Driving mechanism and air conditioner with same

Abstract

The invention provides a driving mechanism and an air conditioner with the same. At least part of the driving mechanism is arranged in a shell of the air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is in driving connection with a door plate of the air conditioner so as to be used for driving the door plate to move. The driving structure is arranged on the mounting structure; the transmission assembly is arranged on the mounting structure and comprises a gear part and a movably-arranged driving part, the driving part is provided with a rack part arranged in the preset direction, the rack part is meshed with the gear part, the driving part is arranged on the door plate, and the driving structure is in driving connection with the gear part so as to drive the gear part to rotate in the process that the driving structure drives the gear part to rotate. Through meshing cooperation between the gear piece and the driving piece, the driving piece is driven to drive the door plate to move. And the pushing piece is used for applying pushing force for moving towards the gear piece to the driving piece. According to the air conditioner indoor unit, the problem that in the prior art, the movement stability of a shielding door plate of an air conditioner indoor unit is poor is effectively solved.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] At present, a corresponding shielding door panel is usually provided at the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The shielding door panel can automatically move under the drive of the driving mechanism inside the air conditioner to shield and close the air outlet, or avoid and open the air outlet.

[0003] In the prior art, the driving form of the driving mechanism usually relies on a servo motor and a simple transmission component that cooperates with it to achieve the corresponding driving action.

[0004] However, due to the accumulation of processing errors of various components and the accumulation of deformation during the long-term operation of the air conditioner, the fit between the transmission parts in the transmission assembly will no longer be tight and gaps will appear. At this time, the servo motor drives the shielding door panel to move through the transmission assembly, and the shielding door panel will inevitably vibrate and shake. Some shielding door panels with complex structures (such as those equipped with corresponding structures inside the air conditioner to prevent the shielding door panel from deformation) will also collide with the internal parts of the air conditioner, making noise and affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a driving mechanism and an air conditioner having the same, so as to solve the problem of poor movement stability of a shielding door panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner in the prior art.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, a driving mechanism is provided, at least part of which is arranged in the shell of the air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is connected to the door panel of the air conditioner for driving the movement of the door panel, and the driving mechanism includes: a mounting structure; a driving structure, which is arranged on the mounting structure; a transmission assembly, which is arranged on the mounting structure and includes a gear member and a movably arranged driving member, the driving member has a rack portion arranged along a preset direction, the rack portion meshes with the gear member, the driving member is arranged on the door panel, and the driving structure is connected to the gear member so that in the process of driving the gear member to rotate, the driving member drives the door panel to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member and the driving member; a pushing member, which is used to apply a pushing force to the driving member toward the movement of the gear member.

[0007] Furthermore, the pushing member is an elastic structure, and the elastic structure abuts against at least a portion of the driving member, so that the elastic force generated when the elastic structure is elastically deformed applies a pushing force to the driving member to move toward the gear member.

[0008] Furthermore, the driving member also has a first matching portion, and the mounting structure has: a first mounting portion, used to mount the driving structure; a second mounting portion, located on a side of the driving structure close to the gear member; wherein, one of the first mounting portion and the first matching portion is a first protrusion, and the other of the first mounting portion and the first matching portion is a first recess, the first protrusion extends into the first recess and slides along the extension direction of the first recess, and the first recess extends along a preset direction.

[0009] Further, the first matching portion is a first recess, the second mounting portion is a first protrusion, the elastic structure is located on the end side of the second mounting portion, at least part of the elastic structure extends into the first matching portion to form a deformation section, and the deformation section is elastically deformed by the abutment between its outer peripheral surface and the inner wall of the first matching portion; wherein the deformation section has a first deformation portion and a second deformation portion, the first deformation portion is arranged close to the gear part relative to the second deformation portion, and when the elastic deformation amount of the first deformation portion is greater than the elastic deformation amount of the second deformation portion, the elastic structure applies a thrust force to the driving part to move toward the gear part.

