Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an air guide device, aiming at enabling an air guide to swing stably and improving the stability problem of the air guide.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides an air guide device and an air conditioner indoor unit comprising the same. The air guide device comprises an air outlet frame, a driving device and a plurality of air guide pieces. The air outlet frame is provided with a rotation axis and can rotate around the rotation axis; the air outlet frame is also provided with a first end part and a second end part which are opposite. The driving device is installed on the air outlet frame and is located between the first end portion and the second end portion. The air guide pieces are arranged on the air outlet frame in a swinging mode, wherein one part of the air guide pieces are located between the driving device and the first end portion, and the other part of the air guide pieces are located between the driving device and the second end portion; the plurality of air guide pieces are connected with the driving device so as to be driven by the driving device to swing.
Optionally, the plurality of air deflectors include a plurality of air deflectors capable of swinging along the width direction of the air outlet frame, the plurality of air deflectors located between the driving device and the first end portion are first air deflectors, and the plurality of air deflectors located between the driving device and the second end portion are second air deflectors; the driving device comprises a first driving assembly, and the first driving assembly is connected with the first air deflector and the second air deflector so as to drive the first air deflector and the second air deflector to be linked.
Optionally, the first drive assembly comprises:
one end of the transmission shaft is connected with the first air deflector, and the other end of the transmission shaft is connected with the second air deflector;
the first gear penetrates through the transmission shaft and is fixed with the transmission shaft;
a second gear meshed with the first gear; and
the first motor is fixed on the air outlet frame, and a motor shaft of the first motor is connected with the second gear so as to drive the second gear and the first gear to rotate, and the transmission shaft drives the first air deflector and the second air deflector to be linked.
Optionally, the plurality of first air deflectors are hinged through a linkage piece, so that the plurality of first air deflectors are linked; and/or the second air deflectors are hinged through a linkage piece, so that the second air deflectors are linked.
Optionally, the air outlet frame is further provided with a mounting box for mounting the driving device, the mounting box comprises a box body with an opening facing the lateral direction and a cover body capable of covering the opening, two mounting plates are formed on two opposite sides of the opening of the box body, and the two mounting plates are used for mounting the first air deflector and the second air deflector respectively.
Optionally, the two mounting plates are respectively provided with a shaft hole for mounting the rotating shaft of the first air deflector and the rotating shaft of the second air deflector, and the shaft hole is provided with an opening for inserting the rotating shaft into the shaft hole; the side direction of the cover body is convexly provided with two rows of positioning pins which are respectively used for correspondingly inserting and connecting with the openings on the two mounting plates.
Optionally, the plurality of air deflectors include a plurality of louvers capable of swinging along the length direction of the air outlet frame, the plurality of louvers located between the driving device and the first end portion are first louvers, and the plurality of louvers located between the driving device and the second end portion are second louvers; the driving device comprises a second driving assembly, and the second driving assembly is connected with the first louver and the second louver so as to drive the first louver and the second louver to be linked.
Optionally, the second drive assembly comprises:
the connecting rod extends along the length direction of the air outlet frame so as to connect the first louver and the second louver;
a swing rod, one end of which is connected with the part of the connecting rod between the first louver and the second louver; and
and a motor shaft of the second motor is connected with the other end of the swinging rod so as to drive the swinging rod to swing, and the connecting rod drives the first louver and the second louver to be linked.
Optionally, a distance between the driving device and the first end of the air-out frame is the same as a distance between the driving device and the second end of the air-out frame.
Optionally, the shell of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with the air inlet; the air outlet frame of the air guide device is rotatably arranged in the shell around the rotation axis of the air outlet frame and corresponds to the air outlet.
