Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide the air conditioner indoor unit and the air conditioner, which can enable indoor air to fully exchange heat, and the indoor temperature distribution is more uniform.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, which comprises an air inlet, a lower air outlet located at the bottom of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, an upper air outlet located at the top of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and a regulating valve, wherein the regulating valve is provided with a first position for communicating the air inlet with the upper air outlet to form top air outlet, and a second position for communicating the air inlet with the lower air outlet to form bottom air outlet.
Preferably, the indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprises an air passage, the top of the air passage is communicated with the upper air outlet, the bottom of the air passage is communicated with the lower air outlet, the regulating valve is movably arranged in the air passage, when the regulating valve is in a first position, the air inlet is communicated with the upper air outlet through the air passage, and when the regulating valve is in a second position, the air inlet is communicated with the lower air outlet through the air passage.
Preferably, the regulating valve is slidably disposed within the overwind passage.
Preferably, the cross-sectional shape of the damper matches the cross-sectional shape of the air passage in a plane perpendicular to the sliding direction of the damper.
Preferably, the air conditioning indoor unit further comprises a driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is in driving connection with the regulating valve and drives the regulating valve to move between the first position and the second position.
Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a driving unit, a driving gear and a rack, the driving gear is arranged on the regulating valve, the driving unit is in driving connection with the driving gear, the rack is arranged along the movement direction of the regulating valve, and the driving gear is meshed with the rack; or the driving mechanism comprises a driving unit, a driving gear and a rack, the rack is arranged on the regulating valve, the gear is arranged in a shell of the air conditioner indoor unit, the driving unit is in driving connection with the driving gear, the rack is arranged along the movement direction of the regulating valve, and the driving gear is meshed with the rack.
Preferably, one side of the regulating valve facing the upper air outlet is provided with an arc-shaped flow guiding surface for guiding the air flow flowing to the upper air outlet; and/or one side of the regulating valve facing the lower air outlet is provided with an arc-shaped flow guiding surface for guiding the air flow flowing to the lower air outlet.
Preferably, a first air deflector is arranged at the upper air outlet; and/or a second air deflector is arranged at the lower air outlet.
Preferably, the air conditioner indoor unit further comprises a fan and an indoor heat exchanger, and the fan and the indoor heat exchanger are arranged between the air inlet and the air passage.
Preferably, the fan is an axial flow fan, the indoor heat exchanger is arranged at an air inlet of the axial flow fan, and the air passage is arranged at an air outlet of the axial flow fan.
Preferably, the air inlet is positioned between the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet, and a front panel capable of opening or closing the air inlet is arranged at the air inlet.
Preferably, the air conditioning indoor unit is arranged at the indoor top, and the top of the upper air outlet of the air conditioning indoor unit extends along the wall surface of the indoor top wall.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an air conditioner indoor unit, which is the air conditioner indoor unit described above.
The invention provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises an air inlet, a lower air outlet positioned at the bottom of the air conditioner indoor unit, an upper air outlet positioned at the top of the air conditioner indoor unit, and a regulating valve, wherein the regulating valve is provided with a first position for enabling the air inlet and the upper air outlet to be communicated to form top air outlet and a second position for enabling the air inlet and the lower air outlet to be communicated to form bottom air outlet. This air conditioner indoor unit is through setting up air outlet and lower air outlet to and be located the governing valve between last air outlet and the lower air outlet, and through last air-out and the lower air-out of realization air conditioner indoor unit of control governing valve, when can making the air conditioner be in the refrigeration mode, can make the air-out can reach indoor top through the last air-out of air conditioner indoor unit, then carry out shower type air-out from indoor top, thereby can guarantee that the air of indoor top position also can obtain abundant heat transfer, realize refrigeration subsides top, heat the air current effect of adherence, indoor temperature distribution is more even, effectively improve the air supply travelling comfort.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 to 3 in combination, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an air conditioning indoor unit includes an air inlet 1, a lower air outlet 3 located at the bottom of the air conditioning indoor unit, and an upper air outlet 2 located at the top of the air conditioning indoor unit, and further includes a regulating valve 4, the regulating valve 4 having a first position where the air inlet 1 and the upper air outlet 2 communicate to form a top air outlet, and a second position where the air inlet 1 and the lower air outlet 3 communicate to form a bottom air outlet.
This air conditioner indoor set is through setting up air outlet 2 and lower air outlet 3 to and be located the governing valve 4 between air outlet 2 and the lower air outlet 3, and through last air-out and the lower air-out of the realization air conditioner indoor set of control governing valve 4, when can making the air conditioner be in the refrigeration mode, can make the air-out can reach indoor top through the last air-out of air conditioner indoor set, then carry out shower type air-out from indoor top, thereby can guarantee that the air of indoor top position also can obtain abundant heat transfer, realize refrigeration subsides top, heat the air current effect of adherence, indoor temperature distribution is more even, effectively improve the air supply travelling comfort.
