Panel mechanism and air conditioner

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and discloses a panel mechanism and an air conditioner. The panel mechanism provided by the application comprises a panel and a grid, further comprises a take-up and pay-off assembly, a connecting rope and a connecting assembly, the take-up and pay-off assembly is arranged on the panel, the connecting assembly is arranged on the grid, and the connecting rope is connected to the take-up and pay-off assembly and the connecting assembly; the connecting assembly comprises a sliding seat and a sliding table, a connecting groove is formed in the sliding seat, and the sliding seat is in sliding connection with the sliding table; when the sliding seat slides to a first position, the opening of the connecting groove is opened, so that the connecting rope can be placed into or moved out of the connecting groove; when the sliding seat slides to a second position, the opening of the connecting groove is closed, so that the connecting rope is limited to move out of the connecting groove. The panel mechanism is provided with the sliding seat and the sliding table, the sliding position of the sliding seat can be controlled, the opening of the connecting groove can be controlled to be opened or closed, the grid can be conveniently detached from the panel, and the problem that the grid is difficult to detach from the panel is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of air conditioner technology, and particularly relates to panel mechanisms and air conditioners. Background Technology

[0002] When maintaining and repairing a built-in air conditioner, it is necessary to open the grille on the air conditioner panel to access the electrical components inside the unit. In related technologies, an opening and closing device is provided on the air conditioner panel, connected to the panel and the grille to control the opening or closing of the grille. However, the existing opening and closing device is fixedly connected to the grille, making it difficult to remove the grille from the panel.

[0003] Therefore, improvements to existing technologies are necessary.

[0004] The above information is provided as background information only to aid in understanding this disclosure and does not constitute an assertion or admission that any of the above content can be used as prior art relative to this disclosure. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application provides a panel mechanism and an air conditioner to solve the problem that the grille is difficult to remove from the panel.

[0006] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a panel mechanism, including a panel and a grid, and further including a wire take-up and release assembly, a connecting cable and a connecting assembly. The wire take-up and release assembly is disposed on the panel, the connecting assembly is disposed on the grid, and the connecting cable is connected to the wire take-up and release assembly and the connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a slide block and a slide table. The slide block has a connecting groove, and the slide block and the slide table are slidably connected. When the slide block slides to the first position, the opening of the connecting groove opens to allow the connecting cable to be inserted into or removed from the connecting groove; when the slide block slides to the second position, the opening of the connecting groove closes to restrict the connecting cable from being removed from the connecting groove.

[0007] In one possible implementation, the slide includes a slide body and a connecting portion, the connecting portion and the slide body together defining a connecting groove, and a stop is provided on the slide table. When the slide slides to the second position, the connecting portion abuts against the stop, and the stop covers the opening of the connecting groove.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the stop member has a connecting hole that engages with the connecting portion.

[0009] In one possible implementation, the connecting assembly further includes a limiting seat and a spring, the limiting seat being fixedly disposed on the grid, and the spring being connected to the limiting seat and the slide to apply a force to the slide to move it to a second position.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the slide is provided with a guide rod, the spring is sleeved on the guide rod, and the limiting seat is provided with a guide hole that engages with the guide rod.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the limiting seat is further provided with a limiting hole, which communicates with the guide hole. When the guide rod is inserted into the limiting hole, the guide rod and the limiting hole are interference-fitted.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the slide block is provided with a first sliding block and a first sliding groove, the slide block is provided with a second sliding block and a second sliding groove, the first sliding block and the second sliding groove are slidably engaged, and the second sliding block and the first sliding groove are slidably engaged.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the take-up and undo assembly includes a housing, a reel, and a drive unit. The housing has a receiving cavity, the reel is rotatably disposed on the cavity wall of the receiving cavity, one end of the connecting cable is fixedly connected to the reel, the connecting cable is wound around the outer periphery of the reel, and the drive unit is fixedly disposed on the cavity wall of the receiving cavity, the drive unit being used to drive the reel to rotate.

