A connecting structure and an air conditioner

Abstract

The present application relates to air conditioner technical field, it relates to a connecting structure and air conditioner, connecting structure, for connecting the side plate and panel body of air conditioner;Connecting structure includes drive mechanism, movable plug and slot structure;One of movable plug and slot structure is arranged on the side plate, the other of two is arranged on the panel body;Drive mechanism is used for driving movable plug movement to first position and second position, wherein, when in first position, movable plug is inserted into slot structure, to lock the side plate on the panel body;When in second position, movable plug exits slot structure, to unlock the side plate from the panel body.The technical scheme of the present application changes the manual disassembly mode of traditional left and right side plates, from manual knock-down disassembly from bottom to top to drive mechanism driving movable plug movement to set second position for disassembly, in other words, the technical scheme of the present application can realize the automatic disassembly of side plate, so that the disassembly efficiency of side plate is higher.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a connecting structure and an air conditioner. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of science and technology and the improvement of living standards, household air conditioners have become an indispensable household appliance in people's daily life, and the comfort and quality requirements for air conditioners are also getting higher and higher. The most intuitive influence on comfort is the function of the air deflector. In the existing air conditioner, the opening and closing of the air deflector is mainly controlled and driven by the connecting rod or rack on the drive box. The drive box is mostly assembled on the left and right sides of the panel body. After the drive box is assembled with the outer sides of the left and right sides of the air conditioner panel body, the left and right side plates are assembled on the panel body to complete the appearance of the air conditioner. The drive box fixed on the panel body may have gear jamming, motor failure, silicone oil evaporation and other problems during long-term operation, resulting in abnormal operation and the need for disassembly. Therefore, the side plates of the air conditioner need to be frequently disassembled.

[0003] The existing patent No. CN206724437U discloses an air conditioner and its air deflector movement mechanism. This patent uses the gear swing lever mechanism in the drive box to drive the drive motor to push out the air deflector. The air deflector movement mechanism is installed on the left and right sides of the panel body, and then the left and right side plates are assembled. The side plates and the panel body are guided and limited by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle from top to bottom. When disassembling the side plates, the panel body assembly needs to be disassembled first, then the internal guide buckle is guided in reverse, and the left and right side plates are disassembled by hitting from the bottom up. This process is time-consuming and laborious.

[0004] The existing patent No. CN112378070A discloses an air conditioner. The air deflector of this patent uses the motor in the drive box to drive the rack to push out. The drive box is installed on the left and right sides of the panel body, and then the left and right side plates are assembled. The side plates and the panel body are guided and limited by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle from top to bottom. When disassembling the side plates, the panel body assembly needs to be disassembled first, then the internal guide buckle is guided in reverse, and the left and right side plates are disassembled by hitting from the bottom up. This process is time-consuming and laborious. On the other hand, when the drive box needs to be replaced due to abnormal conditions, it is difficult to disassemble the side plates.

[0005] As can be seen from the above, the left and right side plates of the existing air conditioner are mostly guided and positioned by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle in cooperation with the panel body. This structure is easy to assemble the side plates, but not conducive to disassembling the side plates. In the disassembly process, the panel body and the bottom shell need to be disassembled first, and then the side plates on the panel body are disassembled from the panel body. If the drive box needs to be disassembled, the side plates need to be disassembled first according to the above disassembly sequence, and then the drive box can be disassembled, making it difficult to disassemble the drive box. SUMMARY

[0006] Therefore, the application provides a connecting structure and an air conditioner, and mainly aims at improving the disassembly efficiency of a side plate of the air conditioner.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the application mainly provides the following technical scheme.

[0008] In the first aspect, the embodiments of the application provide a connecting structure for connecting a side plate and a panel body of an air conditioner, wherein the connecting structure comprises a driving mechanism, a movable plug-in part and a plug-in groove structure; one of the movable plug-in part and the plug-in groove structure is arranged on the side plate, and the other is arranged on the panel body.

[0009] The driving mechanism is used to drive the movable plug-in part to move to a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the movable plug-in part is inserted into the plug-in groove structure to lock the side plate on the panel body; in the second position, the movable plug-in part is withdrawn from the plug-in groove structure to unlock the side plate from the panel body.

[0010] In some embodiments, the movable plug-in part is used to move to the first position and the second position along a straight line track.

