WO2016197747A1

WO2016197747A1 - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2016197747A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/080893
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孟智; 梁涛; 杨永祥; 黄煜鹏
Original assignee: 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-09
Filing date: 2016-05-03
Publication date: 2016-12-15
Also published as: CN106288278A; CN106288278B

Abstract

Disclosed is an air conditioner, comprising: an air duct (10), one and the same air outlet of the air duct (10) being divided into two air sub-outlets, and angles existing between air supply directions of all air sub-outlets; an air flow blocking and switching mechanism, which is detachably arranged at the air outlet of the air duct (10) so as to move at least one air sub-outlet into a shut-off closed state and to move another air sub-outlet into an air supply open state; and a first air sweeping blade (70), the first air sweeping blade (70) being arranged on an air duct wall surface of the air duct (10) and being located at the air sub-outlets. Further disclosed is an operation method for an air conditioner. Usage states of the air sub-outlets can be changed by transforming actions of the air flow blocking and switching mechanism itself; therefore, air supply direction of the air conditioner is changed so as to diversify the air supply mode of the air conditioner.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of heat exchange equipment, and in particular to an air conditioner.

Background technique

In the prior art, the same air outlet of the air duct of the air conditioner has at least two sub air outlets. For example, all the air outlets of the cabinet air conditioner are simultaneously discharged, thereby causing the air conditioner to have a single air supply mode. The problem of the direction of the air supply cannot be changed.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner to solve the problem that the air conditioner of the prior art has a single air supply mode and cannot change the air supply direction.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner includes: a duct, the same air outlet of the air duct is partitioned into at least two sub air outlets, and air blowing directions of all the sub air outlets Each has an angle; a wind-switching mechanism, the wind-switching mechanism is disposed at an air outlet of the air duct to make the at least one sub-air outlet in a cut-closed state, and the other sub-air outlet is in an open air supply state; The wind sweeping blade is disposed on the air duct wall of the air duct and located at the sub air outlet.

Further, the air conditioner further includes a second sweeping blade, and the second sweeping blade is disposed on the windshield switching mechanism.

Further, the sub air outlets are two, the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet and a second sub air outlet, the first air sweeping vane is located at the second sub air outlet, the wind shield switching mechanism includes a baffle, and the second The sweeping vane is disposed on a wind guiding surface of the baffle facing the first sub-air outlet.

Further, the windshield switching mechanism is turned over at the air outlet.

Further, the sub air outlets are two, and the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet and a second sub air outlet, and the wind switching mechanism is reversely disposed at the air outlet, and the wind switching mechanism has a first working position and a second a working position, when the wind-shielding switching mechanism is in the first working position, the wind-shielding switching mechanism blocks the first sub-air outlet and opens the second sub-vent; when the wind-switching mechanism is in the second working position, the wind-switching mechanism blocks The second sub air outlet opens the first sub air outlet.

Further, the wind-shielding switching mechanism includes a baffle, and the two air guiding surfaces of the baffle include a first air guiding surface and a second air guiding surface, and when the baffle of the wind-proof switching mechanism is in the first working position, the baffle is lapped The connecting side is overlapped on the first inner wall of the air duct, and the first air guiding surface is smoothly connected with the first inner wall of the air duct and becomes a part of the air guiding wall surface of the air duct; the baffle of the wind blocking switching mechanism is in the second In the working position, the overlapping side of the baffle overlaps the second inner wall of the air duct opposite to the first inner wall, and the second air guiding surface is smoothly connected with the second inner wall of the air duct and becomes an air guiding duct Part of the wall.

Further, the first wind guiding surface of the baffle is flat.

Further, the overlapping side of the first wind guiding surface of the baffle has an overlapping recess that overlaps with the first inner wall.

Further, the second wind guiding surface of the baffle is curved.

Further, the distance between the first air guiding surface and the second air guiding surface is the thickness of the baffle, and the thickness of the baffle is gradually increased from the two sides of the baffle toward the middle of the baffle.

Further, the peak position of the thickness of the baffle is between the overlapping side of the baffle and the intermediate position of the baffle.

Further, the air blowing direction of the first sub air outlet is disposed downward in a vertical plane, and the air blowing direction of the second sub air outlet is disposed forward in the horizontal plane.

Further, the air conditioner further includes a cross flow vane, and the cross flow vane is pivotally disposed in the air duct.

