Outdoor unit and air conditioner

Abstract

The utility model provides an outdoor unit and an air conditioner, the outdoor unit comprises a condenser, the installation side of the condenser is provided with a side plate structure used for fixing a refrigerant pipe group; the electric control box is arranged on the mounting side and is connected with the side plate structure; the heat dissipation piece of the electric control box is matched with the refrigerant pipe set. The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is that a refrigerant circulation pipeline needs to be lengthened by a certain length due to the fact that an electric control box in a related technical scheme is fixed on an air separation vertical plate so as to ensure that a refrigerant pipe in the refrigerant circulation pipeline can extend to the air separation vertical plate to be attached to a heat dissipation plate. However, in combination with the operation condition of the compressor, the compressor can drive the refrigerant circulation pipeline to vibrate during operation, and in combination with the characteristics of the arrangement position of the electric control box, the instability caused by vibration of the refrigerant circulation pipeline is increased.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] The outdoor unit of an air conditioner is equipped with an electric control box. Since the electric control box generates a lot of heat during operation, in order to achieve cooling of the electric control box, the related technical solution combines the heat dissipation plate of the electric control box with the refrigerant pipe to dissipate heat from the power module of the electric control box.

[0003] Specifically, because the electrical control box in the related technical solution is fixed to the windbreak, it is necessary to extend the refrigerant circulation pipeline to a certain length to ensure that the refrigerant pipe in the refrigerant circulation pipeline can extend to the windbreak and achieve contact with the heat sink. However, considering the operation of the compressor, the refrigerant circulation pipeline will vibrate when the compressor is running. Combined with the characteristics of the installation position of the above-mentioned electrical control box, the instability caused by vibration of the refrigerant circulation pipeline is increased. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem solved by the present invention is that, because the electrical control box in the related technical solution is fixed to the windbreak plate, it is necessary to extend the refrigerant circulation pipeline to a certain length to ensure that the refrigerant pipe in the refrigerant circulation pipeline can extend to the windbreak plate to achieve contact with the heat sink. However, considering the operation of the compressor, the refrigerant circulation pipeline will vibrate when the compressor is running, and the characteristics of the installation position of the above-mentioned electrical control box increase the instability of the refrigerant circulation pipeline caused by vibration.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides an outdoor unit, including: a condenser, wherein the installation side of the condenser is provided with a side plate structure for fixing the refrigerant pipe group; an electrical control box, which is arranged on the installation side and connected to the side plate structure; wherein the heat dissipation component of the electrical control box cooperates with the refrigerant pipe group.

[0006] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: by setting the electric control box on the side plate structure, compared with fixing the electric control box to other positions, for example, comparing this technical solution with the implementation method of installing the electric control box on the wind-proof vertical plate, on the one hand, the extended length of the refrigerant pipe group that can be smoothly matched to the heat sink is shortened, and by shortening the extended length, the adverse effects caused by the extended length of the refrigerant pipe group on the heat exchange function of the air conditioner are reduced as much as possible; on the other hand, the assembly method of setting the electric control box on the side plate structure ensures consistency with the assembly environment of the refrigerant pipe group as much as possible, reducing the risk of aggravated vibration due to the inconsistency between the assembly environment of the electric control box and the assembly environment of the refrigerant pipe group. In addition, it can be understood that by shortening the above-mentioned extended length, the waste of resources caused by thermal interaction between the refrigerant pipe group and the surrounding environment is reduced.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerant pipe group is provided with a plurality of elbow structures installed on the side plate structure; and the electric control box is provided with a give-way structure for giving way to the elbow structures.

[0008] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: specifically, by setting a clearance structure, mutual squeezing between the electric control box and the elbow structure is avoided.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present invention, the heat dissipation element cooperates with at least one liquid outlet branch pipe in the refrigerant pipe group; or, the heat dissipation element cooperates with at least one of the multiple elbow structures.

[0010] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: for example, in the solution where the heat sink is matched with the elbow structure, since the elbow structure has a curved portion, the elbow structure has a larger heat dissipation surface area compared to the straight refrigerant pipe. By matching the heat sink with the elbow structure, the thermal interaction efficiency between the heat sink and the elbow structure is improved, ensuring the heat dissipation effect of the main control chip in the electronic control box and the electronic control components connected to the main control chip.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, multiple elbow structures include a first refrigerant elbow and a second refrigerant elbow arranged adjacent to each other; the length of the first refrigerant elbow extending from the end face of the side plate structure is greater than the length of the second refrigerant elbow extending from the end face; wherein, the heat dissipation element cooperates with the first refrigerant elbow, and the giving way structure cooperates with the second refrigerant elbow.

