Novel air conditioner gateway equipment device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a novel air-conditioning gateway equipment device, which comprises a panel, a control panel assembly, an upper partition plate, a lower partition plate, a communication board assembly, a lower shell and a metal mounting bracket, the control panel assembly is assembled on the panel, the upper partition plate is fixed on the panel through a fixing screw and clamps and fixes the control panel assembly, the lower shell is provided with a clamping hook, and the clamping hook is fixed on the panel. The lower shell is clamped on the metal mounting bracket through the clamping hook, the lower shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, the communication board assembly is placed in the accommodating cavity of the lower shell and is matched and fixed through the clamping hook, the lower partition board is clamped on the lower shell through the clamping hook, and the communication board assembly is connected with the control board assembly through a connector. By adopting the novel air-conditioning gateway equipment device provided by the utility model, no matter a wireless device or a wired device, too many wiring and construction designs are not needed, and when the device is integrated with a central air-conditioning device, the design is very convenient. The central air-conditioning sub-device can be easily connected to the whole-house intelligent device only by directly replacing the air-conditioning wire controller of the corresponding indoor unit with the gateway.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of whole-house intelligence, in particular to the field of air-conditioning communication technology, and specifically refers to a novel air-conditioning gateway equipment device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of whole-house intelligence, home life is undergoing an unprecedented change. Whole-house intelligent devices integrate various intelligent devices and sensors to achieve comprehensive monitoring and intelligent control of the home environment. Among the many intelligent control sub-devices, the air-conditioning sub-device is integrated into the whole-house intelligent control device, which requires an air-conditioning protocol conversion gateway. The current gateways on the market have a single function, generally just converting the proprietary protocol of the air-conditioning device into the standard modbus protocol. In addition, the gateway design is biased towards weak-current modular design, and is generally installed in a weak-current box, and the subsequent expansion of wireless networking solutions is very limited. In some application scenarios, the gateway is even thrown directly on the ceiling, which is very casual to install and has some safety hazards. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art and provide a new air-conditioning gateway device which is simple to install, novel in appearance and has a wide range of applications.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the novel air conditioning gateway device of the utility model is as follows:

[0005] The main feature of the novel air-conditioning gateway device is that the device includes a panel, a control board assembly, an upper partition, a lower partition, a communication board assembly, a lower shell and a metal mounting bracket. The control board assembly is assembled on the panel. The upper partition is fixed to the panel by fixing screws, and the control board assembly is clamped and fixed. The lower shell is provided with a hook, which is connected to the metal mounting bracket by the hook. The lower shell has a accommodating cavity. The communication board assembly is placed in the accommodating cavity of the lower shell and fixed by the hook. The lower partition is connected to the lower shell by the hook. The communication board assembly is connected to the control board assembly by a connector.

[0006] Preferably, the communication board assembly is provided with a weak-current communication terminal, the lower shell is provided with a terminal accommodating cavity, and the weak-current communication terminal is inserted into the terminal accommodating cavity of the lower shell.

[0007] Preferably, the communication board assembly and the control board assembly 3 are connected via a pin header and a female header.

[0008] Preferably, the communication board assembly includes multiple groups of communication interfaces, and the multiple groups of communication interfaces include an open communication interface and a communication interface connected to an indoor unit of the air conditioner.

[0009] Preferably, the communication board assembly further comprises a power supply device connected to the control board assembly.

[0010] Preferably, the control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of light touch buttons, and the light touch buttons are covered with key caps and connected to the panel to form a button mechanism.

[0011] Preferably, the control board assembly includes a temperature and humidity sensor, and the temperature and humidity sensor is welded on the control board assembly and connected to the MCU.

[0012] Preferably, the control panel assembly further includes a wireless communication assembly and a buzzer, and both the wireless communication assembly and the buzzer are connected to the MCU.

[0013] Preferably, the control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of LED indicator lights, a light guide column is provided above the LED indicator lights, and the light guide column extends into the cylindrical accommodating cavity of the panel.

[0014] Preferably, the LED indicator light is a RBGW lamp bead, and the LED indicator light has several colors.

[0015] Preferably, the panel includes a ventilation structure, and the ventilation structure is a plurality of ventilation and heat dissipation holes.

[0016] The adoption of the new air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model brings great convenience to the integration of air-conditioning sub-devices into the whole-house smart device. No matter it is a wireless device or a wired device, it does not require too much wiring and construction design. When the device is integrated with a central air-conditioning device, it only needs to directly replace the air-conditioning wire controller of the corresponding indoor unit with the gateway to easily connect the central air-conditioning sub-device to the whole-house smart device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of the novel air-conditioning gateway device of the present utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a front view of the novel air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the panel and control board components of the new air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model after being disassembled.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the new air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a functional block diagram of the new air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model.

