Drainage device, air conditioner and vehicle

By installing a drainage device at the drain hole of the evaporator assembly, and using the pressure difference to drive the blade assembly to rotate for heat exchange, the problem of insufficient cooling capacity of the parking air conditioner is solved, improving the energy efficiency of the air conditioner and the comfort of the cabin.

CN117183663BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
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Application Number
CN202311176457.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-12
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2043-09-12

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Technical Problem

The cooling capacity of the parking air conditioner is limited by the battery power in the vehicle, resulting in a decrease in comfort in the cabin in high-temperature environments.

Method used

A drainage device is installed at the drain hole of the evaporator assembly. The pressure difference between the gas inside the evaporator assembly and the outside air drives the blade assembly to rotate, so that the condensate and the outside hot air can be uniformly heat-exchanged at the sponge. The air is cooled in advance before entering the cockpit, increasing the air humidity and improving the cooling capacity.

Benefits of technology

It improves the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, increases the humidity of the cooled air, enhances the comfort of the cabin, reduces energy loss, and solves the problem of insufficient cooling capacity of the parking air conditioner.

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Abstract

The application provides a drainage device, an air conditioner and a vehicle. The drainage device is arranged at one side of a drainage hole of an evaporator assembly. The drainage device comprises a shell, the shell comprising a containing cavity, a shell inlet and a shell outlet which are in communication with the containing cavity; a sponge arranged at the shell outlet; a vane assembly rotatably arranged in the containing cavity around a center line of the vane assembly and located between the shell inlet and the sponge; the distance between the center line of the vane assembly and the top surface of the containing cavity is smaller than the distance between the center line of the vane assembly and the bottom surface of the containing cavity; the vane assembly comprises a plurality of vane parts movably arranged in the direction of approaching or moving away from the center line of the vane assembly; when two vane parts respectively keep in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity, the containing cavity can be divided into an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity which are respectively in communication with the shell inlet and the shell outlet, so as to solve the problem that the refrigeration capacity of the existing vehicle air conditioner is poor due to the limitation of the battery on the vehicle.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the air conditioning technical field, and in particular, relates to a drainage device, an air conditioner and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the case of hot weather, large truck drivers need to open the air conditioner for cooling when parking and unloading. The truck itself is equipped with an air conditioner driven by the engine. In order to avoid the problems of engine damage caused by using the original air conditioner and carbon monoxide poisoning caused by sleeping with the engine running, a parking air conditioner is generally installed on the truck.

[0003] However, since the parking air conditioner uses the 24V battery on the original vehicle, on the one hand, the battery has limited power, and the use time of the air conditioner is short. On the other hand, due to the limitation of the power supply, the refrigeration capacity of the air conditioner is limited. The refrigeration capacity of the parking air conditioner on the market is only about 2000W. Therefore, the improvement of the refrigeration capacity and energy efficiency of the parking air conditioner has become a problem that needs to be overcome by the manufacturer. SUMMARY

[0004] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a drainage device, an air conditioner and a vehicle to solve the problem that the refrigeration capacity of the parking air conditioner in the prior art is poor due to the limitation of the battery on the vehicle.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to the first aspect of the present application, a drainage device is provided, which is arranged on one side of a drainage hole of an evaporator assembly. The drainage device comprises: a shell comprising a containing cavity, a shell inlet and a shell outlet communicating with the containing cavity; a sponge arranged at the shell outlet; a vane assembly rotatably arranged in the containing cavity and located between the shell inlet and the sponge about a center line thereof; wherein the distance between the center line of the vane assembly and the top surface of the containing cavity is less than the distance between the center line of the vane assembly and the bottom surface of the containing cavity; the vane assembly comprises a plurality of vane parts movably arranged in the direction of approaching or moving away from the center line thereof; when the two vane parts are moved to approach the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity respectively, the two vane parts are in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity respectively, so as to divide the containing cavity into an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity respectively communicating with the shell inlet and the shell outlet.

[0006] Further, the vane assembly comprises: a bearing mounted on the shell; a rotating shaft, the plurality of vane parts are uniformly arranged around the circumferential side of the rotating shaft and connected with the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the bearing.

