Panel assembly and air conditioner outdoor unit

Abstract

The utility model provides a panel assembly and an air conditioner outdoor unit, relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and aims to solve the problem that when an existing air conditioner outdoor unit is subjected to a rainy day or a raining experiment, rainwater is thrown into a panel assembly hole by fan blades and then enters an electric control box, so that the risk is high. The panel assembly comprises a panel and a mesh enclosure, the panel is provided with an assembly hole, the mesh enclosure is provided with an assembly part used for being connected and matched with the assembly hole, the surface, facing the mesh enclosure, of the panel is provided with a first water retaining rib, the surface, facing the panel, of the mesh enclosure is provided with a second water retaining rib, and the second water retaining rib and the first water retaining rib are arranged in a staggered mode. The protruding heights of the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib have an overlapped area which is used for preventing water flow from flowing in the first direction; the first direction is the direction from the air outlet area of the panel to the assembly hole. According to the utility model, the risk that rainwater enters the electric control box from the assembly hole can be effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular to a panel assembly and an air conditioner outdoor unit. Background Art

[0002] Generally, an air conditioner includes an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The housing of the outdoor unit includes a panel and a mesh cover, wherein the panel is provided with an assembly hole, and the mesh cover is connected to the assembly hole through an assembly part to achieve assembly. However, for some outdoor units, the electric control box is close to the panel. In rainy days or rain tests, the running fan blades rotate at high speed, and there is a high risk that rainwater will be thrown into the panel assembly hole by the fan blades and then enter the electric control box. Utility Model Content

[0003] The first object of the utility model is to provide a panel assembly to solve the technical problem that when the existing air-conditioning outdoor unit is in a rainy day or a rain test, rainwater is thrown into the panel assembly hole by the fan blade and then enters the electric control box with a high risk.

[0004] The panel assembly provided by the utility model comprises a panel and a mesh cover, wherein the panel is provided with an assembly hole, the mesh cover is provided with an assembly part for connecting and cooperating with the assembly hole, the surface of the panel facing the mesh cover is provided with a first water retaining rib, and the surface of the mesh cover facing the panel is provided with a second water retaining rib, wherein the second water retaining rib is staggered with the first water retaining rib, and the raised heights of the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib have an overlapping area, so as to prevent water from flowing from a first direction; the first direction is the direction from the air outlet area of ​​the panel to the assembly hole.

[0005] A first water retaining rib is arranged on the surface of the panel facing the mesh cover, a second water retaining rib is arranged on the surface of the mesh cover facing the panel and is offset from the first water retaining rib, and the protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib are arranged to have an overlapping area, so that when rainwater is thrown toward the assembly hole on a rainy day or in a rain test, it can be blocked by the water retaining structure formed by the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib, that is, it is blocked by the area where the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib overlap in the protrusion height direction, so as to prevent rainwater from being thrown into the assembly hole, thereby effectively reducing the risk of rainwater entering the electric control box from the assembly hole, and well solving the problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] Furthermore, the convex heights of the first water retaining rib and the second water retaining rib partially overlap. This arrangement can ensure water retaining reliability and also prevent the first water retaining rib from interfering with the mesh cover and the second water retaining rib from interfering with the panel during assembly of the panel and the mesh cover due to deformation of the panel and the mesh cover, thereby ensuring assembly reliability.

[0007] Furthermore, a part of the panel is arched toward the mesh cover to form the first water retaining rib. This arrangement makes the first water retaining rib and the panel body an integrated structure, which, on the one hand, reduces the number of parts constituting the panel and simplifies the assembly process, and on the other hand, makes it possible to prevent a gap from existing at the connection position between the first water retaining rib and the panel body, thereby effectively blocking rainwater flowing toward the assembly hole.

[0008] Furthermore, the first water retaining rib is in a straight line shape. This structural form of the first water retaining rib can reduce the difficulty of processing while ensuring the water retaining effect, thereby improving the processing efficiency and saving the processing cost.

[0009] Furthermore, the first water retaining rib has a curved surface facing the mesh cover. This arrangement can not only reduce the stress concentration of the panel at the position of the first water retaining rib, reduce the risk of damage to the first water retaining rib, thereby ensuring the water retaining reliability of the first water retaining rib, but also reduce the sharp edges of the panel surface, thereby avoiding scratches on workers during the assembly process.