According to the technical scheme, the driving device is arranged between the first end and the second end of the air outlet frame, so that the plurality of air guide pieces are driven and divided into two parts, one part of the air guide pieces are located between the driving device and the first end of the air outlet frame, the other part of the air guide pieces are located between the driving device and the second end of the air outlet frame, the distances between the two parts of the air guide pieces and the driving device are not too large, the driving device is enabled to provide basically equivalent torques for the air guide pieces on the two sides of the driving device, the air guide pieces are enabled to swing stably, and the stability of the swinging of the air guide pieces is enhanced.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides an embodiment of an air guiding device, where the air guiding device 200 can be applied to an air conditioner indoor unit 100 or an air purification apparatus, and is used to adjust an air supply direction and implement multiple different air supply modes. For avoiding redundant description, in the following embodiments, the air guiding device 200 is mainly applied to the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner for explanation, and other types can be referred to for implementation.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in an embodiment of the air guiding device 200 of the present invention, the air guiding device 200 includes an air outlet frame 210, a driving device 300, and a plurality of air guiding components (such as an air guiding plate 220 or a louver 230). The air-out frame 210 has a rotation axis, and the air-out frame 210 is rotatable around the rotation axis; the air-out frame 210 further has a first end 201 and a second end 202 opposite to each other. The driving device 300 is installed between the first end 201 and the second end 202 of the air-out frame 210. The plurality of air guides are arranged on the air outlet frame 210 in a swinging manner and are respectively arranged on two sides of the driving device 300; the plurality of air guides are connected to the driving device 300 to be driven by the driving device 300 to swing.
Specifically, the rotation axis of the air-out frame 210 is a virtual axis for describing the rotation center of the air-out frame 210, i.e. the air-out frame 210 can rotate around the rotation axis. The air-out frame 210 is formed with a first vent and a second vent at opposite sides of the rotation axis, the first vent and the second vent being in communication. The air outlet frame 210 is driven to rotate, the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening can be exchanged, and then the air outlet of the air outlet frame 210 is switched. The outer end faces of the first end portion 201 and the second end portion 202 of the air outlet frame 210 are provided with a rotation shaft 203, and the extension direction of the rotation shaft 203 corresponds to the rotation axis. The air outlet frame 210 can be rotatably installed in an air outlet duct of the indoor unit 100 of an air conditioner or other air cleaning equipment by the rotating shaft 203.
The driving device 300 is installed between the first end 201 and the second end 202 of the air-out frame 210, that is, a gap is formed between the driving device 300 and the first end 201 of the air-out frame 210, and a gap is also formed between the driving device 300 and the second end 202 of the air-out frame 210. Part of the air guide is located between the driving device 300 and the first end 201 of the air-out frame 210, and the other part of the air guide is located between the driving device 300 and the second end 202 of the air-out frame 210. Therefore, the distances between the two air guides and the driving device 300 are not too different, so that the driving device 300 can provide substantially equivalent torques for the air guides on the two sides of the driving device 300, and the air guides can swing stably.
For the specific position of the driving device 300, the driving device 300 may be located at the middle position of the air-out frame 210, or at the upper position of the middle part, or at the lower position of the middle part. In this case, it is preferable that the driving device 300 is located in the middle of the air-out frame 210, and the distance between the driving device 300 and the first end 201 of the air-out frame 210 is the same as the distance between the driving device 300 and the second end 202 of the air-out frame 210. Therefore, the air guide pieces can be driven to swing stably, the gravity center of the air outlet frame 210 is low, the air outlet frame 210 is not prone to lateral dumping, and the balance of the air outlet frame 210 is enhanced.
According to the technical scheme of the invention, the driving device 300 is arranged between the first end 201 and the second end 202 of the air outlet frame 210, the plurality of air guides are respectively arranged at two sides of the driving device 300, namely the driving device 300 divides the plurality of air guides into two parts, so that the distance between the driving device 300 and the farthest air guide in the air guides of each part is not too large, the torques provided by the driving device 300 for the air guides at two sides of the driving device 300 are basically equivalent, further, the air guides swing more stably, and the stability of the swinging of the air guides is enhanced.
To facilitate understanding of the air-out frame 210, the air-out frame 210 will be described first.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in an embodiment, the air outlet frame 210 has a first air vent and a second air vent located at two opposite sides of the rotation axis, and the first air vent and the second air vent are communicated. The air guide of the air-out frame 210 may be disposed corresponding to the first ventilation opening, and may also be disposed corresponding to the second ventilation opening. When the air conditioning indoor unit 100 works, the air outlet frame 210 is driven to rotate by 180 degrees, and the positions of the first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening can be exchanged, so that the air outlet of the air outlet frame 210 is switched, and the air supply mode is changed.
