An air sweeping device for an air conditioner and an air conditioner having the same

By using a knob-driven transmission mechanism and a limiting structure, the complex structure of the air conditioner's air sweeping device and the inconvenience of manual air sweeping are solved, achieving multi-angle adjustment and reliable air sweeping effect, thus improving the user experience.

CN113847732BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-20GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
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Application Number
CN202111211944.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-10-18
Publication Date
2026-01-20
Estimated Expiration
2041-10-18

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Technical Problem

The existing air-sweeping devices of indoor air conditioning units have complex structures, non-adjustable sweeping angles, and are prone to failure when manually operated, resulting in a poor user experience.

Method used

The transmission mechanism, driven by a knob, connects the sweeping blades and the connecting rod via a screw drive, enabling multi-angle adjustment of the sweeping blades. It includes a threaded connection between the screw and the nut, and a limit structure to control the swing angle of the sweeping blades.

Benefits of technology

It features a simple structure, convenient manual operation, multi-directional air sweeping capability, expands the range of manual air sweeping, avoids noise problems caused by wear of positioning protrusions, and improves the reliability of manual air sweeping.

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Abstract

The application provides a kind of air conditioner and the air conditioner with its air sweeping device, air conditioner includes shell, the bottom of shell is equipped with air outlet frame, air sweeping device is set on air outlet frame and includes knob, air sweeping blade and transmission mechanism, multiple air sweeping blades are connected together by connecting rod, and the root of multiple air sweeping blades is fixed on air outlet frame;Two parts of transmission mechanism are connected with knob and connecting rod respectively, when manually rotating knob, connecting rod drives air sweeping blade to swing by the action of transmission mechanism, the rotation angle of adjusting knob can adjust the swing angle of air sweeping blade;Simple structure, manual operation is convenient, expand the range of manual air sweeping;Transmission mechanism is screw transmission, including screw rod and nut piece;Hand turn knob and drive screw rod to rotate, nut piece drives connecting rod to move and drives multiple air sweeping blades to swing;The top wall of air outlet frame is equipped with first limiting piece and second limiting piece, so that nut piece moves within reasonable range, avoid air sweeping blade fracture.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioning equipment, in particular to a wind sweeping device for an air conditioner and an air conditioner with the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] The wind sweeping blades of the existing air conditioner indoor unit mainly include automatic wind sweeping and manual wind sweeping: the automatic wind sweeping is driven by a wind sweeping motor to move a connecting rod, thereby driving the wind sweeping blades to swing, so as to realize left and right wind sweeping of the wind sweeping blades; but this way needs a stepping motor, and the structure is complex, the control program is cumbersome and the cost is high; the manual wind sweeping is to manually turn the wind sweeping blades to adjust the position of the top of the wind sweeping blades relative to the positioning protrusions, so as to realize left and right wind sweeping; but this way is to limit the top of the wind sweeping blades by the positioning protrusions, and since the two are tightly matched, a lot of force is needed when the hand is turned again; the positioning protrusions are easy to wear, and when the wear exceeds a certain degree, the manual wind sweeping function fails, and abnormal noise is generated when the air conditioner is running, which affects the user experience; in addition, the operation part formed by the wind sweeping blades is small, which brings great inconvenience to manual operation. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of this, the present application provides a wind sweeping device for an air conditioner and an air conditioner with the same, to solve the problems of complex structure, unadjustable wind sweeping angle, easy failure of manual wind sweeping and inconvenient operation of the wind sweeping device in the prior art.

[0004] The present application provides a wind sweeping device for an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprising a shell, the bottom of the shell being provided with an air outlet frame, the wind sweeping device being arranged on the air outlet frame, comprising:

[0005] A knob is manually controlled to rotate;

[0006] A plurality of wind sweeping blades are arranged along the length direction of the air outlet frame and connected together by a connecting rod; the roots of the plurality of wind sweeping blades are fixed on the air outlet frame;

[0007] A transmission mechanism, one part of which is drivingly connected with the knob, and the other part of which is connected with the connecting rod;

[0008] When the knob is manually rotated, the connecting rod moves relative to the air outlet frame through the action of the transmission mechanism, and then the plurality of wind sweeping blades swing;

[0009] By controlling the rotation angle of the knob, the movement displacement of the connecting rod relative to the air outlet frame can be adjusted, and then the swing angle of the wind sweeping blades can be adjusted.