[0011] In some embodiments, the driving mechanism comprises a power structure, a rotating disc and a first connecting rod, the power structure is used to drive the rotating disc to rotate, the rotating disc is used to drive the movable plug-in part to move through the first connecting rod when rotating, and the movable plug-in part moves along the straight line track under the limitation of the limiting structure.

[0012] In some embodiments, the power structure comprises a motor, and the motor is used to drive the rotating disc to rotate.

[0013] In some embodiments, one end of the first connecting rod is connected with the rotating disc through a first rotating shaft, and the other end of the first connecting rod is connected with the movable plug-in part through a second rotating shaft; the axes of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel.

[0014] In some embodiments, the rotating disc comprises a ring member and a second connecting rod, the second connecting rod is fixed on the inner side of the ring member, the rotating disc is connected with the first connecting rod through the ring member, and the rotating disc is connected with the power structure through the second connecting rod.

[0015] In some embodiments, the connecting structure further comprises a mounting plate, the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting plate, and the driving mechanism is mounted on the side plate or the panel body through the mounting plate.

[0016] The limiting structure comprises a limiting groove body and a limiting block, the limiting block is used for sliding fit with the limiting groove body, one of the limiting groove body and the limiting block is arranged on the mounting plate, and the other is arranged on the movable insert; the limiting structure limits the movable insert through the fit of the limiting block and the limiting groove body, so that the movable insert moves along the straight line track.

[0017] In some embodiments, the number of the movable inserts is two or more, the number of the slot structures is equal to and one-to-one corresponds to the number of the movable inserts;

[0018] The number of the limiting structures is equal to and one-to-one corresponds to the number of the movable inserts; the number of the first connecting rods is equal to and one-to-one corresponds to the number of the movable inserts; each of the first connecting rods is connected with the rotating disc to drive each of the movable inserts to move under the driving of the rotating disc.

[0019] In some embodiments, the connecting structure further comprises a convex column, each of the slot structures is arranged on the convex column and is uniformly distributed along the circumference of the convex column; the slot structure is arranged on the side plate or the panel body through the convex column;

[0020] And / or, the movable insert is a triangular slide block, the movable insert is inserted into the slot structure through one corner of the movable insert, and the slot structure has a shape consistent with the corner of the movable insert.

[0021] In the second aspect, embodiments of the present application also provide an air conditioner, which can comprise any one of the above connecting structures.

[0022] In some embodiments, the air conditioner further comprises a guide vane and a driving box, the driving box is used to drive the guide vane to rotate to guide air;

[0023] The driving box is arranged on the panel body, and the driving box is located between the panel body and the side plate.

[0024] In some embodiments, the driving box comprises a driving motor, the guide vane is driven to rotate by the driving motor; the air conditioner further comprises an alarm module, the alarm module is used to issue an alarm when the driving motor is damaged.

[0025] Through the above technical solutions, the connecting structure and the air conditioner of the present application have at least the following beneficial effects:

[0026] 1、The technical scheme of the present application changes the traditional manual disassembly mode of the left and right side plates from manual knocking and disassembly from bottom to top to driving the movable insert to move to a set second position for disassembly by the driving mechanism, in other words, the technical scheme of the present application can realize automatic disassembly of the side plates, so that the disassembly efficiency of the side plates is higher;

[0027] 2. Traditional side panels and front panels rely on buckles and ribs for positioning, making them difficult to disassemble. Furthermore, the buckles can interfere with each other, which can lead to breakage and chipping during drops. In contrast, the technical solution of this invention does not have buckles or ribs for positioning. This not only makes it easy to disassemble and replace the internal drive box, but also avoids buckle breakage or chipping during drops.

[0028] The above description is merely an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a structure in which an active plug located in a first position is connected to a side plate, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure connecting the protruding column to the panel body;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the activity plugin;

[0033] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram showing the active plug of the connection structure in the second position;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the motor mounted on the mounting plate;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the turntable drives the movable insert to exit the slot via the first connecting rod;

[0036] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the active plug-in from the first position to the second position on the side panel;

[0037] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the turntable connected to the movable insert via the first link;

[0038] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the turntable and the side plate;

[0039] Figure 10 yesFigure 9 An enlarged schematic view at A;

[0040] Figure 11 Figure 9 An enlarged schematic view at B;

[0041] Figure 12 Figure 9 An enlarged schematic view at C;

[0042] Figure 13 A schematic view of the track of the first connecting rod driven by the rotating disc when the movable plug moves from the first position to the second position;

[0043] Figure 14 A flowchart of the disassembly of the side plate.

