

[0030] The second driving component comprises a second driving motor, and a rotating shaft of the second driving motor is colinear with an axis line of the connecting shaft.

[0031] In the above embodiment, a further option is provided, on the inner wall surface of the air guide plate, a rotating connecting ear and a driving connecting ear are provided.

[0032] The rotating connecting ear is used to be rotatably connected to the connecting shaft on the swing rod.

[0033] The driving connection ear is used for driving connection with the rotating shaft of the second driving motor.

[0034] The present invention also provides an embodiment of an air conditioner, wherein an indoor unit of the air conditioner is provided with any of the above-mentioned air outlet components.

[0035] The present invention designs the air outlet assembly as an integral component and the components are detachable, which facilitates the installation of the air guide mechanism of the air conditioner. The air guide mechanism can be movably connected with the air outlet frame to produce a multi-directional rotating air supply and air guide function, thereby increasing the activity range of the air guide plate, the air guide angle and the air guide range, thereby improving the comfort of the air conditioner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] 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.

[0037] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the air guide mechanism of the present invention is shown (the first driving component is not shown);

[0038] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram showing an embodiment of a rotating shaft assembly of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 3 An exploded schematic diagram of an embodiment of an air outlet assembly of the present invention is shown;

[0040] Figure 4 A schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an air outlet assembly in an assembled state;

[0041] Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an air outlet frame is shown.

[0042] In the figure:

[0043] 10. Rotating shaft assembly; 11. Rotating shaft; 12. Rocker; 121. Connecting shaft; 13. Fixed plate; 14. First driving component; 15. Second driving component;

[0044] 20. air guide plate; 21. rotating connecting ear; 22. driving connecting ear;

[0045] 30. Bottom shell;

[0046] 40. Air outlet frame; 41. End plate; 42. Upper connecting plate; 421. First clamping hole; 422. Clamping seat; 43. Lower connecting plate; 431. First clamping block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] 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.

[0048] 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.

[0049] 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.

[0050] 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.

[0051] The air guide mechanism of the present invention can drive the air guide plate to rotate through the rotating shaft, and the air guide plate can also rotate independently, so that the activity range of the air guide plate is larger, the air guide range is increased, and the air conditioning comfort is improved. In addition, the air conditioner indoor unit is provided with an air outlet frame that can be detached from the bottom shell, so that the assembly of the air guide mechanism is simple and convenient. The present invention is described in detail in combination with specific embodiments below:

[0052] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, the present invention provides an air outlet assembly, which is constructed as a detachable integral component, including:

[0053] The bottom shell 30 is detachably mounted on the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The bottom shell 30 has a storage space formed inside for accommodating components such as a heat exchanger. An air duct is formed in the storage space for air flow, and an air outlet is formed at the end of the air duct for air flow to be blown out.

[0054] The air outlet frame 40 is detachably connected to the bottom shell 30. An air outlet is formed on the air outlet frame 40. The air outlet serves as the outlet of the air flow channel inside the bottom shell 30. The air flow exchanges heat with the heat exchanger inside the bottom shell 30 and is blown out from the air outlet. The air guide mechanism is arranged as a whole on the air outlet frame 40, which includes an air guide plate. The air guide plate is movably connected to the air outlet frame for opening and closing the air outlet and realizing multi-directional rotating air supply and air guide functions.

[0055] Preferably, the air outlet frame 40 includes two end plates 41 arranged in parallel, an upper connecting plate 42 and a lower connecting plate 43, and the upper connecting plate 42, the lower connecting plate 43 and the two end plates 41 form a frame-shaped structure. The upper connecting plate 42 and the lower connecting plate 43 are constructed as long strip-shaped structures, and the two end plates 41 are respectively connected to the ends of the upper connecting plate 42 and the lower connecting plate 43 in the length direction. When the air outlet frame 40 is connected to the bottom shell 30, it can serve as an extension of the air duct in the bottom shell 30, and has a guiding effect on the airflow blown out of the air outlet.

[0056] like Figure 5As shown, the air outlet frame 40 is provided with a first clamping block 431 and a first clamping hole 421, and the first clamping block 431 and the first clamping hole 421 are respectively arranged on both sides of the air outlet; correspondingly, the bottom shell 30 is provided with a second clamping hole and a second clamping block, wherein the second clamping block cooperates with the first clamping hole 421, and the second clamping hole cooperates with the first clamping block 431. In the length direction of the upper connecting plate 42, a plurality of first clamping holes 421 are distributed at a certain distance, and in the length direction of the lower connecting plate 43, a plurality of first clamping blocks 431 are distributed at a certain distance. Preferably, in the extension direction of the upper connecting plate 42 and the lower connecting plate 43, the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431 are staggered. Further, when the number of the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431 is the same, the positional relationship of the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431 can be staggered by making the positions of the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431 not correspond to each other, or the number of the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431 can be different to form a positional relationship of the first clamping holes 421 and the first clamping blocks 431. The first clamping block 431 and the first clamping hole 421 are staggered to ensure that the assembly gaps between the upper and lower edges of the air outlet frame 40 and the bottom shell 30 meet the requirements.

