Water pump assembly and air conditioner

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of air conditioners and relates to a water pump assembly and an air conditioner, the water pump assembly comprises a mounting table, the mounting table is provided with an assembling opening and a positioning opening communicating with the assembling opening, and the surface, adjacent to the assembling opening, of the mounting table is provided with a limiting part; the water pump comprises a water pump body, a positioning part and a hanging part, the positioning part is arranged on the peripheral wall of the water pump body, and the hanging part is arranged at the end of the water pump body and used for being matched with the limiting part; and the hanging part can be aligned with the limiting part when the water pump body and the positioning part are correspondingly aligned with the assembling opening and the positioning opening. When the water pump is mounted, firstly, the water pump body and the positioning part are correspondingly aligned with the assembling opening and the positioning opening, so that the hanging part and the limiting part can be aligned together, then, the water pump body and the positioning part correspondingly pass through the assembling opening and the positioning opening until the hanging part is matched with the limiting part, and mounting of the water pump can be completed. In this way, the water pump can be conveniently positioned when installed, and then the water pump is convenient to install.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and more specifically, to a water pump assembly and an air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] Air conditioners are widely used to adjust the indoor ambient temperature. Some types of air conditioners, such as duct air conditioners, need to be equipped with a water pump assembly to discharge condensed water. However, when installing the water pump, the installer can only locate the water pump by visual inspection, which makes it inconvenient to locate the water pump and thus makes the installation of the water pump inconvenient, so it is urgently needed to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present application is how to conveniently position the water pump when installing the water pump, thereby facilitating the installation of the water pump.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application provides a water pump assembly, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A water pump assembly, comprising:

[0006] A mounting platform, wherein the mounting platform is provided with an assembly port and a positioning opening communicated with the assembly port, and a surface of the mounting platform adjacent to the assembly port is provided with a limiting portion;

[0007] A water pump, the water pump comprising a water pump body, a positioning portion and a hanging portion, the positioning portion being arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body, the hanging portion being arranged on the end of the water pump body, and the hanging portion being used to cooperate with the limiting portion;

[0008] The hooking portion can be positioned relative to the limiting portion when the water pump body and the positioning portion are positioned relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body is provided with a wire outlet portion, and the wire outlet portion is the positioning portion.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, a cover portion is further provided on the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body, and the cover portion covers a side of the outlet portion close to the hanging portion.

[0011] In one embodiment, the cover portion is arranged in a U-shape and includes two side portions arranged in parallel and a main body portion connecting the two side portions, and the side portions are extended along the axial direction of the water pump body;

[0012] The two side parts are correspondingly arranged to cover the two sides of the outlet part extending along the axial direction of the water pump body, and the main body part is arranged to cover the side of the outlet part close to the hanging part.

[0013] In one embodiment, a reinforcing rib is provided between the inner side of the side portion and the inner side of the main body portion.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, a surface of the mounting platform adjacent to the assembly opening is provided with a recessed area communicating with the assembly opening, and the recessed area is the limiting portion.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the hanging portion includes a connecting section and a hanging section connected at an angle, an end of the connecting section away from the hanging section is connected to the axial end of the water pump body, and the hanging section is used to cooperate with the limiting portion.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the hanging portion is provided with a space-avoiding recess.

[0017] In one embodiment, at least three of the limiting portions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the assembly opening, and at least three of the hanging portions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the water pump body, and each of the limiting portions is used to cooperate with the corresponding hanging portion;

[0018] Each of the hanging parts can be positioned relative to the corresponding limiting part when the water pump body and the positioning part are positioned relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening.

[0019] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application further provides an air conditioner, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0020] An air conditioner comprises the water pump assembly as described above.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:

[0022] In the present application, by arranging the assembly port, the positioning opening and the limiting part on the mounting platform, and arranging the positioning part and the hanging part on the water pump body, the hanging part can be positioned relative to the limiting part when the water pump body and the positioning part are positioned relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening, so as to facilitate the alignment of the hanging part with the limiting part, so as to facilitate the coordination between the hanging part and the limiting part, and thus facilitate the installation of the water pump. Such an arrangement can facilitate the positioning of the water pump when installing the water pump, and thus facilitate the installation of the water pump. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the solutions in the present application or the prior art, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when the mounting platform and the water pump are assembled in the embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Structural diagram of the middle mounting platform;

[0026] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the water pump;

[0027] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the local A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water pump assembly in the embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure numerals: 1000, water pump assembly; 100, mounting platform; 110, assembly port; 120, positioning opening; 130, limiting portion; 200, water pump; 210, water pump body; 220, positioning portion; 230, hanging portion; 230', air avoidance recess; 231, connecting section; 232, hanging section; 240, water outlet; 250, cover portion; 251, side portion; 2511, reinforcing rib; 252, main body; 300, mounting plate; 400, float switch; 500, water receiving tray; 600, pipeline. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of this application; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of this application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.

