Water pan and air conditioner

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water pan and an air conditioner. The water pan comprises a water pan body and a flow guide structure arranged on the water pan body, and the flow guide structure is configured to be capable of partially guiding inlet air flow into the water pan body so as to exchange heat with the lower portion of the evaporator. According to the technical scheme, after inlet air flow passes through the water pan, part of the air flow which is originally shielded by the water pan can enter the water pan body from the flow guide structure, and then the part of the air flow can be in contact with the lower part of the evaporator to exchange heat, so that the heat exchange capacity of the part of the evaporator is improved, and the heat exchange efficiency is improved. And the performance and the use experience of the whole air conditioner can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioning equipment, and particularly to a water receiving tray and an air conditioner. Background Art

[0002] At present, the air inlet forms of air conditioners on the market mainly include top-inlet and bottom-outlet, and bottom-inlet and top-outlet. Among them, in the indoor unit of an air conditioner with a top-inlet and bottom-outlet air inlet form, the air inlet side of the evaporator is unobstructed, and the incoming air flow can pass through the evaporator entirely and exchange heat with the evaporator sufficiently. However, in the indoor unit of an air conditioner with a bottom-inlet and top-outlet air inlet form, the water receiving tray is at the air inlet, and the air inlet side of the evaporator is partially blocked by the water receiving tray, so that the incoming air flow cannot exchange heat with the evaporator sufficiently, resulting in poor local heat exchange capacity of the evaporator and affecting the overall performance and user experience of the whole machine. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] To overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a water receiving tray and an air conditioner.

[0004] According to the first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a water receiving tray is provided, which is suitable for an air conditioner with a bottom-inlet and top-outlet air inlet form. The water receiving tray includes a water receiving tray body and a diversion structure provided on the water receiving tray body. The diversion structure is configured to be able to partially introduce the incoming air flow into the interior of the water receiving tray body to exchange heat with the lower part of the evaporator.

[0005] Optionally, the water receiving tray body includes a bottom wall and two opposite side walls, and the diversion structure is a through hole provided on the side wall and communicating inside and outside.

[0006] Optionally, the diversion structure is integrally formed on the side wall.

[0007] Optionally, the water receiving tray further includes a bracket detachably provided on the top surface of the side wall. The bracket is spaced from the top surface of the side wall to form the diversion structure.

[0008] Optionally, the diversion structures are provided on both side walls.

[0009] Optionally, the side wall and the bottom wall are arranged at an angle to form an opening that gradually expands.

[0010] Optionally, the bottom of the diversion structure is formed as an inclined surface that slopes downward from outside to inside.

[0011] Optionally, a plurality of the diversion structures are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the water receiving tray body.

[0012] According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an air conditioner is provided, which includes an evaporator and the water receiving tray according to any one of the above, and the water receiving tray is arranged at the bottom of the evaporator.

[0013] Optionally, the air conditioner has a bottom - inlet and top - outlet air intake form.

[0014] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: The water receiving tray provided by the present disclosure is provided with a diversion structure on the water receiving tray body. The diversion structure is configured to partially introduce the incoming air flow into the interior of the water receiving tray body. For example, when the air conditioner with bottom - inlet and top - outlet air intake is operating, after the incoming air flow passes through the water receiving tray, a part of the air flow that was originally blocked by the water receiving tray can enter the interior of the water receiving tray body through the diversion structure. This part of the air flow can then contact the lower part of the evaporator to exchange heat, thereby improving the heat exchange capacity of this part of the evaporator and being beneficial to enhancing the overall performance and user experience of the air conditioner.

[0015] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. Description of the Drawings

[0016] The drawings here are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of this specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioner shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal air flow direction of an air conditioner shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0019] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a water receiving tray shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0020] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of another water receiving tray shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] Description of the Reference Numerals

[0022] 1 - water receiving tray, 11 - water receiving tray body, 111 - bottom wall, 112 - side wall, 12 - diversion structure, 121 - through hole, 122 - inclined surface, 13 - bracket, 131 - beam part, 132 - supporting part, 133 - threaded hole, 2 - evaporator. Detailed Embodiments

[0023] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, and examples thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0024] The embodiments described in some embodiments of the present disclosure below do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0025] It should be noted that all actions of obtaining signals, information, or data in the present disclosure are carried out on the premise of complying with the corresponding data protection regulations and policies of the country where the location is located and obtaining the authorization given by the owner of the corresponding device.

