Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem that local humidity is overlarge due to single outflow direction of humidification fluid in an indoor unit of an air conditioner.
The invention provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises:
a housing having at least one first outlet portion thereon for outputting a humidifying fluid thereto;
The connecting part is arranged in the shell and is provided with at least one channel; the first end of at least one channel is communicated with at least one first outlet part in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the connecting part is provided with an arc-shaped groove covering the second end of each channel;
A first housing shaped in an arc shape adapted to the arc-shaped groove so as to be rotatable along the arc-shaped groove, and having a second outlet portion thereon;
a second housing cooperating with the first housing to form a chamber for receiving a humidification fluid;
a delivery assembly in communication with the chamber for delivering a humidified fluid to the chamber;
wherein the first housing is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot such that the second outlet portion is in communication with the second end of each channel in turn.
Optionally, the indoor unit of the air conditioner is a wall-mounted indoor unit of the air conditioner, and the at least one first outlet portion is arranged at intervals along the front side of the casing in a lateral direction.
Alternatively, the air conditioner indoor unit is of a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit type, and the at least one first outlet portion is distributed from a front side of the cabinet to one of lateral sides of the cabinet.
Optionally, the at least one first outlet portion is disposed at intervals side by side along a front side of the chassis and along a front-to-back interval of one of both sides of the chassis, respectively.
Optionally, the first housing is cylindrical in shape;
the second housing includes:
a first bottom surface covering a first end of the cylindrical first housing;
The second bottom surface covers the second end of the cylindrical first shell to form a cavity.
Optionally, the delivery assembly comprises:
The conveying pipe penetrates through the first bottom surface or the second bottom surface to be communicated with the cavity, and is used for enabling the first shell to rotate relative to the conveying pipe so as to enable the first shell to rotate along the arc-shaped groove; the rotation axes of the conveying pipe and the first shell are on the same straight line with the central axis of the first shell.
Optionally, the first housing is disposed in a vertical direction and the first bottom surface is located at a lower end of the first housing; the upper end of the conveying pipe penetrates through the first bottom surface to be communicated with the cavity.
Optionally, wherein the conveying assembly comprises:
the shape of the humidifying bin is matched with that of the first shell, and the upper bottom surface of the humidifying bin is arranged on the first bottom surface and fixedly communicated with the lower end of the conveying pipe and is used for conveying humidifying fluid into the cavity.
Optionally, the central axis of the arc-shaped slot, the rotation axis of the first housing and the central axis of the first housing are on the same straight line.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is also provided an air conditioner comprising the air conditioner indoor unit according to any one of the above.
The invention provides an air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner, the device comprises a shell, a connecting part, a first shell, a second shell and a conveying assembly. Wherein the housing has at least one first outlet portion thereon for outputting the humidified fluid thereto. The connecting part is arranged in the shell and is provided with at least one channel. The first end of at least one channel communicates with at least one first outlet portion in one-to-one correspondence, and the connecting portion has an arcuate slot covering the second end of each channel. The first housing is shaped in an arc adapted to the arcuate slot such that it can rotate along the arcuate slot with a second outlet portion thereon. The second housing cooperates with the first housing to form a cavity for receiving the humidification fluid. The delivery assembly communicates with the chamber to deliver the humidified fluid to the chamber. Wherein the first housing is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot such that the second outlet portion is in communication with the second end of each channel in turn. Since the housing has at least one first outlet portion, the first housing has a second outlet portion. The first housing is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot such that the second outlet portion is in communication with the second end of each channel in turn. The outflow directions of the humidifying fluid of the indoor unit of the air conditioner are diversified, and the local humidity in the space is prevented from being too high.
The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a schematic view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 is a schematic view of a casing in an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 is a schematic view of a connection part in an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5 is a schematic view of a first housing and a humidification chamber in an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a first housing and a delivery assembly in an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 7 is a schematic view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present embodiment provides an indoor unit 10 of an air conditioner, which includes a cabinet 300, a connection part 400, a first housing 110, a second housing, and a delivery assembly 200. Wherein the cabinet 300 has thereon at least one first outlet portion 310 for outputting the humidifying fluid thereto. The connecting portion 400 is disposed in the casing 300 and has at least one channel 420. The first end of at least one channel 420 communicates with at least one first outlet portion 310 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the connection portion 400 has an arcuate slot 410 covering the second end of each channel 420.