[0057] Specifically, the first clamping block 431 is arranged on the lower connecting plate 43, the first clamping hole 421 is arranged on the upper connecting plate 42, and correspondingly, the second clamping hole and the second clamping block are arranged on the bottom shell 30 and correspond to the positions of the first clamping block 431 and the first clamping hole 421, respectively. In this embodiment, the first clamping block 431 is constructed as a latch structure, and correspondingly, the second clamping hole is a socket structure, and the first clamping block 431 is plugged into the second clamping hole during assembly; the first clamping hole 421 is a hole-shaped or ring-shaped structure formed on the upper connecting plate 42, and the second clamping block is a clamping block formed on the bottom shell 30, preferably a clamping block having an obliquely arranged sliding guide surface and a vertical clamping surface, and the first clamping hole 421 and the second clamping block are matched in a sliding clamping manner, that is, the first clamping hole 421 slides under the action of the guide surface, so that it is fitted onto the second clamping block and forms a clamping match with the clamping surface.

[0058] During installation, the first clamping block 431 is first inserted into the second clamping hole, and then the air outlet frame 40 is pushed to move so that the first clamping hole 421 slides and is clamped with the second clamping block, thereby completing the assembly of the air outlet frame 40 and the bottom shell 30. Preferably, the assembly gaps between the first clamping block 431 and the second clamping hole and between the first clamping hole 421 and the second clamping block are both between 0.05 mm and 0.2 mm, so as to ensure the reliability of the air outlet frame 40 and the bottom shell 30 after assembly.

[0059] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the air guide mechanism comprises:

[0060] The rotating shaft assembly 10 includes a rotating shaft 11 and a swing rod 12 connected to the rotating shaft 11. The swing rod 12 can rotate with the rotating shaft 11. The rotating shaft 11 is rotatably mounted on the air outlet frame 40;

[0061] The wind deflector 20 is rotatably connected to the swing rod 12. The wind deflector 20 can rotate along with the rotating shaft 11, and the wind deflector 20 can also rotate relative to the swing rod 12.

[0062] A first driving component 14, connected to the rotating shaft 11, and used to drive the rotating shaft 11 to rotate. Preferably, the first driving component 14 is drivingly connected to one end of the rotating shaft 11;

[0063] The second driving component 15 is connected to the air guide plate 20 and is used for driving the air guide plate 20 to rotate.

[0064] like Figure 2 As shown, a connecting shaft 121 is provided at a position of the swing rod 12 away from the rotating shaft 11, and the air guide plate 20 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 121. A plurality of swing rods 12 are provided, and the plurality of swing rods 12 are arranged at a certain distance along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 11. The axes of the connecting shafts 121 on the plurality of swing rods 12 are collinear, and the axes of the connecting shafts 121 are parallel to the rotating shaft 11, so as to ensure that the air guide plate 20 can rotate by itself with the connecting shaft 121 as the rotating axis.

[0065] A fixing plate 13 is also provided on the rotating shaft 11 for mounting a second driving component 15. Preferably, the fixing plate 13 is provided at the first end of the rotating shaft 11. Further, two swing rods 12 are provided, and the two swing rods 12 and the fixing plate 13 are evenly arranged in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 11. The second driving component 15 includes a second driving motor, the rotating shaft of the second driving motor is colinear with the axis of the connecting shaft 121, and the second driving motor drives the air guide plate 20 to rotate around the connecting shaft 121.

[0066] The inner wall surface of the air guide plate 20 is provided with a rotation connection ear and a drive connection ear. The rotation connection ear is used to be rotationally connected to the connection shaft 121 on the swing rod 12, and the drive connection ear is used to be drive-connected to the rotating shaft of the second drive motor. The rotation connection ear is provided with a connection hole for rotationally connecting with the connection shaft 121, and the drive connection ear is provided with a drive hole. In this embodiment, the drive hole is a cross-shaped hole, and the center line of the drive hole is located on the same straight line as the center line of the connection hole. Preferably, in other embodiments, the shape of the drive hole may not be set to a cross shape, as long as it can transmit torque.

[0067] Preferably, the rotating connecting ear and the driving connecting ear are arranged along the center line of the air guide plate 20 and are arranged corresponding to the positions of the swing rod 12 and the fixed plate 13, that is, the driving connecting ear is arranged at a position close to the first end of the air guide plate 20.

[0068] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 As shown, the rotating shaft 11 is rotatably connected to the air outlet frame 40, the first driving component 14 is arranged on the air outlet frame 40 and is drivingly connected to one end of the rotating shaft, and the first driving component 14 preferably includes a first driving motor and a gear box, and the output shaft of the gear box is rotatably connected to the first end of the rotating shaft 11 to drive the rotating shaft 11 to rotate.

[0069] The first driving component 14 (i.e., the gear box) is fixedly connected to one of the end plates 41, and the second end of the rotating shaft 11 is rotatably connected to the other end plate 41, or the second end of the rotating shaft 11 is rotatably connected to the end plate 41 through a supporting structure, thereby realizing a rotatable connection between the rotating shaft 11 and the air outlet frame 40.