Further, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner operating method is provided, including a cooling operation mode and a heating operation mode. When the air conditioner is in the cooling operation mode, the windshield switching mechanism is in the first working position, and the windshield switching mechanism Blocking the first sub air outlet and opening the second sub air outlet; when the air conditioner is in the heating operation mode, the wind switching mechanism is in the second working position, and the wind switching mechanism blocks the second sub air outlet and opens the first sub-out tuyere.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the same air outlet of the air duct is divided into at least two sub air outlets, and an air supply direction of all the sub air outlets has an angle between them, and the wind switching mechanism is disposed at the air outlet. The tuyere is disposed such that the at least one sub-air outlet is in a cut-closed state and the other sub-air outlet is in an open air supply state, and the first sweeping vane is disposed on the air duct wall surface of the air duct and located at the sub-air outlet. Since the windshield switching mechanism is provided at the air outlet of the air duct, the use state of the air outlet switching mechanism can change the use state of the sub air outlet, thereby changing the air supply direction of the air conditioner and the air supply of the air conditioner. The model has diversified features to meet the different user needs, improve user experience, and improve the control and reliability of the air conditioner.

DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in the claims of the claims In the drawing:

1 is a schematic view showing an operation state of an air conditioner in the heating mode of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the operational state of the air conditioner of the present invention in a cooling mode.

Wherein, the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10, air duct; 11, the first sub-air outlet; 12, the second sub-air outlet; 13, the first inner wall; 14, the second inner wall; 20, the second sweeping blade; 30, the baffle; Wind guiding surface; 32, second air guiding surface; 33, overlapping recess; 34, overlapping side; 40, cross flow fan; 50, bottom shell; 60, panel body; 70, first sweeping blade.

detailed description

It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.

It should be noted that the following detailed description is illustrative and is intended to provide a further description of the application. All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise indicated.

In the present invention, the term "inner or outer" as used herein refers to the inside and outside of the outline of each component, and the above-mentioned orientation words are not intended to limit the present invention.

In order to solve the problem that the air conditioner of the prior art has a single air supply mode and cannot change the air supply direction, the present invention provides an air conditioner.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the air conditioner includes a duct 10, a wind shield switching mechanism and a first sweeping blade 70. The same air outlet of the air duct 10 is partitioned into at least two sub-air outlets, and all sub-air outlets The air supply direction has an angle between the air supply direction, and the wind switch mechanism is disposed at the air outlet of the air duct 10 so that the at least one air outlet is in the cut-off state, and the other air outlet is in the open air supply state. A wind sweeping blade 70 is disposed on the air duct wall of the air duct and located at the sub air outlet.

It should be noted that the air passage wall surface described above is a wall surface surrounding the air passage.

Since the windshield switching mechanism is provided at the air outlet of the air duct 10, the use state of the air outlet switching mechanism can change the use state of the sub air outlet, thereby changing the air supply direction of the air conditioner, and sending the air conditioner. The wind mode has various characteristics to meet different user needs, improve user experience, and improve the control and reliability of the air conditioner.

Since the first air-swept blade 70 is disposed at the child air outlet hole, when the child air outlet corresponding to the first air-swept blade 70 is in an open state, the wind passes through the air channel 10 to the child air outlet and is The first sweeping blade 70 is shunted and guided, thereby improving the comfort of use of the air conditioner.

Preferably, the first sweeping vane 70 is disposed on a surface of the air duct wall surface on a side close to the volute tongue.

In the preferred embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the blowing direction of the first sub-air outlet 11 is disposed downward in the vertical plane, and the blowing direction of the second sub-air outlet 12 is disposed forward in the horizontal plane. Of course, the air blowing direction of the first sub air outlet 11 can also be disposed upward in the vertical plane, and the air blowing direction of the second sub air outlet 12 is disposed forward in the horizontal plane.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner further includes a cross flow vane 40 that is pivotally disposed within the air duct 10. That is, the air conditioner in the present invention is a cross flow type air conditioner, and the above-described wind shield switching mechanism is particularly suitable for use in an air conditioner having a cross flow vane 40.

Of course, it is also possible to replace the cross-flow vane 40 described above with a centrifugal vane.

The air conditioner of the present invention further includes a second sweeping blade 20, and the second sweeping blade 20 is disposed on the windshield switching mechanism, and the second sweeping blade 20 at the sub-air outlet in the open state is in the air guiding working state. . Since the second sweeping blade 20 is disposed, the second sweeping blade 20 can guide the direction of the air supply at the corresponding sub-air outlet, and can also change the angle of the second sweeping blade 20 by The direction of the air supply is adjusted to make the air supply mode and direction have various adjustable characteristics to meet the requirements of different users.

