Air Conditioner Indoor Unit Panel Structure for Easy Air Passage Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional air conditioner indoor units face difficulties in cleaning and maintaining the air passage member due to non-detachable housing, making it hard to remove dust accumulation and repair the motor of the air guiding structure.
Innovation Solution
The air conditioner indoor unit features a lower panel that is rotatably connected to the housing, allowing exposure of the air passage member for cleaning, and is detachably connected to improve stability, facilitating easier access and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the housing is made non-detachable to improve structural stability, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of cleaning and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a fixed portion and a movable lower panel portion. The lower panel can be rotated relative to the face frame to expose the air passage member for cleaning, while the main housing structure remains stable and fixed. This segmentation allows the housing to provide both structural stability and ease of maintenance access.
2Ease of operation
If the lower panel is rotatably connected to allow exposure of air passage member, then the ease of cleaning is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lower panel is connected to the face frame through a rotation mechanism that allows the panel to move between a closed position (covering the air passage member) and an open position (exposing the air passage member for cleaning). This dynamic connection provides ease of maintenance while maintaining a simple overall structure without requiring complex mechanisms.
3Reliability
If the lower panel is detachably connected to improve stability, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the lower panel and the housing is designed as a detachable connection that allows the lower panel to be easily separated from the housing. This segmentation enables simple repair and replacement of the lower panel or air passage member without requiring disassembly of the entire housing structure, thus improving both reliability and ease of repair.
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AI summary
An air conditioner indoor unit includes a housing. The housing includes a chassis and a face frame connected to the chassis. A lower portion of the face frame includes an opening. the indoor unit further includes an air passage member disposed at the chassis and exposed from the opening, and a lower panel including an air outlet communicating with the air passage member. A first side of the lower panel is rotatably connected to a first side edge of the opening or a first side of the air passage member, and a second side of the lower panel is detachably connected to a second side edge of the opening or a second side of the air passage member.