Discharging unit and air conditioning equipment having the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioning equipment has limited adjustability in discharging velocity and direction, requiring high electricity usage for fast airflow and maintaining a standardized external appearance, which restricts user customization and aesthetic options.
Innovation Solution
The air conditioning system includes detachable discharging units with rotating diffusers and adjustable openings, allowing for customizable discharging velocities and directions, and a modular design that can be easily maintained and upgraded, along with a humidifying unit for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the blowing fan driving force is increased to achieve fast airflow velocity, then the discharging velocity of air is improved, but electricity consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the diffuser rotatable around the main duct, allowing the opening direction and angle to be dynamically adjusted. This enables the system to achieve different airflow velocities and directions without increasing fan power, as the same airflow can be directed more effectively toward the desired location, reducing the need for high-speed discharge to achieve the same cooling effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of opening angle of the diffuser, allowing it to be adjusted between 0-180 degrees. By changing this geometric parameter, the system can optimize airflow distribution and achieve desired cooling effects at lower velocities, thereby reducing electricity consumption while maintaining effective air discharge.
2Ease of manufacture
If the air conditioner housing maintains a standardized external appearance, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but user customization and aesthetic options are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the air conditioner into distinct functional modules: the main body housing (which remains standardized for easy manufacturing) and the detachable discharging unit with diffuser (which can be customized in terms of opening angles and configurations). This segmentation allows the standardized housing to maintain manufacturing simplicity while the modular diffuser components provide customization options for different user needs and aesthetic preferences.
3Ease of repair
If the discharging unit is made detachable and modular, then maintenance ease and design flexibility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The discharging unit is segmented as a detachable module that can be easily separated from the main body housing. This segmentation simplifies maintenance by allowing users to access and clean the filter and diffuser components independently without disassembling the entire unit. The modular connection structure, while adding some complexity, uses straightforward attachment mechanisms that balance the trade-off between ease of maintenance and device complexity.
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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.