In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the sub air outlets are two, and the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet 11 and a second sub air outlet 12, and the first air sweeping blade 70 is located in the second sub. At the air outlet 12, the windshield switching mechanism includes a baffle 30, and the second breeze blade 20 is disposed on a wind guiding surface of the baffle 30 facing the first sub-air outlet 11. Since the first air blowing blade 70 is disposed at the second sub air outlet 12, and the second air cleaning blade 20 is mounted to the side of the baffle 30 facing the first sub air outlet 11, the baffle 30 is turned over to a different work. After the position, the first sweeping blade 70 or the second sweeping blade 20 guides the wind direction according to the actual working condition, that is, the first sweeping vane 70 and the second sweeping vane 20 are alternately put into use to realize the sub-air outlet. The left and right wind sweeps, the structure is simple, the space is small, and the air-conditioning comfort of the air conditioner is improved.

Preferably, the wind shield switching mechanism further includes a sweeping motor, and the sweeping motor is drivingly coupled to the baffle 30.

The wind-shielding switching mechanism in the present invention is turned over at the air outlet. Since the windshield switching mechanism is installed at the air outlet by using the flipping manner, the windshield switching mechanism has the characteristics of easy adjustment and good controllability, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the air conditioner.

In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the sub air outlets are two, and the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet 11 and a second sub air outlet 12, and the wind switching mechanism is turned over at the air outlet. The windshield switching mechanism has a first working position and a second working position. When the wind blocking switching mechanism is in the first working position, the wind blocking switching mechanism blocks the first sub air outlet 11 and opens the second sub air outlet 12; When the wind switching mechanism is in the second working position, the wind blocking switching mechanism blocks the second sub air outlet 12 and opens the first sub air outlet 11. Since the windshield switching mechanism can block one sub air outlet and open another sub air outlet after being turned into position, the two sub air outlets are alternately activated, so that the air conditioner has at least two air supply modes, thereby improving the air conditioner sending. Wind is diversified.

Specifically, the two air guiding surfaces of the baffle 30 include a first air guiding surface 31 and a second air guiding surface 32. When the baffle 30 of the wind blocking switching mechanism is in the first working position, the overlapping side of the baffle 30 34 is lapped on the first inner wall 13 of the air duct 10, and the first air guiding surface 31 is smoothly connected with the first inner wall 13 of the air duct 10 and becomes a part of the air guiding wall surface of the air duct 10; When the baffle 30 is in the second working position, the overlapping side 34 of the baffle 30 overlaps the second inner wall 14 of the air duct 10 opposite to the first inner wall 13 , and the second air guiding surface 32 and the air duct 10 The second inner wall 14 is smoothly transitionally connected and becomes part of the wind guiding wall surface of the air duct 10. Since the first wind guiding surface 31 and the second air guiding surface 32 of the baffle 30 are in different working positions, they can all become part of the wind guiding wall surface, so that the baffle 30 has a wind blocking function and also opens the sub-window. The air outlet serves to guide the wind direction, effectively reducing noise and vibration, thereby ensuring the air outlet reliability of the air conditioner.

Preferably, the first wind guiding surface 31 of the baffle 30 is flat (please refer to FIG. 2). The planar first wind guiding surface 31 should be used as an extension of the air outlet side inner wall surface of the air duct 10 to guide the wind. In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the air outlet side inner wall surface of the air duct 10 described above is the first inner wall 13.

Further, the overlapping side 34 of the first wind guiding surface 31 of the baffle 30 has an overlapping recess 33 that overlaps with the first inner wall 13 (please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2). Since the overlapping recess 33 is provided, the shutter 30 can be smoothly connected to the first inner wall 13 of the air duct 10 when in the state shown in FIG.

Preferably, the second wind guiding surface 32 of the baffle 30 is curved (please refer to FIG. 1). Since the second air guiding surface 32 of the baffle 30 has a curved surface, the second air guiding surface 32 can smoothly guide the air blowing to the sub air outlet after the second air guiding surface 32 of the baffle 30, thereby ensuring The air supply reliability of the air conditioner.

