Decorative structure and air conditioner indoor unit thereof
By using a light-transmitting decorative ring in the air-conditioning decorative strip and using the inner surface to reflect light, the problem of additional processing of the decorative strip is solved, and the effect of saving costs and improving production efficiency is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421594416.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing air conditioning decorative strips require additional processing to improve appearance aesthetics, resulting in inefficient production.
A decorative circle with at least partially transparent light is used to reflect the incident light on the light-exposed surface through the inner surface to achieve a shiny effect, replacing the hot stamping or electroplating process.
Save costs, reduce processing steps, and improve the production efficiency of decorative structures and air-conditioning indoor units.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and in particular to a decorative structure and an air conditioning indoor unit thereof. Background Art
[0002] Decorative strips are set on the exterior of the air conditioner to improve the aesthetics of the product. Generally, the decorative strips have a high-gloss effect through processes such as hot stamping or electroplating. Additional processing of non-major functional components of the air conditioner is not conducive to improving the production efficiency of the air conditioner and needs further improvement. Utility Model Content
[0003] The utility model provides a decorative structure and an air-conditioner indoor unit thereof, so as to solve the technical problem that the appearance of a decorative strip needs to be additionally processed.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present application proposes a decorative structure, comprising a decorative ring that is at least partially translucent, the decorative ring having a light incident surface, an inner surface and a light emitting surface, the inner surface being configured to reflect light incident from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface.
[0005] Optionally, in one embodiment, the angle between the light incident surface and the inner surface is greater than α, α=arcsin(1 / R i ), R i is the refractive index of the material of the decorative ring.
[0006] Optionally, in one embodiment, an angle between the light reflected from the inner surface to the light emitting surface and a normal line of the light emitting surface is less than α.
[0007] Optionally, in one embodiment, the refractive index of the decorative ring is 1.59, and the angle between the light incident surface and the inner surface is greater than 39° and less than 60°.
[0008] Optionally, in one embodiment, the light incident surface and the light emitting surface are located on two opposite sides of the inner surface.
[0009] Optionally, in one embodiment, the light emitting surface is located on the outer side of the decorative ring, and the light incident surface is located on the inner side of the decorative ring.
[0010] Optionally, in one embodiment, it also includes decorative panels and side panels located on both sides of the decorative ring, the decorative panel and the side panel are detachably connected, the decorative panel and the side panel jointly clamp the decorative ring, and the light incident surface and the light emitting surface are respectively staggered with the decorative panel and the side panel to remain exposed.
[0011] Optionally, in one embodiment, the decorative ring includes a main body ring and a clamping portion arranged on the inner side of the main body ring, the main body ring has the light incident surface, the inner surface and the light emitting surface, and the main body ring is made of a light-transmitting material; the clamping portion is used for clamping the decorative panel and the side panel together.
[0012] Optionally, in one embodiment, a fixing column is provided on the side panel, and a fixing hole is provided on the decorative ring, and when the decorative plate and the side panel jointly clamp the decorative ring, the fixing column passes through the fixing hole; and / or
[0013] The decorative plate is provided with a buckle, and the side plate is provided with a snap-in opening for the buckle to be snapped into.
[0014] The present application also proposes an air-conditioning indoor unit, comprising the decorative structure as described above.
[0015] The decorative structure provided in the present application reflects the light incident from the light incident surface through the inner surface and emits it from the light emitting surface, so that the user can observe a glittering effect from the light emitting surface, replacing the hot stamping or electroplating process in the related technology, saving costs, and being beneficial to saving the decorative structure processing steps and improving the production efficiency of air conditioners. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application 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 described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.
[0017] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the decorative structure of this application being installed on the indoor unit of the air conditioner;
[0018] Figure 2 An exploded view of the decorative structure of this application;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the decorative ring in the decorative structure of this application;
[0020] Figure 4 A side view of a decorative ring in the decorative structure of the present application;
[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.
[0022] Description of Figure Numbers:
[0023] 1. Decorative ring; 11. Main body ring; 111. Light incident surface; 112. Inner surface; 113. Light emitting surface; 12. Clamping part; 13. Fixing hole; 2. Decorative panel; 21. Buckle; 3. Side panel; 31. Fixing column; 32. Bayonet; 4. Air conditioner indoor unit.