[0031] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0032] The present application provides a water pump assembly, which relies on the hanging part of the water pump body to be able to be set relative to the limiting part on the mounting platform when the water pump body and the positioning part are relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening on the mounting platform, so that it is convenient to align the hanging part on the water pump body with the limiting part on the mounting platform, and it is convenient to position the water pump when installing the water pump, thereby facilitating the installation of the water pump.

[0033] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0034] See also Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present application, a water pump assembly 1000 ( Figure 5 ), the water pump assembly 1000 includes a mounting platform 100 and a water pump 200.

[0035] The water pump assembly 1000 is a part of the air conditioner, and its mounting platform 100 provides a mounting location for other components such as the water pump 200. Figure 2 The mounting platform 100 is provided with an assembly port 110 and a positioning opening 120 communicating with the assembly port 110 , and a limiting portion 130 is provided on a surface of the mounting platform 100 adjacent to the assembly port 110 .

[0036] The shape of the mounting platform 100 is various. The shape of the mounting platform 100 can be square, circular, diamond, oval or other regular shapes. The shape of the mounting platform 100 can also be other irregular shapes, which are not specifically limited here. Similarly, the shape of the assembly port 110 and the shape of the positioning opening 120 can be set with reference to the shape of the mounting platform 100 described above, which will not be described one by one here. Moreover, in actual application, the mounting platform 100 is installed in the air conditioner. The mounting platform 100 can be installed in a fixed manner such as welding or bonding. The mounting platform 100 can also be installed in a detachable manner such as threaded connection, magnetic connection, snap connection, plug-in fit, etc., which are not specifically limited here.

[0037] In this embodiment, the mounting platform 100 is formed by punching a plate, which can effectively reduce the weight of the mounting platform 100, so as to facilitate the lightweighting of the water pump assembly 1000. In other embodiments, the mounting platform 100 can also be formed by a mold.

[0038] See also Figures 2 to 4The water pump 200 includes a water pump body 210, a positioning portion 220 and a hanging portion 230. The water pump body 210 is used to align with the assembly port 110. The positioning portion 220 is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body 210. The positioning portion 220 is used to align with the positioning opening 120. The hanging portion 230 is provided at the end of the water pump body 210, and the hanging portion 230 is used to cooperate with the limiting portion 130. The hanging portion 230 can be positioned relative to the limiting portion 130 when the water pump body 210 and the positioning portion 220 are positioned relative to the assembly port 110 and the positioning opening 120. The above-mentioned water pump body 210 and the positioning portion 220 are positioned relative to the assembly port 110 and the positioning opening 120, which means that when the water pump body 210 is positioned relative to the assembly port 110, the positioning portion 220 is positioned relative to the positioning opening 120. Among them, the connection method between the positioning part 220 and the water pump body 210 and the connection method between the hanging part 230 and the water pump body 210 can be the above-mentioned fixed installation method or the above-mentioned detachable installation method, which will not be repeated here.

[0039] It is worth mentioning that the shape and size of the assembly opening 110 are adapted to the shape and size of the outer contour of the water pump body 210 to ensure that the water pump body 210 can pass through the assembly opening 110, and the shape and size of the positioning opening 120 are adapted to the shape and size of the outer contour of the positioning portion 220 to ensure that the positioning portion 220 can pass through the positioning opening 120. In addition, the number of positioning portions 220 is the same as the number of positioning openings 120, and the number of both can be one or more, and the number of multiple is two and more than two. When the number of both is multiple, when the water pump 200 is installed, multiple positioning portions 220 correspond to multiple positioning openings 120.

[0040] Specifically, in order to facilitate water discharge from the water pump body 210 , a water outlet 240 is provided at the end of the water pump body 210 away from the hanging portion 230 .

[0041] Through the above technical solution, when installing the water pump 200, first, the water outlet 240 is turned over and inserted into the assembly port 110; then, the water pump body 210 is rotated until the water pump body 210 and the positioning portion 220 correspond to the assembly port 110 and the positioning opening 120, so that the hanging portion 230 and the limiting portion 130 can be aligned, and then, the water pump body 210 is passed through the assembly port 110, and the positioning portion 220 is passed through the positioning opening 120, until the hanging portion 230 and the limiting portion 130 are matched, and the installation of the water pump 200 can be completed. Such a configuration can facilitate the positioning of the water pump 200 when installing the water pump 200, thereby facilitating the installation of the water pump 200. When disassembling the water pump 200, first, pull up the water pump body 210 to release the engagement between the hanging portion 230 and the limiting portion 130, and move the positioning portion 220 through the positioning opening 120 until the water outlet 240 approaches the assembly port 110; then, flip the water outlet 240 out of the assembly port 110 to complete the disassembly of the water pump 200.