[0012] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: by setting the yield structure to cooperate with the second refrigerant elbow, it effectively avoids the collision between the electric control box and the second refrigerant elbow, while realizing the cooperation between the heat sink and the first refrigerant elbow, and ensuring the tight fit between the electric control box and the refrigerant pipe group.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present invention, the side plate structure and the electric control box are coupled by either a snap connection or a screw connection, or a combination of the two.

[0014] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: for example, in order to improve the stability of the electric control box installed on the side plate structure, the electric control box and the side plate structure can be screwed.

[0015] In one example of the present invention, a limiting slot for clamping the electrical control box is provided on one side of the side plate structure; and / or, the side plate structure includes a side plate body and a surrounding edge portion arranged around the edge of the side plate body, the side plate body is used to assemble the refrigerant pipe group, and the surrounding edge portion is provided with a connection hole for screwing with the electrical control box.

[0016] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effects achieved by adopting this technical solution are: for example, through the cooperation between the electric control box and the limit card slot, a pre-positioning effect is achieved. Combined with the connection holes provided on the surrounding edge, when the pre-positioning is completed, the difficulty of matching the screw holes and the connection holes provided on the electric control box is reduced, thereby improving the assembly efficiency of installing the electric control box to the side plate structure.

[0017] In one example of the present invention, the electrical control box includes a connecting body and a fixing member that cooperate with each other; the first end of the connecting body is connected to the side plate structure, and the second end is provided with a mounting position for assembling the heat sink; the fixing member cooperates with the connecting body to form an assembly space for encapsulating the heat sink and the refrigerant pipe group.

[0018] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: improving the matching stability between the refrigerant pipe group and the heat sink.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting body is provided with a snap-fitting groove and a first matching hole arranged opposite to each other; one end of the fixing member is provided with an elastic buckle matching with the snap-fitting groove, and the other end is provided with a second matching hole connected to the first matching hole through the connecting member.

[0020] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: specifically, in the process of assembling the fixing parts, the snap connection between the elastic buckle and the snap groove can be realized first to pre-position the first matching hole and the second matching hole, thereby reducing the difficulty of assembling the fixing parts.

[0021] In one example of the present invention, the heat sink is arranged on the first mating side of the connecting body; the electronic control components of the electronic control box are arranged on the second mating side opposite to the first mating side; wherein the refrigerant tube group and the second mating side are staggered; and / or the side shape of the heat sink used to cooperate with the refrigerant tube group is adapted to the surface shape of the refrigerant tube group.

[0022] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: by staggering the second mating side and the refrigerant tube group, the interference of the electronic control components installed on the second mating side with the refrigerant tube group is effectively avoided; in addition, by setting the side shape and surface shape of the heat sink to match, the surface area for thermal interaction between the heat sink and the refrigerant tube group is increased, thereby improving the cooling effect of the refrigerant tube group on the heat sink, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the electronic control box.

[0023] On the other hand, the present invention further provides an air conditioner, comprising: an outdoor unit as in any of the above examples.

[0024] Compared with the existing technology, the technical effect achieved by adopting this technical solution is: it can achieve the technical effect corresponding to the technical solution in any of the above examples, which will not be repeated here.

[0025] After adopting the technical solution of the utility model, the following technical effects can be achieved:

[0026] (1) By arranging the electric control box on the side plate structure, compared with fixing the electric control box to other positions, for example, comparing the present technical solution with the implementation of installing the electric control box on the wind-shielding vertical plate, on the one hand, the extended length of the refrigerant pipe group that can smoothly fit into the heat sink is shortened, and by shortening the extended length, the adverse effect of extending the length of the refrigerant pipe group on the heat exchange function of the air conditioner is minimized;

[0027] (2) On the other hand, the assembly method of arranging the electric control box in the side plate structure ensures that the assembly environment of the electric control box is consistent with that of the refrigerant pipe group as much as possible, reducing the risk of vibration caused by the inconsistency between the assembly environment of the electric control box and the assembly environment of the refrigerant pipe group. In addition, it can be understood that by shortening the extension length mentioned above, the waste of resources caused by thermal interaction between the refrigerant pipe group and the surrounding environment is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings to be used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also derive other drawings based on these drawings without inventive efforts.

