CN107860112B

CN107860112B - Air conditioner shell and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN107860112B
Application number: CN201711062942.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁勇超; 玉鼎; 林超杰; 李佩丽; 陈宁; 吴胜; 刘翔宇; 吴丽专
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2017-10-31
Filing date: 2017-10-31
Publication date: 2023-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2037-10-31
Also published as: CN107860112A

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner shell and an air conditioner. The air conditioner casing includes: the body is surrounded to form an installation cavity, and a through hole communicated with the installation cavity is formed in the body; a shutter is movably mounted at the through-hole, the shutter having a closed position covering the through-hole or an open position moving into the mounting cavity to open the through-hole. The baffle plate can be hidden in the installation cavity under the condition that the appearance of the air conditioner is not damaged, and the air conditioner is simple in structure and convenient for users to use and operate.

Description

Air conditioner shell and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner shell and an air conditioner.

Background

In the current household air conditioner, no hidden baffle structure is designed in the structures of the panel body, the panel, the side plates and the like, and the hidden baffle structure is designed for products, so that after-sales maintenance and external connection of other functional modules are facilitated, and the appearance is not damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an air conditioner shell and an air conditioner, which are used for solving the problem that an air conditioner baffle in the prior art is inconvenient to conceal during maintenance and access to other functional modules.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner casing comprising: the body is surrounded to form an installation cavity, and a through hole communicated with the installation cavity is formed in the body; a shutter is movably mounted at the through-hole, the shutter having a closed position covering the through-hole or an open position moving into the mounting cavity to open the through-hole.

Further, the air conditioner case further includes a bottom plate fixedly installed in the installation cavity and having a relief hole corresponding to the through hole, and the shutter is rotatably installed on the bottom plate to be switched between a closed position or an open position.

Further, the air conditioner cabinet further includes a locking assembly by which the baffle is rotatably mounted to the bottom plate.

Further, the locking component comprises a buckle, the buckle is fixed on the bottom plate, one end, far away from the bottom plate, of the buckle is provided with a limiting block, and the baffle is rotatably installed on the buckle.

Further, the locking assembly further comprises a first elastic element, the first elastic element is sleeved on the buckle, and two ends of the first elastic element are respectively propped against the baffle and the bottom plate.

Further, the buckle comprises a cylindrical rod and barbs arranged at the bottom end of the cylindrical rod, wherein at least two barbs are arranged, and a yielding gap is formed between at least two barbs; the bottom plate is provided with a lock catch matched with the barb.

Further, an elastic supporting portion is arranged on the bottom plate, the elastic supporting portion is located at one end, opposite to the locking assembly, of the yielding hole, and when the baffle is in the closed position, the elastic supporting portion is supported on one side, close to the mounting cavity, of the baffle.

Further, be provided with positioning groove on the bottom plate, elastic support portion includes: the ball head support is arranged in the positioning groove; and two ends of the second elastic element respectively prop against the bottoms of the ball head supporting and positioning grooves.

Further, an inner flange is arranged on the inner wall of the positioning groove, an outer flange is arranged on the periphery of the ball head support, and the outer flange is located on one side, far away from the baffle, of the inner flange.

Further, the first end of the baffle plate is provided with a double-sided locking structure, the inner wall surface of the body is provided with a guide mechanism, the guide mechanism is located at one end of the baffle plate away from the double-sided locking structure, and the baffle plate slides along the guide mechanism and is locked at a closing position or an opening position through the double-sided locking structure.

Further, the opposite ends of the through hole are provided with hooking protrusions, and the double-sided locking structure comprises a first hook and a second hook which are matched with the hooking protrusions.

Further, both sides of baffle all are provided with the projection, and guiding mechanism includes: the two first guide rails are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the baffle; the two second guide rails are positioned on one side, far away from the through hole, of the first guide rail and are respectively positioned on two opposite sides of the baffle, the length of each second guide rail is greater than that of the first guide rail, and clamping points are arranged at the tail ends of the first guide rail and the second guide rail.

Further, the body comprises a panel, a top plate arranged at the top of the panel and side plates arranged on two sides of the panel, and the through holes are formed in the panel, the side plates or the top plate.