The first housing 110 is shaped in an arc shape adapted to the arc-shaped groove 410 such that it can rotate along the arc-shaped groove 410, and has the second outlet portion 111 thereon. The second housing cooperates with the first housing 110 to form a chamber for receiving the humidification fluid. The delivery assembly 200 communicates with the chamber to deliver the humidified fluid to the chamber. Wherein the first housing 110 is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot 410 such that the second outlet portion 111 communicates with the second end of each channel 420 in turn.
In the present embodiment, the type of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 is not limited, and may be selected as needed. For example, the air conditioner indoor unit 10 may be a floor air conditioner indoor unit 10 or a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit 10. As a specific example, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the air conditioner indoor unit 10 is of the type of a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit
In the present embodiment, the location of the at least one first outlet portion 310 on the casing 300 is not limited, and may be selected according to need. For example, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed from the front side of the cabinet 300 to one of the lateral sides of the cabinet 300. As a specific example, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed from the front side of the cabinet 300 to the right side of the cabinet 300. It will be apparent that this is merely exemplary and not exclusive, e.g., at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed from the front side of the housing 300 to the left side of the housing 300.
For example, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, at least one first outlet portion 310 is disposed laterally spaced along the front side of the housing 300, and it should be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of limitation. For example, the first outlet portion 310 and the second outlet portion 111 are disposed at intervals in the vertical direction and at intervals in the oblique direction. For example, the first outlet portion 310 is provided on the front side, and the second outlet portion 111 is provided on one of the lateral sides.
In the present embodiment, the number of the at least one first outlet portion 310 is not limited, and may be selected as needed. For example, the number of at least one first outlet portion 310 may be one, two or more.
In the present embodiment, the structures, shapes, and the like of the first outlet portion 310 and the second outlet portion 111 are not limited, and may be selected as needed. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the first outlet portion 310 includes a plurality of outlets arranged in an array. It will be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of example only. For example, the first outlet portion 310 includes a plurality of randomly arranged outlets. The first outlet portion 310 includes an outlet or the like. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the second outlet portion 111 includes a plurality of outlets arranged in an array. It will be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of example only. For example, the second outlet portion 111 includes a plurality of randomly arranged outlets. The second outlet portion 111 includes an outlet or the like.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the first passage 420 may face the first outlet portion 310, and the second passage 420 may face the second outlet portion 111. It will be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of example only. For example, the first passage 420 is disposed obliquely with respect to the first outlet portion 310, and the second passage 420 is disposed obliquely with respect to the second outlet portion 111. As shown in fig. 1, when the first outlet portion 310 and the second outlet portion 111 are disposed at a lateral interval along the front side of the casing 300, the first passage 420 faces the first outlet portion 310, that is, the first passage 420 extends rearward from the first outlet portion 310. The second channel 420 faces the second outlet portion 111, i.e., the second channel 420 extends rearward from the second outlet portion 111.
As shown in fig. 1, when the first passage 420 faces the first outlet portion 310 and the second passage 420 faces the second outlet portion 111, the relative positional relationship between the first passage 420 and the second passage 420 coincides with the relative positional relationship between the first outlet portion 310 and the second outlet portion 111. That is, as shown in fig. 1, the first outlet portion 310 and the second outlet portion 111 are disposed at intervals in the lateral direction, and the first passage 420 and the second passage 420 are also disposed at intervals in the lateral direction.
In the present embodiment, the shape of the first housing 110 is not limited, and may be selected as needed. As a specific example, as shown in fig. 3, the first housing 110 has a cylindrical shape. It will be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of example only. For example, the first housing 110 may be a semi-cylindrical shape or a segment of an arc-shaped housing.
The first housing 110 is shaped in an arc adapted to the arc-shaped slot 410 such that it can rotate along the arc-shaped slot 410, i.e. the first housing 110 is arranged within the arc-shaped slot 410 and the first housing 110 rotates against the arc-shaped slot 410.