[0029] Figure 1 A partial structural diagram of an outdoor unit provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0031] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of a local explosion from another perspective;

[0032] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0033] Figure 5 A partial structural diagram of another outdoor unit provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0034] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of point C in the middle;

[0035] Figure 7 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of part of the structure from another perspective;

[0036] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Enlarged view of point D in the middle.

[0037] Description of reference numerals:

[0038] 100. Outdoor unit; 101. Installation side; 10. Condenser; 11. Side panel structure; 111. Limiting slot; 112. Side panel body; 113. Edge portion; 114. Connecting hole; 12. Refrigerant pipe group; 121. Liquid outlet branch pipe; 122. First refrigerant elbow; 123. Second refrigerant elbow; 124. Elbow structure; 20. Electric control box; 21. Heat sink; 22. Giving way structure; 23. Connecting body; 231. First end; 232. Second end; 233. Engaging slot; 235. First mating side; 236. Second mating side; 24. Fixing part; 241. Elastic buckle; 30. Connecting part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] Specifically, the refrigerant pipe group is connected to the compressor of the outdoor unit, and the operation of the compressor realizes the function of transporting the refrigerant in the refrigerant pipe group between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit.

[0041] In the related art, heat dissipation for the main control chip of the electric control box and the multiple electronic control components connected to it is often achieved by installing a heat sink. Specifically, a heat sink is installed on one side of the main control chip, utilizing the thermal interaction between the heat sink and the surrounding environment to dissipate heat from the main control chip and the multiple electronic control components. To ensure this heat dissipation effect, the heat sink is often set to a large size, which further squeezes the internal installation space of the outdoor unit. This further reduction in internal installation space also affects the heat dissipation effect of the heat sink.

[0042] Therefore, in order to address the above-mentioned problems, the relevant technology has been improved. Specifically, by utilizing the above-mentioned combination of the refrigerant tube group and the heat sink, the refrigerant in the refrigerant tube group absorbs the heat on the surface of the heat sink, thereby achieving the effect of dissipating heat from the heat sink. Furthermore, in order to stably fix the electric control box, it is often installed on the windbreak plate of the outdoor unit. The windbreak plate is used to separate the installation chamber of the outdoor unit into a compressor chamber for installing the compressor and a fan chamber for installing the fan. The electric control box is set on one side of the windbreak plate located in the compressor chamber. In order to adapt to the setting position of the electric control box, the length of the refrigerant tube group needs to be extended. However, considering the operation of the compressor, since the compressor will drive the refrigerant tube group to vibrate when it is running, and the large distance between the windbreak plate and the condenser further reduces the difficulty of stably fixing the refrigerant tube group, which also increases the instability of the refrigerant tube group caused by vibration, thereby affecting the efficiency of the air conditioner.

[0043] To solve the above problems, see Figure 1 , which is a structural diagram of an outdoor unit 100 provided by an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 2-Figure 8 The outdoor unit 100, for example, includes a condenser 10 and an electrical control box 20. The installation side 101 of the condenser 10 is provided with a side plate structure 11 for fixing the refrigerant pipe group 12; the electrical control box 20 is arranged on the installation side 101 and connected to the side plate structure 11; wherein, the heat dissipation component 21 of the electrical control box 20 cooperates with the refrigerant pipe group 12.

[0044] Specifically, by setting the electric control box 20 on the side plate structure 11, compared with fixing the electric control box 20 to other positions, for example, comparing this technical solution with the implementation of installing the electric control box 20 on the windproof vertical plate, on the one hand, the extended length of the refrigerant tube group 12 that can smoothly fit into the heat sink 21 is shortened, and by shortening the extended length, the adverse effects caused by the extended length of the refrigerant tube group 12 on the heat exchange function of the air conditioner are reduced as much as possible; on the other hand, the assembly method of setting the electric control box 20 on the side plate structure 11 ensures consistency with the assembly environment of the refrigerant tube group 12 as much as possible, reducing the risk of increased vibration due to the inconsistency between the assembly environment of the electric control box 20 and the assembly environment of the refrigerant tube group 12. In addition, it can be understood that by shortening the above-mentioned extended length, the waste of resources caused by thermal interaction between the refrigerant tube group 12 and the surrounding environment is reduced.

