Air conditioner air port reinforcing structure

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner air opening reinforcing structure. The air conditioner air port reinforcing structure comprises a shell and a supporting piece, an air inlet is formed in the shell, the supporting piece is arranged at the air inlet, and two side walls, oppositely arranged in the width direction of the air inlet, of the shell are defined as a first side wall and a second side wall correspondingly. Wherein one end of the supporting piece protrudes to form a clamping protrusion, the first side wall is correspondingly provided with a clamping groove, the clamping protrusion extends into the clamping groove and is matched with the clamping groove in a clamping mode, and the other end of the supporting piece is connected to the second side wall in a clamping mode or a threaded mode. According to the air conditioner air opening reinforcing structure, the problem that the installation efficiency of a supporting piece in an existing air pipe type air conditioner is low is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly to a strengthened structure for an air conditioner air outlet. Background Art

[0002] A ducted air conditioner generally includes a housing and components such as a blower and a heat exchanger disposed within the housing. An air inlet and an air outlet are provided on the housing. When the blower operates, it can guide air from the air inlet to the heat exchanger, and after the air exchanges heat with the heat exchanger, it is discharged from the air outlet to the outside of the housing. Among them, air inlet components such as the blower are often installed through the air inlet on the housing. Affected by factors such as the blower pressure, the overall strength of the housing at the air inlet is insufficient. Therefore, a support member is usually provided to increase the strength.

[0003] In the related art, to avoid the support member hindering the installation of the blower, both ends of the support member are often fixedly connected to the housing by screwing with the housing through screws. In the traditional assembly process, one end of the support member is first screwed to the housing through a screw so that the support member can rotate relative to the housing to avoid installation interference. After the assembly of components such as the blower is completed, the support member is then rotated and the other end of the support member is connected by a screw to fix both ends of the support member. In this way, the overall assembly of the support member is time-consuming and not conducive to improving production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a strengthened structure for an air conditioner air outlet to solve the problem of low installation efficiency of the support member in the existing ducted air conditioner.

[0005] This application provides a strengthened structure for an air conditioner air outlet. The strengthened structure for the air conditioner air outlet includes a housing and a support member. An air inlet is provided on the housing. The support member is disposed at the air inlet, and two side walls of the housing oppositely arranged along the width direction of the air inlet are defined as a first side wall and a second side wall respectively. Wherein, a clamping protrusion is formed by protruding one end of the support member, a clamping groove is correspondingly provided on the first side wall, the clamping protrusion extends into the clamping groove and is in clamping cooperation with the clamping groove, and the other end of the support member is clamped or screwed to the second side wall.

[0006] In one embodiment, a flanging is provided on the second side wall, and the support member is disposed within the housing. Wherein, a connection hole is provided at one end of the support member away from the clamping protrusion, and the strengthened structure for the air conditioner air outlet further includes a fastener, and the fastener passes through the flanging and is connected to the connection hole.

[0007] In one embodiment, a flanging is provided on the second sidewall, and the support member is disposed outside the housing; wherein, a connection hole is formed at one end of the support member away from the clamping protrusion, and the air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure further includes a fastener, and the fastener passes through the connection hole and is connected to the flanging.

[0008] In one embodiment, the support member can rotate relative to the fastener to drive the clamping protrusion to rotate towards the direction close to the clamping groove.

[0009] In one embodiment, the support member further includes a main board and a clamping board, and the clamping board is connected to one end of the main board and is arranged at an angle with the main board; wherein, the clamping protrusion protrudes and is connected to the surface of the clamping board.

[0010] In one embodiment, the angle A between the clamping board and the main board satisfies 90°≤A≤120°.

[0011] In one embodiment, along the length direction of the main board, the distance H from one end of the clamping protrusion away from the clamping board to the end of the clamping board away from the main board satisfies 2.5mm≤H≤4mm.

[0012] In one embodiment, at least one hem is provided on the main board, and the hem extends along the length direction of the main board.

[0013] In one embodiment, the clamping protrusion is connected to the surface of the clamping board close to the second sidewall, a partition rib is provided in the clamping groove, and the partition rib divides the clamping groove into a clamping slot and an avoidance slot; wherein, the clamping board can pass through the avoidance slot so that the clamping protrusion can move to the clamping slot and be clamped and matched with the clamping slot.

