Air guide component, air outlet frame assembly, and air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing air guide components in air conditioners are difficult to dismount and clean due to complex fitting processes, leading to inefficiencies in maintenance and a risk of the connector falling off during operation.
Innovation Solution
An air guide component with a movable connector that can easily connect and disconnect from the air guide drive mechanism, featuring an anti-disengagement structure to prevent falling and facilitate easy mounting and dismounting, enhancing maintenance and cleaning efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the air guide component uses a fixed connector design, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of disassembly and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with movable characteristics, allowing it to transition between connected and disconnected states. The air guide component can be easily assembled and disassembled by moving the connector along the guide plate, while maintaining structural stability when connected through the anti-disengagement structure.
2Manufacturing precision
If the air guide component uses a complex fitting process, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The air guide component is divided into separable parts: the air guide assembly, the drive mechanism, and the connector. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured independently with standard tolerances, then easily assembled together through the guide plate and connector mechanism, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
3Ease of repair
If the connector is made detachable, then the ease of maintenance is improved, but the reliability of connection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-disengagement structure is designed to prevent accidental detachment during operation. The connector includes features that actively resist unintended separation forces, ensuring reliable connection during normal use while allowing intentional disassembly for maintenance when needed.
4Ease of operation
If the connector is made movable, then the ease of cleaning is improved, but the risk of loss deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is nested within the air guide assembly structure, with the guide plate providing a pathway and the anti-disengagement structure providing containment. This nesting arrangement allows the connector to move for cleaning purposes while being retained within the assembly boundaries, preventing loss.
Data Source
AI summary
An air guide component includes an air guide assembly including an air guide plate assembly and a connector. The air guide plate assembly includes an outer air guide plate including an anti-disengagement structure and an inner air guide plate including a mounting structure having an avoidance port. The connector is disposed at the inner air guide plate and configured to be connected to an air guide drive mechanism. A part of the connector passes through the avoidance port. The connector, when at a first position, is connected to the air guide drive mechanism and is mounted and positioned through the mounting structure, and, when at a second position, is separated from the air guide drive mechanism and is limited by the mounting structure and the anti-disengagement structure.