CN219572215U

CN219572215U - Wire controller and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN219572215U
Application number: CN202320636009.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹健伟; 梁伟杰; 李亮红
Original assignee: GD Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Heating and Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-27
Filing date: 2023-03-27
Publication date: 2023-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-27

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a wire controller and an air conditioner. The line controller comprises a shell, a baffle, a circuit board and a sensor, wherein the baffle is positioned in the shell and divides the shell into a first cavity and a second cavity, a through hole communicated with the second cavity is formed in the shell, the circuit board is arranged in the first cavity and at least partially extends to the second cavity, and the sensor is positioned in the second cavity and connected with the circuit board. Therefore, the wire controller can avoid the influence on the actual detection value of the sensor when the electronic components on the circuit board generate heat, and the detection accuracy of the sensor is improved.

Description

Wire controller and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a wire controller and an air conditioner.

Background

In the field of multi-split air conditioning, indoor units generally replace a traditional remote controller with a standard wiring controller, a centralized controller or a manual controller. In order to improve the adjusting effect of the air conditioner, a sensor is generally arranged on a circuit board of the controller to detect the indoor environment parameters such as temperature and humidity, and then the adjusting temperature of the air conditioner is adjusted according to the actual environment parameters.

However, because various electronic components are arranged on the circuit board, the electronic components are easy to generate heat in the working process, and the heat generated by the electronic components is easy to influence the actual detection value of the sensor, so that the detection of the sensor is not accurate enough.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a wiring terminal and a wire controller.

The wire controller according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes:

a housing;

the baffle is positioned in the shell, divides the shell into a first cavity and a second cavity, and is provided with a through hole communicated with the second cavity;

the circuit board is arranged in the first cavity and at least partially extends to the second cavity; and

and the sensor is positioned in the second cavity and connected with the circuit board.

In some embodiments, the housing is rectangular, and the second cavity is located at one corner of the housing.

In some embodiments, the housing includes a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover is provided on the front cover, the circuit board is provided on the front cover, and the baffle extends from the rear cover to the front cover to form the first cavity and the second cavity against the rear cover.

In some embodiments, the front cover includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls located on the side edges of the bottom wall and adjacent to each other in sequence, the circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall, and the through holes are formed in the side walls.

In some embodiments, the circuit board is provided with a through slot, and the front cover includes:

and the limiting part extends from the bottom wall to the circuit board and penetrates through the through groove to be in butt joint with the baffle.

In some embodiments, the edge of the circuit board is provided with an open slot, and the front cover further includes:

and the clamping part extends from the side wall to the opening groove.

In some embodiments, a first support is provided on the circuit board, and the sensor is provided on the first support.

In certain embodiments, a second support is provided on the bottom wall, and the sensor is provided on the second support.

In certain embodiments, the drive-by-wire further comprises:

the cover body is positioned in the first cavity and covers the circuit board.

The air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units and the wire controller, wherein the indoor units are connected with the outdoor unit, and the wire controller is connected with the indoor units.

In the wire controller and the air conditioner, the shell is divided into the first cavity and the second cavity through the baffle, the circuit board is arranged in the first cavity and extends to the second cavity at least partially, and the sensor is positioned in the second cavity. The baffle can keep apart the electronic components on the circuit board and the sensor, and the heat that the electronic components produced can not get into in the second cavity to the sensor accessible with the through-hole that the second cavity switched on detect indoor ambient temperature, can avoid the electronic components of circuit board to generate heat and to the produced influence of sensor actual detection numerical value, improved the sensor detection accuracy.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wire controller according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view at II-II in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of a drive-by-wire device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a portion of a wire controller according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of a wire controller according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Description of main reference numerals:

the wire controller 10, the housing 11, the front cover 111, the bottom wall 1111, the side wall 1112, the limit portion 1113, the clamping portion 1114, the rear cover 112, the first cavity 113, the second cavity 114, the through hole 115, the baffle 12, the circuit board 13, the through slot 131, the open slot 132, the sensor 14, and the cover 15.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can be communicated with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the utility model. In order to simplify the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. They are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to limit the utility model. Furthermore, the present utility model may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present utility model provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

In the field of multi-split air conditioning, indoor units generally replace a traditional remote controller with a standard wiring controller, a centralized controller or a manual controller. In general, a wiring terminal is usually provided on a wiring board of such a controller to realize wiring. However, since the terminals are typically arranged side by side, short circuits may occur between adjacent wires due to improper contact of the wires.

