Detachable Air-Handling Base for Upright Air Conditioners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air conditioners with additional air handling functions, such as humidification and purification, are limited by their dependence on the original structure and operation, making it difficult to control these functions separately and customize them to user needs, while also affecting the original air conditioning performance.
Innovation Solution
A vertical air conditioner design featuring a detachable base with a separate air supply system and air handling module, allowing independent operation of additional air handling functions without affecting the original air conditioner structure, with modular components for customizable air handling and enhanced air outflow range.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional air handling modules are provided in the original air duct of the air conditioner, then air handling functions (humidification, purification) are achieved, but the original air conditioning performance is affected and the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the air handling system into two independent parts: the original air conditioner body and a separate base with air handling modules. The base can be detachably fitted to the air conditioner body, allowing the air handling functions to be separated from the original air conditioning structure. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling additional functions without complicating the original air conditioner's internal structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The air handling modules are extracted from the original air conditioner body and placed in a separate base. This extraction allows the air handling functions to operate independently without affecting the original air conditioning performance, while also simplifying the overall structure by removing the need for integrated design modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional air handling modules are provided in the original air duct, then air handling functions are achieved, but the modules occupy the original space and air duct, affecting original air conditioning performance
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the system into a separate base and air conditioner body, the invention ensures that air handling modules do not occupy space within the original air duct. Each system operates with its own air flow path, maintaining the reliability and performance of the original air conditioning function while adding versatile air handling capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The air handling modules are taken out from the original air conditioner structure and relocated to a separate base. This extraction eliminates the interference between air handling modules and the original air conditioning air duct, ensuring that both functions can operate optimally without compromising each other's performance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional air handling modules are provided in the original air conditioner, then air handling functions are achieved, but control coordination between normal air conditioning and additional air handling requires significant research and development costs
Solution Approach 1:
The separate base with air handling modules has its own independent control system, segmented from the air conditioner body's control. This allows each system to be controlled independently, simplifying the electronic control architecture and reducing the need for complex coordination algorithms between different air handling functions and the original air conditioning system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables independent control and customization of air handling functions, maintaining the original air conditioning performance and simplifying the design by providing a separate air supply system within the base, which can be easily replaced to meet personalized needs.
Implementation Method 1
a fan and an air handling module are formed in the cavity
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AI summary
Disclosed is a vertical air conditioner, comprising an air conditioner body (2), and further comprising a base (1) detachably fitted with the air conditioner body (2), wherein the base (1) comprises a base body (11), which base body (11) has a fitting part (1121), a body air inlet (1141) and a body air outlet (1151) are formed on the base body (11), a cavity is formed in the base body (11), and a fan (122) and an air handling module (13) are formed in the cavity. The base (1) in the vertical air conditioner can be detachably fitted with the air conditioner body (2), and the base (1) itself forms a separate air supply system, and the air handling module (13) is used to handle air based on the air supply system. Therefore, after the base (1) and the air conditioner body (2) are fitted together, the additional air handling function achieved by the base (1) is independent from the air conditioner body (2), which does not affect the original structure of the air conditioner body (2), and can run independently rather than relying on the operation of the original air conditioner body (2).