[0026] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a water receiving tray 1, which is disposed below the evaporator 2 and is used to hold the condensed water precipitated from the surface of the evaporator 2. Taking the refrigeration working mode of an air conditioner as an example, the higher-temperature incoming air flow contacts the low-temperature evaporator 2 and then becomes a lower-temperature air flow, and then is blown into the room. In this process, due to the temperature difference between the higher-temperature incoming air flow and the low-temperature evaporator 2, it is easy to precipitate condensed water on the surface of the evaporator 2, and the condensed water gradually accumulates and drops. The water receiving tray 1 is used to hold the dripping condensed water to prevent the condensed water from accumulating inside the air conditioner and damaging the internal electronic devices.

[0027] The water receiving tray 1 provided by the present disclosure can be applied to both air conditioners with upward incoming and downward outgoing air flows and air conditioners with downward incoming and upward outgoing air flows. For these two different air inlet forms of air conditioners, the differences at least include that in an air conditioner with upward incoming and downward outgoing air flow, the incoming air flow first passes through the evaporator 2 and then through the water receiving tray 1; while in an air conditioner with downward incoming and upward outgoing air flow, the incoming air flow first passes through the water receiving tray 1 and then through the evaporator 2, and at this time, a part of the bottom of the evaporator 2 is blocked by the water receiving tray 1. The water receiving tray 1 provided by the present disclosure can be particularly advantageously applied to an air conditioner with downward incoming and upward outgoing air flow to improve the overall performance and user experience of the air conditioner.

[0028] Specifically, the water receiving tray 1 provided by the present disclosure includes a water receiving tray body 11 and a diversion structure 12 provided on the water receiving tray body 11. Among them, the water receiving tray body 1 is the main structure for accommodating condensed water; the diversion structure 12 is configured to be able to partially introduce the incoming air flow into the interior of the water receiving tray body 11 to exchange heat with the lower part of the evaporator 2. Here, the lower part of the evaporator 2 refers to the part blocked by the water receiving tray 1. Taking an air conditioner with the incoming air flow entering from the bottom and exiting from the top as an example, a part of the air flow entering the air conditioner from the air inlet flows outside the water receiving tray 1 and can partially exchange heat with the part of the evaporator 2 not blocked by the water receiving tray 1, and the other part can enter the interior of the water receiving tray 1 through the diversion structure 12. The air flow direction is as Figure 2 shown by the arrow in the figure. The part of the air flow entering the interior of the water receiving tray 1 can exchange heat with the part of the evaporator 2 blocked by the water receiving tray 1, thereby improving the heat exchange capacity of this part of the evaporator 2.

[0029] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: The water receiving tray 1 provided by the present disclosure is provided with a diversion structure 12 on the water receiving tray body 11. The diversion structure 12 is configured to be able to partially introduce the incoming air flow into the interior of the water receiving tray body 11. For example, when the air conditioner with the incoming air flow entering from the bottom and exiting from the top is operating, after the incoming air flow passes through the water receiving tray 1, the part of the air flow originally blocked by the water receiving tray 1 can enter the interior of the water receiving tray body 11 from the diversion structure 12. This part of the air flow can then contact the lower part of the evaporator 2 to exchange heat, thereby improving the heat exchange capacity of this part of the evaporator 2, which is beneficial to improving the performance and user experience of the entire air conditioner.

[0030] The present disclosure does not limit the implementation manner of the diversion structure 12. Any structure or method that can introduce the incoming air flow into the interior of the water receiving tray body 11 can be applied to the present disclosure.

[0031] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, the water receiving tray body 11 includes a bottom wall 111 and two opposite side walls 112. That is, the water receiving tray body 11 is constructed in a trough shape. The diversion structure 12 is a through hole 121 provided on the side wall 112 and communicating inside and outside. The through hole 121 can be set at a position on the side wall 112 as close as possible to the top surface, so as to avoid overflowing from the through hole 121 when there is more water accumulation in the water receiving tray body 11. In some other embodiments, the diversion structure 12 can also be a diversion groove provided on the top surface of the side wall 112.