[0014] In one possible implementation, the panel assembly further includes a controller and a micro switch, both of which are electrically connected to the controller. The controller is used to control the driver to turn on or off according to the signal from the micro switch. When the connecting cable is tensioned, the connecting cable abuts against the micro switch, causing the micro switch to open; when the connecting cable is slack, the connecting cable moves away from the micro switch, causing the micro switch to close.

[0015] In one possible implementation, the panel assembly further includes a trigger, the micro switch is fixedly disposed within the receiving cavity, the trigger is slidably disposed within the receiving cavity, the trigger has a receiving groove for receiving the connecting cable, and the trigger abuts against the micro switch.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the panel assembly further includes a controller and a magnetic field sensor, both of which are electrically connected to the controller. A magnet is provided on the slide, and the controller is used to control the drive to open or close based on the signal from the magnetic field sensor. When the grille is close to the panel, the magnet moves closer to the magnetic field sensor to turn the magnetic field sensor on; when the grille is close to the panel, the magnet moves away from the magnetic field sensor to turn the magnetic field sensor off.

[0017] Secondly, embodiments of this application also provide an air conditioner, the air conditioner including the panel mechanism as described in any of the preceding claims.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following beneficial effects: The panel mechanism provided in this application embodiment, by setting a wire take-up and release assembly on the panel and a connecting assembly on the grille, and connecting the wire take-up and release assembly and the connecting assembly by a connecting cable, allows the wire take-up and release assembly to control the grille to move closer to or away from the panel. By setting a slide block and a slide table, and setting a connecting groove on the slide table, the opening or closing of the connecting groove opening can be controlled by controlling the sliding position of the slide block. When the connecting groove opening is closed, it helps to improve the stability of the connection between the connecting cable and the connecting assembly. When the connecting groove opening is open, it is easier for workers to remove the connecting cable from the connecting assembly, thereby facilitating the removal of the grille from the panel and solving the problem of the grille being difficult to remove from the panel. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] To gain a more complete understanding of this application and its beneficial effects, the following description will be provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals denote the same parts.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the panel mechanism provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0022] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the wire take-up and unwinding assembly provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the trigger element provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the connection component provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0025] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the connecting component provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0026] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Panel; 2. Grille; 3. Cable take-up and undo assembly; 31. Housing; 311. First housing; 312. Second housing; 313. Third housing; 32. Spool; 33. Drive unit; 4. Connecting cable; 5. Connecting assembly; 51. Slide; 511. Slide body; 512. Connecting part; 513. Connecting groove; 514. Guide rod; 515. First sliding block; 516. First sliding groove; 52. Slide table; 521. Stop; 522. Connecting hole; 523. Second sliding block; 524. Second sliding groove; 53. Limiting seat; 531. Guide hole; 532. Limiting hole; 54. Spring; 6. Micro switch; 7. Trigger; 71. Receiving groove; 72. First sliding rod; 73. Second sliding rod; 8. Magnet; 9. Magnetic field sensor. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To illustrate the possible application scenarios, technical principles, implementable specific solutions, and achievable objectives and effects of this application in detail, the following description, in conjunction with the listed specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, provides a detailed explanation. The embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of this application and are therefore intended to limit the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] In the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] This application provides a panel mechanism and an air conditioner to solve the problem of grilles being difficult to remove from the panel. The following description will be provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Please see Figure 1 This application provides a panel 1 mechanism, including a panel 1, a grid 2, a cable take-up and release assembly 3, a connecting cable 4, and a connecting assembly 5. The cable take-up and release assembly 3 is disposed on the panel 1, the connecting assembly 5 is disposed on the grid 2, and the connecting cable 4 is connected to the cable take-up and release assembly 3 and the connecting assembly 5. The connecting assembly 5 includes a slide 51 and a slide table 52. The slide 51 has a connecting groove 513, and the slide 51 and the slide table 52 are slidably connected. When the slide 51 slides to a first position, the opening of the connecting groove 513 is open to allow the connecting cable 4 to be inserted into or removed from the connecting groove 513; when the slide 51 slides to a second position, the opening of the connecting groove 513 is closed to restrict the connecting cable 4 from being removed from the connecting groove 513.

