Modular Air Discharge Assembly for Adjustable AC Airflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioning equipment lacks the ability to variably adjust air discharge velocity and direction, leading to limited user control and increased energy consumption, while also having a standardized external appearance.
Innovation Solution
The air conditioning equipment features a discharging part with modular discharging units that include main ducts and diffusers, allowing for adjustable discharging velocities and directions, and a humidifying unit for customizable air flow and aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional air conditioning equipment uses a standardized housing structure with fixed outlets, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but the ability to adjust air discharge velocity and direction is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The discharging part is divided into multiple detachable discharging units that can be selectively assembled. Each unit includes a main duct and diffuser, allowing users to configure different numbers and arrangements of units to achieve various air discharge patterns and velocities, thereby improving adaptability without requiring a completely complex integrated structure
Solution Approach 2:
The diffusers are designed to be rotatable on the outer surfaces of the main ducts, enabling dynamic adjustment of the air discharge direction. The openings in the diffusers can also be adjusted to control discharge velocity, providing dynamic adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple base structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single fixed outlet is used in the housing, then the device structure is simple, but the versatility of air discharge patterns is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating a complex multi-outlet housing, the patent segments the discharge function into separate detachable units that attach to a simple single-outlet housing. This maintains ease of manufacture for the housing while achieving versatility through the modular discharging units
Solution Approach 2:
The discharging units are designed as universal modules that can be selectively assembled in different configurations. The same basic unit can serve multiple functions by adjusting the diffuser orientation and opening degree, eliminating the need for multiple specialized outlets in the housing structure
3Ease of repair
If the discharging part is integrated into the main body, then structural stability is high, but maintenance and design changes are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The discharging part is separated from the main body as a detachable assembly of modular units. This segmentation allows easy removal and replacement of discharging units for maintenance or design updates, while the main body remains stable and unchanged
Solution Approach 2:
The modular discharging units can be easily detached, replaced, or upgraded without affecting the main body structure. This facilitates maintenance by allowing quick removal of problematic units and enables design changes by incorporating new unit configurations while preserving the stable main body
Data Source
AI summary
A discharging unit and air conditioning equipment having the discharging unit are provided. The air conditioning equipment includes a main body including a housing that houses a heat exchanger and a blowing fan and an inlet and an outlet formed in an outer surface of the housing, wherein interior air flows into the inlet and the air exchanged with heat is discharged through the outlet. The air conditioning equipment also includes a discharging part including an end detachably combined with the outlet. The discharging part includes a plurality of discharging units configured to adjust a discharging velocity and discharging direction of the discharged air and to be connected to one another so as to be made into a module.