Air guide components, air outlet components and air conditioners

Abstract

The present invention provides an air guide component, an air outlet assembly and an air conditioner. The air guide component is arranged in an air outlet channel of the air conditioner, and the air outlet channel includes at least two channel air outlets. The air guide component includes: a diversion structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel and located between two adjacent channel air outlets, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel to the two channel air outlets; a guide structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel, so as to jointly control the airflow in the air outlet channel to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the guide structure, so that the air conditioner has a variety of different air outlet modes; the guide structure includes two movable plates respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets, the diversion structure includes a accommodating cavity and an opening portion connected to the accommodating cavity, and each movable plate is telescopically arranged through the opening portion to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet, so as to solve the problem that the air supply mode of the air conditioner in the prior art is relatively single and the air supply angle is small.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Nowadays, whether in public places or at home, people have higher and higher requirements for indoor cold / hot environment, and also higher and higher requirements for diversified air supply modes of air conditioners.

[0003] As a result, many products have been derived on the market. For example, double cross-flow fan blades, double air ducts, double fans and other forms corresponding to double air outlets are used inside cabinet air conditioners. However, the installation process of this type of air conditioner is complicated, the installation efficiency is low and the installation cost is high. When air is supplied on one side, the effective use area of ​​the evaporator component on the other side will be greatly reduced. The air intake is only affected by a single cross-flow fan blade, resulting in a significant decrease in the air output, which reduces the cooling or heating performance of the air conditioner, and ultimately leads to poor cooling or heating effects of the air conditioner, and the comfort does not meet the requirements, thereby reducing the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an air guide component, an air outlet assembly and an air conditioner to solve the problem that the air supply method of the air conditioner in the prior art is relatively single and the air supply angle is small.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air guiding component, which is arranged in an air outlet channel of an air conditioner, and the air outlet channel includes at least two channel air outlets, and the air guiding component includes: a diversion structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel and located between two adjacent channel air outlets, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel to the two channel air outlets; a guide structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel, so as to control the airflow in the air outlet channel to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the guide structure, so that the air conditioner has a variety of different air outlet modes; wherein the guide structure includes two movable plates respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets, the diversion structure includes a accommodating cavity and an opening portion connected to the accommodating cavity, and each movable plate extends out of the accommodating cavity or retracts into the accommodating cavity through the opening portion to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet.

[0006] Furthermore, the air guide component includes: two gears, which are arranged one-to-one corresponding to the two movable plates; wherein each movable plate is provided with a rack for meshing with the corresponding gear, so that the corresponding rack can be moved by the rotation of each gear, thereby driving the corresponding movable plate to move.

[0007] Furthermore, at least two channel air outlets include a first channel air outlet and a second channel air outlet that are adjacent to each other; the two movable plates include a first movable plate and a second movable plate; wherein the first movable plate is arranged corresponding to the first channel air outlet to block or avoid the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet, and the second movable plate is arranged corresponding to the second channel air outlet to block or avoid the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet.

[0008] Furthermore, the air outlet channel includes a first channel wall surface close to the first channel air outlet side and a second channel wall surface close to the second channel air outlet side; the diversion structure includes a first diversion surface close to the first channel air outlet side and a second diversion surface close to the second channel air outlet side; wherein the first diversion surface is used to form together with the first channel wall surface a first air outlet section connected to the first channel air outlet; the second diversion surface is used to form together with the second channel wall surface a second air outlet section connected to the second channel air outlet.

[0009] Furthermore, the opening of the diversion structure is located at the intersection of the first air outlet section and the second air outlet section, so that the first movable plate extends through the opening to block the first air outlet section, or the second movable plate extends through the opening to block the second air outlet section.

[0010] Furthermore, the multiple air outlet modes include a first air outlet mode for single-sided air outlet from the first channel air outlet. When the air conditioner is in the first air outlet mode, the first movable plate is retracted into the accommodating cavity to avoid the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet; the second movable plate is extended out of the accommodating cavity to block the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet.

[0011] Furthermore, the multiple air outlet modes include a second air outlet mode for single-sided air outlet from the second channel air outlet. When the air conditioner is in the second air outlet mode, the first movable plate extends out of the accommodating cavity to block the airflow flowing to the first channel air outlet; the second movable plate is retracted into the accommodating cavity to avoid the airflow flowing to the second channel air outlet.

[0012] Furthermore, the multiple air outlet modes include a third air outlet mode for discharging air from both the first channel air outlet and the second channel air outlet. When the air conditioner is in the third air outlet mode, the first movable plate is retracted into the accommodating cavity to avoid the airflow flowing to the first channel air outlet; the second movable plate is retracted into the accommodating cavity to avoid the airflow flowing to the second channel air outlet.

