Air conditioner mounting bracket and control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides an air conditioner mounting bracket and a control method thereof, wherein the air conditioner mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate, two support brackets, and a movable bracket; the upper end surface of the mounting plate is used to support the air conditioner; the two support brackets are installed on the lower end surface of the mounting plate along the lateral spacing of the mounting plate, and a space to be cleaned is formed between the two support brackets; the movable bracket is movably installed on the lower side of the mounting plate, the movable bracket is located between the two support brackets, and is located on one side of the space to be cleaned, and the movable bracket has a movable stroke to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned; wherein the movable bracket and the two support brackets jointly support the mounting plate. In the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, a space to be cleaned is formed between the two support brackets. When cleaning is required, the movable bracket is moved to expose the space to be cleaned, thereby facilitating the entry of external cleaning equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air-conditioning equipment, and in particular to an air-conditioner mounting bracket and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] In daily life, cabinet air conditioners are widely loved by consumers because of their easy installation and simple indoor matching. During the installation process of existing cabinet air conditioners, the lower end of the cabinet air conditioner is directly supported by several supporting legs. However, this causes a gap in the lower part of the cabinet air conditioner, which in turn leads to sanitary dead corners in the gap at the lower end and around the air conditioner, making it inconvenient to clean.

[0003] In the prior art, the air conditioner is often moved for cleaning by adding rollers to the supporting legs. However, the wiring of the air conditioner is fixed, and the air conditioner is too bulky, so it can only be fine-tuned in position and cannot eliminate dead corners in cleaning. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention provides an air conditioner mounting bracket and a control method thereof, which are used to solve the problem of inconvenience in cleaning around the air conditioner and eliminate sanitary dead corners around the air conditioner.

[0005] The present invention provides an air conditioner mounting bracket, comprising:

[0006] A mounting plate, the upper end surface of which is used to support the air conditioner;

[0007] Two support frames, the two support frames being installed on the lower end surface of the mounting plate at intervals along the lateral direction of the mounting plate, with a space to be cleaned being formed between the two support frames; and

[0008] A movable bracket is movably mounted to the lower side of the mounting plate, the movable bracket is located between the two support frames and on one side of the space to be cleaned, and the movable bracket has a movable travel to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned;

[0009] Wherein, the movable bracket and the two supporting frames jointly support the mounting plate.

[0010] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the upper end of the movable bracket is rotatably mounted to the mounting plate, and the movable bracket rotates to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned.

[0011] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the air conditioner mounting bracket further includes a driving assembly, and the driving assembly is drivingly connected to the movable bracket to drive the movable bracket to rotate.

[0012] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the air conditioner mounting bracket further comprises an installation hinge, wherein the installation hinge comprises a rotating hinge and a fixed hinge which are arranged to rotate in cooperation with each other;

[0013] The rotating page is fixedly mounted on the movable bracket, and the fixed page is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate;

[0014] The driving assembly is drivingly connected to the rotating page to drive the rotating page to rotate.

[0015] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the driving assembly includes:

[0016] a drive shaft, drivingly connected to the movable support; and

[0017] The driving motor is connected to the driving shaft, and the driving motor drives the driving shaft to rotate.

[0018] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the air conditioner mounting bracket further comprises:

[0019] A sensor for obtaining a linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; and

[0020] The control device is electrically connected to the sensor and the driving assembly, and is used to control the driving assembly to drive the movable bracket to rotate according to the linkage distance.

[0021] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the air conditioner mounting bracket also includes a fixed bracket, which includes a load-bearing end and a fixed end that are relatively arranged. The load-bearing end is fixedly mounted to the mounting plate, and the fixed end is used to be fixedly mounted to an external mounting surface.

[0022] According to the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, at least one of the support brackets is movably mounted on the lower end surface of the mounting plate, so that the support bracket has a movable stroke to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned.