In view of this, referring to fig. 1-5, an embodiment of a wire controller 10 is provided, the wire controller 10 includes a housing 11, a baffle 12, a circuit board 13 and a sensor 14, the baffle 12 is located in the housing 11 and divides the housing 11 into a first cavity 113 and a second cavity 114, a through hole 115 is formed in the housing 11 and is in communication with the second cavity 114, the circuit board 13 is installed in the first cavity 113 and extends at least partially to the second cavity 114, and the sensor 14 is located in the second cavity 114 and is connected with the circuit board 13.

In the wire controller 10 according to the embodiment of the utility model, the housing 11 is divided into the first cavity 113 and the second cavity 114 by the baffle 12, the circuit board 13 is mounted in the first cavity 113 and extends at least partially to the second cavity 114, and the sensor 14 is located in the second cavity 114. The baffle 12 can isolate the electronic components on the circuit board 13 from the sensor 14, heat generated by the electronic components cannot enter the second cavity 114, and the sensor 14 can detect indoor environment temperature through the through hole 115 communicated with the second cavity 114, so that the influence on the actual detection value of the sensor 14 caused by heating of the electronic components of the circuit board 13 can be avoided, and the detection accuracy of the sensor 14 is improved.

Specifically, the wire controller 10 may be used to control a multi-split air conditioner, and in general, the wire controller 10 is installed in a room where the air conditioner functions. The line controller 10 has a function of detecting the temperature, humidity, etc. of the indoor environment where it is located.

Referring to fig. 2-5, the wire controller 10 includes a housing 11, a baffle 12, a circuit board 13, and a sensor 14.

The housing 11 may be a triangle, a rectangle, or even a polygon, and the specific shape of the housing 11 is not limited, and the housing 11 of the present embodiment is illustrated as a rectangle, and the housing 11 includes a front cover 111 and a rear cover 112, and the rear cover 112 is detachably disposed on the front cover 111 to form the housing 11.

The baffle 12 is located in the housing 11, and the baffle 12 extends from the inner surface of the rear cover 112 to the front cover 111 and abuts against the front cover 111, so that the housing 11 is divided into a first cavity 113 and a second cavity 114, wherein the second cavity 114 is located at one corner of the housing 11, and the area of the first cavity 113 is far greater than that of the second cavity 114. The housing 11 is also provided with a through hole 115 communicating with the second cavity 114. The baffle 12 and the rear cover 112 may be formed by an integral molding process.

The circuit board 13 is located in the first cavity 113 and extends to the second cavity 114 at least partially, and is clamped in the front cover 111, and electronic components of the circuit board 13 are all located in the first cavity 113, so that heat generated during operation of the electronic components is dissipated in the first cavity 113, and heat conduction to the second cavity 114 can be avoided due to the blocking effect of the baffle 12.

The sensor 14 is located in the second cavity 114 and is electrically connected to the circuit board 13. The sensor 14 is configured to sense information of an ambient environment outside the wire controller 10, and the sensor 14 may be a temperature sensor 14, a humidity sensor 14, or the like, for example, in some examples, the sensor 14 may be the temperature sensor 14, the temperature sensor 14 may detect information of the temperature outside the wire controller 10 through the through hole 115, and for example, in some examples, the sensor 14 may be the humidity sensor 14, and the humidity sensor 14 may detect information of the humidity outside the wire controller 10 through the through hole 115.

It will be appreciated that, since the sensor 14 is located in the second cavity 114, and the electronic component of the circuit board 13 is located in the first cavity 113, the electronic component can avoid interference to the sensor 14, and the accuracy of the sensor 14 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the front cover 111 includes a bottom wall 1111 and a plurality of side walls 1112 disposed on side edges of the bottom wall 1111 and adjacent to each other in sequence, the bottom wall 1111 and the side edges together form a receiving space, the circuit board 13 is mounted on the bottom wall 1111, and the through hole 115 is formed on the side walls 1112.