[0014] In one embodiment, the first sidewall includes a first support plate and a second support plate, and the second support plate is connected to the first support plate and is arranged at an angle with the first support plate; wherein, the clamping groove is formed in the first support plate, and the avoidance slot is partially formed at the connection of the first support plate and the second support plate.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure provided by the present application can realize the rapid connection between the support member and the housing through the cooperation of the clamping protrusion and the clamping groove. Compared with the traditional threaded connection structure, the number of components such as screws can be reduced, thereby simplifying the installation operation steps of the support member and greatly improving the installation efficiency of the support member. Moreover, when the support member is installed, the fan unit and the like can be installed in the housing first, and then the support member is installed, so as to avoid installation interference of the support member on the fan unit and the like. Description of the Drawings

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0017] Figure 1 Structural schematic diagram of an air-conditioning vent strengthening structure provided by the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 Partial schematic diagram of an air-conditioning vent strengthening structure provided by the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 Structural schematic diagram of a support member provided by the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 Front view of a support member provided by the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 Side view of a support member provided by the present application.

[0022] The meanings of the symbols in the figure are as follows:

[0023] 100, air-conditioning vent strengthening structure; 10, housing; 101, air inlet; 102, clamping groove; 1021, card slot; 1022, avoidance groove; 11, first side wall; 111, first support plate; 112, second support plate; 12, second side wall; 121, flanging; 13, partition rib; 20, support member; 201, connection hole; 202, notch; 21, clamping protrusion; 22, main board; 23, clamping plate; 24, folded edge; 30, fastener; 200, fan unit; 300, heat exchange unit. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the following will give a detailed description of the specific implementation manners of the present application in conjunction with the drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0025] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or there may be an intermediate component. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intermediate component at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the specification of this application are only for illustrative purposes and do not represent the only implementation.

[0026] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0027] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature may be in direct contact with the second feature "on" or "under" the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature may be in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "below", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of this application have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific implementations and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in the specification of this application includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0029] A ducted air conditioner generally includes a housing and components such as a fan and a heat exchanger disposed in the housing. An air inlet and an air outlet are provided on the housing. When the fan is operating, it can guide air from the air inlet to the heat exchanger, and the air is discharged out of the housing from the air outlet after exchanging heat with the heat exchanger. Among them, the air inlet components such as the fan are often installed through the air inlet on the housing. Due to factors such as the fan pressure, the overall strength of the housing at the air inlet is insufficient. Therefore, it is usually necessary to provide a support member to increase the strength.

[0030] In the related art, both ends of the support member are often threadedly connected to the housing by screws. However, to avoid the support member obstructing the installation of the fan, in the traditional assembly process, one end of the support member is first threadedly connected to the housing, and after the assembly of the fan and the like is completed, the support member is rotated and the other end of the support member is connected by bolts. Thus, the overall assembly of the support member is time-consuming and not conducive to improving production efficiency.

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1-5 , to solve the problem of low installation efficiency of the support member in the existing duct-type air conditioner, the present application provides an air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure 100. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure 100 includes a housing 10 and a support member 20, and an air inlet 101 is formed on the housing 10. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure 100 provided by the present application is mainly applied to a duct-type air conditioner, wherein the fan unit 200 of the duct-type air conditioner is installed in the housing 10 through the air inlet 101 and is used to guide gas to the heat exchange unit 300 in the housing 10 for heat exchange.

[0032] Further, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the support member 20 is disposed at the air inlet 101, and both ends of the support member 20 are respectively connected to two side walls of the housing 10 that are oppositely arranged along the width direction of the air inlet 101. Here, the two side walls of the housing 10 that are oppositely arranged along the width direction of the air inlet 101 are respectively defined as a first side wall 11 and a second side wall 12. Among them, a clamping protrusion 21 protrudes from one end of the support member 20, and a clamping groove 102 is correspondingly formed on the first side wall 11. The clamping protrusion 21 extends into the clamping groove 102 and is in clamping cooperation with the clamping groove 102, and the other end of the support member 20 is clamped or threadedly connected to the second side wall 12.

[0033] Thus, through the cooperation of the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102, the quick connection between the support member 20 and the housing 10 can be realized. Compared with the structure in which both ends are threadedly connected in the traditional way, the number of components such as screws can be reduced, thereby simplifying the installation operation steps of the support member 20 and greatly improving the installation efficiency of the support member 20. Moreover, when the support member 20 is installed, the fan unit 200 and the like can be first installed in the housing 10, and then the support member 20 is installed, so as to avoid the support member 20 causing installation interference to the fan unit 200 and the like.

[0034] In an embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 4 shown, a flanging 121 is provided on the second side wall 12, and the support member 20 is disposed inside the housing 10. Among them, a connection hole 201 is formed at one end of the support member 20 away from the clamping protrusion 21, and the air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure 100 further includes a fastener 30. The fastener 30 passes through the flanging 121 and is connected to the connection hole 201.