[0010] Furthermore, the second water retaining rib is a plate-like structure, and the thickness direction of the second water retaining rib is parallel to the first direction. This structural form of the second water retaining rib enables the second water retaining rib to be connected to the cover body of the mesh cover at a right angle, and the second water retaining rib forms a water retaining surface on the side facing the air outlet cover. When rainwater is thrown toward the assembly hole by the fan blade, the second water retaining rib uses the above-mentioned water retaining surface to block the rainwater, preventing the rainwater from further flowing toward the assembly hole, thereby ensuring the reliability of water retaining.

[0011] Furthermore, the second water retaining rib includes a first section, a second section and a third section connected in sequence, wherein along the first direction, the second section is opposite to the first water retaining rib; the first section and the third section are respectively located at the two ends of the first water retaining rib, and are used to form a three-sided surrounding structure of the first water retaining rib together with the second section. This arrangement can prevent rainwater from flowing from the two ends of the first water retaining rib to the assembly hole, further ensuring the water retaining effect.

[0012] Furthermore, the panel is a sheet metal part, and the mesh cover is a plastic part. This arrangement can not only ensure the structural strength of the panel assembly, but also reduce the weight of the panel assembly.

[0013] Furthermore, the assembly part includes a buckle, and the assembly part is engaged with the assembly hole. This arrangement can not only improve the assembly and disassembly efficiency between the mesh cover and the panel, but also has a simple structure.

[0014] The second object of the utility model is to provide an air-conditioning outdoor unit to solve the technical problem that in the existing air-conditioning outdoor unit, there is a high risk that rainwater is thrown into the panel assembly hole by the fan blades and then enters the electric control box during rainy days or rain tests.

[0015] The utility model provides an air-conditioning outdoor unit, comprising a shell and an electric control box, wherein the shell comprises the above-mentioned panel assembly, the electric control box is located inside the shell, the panel has a control area opposite to the electric control box, and the first water retaining rib is located between the air outlet area and the control area.

[0016] By setting the above panel assembly in the air-conditioning outdoor unit, the air-conditioning outdoor unit accordingly has all the advantages of the above panel assembly, which will not be described one by one here.

[0017] In addition, by only setting the first water retaining rib between the air outlet area and the control area, while ensuring the water retaining effect to prevent rainwater from entering the electrical control box, it can also simplify the structure of the panel and reduce the manufacturing cost of the panel, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the air conditioner outdoor unit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 A front view of a panel of a panel assembly provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of the local structure at point A in the middle;

[0021] Figure 3 A rear view of a mesh cover of a panel assembly provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of the local structure at B in the middle;

[0023] Figure 5 A bottom sectional view of a panel assembly provided in an embodiment of the utility model at the position of a first water retaining rib;

[0024] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of the local structure at C in the middle;

[0025] Figure 7 A front view of a panel assembly provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Enlarged view of the local structure at point D in the middle.

[0027] Description of reference numerals:

[0028] 100-panel; 110-assembly hole; 120-first water retaining rib; 130-air outlet area; 140-control area; 150-reinforcement rib;

[0029] 200 - mesh cover; 210 - assembly parts; 220 - second water retaining bar; 221 - first section; 222 - second section; 223 - third section; 230 - air outlet cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0031] This embodiment provides a panel assembly, including a panel 100 and a mesh cover 200 .

[0032] Figure 1 A front view of a panel 100 of a panel assembly provided in this embodiment, Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of the local structure at point A. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the panel 100 is provided with an assembly hole 110 , and a first water retaining rib 120 is provided on the surface of the panel 100 facing the mesh cover 200 .

[0033] Figure 3 A rear view of the mesh cover 200 of the panel assembly provided in this embodiment, Figure 4 for Figure 3 The enlarged view of the local structure at B in the figure. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the mesh cover 200 is provided with an assembly part 210 for connecting and cooperating with the assembly hole 110 , and a second water retaining rib 220 is provided on the surface of the mesh cover 200 facing the panel 100 .

[0034] Figure 5 A bottom cross-sectional view of the panel assembly provided in this embodiment at the position of the first water retaining rib 120, Figure 6 for Figure 5 The enlarged view of the local structure at C in the middle. Figure 7 The front view of the panel assembly provided in this embodiment, Figure 8 for Figure 7 The enlarged view of the local structure at D in the figure. Figures 5 to 8As shown, specifically, the second water retaining rib 220 is staggered with the first water retaining rib 120, and the protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib 120 and the second water retaining rib 220 have an overlapping area, which is used to prevent water from flowing from a first direction; the first direction is the direction from the air outlet area 130 of the panel 100 to the assembly hole 110.