[0032] By setting a take-up and release assembly 3 on panel 1 and a connecting assembly 5 on grille 2, and connecting the take-up and release assembly 3 and the connecting assembly 5 with a connecting cable 4, the take-up and release assembly 3 can control the grille 2 to move closer to or further away from panel 1 by taking in and releasing the connecting cable 4. By setting a slide 51 and a slide table 52, and setting a connecting groove 513 on the slide table 52, the opening or closing of the connecting groove 513 can be controlled by controlling the sliding position of the slide 51. When the opening of the connecting groove 513 is closed, it helps to improve the stability of the connection between the connecting cable 4 and the connecting assembly 5. When the opening of the connecting groove 513 is open, it is easier for workers to remove the connecting cable 4 from the connecting assembly 5, thereby facilitating the removal of the grille 2 from panel 1 and solving the problem of the grille 2 being difficult to remove from panel 1.

[0033] Please see Figures 1-5 In this embodiment, an air inlet is provided on the panel 1, and the grille 2 covers the air inlet. The grille 2 and the panel 1 are rotatably connected by a pin. The cable take-up and release assembly 3 is fixedly installed on the panel 1, the slide 52 is fixedly installed on the grille 2, one end of the connecting cable 4 is fixedly connected to the cable take-up and release assembly 3, and the other end of the connecting cable 4 is fixedly connected to the connecting assembly 5. In this embodiment, the connecting cable 4 is a steel rope covered with plastic, and the end of the connecting cable 4 near the connecting assembly 5 is L-shaped. It should be noted that the first position is one side of the slide 51 along its length, and the second direction is the other side of the slide 51 along its length.

[0034] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 5 The slide block 51 includes a slide block 51 body and a connecting part 512. The connecting part 512 is integrally formed with the slide block 51 body. The connecting part 512 and the slide block 51 body together define a connecting groove 513. In this embodiment, the opening of the connecting groove 513 is L-shaped, which not only facilitates the insertion or removal of the connecting cable 4 from the connecting groove 513, but also allows the movement of the connecting cable 4 to drive the grid 2 to move. A stop member 521 is integrally formed on the slide table 52. The stop member 521 has a connecting hole 522 that engages with the connecting part 512. When the slide block 51 slides to the second position, the connecting part 512 is inserted into the connecting hole 522, and the stop member 521 covers the opening of the connecting groove 513.

[0035] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 5The connecting assembly 5 also includes a limiting seat 53 and a spring 54. The limiting seat 53 is fixedly connected to the grid 2 by bolts. The limiting seat 53 is located on one side of the sliding direction of the slide 51. A guide rod 514 is integrally formed on the slide 51. The end of the guide rod 514 away from the slide 51 extends toward the limiting seat 53. The spring 54 is sleeved on the guide rod 514 and is connected to the limiting seat 53 and the slide 51 to apply a force to the slide 51 to move it to the second position. The arrangement of the spring 54 helps to keep the slide 51 in the second position, so as to reduce the connection of the connecting cable 4 from the connecting assembly 5 by accident.

[0036] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 5 The limiting seat 53 has a guide hole 531 and a limiting hole 532, which communicate with each other. In this embodiment, the guide rod 514 is cylindrical. Both the guide hole 531 and the limiting hole 532 are circular holes. The diameter of the guide hole 531 is slightly larger than the diameter of the guide rod 514, and the diameter of the limiting hole 532 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the guide rod 514, so that the guide rod 514 can be inserted into the guide hole 531 and can be interference-fitted with the limiting hole 532. After the guide rod 514 is inserted into the guide hole 531, the slide 51 can slide relative to the slide table 52. After the guide rod 514 is inserted into the limiting hole 532, the interference fit between the guide rod 514 and the limiting hole 532 restricts the sliding of the slide 51 relative to the slide table 52, which helps to improve the stability of the connecting assembly 5.

[0037] Please see Figure 4 and Figure 5 Furthermore, the slide block 51 is provided with a first sliding block 515 and a first sliding groove 516, and the slide block 51 is provided with a second sliding block 523 and a second sliding groove 524. The first sliding block 515 slides in conjunction with the second sliding groove 524, and the second sliding block 523 slides in conjunction with the first sliding groove 516. The sliding engagement of the first sliding block 515 with the second sliding groove 524 and the sliding engagement of the second sliding block 523 with the first sliding groove 516 can improve the stability of the slide block 51 relative to the slide table 52.