[0042] See also Figures 2 to 4 , considering that if the structure of the water pump 200 itself can be used as the positioning portion 220, there is no need to add a corresponding structure to form the positioning portion 220 on the basis of the original structure of the water pump 200, thereby simplifying the structure of the water pump 200, which is conducive to the lightweight of the water pump assembly 1000. In view of this, in one embodiment of the present application, the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body 210 is provided with an outlet portion, and the outlet portion is the positioning portion 220. In this way, the outlet portion of the water pump 200 itself can be used as the positioning portion 220 to achieve the above-mentioned effect. Among them, the outlet portion is used to connect with the air conditioning line to provide power to the water pump body 210.

[0043] See also Figures 2 to 4Considering that when the water pump 200 is disassembled and the water pump body 210 is lifted upward, the outlet portion is likely to collide with the position of the positioning opening 120 on the mounting platform 100, so that the outlet portion is easily damaged, reducing the service life of the outlet portion. In view of this, in one embodiment of the present application, the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body 210 is further provided with a cover portion 250, and the cover portion 250 covers the side of the outlet portion close to the hanging portion 230. With such a configuration, when the water pump 200 is disassembled and the water pump body 210 is pulled upward, the cover part 250 covers the side of the outlet portion close to the hanging part 230, so that the cover part 250 covers the outlet portion directly above the outlet portion, and only the cover part 250 will collide with the position of the positioning opening 120 on the mounting platform 100, so that the outlet portion will not collide with the position of the positioning opening 120 on the mounting platform 100, thereby effectively avoiding the outlet portion from being damaged due to the collision with the position of the positioning opening 120 on the mounting platform 100, thereby extending the service life of the outlet portion. Among them, the shape and size of the outer contour of the cover part 250 are adapted to the shape and size of the positioning opening 120 to ensure that the cover part 250 can pass through the positioning opening 120.

[0044] See also Figures 2 to 4 In one embodiment of the present application, the cover part 250 is arranged in a U shape and includes two side parts 251 arranged in parallel and a main body part 252 connecting the two side parts 251, the side parts 251 are arranged to extend along the axial direction of the water pump body 210; the two side parts 251 are arranged to cover the two sides of the outlet part extending along the axial direction of the water pump body 210, and the main body part 252 is arranged to cover the side of the outlet part close to the hanging part 230. In this way, it can cover both the side of the outlet part close to the hanging part 230 and the two sides of the outlet part extending along the axial direction of the water pump body 210, thereby realizing multi-directional protection of the outlet part.

[0045] In other embodiments, the cover portion 250 may also be configured as a plate-shaped structural member only, covering only one side of the wire outlet portion close to the hanging portion 230 .

[0046] For further information, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 In order to enhance the structural strength of the cover 250, a reinforcing rib 2511 is provided between the inner side of the side portion 251 and the inner side of the main body 252. Specifically, two reinforcing ribs 2511 are provided, and the two reinforcing ribs 2511 are correspondingly provided on the inner sides of the two side portions 251. Each reinforcing rib 2511 is provided to extend along the axial direction of the water pump body 210, and one end of each reinforcing rib 2511 close to the hanging portion 230 is connected to the inner side of the main body 252. In this way, the reinforcing rib 2511 can provide effective support and reinforcement to the main body 252.

[0047] See also Figure 2There are many types of the above-mentioned limiting portion 130. In one embodiment of the present application, a surface of the mounting platform 100 adjacent to the assembly opening 110 is provided with a recessed area connected to the assembly opening 110, and the recessed area is the limiting portion 130. In this way, there is no need to add a structure to the mounting platform 100, which can reduce the weight of the mounting platform 100, thereby facilitating the lightweighting of the water pump assembly 1000.

[0048] Specifically, after the hanging portion 230 is matched with the recessed area, it is also screwed and fixed by bolts, which can enhance the fixing strength of the water pump body 210.

[0049] In other embodiments, the limiting portion 130 may also be a U-shaped limiting frame provided on the surface of the mounting platform 100 adjacent to the assembly opening, with the opening of the limiting frame facing the assembly opening 110 and for the hanging portion 230 to be plugged into.

[0050] See also Figure 3 In one embodiment of the present application, the hanging portion 230 includes a connecting section 231 and a hanging section 232 connected at an angle, one end of the connecting section 231 away from the hanging section 232 is connected to the axial end of the water pump body 210, and the hanging section 232 is used to cooperate with the limiting portion 130. Such a configuration can simplify the structure of the hanging portion 230.