Through setting up governing valve 4, can control the position of governing valve 4, and then realize the regulation to the air flow direction through governing valve 4, realize the control of air conditioner air supply angle for the air conditioner realizes last air-out or is down air-out, and the air-out effect is better, and air-out efficiency is higher.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprises an air passage 5, the top of the air passage 5 is communicated with the upper air outlet 2, the bottom of the air passage 5 is communicated with the lower air outlet 3, the regulating valve 4 is movably arranged in the air passage 5, when the regulating valve 4 is positioned at a first position, the air inlet 1 is communicated with the upper air outlet 2 through the air passage 5, and when the regulating valve 4 is positioned at a second position, the air inlet 1 is communicated with the lower air outlet 3 through the air passage 5. The air passage 5 is located at the air outlet position of the air inlet 1, the air flow distribution is carried out on the air entering the air inlet 1 in the air passage 5 by the regulating valve 4, the air inlet 1 and the upper air outlet 2 can be conveniently communicated or the air inlet 1 and the lower air outlet 3 can be conveniently communicated by controlling the position of the regulating valve 4 in the air passage 5, and the air outlet direction of the air conditioner is simpler and more convenient to regulate. And because the air passage 5 has enough length, the regulating valve 4 can have enough movement distance, the air inlet of the air inlet 1 is distributed to the upper air outlet 2 or the lower air outlet 3 by the regulating valve 4, and better shower type air outlet or transpiration type air outlet is realized.
Preferably, the regulating valve 4 is arranged in the air passage 5 in a sliding manner, so that the regulating difficulty of the regulating valve 4 in the air passage 5 can be reduced, the sealing fit between the regulating valve 4 and the peripheral wall of the air passage 5 can be realized more easily, the air leakage phenomenon is prevented when air flow distribution is carried out, and the flow efficiency of air flow is improved.
In the present embodiment, in the plane perpendicular to the sliding direction of the regulating valve 4, the cross-sectional shape of the regulating valve 4 is matched with the cross-sectional shape of the air passage 5, so that the sealing engagement effect between the regulating valve 4 and the air passage 5 can be further improved. An elastic sealing structure, such as an elastic gasket, may be disposed on the outer periphery of the regulating valve 4, so as to realize an elastic seal between the regulating valve 4 and the air passage 5, and further improve the sealing effect between the two. The elastic gasket is provided, for example, by providing a clamping groove on the circumferential side of the regulator valve 4 and the ventilation passage 5, and the elastic gasket is clamped in the clamping groove, or is fixedly provided in the clamping groove by means of gluing, etc.
The air conditioner indoor unit further comprises a driving mechanism which is in driving connection with the regulating valve 4 and drives the regulating valve 4 to move between a first position and a second position.
In this embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a driving unit, a driving gear 6 and a rack 7, the driving gear 6 is disposed on the regulating valve 4, the driving unit is in driving connection with the driving gear 6, the rack 7 is disposed along the movement direction of the regulating valve 4, and the driving gear 6 is engaged with the rack 7; or, the driving mechanism comprises a driving unit, a driving gear 6 and a rack 7, wherein the rack 7 is arranged on the regulating valve 4, the gear is arranged in a shell of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, the driving unit is in driving connection with the driving gear 6, the rack 7 is arranged along the movement direction of the regulating valve 4, and the driving gear 6 is meshed with the rack 7. The rotation direction of the driving gear 6 can be controlled by controlling the rotation direction of the driving unit, so that the movement direction of the regulating valve 4 is controlled, and the rapid regulation of the upper air outlet and the lower air outlet of the air conditioner is realized. The drive unit is for example a motor, preferably a stepper motor.
The sliding rail for guiding the sliding of the regulating valve 4 can be further arranged on the shell of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so that the accuracy of the sliding direction of the regulating valve 4 is ensured, and the regulating valve 4 is prevented from deflecting in the sliding process to cause larger stress on the driving mechanism, and the service life of the driving mechanism is influenced.
Of course, the driving mechanism may include a telescopic cylinder, an electric push rod, or the like, as long as the adjusting valve 4 can be driven to slide in the air passage 5, thereby adjusting the position of the adjusting valve 4.
In order to ensure the accuracy of the movement position of the regulating valve 4, so that the regulating valve 4 can move to an accurate diversion position, and the situation that the movement distance of the regulating valve 4 is too large, the engaging range of the rack 7 is removed, or the regulating valve 4 is removed from the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, a travel switch or a micro switch and other limiting mechanisms for limiting the movement position of the regulating valve 4 are arranged on the movement path of the regulating valve 4, for example, the number of the limiting mechanisms is two, one of them sets up in the upper limit motion position department that the governing valve 4 is close to towards last air outlet 2, and the other one sets up in the lower limit motion position department that the governing valve 4 is close to towards lower air outlet 3, and after the governing valve 4 moved to upper limit motion position, can shutoff cross the connecting channel between wind passageway 5 and the last air outlet 2 to make the inlet air can enter into lower air outlet 3 department along cross wind passageway 5 under the water conservancy diversion effect of governing valve 4, then blow out from lower air outlet 3 department. After the regulating valve 4 moves to the lower limit movement position, the connecting channel between the air passing channel 5 and the lower air outlet 3 can be blocked, so that the air inlet can enter the upper air outlet 2 along the air passing channel 5 under the flow guiding effect of the regulating valve 4 and then is blown out from the upper air outlet 2.