In the present embodiment, the shape of the second housing is not limited, and it can be matched with the first housing 110 to form a cavity for accommodating the humidifying fluid. As a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the second housing includes a first bottom surface 121 and a second bottom surface 122. For example, if the first housing 110 has a semi-cylindrical shape, the second housing includes a first bottom surface 121, a second bottom surface 122, planar side surfaces, and the like.
In the present embodiment, the shape of the third outlet portion is not limited, and may be selected as needed. As shown in fig. 3, the third outlet section includes a plurality of outlets arranged in an array, it being apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of limitation. For example, the third outlet portion includes a plurality of outlets arranged in a random manner, the third outlet portion includes one outlet, and the like. The third outlet part is used for outputting the humidifying fluid in the cavity to the outside of the cavity.
In the present embodiment, the specific components included in the delivery assembly 200 are not limited, and the delivery assembly 200 can be used to deliver humidification fluid into the chamber. As a specific example, as shown in fig. 4, delivery assembly 200 includes a delivery tube 210 and a humidification cartridge 220, with delivery tube 210 in communication with the chamber, it should be apparent that this is by way of example only and not by way of limitation. For example, the delivery assembly 200 includes only one delivery tube 210, etc.
In this embodiment, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate to place the third outlet portion in communication with the second end of the first channel 420 or to place the third outlet portion in communication with the second end of the second channel 420, i.e., the first housing 110 is configured to rotate to place the third outlet portion opposite the second end of the first channel 420 or opposite the second end of the second channel 420.
In the present embodiment, the condition of rotation of the first housing 110 is not limited, and may be selected as needed. For example, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate from communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420 to communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420, or from communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420 to communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420, for a preset time interval.
For example, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate from communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420 to communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420 when the humidity at the region corresponding to the first outlet portion 310 reaches a preset value; or rotates from the communication of the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420 to the communication of the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420 when the humidity at the region corresponding to the second outlet portion 111 reaches a preset value.
For example, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate from communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420 to communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420 when the air conditioner indoor unit 10 detects that the residence time of the person in the area corresponding to the first outlet portion 310 exceeds the preset time, or the first housing 110 is configured to rotate from communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the second passage 420 to communicating the third outlet portion with the second end of the first passage 420 when the air conditioner indoor unit 10 detects that the residence time of the person in the area corresponding to the second outlet portion 111 exceeds the preset time.
In this embodiment, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot 410 to place the second outlet portion 111 in communication with the second end of each channel 420 in turn. The first housing 110 is configured to rotate back and forth along the arc-shaped slot 410, i.e., the first housing 110 is configured to rotate along the arc-shaped slot 410 in a first direction from a first preset position to a second preset position, and the first housing 110 is further configured to rotate along the arc-shaped slot 410 in a direction opposite to the first direction from the second preset position to the first preset position. In other words, the first housing 110 is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot 410 between the first position and the second position. In the present embodiment, if the first direction is clockwise, the direction opposite to the first direction is counterclockwise. In this embodiment, specific positions of the first preset position and the second preset position are not limited, and may be selected as required. For example, the first preset position and the second preset position refer to two ends of the arc-shaped slot 410, respectively.
In the present embodiment, since the casing 300 has at least one first outlet portion 310, the first housing 110 has a second outlet portion 111. The first housing 110 is configured to rotate back and forth along the arcuate slot 410 such that the second outlet portion 111 communicates with the second end of each channel 420 in turn. This allows the outflow direction of the humidified fluid of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 to be diversified, and prevents the local humidity in the space from being excessively high.
In other embodiments, the air conditioner indoor unit 10 is of the type that is a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit 10, with at least one first outlet portion 310 spaced laterally side-by-side along the front side of the cabinet 300. That is, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, at least one first outlet portion 310 is provided at the front side of the cabinet 300, and at least one first outlet portion 310 is provided at intervals side by side in the lateral direction, that is, at least one first outlet portion 310 is provided at intervals side by side in the left-right direction. This allows the humidification fluid to flow out from the left side of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 and also from the right side of the air conditioner indoor unit 10, i.e., this allows the humidification fluid to flow out in a relatively wide range, which avoids excessive local humidity in the space.