[0010] Further optionally, the transmission mechanism is a screw transmission mechanism, comprising a screw rod and a nut member; the screw rod and the nut member are connected through a threaded pair, one end of the screw rod is connected with the knob, and one end of the nut member is fixedly connected with the connecting rod;

[0011] When the hand rotates the knob, the screw rod rotates, the nut member drives the connecting rod to move relative to the air outlet frame, and then the plurality of air sweeping blades swing.

[0012] Further optionally, the air outlet frame and the shell form a mounting position therebetween, and the transmission mechanism is arranged at the mounting position; the air outlet frame surrounds to form an air outlet, and the plurality of air sweeping blades are arranged at the air outlet; the plurality of air sweeping blades are connected with the nut member through the connecting rod.

[0013] Further optionally, the air outlet frame and the shell form a mounting position therebetween, and the transmission mechanism is arranged at the mounting position; the air outlet frame surrounds to form an air outlet, and the plurality of air sweeping blades are arranged at the air outlet; the plurality of air sweeping blades are connected with the nut member through the connecting rod.

[0014] The screw rod rotates, and the nut member drives the connecting rod to move along the limiting groove.

[0015] Further optionally, the connecting rod has a plurality of preset positions in the movement direction of the connecting rod, and a limiting structure is arranged on the air outlet frame, so that when the connecting rod moves, the connecting rod can move to the preset position under the limiting action of the limiting structure, and then the air sweeping blades swing to the preset angle.

[0016] Further optionally, the connecting rod has a first preset position and a second preset position in the movement direction of the connecting rod, and the air outlet frame is provided with a first limiting member and a second limiting member arranged opposite to each other;

[0017] When the connecting rod moves to the first preset position, the connecting rod cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the first limiting member, and the airflow direction discharged through the air sweeping blades is along the left lower direction.

[0018] When the connecting rod moves to the second preset position, the connecting rod cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the second limiting member, and the airflow direction discharged through the air sweeping blades is along the right lower direction.

[0019] Further optionally, the top wall of the air outlet frame is provided with the first limiting member and the second limiting member along the length direction of the air outlet frame at the mounting position;

[0020] When the screw drives the nut element to the first limiting piece, the first limiting piece limits the nut element from continuing to move, the connecting rod moves to a first preset position, and then the air sweeping blade swings to a first preset angle.

[0021] When the screw drives the nut element to the second limiting piece, the second limiting piece limits the nut element from continuing to move, the connecting rod moves to a second preset position, and then the air sweeping blade swings to a second preset angle.

[0022] Further optionally, the left side wall and the right side wall of the air outlet frame are respectively formed with a left shaft hole and a right shaft hole; the two ends of the screw pass through the left shaft hole and the right shaft hole and are fixed on the left side wall and the right side wall through a shaft sleeve or a bearing.

[0023] The screw is respectively formed with a third limiting piece and a fourth limiting piece at the left shaft hole and the right shaft hole, so as to limit the movement of the screw relative to the air outlet frame.

[0024] Further optionally, the side wall of the shell is formed with a make-way groove at the position corresponding to the air outlet, the make-way groove is formed with a make-way hole, the knob is arranged at the make-way groove, and one end of the screw is in driving connection with the knob through the make-way hole.

[0025] The application further provides an air conditioner comprising a shell and the air sweeping device for air conditioner, the bottom of the shell is provided with an air outlet frame, the air sweeping device is arranged on the air outlet frame, the air outlet frame is formed with an air outlet, and the air sweeping blade and the connecting rod are arranged at the air outlet.

