A wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit
By introducing a dust collection box and cleaning mechanism into the indoor unit of the wall-mounted air conditioner, automated dust cleaning is achieved, solving the problem of complex filter cleaning and improving the energy efficiency and air quality of the air conditioner.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
The existing methods for cleaning the filters of indoor units of wall-mounted air conditioners are complicated, time-consuming, and labor-intensive, resulting in poor air intake, increased energy consumption, and decreased air quality.
A wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit was designed, which includes a dust collection box and a cleaning mechanism. It connects the ventilation duct and the dust collection chamber through the air outlet to achieve automatic dust cleaning and humidity control, thereby improving dust removal efficiency.
It simplifies the filter cleaning process, reduces energy consumption, improves the operating efficiency of the air conditioner and air quality, and avoids dust breeding bacteria and secondary pollution.
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Abstract
Claims
1. A wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit, characterized by comprising: include: The housing (11) and the front panel (12) are provided. An air inlet (111) is formed on the top wall of the housing (11), and an air duct (112) communicating with the air inlet (111) is formed inside the housing (11). The front panel (12) is disposed on the front side of the housing (11). A grille support (13) and a heat exchanger (14) are provided in the air duct (112), and the grille support (13) is located above the heat exchanger (14); the grille support (13) has a grille track (131). The dust removal module includes a dust removal box (2) and a cleaning mechanism (31); the dust removal box (2) is disposed between the front panel (12) and the heat exchanger (14), and the dust removal box (2) forms a dust removal chamber (23) and a dust removal track (211), the dust removal track (211) being located inside the dust removal chamber (23); the wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit forms a filter track, the filter track including the connected dust removal track (211) and the grille track (131), and a movable filter (15) is disposed in the filter track; the cleaning mechanism (31) is used to clean the filter (15) when the filter (15) moves in the filter track; The dust collection box (2) has an air inlet (212) formed in its wall. The air inlet (212) can be controlled to open or close. When the air inlet (212) is open, it connects the dust collection chamber (23) and the air duct (112). When the air inlet (212) is closed, it does not connect the dust collection chamber (23) and the air duct (112).
2. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1, characterized in that, An air intake mechanism is provided at the air intake (212), which can be controlled to open and close the air intake (212); and / or, the air intake mechanism can be controlled to adjust the flow direction of the air flowing through the air intake (212); and / or, the air intake mechanism can be controlled to apply power to the air around the air intake (212).
3. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 2, characterized in that, The air-guiding mechanism includes an air-guiding plate (32), which is rotatably disposed at the air-guiding port (212). The air-guiding plate (32) can open and close the air-guiding port (212). When the air-guiding plate (32) opens the air-guiding port (212), the air-guiding plate (32) can be controlled to be in a first working state and a second working state. When the air guide plate (32) is in the first working state, the air guide plate (32) has a guiding effect on the air entering the dust removal chamber (23) through the air inlet (212); by adjusting the tilt angle of the air guide plate (32), the flow direction of the air entering the dust removal chamber (23) through the air inlet (212) can be adjusted. When the air guide plate (32) is in the second working state, the air guide plate (32) can be controlled to rotate continuously in the same direction or reciprocate within a preset range.
4. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by, The dust collector box (2) includes a dust collector cover (22) and a dust collector bracket (21). The dust collector cover (22) is positioned closer to the front panel (12) than the dust collector bracket (21), and the dust collector bracket (21) is positioned closer to the heat exchanger (14) than the dust collector cover (22). The dust collector cover (22) covers the dust collector bracket (21), and the dust collector chamber (23) is formed between the dust collector cover (22) and the dust collector bracket (21). The dust removal bracket (21) has an air inlet (212) that penetrates through the dust removal bracket (21), and the dust removal track (211) is formed on the side of the dust removal bracket (21) near the dust removal cover plate (22).
5. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 4, characterized in that, The dust removal bracket (21) includes a curved bracket section near the grid bracket (13) and a straight bracket section away from the grid bracket (13). The curved bracket section is S-shaped from top to bottom and includes an upper curved bracket section and a lower curved bracket section. The upper curved bracket section protrudes towards the front panel (12), and the lower curved bracket section protrudes towards the heat exchanger (14). The straight bracket section is inclined relative to the front panel (12), and gradually approaches the front panel (12) from top to bottom. The straight bracket section forms the air inlet (212). The dust removal cover (22) includes a curved cover section (221) near the grid support (13) and a straight cover section (222) away from the grid support (13). The curved cover section (221) is C-shaped and protrudes towards the front panel (12). The curved cover section (221) and the upper curved support section are correspondingly arranged, and a cleaning position is formed between the curved cover section (221) and the upper curved support section. The cleaning mechanism (31) is provided at the cleaning position.
6. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 5, characterized in that, The upper curved support section forms an upper curved track section (2111) on the side near the dust removal cover (22), and the lower curved support section forms a lower curved track section (2112) on the side near the dust removal cover (22); the straight support section forms a straight track section (2113) on the side near the dust removal cover (22), and the upper curved track section (2111), lower curved track section (2112), and straight track section (2113) are connected in sequence to form the dust removal track (211); The connection position of the dust removal track (211) and the grid track (131) corresponds to the setting position of the cleaning mechanism.
7. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 4, wherein The dust removal cover (22) is provided with a self-cleaning component on one side near the grid support (13), and the dust removal chamber (23) is provided with an installation position at one end near the self-cleaning component; the cleaning mechanism (31) is provided at the installation position and the cleaning mechanism (31) includes a rotatable brush; the rotation axis of the brush extends along the length direction of the housing (11), and the brush has a self-cleaning position and a brush dust removal position; When the brush is in the self-cleaning position, the brush and the self-cleaning component are in contact for self-cleaning of the brush. When the brush is in the dust removal position, the brush is in contact with the filter screen and is used to remove dust from the filter screen.
8. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 7, characterized in that, The self-cleaning component includes a first self-cleaning component (331) and a second self-cleaning component (332), wherein the height of the first self-cleaning component (331) is greater than the height of the second self-cleaning component (332); the self-cleaning position includes a first self-cleaning position and a second self-cleaning position; along the rotation direction of the brush, the brush dust removal position, the first self-cleaning position and the second self-cleaning position are arranged sequentially. When the brush is in the first self-cleaning position, the brush is in contact with the first self-cleaning component (331); when the brush is in the second self-cleaning position, the brush is in contact with the second self-cleaning component (332). The cleaning depth of the first self-cleaning component (331) when cleaning the brush is greater than the cleaning depth of the second self-cleaning component (332) when cleaning the brush.
9. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 8, characterized in that, The first self-cleaning component (331) comprises a plurality of components, which are arranged sequentially at intervals along the length direction of the housing (11); the plurality of first self-cleaning components (331) constitute a comb-like structure, or each first self-cleaning component (331) is a rib structure; and / or, The second self-cleaning component (332) includes a plurality of components, which are arranged sequentially at intervals along the length of the housing (11); the plurality of second self-cleaning components (332) form a comb-like structure, or each second self-cleaning component (332) is a rib structure.
10. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 4, wherein The dust removal cover (22) has a cover limiting structure (223) on the side near the dust removal bracket (21), and the dust removal bracket (21) has a bracket limiting structure (213) on the side near the dust removal cover (22); both the cover limiting structure (223) and the bracket limiting structure (213) are used to limit the filter screen when the filter screen is in the dust removal track (211).
11. The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit according to any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized by, The wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit is equipped with a dust removal mode, a filter drying mode, and a dust removal and drying chamber mode; When the indoor unit of the wall-mounted air conditioner is running the dust removal mode, the dust on the filter screen can be cleaned by controlling the cleaning mechanism (31); When the indoor unit of the wall-mounted air conditioner is running the drying filter mode, the dust on the filter can be dried by controlling the indoor unit of the wall-mounted air conditioner to run the dehumidification mode. When the indoor unit of the wall-mounted air conditioner is running the drying and dust removal chamber mode, the air inlet (212) is opened to connect the air duct (112) and the dust removal chamber (23), and the air can circulate in the air duct (112) and the dust removal chamber (23).