[0013] Furthermore, the accommodating cavity includes a first cavity wall surface close to the first channel air outlet and a second cavity wall surface close to the second channel air outlet, the first movable plate is arranged close to the second cavity wall surface, and the second movable plate is arranged close to the first cavity wall surface; wherein a seal is arranged between the first movable plate and the second cavity wall surface, and a seal is arranged between the second movable plate and the first cavity wall surface.

[0014] Furthermore, the sealing element is a sponge.

[0015] Furthermore, when the first movable plate is retracted into the accommodating chamber and the second movable plate is extended out of the accommodating chamber, the first movable plate is located on the side of the second movable plate away from the air flow; when the first movable plate is extended out of the accommodating chamber and the second movable plate is retracted into the accommodating chamber, the second movable plate is located on the side of the first movable plate away from the air flow; when both movable plates are retracted into the accommodating chamber, the second movable plate is located on the side of the first movable plate close to the opening, and the portion of the first movable plate close to the opening abuts against the portion of the second movable plate close to the opening.

[0016] Further, the length of the cross section of the second moving plate is greater than the length of the cross section of the first moving plate.

[0017] Furthermore, along the direction of the air inlet side close to the air outlet channel, the width of the cross section of the diverter structure gradually decreases, and the opening is located on one side of the diverter structure close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel.

[0018] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air outlet assembly suitable for an air conditioner, the air outlet assembly comprising: an air outlet frame, the air outlet frame comprising: at least one air outlet channel, the air outlet channel comprising at least one channel air inlet for communicating with the air outlet of a fan of an air duct assembly of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets for communicating with the external environment; the above-mentioned air guide component, the air guide component is arranged in the air outlet channel.

[0019] Furthermore, two guide grooves are provided on the air outlet frame, respectively used to guide the two movable plates of the guide structure.

[0020] Furthermore, two grooves corresponding to the two movable plates are arranged on the channel wall of the air outlet channel, so that when any movable plate is extended out of the accommodating cavity, the side of the movable plate away from the opening part abuts against the groove wall of the corresponding groove.

[0021] Furthermore, a left and right wind sweeping mechanism is provided on the side of the channel air outlet close to the external environment, and the left and right wind sweeping mechanism is installed on the air outlet frame for opening and closing the channel air outlet and for realizing left and right wind sweeping.

[0022] Furthermore, the left and right air sweeping mechanisms include a first air sweeping plate and a second air sweeping plate arranged side by side, so that the corresponding channel air outlets can be opened or closed and the air outlet angles of the corresponding channel air outlets can be adjusted through the movement of the first air sweeping plate and the second air sweeping plate.

[0023] Furthermore, at least one up and down wind sweeping mechanism is provided in the air outlet channel to realize upward or downward air outlet.

[0024] Furthermore, the number of upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms is one, and the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are located corresponding to any one channel air outlet to achieve upward air outlet or downward air outlet of the channel air outlet; the number of upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms is at least two, and at least two upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with at least two channel air outlets, and each upper and lower air sweeping mechanism is used to achieve upward air outlet or downward air outlet of the corresponding channel air outlet.

[0025] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner, comprising an air outlet assembly, an air duct assembly, an evaporator assembly and an air inlet assembly, wherein the air outlet assembly is the above-mentioned air outlet assembly.

[0026] Furthermore, the number of fans in the air duct assembly is one, and the fan includes cross-flow blades.

[0027] According to the technical solution of the present invention, the air guide component of the present invention is arranged in the air outlet channel of the air conditioner, and the air outlet channel includes at least two channel air outlets, and the air guide component includes: a flow diversion structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel and located between two adjacent channel air outlets, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel to the two channel air outlets; a flow guide structure, which is arranged in the air outlet channel, so as to jointly control the airflow in the air outlet channel to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet through the movement of the flow guide structure, so that the air conditioner has a plurality of different air outlet modes; wherein the flow guide structure includes two movable plates respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets, the flow diversion structure includes a receiving cavity and an opening part connected to the receiving cavity, and each movable plate extends out of the receiving cavity or retracts into the receiving cavity through the opening part to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet. In this way, the air conditioner can realize diversified air supply by using a single fan, and the switching of the air outlet does not affect the utilization rate of the evaporator of the air conditioner, which solves the problem that the air conditioner with dual fans in the prior art has poor cooling or heating effect due to the small effective use area of ​​the evaporator when the air is discharged from a single air outlet. At the same time, the air supply range of the air conditioner is increased, which solves the problem of the cabinet air conditioner in the prior art having a relatively single air supply mode and a small air supply angle, improves the energy utilization rate of the air conditioner, improves the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, improves the comfort of the air conditioner, and has a simple structure, is easy to disassemble and assemble, and reduces the production cost of the air conditioner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] 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:

[0029] Figure 1 An exploded view of an embodiment of an air conditioner having an embodiment of an air outlet assembly of the present invention is shown;

[0030] Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the air outlet assembly of the air conditioner shown;

[0031] Figure 3 Shows Figure 2 A front view of the air outlet assembly shown;

[0032] Figure 4 Shows Figure 2 A rear view of the air outlet assembly shown;

[0033] Figure 5 Shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the air conditioner shown;

[0034] Figure 6 Shows Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of the air conditioner at position A shown;

[0035] Figure 7 Shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in the first air outlet mode;

[0036] Figure 8 Shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the air conditioner shown in the second air outlet mode; and

[0037] Fig. 9 Shows Figure 1 The cross-sectional view of the air conditioner shown is when it is in the third air outlet mode.