[0026] The application provides a kind of air conditioner for air sweeping device, air conditioner includes shell, the bottom of shell is equipped with air outlet frame, air sweeping device is arranged on air outlet frame and includes knob, air sweeping blade and transmission mechanism, multiple air sweeping blades are arranged along the length direction of air outlet frame and are connected together by connecting rod;The root of multiple air sweeping blades is fixed on air outlet frame;Part of transmission mechanism is driven to be connected with knob, another part is connected with connecting rod, when manually rotating knob, connecting rod drives multiple air sweeping blades to swing by the action of transmission mechanism, the rotation angle of adjusting knob can adjust the swing angle of air sweeping blade;Simple structure, manual operation is convenient, multiple directions of air sweeping can be realized, the range of manual air sweeping is expanded, the problem that traditional manual air sweeping is inconvenient to manually adjust and can only adjust certain specific angle is solved;Transmission mechanism is screw transmission, including screw rod and nut piece;One end of screw rod is driven to be connected with knob, one end of nut piece is fixedly connected with connecting rod, screw rod is connected with nut piece by thread pair, manually rotating knob and driving screw rod to rotate, nut piece drives connecting rod to move and drives multiple air sweeping blades to swing.It can realize the adjustment of multiple angles and multiple directions of air sweeping blade;The top wall of air outlet frame is equipped with first limit piece and second limit piece, so that nut piece moves within reasonable range, to ensure that air sweeping blade will not be broken due to the excessive moving distance of its top. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from the provided drawings without creative labor.

[0028] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification for understanding and reading by those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions that the present application can be implemented, so they do not have technical significance. Any modification of structure, change of proportion relationship or adjustment of size, without affecting the effect and purpose that the present application can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present application.

[0029] Figure 1a And 1b The overall structure schematic diagram of the air sweeping device for air conditioner provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0030] Figure 2 The partial structure schematic diagram of the air sweeping device for air conditioner provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0031] In the figure:

[0032] 11 - knob; 12 - air sweeping blade; 13 - connecting rod; 131 - connecting part;

[0033] 2 - transmission mechanism; 21 - screw rod; 211 - third limiting part; 212 - fourth limiting part; 22 - nut part;

[0034] 31 - housing; 32 - air outlet frame; 321 - air outlet; 322 - limiting groove; 33 - mounting position; 341 - first limiting part; 342 - second limiting part; 351 - left shaft hole; 352 - right shaft hole; 36 - accommodating groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The specific embodiments of the present application will be described in the following detailed description, which should be considered in conjunction with the drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that various advantages can be achieved in the preferred embodiments and as such, these should be considered as being within the scope of the present application, without departing from the spirit of the application. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the application should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead with reference to the appended claims, along with their full scope of equivalents.

[0036] The terminology used in the detailed description of the embodiments of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the description of the embodiments of the application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include both the singular and the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Multiple" generally contains at least two, but does not exclude the case of containing at least one.

[0037] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used herein is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which can represent the three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. In addition, the character " / " herein generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects.

[0038] It should also be noted that the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a product or system including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or includes elements inherent to such product or system. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "including a" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the product or system including the element.

[0039] In the existing air conditioner, when the sweeping blade of the indoor unit is automatically swept, a stepping motor is needed to drive the connecting rod to move to realize left and right sweeping. However, this method has a complex structure, a complicated control program and a high cost. When the sweeping blade is manually swept, the position of the top of the sweeping blade relative to the positioning convex point needs to be adjusted to realize left and right sweeping. However, this method is inconvenient and time-consuming and labor-consuming for manual operation. The positioning convex point is easily worn out, which causes the manual sweeping function to be easily invalid, and noise is generated during the operation of the air conditioner, which affects the user experience. The present application creatively provides a sweeping device for an air conditioner and an air conditioner with the same. The air conditioner comprises a shell, and the bottom of the shell is provided with an air outlet frame. The sweeping device is arranged on the air outlet frame and comprises a knob, a plurality of sweeping blades and a transmission mechanism. One end of the plurality of sweeping blades is fixed on the air outlet frame, and the other end is connected together through a connecting rod. The transmission mechanism is partially connected with the knob in a driving manner and is partially connected with the connecting rod. When the knob is manually rotated, the connecting rod moves relative to the air outlet frame through the transmission mechanism, and then the plurality of sweeping blades swing to realize left and right sweeping. The swinging angle of the sweeping blades can be adjusted by controlling the rotation angle of the knob. The structure is simple, the manual operation is convenient, the sweeping in multiple directions can be realized, the range of manual sweeping is expanded, the reliability of manual sweeping is improved, the problem of noise caused by the invalidation of the positioning convex point in the traditional manual sweeping process is avoided, the problem of inconvenient manual adjustment in the traditional manual sweeping is solved, and the problem that the traditional manual sweeping can only adjust some specific angles is solved.