[0044] Fig. 1 is a side plate; Fig. 2 is a mounting plate; Fig. 3 is a movable plug; Fig. 4 is a first connecting rod; Fig. 5 is a rotating disc; Fig. 6 is a motor; Fig. 7 is a panel body; Fig. 8 is a convex column; Fig. 31 is a limiting block; Fig. 41 is a first rotating shaft; Fig. 42 is a second rotating shaft; Fig. 51 is a circular ring; Fig. 52 is a second connecting rod; Fig. 61 is a rotating shaft; Fig. 201 is a limiting groove body; Fig. 501 is a first shaft hole; Fig. 601 is a screw hole; and Fig. 801 is a slot structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0046] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0047] In addition, if the embodiments of the present application involve descriptions of “first”, “second”, etc., the descriptions of “first”, “second”, etc. are only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by “first” and “second” can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that a person skilled in the art can realize it, and when the combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present application. ​​

[0048] With the development of science and technology and the improvement of living standards, household air conditioners have become an indispensable household appliance in people's daily life, and the comfort and quality requirements for air conditioners are also getting higher and higher. The most intuitive influence on comfort is the function of the air deflector. In the existing air conditioner, the opening and closing of the air deflector is mainly controlled and driven by the connecting rod or rack on the drive box. The drive box is mostly assembled on the left and right sides of the panel body. After the drive box is assembled with the outer sides of the left and right sides of the air conditioner panel body, the left and right side plates are assembled on the panel body to complete the appearance of the air conditioner. The drive box fixed on the panel body will have gear jamming, motor failure, silicone oil evaporation and other situations during long-term operation, which will cause abnormal operation and need to be disassembled. Therefore, the side plate of the air conditioner needs to be frequently disassembled.

[0049] The existing patent No. CN206724437U discloses an air conditioner and its air deflector movement mechanism. This patent uses the gear swing lever mechanism in the drive box to drive the drive motor to push out the air deflector. The air deflector movement mechanism is installed on the left and right sides of the panel body, and then the left and right side plates are assembled. The side plate and the panel body are guided and limited by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle, and are assembled from top to bottom. When disassembling the side plate, the panel body assembly needs to be disassembled first, then the internal guide buckle is guided in reverse, and the left and right side plates are disassembled by hitting from the bottom up. This process is time-consuming and laborious.

[0050] The existing patent No. CN112378070A discloses an air conditioner. The air deflector of this patent uses the motor in the drive box to drive the rack to push out. The drive box is installed on the left and right sides of the panel body, and then the left and right side plates are assembled. The side plate and the panel body are guided and limited by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle, and are assembled from top to bottom. When disassembling the side plate, the panel body assembly needs to be disassembled first, then the internal guide buckle is guided in reverse, and the left and right side plates are disassembled by hitting from the bottom up. This process is time-consuming and laborious. On the other hand, when the drive box needs to be replaced due to abnormal conditions, it is difficult to disassemble the side plate.

[0051] As can be seen from the above, the left and right side plates of the existing air conditioner are mostly guided and positioned by the guide buckle and the positioning buckle in cooperation with the panel body. This structure is easy to assemble the side plate, but is not conducive to disassembling the side plate. In the disassembly process, the panel body and the bottom shell need to be disassembled first, and then the side plate on the panel body and the panel body need to be disassembled. If the drive box needs to be disassembled, the side plate needs to be disassembled first according to the above disassembly sequence, and then the drive box can be disassembled, making it difficult to disassemble the drive box.

[0052] Therefore, the present application provides a connecting structure which can be applied to an air conditioner to improve the disassembly efficiency of the side plate of the air conditioner.

[0053] As Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, one embodiment of the present application proposes a connecting structure for connecting the side plate 1 and the panel body 7. The connecting structure includes a driving mechanism, a movable plug-in component 3 and a slot structure 801. One of the movable plug-in component 3 and the slot structure 801 is arranged on the side plate 1, and the other is arranged on the panel body 7. The driving mechanism can be arranged on the side plate 1 or the panel body 7. In a specific application example, the driving mechanism and the movable plug-in component 3 can be arranged on the side plate 1, and the slot structure 801 is arranged on the panel body 7.