[0010] Further, along the direction from the open end of the first mating part to the bottom wall of the first mating part, the first mating part includes a first sub-recess and a second sub-recess that are connected to each other, the first sub-recess has an open end, the second mounting part extends into the second sub-recess, and the elastic structure extends into the first sub-recess; wherein, along the radial direction of the gear part, the width of the first sub-recess is smaller than the width of the second sub-recess, so as to form a step surface on the inner wall of the first mating part, and the step surface is used to limit the stop with the elastic structure.

[0011] Furthermore, along the radial direction of the gear part, the width W1 of the second sub-recess is greater than the width W2 of the first matching part, so that a movement gap is formed between the second mounting part and the inner wall of the second sub-recess along the radial direction of the gear part; wherein, during the elastic deformation of the elastic structure, the driving part moves toward or away from the gear part through the movement gap.

[0012] Furthermore, the second mounting portion includes: a plate-like body; and a contact protrusion, which is arranged on the end surface of the plate-like body extending into the first matching portion, and the contact protrusion is used to contact the bottom wall of the first matching portion.

[0013] Further, the mounting structure includes: a mounting base having a first mounting portion; a cover member, which is covered on the mounting base, and at least part of the driving member is located between the mounting base and the cover member, so as to form a mounting cavity for accommodating the driving structure and the gear member around the mounting base, the cover member and the driving member; wherein the second mounting portion is arranged on the mounting base and / or the cover member, and when one of the mounting base and the cover member is provided with the second mounting portion, the driving member also has a second matching portion, and the other of the mounting base and the cover member has a third matching portion, one of the second matching portion and the third matching portion is a second protrusion, and the other of the second matching portion and the third matching portion is a second recess, the second protrusion extends into the second recess and can slide along the extension direction of the second recess, and the second recess extends along a preset direction.

[0014] Further, when both the mounting base and the cover member are provided with a second mounting portion, there are at least two first matching portions and at least two elastic structures, at least one first matching portion is arranged corresponding to the second mounting portion arranged on the mounting base, at least another first matching portion is arranged corresponding to the second mounting portion arranged on the cover member, and at least two elastic structures are arranged one-to-one correspondingly to at least two second mounting portions.

[0015] Furthermore, the driving member comprises: a plate-like structure, the first matching portion and the second matching portion are respectively located on two opposite side surfaces of the plate-like structure, and the rack portion is arranged on a plate surface of the plate-like structure facing the gear member.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided, which includes a shell, a door panel and a driving mechanism, the shell having an air outlet, the driving mechanism being arranged in the shell and drivingly connected to the door panel, the driving mechanism driving the door panel to move so that the door panel blocks or avoids the air outlet; wherein the driving mechanism is the above-mentioned driving mechanism.

[0017] According to the technical solution of the present invention, at least part of the driving mechanism is arranged in the shell of the air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is connected to the door panel of the air conditioner for driving the movement of the door panel. The driving structure of the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting structure, and the transmission assembly is arranged on the mounting structure and includes a gear member and a movably arranged driving member. The driving member has a rack portion arranged along a preset direction, and the rack portion is meshed with the gear member. The driving member is arranged on the door panel, and the driving structure is connected to the gear member so that in the process of driving the gear member to rotate, the driving member drives the door panel to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member and the driving member; the pushing member is used to apply a pushing force to the driving member toward the movement of the gear member. In this way, in the process of the driving structure driving the gear part to rotate so as to drive the driving part to drive the door panel to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear part and the driving part, the pushing part can continuously apply a pushing force to the driving part toward the gear part to eliminate the virtual gap between the rack part and the gear part, ensuring that the two can be tightly meshed, thereby avoiding the shaking and vibration of the door panel during movement due to the virtual gap between the two, thereby solving the problem of poor movement stability of the shielding door panel of the air conditioner indoor unit in the prior art, reducing the probability of noise generation, and improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings constituting a part of the present application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram showing the three-dimensional structure of the embodiment of the driving mechanism according to the present invention after being matched with the door panel;

[0020] Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of the driving mechanism and the door panel after they are matched;

[0021] Figure 3 Shows Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a driving mechanism in FIG.