[0038] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0039] 100, air outlet assembly; 200, air duct assembly; 300, evaporator assembly; 400, air inlet assembly; 500, electric auxiliary heating device;

[0040] 10. air outlet frame; 101. first guide groove; 102. second guide groove; 11. air outlet channel; 1101. first channel wall; 1102. second channel wall; 1103. groove; 1111. first air outlet section; 1112. second air outlet section; 12. channel air inlet; 13. channel air outlet; 131. first channel air outlet; 132. second channel air outlet;

[0041] 20. Dividing structure; 201. First diverting surface; 202. Second diverting surface; 21. Accommodating cavity;

[0042] 30. flow guide structure; 31. moving plate; 311. first moving plate; 312. second moving plate; 32. gear; 321. first gear; 322. second gear;

[0043] 40. Left and right air sweeping mechanism; 401. First left and right air sweeping mechanism; 402. Second left and right air sweeping mechanism; 41. First air sweeping plate; 42. Second air sweeping plate;

[0044] 50. Up and down wind sweeping mechanism; 60. air guide driving mechanism; 70. left and right wind sweeping driving mechanism; 80. Up and down wind sweeping driving mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] 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.

[0046] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the present invention provides an air guide component, which is arranged in an air outlet channel 11 of an air conditioner, and the air outlet channel 11 includes at least two channel air outlets 13. The air guide component includes: a diversion structure 20, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 and located between two adjacent channel air outlets 13, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to the two channel air outlets 13; a guide structure 30, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11, so as to jointly control the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet 13 through the movement of the guide structure 30, so that the air conditioner has a variety of different air outlet modes; wherein the guide structure 30 includes two movable plates 31 respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets 13, the diversion structure 20 includes a accommodating chamber 21 and an opening portion connected to the accommodating chamber 21, and each movable plate 31 extends out of the accommodating chamber 21 or retracts into the accommodating chamber 21 through the opening portion to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet 13.

[0047] The air guiding component of the present invention is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 of the air conditioner, and the air outlet channel 11 includes at least two channel air outlets 13. The air guiding component includes: a diversion structure 20, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 and located between two adjacent channel air outlets 13, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to the two channel air outlets 13; a guide structure 30, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11, so as to control the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet 13 through the movement of the guide structure 30, so that the air conditioner has a variety of different air outlet modes; wherein the guide structure 30 includes two movable plates 31 respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets 13, the diversion structure 20 includes a accommodating chamber 21 and an opening portion connected to the accommodating chamber 21, and each movable plate 31 extends out of the accommodating chamber 21 or retracts into the accommodating chamber 21 through the opening portion to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet 13. In this way, the air conditioner can realize diversified air supply with a single fan, and the switching of the air outlet does not affect the utilization rate of the evaporator of the air conditioner, which solves the problem of poor cooling or heating effect caused by the small effective use area of ​​the evaporator when the air outlet is single in the air conditioner with dual fans in the prior art. At the same time, the air supply range of the air conditioner is increased, and the problem of the single air supply mode and small air supply angle of the cabinet air conditioner in the prior art is solved, which improves the energy utilization rate of the air conditioner, improves the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, improves the comfort of the air conditioner, and has a simple structure, is easy to disassemble and assemble, and reduces the production cost of the air conditioner.

[0048] Among them, the air conditioner is a cabinet air conditioner.

[0049] like Figure 5 As shown, the air guide component includes: two gears 32, and the two gears 32 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the two movable plates 31; wherein, each movable plate 31 is provided with a rack for meshing with the corresponding gear 32, so that the corresponding rack is driven to move through the rotation of each gear 32, thereby driving the corresponding movable plate 31 to move.

[0050] like Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, at least two channel air outlets 13 include a first channel air outlet 131 and a second channel air outlet 132 that are adjacent to each other; the two movable plates 31 include a first movable plate 311 and a second movable plate 312; wherein the first movable plate 311 is arranged corresponding to the first channel air outlet 131 to block or avoid the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet 131, and the second movable plate 312 is arranged corresponding to the second channel air outlet 132 to block or avoid the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet 132.

[0051] The first moving plate 311 and the second moving plate 312 are perpendicular to each other.

[0052] like Figure 6 As shown, the two gears 32 are respectively a first gear 321 and a second gear 322 . The first gear 321 is used to mesh with the rack on the first moving plate 311 , and the second gear 322 is used to mesh with the rack on the second moving plate 312 .

