Air conditioner cabinet unit and air conditioner with it

Abstract

The present invention provides an air conditioning cabinet and an air conditioner having the same, which relates to the technical field of air conditioners and is designed to solve the problem of potential safety hazards caused by unreliable power off of the motor when disassembling the air duct. The air conditioning cabinet includes an evaporator assembly, an air duct assembly and a connecting terminal. The air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are detachably and fixedly connected, and the connecting terminal is configured to electrically connect the motor of the air duct assembly to the main control board of the air conditioning cabinet; the connecting terminal includes a male end and a female end, one of which is installed on the evaporator assembly, and the other is installed on the air duct assembly; when the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are relatively separated, the male end is disconnected from the female end; when the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are combined with each other, the male end and the female end cooperate. The air conditioner includes the above-mentioned air conditioning cabinet. When the air duct is disassembled, the motor of the air conditioning cabinet and the air conditioner provided by the present invention can be reliably powered off.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular to an air conditioner cabinet and an air conditioner having the same. Background Art

[0002] With the development of economy, the use of air conditioners is becoming more and more widespread. For split air conditioners with cabinet indoor units, if the cabinet air conditioner is not cleaned for a long time, bacteria will easily breed inside the body due to moisture, dust accumulation and other reasons, which will have an adverse effect on the health of users.

[0003] However, the current cleaning of air conditioner cabinets is limited to surface cleaning, and it is impossible to perform deep cleaning inside the air duct. If you want to perform deep cleaning inside the air duct, you must dismantle the entire air duct. However, since the motor installed in the air duct is strong, when dismantling the air duct, it is easy to cause safety hazards due to unreliable power off of the motor. Summary of the invention

[0004] The first object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning cabinet to solve the technical problem that when the air duct of the existing air conditioning cabinet is disassembled, it is easy to cause safety hazards due to unreliable power off of the motor.

[0005] The air-conditioning cabinet provided by the present invention includes an evaporator assembly, an air duct assembly and a connecting terminal, wherein the air duct assembly is detachably and fixedly connected to the evaporator assembly, and the connecting terminal is configured to electrically connect the motor of the air duct assembly to the main control board of the air-conditioning cabinet; the connecting terminal includes a male end and a female end, one of the male end and the female end is installed on the evaporator assembly, and the other is installed on the air duct assembly; when the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are relatively separated, the male end is disconnected from the female end; when the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are combined with each other, the male end cooperates with the female end.

[0006] When it is necessary to deeply clean the inside of the air duct of the air-conditioning cabinet, the duct assembly can be removed from the evaporator assembly. During the process of removing the duct assembly from the evaporator assembly, the duct assembly and the evaporator assembly will be in a relatively separated state. At this time, the male end and the female end of the connecting terminal are disconnected, the motor of the duct assembly is powered off, and the operator can clean the duct assembly. When the cleaning operation of the duct assembly is completed, the duct assembly can be installed back to the evaporator assembly along the path opposite to the above-mentioned disassembly path, so that the duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are in a state of mutual combination. At this time, the male end and the female end of the connecting terminal cooperate, and the motor of the duct assembly resumes power supply.

[0007] The arrangement of this air-conditioning cabinet allows the motor of the duct assembly to automatically cut off power when the duct assembly is disassembled. Not only is the power off reliable, it also improves the safety hazard problem in the prior art caused by unreliable motor power off. Moreover, there is no need for the operator to manually remove the connecting terminals of the motor, which has high disassembly efficiency and avoids the situation where static electricity is generated at the connecting terminals due to human hand contact, thereby affecting the service life of the connecting terminals.

[0008] Furthermore, the male end is installed on the air duct assembly, the motor line of the motor is electrically connected to the male end, the female end is installed on the evaporator assembly, and the female end is electrically connected to the main control board.

[0009] Furthermore, the evaporator assembly includes an upper bracket, a lower bracket, and an evaporator located between the upper bracket and the lower bracket, the female end is installed on the upper bracket, the male end is installed on the air duct of the air duct assembly, and along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly, the male end is opposite to the female end. This form of arranging the female end on the upper bracket of the evaporator assembly makes the female end at a higher position of the evaporator assembly, which is convenient for the operator to check the working status of the connection terminal and to maintain the connection terminal.