[0054] The above-mentioned driving mechanism is used to drive the movable plug-in component 3 to move to the first position and the second position. When in the first position, the movable plug-in component 3 is inserted into the slot structure 801 to lock the side plate 1 on the panel body 7, at which time the side plate 1 is relatively fixed on the panel body 7, achieving the purpose of assembling the side plate 1 to the panel body 7. Figure 1 A structural schematic view of the movable plug-in component 3 in the first position is shown. When in the second position, the movable plug-in component 3 exits the slot structure 801 to unlock the side plate 1 from the panel body 7, at which time the side plate 1 can be removed from the panel body 7, achieving the purpose of disassembling the side plate 1 from the panel body 7. Figure 4 A structural schematic view of the movable plug-in component 3 in the second position is shown.

[0055] The technical solution of the present application changes the traditional manual disassembly method of the left and right side plates 1 from manual knocking from bottom to top to disassembly to the driving mechanism driving the movable plug-in component 3 to move to the set second position for disassembly, in other words, the technical solution of the present application can realize automatic disassembly of the side plate 1, so that the disassembly efficiency of the side plate 1 is higher.

[0056] In addition, the traditional side plate 1 and the panel body 7 rely on buckle limiting and rib cooperation to be not easy to disassemble, and the buckle exists interference cooperation, so that the top white and buckle fracture conditions are easy to occur when falling, and the technical solution of the present application does not exist limiting buckle or supporting rib cooperation, not only can be easily disassembled, but also can avoid the situation of limiting buckle fracture or being supported by the rib when falling.

[0057] The aforementioned movable plug-in component 3 can move to the aforementioned first position and second position along different trajectories, preferably, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the movable plug-in component 3 is used to move to the aforementioned first position and second position along a straight line trajectory. Compared with other complex motion trajectories, the movable plug-in component 3 along the straight line trajectory is easier to control.

[0058] In order to achieve the effect of moving the movable plug-in component 3 along the straight line trajectory, in a specific application example, as shown in Figure 6As shown, the aforementioned driving mechanism can include a power structure, the rotating disc 5, the first connecting rod 4 and a limiting structure. The power structure is used to drive the rotating disc 5 to rotate. When the rotating disc 5 rotates, it drives the movable plug-in component 3 to move through the first connecting rod 4, so that the movable plug-in component 3 moves along the straight track to the first position and the second position under the limitation of the limiting structure.

[0059] In the above example, the rotating disc 5, the first connecting rod 4 and the limiting structure cooperate to form a crank connecting rod mechanism. As shown in Figure 6 As shown, when the rotating disc 5 rotates to one side, the rotating disc 5 drives the plug-in component to move to the first position through the first connecting rod 4. When the rotating disc 5 rotates to the other side, the rotating disc 5 drives the plug-in component to move to the second position through the first connecting rod 4. In other words, when the rotating disc 5 rotates in different directions, it can drive the movable plug-in component 3 to move to the first position or the second position through the first connecting rod 4.

[0060] In a specific application example, as shown in Figure 5 As shown, the aforementioned power structure can include a motor 6 to drive the rotating disc 5 to rotate through the motor 6. The motor 6 can be a stepping motor. As shown in Figure 8 The rotating disc 5 can include a circular ring 51 and a second connecting rod 52. The second connecting rod 52 is fixed to the inner side of the circular ring 51, and there is no relative movement between the two. Preferably, the second connecting rod 52 and the circular ring 51 can be an integral structure. The rotating disc 5 is connected with the aforementioned first connecting rod 4 through the circular ring 51, and the rotating disc 5 is connected with the power structure through the second connecting rod 52. Specifically, the second connecting rod 52 is connected with the motor 6 of the power structure, and the second connecting rod 52 is provided with a first shaft hole 501, and the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 is inserted and fixed in the first shaft hole 501 (as shown in Figure 10 When the motor 6 is started, it can drive the circular ring 51 to rotate through the second connecting rod 52, so that the entire rotating disc 5 rotates.

[0061] It should be noted that the aforementioned connecting structure further includes a remote controller, which is used to control the start and stop of the motor 6. When it is necessary to install or dismount the side plate 1, the motor 6 can be started by manually operating the remote controller, so that the motor 6 drives the movable plug-in component 3 to insert or exit the plug-in groove structure 801.