Further, the distance between the first air guiding surface 31 and the second air guiding surface 32 is the thickness of the baffle 30, and the thickness of the baffle 30 is gradually increased from the two sides of the baffle 30 toward the middle of the baffle 30. (Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2). Considering that the profile of the air duct 10 needs to meet certain design requirements, the thickness of the baffle 30 in the present invention is thick in the middle and thin on both sides.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the peak position of the thickness of the baffle 30 is between the overlapping side 34 of the baffle 30 and the intermediate position of the baffle 30. This is obtained according to the optimized processing of the profile of the air duct 10, so that the baffle 30 is used as a wind-shielding and air-conducting component, which can meet the requirements of the air conditioner, and can ensure that the air conditioner has low noise during the air supply. Small vibration characteristics.

In the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first inner wall 13 is provided with a stop recess 13a for the stop flap 30. When the baffle 30 is in the first operational position, the overlapping side 34 of the baffle 30 stops at the stop recess 13a for positioning.

Preferably, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner. Since the same air outlet of the wall-mounted air conditioner is divided into a plurality of sub-air outlets having different air supply directions, the wall-mounted air conditioner has a large air supply volume, a wide air supply angle, a large air supply area, and a heat exchange effect. Good features. In addition, the air conditioner may also be a cabinet air conditioner, a central air conditioner, or the like.

The invention also provides a wall-mounted air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the wall-mounted air conditioner includes an air duct 10, and the same air outlet of the air duct 10 is partitioned into at least two sub-air outlets, and an angle is included between the air supply directions of all the sub-air outlets. .

In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the wall-mounted air conditioner further includes a bottom case 50 and a panel body 60 disposed on the front side of the bottom case 50. The panel body 60 and the bottom case 50 have a duct 10 therebetween. The baffle 30 is reversibly disposed on the bottom case 50 and located at the air outlet. At this time, the other side of the baffle 30 opposite to the overlapping side 34 is a pivoting side and is pivotally coupled to the bottom case 50. At the same time, the first sub-air outlet 11 is formed by the lower end plate of the bottom case 50, and the second sub-air outlet 12 is formed by a notch between the lower edge of the panel body 60 and the bottom case 50.

The present invention also provides an air conditioner operating method, wherein the same air outlet of the air duct 10 of the air conditioner is divided into a first sub air outlet 11 and a second sub air outlet 12, and the air conditioner operating method includes a cooling operation mode. And the heating operation mode, when in the heating operation mode, the wind switching mechanism is in the second working position, the wind switching mechanism blocks the second sub air outlet 12 and opens the first sub air outlet 11; when in the cooling operation mode The windshield switching mechanism is in the first working position, and the windshield switching mechanism blocks the first sub-air outlet 11 and opens the second sub-air outlet 12.

That is to say, in the heating operation mode, when the lower air blow is realized, the baffle 30 is connected with the volute tongue, and the wind blown by the cross flow fan 40 is blown to the baffle 30 through the volute guide, and then passes through the baffle 30. Diversion, blowing down the second wind guide of the baffle 30 Out. Therefore, when the wind is discharged, the air volume near the second air guiding surface of the baffle 30 is large, and the second wind sweeping blade 20 is disposed on the baffle 30 to maximize the flow guiding effect.

That is to say, in the cooling operation mode, the baffle 30 is connected to the volute to open the upper air outlet. At this point, the volute, baffle 30 and volute tongue form a complete air duct system. The wind is blown outward along the volute and the baffle 30, and is guided by the first sweeping blade 70 to realize the left and right swing of the upper air outlet.

Preferably, the blowing direction of the first sub-air outlet 11 is disposed downward in the vertical plane, and the blowing direction of the second sub-air outlet 12 is disposed forward in the horizontal plane.

The air conditioner of the present invention further includes a first sweeping blade 70 and a second sweeping blade 20 that are angularly adjustable on the windshield switching mechanism, and the second sweeping blade 20 is changed by manual control and/or automatic control. The air guiding angle of the first sweeping blade 70. Since the air guiding angles of the first and second

sweeping blades

70 and 20 can be changed by manual control and/or automatic control, the wind guiding angles of the first and second

sweeping blades

70 and 20 are adjusted. The air supply direction of the air conditioner can be changed to meet the requirements of different users.

In the automatically controlled air conditioner, the air conditioner further includes the above-described second sweeping blade 20, the first sweeping blade 70, the plurality of sweeping links, and a plurality of driving portions, and the second sweeping blade 20 is angularly adjustable Provided on the windshield switching mechanism, a sweeping link is connected to the second sweeping blade 20, and a driving portion is drivingly connected with the sweeping link and adjusting an air guiding angle of the second sweeping blade 20; The blade 70 is adjustably disposed on the air duct wall of the air duct 10, the other wind sweeping link is connected to the first air sweeping blade 70, and the other driving portion is drivingly connected to the wind sweeping rod and adjusting the first wind sweeping The air guiding angle of the blade 70. Preferably, the drive portion is a stepper motor. The first sweeping blade 70 and the second sweeping blade 20 controlled by the above method have the characteristics of simple structure, convenient installation, reasonable arrangement and small occupied space. It also has the characteristics of facilitating air supply, ensuring smooth airflow and improving the air-drying comfort of the air conditioner.