Further, a buckle hand is arranged on the baffle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an air conditioner case, which is the air conditioner case described above.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the baffle plate is provided with the closed position for covering the through hole or the open position for moving the through hole into the installation cavity, so that the baffle plate can be moved into the installation cavity when the air conditioner is overhauled or other functional modules are connected, the through hole is opened, the baffle plate can be hidden in the installation cavity under the condition that the appearance of the air conditioner is not damaged, and the air conditioner is simple in structure and convenient for a user to use and operate.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of an air conditioner casing according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a B-B view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates view A-A of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 schematically illustrates an interior view of a baffle of an air conditioner housing in a closed position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 schematically illustrates an exterior front view of a baffle of an air conditioner housing in a closed position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 schematically illustrates a side view of a baffle of an air conditioner housing in a closed position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of a baffle of an air conditioner casing in a closed position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 schematically shows a cross-sectional view of a main body of an air conditioner casing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 schematically illustrates an interior view of a baffle of an air conditioner casing in an open position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 schematically illustrates an exterior front view of a baffle of an air conditioner casing in an open position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 schematically illustrates a side view of a baffle of an air conditioner housing in an open position, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 12 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view of a baffle plate of an air conditioner casing in a second embodiment of the present invention in an open position.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a body; 14. a through hole; 15. hooking and hanging the bulge; 16. a guide mechanism; 161. a first guide rail; 162. a second guide rail; 20. a baffle; 21. a double-sided locking structure; 211. a first hook; 212. a second hook; 22. the hand is buckled; 30. a bottom plate; 32. locking; 33. a positioning groove; 331. an inner flange; 40. a locking assembly; 41. a buckle; 411. a cylindrical rod; 412. a barb; 42. a limiting block; 43. a first elastic element; 50. an elastic support part; 51. ball head support; 511. an outer flange; 52. a second elastic element.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments in accordance with the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the present application described herein may be capable of being practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial location relative to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, according to a first embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner case, which includes a body 10 and a baffle 20.

Wherein, body 10 includes the panel, sets up roof (not shown in the figure) at the panel top and the curb plate (not shown in the figure) that is located the panel both sides etc. body 10 encloses and establishes and form the installation cavity, other parts of the installation air conditioner of being convenient for are provided with on the body 10 with the through-hole 14 of installation cavity intercommunication, in the design process, through-hole 14 can set up on the panel, also can set up on the curb plate, still can set up on the roof.

A shutter 20 is movably mounted at the through-hole 14, and the shutter 20 has a closed position covering the through-hole 14 or an open position moving into the mounting cavity and opening the through-hole 14.

Because the baffle 20 in the embodiment has the closed position covering the through hole 14 or the open position moving to the installation cavity, when the air conditioner is overhauled or other functional modules are accessed, the baffle 20 can be moved to the installation cavity, and then the through hole 14 is opened, so that the baffle 20 can be hidden in the installation cavity under the condition that the appearance of the air conditioner is not damaged, the structure is simple, and the air conditioner is convenient for users to use and operate.

To facilitate mounting of the baffle 20, the air conditioner housing in this embodiment further includes a base plate 30 fixedly mounted within the mounting cavity and having a relief aperture corresponding to the through-hole 14, such that the baffle 20 is rotatably mounted on the base plate 30 to switch between a closed position or an open position when mounted.

Preferably, the air conditioner housing in this embodiment further includes a locking assembly 40, and the baffle 20 is rotatably mounted to the bottom plate 30 by the locking assembly 40 to facilitate switching between the closed position and the open position.

Specifically, the locking assembly 40 in this embodiment includes a buckle 41, the buckle 41 is fixed on the bottom plate 30, a stopper 42 is disposed at one end of the buckle 41 away from the bottom plate 30, and the baffle 20 is rotatably mounted on the buckle 41 and is limited by the stopper 42, so as to prevent the baffle 20 from falling off from the buckle 41 during rotation.

The locking assembly 40 further comprises a first elastic element 43, the first elastic element 43 is sleeved on the buckle 41, two ends of the first elastic element 43 respectively abut against the limiting block 42 and the bottom plate 30, so that seamless connection between the baffle 20 and the body 10 is realized, when the baffle 20 is in a closed position, the through hole 14 is completely sealed, and dust and the like are prevented from entering the installation cavity.

When maintenance and other functional modules are needed to be accessed, the baffle 20 is pressed, the first elastic element 43 is compressed, meanwhile, the baffle 20 is rotated into the installation cavity, and the device is simple in structure and convenient to realize.

In order to ensure the seamless connection strength between the baffle 20 and the body 10, the bottom plate 30 in this embodiment is provided with an elastic supporting portion 50, where the elastic supporting portion 50 is located at an end of the yielding hole opposite to the locking assembly 40, and when the baffle 20 is in the closed position, the elastic supporting portion 50 is supported at a side of the baffle 20 near the mounting cavity, and pushes up the baffle 20 toward the body 10 together with the first elastic element 43, so that the baffle 20 is closer to the through hole 14 of the body 10, and the seamless connection between the baffle 20 and the body 10 is achieved.