[0010] Furthermore, the female end is fixedly connected to the upper bracket, and / or the male end is fixedly connected to the air duct. This arrangement enables quick disassembly and quick installation of the female end on the upper bracket, and quick disassembly and quick installation of the male end on the air duct, thereby facilitating the removal of the female end and the male end for maintenance, thereby improving the maintenance efficiency of the connection terminal.

[0011] Furthermore, the side wall of the air duct partially extends outward to form a mounting seat, and the mounting seat is provided with a clamping groove, and the male end is clamped and fixed in the clamping groove. Such a configuration can realize the clamping and fixing of the male end and the air duct without reducing the structural strength of the air duct, and the configuration of the clamping groove can also realize the accommodation of the male end, which, on the one hand, plays a certain protective role on the male end and reduces the damage to the male end caused by collision.

[0012] Furthermore, when the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly are combined with each other, the notch of the fixing groove faces the evaporator assembly. This arrangement can, on the one hand, shorten the length of the motor wire, thereby avoiding the winding and knotting of the motor wire, ensuring the normal operation of the motor, and on the other hand, reduce the bending of the motor wire.

[0013] Furthermore, the upper bracket is provided with a receiving groove, the length direction of which extends along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly, the female end is located in the receiving groove, and the mounting seat is accommodated in the receiving groove when the male end is matched with the female end. Such an arrangement provides a guide for the disassembly and assembly process of the air duct assembly, ensuring the smoothness of the disassembly and assembly of the air duct assembly, and also allows the mounting seat formed by the air duct extending outward to be accommodated therein when the male end is matched with the female end, thereby limiting the relative rotational freedom of the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly.

[0014] Furthermore, the male end can be plugged and matched with the female end. With such a configuration, the male end has a stronger wrapping property on the female end, and during the operation of the air conditioner cabinet, the male end and the female end will not be separated due to misalignment.

[0015] Furthermore, the male end can be magnetically matched with the female end. This arrangement enables the male end and the female end to be efficiently separated and combined during the disassembly and assembly of the air duct assembly.

[0016] The second object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner to solve the technical problem that when the air duct of the existing air conditioner cabinet is disassembled, it is easy to cause safety hazards due to unreliable power off of the motor.

[0017] The air conditioner provided by the present invention comprises an air conditioner outdoor unit and the above-mentioned air conditioner cabinet unit.

[0018] By setting the above-mentioned air conditioning cabinet in the air conditioner, the air conditioner accordingly has all the advantages of the above-mentioned air conditioning cabinet, which will not be described one by one here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 An exploded schematic diagram of a partial structure of an air conditioning cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 A top view of the structure of the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly of the air conditioner cabinet provided by the embodiment of the present invention when they are in a relatively separated state;

[0022] Figure 3 A top view of the structure of the air duct assembly and the evaporator assembly of the air conditioner cabinet provided by the embodiment of the present invention when they are in a state of being combined with each other;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of an upper bracket of an air-conditioning cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention when a female end is installed;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of an air duct of an air conditioning cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present invention when a male terminal is installed;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of the local structure at point A.

[0026] Description of reference numerals:

[0027] 100-evaporator assembly; 200-air duct assembly; 300-connection terminal;

[0028] 110-upper bracket; 120-evaporator; 130-lower bracket; 140-accommodation tank;

[0029] 210-motor; 220-air duct; 230-mounting seat; 240-elastic wall; 250-card hole;

[0030] 310-male end; 311-card block; 320-female end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of the air conditioning cabinet provided in this embodiment. Figure 2 The structure top view of the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 of the air conditioner cabinet provided in this embodiment when they are in a relatively separated state, Figure 3 The structure top view of the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 of the air conditioner cabinet provided in this embodiment when they are in a state of being combined with each other. Figures 1 to 3 As shown, this embodiment provides an air-conditioning cabinet, including an evaporator assembly 100, an air duct assembly 200 and a connecting terminal 300, wherein the air duct assembly 200 is detachably fixedly connected to the evaporator assembly 100, and the connecting terminal 300 is configured to electrically connect the motor 210 of the air duct assembly 200 to the main control board of the air-conditioning cabinet.

