Disclosure of Invention
The air conditioner aims to solve the problems in the prior art that the air conditioner is low in operation efficiency due to the fact that the areas of an air outlet and an air inlet of an air conditioner indoor unit are small in the prior art. The invention provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises a machine shell, a movable panel positioned at the front end of the machine shell and a driving mechanism arranged in the machine shell, wherein the driving mechanism is used for driving the panel to move;
the driving mechanism comprises a driving piece, a rack, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a first mounting plate, and the first mounting plate is fixedly arranged in the machine shell; a first guide rail and a second guide rail are arranged on the first mounting plate, wherein one end of the first guide rail close to the panel and one end of the second guide rail close to the panel are close to each other, and one end of the first guide rail far away from the panel and one end of the second guide rail far away from the panel are far away from each other; an output shaft of the driving part drives the rack to move, the rack drives the first connecting rod to move, a first end of the second connecting rod is hinged with the first connecting rod, and a second end of the second connecting rod is connected with the panel;
be equipped with first connecting axle on the first connecting rod, the cover is equipped with first gyro wheel on the first connecting axle, first connecting rod passes through first gyro wheel slidable sets up in the first guide rail, be equipped with the second connecting axle on the second connecting rod, the cover is equipped with the second gyro wheel on the second connecting axle, the second connecting rod passes through second gyro wheel slidable sets up in the second guide rail.
The air conditioner indoor unit as described above, optionally, further includes a second mounting plate disposed opposite to the first mounting plate, and the second mounting plate and the first mounting plate together define a mounting space for mounting the driving mechanism.
As above air conditioner indoor unit, optionally, be equipped with on the second mounting panel respectively with first guide rail and the corresponding third guide rail of second guide rail and fourth guide rail, first connecting axle passes the cover is equipped with the third gyro wheel behind the first connecting rod, first connecting rod passes through third gyro wheel slidable sets up in the third guide rail, the second connecting axle passes the cover is equipped with the fourth gyro wheel behind the second connecting rod, the second connecting rod passes through fourth gyro wheel slidable sets up in the fourth guide rail.
As above air conditioner internal unit, optionally, be equipped with the third connecting axle on the first mounting panel, the cover is equipped with the fifth gyro wheel on the third connecting axle, be equipped with the fifth guide rail on the first connecting rod, fifth gyro wheel slidable sets up in the fifth guide rail.
In the air conditioner indoor unit as described above, optionally, the curvature radius of the fifth guide rail is equal to that of the first guide rail, and the fifth guide rail is concentrically arranged with the first guide rail.
The air conditioner internal unit as described above, optionally, the rack is integrally formed with the first link.
As above air conditioner indoor unit, optionally, the second connecting rod includes a first connecting section and a second connecting section, the first connecting section is inclined to the second connecting section, the first connecting section is fixed with the panel, the second connecting section is hinged to the first connecting rod, and the second connecting shaft is disposed at a connecting position of the first connecting section and the second connecting section.
The air conditioner indoor unit as described above, optionally, the driving member includes a motor and a gear assembly, an output shaft of the motor drives the gear assembly to rotate, and the gear assembly is in meshing transmission with the rack.
Optionally, the air conditioner indoor unit is provided with two driving mechanisms, and the two driving mechanisms are respectively located at two sides of the panel.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioner, including an air conditioner external unit and an air conditioner internal unit connected to each other, where the air conditioner internal unit is any one of the air conditioner internal units described above.
The technical scheme includes that the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a machine shell, a movable panel positioned at the front end of the machine shell and a driving mechanism arranged in the machine shell, wherein the driving mechanism is used for driving the panel to move; the driving mechanism comprises a driving piece, a rack, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a first mounting plate, and the first mounting plate is fixedly arranged in the shell; the first mounting plate is provided with a first guide rail and a second guide rail, wherein one end of the first guide rail close to the panel and one end of the second guide rail close to the panel are close to each other, and one end of the first guide rail far away from the panel and one end of the second guide rail far away from the panel are far away from each other; an output shaft of the driving piece drives the rack to move, the rack drives the first connecting rod to move, a first end of the second connecting rod is hinged with the first connecting rod, and a second end of the second connecting rod is connected with the panel; the first connecting rod is provided with a first connecting shaft, the first connecting shaft is sleeved with a first roller, the first connecting rod is arranged in the first guide rail through the first roller in a slidable mode, the second connecting rod is provided with a second connecting shaft, the second connecting shaft is sleeved with a second roller, and the second connecting rod is arranged in the second guide rail through the second roller in a slidable mode. Through the arrangement, the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod can move along the first guide rail and the second guide rail, so that the panel is driven to move away from the front end of the shell and away from the bottom end of the shell, an inclination angle is formed between the panel and the shell, the panel and the top end of the shell are opened, the area of the air inlet at the top end of the shell can be increased, meanwhile, the bottom of the panel moves upwards, the area of the air outlet can be increased, and the operation efficiency of the air conditioner is improved; in addition, because first connecting rod and second connecting rod all pass through the gyro wheel structure respectively with first guide rail and second guide rail looks adaptation, consequently can guarantee first connecting rod and second connecting rod along the stability of guide rail motion.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, 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 some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. 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.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "inner", "outer", "upper", "bottom", "front", "rear", and the like, when used, refer to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are used for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be considered limiting.