[0022] Figure 4 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the cover member of the driving mechanism;

[0023] Figure 5 Shows Figure 3 An exploded schematic diagram of the gear parts and driving structure of the driving mechanism;

[0024] Figure 6 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the elastic structure of the driving mechanism;

[0025] Figure 7 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the mounting base of the driving mechanism in FIG.

[0026] Figure 8 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a driving member of the driving mechanism;

[0027] Fig. 9 Shows Figure 8 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of a driving member in FIG.

[0028] Fig.10 A three-dimensional structural diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention is shown.

[0029] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0030] 1. Shell; 101. Air outlet; 2. Door panel; 3. Driving mechanism;

[0031] 10. Mounting structure; 11. First mounting portion; 12. Second mounting portion; 121. Plate-shaped body; 122. Contact protrusion; 13. Movement gap; 14. Mounting base; 15. Cover member; 151. Third matching portion; 16. Mounting cavity; 17. Mounting protrusion;

[0032] 20. Driving structure;

[0033] 30. Transmission assembly; 31. Gear member; 32. Driving member; 321. Rack portion; 322. First matching portion; 3221. First sub-recess; 3222. Second sub-recess; 3223. Step surface; 323. Second matching portion; 324. Plate-like structure;

[0034] 40. Elastic structure; 41. First deformation portion; 42. Second deformation portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0036] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used in this application have the same meanings as commonly understood by ordinary technicians in the technical field to which this application belongs.

[0037] In the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the directional words used, such as "up" and "down", usually refer to the directions shown in the drawings, or to the vertical, perpendicular or gravity directions; similarly, for ease of understanding and description, "left" and "right" usually refer to the left and right shown in the drawings; "inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself, but the above directional words are not used to limit the present invention.

[0038] In order to solve the problem of poor movement stability of a shielding door panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner in the prior art, the present application provides a driving mechanism and an air conditioner having the same.

[0039] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, at least part of the driving mechanism is arranged in the housing 1 of the air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is connected to the door panel 2 of the air conditioner for driving the door panel 2 to move. The driving mechanism includes: a mounting structure 10; a driving structure 20, which is arranged on the mounting structure 10; a transmission assembly 30, which is arranged on the mounting structure 10 and includes a gear member 31 and a movably arranged driving member 32, the driving member 32 has a rack portion 321 arranged along a preset direction, the rack portion 321 meshes with the gear member 31, the driving member 32 is arranged on the door panel 2, and the driving structure 20 is connected to the gear member 31 for driving the driving member 32 to drive the door panel 2 to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member 31 and the driving member 32 during the process of driving the gear member 31 to rotate; a pushing member, which is used to apply a pushing force to the driving member 32 toward the gear member 31.

[0040] The technical solution of this embodiment is applied, at least part of the driving mechanism is arranged in the housing 1 of the air conditioner, the driving mechanism is connected to the door panel 2 of the air conditioner for driving the door panel 2 to move, the driving structure 20 of the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting structure 10, the transmission assembly 30 is arranged on the mounting structure 10 and includes a gear member 31 and a movably arranged driving member 32, the driving member 32 has a rack portion 321 arranged along a preset direction, the rack portion 321 is meshed with the gear member 31, the driving member 32 is arranged on the door panel 2, the driving structure 20 is connected to the gear member 31 for driving the driving member 32 to drive the door panel 2 to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member 31 and the driving member 32 during the process of driving the gear member 31 to rotate; the pushing member is used to apply a pushing force to the driving member 32 toward the gear member 31. In this way, during the process of the driving structure 20 driving the gear part 31 to rotate so as to drive the driving part 32 to drive the door panel 2 to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear part 31 and the driving part 32, the pushing part can continuously apply a pushing force to the driving part 32 toward the gear part 31 to eliminate the virtual gap between the rack part 321 and the gear part 31, ensuring that the two can be tightly meshed, thereby avoiding the door panel 2 from shaking or vibrating during movement due to the virtual gap between the two, thereby solving the problem of poor movement stability of the shielding door panel of the air conditioner indoor unit in the prior art, reducing the probability of noise generation, and improving the user experience.