[0038] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3The take-up and undo assembly 3 includes a housing 31, a reel 32, and a drive member 33. In this embodiment, the housing 31 includes a first housing 311, a second housing 312, and a third housing 313 connected in sequence. The first housing 311 and the second housing 312 together define a first receiving cavity, and the second housing 312 and the third housing 313 together define a second receiving cavity. The drive member 33 is disposed within the first receiving cavity and is fixedly connected to the cavity wall of the first receiving cavity. The reel 32 is disposed within the second receiving cavity and is rotatably connected to the cavity wall of the second receiving cavity. One end of the connecting cable 4 is fixedly connected to the reel 32, and the connecting cable 4 is wound around the outer circumference of the reel 32. The drive member 33 is used to drive the reel 32 to rotate. In this embodiment, the drive member 33 is a servo motor, and the output shaft of the drive member 33 passes through the second housing 312 and is fixedly connected to the reel 32. By controlling the forward or reverse rotation of the drive member 33, the length of the connecting cable 4 wound on the reel 32 can be controlled, thereby controlling the distance between the grille 2 and the panel 1.

[0039] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3 The panel 1 assembly also includes a controller, a micro switch 6, and a trigger 7. Both the micro switch 6 and the trigger 7 are disposed within the second accommodating cavity. The micro switch 6 is fixedly connected to the second housing 312, and the trigger 7 is slidably connected to the third housing 313. Specifically, the trigger 7 has an integrally formed first sliding rod 72 and a second sliding rod 73. The third housing 313 has a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove. The first sliding rod 72 slides into the first sliding groove, and the second sliding rod 73 slides into the second sliding groove, allowing the trigger 7 to move closer to or further away from the micro switch 6. The trigger 7 has an accommodating groove 71 for the connecting cable 4 to pass through, enhancing the stability of the connection between the connecting cable 4 and the trigger 7. Both the micro switch 6 and the drive unit 33 are electrically connected to the controller, which controls the motor to open or close according to the signal from the micro switch 6. When the grid 2 is not obstructed, the connecting cable 4 is tensioned under the gravity of the grid 2, causing the connecting cable 4 to drive the trigger 7 to abut against the micro switch 6, thus disengaging the micro switch 6 and enabling the controller to control the drive unit 33 to operate normally. When the descent of the grid 2 is obstructed, the tension on the connecting cable 4 from the grid 2 decreases, causing the connecting cable 4 and the trigger 7 to move away from the micro switch 6, thus turning on the micro switch 6 and stopping the drive unit 33 from running, preventing the wire reel 32 from continuously feeding wire and damaging the grid 2.

[0040] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3The panel 1 assembly also includes a controller and a magnetic field sensor 9. The magnetic field sensor 9 and the drive unit 33 are both electrically connected to the controller. A magnet 8 is provided on the slide 51. The controller is used to control the motor to turn on or off according to the signal from the magnetic field sensor 9. When the grille 2 is close to the panel 1, the magnet 8 moves close to the magnetic field sensor 9 to turn on the magnetic field sensor 9. The controller controls the drive unit 33 to stop moving to prevent the wire reel from continuously winding up the wire and causing damage to the grille. When the grille 2 is away from the panel 1, the magnet 8 moves away from the magnetic field sensor 9 to turn off the magnetic field sensor 9.

[0041] This application also provides an air conditioner that includes the panel mechanism described above. Since this air conditioner has the aforementioned panel mechanism, it possesses at least some or all of the beneficial effects of the aforementioned panel mechanism, which will not be elaborated upon here.