The following explains a preferable technical scheme of an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an air conditioner internal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention in a panel-closed state; fig. 2 is a schematic view of an air conditioner indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention in a panel open state; FIG. 3 is a schematic view from another perspective of the hidden housing of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the driving mechanism in the state shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the driving mechanism in the state shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the first mounting plate of FIGS. 4 and 5 from another perspective; FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a connection structure of a first link and a second link according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 7 from another perspective; FIG. 9 is a sectional view A-A of FIG. 8; please refer to fig. 1-9.
The present embodiment provides an air conditioner internal unit, comprising a cabinet 100, a movable panel 200 located at the front end of the cabinet 100, and a driving mechanism 300 arranged in the cabinet 100, wherein the driving mechanism 300 is used for driving the panel 200 to move.
Specifically, the driving mechanism 300 includes a driving member 310, a rack 320, a first link 330, a second link 340, and a first mounting plate 350, and the first mounting plate 350 is fixedly disposed in the housing 100; first mounting plate 350 is provided with first guide rail 351 and second guide rail 352, wherein one end of first guide rail 351 close to panel 200 and one end of second guide rail 352 close to panel 200 are close to each other, and one end of first guide rail 351 far away from panel 200 and one end of second guide rail 352 far away from panel 200 are far away from each other. The output shaft of the driving member 310 drives the rack 320 to move, the rack 320 drives the first link 330 to move, the first end of the second link 340 is hinged to the first link 330, the second end of the second link 340 is connected to the panel 200, the first link 330 is slidably disposed in the first guide rail 351, and the second link 340 is slidably disposed in the second guide rail 352.
The front end of the casing 100 refers to a surface of the air conditioner indoor unit which deviates from the wall surface when installed, i.e. a surface facing indoors. The top end and the bottom end of the cabinet 100 refer to end surfaces of one end located above and below the panel 200, respectively, when the air conditioner indoor unit is installed. An air inlet 110 is arranged on the end face of the top end of the machine shell 100, an air outlet 120 is arranged at the bottom of the front end of the machine shell 100, the panel 200 covers part of the air outlet 120, indoor air enters the interior of the air conditioner indoor unit from the air inlet 110, and the air is blown out from the air outlet 120 after the heat exchange process.
The panel 200 of the present embodiment is driven by the driving mechanism 300 to move up and down. Specifically, the driving mechanism 300 includes a driving member 310, a rack 320, a first connecting rod 330, a second connecting rod 340 and a first mounting plate 350, wherein an output shaft of the driving member 310 drives the rack 320 to move, the rack 320 drives the first connecting rod 330 to move, a first end of the second connecting rod 340 is hinged to the first connecting rod 330, and a second end of the second connecting rod 340 is connected to the panel 200; first mounting plate 350 is provided with first guide 351 and second guide 352, first link 330 is slidably disposed within first guide 351, and second link 340 is slidably disposed within second guide 352. Through the arrangement, the first connecting rod 330 and the second connecting rod 340 can drive the panel 200 to move when sliding in the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352, so that the effect of changing the areas and the air volumes of the air inlet 110 and the air outlet 120 of the air conditioner indoor unit is achieved.
In this embodiment, the first mounting plate 350 is provided with the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352 inclined from bottom to top (referring to the direction of the air conditioner indoor unit after being mounted on the wall surface), in other words, when the air conditioner indoor unit is mounted on the wall surface and fixed, the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352 are both inclined from bottom to top toward the panel 200, and the second guide rail 352 is closer to the panel 200 than the first guide rail 351. A first end of first guide 351 and second guide 352 proximate to panel 200 is higher than a second end of first guide 351 and second guide 352 distal to panel 200. The first guide rail 351 is disposed away from the panel 200, and first ends of the first and second guide rails 351 and 352 are close to each other and second ends of the first and second guide rails 351 and 352 are away from each other. The second link 340 is slidably disposed on the second rail 352, and a first end of the second link 340 is hinged to the first link 330, and a second end of the second link 340 is fixed to the panel 200. The first link 330 is slidably disposed on the first guide rail 351.