[0035] That is, in this embodiment, the clamping protrusion 21 is only provided at one end of the support member 20, and the other end adopts the traditional threaded connection method, so the same assembly process as the traditional one can be adopted to reduce the production cost. Moreover, the entire support member 20 can be accommodated within the housing 10 to reduce the risk of collision damage. Here, the fastener 30 can be in the form of a bolt and a nut, and the connection hole 201 can be provided as a through hole; alternatively, the fastener 30 can be a bolt, and the connection hole 201 can be provided as a threaded hole to be threadedly engaged with the bolt.

[0036] However, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the support member 20 can also be provided outside the housing 10. At this time, the fastener 30 passes through the connection hole 201 and is connected to the flanging 121. Here, the connection hole 201 is preferably provided as a through hole, which is simple to connect and easy to rotate.

[0037] This application specifically describes the installation method with the support member 20 provided inside the housing 10.

[0038] In one embodiment, the support member 20 can rotate relative to the fastener 30 to drive the clamping protrusion 21 to rotate in the direction close to the clamping groove 102. In this way, when the support member 20 is connected, one end can be first threadedly connected to the housing 10. After the fan unit 200 and the like are installed inside the housing 10 through the air inlet 101, the support member 20 is rotated to move the clamping protrusion 21 to the clamping groove 102 to achieve clamping, and the overall connection is simpler.

[0039] In one embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the support member 20 further includes a main board 22 and a clamping board 23. The clamping board 23 is connected to one end of the main board 22 and is disposed at an angle to the main board 22. Among them, the clamping protrusion 21 protrudes and is connected to the surface of the clamping board 23. In this way, the clamping cooperation between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102 can be achieved.

[0040] Specifically, the clamping protrusion 21 can be connected to the surface of the clamping board 23 away from the second side wall 12. At this time, the entire support member 20 is located on the side of the first side wall 11 close to the second side wall 12. However, it is not limited thereto. The clamping protrusion 21 can also be connected to the surface of the clamping board 23 close to the second side wall 12. At this time, a part of the clamping board 23 penetrates through the first side wall 11 to facilitate the clamping cooperation between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102.

[0041] This application specifically describes the case where the clamping protrusion 21 is connected to the surface of the clamping board 23 close to the second side wall 12 as an example. Based on this, in order to facilitate the clamping board 23 to penetrate through the first side wall 11 and achieve the clamping effect between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102, in one embodiment, as Figure 2As shown, a partition rib 13 is provided in the clamping groove 102, and the partition rib 13 divides the clamping groove 102 into a clamping groove 1021 and an avoidance groove 1022. Among them, the clamping plate 23 can pass through the avoidance groove 1022 so that the clamping protrusion 21 can move to the clamping groove 1021 and be clamped with the clamping groove 1021.

[0042] Specifically, the partition rib 13 is formed by processing the first side wall 11.

[0043] In one embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, at least one hem 24 is provided on the main board 22, and the hem 24 extends along the length direction of the main board 22. By providing the hem 24, the structural strength of the support member 20 can be increased, and the reliability of the support can be ensured.

[0044] Furthermore, in one embodiment, the number of the hems 24 is two, and the two hems 24 are respectively provided on both sides of the main board 22 in the width direction to further increase the structural strength of the support member 20.

[0045] In one embodiment, the hem 24 is at least partially in abutting cooperation with the partition rib 13 to further enhance the connection strength between the support member 20 and the first side wall 11.

[0046] In another embodiment, the hem 24 and the partition rib 13 are arranged at intervals, so that the installation of the support member 20 is simpler.

[0047] In one embodiment, a notch 202 is formed on the main board 22, and the notch 202 is provided between the hem 24 and the clamping plate 23. By providing the notch 202, it is beneficial to the bending of the hem 24. At the same time, it can also ensure that after the hem 24 is bent, the widths of the main board 22 and the clamping plate 23 can be basically kept the same.

[0048] In one embodiment, the main board 22, the clamping plate 23, the hem 24 and the clamping protrusion 21 are of an integral structure, thus greatly increasing the structural strength of the support member 20 and ensuring the support strength of the support member 20.

[0049] Furthermore, in one embodiment, as Figure 2 shown, the first side wall 11 includes a first support plate 111 and a second support plate 112, and the second support plate 112 is connected to the first support plate 111 and is arranged at an angle with the first support plate 111. Among them, the clamping groove 102 is formed on the first support plate 111, and the avoidance groove 1022 is partially formed at the connection of the first support plate 111 and the second support plate 112.

[0050] It can be understood that by setting the first support plate 111 and the second support plate 112 that are relatively bent, the second support plate 112 can be abutted against other components in the duct air conditioner, thereby improving the structural stability of the first side wall 11, improving the structural strength of the housing 10 at the air inlet 101, and ensuring a reliable connection between the support member 20 and the first side wall 11.