[0007] Further, the blade part comprises a sleeve, a telescopic rod and an elastic member, one end of the sleeve is connected with the rotating shaft, the other end of the sleeve extends away from the rotating shaft, the elastic member is arranged in the sleeve, one part of the telescopic rod is located in the sleeve and contacts the elastic member, the other part of the telescopic rod extends away from the sleeve.

[0008] Further, the elastic member is a compression spring; and / or the blade part comprises a water scooping baffle, the water scooping baffle is arranged at one end of the telescopic rod away from the elastic member and extends to the front side of the blade part in the rotating direction of the blade part; and / or the blade part comprises a pulley, the pulley is rotatably arranged at one end of the telescopic rod away from the elastic member.

[0009] Further, the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity is provided with a water baffle, the water baffle is located between the blade assembly and the sponge, so as to divide the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity into a water inlet surface and a water outlet surface.

[0010] Further, the height of at least part of the water inlet surface gradually decreases along the direction away from the shell inlet; and / or the height of at least part of the water outlet surface gradually decreases along the direction away from the shell inlet.

[0011] Further, the accommodating cavity is provided with a slide rail for guiding the blade assembly, the slide rail is located at the side of the blade assembly close to the shell inlet, the slide rail is a partial eccentric circular ring; wherein, the slide rail divides the inlet cavity into an evaporator communication cavity and a first blade cavity, the slide rail is provided with an avoidance through slot for communicating the evaporator communication cavity and the first blade cavity.

[0012] Further, the sponge is a hydrophilic honeycomb-like explosive sponge; and / or the shell comprises a front cover plate, a lower cover plate, a rear cover plate and an upper cover plate connected in sequence around a predetermined center line, so as to jointly enclose the accommodating cavity, the shell inlet and the shell outlet.

[0013] According to the second aspect of the present application, an air conditioner is provided, comprising: a base plate and an evaporator assembly arranged on the base plate, the evaporator assembly comprises a drain hole; a drainage device, the drainage device is the above-mentioned drainage device, the drainage device is mounted on the base plate, the drainage device is located close to the drain hole and the shell inlet is communicated with the drain hole.

[0014] According to the third aspect of the present application, a vehicle is provided, comprising the above-mentioned air conditioner.

[0015] Applying the technical solution of the present invention, the drainage device of the present invention is disposed on one side of the drainage hole of the evaporator assembly. The drainage device includes: a shell, the shell including a receiving cavity and a shell inlet and a shell outlet communicating with the receiving cavity; a sponge, the sponge being disposed at the shell outlet; a blade assembly, the blade assembly being rotatably disposed in the receiving cavity about its own center line and located between the shell inlet and the sponge; wherein, the distance between the center line of the blade assembly and the top surface of the receiving cavity is less than the distance between the center line of the blade assembly and the bottom surface of the receiving cavity; the blade assembly includes a plurality of blade portions movably disposed along a direction close to or away from its own center line; when two blade portions move to close to the top surface and bottom surface of the receiving cavity respectively, the two blade portions maintain contact with the top surface and bottom surface of the receiving cavity respectively, so as to divide the receiving cavity into an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity communicating with the shell inlet and the shell outlet respectively. In this way, the drainage device of the present invention is installed on the chassis of the air conditioner and connected to the drain hole of the evaporator assembly of the air conditioner. It uses the pressure difference between the gas pressure inside the evaporator chamber of the evaporator assembly and the air pressure outside to drive the blade assembly to rotate, so that the condensate discharged from the drain hole and the hot air outside can undergo uniform heat exchange at the sponge, thereby pre-cooling the hot air from the outside entering the evaporator chamber. The cooled air flows into the cabin with the air conditioner through the air outlet after passing through the evaporator assembly. This avoids the problem of reduced cooling capacity of the evaporator assembly caused by the direct connection between the drain hole of the evaporator chamber of the evaporator assembly and the outside, which would result in the direct intake of hot air from the outside into the evaporator chamber. It also solves the problem of reduced internal circulation heat exchange capacity caused by pressure loss in the evaporator chamber due to the drain hole of the evaporator assembly. It also solves the problem of poor cooling capacity of the parking air conditioner in the prior art due to the limitation of the vehicle battery. In addition, it can increase the humidity of the cooled air, solve the problem of reduced human comfort caused by dry air in the cabin, improve the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, and reduce the energy loss of the air conditioner. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention. The illustrative embodiments of the invention and their descriptions are used to explain the invention and do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the drainage device according to the present invention is shown;