[0053] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the air guide component also includes a guide drive mechanism 60 for driving the guide structure 30 to move, and the guide drive mechanism 60 includes: a first drive unit, the first drive unit is arranged on the air outlet frame 10 and is drivingly connected to the first gear 321 to drive the first gear 321 to drive the first movable plate 311 to move relative to the air outlet frame 10; a second drive unit, the second drive unit is drivingly connected to the second gear 322 to drive the second gear 322 to drive the second movable plate 312 to move relative to the air outlet frame 10.

[0054] Specifically, the first driving part and the second driving part are respectively a first motor and a second motor provided on the air outlet frame 10 of the air conditioner.

[0055] like Figure 6 As shown, the air outlet channel 11 includes a first channel wall 1101 close to the first channel air outlet 131 and a second channel wall 1102 close to the second channel air outlet 132; the diversion structure 20 includes a first diversion surface 201 close to the first channel air outlet 131 and a second diversion surface 202 close to the second channel air outlet 132; wherein the first diversion surface 201 is used to form together with the first channel wall 1101 a first air outlet section 1111 connected to the first channel air outlet 131; the second diversion surface 202 is used to form together with the second channel wall 1102 a second air outlet section 1112 connected to the second channel air outlet 132.

[0056] Among them, the opening portion of the diversion structure 20 is located at the intersection of the first air outlet section 1111 and the second air outlet section 1112, so that the first movable plate 311 extends through the opening portion to block the first air outlet section 1111, or the second movable plate 312 extends through the opening portion to block the second air outlet section 1112.

[0057] like Figure 7 As shown, the multiple air outlet modes include a first air outlet mode for single-sided air outlet from the first channel air outlet 131. When the air conditioner is in the first air outlet mode, the first movable plate 311 is retracted into the accommodating cavity 21 to avoid the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet 131; the second movable plate 312 is extended out of the accommodating cavity 21 to block the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet 132.

[0058] Specifically, the front of the person is facing Figure 7The first channel air outlet 131 is located on the left side of the second channel air outlet 132, and the first air outlet mode for single-side air outlet from the first channel air outlet 131 is the single left-side air outlet mode. At this time, the first driving unit drives the first gear 321 to drive the first movable plate 311 to move back into the accommodating chamber 21, so that the first air outlet section 1111 is connected with the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to avoid the airflow flowing to the first channel air outlet 131, and the second driving unit drives the second gear 322 to drive the second movable plate 312 to move out of the accommodating chamber 21 and abut against the second channel wall 1102, so that the second air outlet section 1112 is disconnected from the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to block the airflow flowing to the second channel air outlet 132, so that the airflow can only flow out from the first channel air outlet 131 on the left side.

[0059] like Figure 8 As shown, the multiple air outlet modes include a second air outlet mode for single-sided air outlet from the second channel air outlet 132. When the air conditioner is in the second air outlet mode, the first movable plate 311 extends out of the accommodating cavity 21 to block the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet 131; the second movable plate 312 is retracted into the accommodating cavity 21 to avoid the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet 132.

[0060] Specifically, the front of the person is facing Figure 8 The first channel air outlet 131 is located on the left side of the second channel air outlet 132, and the second air outlet mode for single-side air outlet from the second channel air outlet 132 is the single right side air outlet mode. At this time, the first driving unit drives the first gear 321 to drive the first movable plate 311 to move out of the accommodating chamber 21 and abut against the first channel wall 1101, so that the first air outlet section 1111 is disconnected from the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to block the air flow to the first channel air outlet 131, and the second driving unit drives the second gear 322 to drive the second movable plate 312 to move back into the accommodating chamber 21, so that the second air outlet section 1112 is connected with the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to avoid the air flow to the second channel air outlet 132, so that the air flow can flow out from the second channel air outlet 132 on the right side.

[0061] like Fig. 9 As shown, the multiple air outlet modes include a third air outlet mode for discharging air from both sides of the first channel air outlet 131 and the second channel air outlet 132. When the air conditioner is in the third air outlet mode, the first movable plate 311 is retracted into the accommodating cavity 21 to avoid the airflow flowing to the first channel air outlet 131; the second movable plate 312 is retracted into the accommodating cavity 21 to avoid the airflow flowing to the second channel air outlet 132.

[0062] Specifically, the front of the person is facing Fig. 9The first channel air outlet 131 is located on the left side of the second channel air outlet 132, and the third air outlet mode for air outlet from both sides is the simultaneous air outlet mode on both sides. At this time, the first driving unit drives the first gear 321 to drive the first movable plate 311 to move back into the accommodating chamber 21, so that the first air outlet section 1111 is connected to the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to avoid the airflow flowing to the first channel air outlet 131, and the second driving unit drives the second gear 322 to drive the second movable plate 312 to move back into the accommodating chamber 21, so that the second air outlet section 1112 is connected to the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 to avoid the airflow flowing to the second channel air outlet 132, so that the airflow flows out from the first channel air outlet 131 on the left and the second channel air outlet 132 on the right at the same time.