[0041] In this embodiment, the preset direction (i.e., the arrangement direction of the rack portion 321) is actually determined according to the movement direction of the door panel 2, that is, the preset direction is parallel to the movement direction of the door panel 2. Specifically, the driving mechanism in this embodiment is actually applied to a cylindrical vertical air conditioner, so the preset direction is an arc-shaped trajectory.

[0042] In this embodiment, the driving structure 20 is a servo motor.

[0043] In this embodiment, the gear member 31 and the rack portion 321 are interference-fitted to ensure a sufficiently high meshing tightness between the two.

[0044] In this embodiment, the push member is an elastic structure 40, and the elastic structure 40 abuts against at least part of the driving member 32, so as to apply a push force to the driving member 32 toward the gear member 31 through the elastic force generated when the elastic structure 40 is elastically deformed. In this way, the above arrangement makes the structure of the push member simpler and easier to process and realize; on the other hand, when the elastic structure 40 abuts against the driving member 32 to apply the elastic force to the driving member 32, it will also generate friction resistance between the driving member 32, and the resistance will have a blocking effect on the driving structure 20, so as to further improve the movement stability of the driving member 32 (i.e., the door panel 2).

[0045] Optionally, the driving member 32 further has a first matching portion 322, and the mounting structure 10 has: a first mounting portion 11, which is used to mount the driving structure 20; and a second mounting portion 12, which is located on the side of the driving structure 20 close to the gear member 31. Among them, one of the first mounting portion 11 and the first matching portion 322 is a first protrusion, and the other of the first mounting portion 11 and the first matching portion 322 is a first recess, the first protrusion extends into the first recess and slides along the extension direction of the first recess, and the first recess extends along a preset direction. In this way, the above arrangement not only allows the driving member 32 to be slidably mounted on the mounting structure 10 through the sliding fit between the second mounting portion 12 and the first matching portion 322, but also makes the structures of the second mounting portion 12 and the first matching portion 322 more flexible and diverse to adapt to different working conditions and usage requirements, and also improves the processing flexibility of the staff.

[0046] like Figure 3 As shown, the first matching portion 322 is a first recess, the second mounting portion 12 is a first protrusion, the elastic structure 40 is located at the end side of the second mounting portion 12, and at least part of the elastic structure 40 extends into the first matching portion 322 to form a deformation section, and the deformation section is elastically deformed by the abutment between its outer peripheral surface and the inner wall of the first matching portion 322. Among them, the deformation section has a first deformation portion 41 and a second deformation portion 42, and the first deformation portion 41 is arranged close to the gear member 31 relative to the second deformation portion 42. When the elastic deformation amount of the first deformation portion 41 is greater than the elastic deformation amount of the second deformation portion 42, the elastic structure 40 applies a thrust force to the driving member 32 to move toward the gear member 31. In this way, the first matching portion 322 can also play a fixing role on the elastic structure 40 to ensure that its inner wall can stably abut against the elastic structure 40 and promote its elastic deformation. At the same time, the above-mentioned arrangement of the first deformation part 41 and the second deformation part 42 not only ensures that the elastic structure 40 can apply a thrust force to the driving member 32 toward the gear member 31, but also enables the driving member 32 to have a certain amount of activity in the radial direction of the gear member 31, thereby enabling the driving member 32 to adapt to the actual movement process of the door panel 2, thereby further improving the movement stability of the door panel 2.

[0047] Specifically, the movement trajectory of the door panel 2 cannot be a completely perfect curve, and it is inevitable that it will move along the radial direction of the gear part 31 during the actual movement process. The above-mentioned setting of the elastic structure 40 can adapt to the above-mentioned movement process, avoid the interference between the door panel 2 and other structures, and thus ensure that the door panel 2 can move stably.