[0040] Embodiment 1

[0041] As shown in Figure 1a 、 Figure 1b and Figure 2 , the present embodiment provides a sweeping device for an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises a shell 31, and the bottom of the shell 31 is provided with an air outlet frame 32. The sweeping device is arranged on the air outlet frame 32 and comprises:

[0042] a knob 11, which can be rotated by manual control;

[0043] a plurality of sweeping blades 12, which are arranged along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32 and are connected together through a connecting rod 13. The roots of the plurality of sweeping blades 12 are fixed on the air outlet frame 32. Specifically, one end of the plurality of sweeping blades 12 is fixed on the air outlet frame 32, and the other end is connected together through a connecting rod 13;

[0044] a transmission mechanism 2, which is partially connected with the knob 11 in a driving manner and is partially connected with the connecting rod 13;

[0045] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the rotary motion of the knob 11 can be converted into the linear motion of the connecting rod 13 under the action of the transmission mechanism 2, the connecting rod 13 moves relative to the air outlet frame 32, and then drives the plurality of sweeping blades 12 to swing; by controlling the rotation angle of the knob 11, the movement displacement of the connecting rod 13 relative to the air outlet frame 32 can be adjusted, and then the swing angle of the sweeping blades 12 is adjusted; simple structure, convenient and fast manual operation, can realize sweeping in multiple directions, expand the range of manual sweeping, improve the reliability of manual sweeping, avoid the problem that the positioning convex point fails to produce noise and manual sweeping cannot be adjusted in the traditional manual sweeping process; solve the problem of inconvenient manual adjustment of traditional manual sweeping, solve the problem that traditional manual sweeping can only adjust some specific angles.

[0046] In order to make the transmission mechanism 2 convert the rotation of the knob 11 into the linear motion of the connecting rod 13, the transmission mechanism 2 is a screw transmission, including a screw rod 21 and a nut member 22; the screw rod 21 and the nut member 22 are connected through a threaded pair, one end of the screw rod 21 is drivingly connected with the knob 11, and one end of the nut member 22 is fixedly connected with the connecting rod 13;

[0047] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the knob 11 drives the screw rod 21 to rotate, and then through screw transmission, the nut member 22 moves along the screw rod 21, and drives the connecting rod 13 to move relative to the air outlet frame 32, and then the plurality of sweeping blades 12 swing, adjusting the rotation angle of the knob 11 can adjust the movement displacement of the nut member 22, and then adjust the swing angle of the plurality of sweeping blades 12; like infinitely variable speed, continuous change of multiple angles can be realized, the swing angle range of the sweeping blades 12 during manual sweeping is expanded; solve the problem that the transmission manual sweeping can only adjust some specific angles through the positioning point;

[0048] In order to avoid the influence of the transmission mechanism 2 on the air volume, the mounting position 33 is formed between the air outlet frame 32 and the shell 31, the transmission mechanism 2 is arranged at the mounting position 33, the air outlet frame 32 is surrounded to form an air outlet 321, and the plurality of sweeping blades 12 are arranged at the air outlet 321; the plurality of sweeping blades 12 are connected with the nut member 22 through the connecting rod 13; the transmission mechanism 2 is arranged away from the air outlet 321, which reduces the influence on the air volume;

[0049] Further, the mounting position 33 is formed between the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 and the shell 31, the connecting rod 13 is arranged at the air outlet 321 and close to the top wall of the air outlet frame 32; the connecting rod 13 is connected with the top of the plurality of sweeping blades 12 on the side close to the sweeping blades 12, and the plurality of sweeping blades 12 can swing simultaneously when the connecting rod 13 is controlled to move; the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 forms a limiting groove 322 along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32, the connecting rod 13 forms a connecting part 131 on the side close to the mounting position 33, and the connecting part 131 is connected with the nut member 22 through the limiting groove 322;

[0050] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the knob 11 drives the screw rod 21 to rotate, the nut member 22 drives the connecting rod 13 to move along the limiting groove 322, and then the plurality of sweeping blades 12 are swung to ensure reliable operation of the connecting rod 13.