[0063] Preferably, the accommodating chamber 21 includes a first chamber wall surface close to the first channel air outlet 131 and a second chamber wall surface close to the second channel air outlet 132, the first movable plate 311 is close to the second chamber wall surface and is arranged in parallel with the second chamber wall surface, and the second movable plate 312 is close to the first chamber wall surface and is arranged in parallel with the first chamber wall surface; wherein a seal is arranged between the first movable plate 311 and the second chamber wall surface, and a seal is arranged between the second movable plate 312 and the first chamber wall surface. In this way, the accommodating chamber 21 of the diversion structure 20 and the air outlet channel 11 can be isolated to prevent the airflow from entering the accommodating chamber 21 and causing unnecessary losses, thereby reducing the air outlet noise of the air conditioner and saving the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

[0064] Further preferably, the sealing element is a sponge.

[0065] like Figures 7 to 9 As shown, when the first movable plate 311 is retracted into the accommodating chamber 21 and the second movable plate 312 is extended out of the accommodating chamber 21, the first movable plate 311 is located on the side of the second movable plate 312 away from the air flow; when the first movable plate 311 is extended out of the accommodating chamber 21 and the second movable plate 312 is retracted into the accommodating chamber 21, the second movable plate 312 is located on the side of the first movable plate 311 away from the air flow; when both movable plates 31 are retracted into the accommodating chamber 21, the second movable plate 312 is located on the side of the first movable plate 311 close to the opening, and the part of the first movable plate 311 close to the opening is in contact with the part of the second movable plate 312 close to the opening. In this way, the isolation between the accommodating chamber 21 of the diversion structure 20 and the air outlet channel 11 can be achieved to prevent the air flow from entering the accommodating chamber 21 and causing unnecessary losses, thereby reducing the air outlet noise of the air conditioner and saving the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

[0066] Preferably, the length of the cross section of the second movable plate 312 is greater than the length of the cross section of the first movable plate 311. In this way, the relative positions of the first movable plate 311 and the second movable plate 312 can be realized in various air outlet modes, and the first movable plate 311 and the second movable plate 312 can be abutted against the corresponding channel wall when extending out of the accommodating cavity 21, so as to ensure a better guiding effect.

[0067] Among them, the cross-section of the first movable plate 311 and the cross-section of the second movable plate 312 respectively refer to the cross-sections of the first movable plate 311 and the second movable plate 312 cut by a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the fan of the air duct assembly 200, and the cross-sections are strip cross-sections. The length of the cross-section of the first movable plate 311 and the cross-section of the second movable plate 312 are the lengths of the corresponding strip cross-sections.

[0068] Preferably, the cross-section of the diverter structure 20 is triangular in shape, and the width of the cross-section of the diverter structure 20 gradually decreases along the direction of the air inlet side close to the air outlet channel 11, and the opening is located on the side of the diverter structure 20 close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel 11.

[0069] Among them, the cross-section of the diverter structure 20 refers to the cross-section of the diverter structure 20 cut by a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the fan of the air duct assembly 200, and the cross-section is a triangular cross-section. The width of the cross-section of the diverter structure 20 is the dimension of the cross-section in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the air inlet side close to the air outlet channel 11.

[0070] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the present invention provides an air outlet assembly, which is suitable for an air conditioner. The air outlet assembly includes: an air outlet frame 10, the air outlet frame 10 includes: at least one air outlet channel 11, the air outlet channel 11 includes at least one channel air inlet 12 for communicating with the air outlet of the fan of the air duct assembly 200 of the air conditioner and at least two channel air outlets 13 for communicating with the external environment; the above-mentioned air guide component, the air guide component is arranged in the air outlet channel 11.

[0071] like Figure 6 As shown, the air outlet frame 10 is provided with two guide grooves for guiding the two movable plates 31 of the air guide structure 30 respectively.

[0072] Among them, the two guide grooves include a first guide groove 101 and a second guide groove 102. The first guide groove 101 is arranged corresponding to the first movable plate 311 to guide and limit the movement of the first movable plate 311. The second guide groove 102 is arranged corresponding to the second movable plate 312 to guide and limit the movement of the second movable plate 312, thereby ensuring the stability and reliability of the movement of the first movable plate 311 and the second movable plate 312.

[0073] Preferably, two grooves 1103 corresponding to the two movable plates 31 are provided on the channel wall of the air outlet channel 11, so that when any movable plate 31 is extended out of the accommodating cavity 21, the side of the movable plate 31 away from the opening portion abuts against the groove wall of the corresponding groove 1103 to seal the gap between the side of the movable plate 31 away from the opening portion and the corresponding channel wall of the air outlet channel 11.