[0048] In this embodiment, the elastic structure 40 is actually a cylindrical rubber member.

[0049] like Figure 3As shown, along the direction from the open end of the first matching portion 322 to the bottom wall of the first matching portion 322, the first matching portion 322 includes a first sub-recess 3221 and a second sub-recess 3222 that are interconnected, the first sub-recess 3221 has an open end, the second mounting portion 12 extends into the second sub-recess 3222, and the elastic structure 40 extends into the first sub-recess 3221. In the radial direction of the gear member 31, the width of the first sub-recess 3221 is smaller than the width of the second sub-recess 3222, so as to form a step surface 3223 on the inner wall of the first matching portion 322, and the step surface 3223 is used for limiting and stopping with the elastic structure 40. In this way, the second mounting portion 12 can actually guide the movement direction of the driving member 32 during the movement of the driving member 32. The above-mentioned arrangement ensures that there is a sufficiently large matching area between the second mounting portion 12 and the first matching portion 322 to ensure that it has a sufficiently high guiding reliability, while avoiding the elastic structure 40 from extending into the first matching portion 322 too large, thereby ensuring that the blocking effect of the elastic structure 40 (the friction resistance between the elastic structure 40 and the first matching portion 322) is relatively appropriate, so as to avoid the contact area between it and the first matching portion 322 being too large, resulting in excessive blocking effect, thereby affecting the movement stability of the driving member 32 (door panel 2).

[0050] In this embodiment, the first matching portion 322 is actually a strip-shaped recess extending along a preset direction.

[0051] In this embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical elastic structure 40 is interference-fitted with the inner wall of the first sub-recess 3221 to ensure that the elastic structure 40 can generate sufficient friction resistance (blocking effect) while fixing the elastic structure 40.

[0052] Optionally, the interference between the elastic structure 40 and an inner side wall of the first sub-recess 3221 is in a range of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

[0053] like Figure 3 As shown, along the radial direction of the gear member 31, the width W1 of the second sub-recess 3222 is greater than the width W2 of the first matching portion 322, so that a movement gap 13 is formed between the second mounting portion 12 and the inner wall of the second sub-recess 3222 along the radial direction of the gear member 31. In the process of elastic deformation of the elastic structure 40, the driving member 32 moves toward or away from the gear member 31 through the movement gap 13. In this way, the setting of the movement gap 13 can ensure that the driving member 32 can be displaced in the radial direction of the gear member 31, that is, to avoid interference between the second mounting portion 12 and the second sub-recess 3222 to affect the follow-up movement of the driving member 32, and further improve the movement stability of the door panel 2.

[0054] like Figure 3 and Figure 7As shown, the second mounting portion 12 includes: a plate-shaped body 121; a contact protrusion 122, which is arranged on the end surface of the plate-shaped body 121 extending into the first matching portion 322, and the contact protrusion 122 is used to contact the bottom wall of the first matching portion 322. In this way, the arrangement of the contact protrusion 122 can effectively reduce the contact area between the second mounting portion 12 and the bottom wall of the first matching portion 322, so as to avoid excessive friction between the two and affect the movement process of the driving member 32, and further improve the movement stability of the door panel 2.

[0055] In this embodiment, the plate-shaped body 121 is an arc-shaped plate to match the motion trajectory of the driving member 32 .

[0056] In this embodiment, there are two plate-like bodies 121, which are arranged at intervals along a preset direction, and the elastic structure 40 is located between the two plate-like bodies 121. There are also two contact protrusions 122, which are arranged at intervals on the upper surface of the plate-like body 121. In this way, the plate-like body 121, the contact protrusion 122 and the elastic structure 40, which are mainly in contact with the driving member 32, adopt the above arrangement method, so that the overall structure is symmetrical to each other, so that the force generated at each contact position is more uniform, which helps to further improve the movement stability of the door panel 2.

[0057] It should be noted that the number of the plate-like body 121 and the contact protrusions 122 is not limited thereto, and can be adjusted according to working conditions and usage requirements.