When the motor drives the first link 330 to slide along the first guide rail 351, the first link 330 drives the second link 340 to slide along the second guide rail 352, so that the second link 340 drives the panel 200 to move in an obliquely upward direction, i.e., drives the panel 200 to move in a direction away from the front end of the housing 100 and away from the bottom end of the housing 100. Meanwhile, as the first ends of the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352 are close to each other, the second ends are far away from each other, and the second guide rail 352 is arranged close to the panel 200, the panel 200 and the casing 100 are relatively inclined in the moving process, and finally the panel 200 and the casing 100 have an inclined angle, specifically, the distance between the panel 200 and the front end of the casing 100 is gradually increased from the bottom end of the casing 100 to the top end of the casing 100, so that the space between the panel 200 and the top end of the casing 100 is opened, the air inlet area of the air inlet 110 at the top end of the casing 100 can be increased, the air inlet amount is increased, and meanwhile, the bottom of the panel 200 moves upwards, so that part of the air outlet 120 shielded by the panel 200 in a standby state can be exposed, the area of the air outlet 120 is increased, the air outlet amount is increased, and the operating efficiency of the air conditioner is improved.
In this embodiment, the inclination of the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352, and the specific curvature of the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352 can be selectively set according to the requirement of the movement of the actual panel 200.
On the basis of the above embodiment, when the air conditioner internal unit is in a standby state, the panel 200 is vertically disposed on the front end surface of the casing 100, when the air conditioner internal unit is in operation, the motor drives the first connecting rod 330 to slide along the first guide rail 351, and simultaneously the first connecting rod 330 drives the second connecting rod 340 to slide along the second guide rail 352, the panel 200 moves away from the front end of the casing 100 and the bottom end direction of the casing 100 under the combined action of the first connecting rod 330 and the second connecting rod 340, so that the panel 200 is opened, and finally, an inclination angle is formed between the panel 200 and the casing 100, thereby increasing the air intake volume of the air intake 110 and the air output volume of the air outlet 120.
In an optional implementation manner, a first connecting shaft is arranged on the first connecting rod 330 of this embodiment, a first roller is sleeved on the first connecting shaft, and the first connecting rod 330 is slidably arranged in the first guide rail through the first roller; the second connecting rod 340 is provided with a second connecting shaft, a second roller is sleeved on the second connecting shaft, and the second connecting rod 340 is slidably arranged in the second guide rail through the second roller.
Through the arrangement, the first connecting rod 330 and the second connecting rod 340 can be ensured to stably slide along the track under the driving of the rollers, the derailment phenomenon of the first connecting rod 330 and the second connecting rod 340 is prevented, and the stability of the movement is ensured.
In an alternative embodiment, the first link 330 is provided with a mounting shaft 334 perpendicular to the first link, the mounting shaft 334 is disposed in the middle of the first link 330, the first end of the second link 340 is provided with a mounting portion 344, the mounting portion 344 includes a hinge hole and an opening portion connected to the hinge hole, the opening portion has a width smaller than the diameter of the hinge hole, and the mounting shaft 334 is hinged and fixed in the hinge hole.
Through the setting, be convenient for first connecting rod 330 and second connecting rod 340's installation and fixed, simultaneously, because the width of opening is less than the diameter of hinge hole for second connecting rod 340 not only can move along with first connecting rod 330 after the installation is fixed, but also can realize relative rotation with first connecting rod 330, thereby has improved the degree of freedom.
Alternatively, the second link 340 of the present embodiment includes a first connection section 342 and a second connection section 343, the first connection section 342 is disposed obliquely to the second connection section 343, the first connection section 342 is fixed with the panel 200, the second connection section 343 is hinged with the first link 330, and a second connection shaft is disposed at a connection position of the first connection section 342 and the second connection section 343.
The inclined angle between the first connecting section 342 and the second connecting section 343 can be set selectively according to the setting positions of the first guiding rail 351 and the second guiding rail 352 and the movement requirement of the panel 200.
In a preferred embodiment, the second connecting shaft is disposed at a connection position of the first connection section 342 and the second connection section 343, that is, the second connecting shaft is disposed at a connection position of the first connection section 342 and the second connection section 343, and the second connecting shaft is in rolling contact with the second guide rail 352, so as to be slidably disposed in the second guide rail 352, when the first connecting rod 330 is driven to slide along the first guide rail 351, the first connecting rod 330 drives the second connection section 343, so that the second connecting shaft disposed at a connection position of the second connection section 343 and the first connection section 342 slides in the second guide rail 352, and then the first connection section 342 drives the panel 200 to realize an upward oblique movement.