[0051] In one embodiment, as Figure 4 and Figure 5 shown, along the length direction of the main board 22, the distance H from the end of the clamping protrusion 21 away from the clamping board 23 to the end of the clamping board 23 away from the main board 22 satisfies 2.5 mm ≤ H ≤ 4 mm.

[0052] In this way, the clamping difficulty and the clamping effect between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102 can be balanced. If H > 4 mm, the height of the clamping protrusion 21 is relatively high, and the clamping difficulty between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102 increases. If H < 2.5 mm, the height of the clamping protrusion 21 is relatively small, and the clamping protrusion 21 is likely to be disengaged from the clamping groove 102, resulting in connection failure.

[0053] Exemplarily, the distance H from the end of the clamping protrusion 21 away from the clamping board 23 to the end of the clamping board 23 away from the main board 22 can be set to 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, etc., and will not be listed one by one here.

[0054] In one embodiment, as Figure 5 shown, the angle A between the clamping board 23 and the main board 22 satisfies 90° ≤ A ≤ 120°. In this way, the clamping effect between the clamping protrusion 21 and the clamping groove 102 can be further ensured.

[0055] Specifically, if A > 120°, the angle between the clamping board 23 and the main board 22 is too large. After the clamping board 23 penetrates through the first side wall 11, the distance from the clamping protrusion 21 to the clamping groove 102 will increase, thereby reducing the reliability of the clamping fit between the two. If A < 90°, the difficulty of the clamping board 23 penetrating through the first side wall 11 is greatly increased, which is not conducive to the assembly of the support member 20.

[0056] Exemplarily, the angle A between the clamping board 23 and the main board 22 can be set to 90°, 100°, 110°, 120°, etc., and can be reasonably set according to actual needs.

[0057] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope recorded in this specification.

[0058] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure, characterized in that, It includes a housing (10) and a support member (20). An air inlet (101) is formed on the housing (10). The support member (20) is disposed at the air inlet (101), and two side walls of the housing (10) oppositely arranged along the width direction of the air inlet (101) are defined as a first side wall (11) and a second side wall (12) respectively. Wherein, one end of the support member (20) protrudes to form a clamping protrusion (21). The first side wall (11) is correspondingly provided with a clamping groove (102). The clamping protrusion (21) extends into the clamping groove (102) and is in clamping fit with the clamping groove (102). The other end of the support member (20) is clamped or threadedly connected to the second side wall (12).

2. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, A flange (121) is provided on the second side wall (12). The support member (20) is disposed inside the housing (10). Wherein, a connection hole (201) is formed at one end of the support member (20) away from the clamping protrusion (21). The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure further includes a fastener (30). The fastener (30) passes through the flange (121) and is connected to the connection hole (201).

3. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, A flange (121) is provided on the second side wall (12). The support member (20) is disposed outside the housing (10). Wherein, a connection hole (201) is formed at one end of the support member (20) away from the clamping protrusion (21). The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure further includes a fastener (30). The fastener (30) passes through the connection hole (201) and is connected to the flange (121).

4. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The support member (20) can rotate relative to the fastener (30) to drive the clamping protrusion (21) to rotate towards the direction close to the clamping groove (102).

5. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 4, wherein The support member (20) further includes a main board (22) and a clamping board (23). The clamping board (23) is connected to one end of the main board (22) and is arranged at an angle with the main board (22). Wherein, the clamping protrusion (21) protrudes and is connected to the surface of the clamping board (23).

6. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 5, characterized in that, The angle A between the clamping board (23) and the main board (22) satisfies 90° ≤ A ≤ 120°.

7. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 5, characterized in that, Along the length direction of the main board (22), the distance H from the end of the clamping protrusion (21) away from the clamping board (23) to the end of the clamping board (23) away from the main board (22) satisfies 2.5 mm ≤ H ≤ 4 mm.

8. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 5, characterized in that, At least one folding edge (24) is provided on the main board (22). The folding edge (24) extends along the length direction of the main board (22).

9. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, The clamping protrusion (21) is connected to the surface of the clamping board (23) close to the second side wall (12). A partition rib (13) is provided in the clamping groove (102), and the partition rib (13) divides the clamping groove (102) into a clamping slot (1021) and an avoidance slot (1022). Wherein, the clamping plate (23) can pass through the avoidance groove (1022) so that the clamping protrusion (21) can move to the clamping groove (1021) and be clamped and matched with the clamping groove (1021).

10. The air-conditioning air outlet strengthening structure according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first side wall (11) includes a first support plate (111) and a second support plate (112), and the second support plate (112) is connected to the first support plate (111) and is arranged at an angle with the first support plate (111); Wherein, the clamping groove (102) is formed in the first support plate (111), and the avoidance groove (1022) is partially formed at the connection of the first support plate (111) and the second support plate (112).

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