[0033] Please continue to refer to Figures 1 to 3Specifically, the connection terminal 300 includes a male end 310 and a female end 320. The male end 310 is installed on the air duct assembly 200, and the motor line of the motor 210 is electrically connected to the male end 310; the female end 320 is installed on the evaporator assembly 100, and the female end 320 is electrically connected to the main control board of the air conditioner cabinet. When the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 are relatively separated, the male end 310 is disconnected from the female end 320; when the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 are combined with each other, the male end 310 and the female end 320 are matched.

[0034] When it is necessary to deeply clean the inside of the air duct 220 of the air-conditioning cabinet, the air duct assembly 200 can be removed from the evaporator assembly 100. During the process of removing the air duct assembly 200 from the evaporator assembly 100, the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 will be in a relatively separated state. At this time, the male end 310 of the connecting terminal 300 is disconnected from the female end 320, and the motor 210 of the air duct assembly 200 is powered off, and the operator can clean the air duct assembly 200; when the cleaning operation of the air duct assembly 200 is completed, the air duct assembly 200 can be installed back to the evaporator assembly 100 in the opposite path to the above-mentioned disassembly path, so that the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 are in a state of mutual combination. At this time, the male end 310 of the connecting terminal 300 is matched with the female end 320, and the motor 210 of the air duct assembly 200 resumes power supply.

[0035] This arrangement of the air conditioning cabinet allows the motor 210 of the duct assembly 200 to automatically cut off power when the duct assembly 200 is disassembled. This not only ensures reliable power off, but also improves the safety hazard caused by unreliable power off of the motor 210 in the prior art. Moreover, there is no need for the operator to manually remove the connecting terminal 300 of the motor 210, resulting in high disassembly efficiency. It also avoids the situation where static electricity is generated in the connecting terminal 300 due to human hand contact with the connecting terminal 300, thereby affecting the service life of the connecting terminal 300.

[0036] In other embodiments, the male end 310 can also be installed on the evaporator assembly 100 and the female end 320 can be installed on the duct assembly 200. At this time, the male end 310 is electrically connected to the main control board of the air conditioning cabinet, and the female end 320 is electrically connected to the motor line of the motor 210.

[0037] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 In this embodiment, the evaporator assembly 100 includes an upper bracket 110, a lower bracket 130 and an evaporator 120 located between the upper bracket 110 and the lower bracket 130, wherein the female end 320 is installed on the upper bracket 110, the male end 310 is installed on the air duct 220 of the air duct assembly 200, and along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly 200, the male end 310 is opposite to the female end 320.

[0038] This form of arranging the female end 320 on the upper bracket 110 of the evaporator assembly 100 places the female end 320 at a higher position of the evaporator assembly 100, that is, places the connecting terminal 300 at a higher position of the air-conditioning cabinet, with a wide viewing angle, making it convenient for the operator to check the working status of the connecting terminal 300 and to maintain the connecting terminal 300.

[0039] In other embodiments, the female end 320 may be installed on the lower bracket 130 of the evaporator assembly 100, and the male end 310 may be installed at the same height of the air duct 220. In the process of disassembling the air duct assembly 200, this arrangement can also achieve the purpose of reliably cutting off the power supply of the motor 210.

[0040] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the upper bracket 110 of the air conditioning cabinet provided in this embodiment when the female end 320 is installed. Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the structure of the air duct 220 of the air conditioner cabinet provided in this embodiment when the male end 310 is installed, Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of the local structure at point A. Figures 4 to 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the female end 320 is fixedly connected to the upper bracket 110, and the male end 310 is fixedly connected to the air duct 220. Such a configuration can realize quick disassembly and quick installation of the female end 320 on the upper bracket 110, and quick disassembly and quick installation of the male end 310 on the air duct 220, so that the female end 320 and the male end 310 can be removed for maintenance, thereby improving the maintenance efficiency of the connection terminal 300.

