Air conditioner, shell and face frame

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air conditioner, a shell and a face frame, the face frame comprises an air outlet channel which comprises a bottom plate provided with an installation opening, and the installation opening is used for containing a screw cover; the air outlet is formed in the outward end of the air outlet channel; the anti-condensation groove is formed in the end part, close to the air outlet, of the bottom plate; the anti-condensation groove extends to the installation opening, and the end face, close to the installation opening, of the groove wall of the anti-condensation groove is arranged to be a slope. As the end face, close to the mounting opening of the bottom plate, of the groove wall of the anti-condensation groove is arranged to be the slope, an outward sharp point is not formed at the end, close to the mounting opening, of the groove wall of the anti-condensation groove any more, when a user or an after-sales worker touches the end with the hand, the user feels smooth and smooth, the pain of scraping the hand does not exist, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to air conditioning technology, and more specifically, to an air conditioner, housing, and faceplate. Background Technology

[0002] Some existing air conditioners have screw covers on the bottom plate of the air outlet duct. An anti-condensation groove is located at the bottom of the outward-facing end of the air outlet duct, extending to the screw cover. The sidewall of the anti-condensation groove protrudes from the screw cover, creating a step between the sidewall of the groove and the screw cover. When users or after-sales personnel clean the air conditioner, their hands may be scratched by this step, causing pain and a poor user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] This utility model embodiment provides a front frame for an air conditioner, which includes:

[0004] An air outlet duct includes a base plate with a mounting opening for accommodating a screw cap;

[0005] An air outlet is located at the outward-facing end of the air outlet duct; and,

[0006] An anti-condensation trough is provided at the end of the base plate near the air outlet;

[0007] The anti-condensation groove extends to the installation opening, and the end face of the anti-condensation groove near the installation opening is sloped.

[0008] In one illustrative embodiment, the closer the end face is to the mounting opening, the smaller the distance from the end face to the base plate.

[0009] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face is a bevel.

[0010] In one illustrative embodiment, the angle between the end face and the extending direction of the anti-condensation groove is 25° to 70°.

[0011] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face is an arc surface or a spherical surface.

[0012] In one illustrative embodiment, multiple mounting openings are provided, and the multiple mounting openings are arranged sequentially in the extension direction of the anti-condensation groove;

[0013] An anti-condensation groove is provided between each pair of adjacent installation openings.

[0014] This embodiment proposes a housing for an air conditioner, which includes a face frame as described above and screw caps in the same number as the number of mounting openings;

[0015] The screw cap is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the mounting opening, and the screw cap is disposed in its corresponding mounting opening.

[0016] In one illustrative embodiment, the screw cover includes a cover plate flush with the base plate and an end plate extending from one end of the cover plate near the air outlet in a direction away from the air outlet.

[0017] The end plate facing away from the cover plate has its surface flush with the bottom of the anti-condensation trough.

[0018] In one illustrative embodiment, a handle groove is provided at the end of the end plate facing away from the cover plate.

[0019] In one illustrative embodiment, the screw cap and the faceplate are connected by a snap-fit ​​connection.

[0020] This embodiment also proposes an air conditioner that includes a housing as described above.

[0021] In the technical solution of this application, since the end face of the anti-condensation tank wall near the installation opening of the bottom plate is set as a slope, the end of the anti-condensation tank wall near the installation opening no longer forms an outward-facing sharp point. When the user or after-sales personnel touch this end, it feels smooth and even, without any painful scratching sensation, thus improving the user experience.

[0022] Other features and advantages of this invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the invention. The objects and other advantages of this invention can be realized and obtained by means of the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0023] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of this application to explain the technical solution of this utility model and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solution of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a disassembly diagram of the housing of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the face frame and screw cap in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the face frame and screw cap in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the screw cap in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 6 This is a front view schematic diagram of the face frame and screw cap in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A cross-sectional view of plane AA. Attached image description:

[0032] 100. Housing; 1. Face frame; 11. Air outlet duct; 111. Base plate; 112. Mounting opening; 1121. First mounting opening; 1122. Second mounting opening; 12. Air outlet; 13. Anti-condensation groove; 131. Groove wall; 2. Screw cover; 21. Cover plate; 22. End plate; 221. Handle groove; 23. Buckle; 3. Panel; 4. First end cover; 5. Second end cover. Detailed Implementation

[0033] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be arbitrarily combined with each other.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of this application discloses an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing 100. The housing 100 may be a thin-shell structure. The housing 100 may be made of plastic.

