Air conditioner and control method for air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air conditioners often cause discomfort due to direct, high-volume air flow and lack of adjustable modes to meet various user demands.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner design featuring a housing with a first and second rotatable air guiding plate, allowing for an anti-straight blowing mode by partially closing the air outlet and a cooling/heating mode by fully opening it, with specific angle and distance configurations to control air speed and volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the air outlet has a large long-distance flow area and large air volume, then the air supply distance is extended, but the air blowing directly to users causes discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The air outlet is divided into multiple independent guiding plates (first air guiding plate, second air guiding plate) that can be independently adjusted. Each plate segments the air flow path, allowing the air stream to be divided into multiple smaller streams rather than one large direct stream, thereby reducing the discomfort of direct blowing while maintaining supply distance
Solution Approach 2:
The air guiding plates are made rotatable through rotating shafts, enabling dynamic adjustment of the air flow direction and distribution. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt between different modes (anti-straight blowing mode with partial closure at specific angles, and cooling/heating mode with full opening), resolving the contradiction between extended supply distance and comfort
2Device complexity
If the air outlet structure is simple, then the device complexity is reduced, but only a single blowing mode is available
Solution Approach 1:
The air guiding plates serve multiple functions: they can be positioned at different angles to create anti-straight blowing mode (with specific angle ranges like 40-55 degrees) or fully opened for cooling/heating mode, and can also adjust the air flow distribution pattern. This multi-functionality allows a relatively simple structure to provide multiple blowing modes, resolving the contradiction between device complexity and adaptability
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an air conditioner and a method for controlling the air conditioner. The air conditioner has an anti-straight blowing mode and includes a housing, a first air guiding plate and a second air guiding plate. The housing has an outlet hole, the first air guiding plate is rotatably positioned at the outlet hole, and connected to the housing through a first rotating shaft on the housing. The housing has an outlet hole, the first air guiding plate is rotatably positioned at the outlet hole, and connected to the housing through a first rotating shaft on the housing. The second air guiding plate is rotatably positioned in the air outlet passage.