[0032] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 shown, the diversion structure 12 can be integrally formed on the side wall 112. That is, the water receiving tray body 11 and the diversion structure 12 are integrally cast. This integrally constructed water receiving tray 1 saves the parts to be installed, is beneficial to improving the installation efficiency, and has relatively high structural strength as a whole.

[0033] In some other embodiments, as Figure 4 shown, the water receiving tray 1 may further include a bracket 13 detachably disposed on the top surface of the side wall 112. The bracket 13 is spaced from the top surface of the side wall 112 to form a diversion structure 12. Specifically, the bracket 13 may include a beam portion 131 and a support portion 132. The beam portion 131 extends in the same direction as the top surface of the side wall 112, and the support portion 132 is supported between the beam portion 131 and the top surface of the side wall 112 so that the beam portion 131 can be spaced from the top surface of the side wall 112. The support portion 132 can be used to support the beam portion 131 and can also be used as a fastening point. For example, a threaded hole 133 is provided at the position of the support portion 132, and a fastening bolt sequentially passes through the bracket 13 and the top surface of the side wall 112. In addition, the support portion 132 can also be integrally formed on the top surface of the side wall 112. At this time, the bracket 13 may only include the beam portion 131. This split-structured water receiving tray 1 can be directly modified on the basis of the original water receiving tray body 11 without additional design, which is beneficial to reducing the design and development cost, and the installation structure is also relatively simple.

[0034] As Figure 1 shown, the bottom of the diversion structure 12 can be formed as an inclined surface 122 that slopes downward from the outside to the inside. Here, the inside and outside refer to the inside and outside of the water receiving tray 1. Taking the water receiving tray 1 including the bracket 13 as an example, the top surface of the side wall 112 can be directly configured as the inclined surface 122. After the bracket 13 is installed, the bottom of the formed diversion structure 12 is the inclined surface 122 that slopes downward from the outside to the inside. In the embodiment where the diversion structure 12 is integrally formed on the side wall 112, the diversion structure 12 can be injection-molded into an inclined surface 122 with a bottom sloping downward from the outside to the inside while injecting the water receiving tray 1. This design of the diversion structure 12 with an inclined bottom, on the one hand, enables the air flow to flow downward along the inclined surface 122 when passing through the diversion structure 12 and enter the inside of the water receiving tray body 11, and on the other hand, is beneficial to preventing the stored water in the water receiving tray body 11 from overflowing from the diversion structure 12.

[0035] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, a plurality of diversion structures 12 can be provided at intervals along the length direction of the water receiving tray body 11. For example, a plurality of through holes 121 are provided at intervals along the length direction of the water receiving tray body 11. This is beneficial to increasing the air intake volume entering the water receiving tray body 11 and improving the heat exchange capacity between this part of the intake air and the lower part of the evaporator 2. The diversion structures 12 can be provided on both side walls 112 on both sides, that is, the intake air can enter the inside of the water receiving tray 1 from both sides of the water receiving tray 1 respectively, which is beneficial to further increasing the air intake volume entering the water receiving tray body 11.

[0036] In addition, for the water receiving tray body 11, its side wall 112 is arranged at an angle with the bottom wall 111 to form an opening that gradually expands. This structure with the inclined side wall 112 enables the condensed water to converge to the bottom wall 111. The water receiving tray body 11 may be further provided with a drain port to timely drain the condensed water out of the air conditioner.

[0037] According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, there is also provided an air conditioner, including an evaporator 2 and a water receiving tray 1. The water receiving tray 1 is the water receiving tray of any one of the above embodiments and has all its beneficial effects. The water receiving tray 1 is arranged at the bottom of the evaporator 2. Among them, the air conditioner is optionally an air conditioner with a lower-in and upper-out air inlet form.

[0038] In the above detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which specific aspects in which the present disclosure can be practiced are shown by way of illustration. In this regard, terms indicating directions or positional relationships such as "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. can be used with reference to the orientation of the described figures. Since the components of the described device can be positioned in a plurality of different orientations, the direction terms can be used for illustrative purposes and are not restrictive. It should be understood that other aspects can be utilized and structural or logical changes can be made without departing from the concept of the present disclosure. Therefore, the following detailed description should not be construed in a limiting sense.

[0039] It should be understood that unless otherwise specifically stated, the features of some embodiments of the various aspects of the present disclosure described herein can be combined with each other. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any one of the related listed items and any combination of any two or more of them; similarly, "at least one of......" includes any one of the related listed items and any combination of any two or more of them.