In an alternative embodiment, a first end of the first link 330 is provided with a first connecting portion, a second end of the second link 340 is provided with a second connecting portion, the panel 200 is provided with a first protrusion 210 and a second protrusion 220, the first protrusion 210 is provided with a first fixing shaft parallel to the panel 200, the second protrusion 220 is provided with a second fixing shaft parallel to the panel 200, the first fixing shaft is hinged to the first connecting portion, and the second fixing shaft is hinged to the second connecting portion.
Specifically, the first connecting portion includes a hinge hole 333 provided at the first link 330 and an opening portion connecting the hinge hole 333, and a width of the opening portion is smaller than a diameter of the hinge hole 333. Wherein the opening extends in the horizontal direction.
The second connection portion includes a mounting groove 344 provided on the second link 340, and an opening of the mounting groove 344 is provided on an upper end surface of the second link 340.
Through the above arrangement, after the first fixing shaft is assembled with the hinge hole 333, the first fixing shaft can be driven by the first connecting rod 330 to move, and can also rotate relative to the first connecting rod 330, so that the angle of the panel 200 can be adjusted conveniently, the buffering force between the first fixing shaft and the first connecting rod 330 is reduced, the deformation rate of the first connecting rod 330 is reduced while the panel 200 is operated stably, and the service life of the product is prolonged. The width of the opening portion is smaller than the diameter of the hinge hole 333 to ensure that the first fixing shaft does not fall off the hinge hole 333. Since the opening of the mounting groove 344 is provided on the upper end surface of the second link 340, the second fixing shaft is not easily detached after being fitted into the mounting groove 344.
Further optionally, the driving mechanism 300 of the present embodiment further includes a second mounting plate (not shown in the figure) disposed opposite to the first mounting plate 350, and the second mounting plate and the first mounting plate 350 together define a mounting space for mounting the driving mechanism 300.
The second mounting plate is provided with a third guide rail and a fourth guide rail which correspond to the first guide rail 351 and the second guide rail 352 respectively, the first connecting shaft penetrates through the first connecting rod 330 and then is sleeved with a third roller 331, the first connecting rod 330 is slidably arranged in the third guide rail through the third roller 331, the second connecting shaft penetrates through the second connecting rod 340 and then is sleeved with a fourth roller 341, and the second connecting rod 340 is slidably arranged in the fourth guide rail through the fourth roller 341.
Through the above arrangement, the first and second links 330 and 340 can be slid along the guide rails on opposite sides, thereby ensuring stability and smoothness when the panel 200 is moved.
Further, the first mounting plate 350 of this embodiment is further provided with a third connecting shaft, the third connecting shaft is sleeved with a fifth roller 353, the first connecting rod 330 is provided with a fifth guide rail 332, and the fifth roller 353 is slidably disposed in the fifth guide rail 332.
Through the arrangement, the moving path of the first link 330 can be better guided, and the stability of the movement of the first link 330 is ensured.
Alternatively, the fifth guide rail 332 may have the same radius of curvature as the first guide rail 351 and the fifth guide rail 332 may be disposed concentrically with the first guide rail 351.
The driving member 310 of the present embodiment may include a motor 311 and a gear assembly 312, wherein an output shaft of the motor 311 drives the gear assembly 312 to rotate, and the gear assembly 312 is in meshing transmission with the rack 320.
In this embodiment, the rack 320 may be integrally formed with the first link 330, thereby facilitating space saving. The gear assembly 312 includes a driving gear and at least one reduction gear, and the number of the reduction gears may be one or more, and may be specifically set according to the transmission requirement. One of the driving gears is in transmission connection with an output shaft of the motor, and the reduction gear is meshed with the rack 320, so as to drive the first connecting rod 330 connected with the reduction gear to move.
Further, the air conditioner internal unit of the present embodiment is provided with two driving mechanisms 300, and the two driving mechanisms 300 are respectively located at two sides of the panel 200, that is, the two driving mechanisms 300 are respectively located at two ends of the cross flow fan inside the air conditioner internal unit. The first mounting plate 350 at both sides of the panel 200 is provided with a first guide 351 and a second guide 352, and a second link 340 and a first link 330, and is disposed in a left-right symmetrical manner so that the panel 200 can be opened and tilted with respect to the cabinet 100.
This embodiment still provides an air conditioner, including the outer machine of air conditioner and any above-mentioned air conditioner internal unit, wherein, the outer machine of air conditioner can be the outer machine of air conditioner among the prior art, and prior art can be referred to specific structure, no longer redundantly describes in this embodiment.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.