When the air-out frame 210 rotates to the position where the first ventilation opening faces inward and the second ventilation opening faces outward, the airflow blown out from the air-out duct of the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner firstly enters the air-out frame 210 through the first ventilation opening, then flows to the second ventilation opening after being guided by the air guide member, and finally is blown to the air outlet 102 through the second ventilation opening.
When the air-out frame 210 rotates to the position where the second ventilation opening faces inward and the first ventilation opening faces outward, the airflow blown out from the air-out duct of the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner firstly enters the air-out frame 210 through the second ventilation opening, then flows to the first ventilation opening after being guided by the air guide member, and finally is blown to the air outlet 102 from the first ventilation opening.
In an embodiment, the air outlet frame 210 includes a frame 211 and two side plates 212 installed at two opposite sides of the frame 211, and an air outlet cavity communicating the first air vent and the second air vent is defined between the two side plates 212. That is, the air-out frame 210 includes three portions, namely, a frame 211 and two side plates 212, and the frame 211 is formed with a first ventilation opening and the second ventilation opening. After the frame 211 and the two side plates 212 are respectively manufactured and molded, the two side plates 212 are respectively mounted on the left and right sides of the frame 211, so as to be assembled with the frame 211 to form the air outlet frame 210. Wherein, an air outlet cavity of the air outlet frame 210 is defined between the two side plates 212.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, based on any of the above embodiments, for a specific type of the air guide, the air guide may be an air guide plate 220 arranged in a long strip shape, or a louver 230 arranged in a sheet shape. For different types of air guides, the driving modes of the driving device 300 for driving different air guides are also different, so that the structure of the driving device 300 needs to be designed reasonably according to the different types of air guides.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 7, in an embodiment, the plurality of air guiding elements includes a plurality of air guiding plates 220 capable of swinging along the width direction of the air-out frame 210, the plurality of air guiding plates 220 located between the driving device 300 and the first end portion 201 are first air guiding plates 221, and the plurality of air guiding plates 220 located between the driving device 300 and the second end portion 202 are second air guiding plates 222. The driving device 300 includes a first driving assembly 310, and the first driving assembly 310 is connected to the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222 to drive the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222 to move in a linkage manner.
Specifically, the air deflectors 220 are disposed in a strip shape, and the air deflectors 220 extend along the length direction of the air outlet frame 210. The plurality of air deflectors 220 are divided into a plurality of first air deflectors 221 and a plurality of second air deflectors 222 by the driving device 300, and the plurality of first air deflectors 221 and the plurality of second air deflectors 222 can be switched between an unfolded state and a closed state. Taking the first air guiding plates 221 as an example, in the unfolded state, the plurality of first air guiding plates 221 form ventilation gaps at intervals to open the ventilation openings of the air outlet frame 210; in the closed state, the first air deflectors 221 are sequentially spliced end to cover the air vents of the air-out frame 210.
Because the plurality of air deflectors 220 are divided into the plurality of first air deflectors 221 and the plurality of second air deflectors 222 by the driving device 300, the first air deflectors 221 and the second air deflectors 222 can be designed to be relatively short, and the situation that the closing is not tight due to the fact that one ends of the first air deflectors 221 and the second air deflectors 222, which are far away from the driving device 300, are twisted is avoided.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 7, the first air deflectors 221 are hinged by a linkage member, so that the first air deflectors 221 are linked; and/or the plurality of second air deflectors 222 are hinged through a linkage so that the plurality of second air deflectors 222 are linked. In order to reduce the usage amount of the driving device 300, the plurality of first wind deflectors 221 are optionally linked, and the plurality of second wind deflectors 222 are also optionally linked.