[0042] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions in other embodiments.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that although the above embodiments have been described in the text and drawings of this application, this should not limit the scope of patent protection of this application. Any technical solutions that are based on the essential concept of this application and utilize the content described in the text and drawings of this application, resulting in equivalent structural or procedural substitutions or modifications, as well as the direct or indirect application of the technical solutions of the above embodiments to other related technical fields, are all included within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. A panel mechanism comprising a panel (1) and a grille (2), characterized in that, It also includes a take-up and release assembly (3), a connecting cable (4) and a connecting assembly (5), wherein the take-up and release assembly (3) is disposed on the panel (1), the connecting assembly (5) is disposed on the grid (2), and the connecting cable (4) is connected to the take-up and release assembly (3) and the connecting assembly (5); The connecting assembly (5) includes a slide (51) and a slide (52). The slide (51) has a connecting groove (513) and the slide (51) are slidably connected to the slide (52). When the slide (51) slides to the first position, the opening of the connecting groove (513) opens to allow the connecting cable (4) to be inserted into or removed from the connecting groove (513); when the slide (51) slides to the second position, the opening of the connecting groove (513) closes to restrict the connecting cable (4) from being removed from the connecting groove (513).

2. The panel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The slide (51) includes a slide (51) body and a connecting part (512). The connecting part (512) and the slide (51) body together define a connecting groove (513). A stop (521) is provided on the slide (52). When the slide (51) slides to the second position, the connecting part (512) abuts against the stop (521), and the stop (521) covers the opening of the connecting groove (513).

3. The panel mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The stop member (521) has a connecting hole (522) that is inserted into the connecting part (512).

4. The panel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting assembly (5) further includes a limiting seat (53) and a spring (54). The limiting seat (53) is fixedly disposed on the grille (2), and the spring (54) is connected to the limiting seat (53) and the slide (51) to apply a force to the slide (51) to move it to a second position.

5. The panel mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The slide (51) is provided with a guide rod (514), the spring (54) is sleeved on the guide rod (514), and the limiting seat (53) is provided with a guide hole (531) that is inserted and cooperated with the guide rod (514).

6. The panel mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The limiting seat (53) is also provided with a limiting hole (532), which is connected to the guide hole (531). When the guide rod (514) is inserted into the limiting hole (532), the guide rod (514) and the limiting hole (532) are interference fit.

7. The panel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The slide block (51) is provided with a first sliding block (515) and a first sliding groove (516). The slide block (51) is provided with a second sliding block (523) and a second sliding groove (524). The first sliding block (515) slides and engages with the second sliding groove (524), and the second sliding block (523) slides and engages with the first sliding groove (516).

8. The panel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The take-up and undo assembly (3) includes a housing (31), a reel (32), and a drive (33). The housing (31) has a receiving cavity. The reel (32) is rotatably disposed on the cavity wall of the receiving cavity. One end of the connecting cable (4) is fixedly connected to the reel (32). The connecting cable (4) is wound around the outer periphery of the reel (32). The drive (33) is fixedly disposed on the cavity wall of the receiving cavity. The drive (33) is used to drive the reel (32) to rotate.

9. The panel mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, The panel (1) assembly also includes a controller and a micro switch (6), both of which are electrically connected to the controller. The controller is used to control the drive (33) to open or close according to the signal from the micro switch (6). When the connecting cable (4) is tensioned, the connecting cable (4) abuts against the micro switch (6), causing the micro switch (6) to disconnect. When the connecting cable (4) is slack, the connecting cable (4) moves away from the micro switch (6), causing the micro switch (6) to connect.

10. The panel mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that, The panel (1) assembly also includes a trigger (7), the micro switch (6) is fixedly disposed in the accommodating cavity, the trigger (7) is slidably disposed in the accommodating cavity, the trigger (7) has an accommodating groove (71) for accommodating the connecting cable (4), and the trigger (7) abuts against the micro switch (6).

11. The panel mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, The panel (1) assembly also includes a controller and a magnetic field sensor (9). The magnetic field sensor (9) and the drive unit (33) are both electrically connected to the controller. A magnet (8) is provided on the slide (51). The controller is used to control the drive unit (33) to open or close according to the signal of the magnetic field sensor (9). When the grille (2) is close to the panel (1), the magnet (8) is close to the magnetic field sensor (9) to turn on the magnetic field sensor (9); when the grille (2) is away from the panel (1), the magnet (8) is away from the magnetic field sensor (9) to turn off the magnetic field sensor (9).

12. An air conditioner, characterized in that, The air conditioner includes a panel (1) mechanism as described in any one of claims 1-11.

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