[0024] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0026] The embodiment of the present application provides a decorative structure to solve the problem of requiring additional processing on the appearance of the decorative strip. The following will be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0027] In the embodiments of the present application, Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the decorative structure includes a decorative ring 1 that is at least partially light-transmissive, and the decorative ring 1 has a light incident surface 111, an inner surface 112, and a light emitting surface 113, and the inner surface 112 is configured to reflect light incident from the light incident surface 111 to the light emitting surface 113. It should be noted that the decorative ring 1 that is at least partially light-transmissive means that the light incident surface 111 and the light emitting surface 113 should be transparent, and the area through which the light path from the light incident surface 111 to the inner surface 112 and the area through which the light path from the inner surface 112 to the light emitting surface 113 should also be transparent, and the inner surface 112 can be transparent or opaque. In this way, the light incident from the light incident surface 111 is totally reflected by the inner surface 112, and the totally reflected light is emitted from the light emitting surface 113, so that the user can observe a shiny effect on the light emitting surface 113, thereby replacing the hot stamping and electroplating processes in the related technology, saving costs and reducing processing steps, improving the production efficiency of the decorative structure while further improving the production efficiency of the air-conditioning indoor unit 4.
[0028] In some embodiments, Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 is greater than α, α=arcsin(1 / Ri), and Ri is the refractive index of the material of the decorative ring 1. It should be noted that α is essentially the critical angle of the material of the decorative ring 1. When the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 is equal to the angle between the incident light and the normal of the inner surface 112, and the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 is greater than α, that is, when the angle between the incident light and the normal of the inner surface 112 is greater than α, the incident light can be totally reflected on the inner surface 112. Through the actual materials used in the decorative ring 1 and the above formula, α can be known, and the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 can be adjusted accordingly to make the light totally reflected on the inner surface 112.
[0029] In some embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, the angle β between the light reflected from the inner surface 112 to the light emitting surface 113 and the normal of the light emitting surface 113 is less than α. In this way, the light reflected from the inner surface 112 to the light emitting surface 113 can pass through the light emitting surface 113 and be refracted, and will not be totally reflected from the light emitting surface 113, so that the light totally reflected from the inner surface 112 is emitted out of the decorative ring 1.
[0030] Here, Figure 5 It is particularly noted that the two dotted lines represent the normal line of the inner surface 112 and the normal line of the light emitting surface 113 respectively; the solid line with an arrow represents the light path of the light, and the incident light is incident on the inner surface 112 perpendicular to the light incident surface 111 .
[0031] In some embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, the refractive index of the decorative ring 1 is 1.59, and the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 is greater than 39° and less than 60°. It should be noted that the material of the decorative ring 1 is pc transparent material, and the refractive index of the pc material is approximately 1.59. According to the calculation formula of α provided in the above embodiment, it can be obtained that α is 39°; and while ensuring that the inner surface 112 can fully reflect the incident light, the angle between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 is further limited to less than 60°, so as to avoid the large thickness between the light incident surface 111 and the inner surface 112 resulting in a large area of the light emitting surface 113, thereby affecting the flatness of the light emitting surface 113 during the injection molding process and affecting the light emitting effect.
[0032] In some embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, the light incident surface 111 and the light emitting surface 113 are located on opposite sides of the inner surface 112. Such a setting is in accordance with the incident and emitting paths of the light, ensuring that the light is smoothly incident, reflected and emitted.
[0033] In some embodiments, Figure 3As shown, the light emitting surface 113 is located outside the decorative ring 1, and the light incident surface 111 is located inside the decorative ring 1. Compared with being located inside, the light emitting surface 113 is located outside the decorative ring 1, so that the light emitting effect can be observed at more viewing angles.
[0034] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, it also includes a decorative panel 2 and a side panel 3 located on both sides of the decorative ring 1. The decorative panel 2 and the side panel 3 are detachably connected. The decorative panel 2 and the side panel 3 jointly clamp the decorative ring 1. The light incident surface 111 and the light emitting surface 113 are staggered with the decorative panel 2 and the side panel 3 respectively to remain exposed. It should be noted that the detachable connection between the decorative panel 2 and the side panel 3 may refer to conventional detachable connection methods such as snap 21 connection, bolt connection, and pin connection. The decorative ring 1 is fixed by the fastening force between the decorative panel 2 and the side panel 3 to achieve the installation of the decorative ring 1, avoiding the setting of a fixed structure on the transparent decorative ring 1 to affect the appearance.