[0045] Preferably, the refrigerant pipe group 12 is provided with a plurality of elbow structures 124 mounted on the side plate structure 11; the electric control box 20 is provided with a clearance structure 22 for making way for the elbow structures 124. By providing the clearance structure 22, the electric control box 20 and the elbow structures 124 are prevented from being squeezed against each other.

[0046] Combine Figure 4 and Figure 8 Preferably, the heat sink 21 cooperates with at least one liquid outlet branch pipe 121 in the refrigerant pipe assembly 12; or, the heat sink 21 cooperates with at least one of the multiple elbow structures 124. For example, in the scheme where the heat sink 21 cooperates with the elbow structure 124, because the elbow structure 124 has a curved portion, the elbow structure 124 has a larger heat dissipation surface area compared to a straight refrigerant pipe. By cooperating with the heat sink 21 and the elbow structure 124, the thermal interaction efficiency between the heat sink 21 and the elbow structure 124 is improved, ensuring the heat dissipation effect for the main control chip in the electronic control box 20 and the electronic control components connected to the main control chip.

[0047] In contrast, in the solution where the heat sink 21 is matched with the liquid outlet branch 121 , since the refrigerant temperature in the liquid outlet branch 121 is lower than the refrigerant temperature in the elbow structure 124 , heat absorption of the heat sink 21 is effectively achieved.

[0048] Combine Figure 5-Figure 8 Preferably, the plurality of elbow structures 124 include a first refrigerant elbow 122 and a second refrigerant elbow 123 disposed adjacent to each other; the length of the first refrigerant elbow 122 extending from the end surface of the side plate structure 11 is greater than the length of the second refrigerant elbow 123 extending from the end surface; wherein the heat sink 21 cooperates with the first refrigerant elbow 122, and the relief structure 22 cooperates with the second refrigerant elbow 123. By providing the relief structure 22 to cooperate with the second refrigerant elbow 123, the electric control box 20 is effectively prevented from colliding with the second refrigerant elbow 123, while ensuring the cooperation between the heat sink 21 and the first refrigerant elbow 122 and the tight fit between the electric control box 20 and the refrigerant pipe assembly 12.

[0049] Preferably, the side plate structure 11 and the electric control box 20 are connected by either a snap connection or a screw connection, or a combination of the two. For example, to improve the stability of the electric control box 20 when mounted to the side plate structure 11, the electric control box 20 and the side plate structure 11 can be screwed.

[0050] Preferably, a side plate structure 11 is provided with a retaining slot 111 for retaining the electric control box 20; and / or, the side plate structure 11 includes a side plate body 112 and a peripheral edge portion 113 disposed around the edge of the side plate body 112. The side plate body 112 is used to mount the refrigerant tube assembly 12, and the peripheral edge portion 113 is provided with a connection hole 114 for threaded connection with the electric control box 20. For example, the cooperation between the electric control box 20 and the retaining slot 111 achieves a pre-positioning effect. Combined with the connection hole 114 provided on the peripheral edge portion 113, when pre-positioning is achieved, the difficulty of matching the screw hole provided on the electric control box 20 with the connection hole 114 is reduced, thereby improving the efficiency of installing the electric control box 20 to the side plate structure 11.

[0051] Specifically, the limiting slot 111 is formed by bending a portion of the surrounding edge portion 113 , and the connecting hole 114 is formed on the portion.

[0052] Preferably, the electrical control box 20 includes a connecting body 23 and a fixing part 24 that cooperate with each other; the first end 231 of the connecting body 23 is connected to the side plate structure 11, and the second end 232 is provided with an installation position for assembling the heat sink 21; the fixing part 24 cooperates with the connecting body 23 to form an assembly space for encapsulating the heat sink 21 and the refrigerant pipe group 12.

[0053] Preferably, the connecting body 23 is provided with a snap-fitting groove 233 and a first matching hole arranged opposite to each other; one end of the fixing member 24 is provided with an elastic buckle 241 matching with the snap-fitting groove 233, and the other end is provided with a second matching hole connected to the first matching hole through the connecting member 30.