[0062] As shown in Figure 11As shown, one end of the first connecting rod 4 can be connected with the rotating disc 5 through a first rotating shaft 41, and the first connecting rod 4 and the rotating disc 5 can rotate relative to each other through the first rotating shaft 41. The first rotating shaft 41 can be fixed on a ring member 51 of the rotating disc 5, and preferably, the first rotating shaft 41 can be integrally formed on the ring member 51. One end of the first connecting rod 4 is provided with a second shaft hole (not labeled in the figure), and the first rotating shaft 41 is inserted into the second shaft hole and rotates with the second shaft hole. The other end of the first connecting rod 4 is connected with the movable plug 3 through a second rotating shaft 42, and the first connecting rod 4 and the movable plug 3 can rotate relative to each other through the second rotating shaft 42. As shown in the figure, Figure 3 The second rotating shaft 42 can be fixed on the movable plug 3, and preferably, the second rotating shaft 42 can be integrally formed on the movable plug 3. The other end of the first connecting rod 4 is provided with a third shaft hole, and the second rotating shaft 42 is inserted into the third shaft hole and rotates with the third shaft hole. Among them, the axes of the first rotating shaft 41 and the second rotating shaft 42 are parallel, and such design is mainly to make the rotating disc 5, the first connecting rod 4 and the limiting structure cooperate to form a crank connecting rod mechanism, so that the rotating disc 5 can drive the movable plug 3 to move along a straight line track when the rotating disc 5 rotates.

[0063] As shown in the figure, Figure 1 The connecting structure can also include a mounting plate 2, and the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting plate 2, wherein the driving mechanism is mounted on the side plate 1 or the panel body 7 through the mounting plate 2. The mounting plate 2 and the side plate 1 or the panel body 7 can be connected by screws or the like. In the example, as shown in the figure, Figure 9 Since the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting plate 2, the power structure in the driving mechanism, the rotating disc 5 and the first connecting rod 4 are all arranged on the mounting plate 2. As shown in the figure, Figure 5 When the power structure includes a motor 6, the motor 6 is assembled on the mounting plate 2 by screws in left and right screw holes 601. As shown in the figure, Figure 9 and Figure 10 The rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 is connected with the rotating disc 5, and the rotating disc 5 is connected with the movable plug 3 through the first connecting rod 4. In this way, only the motor 6 is directly fixed on the mounting plate 2, and the rotating disc 5 and the first connecting rod 4 are not directly connected with the mounting plate 2.

[0064] As shown in the figure, Figure 6 The limiting structure can include a limiting groove body 201 and a limiting block 31. The limiting block 31 is used for sliding cooperation with the limiting groove body 201. Among them, one of the limiting groove body 201 and the limiting block 31 is arranged on the mounting plate 2, and the other is arranged on the movable plug 3. The limiting structure limits the movable plug 3 through the cooperation of the limiting block 31 and the limiting groove body 201, so that the movable plug 3 moves along a straight line track.

[0065] In a specific application example, as shown in the figure, Figure 5As shown, the aforementioned limiting groove body 201 can be arranged on the mounting plate 2, and the limiting groove body 201 extends linearly on the mounting plate 2. The limiting groove body 201 can be an elliptical guide sliding groove. As shown, Figure 3 As shown, the limiting block 31 is arranged on the movable plug-in component 3, and the limiting block 31 can be in a cylindrical shape. The limiting block 31 is fixed on the movable plug-in component 3, for example, the limiting block 31 and the movable plug-in component 3 can be in an integrated structure. As shown, Figure 6 As shown, when the movable plug-in component 3 moves to the first position, the limiting block 31 abuts against one side groove wall of the limiting groove body 201; when the movable plug-in component 3 moves to the second position, the limiting block 31 abuts against the other side groove wall of the limiting groove body 201.

[0066] In the above example, when the motor 6 is started, the motor 6 drives the limiting block 31 on the movable plug-in component 3 to move in cooperation with the limiting groove body 201 on the side plate 1. The limiting block 31 moves along the limiting groove body 201, and the limiting block 31 cooperates with the limiting groove body 201 to guide and limit the movable plug-in component 3, so as to improve the movement accuracy of the movable plug-in component 3, and make the movable plug-in component 3 insert into or exit from the slot structure 801.

[0067] As shown, Figure 6 As shown, the number of the aforementioned movable plug-in components 3 can be two or more, and the number of the slot structures 801 is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in components 3. Compared with a single movable plug-in component 3, a larger number of movable plug-in components 3 can improve the connection stability of the side plate 1 and the panel body 7. The number of the limiting structures is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in components 3, and each limiting structure respectively limits and guides the movement of the corresponding movable plug-in component 3. The number of the first connecting rods 4 is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in components 3. Each first connecting rod 4 is connected with the rotating disc 5, so as to drive each movable plug-in component 3 to move under the driving of the rotating disc 5.