[0058] In this embodiment, a mounting protrusion 17 is further provided between the two plate-like bodies 121 , and a through hole is provided on the cylindrical elastic structure 40 , and the elastic structure 40 is sleeved on the mounting protrusion 17 through the through hole.

[0059] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 7The mounting structure 10 comprises: a mounting base 14 having a first mounting portion 11; a cover member 15, which is covered on the mounting base 14, and at least part of the driving member 32 is located between the mounting base 14 and the cover member 15, so as to form a mounting cavity 16 for accommodating the driving structure 20 and the gear member 31 around the mounting base 14, the cover member 15 and the driving member 32; wherein, the second mounting portion 12 is arranged on the mounting base 14 and / or the cover member 15, when one of the mounting base 14 and the cover member 15 is provided with the second mounting portion 12, the driving member 32 also has a second matching portion 323, and the other of the mounting base 14 and the cover member 15 has a third matching portion 151, one of the second matching portion 323 and the third matching portion 151 is a second protrusion, and the other of the second matching portion 323 and the third matching portion 151 is a second recess, the second protrusion extends into the second recess and can slide along the extension direction of the second recess, and the second recess extends along a preset direction. Thus, the above arrangement, on the one hand, makes the mounting structure 10 a split design as a whole, so that the staff can disassemble and assemble the driving structure 20 and the transmission assembly 30, and then inspect and replace the two; on the other hand, the mounting structure 10 and the driving member 32 can protect the driving structure 20 and the gear member 31 located in the mounting cavity 16. At the same time, the above arrangement also makes the number of second mounting parts 12 more flexible and diverse.

[0060] In this embodiment, the second mounting portion 12 is arranged on the mounting base 14, the driving member 32 also has a second matching portion 323, the other of the mounting base 14 and the cover member 15 has a third matching portion 151, one of the second matching portion 323 and the third matching portion 151 is a second protrusion, the other of the second matching portion 323 and the third matching portion 151 is a second recess, the second protrusion extends into the second recess and can slide along the extension direction of the second recess, and the second recess extends along a preset direction. In this way, since the structures of the second mounting portion 12 and the first matching portion 322 and the elastic structure 40 matched therewith are relatively complex and the processing difficulty is relatively high, this embodiment only adopts the above-mentioned special design on the mounting base 14 (i.e., one side of the driving member 32), and the other side adopts a simple recess / protrusion matching method to reduce the overall processing difficulty and processing cost of the driving mechanism.

[0061] In this embodiment, the second matching portion 323 is a second recess, and the third matching portion 151 is a second protrusion.

[0062] In other embodiments not shown in the drawings, the second matching portion 323 is a second protrusion, and the third matching portion 151 is a second recess.

[0063] In other embodiments not shown in the drawings, the second mounting portion 12 and the elastic structure 40 may also be disposed on the cover member 15 .

[0064] In other embodiments not shown in the drawings, when both the mounting base 14 and the cover member 15 are provided with the second mounting portion 12, there are at least two first matching portions 322, there are at least two elastic structures 40, at least one first matching portion 322 is provided corresponding to the second mounting portion 12 provided on the mounting base 14, at least another first matching portion 322 is provided corresponding to the second mounting portion 12 provided on the cover member 15, and at least two elastic structures 40 are provided one-to-one with at least two second mounting portions 12. In this way, the above arrangement adopts the guiding design of the second mounting portion 12, the first matching portion 322 and the elastic structure 40 on both sides of the driving member 32 to further improve the movement stability of the driving member 32 (door panel 2).

[0065] like Figure 8 As shown, the driving member 32 includes: a plate-like structure 324, a first matching portion 322 and a second matching portion 323 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the plate-like structure 324, and a rack portion 321 is arranged on the plate surface of the plate-like structure 324 facing the gear member 31. In this way, the above arrangement makes the structure of the driving member 32 simpler, so as to reduce the processing difficulty and processing cost of the driving member 32.