[0054] Preferably, the heat sink 21 is arranged on the first mating side 235 of the connecting body 23; the electronic control components of the electronic control box 20 are arranged on the second mating side 236 opposite to the first mating side 235; wherein the refrigerant tube group 12 and the second mating side 236 are staggered; and / or the side shape of the heat sink 21 used to cooperate with the refrigerant tube group 12 is adapted to the surface shape of the refrigerant tube group 12.

[0055] By staggering the second mating side 236 and the refrigerant tube assembly 12, interference of the electronic control components mounted on the second mating side 236 with the refrigerant tube assembly 12 is effectively avoided. Furthermore, by matching the side profile and surface profile of the heat sink 21, the surface area for thermal exchange between the heat sink 21 and the refrigerant tube assembly 12 is increased, thereby enhancing the cooling effect of the refrigerant tube assembly 12 on the heat sink 21, thereby ensuring stable operation of the electronic control box 20. For example, the heat sink 21 is a plate-shaped member with an arc-shaped side profile that matches the refrigerant tube assembly 12.

[0056] On the other hand, the present invention also provides an embodiment of an air conditioner. Specifically, the air conditioner includes the outdoor unit 100 in the above embodiment. Correspondingly, this embodiment can achieve the technical effects corresponding to any technical solution in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0057] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, it is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. An outdoor unit, characterized in that: include: A condenser (10), wherein the mounting side (101) of the condenser (10) is provided with a side plate structure (11) for fixing a refrigerant pipe group (12); An electric control box (20), the electric control box (20) being arranged on the installation side (101) and connected to the side plate structure (11); Wherein, the heat sink (21) of the electric control box (20) cooperates with the refrigerant pipe group (12).

2. The outdoor unit according to claim 1, wherein: The refrigerant pipe group (12) is provided with a plurality of elbow structures (124) mounted on the side plate structure (11); The electric control box (20) is provided with a giving way structure (22) for giving way to the elbow structure (124).

3. The outdoor unit according to claim 2, characterized in that: The heat dissipation element (21) cooperates with at least one liquid outlet branch pipe (121) in the refrigerant pipe group (12); Alternatively, the heat dissipation element (21) cooperates with at least one of the multiple elbow structures (124).

4. The outdoor unit according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The multiple elbow structures (124) include a first refrigerant elbow (122) and a second refrigerant elbow (123) that are adjacently arranged; The length of the first refrigerant elbow (122) extending from the end surface of the side plate structure (11) is greater than the length of the second refrigerant elbow (123) extending from the end surface; The heat dissipation element (21) cooperates with the first refrigerant elbow (122), and the yielding structure (22) cooperates with the second refrigerant elbow (123).

5. The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The side plate structure (11) and the electric control box (20) are matched in a manner of either snap connection or screw connection, or a combination of the two.

6. The outdoor unit according to claim 5, characterized in that A limiting slot (111) for securing the electric control box (20) is provided on one side of the side plate structure (11); And / or, the side plate structure (11) includes a side plate body (112) and a rim portion (113) arranged around the edge of the side plate body (112), the side plate body (112) is used to assemble the refrigerant pipe group (12), and the rim portion (113) is provided with a connection hole (114) that is screwed to the electrical control box (20).

7. The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The electric control box (20) comprises a connecting body (23) and a fixing member (24) that cooperate with each other; The first end (231) of the connecting body (23) is connected to the side plate structure (11), and the second end (232) is provided with a mounting position for assembling the heat sink (21); The fixing member (24) cooperates with the connecting body (23) to form an assembly space for encapsulating the heat dissipation member (21) and the refrigerant pipe group (12).

8. The outdoor unit according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connecting body (23) is provided with a locking groove (233) and a first matching hole that are arranged opposite to each other; One end of the fixing member (24) is provided with an elastic buckle (241) that cooperates with the engaging groove (233), and the other end is provided with a second matching hole that is connected to the first matching hole through a connecting member (30).

9. The outdoor unit according to claim 7, wherein: The heat sink (21) is provided on a first mating side (235) of the connecting body (23); the electric control components of the electric control box (20) are provided on a second mating side (236) opposite to the first mating side (235); Wherein, the refrigerant tube group (12) and the second matching side (236) are staggered; and / or The side shape of the heat sink (21) used to cooperate with the refrigerant tube group (12) is adapted to the surface shape of the refrigerant tube group (12).

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that: include: The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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