[0074] like Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, a left and right wind sweeping mechanism 40 is provided on the side of each channel air outlet 13 close to the external environment, and the left and right wind sweeping mechanism 40 is installed on the air outlet frame 10, so as to open and close the channel air outlet 13 and realize left and right wind sweeping, so as to control the air outlet angle and air outlet distance. Among them, the air outlet assembly also includes a left and right wind sweeping driving mechanism 70 connected to the left and right wind sweeping mechanism 40 to drive the left and right wind sweeping mechanism 40 to move. In this way, by combining the air guide component with the left and right wind sweeping mechanism 40 to jointly realize a variety of different air outlet modes of the air conditioner, the cooling or heating performance of the air conditioner is guaranteed, the energy utilization rate of the air conditioner is improved, the user's comfort requirements are met, and the user's experience is improved.

[0075] The at least two channel air outlets 13 of the present invention include a first channel air outlet 131 and a second channel air outlet 132; a first left and right air sweeping mechanism 401 is provided on the side of the first channel air outlet 131 close to the external environment, and a second left and right air sweeping mechanism 402 is provided on the side of the second channel air outlet 132 close to the external environment.

[0076] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the air outlet assembly of the present invention also includes: a first air guide drive mechanism, which is driven and connected to the first left and right air sweeping mechanism 401 to drive the first left and right air sweeping mechanism 401 to move; a second air guide drive mechanism, which is driven and connected to the second left and right air sweeping mechanism 402 to drive the second left and right air sweeping mechanism 402 to move.

[0077] Specifically, the first wind guide drive mechanism and the second wind guide drive mechanism include a motor, a crankshaft and a connecting rod that are driven in sequence. The motor is connected to the corresponding left and right wind sweeping mechanisms 40 through the crankshaft and the connecting rod to drive the left and right wind sweeping mechanisms 40 to move.

[0078] Each of the left and right air sweeping mechanisms 40 includes a first air sweeping plate 41 and a second air sweeping plate 42 arranged side by side to jointly open or close the corresponding channel air outlet 13 and adjust the air outlet angle of the corresponding channel air outlet 13 .

[0079] Specifically, the first air sweeping plate 41 and the second air sweeping plate 42 are both rectangular plates, the channel air outlet 13 is a rectangular opening, and the sum of the plate area of ​​the first air sweeping plate 41 and the plate area of ​​the second air sweeping plate 42 is equal to the opening area of ​​the channel air outlet 13.

[0080] like Figure 5 As shown, at least one up and down air sweeping mechanism 50 is provided in the air outlet channel 11 to realize upward air outlet or downward air outlet.

[0081] Optionally, the number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 is one, and the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 are located corresponding to any one channel air outlet 13 to achieve upward air outlet or downward air outlet of the channel air outlet 13; the number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 is at least two, and at least two upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms 50 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with at least two channel air outlets 13, and each upper and lower air sweeping mechanism 50 is used to achieve upward air outlet or downward air outlet of the corresponding channel air outlet 13.

[0082] In the first embodiment of the up and down air sweeping mechanism 50, an up and down air sweeping mechanism 50 is provided in the air outlet channel 11. The up and down air sweeping mechanism 50 is provided on the air outlet frame 10 and is located near the channel air inlet 12 to sweep the air flow up and down before the air flow contacts the guide structure 30 to cooperate with single-sided air outlet or double-sided air outlet.

[0083] In the second embodiment of the up and down air sweeping mechanism 50, two up and down air sweeping mechanisms 50 are arranged in the air outlet channel 11, which are respectively a first up and down air sweeping mechanism arranged in the first air outlet section 1111 and installed on the first channel wall 1101, and a second up and down air sweeping mechanism arranged in the second air outlet section 1112 and installed on the second channel wall 1102, so that the airflow flowing to the corresponding two channel air outlets 13 can be swept up and down by the first up and down air sweeping mechanism and the second up and down air sweeping mechanism respectively.

[0084] like Figure 4 As shown, the air outlet assembly of the present invention further includes an up-and-down air sweeping driving mechanism 80, which is drivingly connected to the up-and-down air sweeping mechanism 50 to drive the up-and-down air sweeping mechanism 50 to move to achieve up-and-down air sweeping.

[0085] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the present invention further provides an air conditioner, including an air outlet assembly 100, an air duct assembly 200, an evaporator assembly 300 and an air inlet assembly 400, wherein the air outlet assembly 100 is the above-mentioned air outlet assembly.

[0086] The air conditioner of the present invention further includes an electric auxiliary heating device 500 , which is disposed between the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 300 .