[0018] Figure 2 It shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the drainage device shown in one direction;

[0019] Figure 3 It shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the drainage device shown from another direction;

[0020] Figure 4 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown; Figure 3 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown;

[0021] Figure 5 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown; Figure 1 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown;

[0022] Figure 6 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown; Figure 1 a partial enlarged view of the water drainage device shown is shown;

[0023] Figure 7 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown;

[0024] Figure 8 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown; Figure 7 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown;

[0025] Figure 9 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown; Figure 7 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown;

[0026] Figure 10 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown; Figure 7 a front view showing part of the structure of the air conditioner of the present application is shown.

[0027] wherein the above drawings include the following reference signs:

[0028] 100, chassis;

[0029] 200, evaporator assembly; 201, water drainage hole; 202, evaporator foam; 203, evaporating cavity; 204, evaporator water drainage groove;

[0030] 300, water drainage device; 311, first vane part; 312, second vane part;

[0031] 400, fan; 401, fan air outlet; 402, fan air inlet;

[0032] 1, shell; 101, front cover plate; 102, lower cover plate; 103, rear cover plate; 104, upper cover plate; 11, containing cavity; 12, shell inlet; 13, shell outlet; 14, inlet cavity; 15, outlet cavity; 16, water inlet surface; 17, water drainage surface; 18, evaporator communication cavity; 19, first vane cavity;

[0033] 2, sponge;

[0034] 3, vane assembly; 31, vane part; 32, bearing; 33, rotating shaft; 34, sleeve; 35, telescopic rod; 36, elastic member; 37, water scooping baffle; 38, pulley;

[0035] 4, water baffle plate;

[0036] 5, sliding rail; 51, avoiding groove;

[0037] 6, stop plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0039] As Figures 1 to 10 shown, the present application provides a drainage device, which is arranged at one side of a drainage hole of an evaporator assembly 200, and comprises: a shell 1, which comprises a containing cavity 11 and a shell inlet 12 and a shell outlet 13 communicating with the containing cavity 11; a sponge 2, which is arranged at the shell outlet 13; and a vane assembly 3, which is rotatably arranged in the containing cavity 11 and located between the shell inlet 12 and the sponge 2 about a center line of the vane assembly 3; wherein the distance between the center line of the vane assembly 3 and the top surface of the containing cavity 11 is less than the distance between the center line of the vane assembly 3 and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11; the vane assembly 3 comprises a plurality of vane parts 31 movably arranged in the direction of approaching or moving away from the center line of the vane assembly 3; when two vane parts 31 respectively move to approach the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11, the two vane parts 31 respectively keep in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11 to divide the containing cavity 11 into an inlet cavity 14 and an outlet cavity 15 respectively communicating with the shell inlet 12 and the shell outlet 13.

[0040] In this way, the drainage device of the present application is installed on the bottom plate 100 of the air conditioner and connected with the drainage hole of the evaporator assembly 200 of the air conditioner, so as to drive the vane assembly 3 to rotate by using the pressure difference between the gas pressure inside the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly 200 and the air pressure outside, so as to make the condensed water discharged from the drainage hole and the hot air outside uniformly exchange heat at the sponge 2, so as to pre-cool the hot air outside entering the inside of the evaporating cavity 203, and the cooled air flows into the cabin of the air conditioner with the air conditioner through the air outlet of the air conditioner after passing through the evaporator assembly 200, thereby avoiding the problem of the decline of the refrigeration capacity of the evaporator assembly caused by the direct suction of the hot air outside into the evaporating cavity due to the direct communication between the drainage hole of the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly and the outside, solving the problem of the weakening of the internal circulation heat exchange capacity caused by the pressure loss of the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly, solving the problem of the poor refrigeration capacity of the air conditioner in the prior art caused by the limitation of the battery on the vehicle, and being capable of increasing the humidity of the cooled air, solving the problem of the decline of the human comfort caused by the dry air in the cabin, improving the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, and reducing the energy loss of the air conditioner.