One side of the regulating valve 4, which faces the upper air outlet 2, is provided with an arc-shaped flow guiding surface 8 for guiding the air flow flowing to the upper air outlet 2; and/or the side of the regulating valve 4 facing the lower air outlet 3 is provided with an arc-shaped flow guiding surface 8 for guiding the air flow flowing to the lower air outlet 3. Through set up arc water conservancy diversion face 8 in the both sides of governing valve 4, can carry out the water conservancy diversion to the air current that gets into from air intake 1, avoid when the air current flow direction changes, produce great turbulence, improve the flow efficiency of air current, reduce the air current flow noise.
The first air deflector 9 is arranged at the upper air outlet 2, so that air flow blown out from the upper air outlet 2 can be guided, and the flowing direction of the air flow can meet the requirements of users more easily.
The second air deflector 10 is arranged at the lower air outlet 3, so that air flow blown out from the lower air outlet 3 can be guided, and the flowing direction of the air flow can more easily meet the requirements of users.
The upper air outlet 2 is further provided with an upper air outlet panel for closing the upper air outlet 2, the lower air outlet 3 is further provided with a lower air outlet panel for closing the lower air outlet 3, the upper air outlet panel can close the upper air outlet 2 when the air conditioner indoor machine heats the lower air outlet, and the lower air outlet panel can close the lower air outlet 3 when the air conditioner indoor machine refrigerates the upper air outlet.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprises a fan and an indoor heat exchanger 11, and the fan and the indoor heat exchanger 11 are arranged between the air inlet 1 and the air passage 5.
In this embodiment, the fan is an axial flow fan 12, the indoor heat exchanger 11 is disposed at an air inlet 1 of the axial flow fan 12, and the air passage 5 is disposed at an air outlet of the axial flow fan 12. The axial thickness of the axial flow fan 12 is thinner, and the air inlet area of the axial flow fan 12 is limited by the width of the air conditioner indoor unit, so compared with the prior art, the axial flow fan 12 with larger radius can be adopted, the air inlet quantity of the air conditioner indoor unit is improved, the air conditioner indoor unit can be ensured to have thinner thickness, the whole volume of the air conditioner indoor unit is reduced, and the working performance of the air conditioner indoor unit is improved.
The air inlet 1 is positioned between the upper air outlet 2 and the lower air outlet 3, and a front panel 13 capable of opening or closing the air inlet 1 is arranged at the air inlet 1. The front panel can adopt an integral moving structure, and when the air inlet 1 needs to be opened, the whole front panel 13 integrally moves forward, so that a larger air inlet gap is formed between the front panel 13 and the shell of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and air enters the axial flow fan 12 from the air inlet gap through the air inlet 1. The adoption of the integrally movable front panel 13 can improve the air inlet effect of the air conditioner indoor unit, and meanwhile, the interference between the front panel 13 and the internal parts of the air conditioner indoor unit is avoided, so that the miniaturization of the air conditioner indoor unit is facilitated.
The air conditioner indoor unit sets up in indoor top, and the wall that the upper air outlet 2 top of air conditioner indoor unit extended along indoor roof, and when the air conditioner indoor machine cooling was operated, cold air can follow upper air outlet 2 department and flow along indoor roof to flow downwards from indoor roof, realize shower formula air-out, make indoor air heat transfer more thoroughly, indoor temperature distribution is more even, and user experience is better.
When the air conditioner is in refrigeration operation, the regulating valve 4 moves to a lower limit movement position under the action of the driving mechanism, so that air flow is prevented from descending, and after passing through the opened front panel 13 and the air inlet 1, the air flow enters the air passing channel 5 under the action of the axial flow fan 12, ascends under the diversion action of the arc diversion surface 8 of the regulating valve 4, and flows out from the upper air outlet 2 of the air conditioner indoor unit, so that the effect of jacking flow is achieved.
When the air conditioner heats, the regulating valve 4 moves to the upper limit movement position under the action of the driving mechanism to prevent the air flow from ascending, the air flow enters the air passage 5 under the action of the axial flow fan 12 after passing through the opened front panel 13 and the air inlet 1, descends under the diversion action of the arc diversion surface 8 of the regulating valve 4 and flows out from the lower air outlet 3 of the air conditioner indoor unit, and the wall-attached flow effect is achieved.
By adopting the scheme of the application, the air conditioner can be mounted on the top or at the corner, dead angle-free mounting of the air conditioner is realized, and in addition, the air flow effects of cooling, top mounting and heating and wall mounting can be realized, so that the human body comfort is better.
According to an embodiment of the invention, an air conditioner comprises an air conditioner indoor unit, and the air conditioner indoor unit is the air conditioner indoor unit.
It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above advantageous ways can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention. The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the invention.