[0022] Reference numerals:

[0023] 1 Panel

[0024] 3 Control panel assembly

[0025] 5 Upper partition

[0026] 6 Fixing screws

[0027] 7 Metal bracket

[0028] 8 Lower partition

[0029] 9 Communication board components

[0030] 10 Lower housing

[0031] 11 Indicator light hole

[0032] 12-button mechanism

[0033] 13 Cooling holes

[0034] 101 Communication power terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to more clearly describe the technical content of the present invention, further description is given below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0036] The new air-conditioning gateway equipment device of the utility model includes a panel, a control panel assembly, an upper partition, a lower partition, a communication board assembly, a lower shell and a metal mounting bracket. The control panel assembly is assembled on the panel, the upper partition is fixed to the panel by fixing screws, and the control panel assembly is clamped and fixed, the lower shell is provided with a hook, which is connected to the metal mounting bracket by the hook, the lower shell has a accommodating cavity, the communication board assembly is placed in the accommodating cavity of the lower shell and fixed by the hook, the lower partition is connected to the lower shell by the hook, and the communication board assembly is connected to the control panel assembly by a connector.

[0037] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the communication board assembly is provided with a weak-current communication terminal, the lower shell is provided with a terminal accommodating cavity, and the weak-current communication terminal is inserted into the terminal accommodating cavity of the lower shell.

[0038] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the communication board assembly is connected to the control board assembly 3 via a pin header and a female header.

[0039] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the communication board assembly includes multiple groups of communication interfaces, and the multiple groups of communication interfaces include an open communication interface and a communication interface connected to an indoor unit of the air conditioner.

[0040] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the communication board assembly further includes a power supply device connected to the control board assembly.

[0041] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of light touch buttons are provided on the control panel assembly, and the light touch buttons are covered with key caps and connected to the panel to form a button mechanism.

[0042] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the control board assembly includes a temperature and humidity sensor, and the temperature and humidity sensor is welded on the control board assembly and connected to the MCU.

[0043] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the control panel assembly further includes a wireless communication assembly and a buzzer, and the wireless communication assembly and the buzzer are both connected to the MCU.

[0044] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of LED indicator lights, a light guide column is provided above the LED indicator lights, and the light guide column extends into the cylindrical accommodating cavity of the panel.

[0045] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the LED indicator light is a RBGW lamp bead, and the LED indicator light has several colors.

[0046] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the panel includes a ventilation structure, and the ventilation structure is a plurality of ventilation and heat dissipation holes.

[0047] The current air conditioning gateway on the market is just a network device for protocol conversion, which is only used for protocol translation between different devices, and has no other functional expansion. In addition, the product structure is generally a DIN rail installation structure, which is only suitable for installation in a weak current box, and the communication network is limited to wired networking. In some wireless networking application scenarios, there will be many restrictions.

[0048] In order to solve the above problems, it is proposed to design an air conditioning gateway with a surface-mounted structure and quick and simple installation. In addition to the ability to convert the air conditioning protocol to the standard modbus protocol, the gateway also has the ability of wireless networking and air data reporting device, meeting the needs of various complex application scenarios of whole-house intelligence.

[0049] The utility model overcomes the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art and provides an air-conditioning gateway device which is easy to install, novel in appearance and has a relatively wide range of applications.

[0050] In order to achieve the above purpose, the air conditioning gateway device of the utility model is as follows:

[0051] The air conditioning gateway includes a panel, a control board assembly, an upper partition, a lower partition, a communication board assembly, a lower shell, and a metal mounting bracket.

[0052] The control board assembly is placed in the panel housing, and the upper partition is fixed to the panel by screws, and the control board assembly is clamped and fixed. The communication board assembly is connected to the lower housing by a hook, and the lower partition is connected to the lower housing by a hook. The communication board assembly is connected to the control board assembly by a connector. The communication board assembly is provided with a communication interface terminal, and the communication interface terminal is inserted into the terminal accommodating cavity of the lower housing. The lower housing is provided with a hook, which can be connected to the metal mounting bracket.

[0053] The panel is designed with a ventilation structure, a user interaction device, and an antenna device.

[0054] The control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of light touch buttons, which are covered with key caps and connected to the panel to form a button mechanism.

[0055] The control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of LED indicators, which can have a plurality of colors for distinguishing the types of feedback information of the device. A light guide column is provided above the LED indicator, and the light guide column extends into the cylindrical receiving cavity of the panel.

[0056] The LED indicator light is a RBGW lamp bead.

[0057] The lower shell has a receiving cavity, and the communication board assembly is placed in the receiving cavity.

[0058] The communication board assembly comprises a plurality of communication interfaces, wherein the plurality of communication interfaces include an open communication interface and a communication interface to an indoor unit of an air conditioner.

[0059] The communication board assembly also includes a power supply device for supplying power to the control board.

[0060] The control board assembly comprises a temperature and humidity sensor, and the temperature and humidity sensor is welded on the control board.

[0061] The control panel assembly includes a wireless communication assembly.

[0062] The control panel assembly includes a buzzer.