[0040] It should be understood that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "joined", "attached", "installed", "connected", "linked", "fixed", etc. used in the embodiments of the present disclosure should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communicable with each other; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this article can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0041] In addition, the term "above" as used herein with respect to a component, element, or layer of material formed "above" or located "above" a surface may be used to indicate that the component, element, or layer of material is "indirectly" positioned (e.g., placed, formed, deposited, etc.) on the surface such that one or more additional components, elements, or layers are disposed between the surface and the component, element, or layer of material. However, the term "above" as used herein with respect to a component, element, or layer of material formed "above" or located "above" a surface may alternatively have a specific meaning: the component, element, or layer of material is "directly" positioned (e.g., placed, formed, deposited, etc.) on the surface, e.g., in direct contact with the surface.

[0042] Although terms such as "first", "second", and "third" may be used herein to describe various components, elements, regions, layers, or sections, these components, elements, regions, layers, or sections are not limited to these terms. Rather, these terms are only used to distinguish one component, element, region, layer, or section from another. Thus, the first component, element, region, layer, or section referred to in the examples described herein may also be referred to as the second component, element, region, layer, or section without departing from the teachings of the examples. Additionally, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description herein, "a plurality of" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically and explicitly defined.

[0043] It should be understood that spatial relative terms, such as "above", "upper", "below", and "lower", are used herein to describe the relationship of one element shown in the figures to another element. In addition to the orientation depicted in the figures, such spatial relative terms are also intended to encompass different orientations of the device during use or operation. For example, if the device in the figures is flipped, an element described as "above" or "upper" relative to another element will then be "below" or "lower" relative to that other element. Thus, the term "above" encompasses both the above and below orientations depending on the spatial orientation of the device. The device may have other orientations (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative terms used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

[0044] In addition, the word "exemplary" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or design described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as advantageous over other aspects or designs. Rather, the word exemplary is intended to present concepts in a concrete fashion. As used herein, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or". That is, unless specified otherwise, or clear from the context, "X applies A or B" is intended to mean any of the natural inclusive permutations. That is, if X applies A; X applies B; or X applies both A and B, then "X applies A or B" is satisfied under any of the foregoing instances. Additionally, unless specified otherwise or clear from the context that it refers to the singular form, the articles "a" and "an" as used in this application and the appended claims are generally understood to mean "one or more".

[0045] Likewise, although the present disclosure has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent variations and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art upon reading and understanding the specification and drawings. The present disclosure includes all such modifications and variations and is limited only by the scope of the claims. Specifically with respect to the various functions performed by the components described above (e.g., elements, resources, etc.), unless otherwise indicated, the terms used to describe such components are intended to correspond to any component (functionally equivalent) that performs the specific function of the described component, even if not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure. Additionally, although a particular feature of the present disclosure may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such a feature may be combined with one or more other features of other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application. Further, with respect to the use of "comprises", "comprising", "has", "having", "includes", or variants thereof in the detailed description or claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "including".

[0046] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include known common knowledge or conventional technical means in the art that are not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are pointed out by the appended claims.

[0047] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A water tray, characterized in that: Suitable for air conditioners with bottom-in and top-out air intake, the water tray includes a water tray body and a guide structure arranged on the water tray body, and the guide structure is configured to be able to partially guide the intake air flow into the interior of the water tray body to exchange heat with the lower part of the evaporator.

2. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water receiving tray body comprises a bottom wall and two opposite side walls, and the flow guiding structure is a through hole arranged on the side walls and communicating with the inside and the outside.

3. The water receiving tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flow guiding structure is integrally formed on the side wall.

4. The water receiving tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a bracket detachably arranged on the top surface of the side wall, and the bracket is spaced apart from the top surface of the side wall to form the guide structure.

5. The water receiving tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flow guiding structure is arranged on the side walls on both sides.

6. The water receiving tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side wall is arranged at an angle to the bottom wall to form a gradually expanding opening.

7. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the flow guiding structure is formed as a slope that slopes downward from the outside to the inside.

8. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the flow guide structures are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the water receiving tray body.

9. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The invention comprises an evaporator and a water receiving tray as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the water receiving tray is arranged at the bottom of the evaporator.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 9, characterized in that: The air conditioner is an air conditioner with air inlet in the form of bottom-in and top-out.

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