[0035] like Figures 2-4As shown, the housing 100 includes a face frame 1 and a screw cover 2. The face frame 1 is the skeleton structure of the air conditioner. The face frame 1 includes an air outlet duct 11, an air outlet 12, and an anti-condensation groove 13. The air outlet duct 11 may be located at the bottom of the face frame 1. One end of the air outlet duct 11 faces inward to the face frame 1, and the other end faces outward to the face frame 1. The inward end of the air outlet duct 11 is connected to the outlet of the fan. The air outlet duct 11 may be a channel with a rectangular cross-section. The air outlet duct 11 includes a base plate 111. The base plate 111 is the lower wall surface of the air outlet duct 11. The base plate 111 may be constructed as a plate structure, such as a flat plate. The base plate 111 is provided with a mounting opening 112. The mounting opening 112 is used to provide screwdriver operating space for the screws connecting the chassis of the air conditioner and the face frame 1. The mounting opening 112 can accommodate the screw cover 2. The mounting opening 112 penetrates vertically through the base plate 111. The mounting opening 112 can be configured as a strip-shaped opening, and the extension direction of the mounting opening 112 is the same as the extension direction of the air outlet duct 11. The mounting opening 112 extends from the end of the base plate 111 near the air outlet 12 to the end of the base plate 111 away from the air outlet 12. The width of the mounting opening 112 near the air outlet 12 is smaller than the width of the mounting opening 112 away from the air outlet 12.

[0036] The air outlet 12 is located at the outward end of the air outlet duct 11. The air outlet 12 can be a roughly rectangular opening. The air output from the air outlet 12 of the fan enters the air outlet duct 11, flows along the air outlet duct 11 to the air outlet 12, and is then delivered to the indoor space by the air outlet 12.

[0037] like Figure 3 As shown, the anti-condensation trough 13 is constructed as a strip groove. This strip groove can be a straight strip groove. The anti-condensation trough 13 is located at the end of the base plate 111 near the air outlet 12. The anti-condensation trough 13 has two spaced-apart groove walls 131, each constructed as a rib protruding from the end of the base plate 111, with a uniform spacing between the two groove walls 131. The groove walls 131 of the anti-condensation trough 13 extend along the bottom edge of the air outlet 12 near the base plate 111. At least one end of the anti-condensation trough 13 extends to the mounting opening 112, and the end face of the groove wall 131 of the anti-condensation trough 13 near the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111 is sloped.

[0038] like Figure 2 , 3As shown, the screw cap 2 covers the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111. The mounting opening 112 accommodates the screw cap 2. The screw cap 2 is fixedly connected to the base plate 111. The screw cap 2 and the base plate 111 are also detachably connected, possibly by a detachable snap-fit ​​connection. When the screw cap 2 is not closed on the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111, the mounting opening 112 is open, allowing a screwdriver to pass through the mounting opening 112 through the base plate 111 to tighten or loosen the screws used to connect the chassis and the front frame 1 of the air conditioner, facilitating the assembly and disassembly of the chassis and the front frame 1. Simultaneously, when the screw cap 2 is closed on the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111, the screw cap 2 covers the screws, preventing them from being exposed and corroding, and also preventing airflow through the air outlet duct 11 from leaking through the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111.

[0039] When the air conditioner is in cooling mode, the air outlet 12 outputs cold air. Since the bottom plate 111 is provided with an anti-condensation groove 13 at the end near the air outlet 12, part of the cold air flowing on the bottom plate 111 will flow through the anti-condensation groove 13. This part of the cold air will be disrupted when it flows through the anti-condensation groove 13, forming turbulence. This forces this part of the cold air to stop flowing along the surface of the frame 1 below the air outlet 12, thereby preventing condensation from forming on the surface of the frame 1 below the air outlet 12 due to low temperature.

[0040] Because the end face of the anti-condensation tank 131 near the mounting opening 112 of the base plate 111 is set as a slope, the end of the anti-condensation tank 131 near the mounting opening 112 no longer forms an outward-facing sharp point. When the user or after-sales personnel touch this end, it feels smooth and even, without any pain from scratching the hand, thus improving the user experience.

[0041] In one illustrative embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the closer the end face of the anti-condensation tank 13 wall 131 is to the mounting opening 112 on the bottom plate 111, the smaller the distance between the end face and the bottom plate 111.