[0068] In the above example, the rotation of a single rotating disc 5 can drive each movable plug-in component 3 to move together, so that each movable plug-in component 3 inserts into or exits from the corresponding slot structure 801, thereby having the advantage of simplifying the structure.

[0069] In a specific application example, the number of the aforementioned movable plug-in components 3, the first connecting rods 4 and the slot structures 801 can all be six. The six first connecting rods 4 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the rotating disc 5.

[0070] As shown, Figure 2As shown, the connecting structure further comprises a protruding column 8, which can be cylindrical. Each of the slot structures 801 is arranged on the protruding column 8 and uniformly distributed along the circumference of the protruding column 8. Correspondingly, each of the movable inserts 3 is also uniformly distributed along the circumference of the protruding column 8, so that the movable inserts 3 cooperated with the slot structures 801 can lock the side plate 1 along the circumference, so that the connection stability between the side plate 1 and the panel body 7 is better and is not easy to be loosened.

[0071] In the above examples, the slot structures 801 are arranged on the side plate 1 or the panel body 7 through the protruding column 8, so that the slot structures 801 are conveniently arranged. Specifically, when the movable inserts 3 are arranged on the side plate 1, the slot structures 801 are arranged on the panel through the protruding column 8, preferably, the protruding column 8 can be integrally formed on the panel body 7. When the movable inserts 3 are arranged on the panel body 7, the slot structures 801 are arranged on the side plate 1 through the protruding column 8, preferably, the protruding column 8 can be integrally formed on the side plate 1.

[0072] It should be noted that the rotation axis 61 of the rotating disc 5 coincides with the center line of the protruding column 8, so that the rotating disc 5 can drive the movable inserts 3 to simultaneously insert into or exit from the corresponding slot structures 801 on the protruding column 8 when the rotating disc 5 rotates.

[0073] In a specific application example, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 As shown, the movable inserts 3 can be triangular sliders, and the movable inserts 3 are inserted into the slot structures 801 through one corner of the movable inserts 3. The slot structures 801 have a shape consistent with the corner of the movable inserts 3 to limit and guide the insertion of the movable inserts 3.

[0074] The embodiments of the present application also provide an air conditioner, which can comprise any of the above connecting structures. In this example, because the air conditioner adopts the above connecting structure, the traditional manual disassembly mode of the left and right side plates 1 is changed from manual knocking from bottom to top to disassembly to driving the movable inserts 3 to move to the set second position for disassembly by the driving mechanism. In other words, the technical scheme of the present application can realize the automatic disassembly of the side plate 1, so that the disassembly efficiency of the side plate 1 is higher.

[0075] The air conditioner further comprises a baffle and a driving box, and the driving box is used to drive the baffle to rotate to guide the air. The driving box is arranged on the panel body 7, and the driving box is located between the panel body 7 and the side plate 1.

[0076] In the above example, the driving box can be a connecting rod mechanism or a gear rack mechanism, etc. The specific structure of the driving box and the way the driving box is arranged on the panel body 7 are all prior art, and will not be described here. Among them, the driving box is arranged between the panel body 7 and the side plate 1, and the side plate 1 can provide shell protection for the driving box. When the driving box needs to be repaired due to damage, the side plate 1 needs to be disassembled first, and then the driving box can be disassembled. Since the driving box is connected to the panel body 7 by the above connecting structure, it changes the traditional manual disassembly mode of the left and right side plates 1 from manual knock-down disassembly from bottom to top to driving mechanism driving the movable plug-in 3 to move to the set second position for disassembly. In other words, the technical scheme of the present application can realize the automatic disassembly of the side plate 1, so that the disassembly efficiency of the side plate 1 is higher.

[0077] In one specific application example, the aforementioned driving box includes a driving motor to drive the air deflector to rotate for air deflection. The air conditioner further includes an alarm module for issuing an alarm when the driving motor is damaged. Specifically, the air conditioner has a controller and a driving motor damage error reporting module, which can be a current / voltage detection module for detecting the current / voltage of the driving motor. When the current / voltage is abnormal, it means that the driving motor is damaged, and at this time the controller controls the alarm module to issue an alarm. The alarm is preferably a sound alarm. The aforementioned controller can be a mainboard, and the driving motor damage error reporting module can be a circuit integrated on the mainboard. The specific structure is prior art and will not be described here.