[0051] In order to enable the user to adjust the sweeping blades 12 to swing to a preset angle or to swing within a preset angle range according to the user's needs, the connecting rod 13 has a plurality of preset positions in the movement direction of the connecting rod 13, and the limiting structure is arranged on the air outlet frame 32, so that when the connecting rod 13 moves, the connecting rod 13 can move to the preset position under the limiting action of the limiting structure, and then the sweeping blades 12 swing to the preset angle, or the connecting rod 13 can move between two preset positions under the limiting action of the limiting structure, and then the sweeping blades 12 swing within the preset angle range.

[0052] Further, the connecting rod 13 has a first preset position and a second preset position in the movement direction of the connecting rod, and the first limiting member 341 and the second limiting member 342 are arranged on the air outlet frame 32 in the length direction of the air outlet frame 32;

[0053] When the connecting rod 13 moves to the first preset position, the connecting rod 13 cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the first limiting member 341, and the sweeping blades 12 swing to the first preset angle, and the airflow direction discharged through the sweeping blades 12 is along the left lower direction;

[0054] When the connecting rod 13 moves to the second preset position, the connecting rod 13 cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the second limiting member 342, and the sweeping blades 12 swing to the second preset angle, and the airflow direction discharged through the sweeping blades 12 is along the right lower direction.

[0055] In order to enable the sweeping blades 12 to swing within a reasonable swing angle range and avoid the sweeping blades 12 being torn off due to too large movement distance of the top part, the first limiting member 341 and the second limiting member 342 are arranged on the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 at the mounting position 33 in the length direction of the air outlet frame 32; specifically, the first limiting member 341 and the second limiting member 342 are arranged on the left side and the right side of the top wall of the air outlet frame 32, respectively;

[0056] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the screw rod 21 drives the nut member 22 to move to the first limiting member 341, and the first limiting member 341 limits the nut member 22 to continue to move, and the connecting rod 13 moves to the first preset position, and then the sweeping blades 12 swing to the first preset angle, and the airflow direction discharged through the sweeping blades 12 is along the left lower direction;

[0057] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the screw rod 21 drives the nut member 22 to move to the second limiting member 342, the second limiting member 342 limits the continuous movement of the nut member 22, the connecting rod 13 moves to the second preset position, and then the air sweeping blade 12 swings to the second preset angle, and the airflow direction discharged through the air sweeping blade 12 is along the right lower direction.

[0058] In order to make the screw rod 21 stably operate and be fixed on the air outlet frame 32, the left side wall and the right side wall of the air outlet frame 32 are respectively formed with a left shaft hole 351 and a right shaft hole 352; the two ends of the screw rod 21 respectively pass through the left shaft hole 351 and the right shaft hole 352 and are fixed on the left side wall and the right side wall through a shaft sleeve or a bearing, so as to reduce the friction between the screw rod 21 and the air outlet frame 32 and reduce the abrasion of the screw rod 21; when the knob 11 is manually rotated, the screw rod 21 rotates relative to the air outlet frame 32.

[0059] The screw rod 21 is respectively formed with a third limiting member 211 and a fourth limiting member 212 at the left shaft hole 351 and the right shaft hole 352, so as to limit the movement of the screw rod 21 relative to the air outlet frame 32 along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32; preferably, the third limiting member 211 and the fourth limiting member 212 are both blocking ring structures, the third limiting member 211 is arranged on the inner side of the left shaft hole 351, and the fourth limiting member 212 is arranged on the inner side of the right shaft hole 352, so that the screw rod 21 is limited at the mounting position 33.