[0035] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the first direction is Figure 6 The direction indicated by the arrow S is the direction of rain movement.

[0036] A first water retaining rib 120 is arranged on the surface of the panel 100 facing the mesh cover 200, and a second water retaining rib 220 is arranged on the surface of the mesh cover 200 facing the panel 100, which is offset from the first water retaining rib 120, and the protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib 120 and the second water retaining rib 220 are arranged to have an overlapping area, so that when rainwater is thrown toward the assembly hole 110 on a rainy day or in a rain test, it can be blocked by the water retaining structure formed by the first water retaining rib 120 and the second water retaining rib 220, that is, it is blocked by the area where the first water retaining rib 120 and the second water retaining rib 220 overlap in terms of the protrusion height, so as to prevent rainwater from being thrown into the assembly hole 110, thereby effectively reducing the risk of rainwater entering the electric control box from the assembly hole 110, and well solving the technical problem of rainwater being thrown into the assembly hole 110 and then entering the electric control box by the fan blades in the existing air conditioner outdoor unit.

[0037] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, along the first direction, the protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib 120 and the second water retaining rib 220 partially overlap. That is, along the first direction, the first water retaining rib 120 is partially blocked by the second water retaining rib 220, and the second water retaining rib 220 is partially blocked by the first water retaining rib 120.

[0038] This arrangement can not only ensure water-blocking reliability, but also avoid deformation of the panel 100 and the mesh cover 200, which may cause interference between the first water-blocking rib 120 and the mesh cover 200, as well as interference between the second water-blocking rib 220 and the panel 100 during assembly of the panel 100 and the mesh cover 200, thereby ensuring assembly reliability.

[0039] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 In this embodiment, the mesh cover 200 may further include an air outlet cover 230. Please continue to refer to Figure 7 When the mesh cover 200 and the panel 100 are assembled, the air outlet cover 230 of the mesh cover 200 is opposite to the air outlet area 130 of the panel 100 .

[0040] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, a portion of the panel 100 is arched toward the mesh cover 200 to form a first water retaining rib 120 .

[0041] This form of using the partial arch of the panel 100 to form the first water retaining rib 120 makes the first water retaining rib 120 and the plate body of the panel 100 an integrated structure. On the one hand, it reduces the number of components constituting the panel 100 and simplifies the assembly process. On the other hand, it makes it so that there is no gap at the connection position between the first water retaining rib 120 and the plate body of the panel 100, thereby effectively blocking rainwater flowing toward the assembly hole 110.

[0042] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In this embodiment, the first water retaining rib 120 is in a straight line.

[0043] This structural form of the first water retaining rib 120 can reduce the difficulty of processing while ensuring the water retaining effect, thereby improving the processing efficiency and saving the processing cost.

[0044] In other embodiments, the first water retaining rib 120 may also be curved.

[0045] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, the surface of the first water retaining rib 120 facing the mesh cover 200 is a curved surface.

[0046] This shape of the first water retaining rib 120 can, on the one hand, reduce the stress concentration of the panel 100 at the position of the first water retaining rib 120 and reduce the risk of damage to the first water retaining rib 120 to ensure the water-retaining reliability of the first water retaining rib 120; on the other hand, it can also reduce the sharp edges on the surface of the panel 100 to avoid scratching the workers during the assembly process.

[0047] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, the second water retaining rib 220 is a plate-shaped structure, and the thickness direction of the second water retaining rib 220 is parallel to the first direction.

[0048] The structural form of the second water retaining rib 220 enables the second water retaining rib 220 to be connected to the cover body of the mesh cover 200 at a right angle, and the second water retaining rib 220 forms a water retaining surface on the side facing the air outlet cover 230. When rainwater is thrown toward the assembly hole 110 by the fan blade, the second water retaining rib 220 uses the above-mentioned water retaining surface to block the rainwater, preventing the rainwater from further flowing toward the assembly hole 110, thereby ensuring the reliability of water retaining.

[0049] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, along the first direction, the second water retaining rib 220 is located upstream of the first water retaining rib 120. That is, during the flow of rainwater, the rainwater will first encounter the second water retaining rib 220 and then the first water retaining rib 120.

[0050] Please continue to refer to Figure 4 and Figure 8In this embodiment, the second water retaining rib 220 may include a first section 221, a second section 222 and a third section 223 connected in sequence, wherein along the first direction, the second section 222 is opposite to the first water retaining rib 120; the first section 221 and the third section 223 are respectively located at two ends of the first water retaining rib 120, and are used to form a three-sided surrounding structure for the first water retaining rib 120 together with the second section 222.