[0042] Since the distance from the end face of the anti-condensation tank 13 wall 131 to the installation opening 112 is shorter, the distance between the end face and the base plate 111 is smaller. The end face is constructed as a smoothly changing slope, which feels smoother and more even when touched by hand.

[0043] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is constructed as an inclined plane. The end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is inclined to the extending direction of the anti-condensation tank 13.

[0044] In this way, the end face of the anti-condensation tank 13 wall 131 is constructed as an inclined surface, so that when a person touches the end of the anti-condensation tank 13, they will not feel a sharp pain. At the same time, the inclined surface structure is simple and easy to form.

[0045] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is an inclined surface, and the angle between the inclined surface and the extension direction of the anti-condensation tank 13 is 25° to 70°.

[0046] The angle between the end face of the anti-condensation tank 13 wall 131 and the extension direction of the anti-condensation tank 13 is 25° to 70°. This ensures that when a person touches the end of the anti-condensation tank 13, they will not feel a sharp pain, and the end of the anti-condensation tank 13 wall 131 will not be too long, thus reducing the anti-condensation effect of the anti-condensation tank 13.

[0047] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is an arc surface. This arc surface can be a circular arc surface. The end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 and the top surface of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 can be a smooth transition.

[0048] In this way, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is constructed as an arc surface, so that when a person touches the end of the anti-condensation tank 13, they will not feel a sharp pain. At the same time, the arc surface structure is simple and easy to form.

[0049] In one illustrative embodiment, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is spherical. The end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 and the top face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 can be smoothly transitioned.

[0050] In this way, the end face of the wall 131 of the anti-condensation tank 13 is constructed as a spherical surface, so that when a person touches the end of the anti-condensation tank 13, they will not feel a sharp pain. At the same time, the spherical structure is simple and easy to form.

[0051] In one illustrative embodiment, such as Figure 2 , 4 As shown, the base plate 111 is provided with a plurality of mounting openings 112, which are arranged sequentially in the extending direction of the anti-condensation groove 13, with adjacent mounting openings 112 spaced apart from each other. An anti-condensation groove 13 is provided between each pair of adjacent mounting openings 112, with the opposite ends of the anti-condensation groove 13 close to the two adjacent mounting openings 112 respectively.

[0052] The number of screw caps 2 is the same as the number of mounting openings 112 on the base plate 111. The screw caps 2 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the mounting openings 112, and each screw cap 2 is located in the mounting opening 112 corresponding to that screw cap 2.

[0053] Thus, as Figure 6 ,7 As shown, multiple screw caps 2 cover multiple mounting openings 112 respectively, preventing the screws at the mounting openings 112 from being exposed. At the same time, the chassis of the air conditioner can be connected to the front frame 1 through the screws at the multiple mounting openings 112, making the connection between the chassis of the air conditioner and the front frame 1 more secure.

[0054] In one illustrative embodiment, the plurality of mounting openings 112 include two first mounting openings 1121 and a second mounting opening 1122. The two first mounting openings 1121 are respectively located at opposite ends of the base plate 111, and the second mounting opening 1122 is located in the middle of the base plate 111. Two anti-condensation grooves 13 are provided, one extending from one first mounting opening 1121 to the second mounting opening 1122, and the other extending from another first mounting opening 1121 to the second mounting opening 1122. The end face of the groove wall 131 near the first mounting opening 1121 is sloped, and the end face of the groove wall 131 near the second mounting opening 1122 is also sloped. Three screw caps 2 are provided, each covering one of the two first mounting openings 1121 and one of the second mounting openings 1122.

[0055] In one illustrative embodiment, such as Figure 5 As shown, the screw cover 2 includes a cover plate 21 and an end plate 22. The cover plate 21 is constructed as a flat plate. The cover plate 21 is disposed within the mounting opening 112 and is flush with the base plate 111. The shape of the cover plate 21 may be the same as the shape of the mounting opening 112. The end plate 22 may be constructed as a flat plate. The end plate 22 extends from the end of the cover plate 21 near the air outlet 12 in a direction away from the air outlet 12. The end plate 22 may extend obliquely downward from the end of the cover plate 21 near the air outlet 12. One side of the end plate 22 faces the cover plate 21, and the other side of the end plate 22 faces away from the cover plate 21. The side of the end plate 22 facing away from the cover plate 21 is flush with the bottom of the anti-condensation groove 13.