[0041] In other embodiments, a threaded connector may be used to realize a detachable fixed connection between the female end 320 and the upper bracket 110. Similarly, a threaded connector may be used to realize a detachable fixed connection between the male end 310 and the air duct 220. It is understandable that only the female end 320 may be clamped with the upper bracket 110, and the male end 310 may be connected to the air duct 220 through a threaded connector, or only the male end 310 may be clamped with the air duct 220, and the female end 320 may be connected to the upper bracket 110 through a threaded connector. Such a configuration can also facilitate maintenance of the connection terminal 300.

[0042] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 In this embodiment, the side wall of the air duct 220 partially extends outward to form a mounting seat 230, wherein the mounting seat 230 is provided with a fixing groove, and the male end 310 is fixedly connected to the fixing groove.

[0043] Such a configuration can achieve the clamping fixation of the male end 310 and the air duct 220 without reducing the structural strength of the air duct 220. Moreover, the configuration of the clamping groove can also accommodate the male end 310. On the one hand, it plays a certain protective role on the male end 310 and reduces the damage caused by collisions to the male end 310. On the other hand, it can also play a certain limiting role on the male end 310, so that the male end 310 can be stably installed in the air duct 220.

[0044] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, the side wall of the fixing groove is provided with an elastic wall 240. Specifically, the elastic wall 240 is provided with a clamping hole 250. The outer surface of the side wall of the male end 310 is fixedly provided with a clamping block 311, and the clamping block 311 can be clamped and matched with the clamping hole 250.

[0045] This type of clamping fixation between the male end 310 and the clamping groove has a simple structure and reliable fixation. When the male end 310 needs to be removed from the air duct 220, it is only necessary to pry the elastic wall 240 to make the clamping block 311 withdraw from the clamping hole 250 opened in the elastic wall 240, and the male end 310 can be removed, which is convenient for removal.

[0046] Specifically, two opposite side walls of the clamping groove are both provided with elastic walls 240. Such a configuration can ensure the balance of forces on both sides of the male end 310, thereby improving the reliability of the connection between the male end 310 and the air duct 220.

[0047] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 In this embodiment, when the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100 are combined with each other, the notch of the fixing groove faces the evaporator assembly 100. That is, the male end 310 is inserted into the fixing groove along a substantially horizontal direction.

[0048] Such arrangement enables the bottom of the male end 310 to face the motor 210 of the air duct assembly 200, so that the motor wire of the motor 210 can be directly connected to the pin of the male end 310. On the one hand, the length of the motor wire can be shortened, thereby avoiding the entanglement and knotting of the motor wire and ensuring the normal operation of the motor 210. On the other hand, the bending of the motor wire can also be reduced, thereby ensuring the reliability of the electrical connection between the motor wire and the pin of the male end 310.

[0049] Please continue to refer to Figure 4 In this embodiment, the upper bracket 110 is provided with a receiving groove 140. Specifically, the length direction of the receiving groove 140 extends along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly 200. The female end 320 is located in the receiving groove 140. When the male end 310 and the female end 320 are in cooperation, the mounting seat 230 is accommodated in the receiving groove 140.

[0050] By providing the accommodating groove 140 on the upper bracket 110, on the one hand, an installation space is provided for the female end 320, and on the other hand, a guide is provided for the disassembly and assembly process of the air duct assembly 200, thereby ensuring the smoothness of the disassembly and assembly of the air duct assembly 200. Moreover, when the male end 310 and the female end 320 are in cooperation, the mounting seat 230 formed by the outward extension of the air duct 220 is accommodated therein, thereby realizing the limitation of the relative rotational freedom of the air duct assembly 200 and the evaporator assembly 100, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the air conditioner.

[0051] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 In this embodiment, the male end 310 can be plugged into and matched with the female end 320.