Since the first driving assembly 310 is connected to the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222, the first driving assembly 310 can drive the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222 to be linked. There are also a variety of structural designs for the first drive assembly 310.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 7, in an embodiment, the first driving assembly 310 includes a transmission shaft 311, a first gear 312, a second gear 313 and a first motor 314. One end of the transmission shaft 311 is connected to the first air guiding plate 221, and the other end of the transmission shaft 311 is connected to the second air guiding plate 222. The first gear 312 is disposed through the transmission shaft 311 and fixed to the transmission shaft 311. The second gear 313 is engaged with the first gear 312. The first motor 314 is fixed to the air-out frame 210, and a motor shaft of the first motor 314 is connected to the second gear 313 to drive the second gear 313 and the first gear 312 to rotate, so as to drive the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222 to be linked through the transmission shaft 311.
When the first driving assembly 310 drives the air deflectors 220 to guide air, the first motor 314 drives the second gear 313 to rotate, the second gear 313 drives the first gear 312 to rotate, the first gear 312 drives the transmission shaft 311 to rotate in the same direction, and then the transmission shaft 311 drives the first air deflector 221 and the second air deflector 222 to rotate and swing in the same direction, so that left-right air sweeping is realized.
In addition, in other embodiments, the first driving assembly 310 may include a dual-shaft motor having two motor shafts, wherein one motor shaft is connected to the first air deflector 221, and the other motor shaft is connected to the second air deflector 222, so that the first motor drives the first air deflector 221 and the second air deflector 222 to be linked. The mode structure is simple, the cost of parts can be saved, the assembly is convenient, and the efficiency is improved.
Referring to fig. 3 to 5, in an embodiment, in order to facilitate the swing installation of the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222, the air outlet frame 210 is further provided with an installation box 400 for installing the driving device 300, the installation box 400 includes a box body 410 opening towards a lateral direction, and a cover body 420 capable of covering the opening, two installation plates are formed on two opposite sides of the opening of the box body 410, and the two installation plates are respectively used for installing the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222.
Specifically, two ends of the first air guiding plate 221 are both provided with a rotating shaft 2201, the rotating shaft 2201 at the upper end of the first air guiding plate 221 is rotatably connected with the first end portion 201 of the air outlet frame 210, and the rotating shaft 2201 at the lower end of the first air guiding plate 221 is rotatably connected with one of the mounting plates of the mounting box 400. Similarly, two ends of the second air guiding plate 222 are also provided with a rotating shaft 2201, the rotating shaft 2201 at the lower end of the second air guiding plate 222 is rotatably connected with the second end portion 202 of the air outlet frame 210, and the rotating shaft 2201 at the upper end of the second air guiding plate 222 is rotatably connected with the other mounting plate of the mounting box 400. That is, the two mounting plates of the mounting box 400 serve to support and fix the air deflection plates 220.
With reference to fig. 3 to fig. 5, further, the two mounting plates are respectively provided with a shaft hole 411 for mounting the rotating shaft 2201 of the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222, and the shaft hole 411 is provided with an opening for inserting the rotating shaft 2201 into the shaft hole 411; two rows of positioning pins 421 are convexly disposed laterally on the cover 420, and the two rows of positioning pins 421 are respectively used for being inserted into and connected with the openings of the two mounting plates.
When the air conditioner is installed, the rotating shafts 2201 of the first air guiding plate 221 and the second air guiding plate 222 are respectively and correspondingly inserted into the shaft holes 411 of the two installation plates of the box body 410; then, the cover body 420 is covered on the opening of the box body 410, in the covering process, the two rows of positioning pins 421 of the cover body 420 are inserted into the openings of the shaft holes 411 on the two mounting plates respectively, and the positioning pins 421 are in interference fit with the corresponding openings, so that the cover body 420 and the box body 410 are connected and fixed, further the rotating shafts 2201 of the air deflectors 220 are limited in the corresponding shaft holes 411, and the rotating shafts 2201 are not easy to fall out from the openings of the shaft holes 411.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 8, in an embodiment, the difference from the above embodiment is that the plurality of air guides include a plurality of louvers 230 capable of swinging along the length direction of the air-out frame 210, the plurality of louvers 230 located between the driving device 300 and the first end 201 are first louvers 231, and the plurality of louvers 230 located between the driving device 300 and the second end 202 are second louvers 232. The driving device 300 includes a second driving assembly 320, and the second driving assembly 320 connects the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 to drive the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 to be linked.