[0035] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the decorative ring 1 includes a main body ring 11 and a clamping portion 12 disposed on the inner side of the main body ring 11. The main body ring 11 has a light incident surface 111, an inner surface 112 and a light emitting surface 113. The main body ring 11 is made of a light-transmitting material; the clamping portion 12 is used to be clamped by the decorative plate 2 and the side plate 3. The decorative plate 2 and the side plate 3 clamp the clamping portion 12 to fix the decorative ring 1 completely, so as to prevent the decorative plate 2 and the side plate 3 from affecting the light entering and exiting the main body ring 11.
[0036] In some embodiments, along the direction of the side panel 3 pointing to the decorative panel 2 , at least part of the light incident surface 111 and the light emitting surface 113 protrude from the decorative panel 2 , so as to achieve a better lighting effect.
[0037] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, a fixing column 31 is provided on the side plate 3 , and a fixing hole 13 is provided on the decorative ring 1 . When the decorative plate 2 and the side plate 3 clamp the decorative ring 1 together, the fixing column 31 passes through the fixing hole 13 .
[0038] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the clamping portion 12 of the decorative ring 1 is provided with a plurality of fixing holes 13 , and the side plate 3 is provided with a plurality of fixing columns 31 corresponding to the plurality of fixing holes 13 one by one.
[0039] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, a buckle 21 is provided on the decorative panel 2 , and a buckle slot 32 for the buckle 21 to be inserted into is provided on the side panel 3 .
[0040] The present application also provides an air-conditioning indoor unit 4, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the decorative structure is included. The specific structure of the decorative structure refers to the above embodiment. Since the air conditioner indoor unit 4 adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described one by one here. Among them, the side panel 3 of the decorative structure is installed on the side of the air conditioner indoor unit 4.
[0041] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant description of other embodiments. In the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.
[0042] The decorative structure provided in the embodiment of the present application is introduced in detail above. Specific examples are used in this article to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea. At the same time, for technical personnel in this field, according to the idea of the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation method and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.
Claims
1. A decorative structure, characterized in that: The invention comprises a decorative ring (1) which is at least partially light-transmissive, the decorative ring (1) having a light incident surface (111), an inner surface (112) and a light emitting surface (113), the inner surface (112) being configured to reflect light incident from the light incident surface (111) to the light emitting surface (113).
2. A decorative structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The angle between the light incident surface (111) and the inner surface (112) is greater than α, α=arcsin(1 / Ri), and Ri is the material refractive index of the decorative ring (1).
3. A decorative structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The angle between the light reflected from the inner surface (112) to the light emitting surface (113) and the normal line of the light emitting surface (113) is less than α.
4. A decorative structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The refractive index of the decorative ring (1) is 1.59, and the angle between the light incident surface (111) and the inner surface (112) is greater than 39° and less than 60°.
5. A decorative structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The light incident surface (111) and the light emitting surface (113) are located on two opposite sides of the inner surface (112).
6. A decorative structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light emitting surface (113) is located on the outside of the decorative ring (1), and the light incident surface (111) is located on the inside of the decorative ring (1).
7. A decorative structure according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: It also includes a decorative plate (2) and a side plate (3) located on both sides of the decorative ring (1); the decorative plate (2) and the side plate (3) are detachably connected; the decorative plate (2) and the side plate (3) jointly clamp the decorative ring (1); and the light incident surface (111) and the light emitting surface (113) are respectively staggered with the decorative plate (2) and the side plate (3) so as to remain exposed.
8. A decorative structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The decorative ring (1) comprises a main body ring (11) and a clamping portion (12) arranged on the inner side of the main body ring (11); the main body ring (11) has the light incident surface (111), the inner surface (112) and the light emitting surface (113); the main body ring (11) is made of a light-transmitting material; the clamping portion (12) is used for clamping the decorative panel (2) and the side panel (3) together.
9. A decorative structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The side plate (3) is provided with a fixing column (31), and the decorative ring (1) is provided with a fixing hole (13), and when the decorative plate (2) and the side plate (3) jointly clamp the decorative ring (1), the fixing column (31) passes through the fixing hole (13); and / or The decorative plate (2) is provided with a buckle (21), and the side plate (3) is provided with a buckle opening (32) for the buckle (21) to be buckled in.
10. An air conditioner indoor unit (4), characterized in that: The invention comprises a decorative structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.