Segmented Swing Louvers for Stable Upright Airflow Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vertical air conditioners with swing blades suffer from poor stability and inaccurate wind direction control due to long swing blades prone to deformation, and limited directional air control, especially in elongated air outlets.
Innovation Solution
A modular vertical air conditioner design featuring segmented swing blades with separate driving mechanisms and an independent air handling base that increases air outflow range and stability by reducing the length of individual swing blades and allowing independent operation of additional air handling functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the air outlet is elongated to increase air supply coverage, then the air supply range is improved, but the swing blades become relatively long resulting in poor stability and inaccurate wind direction control
Solution Approach 1:
The swing blade is divided into multiple independent segmented blades (first segmented swing blade and second segmented swing blade) arranged along the elongated air outlet. Each segmented blade has a reduced length compared to a single long blade, improving stability and reducing deformation while maintaining coverage of the extended air outlet area.
2Area of stationary object
If the swing blade length is increased to cover the elongated air outlet, then the air supply coverage is improved, but the swing blade becomes prone to deformation under hot and cold wind impact
Solution Approach 1:
The long swing blade is segmented into multiple shorter blades that can independently withstand wind forces. This segmentation reduces the moment arm and structural stress on each individual blade, preventing deformation while collectively covering the full air outlet area.
3Device complexity
If the swing blade is made as a whole structure to simplify the driving mechanism, then the device complexity is reduced, but the directional reliability is poor as air can only be forced in one direction
Solution Approach 1:
The swing blade system is segmented into multiple independently controllable blades, each with its own driving mechanism. This allows different segments to be directed toward different targets simultaneously, improving directional reliability while maintaining manageable complexity through modular control.
Solution Approach 2:
Each segmented swing blade can be dynamically adjusted to different angles and positions independently, allowing the system to adapt to varying directional requirements. This dynamic control enables reliable multi-directional air distribution rather than being forced into a single direction.
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
The segmented swing blade design enhances stability and accuracy of wind direction control while enabling multi-directional air flow and additional air handling functions without affecting the original air conditioner structure.
Implementation Method 1
a fan and an air handling module are formed in the cavity
Implementation Method 2
the swing blades comprises horizontal swing blades and vertical swing blades. The horizontal swing blades can rotate upward and downward to adjust the direction of air outflow in the upward and downward directions; and the vertical swing blades can rotate to the left and right, to adjust the direction of air outflow in the left and right directions
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AI summary
Disclosed is a vertical air conditioner having swing blades, comprising an air conditioner body (2), an air outlet (21) being formed on the air conditioner body (2), wherein a plurality of segmented swing blades on the air outlet (21) at least in the lengthwise direction of the air outlet (21), and the plurality of segmented swing blades are arranged in sequence and extend from one end of the air outlet (21) to the other end thereof. A plurality of segmented swing blades on the air outlet (21), and the plurality of segmented swing blades are arranged in sequence and extend from one end of the air outlet (21) to the other end thereof, so that an integral swing blade is formed by using the plurality of segmented swing blades, in addition to achieving the normal function of the swing blades for adjusting the direction of air outflow from the air outlet (21), reducing the length of a single segmented swing blade, thereby increasing the swing stability of the swing blades, and improving the accuracy of wind direction control.