[0060] In order to make the knob 11 not affect the overall appearance of the shell 31, the side wall of the shell 31 is formed with a yielding groove 36 at the air outlet 321, the yielding groove 36 is formed with a yielding hole; the knob 11 is arranged at the yielding groove 36, one end of the screw rod 21 passes through the yielding hole and is drivingly connected with the knob 11, so as to reduce the overall size, save the cost and improve the rigidity of the shell; specifically, when the knob 11 is arranged at the yielding groove 36, a hand operation space is left between the knob 11 and the yielding groove 36, so as to ensure the convenience of hand operation; the side surface is adjusted to adjust the air sweeping angle, so as to solve the safety hidden trouble problem that the transmission manual air sweeping is manually actuated to swing the air sweeping blade 12 at the air outlet 321; and the problem of abnormal sound generated after the wear of the positioning point is solved.

[0061] In some embodiments, the screw rod 21 and the nut member 22 are connected through a threaded pair, one end of the screw rod 21 is drivingly connected with the knob 11, the nut member 22 is fixed, and the screw rod 21 is provided with a pushing member; when the knob 11 is manually rotated, the knob 11 drives the screw rod 21 to rotate, and then through the screw transmission, the screw rod 21 moves relative to the nut member 22, the pushing member moves and drives the connecting rod 13 to move relative to the air outlet frame 32, and then the plurality of air sweeping blades 12 swing.

[0062] The embodiment also provides an air conditioner, which comprises a shell 31 and the air sweeping device for the air conditioner described in any one of the above embodiments, and the bottom of the shell 31 is provided with an air outlet frame 32, and the air sweeping device is arranged on the air outlet frame 32; the air outlet frame 32 is formed with an air outlet 321, and the air sweeping blades 12 and the connecting rod 13 are arranged at the air outlet 321; and the transmission mechanism is arranged at the mounting position 33 between the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 and the shell 31, so that the transmission mechanism 2 does not affect the air volume.

[0063] Embodiment 2

[0064] The embodiment provides an air sweeping device for an air conditioner, which comprises a stepping motor, air sweeping blades 12 and a transmission mechanism 2, wherein the air sweeping blades 12 and the transmission mechanism 2 are the same as those in Embodiment 1, one part of which is drivingly connected with the output shaft of the stepping motor, and the other part of which is connected with the connecting rod 13; when the stepping motor drives the screw rod 21 to rotate, the nut member 22 drives the connecting rod 13 to move relative to the air outlet frame 32 through screw transmission, and then drives the plurality of air sweeping blades 12 to swing; by controlling the rotation angle of the stepping motor, the movement displacement of the connecting rod 13 relative to the air outlet frame 32 can be adjusted, and then the swing angle of the air sweeping blades 12 can be adjusted; the control is simple, the air sweeping in multiple directions can be realized, and the range of automatic air sweeping is expanded.

[0065] Embodiment 3

[0066] The embodiment provides an air sweeping device for an air conditioner, which comprises a knob 11, air sweeping blades 12 and a cam mechanism, wherein the knob 11 and the air sweeping blades 12 are the same as those in Embodiment 1, and the cam mechanism is arranged at the mounting position 33 formed between the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 and the shell 31; the air outlet frame 32 is surrounded to form an air outlet 321, and the plurality of air sweeping blades 12 are arranged at the air outlet 321; the knob 11 is arranged on one side of the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 close to the air outlet 321, the cam mechanism comprises a cam and a top rod, and the cam is drivingly connected with the knob 11; the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 is formed with a limiting groove along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32, the connecting rod 13 is formed with a connecting part 131 on one side close to the mounting position 33, and the connecting part 131 is connected with the top rod through the limiting groove 322; and the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 is provided with a first limiting member 341 and a second limiting member 342 along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32 at the mounting position 33, so that the top rod moves within a reasonable range.

[0067] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the cam is rotated and drives the top rod to move left and right along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32, the connecting rod 13 moves relative to the air outlet frame 32, and then the plurality of air sweeping blades 12 are driven to swing.