[0056] In this way, the cover plate 21 and the base plate 111 together form the bottom wall of the air outlet channel 11. Since the cover plate 21 is flush with the base plate 111, the bottom wall of the air outlet channel 11 is flat, and the airflow encounters less resistance when flowing through the air outlet channel 11, resulting in a larger airflow volume at the air outlet 12 at one end of the air outlet channel 11. At the same time, the channel wall 131 of the anti-condensation groove 13 extends to a position close to the end plate 22, and there is a height difference between the channel wall 131 of the anti-condensation groove 13 and the end plate 22. Since the end face of the channel wall 131 is sloped, people will not feel a sharp pain when touching the end of the anti-condensation groove 13.

[0057] In one illustrative embodiment, a handle groove 221 is provided at the end of the end plate 22 facing away from the cover plate 21. The shape of the handle groove 221 is not limited.

[0058] Maintenance personnel can insert their hands into the handle groove 221 to remove the screw cover 2 from the front frame 1, facilitating the disassembly of the screw cover 2.

[0059] In a schematic embodiment, a buckle 23 can be provided on the end plate 22 of the screw cover 2, and a buckle hole can be provided on the front frame 1. The buckle 23 on the cover plate 21 hooks the buckle hole on the front frame 1, thus achieving a snap connection between the screw cover 2 and the front frame 1.

[0060] The screw cover 2 and the front frame 1 are snap-connected, making the assembly between the screw cover 2 and the front frame 1 simpler.

[0061] In a schematic embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the housing 100 further includes a panel 3, a first end cover 4 and a second end cover 5. The panel 3 is configured as a substantially flat plate, and the panel 3 covers the front part of the front frame 1. The panel 3 is located above the air inlet. The first end cover 4 and the second end cover 5 respectively cover the opposite ends of the front frame 1. The panel 3, the first end cover 4 and the second end cover 5 respectively cover the front frame 1 from three directions of the front frame 1.

[0062] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper", "lower", "one side", "the other side", "one end", "the other end", "side", "opposite", "four corners", "periphery", "the "mouth" - shaped structure", etc. is the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the structure referred to has a specific orientation, is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be understood as a limitation to the present utility model.

[0063] In the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as "connection", "direct connection", "indirect connection", "fixed connection", "installation", "assembly" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; terms such as "installation", "connection", "fixed connection" can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be the internal connection of two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0064] Although the embodiments disclosed in this utility model are as described above, the content described is only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of this utility model and is not intended to limit this utility model. Any person skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make any modifications and changes in the form and details of the implementation without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed in this utility model, but the patent protection scope of this utility model shall still be defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A face frame of an air conditioner, characterized by comprising: include: An air outlet duct includes a base plate with a mounting opening for accommodating a screw cap; The air outlet is located at the outward-facing end of the air outlet channel; as well as, An anti-condensation trough is provided at the end of the base plate near the air outlet; The anti-condensation groove extends to the installation opening, and the end face of the anti-condensation groove near the installation opening is sloped.

2. The face frame of claim 1, wherein, The closer the end face is to the mounting opening, the smaller the distance from the end face to the base plate.

3. The faceplate of claim 2, wherein, The end face is an inclined surface.

4. The faceplate of claim 3, wherein, The angle between the end face and the extending direction of the anti-condensation groove is 25° to 70°.

5. The faceplate of claim 3, wherein, The end face is either an arc surface or a spherical surface.

6. The face frame of any one of claims 1-3, wherein, The installation opening is provided in multiple ways, and the multiple installation openings are arranged sequentially in the extension direction of the anti-condensation groove; An anti-condensation groove is provided between each pair of adjacent installation openings.

7. A housing for an air conditioner, characterized by Includes a faceplate as described in any one of claims 1 to 6 and screw caps in the same number as the mounting openings; The screw cap is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the mounting opening, and the screw cap is disposed in its corresponding mounting opening.

8. The case according to claim 7, characterized in that The screw cap includes a cover plate flush with the base plate and an end plate extending from one end of the cover plate near the air outlet in a direction away from the air outlet. The end plate facing away from the cover plate has its surface flush with the bottom of the anti-condensation trough.

9. The case of claim 8, wherein, The end plate facing away from the cover plate is provided with a handle groove.

10. The housing according to claim 7, characterized in that, The screw cap and the face frame are connected by a snap-fit.

11. An air conditioner characterized by comprising: Includes the housing as described in any one of claims 7 to 10.

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