[0078] In the above example, by setting the alarm module, an alarm can be issued when the driving motor is damaged, prompting the user to repair the driving motor. When repairing the driving motor, the user needs to disassemble the side plate 1 first to expose the driving box to the outside, and then repair the driving motor.

[0079] It should be noted that when other parts in the driving box are damaged, the side plate 1 also needs to be disassembled first to expose the driving box to the outside, and then the damaged parts are repaired or replaced.

[0080] For the convenience of understanding, the overall structure of the present application will be described below, and its working principle will be described.

[0081] The present application is to design a connecting structure for connecting the side plate 1 and the panel body 7 of the air conditioner. Figure 13As shown, when the side plate 1 needs to be disassembled, the motor 6 is started, the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 rotates to one side, for example, counterclockwise, the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 drives the second connecting rod 52 to rotate, the second connecting rod 52 drives the annular part 51 to synchronously rotate counterclockwise, the annular part 51 drives the first connecting rod 4 to rotate, the first connecting rod 4 drives the movable plug-in part 3 to smoothly slide, the limiting block 31 on the movable plug-in part 3 moves along the limiting groove body 201 in the direction away from the center line of the rotating disc 5, so that the movable plug-in part 3 exits the plug-in groove structure 801, and the disassembly process is completed, at this time, the side plate 1 can be taken off from the panel body 7.

[0082] When the side plate 1 is installed on the panel body 7, the motor 6 is started, the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 rotates to the other side, for example, clockwise, the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 drives the second connecting rod 52 to rotate, the second connecting rod 52 drives the annular part 51 to synchronously rotate clockwise, the annular part 51 drives the first connecting rod 4 to rotate, the first connecting rod 4 drives the movable plug-in part 3 to smoothly slide, the limiting block 31 on the movable plug-in part 3 moves along the limiting groove body 201 in the direction close to the center line of the rotating disc 5, so that the movable plug-in part 3 is inserted into the plug-in groove structure 801, and the installation of the side plate 1 is completed.

[0083] It should be noted that: during the disassembly or installation of the side plate 1, the side plate 1 needs to be manually held to prevent the side plate 1 from falling off the panel body 7 and causing damage.

[0084] As shown, Figure 13 As shown, the running track and closed and unfolded state of the first connecting rod 4 and the rotating disc 5 after the motor 6 is started can be seen.

[0085] In the process of disassembling the left and right side plates 1, the panel body 7 part does not need to be disassembled first and then manually disassembled, which greatly improves the disassembly efficiency.

[0086] The present application can set the driving motor damage error of the air deflector in the mainboard program, and the sound alarm module can issue a sound reminder function, which can quickly eliminate the error reason. In addition, the side plate motor drive program is set as the mainboard reserved program, which is mainly used when the side plate 1 is disassembled, and needs to be manually controlled to start this function.

[0087] Figure 14 A flow chart for disassembling the side plate 1 is shown. First, if the air deflector rotation is blocked, the reason for the air deflector rotation being blocked is checked. Among them, the air deflector rotation being blocked can be observed by naked eye, that is, when the air conditioner is running and the air deflector up-down rotation function is set, but the air deflector does not rotate up-down during actual operation, which means that the air deflector rotation is blocked.

[0088] If the rotation of the deflector is blocked due to external factors such as silicone oil, the deflector driving part in the driving box does not need to be disassembled and replaced. Among them, the deflector is driven to rotate by the driving motor, and the insufficient silicone oil coating of the deflector can be directly observed.

[0089] When the alarm module in the host sounds the error sound of the driving motor of the deflector, the remote control needs to be manually operated to start the motor 6 on the side plate 1 to rotate counterclockwise, finally drive the movable plug-in 3 to exit the slot structure 801 on the panel body 7, and complete the disassembly process of the side plate 1.

[0090] When the parts in the deflector driving device, i.e. the driving box, are damaged, the side plate 1 also needs to be disassembled and replaced with the latest parts.

[0091] When disassembling the side plate 1, the switch on the remote control needs to be manually operated to start the motor 6 on the side plate 1, the rotating shaft 61 of the motor 6 rotates according to the set angle, the motor 6 drives the movable plug-in 3 to exit the slot structure 801, and the side plate 1 is successfully disassembled.