[0070] Preferably, a holder 422 is provided on the air outlet frame 40, and the rotating shaft 11 is rotatably connected to the holder 422. The holder 422 supports the rotating shaft 11, thereby improving the reliability of the installation of the rotating shaft 11. In this embodiment, the holder 422 is rotatably connected to the middle position of the rotating shaft 11. Specifically, the holder 422 is provided on the upper connecting plate 42 and is configured as a semi-open structure. The rotating shaft 11 can be connected to the holder 422 through the semi-open structure and can rotate in the holder 422.

[0071] The upper connecting plate 42 is provided with an escape opening. When the rotating shaft 11 rotates, the swing rod 12 can rotate into the escape opening to increase the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 11 and avoid mutual interference between the upper connecting plate 42 and the swing rod 12.

[0072] The present invention also provides an air conditioner indoor unit, preferably a wall-mounted unit, comprising: the above-mentioned air outlet assembly, and a bottom shell structured as a bottom shell of the air conditioner indoor unit.

[0073] The present invention also provides an air conditioner, comprising the above-mentioned air outlet component, or an air conditioner indoor unit.

[0074] The air guide mechanism provided by the present invention, under the drive of the first driving component 14, can drive the air guide plate 20 to move as a whole. At the same time, it can also drive the air guide plate 20 to rotate by itself through the second driving component 15, thereby increasing the air supply and guide range of the air guide plate 20, ensuring that the airflow in the entire indoor space is more uniform, making the users in the room feel more comfortable, thereby achieving the effect of improving the comfort performance.

[0075] 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. An air outlet component, characterized in that: The air outlet assembly is used to be detachably mounted on the housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner as a whole, and the air outlet assembly includes: A bottom shell is detachably mounted on the housing of the air conditioner indoor unit and forms an air supply duct; An air outlet frame is detachably arranged on the bottom shell and communicated with the air supply duct to form an air outlet; An air guide mechanism, which is integrally arranged on the air outlet frame; The air guide mechanism comprises an air guide plate, which is movably connected to the air outlet frame and is used to open and close the air outlet and realize the multi-directional rotating air supply and air guide functions; The air guide mechanism includes a rotating shaft assembly, a first driving component, and a second driving component: A rotating shaft assembly, the rotating shaft assembly comprising a rotating shaft and a swing rod, the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the air outlet frame, one end of the swing rod is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, and the other end is rotatably connected to the air guide plate; A first driving component is disposed on the upper frame of the air outlet frame and is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft, and is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate so that the swing rod can drive the air guide plate to revolve; A second driving component, connected to the air guide plate, and used to drive the air guide plate to rotate; The air outlet frame comprises: two end plates arranged opposite to each other, and an upper connecting plate and a lower connecting plate connected between the two end plates, the air guide plate is movably connected to the upper connecting plate of the air outlet frame, and the air outlet frame serves as an extension of the air duct in the bottom shell when it is installed on the bottom shell; The upper connecting plate is provided with a clearance opening, the clearance opening is arranged in the swing direction of the swing rod, and the swing rod can rotate into the clearance opening when rotating; The upper connecting plate is provided with a clamping seat, and the clamping seat is used to be rotatably clamped with the rotating shaft to support the rotating shaft.

2. The air outlet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate are connected to the bottom shell by snapping and / or plugging.

3. The air outlet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper connecting plate is provided with a first clamping hole, and the lower connecting plate is provided with a first clamping block; Correspondingly, the bottom shell is provided with a second clamping hole and a second clamping block, wherein: The second clamping block cooperates with the first clamping hole, and the second clamping hole cooperates with the first clamping block.

4. The air outlet assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first card block is a latch structure, the second card hole is a socket structure, and the first card block and the second card hole are matched by plugging; and / or, The first clamping hole is a clamping hole or a clamping ring structure, the second clamping block is a clamping block structure having a sliding guide surface and a clamping surface, and the first clamping hole and the second clamping block cooperate with each other by sliding clamping.

5. The air outlet assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: There are a plurality of first clamping holes, and the plurality of first clamping holes are distributed along the length direction of the upper connecting plate. There are a plurality of first card blocks, and the plurality of first card blocks are distributed along the length direction of the lower connecting plate. The first clamping hole and the first clamping block are staggered in the length direction of the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate.

6. The air outlet assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The assembly gaps between the first clamping block and the second clamping hole and between the first clamping hole and the second clamping block are both between 0.05 mm and 0.2 mm.

7. The air outlet assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting shaft is arranged at a position of the swing rod away from the rotating shaft. The swing rods are provided in plurality, and the axes of the connecting shafts on the plurality of swing rods are collinear.

8. The air outlet assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rotating shaft is also provided with a fixing plate for mounting the second driving component. The second driving component comprises a second driving motor, and a rotating shaft of the second driving motor is colinear with an axis line of the connecting shaft.

9. The air outlet assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The inner wall surface of the air guide plate is provided with a rotating connection ear and a driving connection ear. The rotating connecting ear is used to be rotatably connected to the connecting shaft on the swing rod. The driving connection ear is used for driving connection with the rotating shaft of the second driving motor.

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The indoor unit is provided with an air outlet assembly as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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