[0023] The present invention also provides a method for controlling an air conditioner mounting bracket, comprising the following steps:

[0024] Obtain the cleaning route of the external cleaning device;

[0025] When the cleaning route passes through the movable bracket, obtaining the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket;

[0026] When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, the movable bracket is controlled to move until the space to be cleaned is exposed.

[0027] According to the control method of the air conditioner mounting rack provided by the present invention, the control method of the air conditioner mounting rack further includes:

[0028] When the cleaning route passes through the support frame, obtaining the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting frame;

[0029] When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, the support frame is controlled to expose the space to be cleaned.

[0030] In the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the mounting plate is used to support the air conditioner. The mounting plate is lifted to the ground by the two support brackets and the movable bracket. A space to be cleaned is formed between the two support brackets. When there is no need to clean, the movable bracket covers the space to be cleaned to reduce the entry of external dirt such as dust. When cleaning is required, the movable bracket is moved to expose the space to be cleaned, which is convenient for the entry of external cleaning equipment such as a sweeping robot without moving the air conditioner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0032] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of an air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the air conditioner mounting frame at one angle;

[0034] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the middle drive assembly;

[0035] Figure 4 A flowchart of a control method for an air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention;

[0036] Figure 5 A schematic block diagram of an embodiment of a control device provided by the present invention.

[0037] Reference numerals:

[0038] 100. Air conditioner mounting bracket; 1. Mounting plate; 2. Support bracket; 3. Movable bracket; 4. Mounting hinge; 51. Drive motor; 6. Fixed bracket; A. Air conditioner. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] See also Figure 1 The present invention provides an air conditioner mounting bracket 100, comprising a mounting plate 1, two support brackets 2 and a movable bracket 3; the upper end surface of the mounting plate 1 is used to carry the air conditioner A; the two support brackets 2 are installed to the lower side of the mounting plate 1 along the lateral interval of the mounting plate 1, and a space to be cleaned is formed between the two support brackets 2; the movable bracket 3 is movably installed to the lower side of the mounting plate 1, the movable bracket is located between the two support brackets 2 and on one side of the space to be cleaned, and the movable bracket 3 has a movable stroke to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned; wherein, the movable bracket 3 and the two support brackets 2 jointly support the mounting plate.

[0041] In the air conditioner mounting bracket provided by the present invention, the mounting plate 1 is used to carry the air conditioner A. The mounting plate 1 is lifted to the ground by the two support frames 2 and the movable bracket 3. A space to be cleaned is formed between the two support frames 2. When there is no need to clean, the movable bracket 3 covers the space to be cleaned to reduce the entry of external dirt such as dust. When cleaning is required, the movable bracket 3 is moved to expose the space to be cleaned, which is convenient for the entry of external cleaning equipment such as a sweeping robot, without moving the air conditioner.

[0042] It should be noted that, in order to facilitate shielding of the space to be cleaned, the support frame 2 and the movable bracket 3 are provided as a support plate and a movable plate, so as to shield the entry of dust to the greatest extent and at the same time be more beautiful.

[0043] The movable bracket 3 can be moved on the mounting plate 1 in a variety of ways, such as by cooperating with a slide rail and a slide groove to slide on the mounting plate 1 to expose the space to be cleaned, or by being snap-fitted to the mounting plate 1. When the space to be cleaned needs to be cleaned, the mounting plate 1 can be removed. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the upper end of the movable bracket 3 is rotatably mounted on the mounting plate 1, and the movable bracket 3 rotates to expose or conceal the space to be cleaned. In this embodiment, the movable bracket 3 is rotatably arranged so that the movable bracket 3 conceals the space to be cleaned when cleaning is not required. When cleaning is required, the movable bracket 3 only needs to be rotated along the upper end of the movable bracket 3 to expose the space to be cleaned, resulting in a simple structure.