Specifically, the base plate 30 is provided with a positioning groove 33, and the elastic support portion 50 includes a ball support 51 and a second elastic member 52. During installation, the ball support 51 is installed in the positioning groove 33, two ends of the second elastic element 52 are respectively propped against the bottoms of the ball support 51 and the positioning groove 33, the second elastic element 52 applies elastic force to the ball support 51 to prop against the baffle 20, so that the baffle 20 can be conveniently propped against the direction close to the body 10, and the structure is simple and friction is small.

Preferably, the inner wall of the positioning groove 33 is provided with an inner flange 331, the outer periphery of the ball head support 51 is provided with an outer flange 511, and the outer flange 511 is located on one side of the inner flange 331 away from the baffle 20, so that the ball head support 51 can be conveniently limited and positioned. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, other structures may be used to limit the ball support 51, which is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 again, the buckle 41 in this embodiment includes a cylindrical rod 411 and barbs 412 disposed at the bottom end of the cylindrical rod 411, at least two barbs 412, and a yielding gap is formed between at least two barbs 412, so as to facilitate assembly. When installed, the shutter 20 is threaded onto the cylindrical rod 411 from the end of the barb 412, facilitating rotation on the cylindrical rod 411 to switch between an open position and a closed position. Correspondingly, the bottom plate 30 is provided with a lock catch 32 matched with the barb 412, so that the baffle 20 is limited on the bottom plate 30.

Preferably, the baffle 20 in this embodiment is provided with a catch 22, and the baffle 20 is conveniently switched between the closed position and the open position by the action of the catch 22.

Preferably, the first elastic element 43 and the second elastic element 52 in the present embodiment are all springs, which has a simple structure and is convenient to implement, and of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first elastic element 43 and the second elastic element 52 may also be configured as elastic rubber pads, which are all within the scope of the present invention as long as they are other modifications under the concept of the present invention.

The closing and opening process of the shutter 20 in this embodiment will be described in conjunction with the above-described structure as follows:

closing: when the air conditioner casing does not use the structural lower functional chamber, the baffle 20 is pressed down by hand, and the first elastic member 43 is deformed and compressed due to the stress of the baffle 20, so that the baffle 20 is in the movable state. With a reverse rotation force to the clasp hand 22, the baffle 20 moves along a circular track in fig. 1 with the clasp 41 as a center, and moves to the elastic support 50, the ball support 51 transmits an external force to the second elastic element 52, the second elastic element 52 deforms and compresses, and the ball support 51 moves downward. The baffle 20 descends along with the ball support 51 and moves to the position right above the ball support 51. At this time, the external force is stopped, the shutter 20 moves upward under the action of the elastic force of the first elastic element 43 and the second elastic element 52, and the shutter 20 is overlapped with the body 10, so that the whole structure is closed.

The opening process comprises the following steps: when the air conditioner case needs to use the lower function of the structure, the baffle 20 is pressed down by hand, at this time, the ball support 51 transmits the external force to the second elastic element 52, the second elastic element 52 deforms and compresses, and the ball support 51 moves downward. At the same time, the first elastic element 43 deforms and compresses due to the stress of the baffle 20, so that the baffle 20 is in a movable state, and then the baffle 20 is rotated anticlockwise or clockwise, and the baffle 20 moves along the circular track in fig. 1 by taking the needle-shaped buckle 41 as the center of a circle until the baffle 20 is completely hidden under the through hole 14. The whole structure is in an open state.

The compression characteristic of this structural design ingenious application spring makes the baffle be in the active condition of liftable operation, also utilizes the effort of spring effective fixed baffle reduction structure abnormal sound problem simultaneously.

Referring to fig. 4 to 12, according to a second embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner case having a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, except that the locking assembly 40 and the elastic supporting portion 50 are not provided in the present embodiment.

The first end of the shutter 20 in this embodiment is provided with a double-sided locking structure 21, the inner wall surface of the body 10 is provided with a guide mechanism 16, the guide mechanism 16 is located at the end of the shutter 20 away from the double-sided locking structure 21, and the shutter 20 slides along the guide mechanism 16 and is locked in the closed position or the open position by the double-sided locking structure 21.

Specifically, opposite ends of the through hole 14 in the present embodiment are provided with hooking protrusions 15, the double-sided locking structure 21 includes a first hook 211 and a second hook 212 that are adapted to the hooking protrusions 15, when the shutter 20 is in the closed position, the first hook 211 is engaged with the hooking protrusions 15 on the side of the guide mechanism 16, and when the shutter is in the open position, the second hook 212 is engaged with the hooking protrusions 15 on the side far from the guide mechanism 16.

Both sides of the shutter 20 in the present embodiment are provided with bosses (not shown in the drawings) which slide in the guide mechanism 16 when the shutter 20 is switched between the closed position and the open position.