It is to be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments, and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments. As used herein, the singular " " " " " " There are features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or order.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

An air conditioner, comprising:

a duct (10), the same air outlet of the air duct (10) is divided into at least two sub-air outlets, and an angle of the air supply direction of all the sub-air outlets is included;

a wind-shielding switching mechanism, wherein the wind-shielding switching mechanism is disposed at an air outlet of the air duct (10) such that at least one of the sub-air outlets is in a cut-closed state, and the other of the sub-air outlets is opened Wind state

a first sweeping vane (70), the first sweeping vane (70) being disposed on a duct wall surface of the duct (10) and located at the sub-air outlet.
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner further comprises a second sweeping vane (20), and the second sweeping vane (20) is disposed on the windshield switching mechanism.
The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the sub air outlets are two, and the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet (11) and a second sub air outlet (12), a first sweeping vane (70) is located at the second sub-vent (12), the windshield switching mechanism includes a baffle (30), and the second sweeping vane (20) is disposed at the baffle The windward surface of the side of the first sub air outlet (11) of (30).
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the windshield switching mechanism is reversely disposed at the air outlet.
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sub air outlets are two, and the two sub air outlets include a first sub air outlet (11) and a second sub air outlet (12). The windshield switching mechanism is reversely disposed at the air outlet, and the windshield switching mechanism has a first working position and a second working position.

When the windshield switching mechanism is in the first working position, the windshield switching mechanism blocks the first sub air outlet (11) and opens the second sub air outlet (12);

When the windshield switching mechanism is in the second working position, the windshield switching mechanism blocks the second sub-air outlet (12) and opens the first sub-air outlet (11).
The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the windshield switching mechanism includes a baffle (30), and the two wind guiding surfaces of the baffle (30) include a first wind guiding surface (31) and Second air guiding surface (32),

When the baffle (30) of the windshield switching mechanism is in the first working position, the overlapping side (34) of the baffle (30) overlaps the first inner wall of the air duct (10) ( 13) above, and the first air guiding surface (31) is smoothly connected with the first inner wall (13) of the air duct (10) and becomes part of the wind guiding wall surface of the air duct (10) ;

When the baffle (30) of the windshield switching mechanism is in the second working position, the overlapping side (34) of the baffle (30) overlaps the air duct (10) and the first An inner wall (13) opposite the second inner wall (14), and the second air guiding surface (32) is smoothly connected with the second inner wall (14) of the air duct (10) and becomes the A part of the wind guide wall of the duct (10).
The air conditioner according to claim 6, characterized in that the first wind guiding surface (31) of the baffle (30) is flat.
The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the overlapping side (34) of the first wind guiding surface (31) of the baffle (30) has a lap with the first inner wall (13) A mating lap recess (33).
The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein said second wind guiding surface (32) of said baffle (30) has a curved surface.
The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein a distance between the first wind guiding surface (31) and the second air guiding surface (32) is a thickness of the baffle (30), And the thickness of the baffle (30) gradually increases from the two sides of the baffle (30) toward the middle of the baffle (30).
The air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein a thickness peak position of said baffle (30) is at said overlapping side (34) of said baffle (30) and said baffle (30) Between the middle positions.
The air conditioner according to claim 5, characterized in that the air blowing direction of the first sub air outlet (11) is disposed downward in a vertical plane, and the air supply of the second sub air outlet (12) The direction is set forward in the horizontal plane.
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air conditioner further comprises a cross flow vane (40), the cross flow vane (40) being pivotally disposed in the wind In the road (10).
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner.
An air conditioner operating method, comprising: a cooling operation mode and a heating operation mode,

When the air conditioner is in the cooling operation mode, the wind switching mechanism is in the first working position, the wind switching mechanism blocks the first sub air outlet (11) and opens the second sub air outlet (12);

When the air conditioner is in the heating operation mode, the windshield switching mechanism is in a second working position, the windshield switching mechanism blocks the second sub-air outlet (12) and opens the first sub-air outlet (11).