[0041] AsFigure 4 As shown in the drawings, the vane assembly 3 comprises a bearing 32 mounted on the shell 1, and a rotating shaft 33, around which the plurality of vane portions 31 are arranged uniformly and connected with the rotating shaft 33, and the rotating shaft 33 is rotatably mounted on the bearing 32.

[0042] As shown in the drawings, Figure 4 The vane portion 31 comprises a sleeve 34, a telescopic rod 35 and an elastic member 36, one end of the sleeve 34 is connected with the rotating shaft 33, the other end of the sleeve 34 extends away from the rotating shaft 33, the elastic member 36 is arranged in the sleeve 34, a part of the telescopic rod 35 is located in the sleeve 34 and in contact with the elastic member 36, and the other part of the telescopic rod 35 extends away from the sleeve 34.

[0043] Specifically, the elastic member 36 is a compression spring; and / or the vane portion 31 comprises a water scooping baffle 37 arranged at one end of the telescopic rod 35 away from the elastic member 36 and extending towards the front side of the vane portion 31 in the rotating direction; and / or the vane portion 31 comprises a pulley 38 rotatably arranged at one end of the telescopic rod 35 away from the elastic member 36 for contacting the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 11.

[0044] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 and Figure 3 The bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 11 is provided with a water baffle 4 located between the vane assembly 3 and the sponge 2 to separate the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 11 into a water inlet surface 16 and a water outlet surface 17.

[0045] Preferably, at least part of the water inlet surface 16 gradually decreases in height in the direction away from the shell inlet 12; and / or at least part of the water outlet surface 17 gradually decreases in height in the direction away from the shell inlet 12.

[0046] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 and Figure 3 The accommodating cavity 11 is provided with a slide rail 5 for guiding the vane assembly 3, the slide rail 5 is located on the side of the vane assembly 3 close to the shell inlet 12, and the slide rail 5 is a partial eccentric circular ring; wherein the slide rail 5 separates the inlet cavity 14 into an evaporator communication cavity 18 and a first vane cavity 19, and the slide rail 5 is provided with an avoidance through slot 51 for communicating the evaporator communication cavity 18 and the first vane cavity 19.

[0047] Preferably, the sponge 2 is a hydrophilic honeycomb explosion sponge, which can make the condensed water adhere uniformly, increase the heat exchange area between the condensed water and the outside air, and make the heat exchange more sufficient; and / or the shell 1 comprises a front cover plate 101, a lower cover plate 102, a rear cover plate 103 and an upper cover plate 104 connected in sequence around a predetermined center line to jointly enclose the accommodating cavity 11, the shell inlet 12 and the shell outlet 13.

[0048] AsFigure 5 As shown, the blade assembly 3 of the drainage device includes eight blade sections 31, which are arranged evenly in sequence around the circumference of the rotating shaft 33.

[0049] like Figure 5 As shown, the blade portion 31 that contacts the bottom surface of the receiving cavity 11 is the first blade portion 311, and the blade portion 31 that contacts the top surface of the receiving cavity 11 is the second blade portion 312. The first blade portion 311 and the second blade portion 312 together divide the eccentric cylindrical cavity where the blade assembly 3 is located into a first blade cavity 19 and a second blade cavity located on the side of the first blade cavity 19 away from the housing inlet 12. The evaporator connecting cavity 18 has a negative pressure set to P1, and the air pressure of the outside air is P0. Since the slide rail 5 is provided with a clearance groove 51, the first blade cavity 19 on the side closer to the housing inlet 12 is connected to the evaporation cavity 203, so the air pressure of the first blade cavity 19 is also P1; while the second blade cavity on the side away from the housing inlet 12 is connected to the outside air, so the air pressure of the second blade cavity is P0.

[0050] like Figure 5 As shown, the pressure difference between the first blade cavity 19 and the second blade cavity exerts a torque on the blade assembly 3.

[0051] Assuming the pressure acting on the blade section 31 is F, the blade area of ​​the blade section 31 is S, the length of the blade section 31 is L, and the width of the blade section 31 is D, then S = LD; from the pressure-force relationship formula (P = F / S) and the torque calculation formula (T = FL), we can obtain T = PDL. 2 .