[0066] Specifically, the rack portion 321 is formed by machining a plurality of tooth-shaped grooves on the plate surface of the plate-like structure 324 , thereby realizing an integrated design of the driving member 32 , thereby improving the overall structural strength of the driving member 32 and extending its service life.

[0067] like Fig.10 As shown, this embodiment also provides an air conditioner, which includes a housing 1, a door panel 2 and a driving mechanism 3. The housing 1 has an air outlet 101. The driving mechanism 3 is arranged in the housing 1 and is drivingly connected to the door panel 2. The driving mechanism 3 drives the door panel 2 to move so that the door panel 2 blocks or avoids the air outlet 101. The driving mechanism 3 is the above-mentioned driving mechanism.

[0068] In this embodiment, driving mechanisms 3 are provided at both the upper and lower ends of the door panel 2 , that is, the door panel 2 is synchronously driven to move by two driving mechanisms 3 , so as to further improve the movement stability of the door panel 2 .

[0069] From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

[0070] At least part of the driving mechanism is arranged in the shell of the air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is connected to the door panel of the air conditioner for driving the door panel to move. The driving structure of the driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting structure, and the transmission assembly is arranged on the mounting structure and includes a gear member and a movably arranged driving member. The driving member has a rack portion arranged along a preset direction, and the rack portion is meshed with the gear member. The driving member is arranged on the door panel, and the driving structure is connected to the gear member so that when the gear member is driven to rotate, the driving member drives the door panel to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member and the driving member; the pushing member is used to apply a pushing force to the driving member toward the movement of the gear member. In this way, in the process of the driving structure driving the gear part to rotate so as to drive the driving part to drive the door panel to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear part and the driving part, the pushing part can continuously apply a pushing force to the driving part toward the gear part to eliminate the virtual gap between the rack part and the gear part, ensuring that the two can be tightly meshed, thereby avoiding the shaking and vibration of the door panel during movement due to the virtual gap between the two, thereby solving the problem of poor movement stability of the shielding door panel of the air conditioner indoor unit in the prior art, reducing the probability of noise generation, and improving the user experience.

[0071] It should 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, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0072] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0073] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A driving mechanism, at least part of which is arranged in a housing (1) of an air conditioner, and the driving mechanism is drivingly connected to a door panel (2) of the air conditioner to drive the door panel (2) to move, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises: Mounting structure (10); A driving structure (20) is arranged on the mounting structure (10); A transmission assembly (30) is arranged on the mounting structure (10) and comprises a gear member (31) and a movably arranged driving member (32), wherein the driving member (32) has a rack portion (321) arranged along a preset direction, wherein the rack portion (321) meshes with the gear member (31), and the driving member (32) is arranged on the door panel (2). The driving structure (20) is drivingly connected to the gear member (31), so that when the driving structure (20) drives the gear member (31) to rotate, the driving member (32) is driven to drive the door panel (2) to move through the meshing cooperation between the gear member (31) and the driving member (32); A thrust member is used to apply a thrust force to the driving member (32) to move toward the gear member (31).

2. The driving mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing member is an elastic structure (40), and the elastic structure (40) abuts against at least a portion of the driving member (32) so as to apply a pushing force to the driving member (32) to move toward the gear member (31) through the elastic force generated when the elastic structure (40) undergoes elastic deformation.

3. The driving mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving member (32) further comprises a first matching portion (322), and the mounting structure (10) comprises: A first mounting portion (11), used for mounting the driving structure (20); A second mounting portion (12) is located on a side of the driving structure (20) close to the gear member (31); One of the first mounting portion (11) and the first matching portion (322) is a first protrusion, and the other of the first mounting portion (11) and the first matching portion (322) is a first recess, the first protrusion extends into the first recess and slides along the extension direction of the first recess, and the first recess extends along the preset direction.