[0052] This structural form in which the male end 310 and the female end 320 are connected by plugging makes the male end 310 have a stronger wrapping property on the female end 320. During the operation of the air-conditioning cabinet, the male end 310 and the female end 320 will not be separated due to misalignment and movement, thereby ensuring the connection reliability of the connecting terminal 300 and thus ensuring the operation reliability of the air-conditioning cabinet in this embodiment.

[0053] In other embodiments, the male end 310 and the female end 320 may also be magnetically coupled.

[0054] This structural form in which the male end 310 and the female end 320 are connected by magnetic adsorption allows the male end 310 and the female end 320 to be efficiently separated when the air duct assembly 200 is disassembled. Correspondingly, when the air duct assembly 200 is installed, the male end 310 and the female end 320 can be efficiently combined, thereby improving the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the air duct assembly 200.

[0055] In addition, this embodiment also provides an air conditioner, including an air conditioner outdoor unit and the above-mentioned air conditioner cabinet.

[0056] By setting the above-mentioned air conditioning cabinet in the air conditioner, the air conditioner accordingly has all the advantages of the above-mentioned air conditioning cabinet, which will not be described one by one here.

[0057] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

[0058] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprises" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of directions such as “upper”, “lower”, “side”, etc. are all based on the drawings.

[0060] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An air conditioning cabinet, characterized in that: The invention comprises an evaporator assembly (100), an air duct assembly (200) and a connecting terminal (300), wherein the air duct assembly (200) is detachably fixedly connected to the evaporator assembly (100), and the connecting terminal (300) is configured to electrically connect a motor (210) of the air duct assembly (200) to a main control board of the air conditioning cabinet; the connecting terminal (300) comprises a male end (310) and a female end (320), one of the male end (310) and the female end (320) is installed on the evaporator assembly (100), and the other is installed on the air duct assembly (200); when the air duct assembly (200) and the evaporator assembly (100) are connected, the connecting terminal (300) is electrically connected to the main control board of the air conditioning cabinet; the connecting terminal (300) comprises a male end (310) and a female end (320), and one of the male end (310) and the female end (320) is installed on the evaporator assembly (100), and the other is installed on the air duct assembly (200); In a separated state, the male end (310) is disconnected from the female end (320); when the air duct assembly (200) and the evaporator assembly (100) are combined with each other, the male end (310) and the female end (320) are matched; the air duct assembly (200) comprises an air duct (220); a side wall of the air duct (220) partially extends outward to form a mounting seat (230); the mounting seat (230) is provided with a fixing groove, and the male end (310) is fixedly connected to the fixing groove; when the air duct assembly (200) and the evaporator assembly (100) are combined with each other, the notch of the fixing groove faces the evaporator assembly (100); The evaporator assembly (100) comprises an upper bracket (110), the upper bracket (110) is provided with a receiving groove (140), and the female end (320) is located in the receiving groove (140).

2. The air conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The male end (310) is installed on the air duct assembly (200), the motor line of the motor (210) is electrically connected to the male end (310), the female end (320) is installed on the evaporator assembly (100), and the female end (320) is electrically connected to the main control board.

3. The air conditioning cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The evaporator assembly (100) further comprises a lower bracket (130) and an evaporator (120) located between the upper bracket (110) and the lower bracket (130); the female end (320) is mounted on the upper bracket (110); the male end (310) is mounted on the air duct (220) of the air duct assembly (200); and along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly (200), the male end (310) is opposite to the female end (320).

4. The air conditioning cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The female end (320) is fixedly connected to the upper bracket (110), and / or the male end (310) is fixedly connected to the air duct (220).

5. The air conditioning cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that: The length direction of the receiving groove (140) extends along the disassembly direction of the air duct assembly (200), and when the male end (310) and the female end (320) are in a mating state, the mounting seat (230) is accommodated in the receiving groove (140).

6. The air conditioning cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The male end (310) can be plugged into and matched with the female end (320).

7. The air conditioning cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The male end (310) can be magnetically coupled with the female end (320).

8. An air conditioner, characterized in that: It comprises an air-conditioning outdoor unit and an air-conditioning cabinet as described in any one of claims 1-7.

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