[0052] Wherein, the first torque T1 on the first blade section 311 is (P0-P1)*D1*L1 2 The second torque T2 on the second blade section 312 is (P0-P1)*D2*L2 2 The first torque T1 is clockwise, and the second torque T2 is counterclockwise.

[0053] like Figure 6 As shown, since the width of the first blade portion 311 is equal to the width of the second blade portion 312, i.e., D1 = D2, and the length L1 of the first blade portion 311 is greater than the length L2 of the second blade portion 312, we can conclude that T1 > T2. Furthermore, except for the pressure difference between the two sides of the first blade portion 311 and the second blade portion 312, the pressure on the two sides of the other blade portions 31 is in equilibrium.

[0054] As can be seen from the above, the total clockwise torque Ttotal experienced by the entire blade assembly 3 is equal to T1 - T2. Therefore, when the air conditioner is running, the blade assembly 3 of the drainage device of the present invention will rotate clockwise under the drive of the negative pressure in the evaporation chamber 203.

[0055] As Figure 3 shown, when the air conditioner is running, the condensed water generated on the evaporator assembly 200 will flow into the water inlet surface 16 of the drain device along the evaporator drain groove 204, and when the blade assembly 3 rotates clockwise, the condensed water on the water inlet surface 16 is brought up by the water scoop baffle 37 and evenly sprayed on the sponge 2 to wet the sponge 2; At this time, the outside air can exchange heat with the condensed water on the sponge 2 while being sucked in, and the air after heat exchange is discharged from the air outlet of the air conditioner into the driver cabin of the vehicle installed with the air conditioner, and the condensed water after heat exchange is discharged from the drain groove arranged outside the drain device; In addition, when the hot air outside contacts the condensed water on the surface of the sponge 2 and is cooled, a part of the condensed water will evaporate into water vapor when heated, and then enter the driver cabin, so that the humidity in the driver cabin is increased, and the dryness in the driver cabin is avoided. The comfort of the human body is affected.

[0056] As Figures 7 to 10 shown, the air conditioner provided by the application comprises a chassis 100 and an evaporator assembly 200 arranged on the chassis 100, the evaporator assembly 200 comprises a drain hole 201; a drain device 300, the drain device 300 is the above-mentioned drain device, the drain device 300 is installed on the chassis 100, and the drain device 300 is located at a position close to the drain hole 201 and the shell inlet 12 is communicated with the drain hole 201.

[0057] As Figure 9 shown, the evaporator assembly 200 comprises an evaporator foam 202, the evaporator foam 202 is provided with an evaporator drain groove 204 communicated with the drain hole 201, and the drain device 300 is tightly connected with the chassis 100 and the evaporator foam 202 of the evaporator assembly 200 to ensure the sealing property; when the air conditioner is running, the condensed water generated by the evaporator assembly 200 flows into the drain device 300 through the evaporator drain groove 204 and the drain hole 201 in turn, and is finally discharged to the outside of the air conditioner.

[0058] As Figure 10 shown, the air conditioner further comprises a fan 400, the fan 400 comprises a fan air outlet 401 and a fan air inlet 402, and the evaporator assembly 200 is arranged close to the fan air inlet 402 to exchange heat with the airflow before entering the fan air inlet 402; due to the driving of the fan 400, there is a negative pressure lower than the outside atmospheric pressure in the entire cavity of the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly 200, and the air is exchanged with the evaporator assembly 200 in the process from the air inlet of the air conditioner to the air outlet of the air conditioner under the driving of the negative pressure.

[0059] The drainage device of the present application drives the rotation of the vane assembly 3 by the difference of the torque applied to different vane parts 31 of the vane assembly 3 by the pressure difference, to drive the condensed water in the containing cavity 11 to move to the sponge 2, so that the condensed water on the sponge 2 can fully exchange heat with the hot air outside, to improve the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, and without additional power device and power supply to drive the vane assembly 3 to move, to reduce the energy consumption of the air conditioner.

