Air Conditioner Front Panel Segmentation for Stable Mounting Contour
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Solution Overview
Problem
Air conditioning indoor units with changing product contours between operational and non-operational states face mounting restrictions, particularly when positioned close to ceilings, due to significant changes in front view appearance.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a front panel system with a first panel positioned below and a second panel above, both shifting to open and close blow-in and blow-out ports within a consistent product contour, allowing for reduced mounting restrictions and an excellent appearance without needing to shift two panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a front panel shifts to open a blow-out port, then the blow-out port is opened, but the product contour changes in front view causing mounting restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The front panel is divided into two separate panels: a first panel positioned in the lower side and a second panel positioned above it. This segmentation allows the first panel to shift for opening the blow-out port while the second panel remains stationary, preventing overall product contour change and enabling flexible mounting positions including ceiling-mounted installations.
2Ease of operation
If the first panel shifts to open the blow-in port, then the blow-in port is opened, but the product contour changes causing mounting restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The front panel is segmented into a movable first panel and a stationary second panel. When the first panel shifts to open the blow-in port, the second panel remains in its original position, ensuring that the overall product contour does not change. This resolves the contradiction by enabling blow-in port operation while maintaining mounting position flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If two panels are configured to shift for opening ports, then both blow-in and blow-out ports are opened, but the mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The front panel is divided into a first panel and a second panel with different functions. The first panel is configured to shift to open both the blow-in port and blow-out port, while the second panel remains stationary. This segmentation allows both ports to be opened through a single panel's movement, avoiding the need for two separate shifting mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The functions of opening the blow-in port and blow-out port are merged into a single operation of the first panel. When the first panel shifts, it simultaneously opens both ports, eliminating the need for separate mechanisms for each port and simplifying the overall system.
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AI summary
It is an object of the invention to provide an air conditioning indoor unit having suppressed change in size in a front view between before and after panel motion as well as having simplified and excellent appearance. An air conditioning indoor unit (1) includes a first panel (111) positioned in a lower side and configured to shift to open a front end of a front blow-in port (4B). The first panel (111) and the second panel (112) are positioned inside a product contour in a front view, or are exposed slightly even when being exposed from the product contour. This configuration has less mounting restriction and achieves excellent appearance.