[0044] Furthermore, to facilitate the use of the air conditioner mounting bracket 100, the air conditioner mounting bracket 100 further includes a drive assembly that is drivably connected to the movable bracket 3 to drive the movable bracket to rotate. In this embodiment, the air conditioner mounting bracket 100 further includes a drive assembly that drives the movable bracket 3 to rotate, eliminating the need to manually rotate the movable bracket 3 each time cleaning is performed. Furthermore, the movable bracket 3 can be maintained in a state of revealing or concealing the space to be cleaned, facilitating cleaning and preventing the movable bracket 3 from falling during cleaning and causing it to be caught by external cleaning equipment.

[0045] It should be noted that there are multiple implementations of the rotation direction of the movable bracket 3, for example, it can be rotated along a horizontal axis so that the lower end of the movable bracket 3 can be moved to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned; in addition, it can also be rotated along an up and down axis so that the movable bracket 3 can be rotated along both ends of the horizontal direction to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned, and no specific restrictions are made here.

[0046] It should be noted that there are many ways to rotate and install the movable bracket 3, such as controlling the rotation of the movable bracket 3 by the cooperation of the shaft hole. However, in order to ensure the rotation position of the movable bracket 3, please refer to the specific Figure 2 In this embodiment, the air conditioner mounting bracket 100 further includes a mounting hinge 4, which includes a rotating hinge and a fixed hinge that rotate in conjunction with each other. The rotating hinge is fixedly mounted to the movable bracket 3, and the fixed hinge is fixedly mounted to the mounting plate 1. The drive assembly is in driving connection with the rotating hinge to drive the rotating hinge to rotate. In this embodiment, the movable bracket 3 is rotated by the mounting hinge 4. The rotation path and opening and closing angles of the mounting hinge 4 are fixed. The mounting hinge 4 ensures that the movable bracket 3 is positioned to cover the space to be cleaned, preventing excessive movement of the movable bracket 3 from completely covering the space to be cleaned due to positioning issues.

[0047] There are many ways to drive the movable bracket 3 to move, such as connecting the movable bracket 3 to a driving device such as a hydraulic rod to drive the movable bracket 3 to rotate; Figure 3 In this embodiment, the drive assembly includes a drive shaft and a drive motor 51; the drive shaft is drivingly connected to the movable bracket; the drive motor 51 is drivingly connected to the drive shaft, and the drive motor 51 drives the drive shaft to rotate. The drive shaft drives the movable bracket 3 to rotate, and the drive method is reliable and responsive, ensuring that the space to be cleaned can be quickly opened.

[0048] It should be noted that there are various drive connection methods between the drive motor 51 and the drive shaft. The shaft of the drive motor 51 can be directly fixedly connected to the drive shaft so that it drives the drive shaft to rotate. In this embodiment, a first gear is provided on the output shaft of the drive motor 51, and a second gear is provided on the drive shaft. The drive assembly also includes a transmission belt, which is wound around the first gear and the second gear to drive the drive shaft to rotate, thereby facilitating the installation of the drive assembly and making the installation position of the drive motor 51 more flexible.

[0049] It should be noted that the first gear and the second gear are in gear-changing engagement to facilitate the smooth and safe rotation of the movable bracket 3 .

[0050] Specifically, in this embodiment, the movable bracket 3 and the installation 1 are rotationally connected through the installation hinge 4, and the drive motor 51 drives the installation hinge 4 to rotate. In order to facilitate the fixing of the drive shaft through the rotating page, the inner wall of the mounting hole on the rotating page and the outer wall of the drive shaft correspond to the positioning structure, and the positioning structure includes a positioning groove and a positioning protrusion that are arranged in cooperation with each other. One of the positioning protrusion and the positioning groove is provided on the mounting hole, and the other is provided on the drive shaft.