[0060] Compared with the drainage hole of the evaporator assembly of the air conditioner in the prior art directly communicating with the outside, the drainage device of the present application can also increase the resistance of the outside air directly entering the evaporating cavity 203, to reduce the pressure loss in the evaporating cavity 203, to facilitate the driving of the airflow in the evaporating cavity 203, to make the heat exchange effect of the evaporator assembly 200 more sufficient, to effectively improve the refrigerating capacity of the air conditioner, and to smoothly drain water and increase the air humidity entering the cockpit, to improve the comfort of the human body of the user in the cockpit.

[0061] The present application also provides a vehicle comprising the above-mentioned air conditioner.

[0062] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application achieve the following technical effects:

[0063] The drainage device of the present application is arranged at one side of the drainage hole of the evaporator assembly 200, and comprises a shell 1 including a containing cavity 11 and a shell inlet 12 and a shell outlet 13 communicating with the containing cavity 11; a sponge 2 arranged at the shell outlet 13; a vane assembly 3 rotatably arranged in the containing cavity 11 and located between the shell inlet 12 and the sponge 2 about a center line of the vane assembly 3; wherein the distance between the center line of the vane assembly 3 and the top surface of the containing cavity 11 is less than the distance between the center line of the vane assembly 3 and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11; the vane assembly 3 includes a plurality of vane portions 31 movably arranged in the direction close to or away from the center line of the vane assembly 3; when two vane portions 31 are moved to close to the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11 respectively, the two vane portions 31 are in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the containing cavity 11 respectively to divide the containing cavity 11 into an inlet cavity 14 and an outlet cavity 15 communicating with the shell inlet 12 and the shell outlet 13 respectively. In this way, the drainage device of the present application is installed on the bottom plate 100 of the air conditioner and connected with the drainage hole of the evaporator assembly 200 of the air conditioner, so as to drive the vane assembly 3 to rotate by the pressure difference between the gas pressure inside the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly 200 and the air pressure outside, so as to make the condensed water discharged from the drainage hole and the hot air outside uniformly exchange heat at the sponge 2, so as to pre-cool the hot air outside entering the inside of the evaporating cavity 203, and the cooled air flows into the cabin of the air conditioner with the air conditioner through the air outlet of the air conditioner after passing through the evaporator assembly 200, thereby avoiding the problem of the decline of the refrigeration capacity of the evaporator assembly caused by the hot air outside being directly sucked into the evaporating cavity due to the drainage hole of the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly directly communicating with the outside, solving the problem of the weakened heat exchange capacity of the internal circulation caused by the pressure loss of the evaporating cavity 203 of the evaporator assembly, solving the problem of the poor refrigeration capacity of the air conditioner in the prior art caused by the limitation of the battery on the vehicle, and being capable of increasing the humidity of the cooled air, solving the problem of the decline of the human comfort caused by the dry air in the cabin, improving the energy efficiency of the air conditioner, and reducing the energy loss of the air conditioner.

[0064] It is to be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular form is intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprise" and / or "include" when used in this specification, specify the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0065] The foregoing description, for purposes of clarity, describes the present application in terms of its components, processes and operations. Such descriptions and representations are the means used by those skilled in the art of describing the structural and functional necessities of and changes to the present application, but are not meant to limit the present application to a particular embodiment. Also, the various embodiments of the present application presented are not necessarily the only ones in which the present application can be practiced. The embodiments presented are intended to convey the scope of the present application, its energy saving and cost saving advantages, and its intended advantages to those skilled in the art. Numerous adaptations and modifications can be practiced without departing from the scope of the present application. Accordingly, the scope of the present application is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalents are intended to be embraced therein.

[0066] In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the specific location or position relationships indicated by directional terms, such as "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", and the like, are based on the orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. The orientation terms "inner", "outer" refer to the inner and outer of the contour of the components themselves.

[0067] For the convenience of description, spatial relative terms such as "over", "above", "upper surface", "upper", and the like can be used herein to describe the spatial position relationship of one device or feature with respect to other devices or features as shown in the drawings. It should be understood that the spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation of the devices described in the drawings. For example, if the devices in the drawings are inverted, the device described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures will be positioned "below" or "under" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below" orientations. The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0068] In addition, it should be noted that the use of the terms "first", "second", and the like, to describe various components, does not limit the corresponding components in any way, and the above terms do not have special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.