In other embodiments, the type of air conditioner indoor unit 10 is a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit 10, and the at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed from the front side of the cabinet 300 to one of the lateral sides of the cabinet 300. In other words, at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed from the front side of the cabinet 300 to the left or right side of the cabinet 300. In other words, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a portion of the at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed at the front side of the cabinet 300, and another portion of the at least one first outlet portion 310 is distributed at one of both lateral sides of the cabinet 300. This allows the humidification fluid to flow out from the front side of the air conditioner indoor unit 10, or from the right side or the left side of the air conditioner indoor unit 10, that is, this allows the humidification fluid to flow out in a relatively wide range, which avoids excessive local humidity in the space.
In other embodiments, at least one first outlet portion 310 is disposed laterally side-by-side along a front side of the housing 300 and is disposed laterally side-by-side along a front-to-back spacing of one of the lateral sides of the housing 300, respectively. This makes the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 compact and simple.
In other embodiments, the first housing 110 is cylindrical in shape. The second housing includes a first bottom surface 121 and a second bottom surface 122. The first bottom surface 121 covers the first end of the cylindrical first housing 110. The second bottom surface 122 covers the second end of the cylindrical first housing 110 to form a cavity. This allows the angle and range of rotation of the first housing 110 to be sufficiently large, i.e. it allows the at least one first outlet portion 310 to be distributed over a relatively wide range.
In other embodiments, the delivery assembly 200 includes a delivery tube 210. The conveying pipe 210 is arranged through the first bottom surface 121 or the second bottom surface 122 to communicate with the cavity, and is used for enabling the first shell 110 to rotate relative to the first shell 110 so as to enable the first shell 110 to rotate along the arc-shaped groove 410; the rotation axes of the delivery pipe 210 and the first housing 110 are on the same straight line with the central axis of the first housing 110.
As shown in fig. 1,2 and 6, the central axis of the first housing 110 passes through the center of the first bottom surface 121 and the center of the second bottom surface 122. The duct 210, the rotation shaft of the first housing 110, and the central axis of the first housing 110 are on the same straight line so that the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 is simple and compact.
In other embodiments, the duct 210, the rotation axis of the first housing 110, the central axis of the first housing 110, and the central axis of the arc-shaped groove 410 are on the same straight line, which makes the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 simple and compact.
In other embodiments, the first housing 110 is disposed in a vertical direction and the first bottom surface 121 is located at a lower end of the first housing 110; the upper end of the delivery pipe 210 is penetrated through the first bottom 121 to communicate with the cavity. This makes the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 simple and compact.
In other embodiments, the delivery assembly 200 includes a humidification cartridge 220. The humidification chamber 220 has a shape adapted to the shape of the first housing 110, and an upper bottom 221 thereof is disposed on the first bottom 121 and fixedly connected to the lower end of the delivery pipe 210 for delivering the humidification fluid into the chamber. This makes the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 simple and compact.
In other embodiments, the central axis of the arcuate slot 410, the axis of rotation of the first housing 110, and the central axis of the first housing 110 are collinear. This makes the structure of the air conditioner indoor unit 10 simple and compact.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is also provided an air conditioner comprising the air conditioner indoor unit 10 as set forth in any one of the above. Since the air conditioner includes any of the air conditioner indoor units 10 described above, the air conditioner has the technical effects of any of the air conditioner indoor units 10 described above, and will not be described in detail herein.
In the description of the present embodiment, 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", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", "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 invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying 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 at least one such feature, i.e. one or more such features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. When a feature "comprises or includes" a feature or some of its coverage, this indicates that other features are not excluded and may further include other features, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," "coupled," and the like should be construed broadly, as they may be fixed, removable, or integral, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms described above in the present invention as the case may be.
Furthermore, in the description of the present embodiments, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact through another feature therebetween. That is, in the description of the present embodiment, the first feature being "above", "over" and "upper" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature "under", "beneath", or "under" a second feature may be a first feature directly under or diagonally under the second feature, or simply indicate that the first feature is less level than the second feature.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the description of this embodiment have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.
In the description of the present embodiment, a description referring to the terms "one embodiment," "some 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 present invention. 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.
By now it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described herein in detail, many other variations or modifications of the invention consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly ascertained or inferred from the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.