[0051] On the other hand, the air conditioner mounting bracket 100 further includes a sensor and a control device. The sensor is used to obtain the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; the control device is electrically connected to the sensor and the drive assembly, and is used to control the drive assembly to drive the movable bracket to rotate according to the linkage distance. In this embodiment, the movable bracket 3 is driven by the drive assembly. In order to facilitate the intelligent opening and closing of the movable bracket 3, in this embodiment, the position of the external cleaning device, such as the position of an external sweeping robot, is obtained by the sensor. Based on the position of the sweeping robot, it is determined whether the movable bracket 3 needs to be opened. Without manual intervention, the entire cleaning process is automatically completed. After cleaning is completed, the movable bracket 3 is closed, facilitating the use of the air conditioner mounting bracket 100.

[0052] In addition, in this embodiment, in order to ensure the stability of the air conditioner mounting frame 100, the air conditioner mounting frame 100 also includes a fixed bracket 6, and the fixed bracket 6 includes a load-bearing end and a fixed end that are arranged opposite to each other. The load-bearing end is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 1, and the fixed end is used to be fixedly mounted on an external mounting surface. In this embodiment, since the movable bracket 3 is movable, in order to ensure the stability of the mounting plate 1 and avoid unstable force on the air conditioner A after the movable bracket 3 moves, in this embodiment, the mounting plate 1 is fixed to the external mounting surface by the fixed bracket 6 to facilitate the movement of the movable bracket 3, and at the same time, further ensure the stability of the fixed bracket 6.

[0053] It should be noted that when the air conditioner A is used indoors, the external mounting surface often cannot withstand excessive force. Therefore, in this embodiment, the tensile force that the fixing bracket 6 can withstand is limited. When it exceeds the preset limit, it will actively break to avoid damaging the external wall.

[0054] Furthermore, the fixed bracket 6 reduces the load-bearing force of the two support brackets 2 and the movable bracket 3. In this embodiment, at least one of the two support brackets 2 is movably mounted on the lower end surface of the mounting plate 1, so that the support bracket 2 has a movable range to expose or cover the space to be cleaned. This allows for adapting to different types of external cleaning equipment and enabling cleaning of the space to be cleaned from different directions.

[0055] Based on the above air conditioner mounting bracket 100, the present invention further provides a control method for the air conditioner mounting bracket. Figure 4 , including the following steps:

[0056] S10, obtaining a cleaning route of an external cleaning device;

[0057] S20, when the cleaning route passes through the movable bracket, obtaining a linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket;

[0058] S30. When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, the movable bracket is controlled to move until the space to be cleaned is exposed.

[0059] In this embodiment, after the external cleaning device starts cleaning, a cleaning route will be generated for the entire space. When the cleaning route passes through the movable bracket, it is necessary to control the movable bracket to open the space to be cleaned to facilitate the entry of the external cleaning device. Specifically, when the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air-conditioning mounting frame is less than the preset distance, it proves that the external cleaning device is close to the air-conditioner mounting frame. At this time, the movable bracket is controlled to reveal the space to be cleaned.

[0060] Furthermore, the control method of the air conditioner mounting bracket further includes:

[0061] S40, when the cleaning route passes through the support frame, obtaining a linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting frame;

[0062] S50: When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, control the support frame to expose the space to be cleaned.

[0063] In this embodiment, when the cleaning route passes through the support frame, the support frame is opened to facilitate external cleaning equipment to enter the space to be cleaned from different directions.

[0064] In addition, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the two support frames and the movable bracket cannot be opened at the same time to ensure that the mounting plate can safely carry the air conditioner.

[0065] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a controller, Figure 5 The physical structure diagram of the controller is shown as follows: Figure 5 As shown, the controller may include: a processor (processor) 1001, a communication interface (Communications Interface) 1002, a memory (memory) 1003 and a communication bus 1004, wherein the processor 1001, the communication interface 1002, and the memory 1003 communicate with each other through the communication bus 1004.

[0066] The processor 1001 can call the logical instructions in the memory 1003 to execute the above method: obtain the cleaning route of the external cleaning device; when the cleaning route passes through the movable bracket, obtain the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; when the linkage distance is less than the preset distance, control the movable bracket to move until the space to be cleaned is exposed.