[0092] The connecting structure of the present application utilizes the motor 6 to drive the rotating disc 5 to rotate a certain angle to provide power, drive the movable plug-in 3 to slide along the existing limiting groove body 201 on the mounting plate 2, and cooperate or exit the slot structure 801 on the panel body 7 to complete the installation and disassembly process. The connecting structure of the present application does not exist limiting buckle or supporting rib cooperation, not only can be easily disassembled and replaced, but also can avoid the situation of limiting buckle fracture or being hit by supporting rib when falling.

[0093] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, any equivalent structural transformation made under the inventive concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connecting structure for connecting a side panel (1) and a panel body (7) of an air conditioner, characterized in that, The connecting structure comprises a driving mechanism, a movable plug-in part (3) and a slot structure (801); one of the movable plug-in part (3) and the slot structure (801) is arranged on the side plate (1), and the other is arranged on the panel body (7); The driving mechanism is used to drive the movable plug-in part (3) to move to a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the movable plug-in part (3) is inserted into the slot structure (801) to lock the side plate (1) on the panel body (7); in the second position, the movable plug-in part (3) is withdrawn from the slot structure (801) to unlock the side plate (1) from the panel body (7); The movable plug-in part (3) is used to move along a straight track to the first position and the second position; The driving mechanism comprises a power structure, a rotating disc (5) and a first connecting rod (4), the power structure is used to drive the rotating disc (5) to rotate, the rotating disc (5) is used to drive the movable plug-in part (3) to move through the first connecting rod (4) when rotating, so that the movable plug-in part (3) moves along the straight track under the limiting of the limiting structure; The number of the movable plug-in parts (3) is more than two, the number of the slot structures (801) is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in parts (3); the number of the limiting structures is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in parts (3); the number of the first connecting rods (4) is equal to and corresponds to the number of the movable plug-in parts (3); each first connecting rod (4) is connected with the rotating disc (5) to drive each movable plug-in part (3) to move under the driving of the rotating disc (5); The connecting structure further comprises a convex column (8), each slot structure (801) is arranged on the convex column (8) and uniformly distributed along the circumference of the convex column (8); wherein, the slot structure (801) is arranged on the side plate (1) or the panel body (7) through the convex column (8); When the side plate (1) is installed on the panel body (7), each movable plug-in part (3) is arranged along the circumference of the convex column (8) in sequence.

2. The connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein, The power structure comprises a motor (6) to drive the rotating disc (5) to rotate through the motor (6); And / or, one end of the first connecting rod (4) is connected with the rotating disc (5) through a first rotating shaft (41), and the other end of the first connecting rod (4) is connected with the movable plug-in part (3) through a second rotating shaft (42); wherein, the axes of the first rotating shaft (41) and the second rotating shaft (42) are parallel; And / or, the rotating disc (5) comprises a circular ring part (51) and a second connecting rod (52), the second connecting rod (52) is fixed on the inner side of the circular ring part (51), the rotating disc (5) is connected with the first connecting rod (4) through the circular ring part (51), and the rotating disc (5) is connected with the power structure through the second connecting rod (52).

3. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein Further comprising a mounting plate (2), the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting plate (2), and the driving mechanism is mounted on the side plate (1) or the panel body (7) through the mounting plate (2); The limiting structure comprises a limiting groove body (201) and a limiting block (31), the limiting block (31) is used for sliding fit with the limiting groove body (201), wherein one of the limiting groove body (201) and the limiting block (31) is arranged on the mounting plate (2), and the other is arranged on the movable plug-in part (3); the limiting structure limits the movable plug-in part (3) through the fit of the limiting block (31) and the limiting groove body (201), so that the movable plug-in part (3) moves along the straight line track.

4. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein The movable plug-in part (3) is a triangular slider, the movable plug-in part (3) is inserted into the slot structure (801) through one corner of the movable plug-in part (3), and the slot structure (801) has a shape consistent with the corner of the movable plug-in part (3).

5. An air conditioner characterized by comprising: The connecting structure comprises the connecting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The air conditioner of claim 5, wherein Further comprising a guide vane and a driving box, the driving box is used for driving the guide vane to rotate to guide wind; Wherein, the driving box is arranged on the panel body (7), and the driving box is located between the panel body (7) and the side plate (1).

7. The air conditioner of claim 6, wherein The driving box comprises a driving motor, so as to drive the guide vane to rotate through the driving motor; The air conditioner further comprises an alarm module, the alarm module is used for issuing an alarm when the driving motor is damaged.

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