Specifically, the plurality of louvers 230 are arranged in a sheet shape, and the plurality of louvers 230 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the air outlet frame 210. The plurality of louvers 230 are divided into a plurality of first louvers 231 and a plurality of second louvers 232 by the driving device 300, and the plurality of first louvers 231 are hinged by a linkage so that the plurality of first louvers 231 are linked; and/or, the plurality of second louvers 232 are hinged by a linkage to link the plurality of second louvers 232. To reduce the amount of use of the drive device 300, a plurality of first louvers 231 are optionally linked and a plurality of second louvers 232 are also linked.
The second driving assembly 320 is connected with the first louver 231 and the second louver 232, so that the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 can be driven to be linked by the second driving assembly 320, the swinging torque of the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 can be reduced, a motor with smaller torque can be matched, and the motor cost is saved. There are also a variety of structural designs for the second drive assembly 320.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 8, in an embodiment, the second driving assembly 320 includes a connecting rod 321, a swing rod 322 and a second motor 323. Wherein, the connecting rod 321 extends along the length direction of the air-out frame 210 to connect the first louver 231 and the second louver 232. One end of the swing lever 322 is connected to a portion of the link 321 between the first louver 231 and the second louver 232. The motor shaft of the second motor 323 is connected to the other end of the swing rod 322 to drive the swing rod 322 to swing, and the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 are driven to link through the connecting rod 321.
When the second driving assembly 320 drives the louvers 230 to guide air, the second motor 323 drives the swing rod 322 to swing up and down, and the swing rod 322 drives the connecting rod 321 to move up and down, so as to connect and drive the first louver 231 and the second louver 232 to swing in the same direction, thereby realizing up-and-down air sweeping.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 6, based on the above embodiment, the air guiding device 200 further includes a motor base 500, the motor base 500 is provided with a first mounting groove 510, and the first mounting groove 510 is used for mounting the first motor 314. The motor mount 500 is further provided with a second mounting groove 520 at one side of the first mounting groove 510, and the second mounting groove 520 is used for mounting the second motor 323.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the present invention further provides an air-conditioning indoor unit 100, where the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 includes a casing 110 and an air guide device 200, and the specific structure of the air guide device 200 refers to the above-mentioned embodiments, and since the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 adopts all technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, all beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments are also achieved, and are not described in detail herein.
In an embodiment, the housing 110 has an air inlet 101 and an air outlet 102 communicating with the air inlet 101, and the air guiding device 200 is installed in the housing 110 and corresponds to the air outlet 102. The air guiding device 200 can adjust the direction of the air flow blown out from the air outlet 102, so as to realize various air supply modes.
Specifically, an air outlet duct communicating the air inlet 101 and the air outlet 102 is further formed inside the housing 110. The air outlet 102 is provided with an air door 150, and the air door 150 can rotate to the inner wall of the air outlet duct to open the air outlet 102 and can rotate to the air outlet 102 to close the air outlet 102. The housing 110 includes a chassis 111, a front case 112, a rear case 113, and a face frame 114. The chassis 111, the front shell 112 and the rear shell 113 enclose a cavity, and the face frame 114 is installed in the cavity. The air duct assembly 140, the heat exchanger assembly, and the air wheel assembly 130 of the indoor unit 100 are installed in the cavity. When the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 works, the air wheel assembly 130 drives air to enter the air outlet duct of the casing 110 from the air inlet 101, and the air is blown to the air guide device 200 from the air outlet duct after heat exchange of the heat exchanger assembly, and then is led out to the indoor space from the air outlet frame 210 of the air guide device 200.
As for the housing 110, a cross section of the housing 110 taken by a plane perpendicular to the up-down direction may be a circle or a square or other irregular shape. Specifically, the rear end of the cross section is semicircular, and the front end of the cross section is gradually reduced forwards and is arranged in a semi-elliptical shape, so that the cross section is approximately egg-shaped. Thus, the overall size of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 is reduced, the space occupied by the front end of the air-conditioning indoor unit is reduced, and the whole air-conditioning indoor unit is miniaturized.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.