[0067] In addition, the logic instructions in the above-mentioned memory 1003 can be implemented in the form of a software functional unit and can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium when sold or used as an independent product. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0068] It should be noted that the controller in this embodiment can be a server, a PC, or other devices in specific implementation, as long as its structure includes the following Figure 5 The processor 1001, communication interface 1002, memory 1003, and communication bus 1004 are shown, wherein the processor 1001, communication interface 1002, and memory 1003 communicate with each other via the communication bus 1004, and the processor 1001 can call the logic instructions in the memory 1003 to execute the above method. This embodiment does not limit the specific implementation form of the controller.

[0069] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program includes program instructions. When the program instructions are executed by a computer, the computer can execute the control method of the air-conditioning system provided by the above-mentioned method embodiments, the method including: obtaining a cleaning route of an external cleaning device; when the cleaning route passes through a movable bracket, obtaining a linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; when the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, controlling the movable bracket to move until the space to be cleaned is exposed.

[0070] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which is implemented when the computer program is executed by a processor to execute the control method of the air-conditioning system provided by the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0071] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., they may be located in one location or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actual needs to achieve the objectives of the present embodiment. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will be able to understand and implement the present invention without inventive effort.

[0072] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air conditioner mounting bracket, characterized in that: include: The mounting plate has an upper end surface for supporting the air conditioner; Two support frames, the two support frames being installed on the lower end surface of the mounting plate at intervals along the lateral direction of the mounting plate, with a space to be cleaned being formed between the two support frames; and A movable bracket is movably mounted to the lower side of the mounting plate by means of a mounting hinge, the movable bracket being located between the two support frames and on one side of the space to be cleaned, and the movable bracket has a movable travel to reveal or conceal the space to be cleaned; Wherein, the movable bracket and the two supporting frames jointly support the mounting plate; The air conditioner mounting bracket further comprises: a driving assembly, the driving assembly being in driving connection with the movable bracket to drive the movable bracket to rotate; A sensor for obtaining a linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; and The control device is electrically connected to the sensor and the driving assembly, and is used to control the driving assembly to drive the movable bracket to rotate according to the linkage distance.

2. The air conditioner mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the movable bracket is rotatably mounted on the mounting plate, and the movable bracket rotates to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned.

3. The air conditioner mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting hinge comprises a rotating hinge and a fixed hinge that are arranged to rotate in cooperation with each other; The rotating page is fixedly mounted on the movable bracket, and the fixed page is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate; The driving assembly is drivingly connected to the rotating page to drive the rotating page to rotate.

4. The air conditioner mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein: The drive assembly includes: a drive shaft, drivingly connected to the movable support; and The driving motor is connected to the driving shaft, and the driving motor drives the driving shaft to rotate.

5. The air conditioner mounting bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The air conditioner mounting bracket further comprises a fixing bracket, which comprises a bearing end and a fixing end which are arranged opposite to each other. The bearing end is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, and the fixing end is used for fixing to an external mounting surface.

6. The air conditioner mounting bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that: At least one of the support frames is movably mounted on the lower end surface of the mounting plate, so that the support frame has a movable stroke to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned.

7. A method for controlling an air conditioner mounting bracket, used for the air conditioner mounting bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Obtain the cleaning route of the external cleaning device; When the cleaning route passes through the movable bracket, obtaining the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting bracket; When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, the movable bracket is controlled to move until the space to be cleaned is exposed.

8. The control method of the air conditioner mounting bracket according to claim 7, characterized in that: At least one of the support frames is movably mounted on the lower end surface of the mounting plate, so that the support frame has a movable range to reveal or cover the space to be cleaned, and the control method of the air conditioner mounting frame further includes: When the cleaning route passes through the support frame, obtaining the linkage distance between the external cleaning device and the air conditioner mounting frame; When the linkage distance is less than a preset distance, controlling the support frame to reveal the space to be cleaned; Wherein, the support frame and the movable bracket cannot be opened at the same time.

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