[0069] The above merely provides the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the principles and technical scope of the present application shall fall into the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A drainage device, characterized in that, The drainage device is disposed on one side of the drain hole of the evaporator assembly (200), and the drainage device includes: The outer casing (1) includes a receiving cavity (11) and a casing inlet (12) and a casing outlet (13) communicating with the receiving cavity (11); Sponge (2), said sponge (2) is disposed at the outlet (13) of the housing; A blade assembly (3) is rotatably disposed within the receiving cavity (11) about its own centerline and located between the housing inlet (12) and the sponge (2); Wherein, the distance between the centerline of the blade assembly (3) and the top surface of the receiving cavity (11) is less than the distance between the centerline of the blade assembly (3) and the bottom surface of the receiving cavity (11); the blade assembly (3) includes a plurality of blade portions (31) movably arranged along a direction close to or away from its own centerline; when two blade portions (31) move to the top and bottom surfaces of the receiving cavity (11) respectively, the two blade portions (31) keep in contact with the top and bottom surfaces of the receiving cavity (11) respectively, so as to divide the receiving cavity (11) into an inlet cavity (14) and an outlet cavity (15) respectively communicating with the housing inlet (12) and the housing outlet (13).

2. The drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The blade assembly (3) includes: A bearing (32) is mounted on the housing (1); A rotating shaft (33) is provided, and a plurality of blade portions (31) are evenly arranged around the circumference of the rotating shaft (33) and are all connected to the rotating shaft (33). The rotating shaft (33) is rotatably mounted on the bearing (32).

3. The drainage device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The blade portion (31) includes a sleeve (34), a telescopic rod (35), and an elastic element (36). One end of the sleeve (34) is connected to the rotating shaft (33), and the other end of the sleeve (34) extends in a direction away from the rotating shaft (33). The elastic element (36) is disposed inside the sleeve (34). A portion of the telescopic rod (35) is located inside the sleeve (34) and contacts the elastic element (36). The other portion of the telescopic rod (35) extends in a direction away from the sleeve (34).

4. The drainage device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The elastic element (36) is a compression spring; and / or The blade portion (31) includes a water-scooping baffle (37), which is disposed at one end of the telescopic rod (35) away from the elastic member (36) and extends forward toward the direction of rotation of the blade portion (31); and / or The blade portion (31) includes a pulley (38), which is rotatably disposed at one end of the telescopic rod (35) away from the elastic member (36).

5. The drainage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, A baffle plate (4) is provided on the bottom surface of the receiving cavity (11). The baffle plate (4) is located between the blade assembly (3) and the sponge (2) to divide the bottom surface of the receiving cavity (11) into a water inlet surface (16) and a drainage surface (17).

6. The drainage device according to claim 5, characterized in that, At least a portion of the height of the inlet surface (16) gradually decreases in the direction away from the shell inlet (12); and / or The height of at least a portion of the drainage surface (17) gradually decreases in the direction away from the shell inlet (12).

7. The drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cavity (11) is provided with a slide rail (5) for guiding the blade assembly (3). The slide rail (5) is located on the side of the blade assembly (3) near the housing inlet (12). The slide rail (5) is a partially eccentric ring. The slide rail (5) divides the inlet cavity (14) into an evaporator connecting cavity (18) and a first blade cavity (19). The slide rail (5) is provided with a clearance groove (51) for connecting the evaporator connecting cavity (18) and the first blade cavity (19).

8. The drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sponge (2) is a hydrophilic honeycomb-shaped explosive sponge; and / or The outer shell (1) includes a front cover plate (101), a lower cover plate (102), a rear cover plate (103) and an upper cover plate (104) connected in sequence around a predetermined center line, to jointly form the receiving cavity (11), the shell inlet (12) and the shell outlet (13).

9. An air conditioner, characterized in that, include: A chassis (100) and an evaporator assembly (200) disposed on the chassis (100), the evaporator assembly (200) including a drain hole (201); A drainage device (300), wherein the drainage device (300) is the drainage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the drainage device (300) is mounted on the chassis (100), the drainage device (300) is located near the drainage hole (201) and the housing inlet (12) communicates with the drainage hole (201).

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, Including the air conditioner as described in claim 9.

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  • Drainage device, air conditioner and vehicle

    CN220883972U