[0063] In a specific implementation manner of the utility model, the air conditioning gateway device includes a panel 1, a control board assembly 3, an upper partition 5, fixing screws 6, a metal bracket 7, a lower partition 8, a communication board assembly 9, and a lower shell 10.

[0064] The control board assembly 3 is assembled and placed on the panel 1, and the upper partition 5 is fixed to the panel 1 by clamping the control board assembly 3 with the fixing screws 6. The communication board assembly 9 is placed in the lower shell 10 and fixed by hooking. The communication board assembly 9 is provided with a weak current communication terminal, and the lower shell 10 is provided with a terminal accommodating cavity, and the weak current communication terminal is placed in the terminal accommodating cavity. The lower partition 8 is connected to the lower shell 10 by a hook. The indicator hole 11, the button mechanism 12 and the heat dissipation hole 13 are all installed on the panel 1. The communication power connection terminal 101 is set on the lower shell 10.

[0065] The communication board assembly 9 is connected to the control board assembly 3 through a pin header and a female header. The panel and the lower shell are tightly buckled, dustproof and waterproof. There are many ventilation and heat dissipation holes on the panel, which is both beautiful and practical. Figure 3 , with device status indicator light, HomeBus communication indicator light, RS485 communication indicator light and power working indicator light, which are used to indicate various working states of the device. The control panel assembly is provided with a wireless module, which can be WiFi / BLE, and the gateway parameters are set wirelessly using APP.

[0066] The control panel assembly is provided with a wireless network access button to realize a one-touch network access mode, allowing easy access to a WiFi network or a BLE Mesh network.

[0067] The control panel assembly is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor for real-time monitoring of the ambient temperature and uploading the ambient temperature value to an APP or server for ambient temperature collection to realize a linkage control function.

[0068] The communication board assembly is as follows Figure 3 , equipped with a DC carrier circuit, generally called HomebBus bus. This bus can realize the sending and receiving of communication information and provide power supply for the gateway. The communication board assembly is also equipped with an RS485 bus for device integration. The communication board assembly is equipped with 4 low-voltage screw terminals. Two of the terminals are used for P1 and P2 signal connections of the HomeBus bus; and two of the terminals are used for A and B signal connections of the RS485 bus.

[0069] The specific implementation scheme of this embodiment can refer to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0070] It can be understood that the same or similar parts of the above embodiments can be referenced to each other, and the contents not described in detail in some embodiments can refer to the same or similar contents in other embodiments.

[0071] It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" refers to at least two.

[0072] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0073] The adoption of the new air-conditioning gateway device of the utility model brings great convenience to the integration of air-conditioning sub-devices into the whole-house smart device. No matter it is a wireless device or a wired device, it does not require too much wiring and construction design. When the device is integrated with a central air-conditioning device, it only needs to directly replace the air-conditioning wire controller of the corresponding indoor unit with the gateway to easily connect the central air-conditioning sub-device to the whole-house smart device.

[0074] In this specification, the utility model has been described with reference to its specific embodiments. However, it is obvious that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, the description and drawings should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

Claims

1. A new air conditioning gateway device, characterized in that: The device includes a panel, a control board assembly, an upper partition, a lower partition, a communication board assembly, a lower shell and a metal mounting bracket. The control board assembly is assembled on the panel. The upper partition is fixed to the panel by fixing screws and clamps the control board assembly. The lower shell is provided with a hook, which is connected to the metal mounting bracket by the hook. The lower shell has a accommodating cavity. The communication board assembly is placed in the accommodating cavity of the lower shell and fixed by the hook. The lower partition is connected to the lower shell by the hook. The communication board assembly is connected to the control board assembly by a connector.

2. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The communication board assembly is provided with a weak-current communication terminal, the lower shell is provided with a terminal accommodating cavity, and the weak-current communication terminal is inserted into the terminal accommodating cavity of the lower shell.

3. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The communication board assembly is connected to the control board assembly via a pin header and a female header.

4. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The communication board assembly includes multiple groups of communication interfaces, and the multiple groups of communication interfaces include open communication interfaces and communication interfaces connected to the indoor unit of the air conditioner.

5. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The communication board assembly also includes a power supply device connected to the control board assembly.

6. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of light touch buttons, and the light touch buttons are covered with key caps and connected with the panel to form a button mechanism.

7. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The control board assembly comprises a temperature and humidity sensor, which is welded on the control board assembly and connected to the MCU.

8. The new air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The control panel assembly also includes a wireless communication assembly and a buzzer, and both the wireless communication assembly and the buzzer are connected to the MCU.

9. The novel air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The control panel assembly is provided with a plurality of LED indicator lights, and a light guide column is provided above the LED indicator lights, and the light guide column extends into the cylindrical accommodating cavity of the panel.

10. The novel air conditioning gateway device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The LED indicator light is a RBGW lamp bead, and the LED indicator light has several colors.

11. The novel air conditioning gateway device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The panel includes a ventilation structure, which is a plurality of ventilation and heat dissipation holes.

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