[0051] Furthermore, the hooking portion 230 is provided with a hollow recess 230'. This configuration can reduce the weight of the water pump 200, thereby facilitating the lightweighting of the water pump assembly 1000. Specifically, the hollow recess 230' is located on the side of the connecting section 231 and the hooking section 232 facing away from the water pump body 210.

[0052] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 In one embodiment of the present application, at least three limiting portions 130 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the assembly opening 110, and at least three hanging portions 230 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the water pump body 210, and each limiting portion 130 is used to cooperate with a corresponding hanging portion 230; each hanging portion 230 can cooperate with the corresponding limiting portion 130 after the water pump body 210 and the positioning portion 220 pass through the assembly opening 110 and the positioning opening 120 respectively.

[0053] In this embodiment, the number of the limiting parts 130 and the number of the hanging parts 230 are both set to three, and the three limiting parts 130 and the three hanging parts 230 are arranged in a triangle. Such an arrangement can utilize the stability of the triangle to improve the stability of the water pump 200 during installation. In other embodiments, the number of the limiting parts 130 and the number of the hanging parts 230 can also be four, five, six or other values.

[0054] See also Figure 5The water pump assembly 1000 further includes a mounting plate 300, a float switch 400, a water receiving pan 500 and a pipeline 600. The mounting plate 300 is used to be installed in the air conditioner. The mounting platform 100 is installed on the mounting plate 300. The water receiving pan 500 is located below the mounting platform 100. The float stop is connected to the mounting platform 100 and is located in the water receiving pan 500. When the water level of the liquid in the water receiving pan 500 is lower than the trigger point of the float switch 400, the float of the float switch 400 will be in a sinking state, so that the float switch 400 is in an open state. When the water level of the liquid in the water receiving pan 500 is higher than the trigger point of the float switch 400, the float of the float switch 400 will float up, causing the float switch 400 to be in a closed state. By controlling the state of the float switch 400, the float switch 400 can detect and control the liquid water level.

[0055] In one embodiment of the present application, an air conditioner (not shown) is further provided, and the air conditioner includes the water pump assembly 1000 as described above.

[0056] The specific preparation method of the water pump assembly 1000 refers to the above-mentioned embodiments. Since the air conditioner adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be described one by one here.

[0057] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of the present application, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the present application. The present application can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present application is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned specific implementation methods, or to perform equivalent replacement of some of the technical features therein. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the specification and drawings of this application, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is similarly within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. A water pump assembly, characterized in that: The water pump assembly comprises: A mounting platform, wherein the mounting platform is provided with an assembly port and a positioning opening communicated with the assembly port, and a surface of the mounting platform adjacent to the assembly port is provided with a limiting portion; A water pump, the water pump comprising a water pump body, a positioning portion and a hanging portion, the positioning portion being arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the water pump body, the hanging portion being arranged on the end of the water pump body, and the hanging portion being used to cooperate with the limiting portion; The hanging portion can be positioned relative to the limiting portion when the water pump body and the positioning portion are positioned relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening.

2. The water pump assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer peripheral wall of the water pump body is provided with a wire outlet portion, and the wire outlet portion is the positioning portion.

3. The water pump assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer peripheral wall of the water pump body is further provided with a cover portion, and the cover portion covers a side of the outlet portion close to the hanging portion.

4. The water pump assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cover portion is arranged in a U shape and includes two side portions arranged in parallel and a main body portion connecting the two side portions, and the side portions are extended along the axial direction of the water pump body; The two side parts are correspondingly arranged to cover the two sides of the outlet part extending along the axial direction of the water pump body, and the main body part is arranged to cover the side of the outlet part close to the hanging part.

5. The water pump assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: A reinforcing rib is provided between the inner side of the side portion and the inner side of the main body portion.

6. The water pump assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: A surface of the mounting platform adjacent to the assembly opening is provided with a recessed area communicating with the assembly opening, and the recessed area is the limiting portion.

7. The water pump assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The hanging portion comprises a connecting section and a hanging section connected at an angle, one end of the connecting section away from the hanging section is connected to the axial end of the water pump body, and the hanging section is used to cooperate with the limiting portion.

8. The water pump assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The hanging part is provided with a space-avoiding recess.

9. The water pump assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: At least three of the limiting portions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the assembly opening, and at least three of the hanging portions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the water pump body, and each of the limiting portions is used to cooperate with the corresponding hanging portion; Each of the hanging parts can be positioned relative to the corresponding limiting part when the water pump body and the positioning part are positioned relative to the assembly port and the positioning opening.

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner comprises the water pump assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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