4. The driving mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first matching portion (322) is a first recessed portion, and the second mounting portion (12) is a first protrusion. The elastic structure (40) is located at the end side of the second mounting portion (12), and at least a portion of the elastic structure (40) extends into the first matching portion (322) to form a deformation section, and the deformation section is elastically deformed by abutting the inner wall of the first matching portion (322) with its outer peripheral surface; The deformation section comprises a first deformation portion (41) and a second deformation portion (42); the first deformation portion (41) is arranged close to the gear member (31) relative to the second deformation portion (42); when the elastic deformation amount of the first deformation portion (41) is greater than the elastic deformation amount of the second deformation portion (42), the elastic structure (40) applies a thrust force to the driving member (32) to move toward the gear member (31).

5. The driving mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: In the direction from the opening end of the first matching portion (322) to the bottom wall of the first matching portion (322), the first matching portion (322) comprises a first sub-recess (3221) and a second sub-recess (3222) which are connected to each other, the first sub-recess (3221) has the opening end, the second mounting portion (12) extends into the second sub-recess (3222), and the elastic structure (40) extends into the first sub-recess (3221); Wherein, along the radial direction of the gear part (31), the width of the first sub-recess (3221) is smaller than the width of the second sub-recess (3222), so as to form a step surface (3223) on the inner wall of the first matching part (322), and the step surface (3223) is used to limit the stop with the elastic structure (40).

6. The driving mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: Along the radial direction of the gear member (31), a width W1 of the second sub-recess (3222) is greater than a width W2 of the first matching portion (322), so that a movement gap (13) is formed between the second mounting portion (12) and an inner wall of the second sub-recess (3222) along the radial direction of the gear member (31); Wherein, during the elastic deformation of the elastic structure (40), the driving member (32) moves toward or away from the gear member (31) through the movement gap (13).

7. The driving mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second mounting portion (12) comprises: Plate-shaped body (121); A contact protrusion (122) is arranged on the end surface of the plate-like body (121) extending into the first matching portion (322), and the contact protrusion (122) is used to contact the bottom wall of the first matching portion (322).

8. The driving mechanism according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that: The mounting structure (10) comprises: A mounting base (14) having the first mounting portion (11); a cover member (15) which is disposed on the mounting base (14), and at least a portion of the driving member (32) is located between the mounting base (14) and the cover member (15), so that a mounting cavity (16) for accommodating the driving structure (20) and the gear member (31) is formed by surrounding the mounting base (14), the cover member (15) and the driving member (32); Wherein, the second mounting portion (12) is arranged on the mounting base (14) and / or the cover member (15); when one of the mounting base (14) and the cover member (15) is provided with the second mounting portion (12), the driving member (32) further has a second matching portion (323); the other of the mounting base (14) and the cover member (15) has a third matching portion (151); one of the second matching portion (323) and the third matching portion (151) is a second protrusion; the other of the second matching portion (323) and the third matching portion (151) is a second recess; the second protrusion extends into the second recess and can slide along the extension direction of the second recess; the second recess extends along the preset direction.

9. The driving mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: When both the mounting base (14) and the cover member (15) are provided with the second mounting portion (12), there are at least two first matching portions (322), there are at least two elastic structures (40), at least one of the first matching portions (322) is arranged corresponding to the second mounting portion (12) arranged on the mounting base (14), at least another first matching portion (322) is arranged corresponding to the second mounting portion (12) arranged on the cover member (15), and at least two of the elastic structures (40) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with at least two of the second mounting portions (12).

10. The driving mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The driving member (32) comprises: A plate-like structure (324), wherein the first matching portion (322) and the second matching portion (323) are respectively located on two opposite side surfaces of the plate-like structure (324), and the rack portion (321) is arranged on the plate surface of the plate-like structure (324) facing the gear member (31).

11. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner comprises a housing (1), a door panel (2) and a driving mechanism (3); the housing (1) has an air outlet (101); the driving mechanism (3) is arranged in the housing (1) and is drivingly connected to the door panel (2); the driving mechanism (3) drives the door panel (2) to move so that the door panel (2) blocks or avoids the air outlet (101); wherein the driving mechanism (3) is the driving mechanism described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

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