Specifically, the baffle plate 12 encloses the second cavity 114 with two adjacent side walls 1112 and the bottom wall 1111, the through holes 115 include a plurality of through holes 115, the plurality of through holes 115 are respectively located in the adjacent side walls 1112, and in each side wall 1112, a plurality of through holes 115 are included, and the plurality of through holes 115 form grid holes in an array on the side wall 1112. In this way, the air in the second cavity 114 is circulated more, and the detection accuracy of the sensor 14 is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the circuit board 13 is provided with a through slot 131, the front cover 111 includes a limiting portion 1113, and the limiting portion 1113 extends from the bottom wall 1111 toward the circuit board 13 and abuts against the baffle 12 through the through slot 131. Thus, when the circuit board 13 is mounted on the front cover 111, the through groove 131 is clamped on the limit part 1113, so that the circuit board 13 is convenient to mount, and meanwhile, the limit part 1113 is abutted against the baffle 12, so that the second cavity 114 and the first cavity 113 can be separated, hot air generated by other electronic components of the circuit board 13 is completely isolated, and the heat insulation effect is further improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, an opening groove 132 is formed at an edge of the circuit board 13, and the front cover 111 further includes a clamping portion 1114, where the clamping portion 1114 extends from the side wall 1112 to the opening groove 132.

As can be appreciated, since the sensor 14 is located at the edge position of the circuit board 13, in order to prevent heat generated by the electronic component from entering the second cavity 114 from the edge position of the circuit board 13, the sealing strength of the second cavity 114 is increased, and the heat insulation effect of the sensor 14 is further improved, an opening groove 132 is formed at the edge of the circuit board 13, and the front cover 111 is further provided with a clamping portion 1114, where the clamping portion 1114 extends from the side wall 1112 to the opening groove 132 to be in contact with the baffle 12.

In some embodiments, the circuit board 13 is provided with a first support (not shown in the figures), and the sensor 14 is provided on the first support.

In this embodiment, the sensor 14 may be soldered on the circuit board 13 of the second cavity 114, and the first supporting member on the circuit board 13 spans the sensor 14 on the circuit board 13, so that a gap is formed between the sensor 14 and the circuit board 13, and thus heat generated by components is effectively reduced, and the collected data is affected by heat conduction from the circuit board 13 to the sensor 14. At the same time, the connection of the sensor 14 and the circuit board 13 can be ensured to be stable.

In some embodiments, a second support (not shown) is provided on the bottom wall 1111, and the sensor 14 is provided on the second support.

In this embodiment, the circuit board 13 may be disposed only in the first cavity 113 and does not extend toward the second cavity 114, the circuit board 13 may include a connection wire, the circuit board 13 may pass through the baffle 12 to the second cavity 114 through the connection wire and be electrically connected to the sensor 14, and the second support on the bottom wall 1111 spans the sensor 14 on the bottom wall 1111, so that a gap is provided between the sensor 14 and the front cover 111.

In some embodiments, the wire controller 10 further includes a cover 15, where the cover 15 is located in the first cavity 113 and covers the circuit board 13. In this way, the electronic components located on the wiring board 13 can be protected.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides an air conditioner, which comprises an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units and the wire controller 10 of any one of the embodiments, wherein the plurality of indoor units are connected with the outdoor unit, and the wire controller 10 is connected with the indoor units.

As can be appreciated, the air conditioner in this embodiment employs the wire controller 10, and the wire controller 10 has the same effect, so that the air conditioner in this embodiment is also provided, and thus the indoor environment temperature detection accuracy of the air conditioner in this embodiment is high.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A wire controller, the wire controller comprising:

a housing;

2. The drive-by-wire device of claim 1, wherein the housing is rectangular and the second cavity is located at one corner of the housing.

3. The drive-by-wire device of claim 2, wherein the housing includes a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover is provided on the front cover, the circuit board is provided on the front cover, and the baffle extends from the rear cover toward the front cover to form the first cavity and the second cavity against the rear cover.

4. A drive-by-wire device according to claim 3, wherein the front cover comprises a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls which are positioned on the side edges of the bottom wall and are adjacent in sequence, the circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall, and the through holes are formed in the side walls.

5. The drive-by-wire device of claim 4, wherein the circuit board is provided with a through slot, and the front cover comprises:

6. The line traffic control of claim 5, wherein the edge of the circuit board is provided with an open slot, and the front cover further comprises:

and the clamping part extends from the side wall to the opening groove.

7. The drive-by-wire device of claim 4, wherein a first support is provided on the circuit board, and the sensor is provided on the first support.

8. The drive-by-wire device of claim 4, wherein a second support is provided on the bottom wall, the sensor being disposed on the second support.

9. The line controller of claim 1, further comprising:

the cover body is positioned in the first cavity and covers the circuit board.

10. An air conditioner, characterized in that the air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units and a wire controller according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the plurality of indoor units are all connected with the outdoor unit, and the wire controller is connected with the indoor units.