[0087] In at least one embodiment of the air conditioner of the present invention, the number of fans of the air duct assembly 200 is one, and the fan includes cross-flow blades. All air inlets of this fan correspond to the entire heat exchange area of ​​the evaporator assembly 300, and the channel air inlet 12 of the air outlet channel 11 is connected to all air outlets of this fan to ensure that the effective use area of ​​the evaporator assembly 300 remains basically unchanged regardless of single-sided air outlet or double-sided air outlet, and the air intake volume is only affected by this one fan, so that the total air outlet volume remains basically unchanged, thereby ensuring the cooling or heating performance of the air conditioner, meeting the user's comfort requirements, and improving the user's experience.

[0088] From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

[0089] The air guiding component of the present invention is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 of the air conditioner, and the air outlet channel 11 includes at least two channel air outlets 13. The air guiding component includes: a diversion structure 20, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11 and located between two adjacent channel air outlets 13, so as to divert the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to the two channel air outlets 13; a guide structure 30, which is arranged in the air outlet channel 11, so as to control the airflow in the air outlet channel 11 to selectively flow to at least one channel air outlet 13 through the movement of the guide structure 30, so that the air conditioner has a variety of different air outlet modes; wherein the guide structure 30 includes two movable plates 31 respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets 13, the diversion structure 20 includes a accommodating chamber 21 and an opening portion connected to the accommodating chamber 21, and each movable plate 31 extends out of the accommodating chamber 21 or retracts into the accommodating chamber 21 through the opening portion to block or avoid the airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet 13. In this way, the air conditioner can realize diversified air supply with a single fan, and the switching of the air outlet does not affect the utilization rate of the evaporator of the air conditioner, which solves the problem of poor cooling or heating effect caused by the small effective use area of ​​the evaporator when the air outlet is single in the air conditioner with dual fans in the prior art. At the same time, the air supply range of the air conditioner is increased, and the problem of the single air supply mode and small air supply angle of the cabinet air conditioner in the prior art is solved, which improves the energy utilization rate of the air conditioner, improves the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, improves the comfort of the air conditioner, and has a simple structure, is easy to disassemble and assemble, and reduces the production cost of the air conditioner.

[0090] 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.

[0091] 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.

[0092] 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.

[0093] 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.

[0094] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only to facilitate the distinction between 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.

[0095] 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. An air guide component, characterized in that: Arranged in an air outlet channel (11) of an air conditioner, the air outlet channel (11) comprising at least two channel air outlets (13), the air guide component comprising: A flow splitting structure (20) is arranged in the air outlet channel (11) and between two adjacent channel air outlets (13) so as to split the air flow in the air outlet channel (11) to the two channel air outlets (13); a flow guiding structure (30) disposed in the air outlet channel (11) so as to control the airflow in the air outlet channel (11) to selectively flow to at least one of the channel air outlets (13) through the movement of the flow guiding structure (30), so that the air conditioner has a plurality of different air outlet modes; The flow guiding structure (30) comprises two movable plates (31) respectively arranged corresponding to the two channel air outlets (13); the flow dividing structure (20) comprises a receiving cavity (21) and an opening portion communicating with the receiving cavity (21); each movable plate (31) extends out of the receiving cavity (21) or retracts into the receiving cavity (21) through the opening portion to block or avoid airflow flowing to the corresponding channel air outlet (13); The at least two channel air outlets (13) include a first channel air outlet (131) and a second channel air outlet (132) which are arranged adjacent to each other; The two movable plates (31) include a first movable plate (311) and a second movable plate (312); The first movable plate (311) is arranged correspondingly to the first channel air outlet (131) to block or avoid airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet (131), and the second movable plate (312) is arranged correspondingly to the second channel air outlet (132) to block or avoid airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet (132); The air outlet channel (11) comprises a first channel wall surface (1101) on a side close to the first channel air outlet (131) and a second channel wall surface (1102) on a side close to the second channel air outlet (132); The flow splitting structure (20) comprises a first flow splitting surface (201) on a side close to the first channel air outlet (131) and a second flow splitting surface (202) on a side close to the second channel air outlet (132); The first flow dividing surface (201) is used to, together with the first channel wall surface (1101), enclose a first air outlet section (1111) connected to the first channel air outlet (131); the second flow dividing surface (202) is used to, together with the second channel wall surface (1102), enclose a second air outlet section (1112) connected to the second channel air outlet (132); The opening portion of the diversion structure (20) is located at the intersection of the first air outlet section (1111) and the second air outlet section (1112), so that the first movable plate (311) can extend through the opening portion to block the first air outlet section (1111), or the second movable plate (312) can extend through the opening portion to block the second air outlet section (1112).

2. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air guide component comprises: Two gears (32), the two gears (32) being arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the two movable plates (31); Wherein, each of the movable plates (31) is provided with a rack for meshing with the corresponding gear (32), so that the corresponding rack is driven to move by the rotation of each gear (32), thereby driving the corresponding movable plate (31) to move.

3. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of air outlet modes include a first air outlet mode for discharging air from one side of the first channel air outlet (131). When the air conditioner is in the first air outlet mode, The first movable plate (311) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21) to avoid airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet (131); The second movable plate (312) extends out of the accommodating cavity (21) to block the airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet (132).

4. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of air outlet modes include a second air outlet mode for discharging air from one side of the second channel air outlet (132). When the air conditioner is in the second air outlet mode, The first movable plate (311) extends out of the accommodating cavity (21) to block the airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet (131); The second movable plate (312) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21) to avoid airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet (132).

5. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of air outlet modes include a third air outlet mode for discharging air from both sides of the first channel air outlet (131) and the second channel air outlet (132). When the air conditioner is in the third air outlet mode, The first movable plate (311) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21) to avoid airflow flowing toward the first channel air outlet (131); The second movable plate (312) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21) to avoid airflow flowing toward the second channel air outlet (132).

6. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The accommodating cavity (21) comprises a first cavity wall surface close to the first channel air outlet (131) and a second cavity wall surface close to the second channel air outlet (132); the first movable plate (311) is arranged close to the second cavity wall surface; and the second movable plate (312) is arranged close to the first cavity wall surface; A sealing member is provided between the first movable plate (311) and the second cavity wall surface, and a sealing member is provided between the second movable plate (312) and the first cavity wall surface.

7. The air guide component according to claim 6, characterized in that: The sealing element is a sponge.

8. The air guide component according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the first movable plate (311) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21) and the second movable plate (312) is extended out of the accommodating cavity (21), the first movable plate (311) is located on a side of the second movable plate (312) away from the air outlet airflow; When the first movable plate (311) extends out of the accommodating cavity (21) and the second movable plate (312) is retracted into the accommodating cavity (21), the second movable plate (312) is located on a side of the first movable plate (311) away from the air outlet flow; When the two movable plates (31) are retracted into the accommodating cavity (21), the second movable plate (312) is located on a side of the first movable plate (311) close to the opening, and a portion of the first movable plate (311) close to the opening abuts against a portion of the second movable plate (312) close to the opening.

9. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the cross section of the second moving plate (312) is greater than the length of the cross section of the first moving plate (311).

10. The air guide component according to claim 1, characterized in that: Along the direction close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel (11), the width of the cross section of the diversion structure (20) gradually decreases, and the opening portion is located on one side of the diversion structure (20) close to the air inlet side of the air outlet channel (11).

11. An air outlet assembly, suitable for an air conditioner, characterized in that: The air outlet component comprises: An air outlet frame (10), the air outlet frame (10) comprising: at least one air outlet channel (11), the air outlet channel (11) comprising at least one channel air inlet (12) for communicating with an air outlet of a fan of an air duct assembly (200) of the air conditioner, and at least two channel air outlets (13) for communicating with an external environment; The air guide component according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the air guide component is arranged in the air outlet channel (11).

12. The air outlet assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: The air outlet frame (10) is provided with two guide grooves respectively used for guiding the two movable plates (31) of the air guide structure (30).

13. The air outlet assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: Two grooves (1103) corresponding to the two movable plates (31) are provided on the channel wall surface of the air outlet channel (11), so that when any of the movable plates (31) is extended out of the accommodating cavity (21), a side of the movable plate (31) away from the opening portion abuts against the groove wall surface of the corresponding groove (1103).

14. The air outlet assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: A left and right air sweeping mechanism (40) is provided on the side of the channel air outlet (13) close to the external environment. The left and right air sweeping mechanism (40) is installed on the air outlet frame (10) to open and close the channel air outlet (13) and to achieve left and right air sweeping.

15. The air outlet assembly according to claim 14, characterized in that: The left and right air sweeping mechanisms (40) comprise a first air sweeping plate (41) and a second air sweeping plate (42) arranged side by side, so as to open or close the corresponding channel air outlet (13) and adjust the air outlet angle of the corresponding channel air outlet (13) through the movement of the first air sweeping plate (41) and the second air sweeping plate (42).

16. The air outlet assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: At least one up and down air sweeping mechanism (50) is arranged in the air outlet channel (11) to realize upward air outlet or downward air outlet.

17. The air outlet assembly according to claim 16, characterized in that: The number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms (50) is one, and the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms (50) are arranged corresponding to any one of the channel air outlets (13) to achieve upper air outlet or lower air outlet of the channel air outlet (13); The number of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms (50) is at least two, and the at least two upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms (50) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least two channel air outlets (13), and each of the upper and lower air sweeping mechanisms (50) is used to realize the upper air outlet or the lower air outlet of the corresponding channel air outlet (13).

18. An air conditioner, comprising an air outlet assembly (100), an air duct assembly (200), an evaporator assembly (300) and an air inlet assembly (400), characterized in that: The air outlet component (100) is the air outlet component according to any one of claims 11 to 17.

19. The air conditioner according to claim 18, characterized in that: The number of fans in the air duct assembly (200) is one, and the fan comprises cross-flow blades.

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