[0051] This arrangement of using the second water retaining rib 220 to surround the first water retaining rib 120 on three sides can prevent rainwater from flowing from both ends of the first water retaining rib 120 to the assembly hole 110, further ensuring the water retaining effect.

[0052] In this embodiment, the panel 100 is a sheet metal component, and the mesh cover 200 is a plastic component.

[0053] This arrangement can not only ensure the structural strength of the panel assembly, but also reduce the weight of the panel assembly.

[0054] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, the assembly part 210 may include a buckle, and the assembly part 210 is snap-fitted with the assembly hole 110 .

[0055] This form of utilizing a snap-fit ​​structure to realize the assembly and connection between the mesh cover 200 and the panel 100 can not only improve the assembly and disassembly efficiency between the mesh cover 200 and the panel 100, but also has a simple structure.

[0056] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 In this embodiment, a reinforcing rib 150 is disposed at the edge of the assembly hole 110. The provision of the reinforcing rib 150 can reduce the deformation of the panel 100 at the position of the assembly hole 110.

[0057] In this embodiment, the reinforcing rib 150 is formed by partially arching the panel 100 in a direction away from the mesh cover 200 .

[0058] In addition, the present embodiment further provides an air conditioner outdoor unit, comprising a housing and an electric control box, wherein the housing comprises the above-mentioned panel assembly, the electric control box is located inside the housing, the panel 100 has a control area 140 opposite to the electric control box, the first water retaining rib 120 is located between the air outlet area 130 and the control area 140,

[0059] By setting the above panel assembly in the air-conditioning outdoor unit, the air-conditioning outdoor unit accordingly has all the advantages of the above panel assembly, which will not be described one by one here.

[0060] In addition, by only setting the first water retaining rib 120 between the air outlet area 130 and the control area 140, while ensuring the water retaining effect to prevent rainwater from entering the electrical control box, it can also simplify the structure of the panel 100 and reduce the manufacturing cost of the panel 100, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the air conditioner outdoor unit.

[0061] Although the utility model is disclosed as above, the utility model is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

[0062] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprises" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of directions such as “inside”, “outside”, and “side” are all based on the drawings.

[0064] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A panel assembly, comprising a panel (100) and a mesh cover (200), wherein the panel (100) is provided with an assembly hole (110), and the mesh cover (200) is provided with an assembly part (210) for connecting and cooperating with the assembly hole (110), characterized in that: A first water retaining rib (120) is arranged on the surface of the panel (100) facing the mesh cover (200), and a second water retaining rib (220) is arranged on the surface of the mesh cover (200) facing the panel (100), wherein the second water retaining rib (220) and the first water retaining rib (120) are arranged in a staggered manner, and the protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib (120) and the second water retaining rib (220) have an overlapping area, so as to prevent water from flowing in a first direction; the first direction is the direction from the air outlet area (130) of the panel (100) to the assembly hole (110).

2. The panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The protrusion heights of the first water retaining rib (120) and the second water retaining rib (220) partially overlap.

3. The panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A portion of the panel (100) is arched toward the mesh cover (200) to form the first water retaining rib (120).

4. The panel assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first water retaining rib (120) is in a straight line shape.

5. The panel assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface of the first water retaining rib (120) facing the mesh cover (200) is a curved surface.

6. The panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second water retaining rib (220) is a plate-shaped structure, and the thickness direction of the second water retaining rib (220) is parallel to the first direction.

7. The panel assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second water retaining rib (220) comprises a first section (221), a second section (222) and a third section (223) which are connected in sequence, wherein along the first direction, the second section (222) is opposite to the first water retaining rib (120); the first section (221) and the third section (223) are respectively located at two ends of the first water retaining rib (120), and are used to form a three-sided surrounding structure for the first water retaining rib (120) together with the second section (222).

8. The panel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The panel (100) is a sheet metal part, and the mesh cover (200) is a plastic part.

9. The panel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The assembly part (210) comprises a buckle, and the assembly part (210) is snap-fitted with the assembly hole (110).

10. An air conditioner outdoor unit, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell and an electric control box, wherein the shell comprises a panel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the electric control box is located inside the shell, the panel (100) has a control area (140) opposite to the electric control box, and the first water retaining rib (120) is located between the air outlet area (130) and the control area (140).

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