[0068] In some other embodiments, the air sweeping device comprises a knob 11, air sweeping blades 12 and a crank slider mechanism, the knob 11 and the air sweeping blades 12 are the same as those in Embodiment 1, the crank slider mechanism is arranged at a mounting position 33 formed between the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 and the shell 31; the air outlet frame 32 is surrounded to form an air outlet 321, a plurality of air sweeping blades 12 are arranged at the air outlet 321; the knob 11 is arranged on one side of the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 close to the air outlet 321, one end of the crank is drivingly connected with the knob 11; the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 is formed with a limiting groove 322 along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32, the connecting part 131 of the connecting rod 13 is formed on the side close to the mounting position 33, the connecting part 131 is connected with the slider through the limiting groove 322; the top wall of the air outlet frame 32 is provided with a first limiting part 341 and a second limiting part 342 along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32 at the mounting position 33, so that the slider moves within a reasonable range;

[0069] When the knob 11 is manually rotated, the crank is rotated and drives the slider to move left and right along the length direction of the air outlet frame 32, the connecting rod 13 moves relative to the air outlet frame 32, and in turn drives the plurality of air sweeping blades 12 to swing.

[0070] The above specifically shows and describes the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structure, arrangement or implementation method described herein; on the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An air conditioner characterized by comprising: The air conditioner comprises a shell and a sweeping device; the bottom of the shell is provided with an air outlet frame, the air outlet frame surrounds an air outlet; an installation position is formed between the top wall of the air outlet frame and the shell, and the top wall of the air outlet frame is provided with a limiting groove along the length direction of the air outlet frame; the sweeping device is arranged on the air outlet frame and comprises: a knob arranged on one side of the top wall of the air outlet frame close to the air outlet; the knob is manually controlled to rotate; a plurality of sweeping blades arranged at the air outlet along the length direction of the air outlet frame; one end of each sweeping blade is fixed to the bottom wall of the air outlet frame, and the other end of each sweeping blade is connected together through a connecting rod; the connecting rod is arranged at the air outlet close to the top wall of the air outlet frame; the connecting rod is provided with a connecting portion on one side close to the installation position; a transmission mechanism arranged at the installation position, the transmission mechanism is a cam mechanism, the cam mechanism comprises a cam and a top rod, the cam is drivingly connected with the knob, and the connecting portion is connected with the top rod through the limiting groove; when the knob is manually rotated, the cam rotates and drives the top rod to move left and right along the length direction of the air outlet frame, the connecting rod moves relative to the air outlet frame, and then the plurality of sweeping blades swing; by controlling the rotation angle of the knob, the movement displacement of the connecting rod relative to the air outlet frame can be adjusted, and then the swing angle of the sweeping blades can be adjusted.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein The connecting rod has a plurality of preset positions in the movement direction of the connecting rod, and a limiting structure is arranged on the air outlet frame, so that when the connecting rod moves, the connecting rod can move to the preset position under the limiting action of the limiting structure, and then the sweeping blades swing to the preset angle.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein The connecting rod has a first preset position and a second preset position in the movement direction of the connecting rod, and the air outlet frame is provided with a first limiting piece and a second limiting piece arranged opposite to each other; when the connecting rod moves to the first preset position, the connecting rod cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the first limiting piece, and the airflow direction discharged through the sweeping blades is along the left lower direction; when the connecting rod moves to the second preset position, the connecting rod cannot continue to move under the limiting action of the second limiting piece, and the airflow direction discharged through the sweeping blades is along the right lower direction.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein The top wall of the air outlet frame is provided with the first limiting piece and the second limiting piece along the length direction of the air outlet frame at the installation position; when the cam drives the top rod to move to the first limiting piece, the first limiting piece limits the top rod to continue to move, the connecting rod moves to the first preset position, and then the sweeping blades swing to the first preset angle; when the cam drives the top rod to move to the second limiting piece, the second limiting piece limits the top rod to continue to move, the connecting rod moves to the second preset position, and the sweeping blades swing to the second preset angle.

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