Specifically, the guide mechanism 16 in the present embodiment includes two first guide rails 161 and two second guide rails 162, the two first guide rails 161 being located on opposite sides of the shutter 20, respectively; two second guide rails 162 are located on one side of the first guide rail 161 away from the through hole 14 and on opposite sides of the baffle 20, respectively, and the length of the second guide rails 162 is greater than that of the first guide rail 161, so that the baffle 20 is conveyed to the inside of the installation cavity to be hidden.

closing: when the air conditioner casing does not need to use the function of the lower part of the structure, two ends of the baffle 20 are respectively positioned on the first guide rail 161, two ends of the baffle 20 respectively move to the tail end of the rail along the upper first guide rail 161, the arc of the tail end of the first guide rail 161 coincides with the baffle shaft, the clamping point of the tail end of the first guide rail 161 is positioned, the second hook 212 is fixedly matched with the hooking protrusion 15 far away from the side of the guide mechanism 16, and the whole structure is in a closed state.

The opening process comprises the following steps: when the air conditioner casing needs to use the lower function of the structure, two ends of the baffle 20 are respectively located above the second guide rail 162, the baffle 20 is withdrawn from the first guide rail 161 and pushed into the tail end of the track along the second guide rail 162, the arc at the tail end of the second guide rail 162 coincides with the baffle shaft, the clamping point at the tail end of the second guide rail 162 is positioned, the first hook 211 is fixedly matched with the hooking protrusion 15 at the side of the guide mechanism 16, and the whole structure is in an open state.

The fixed mode of this structural design makes baffle 20 pass through the projection and the location of baffle 20 in upper and lower position fixed, and the position is fixed about through two-sided locking structure 21, guarantees that the in-process of operation can effectively be fixed to avoid appearing becoming flexible and the problem that drops.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner including an air conditioner case as described above.

From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

the invention allows the barrier to be opened when the underlying structure of the barrier is to be displayed or used. When the lower structure of the baffle is not needed to be displayed or used, the baffle can be closed, the baffle is not needed to be disassembled, and the baffle can be directly opened and closed in a sliding manner, so that the operation is simple. The invention realizes the overall appearance requirement of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and has the functions of effectively preventing dust and foreign matters from entering. The disassembly is not needed, and the damage of the structural member is avoided. The baffle can be hidden to other parts after opening, does not need extra occupation space to influence the whole outward appearance of air conditioner and looks and feel, and the structure adopts the spring point to touch the mode, reduces structure abnormal sound problem.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An air conditioner cabinet, comprising:

the body (10), the body (10) encloses and forms the installation cavity, there is a through hole (14) communicated with said installation cavity on the body (10);

a shutter (20), the shutter (20) being movably mounted at the through-hole (14), the shutter (20) having a closed position covering the through-hole (14) or an open position moving into the mounting cavity to open the through-hole (14);

wherein,,

the air conditioner case further comprises a bottom plate (30), wherein the bottom plate (30) is fixedly arranged in the installation cavity and provided with a yielding hole corresponding to the through hole (14), and the baffle plate (20) is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate (30) so as to switch between the closed position or the open position;

the air conditioner case further includes a locking assembly (40), the baffle (20) being rotatably mounted on the base plate (30) by the locking assembly (40);

the locking assembly (40) comprises a catch (41), the catch (41) being fixed on the base plate (30),

one end of the buckle (41) far away from the bottom plate (30) is provided with a limiting block (42), and the baffle (20) is rotatably arranged on the buckle (41);

the buckle (41) comprises a cylindrical rod (411) and a barb (412) arranged at the bottom end of the cylindrical rod (411),

at least two barbs (412) are arranged, and a yielding gap is arranged between at least two barbs (412); a lock catch (32) matched with the barb (412) is arranged on the bottom plate (30);

or,

the first end of the baffle plate (20) is provided with a double-sided locking structure (21), the inner wall surface of the body (10) is provided with a guide mechanism (16), the guide mechanism (16) is positioned at one end of the baffle plate (20) far away from the double-sided locking structure (21), and the baffle plate (20) slides along the guide mechanism (16) and is locked at the closed position or the open position through the double-sided locking structure (21);

both sides of the baffle (20) are provided with convex columns, and the guide mechanism (16) comprises: two first guide rails (161), wherein the two first guide rails (161) are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the baffle plate (20); the two second guide rails (162), two second guide rails (162) are located at one side of the first guide rail (161) far away from the through hole (14) and are located at two opposite sides of the baffle plate (20) respectively, the length of the second guide rail (162) is greater than that of the first guide rail (161), and clamping points are arranged at the tail ends of the first guide rail (161) and the second guide rail (162).

2. The air conditioner cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the locking assembly (40) further comprises a first elastic element (43), the first elastic element (43) is sleeved on the buckle (41), and two ends of the first elastic element (43) respectively abut against the baffle plate (20) and the bottom plate (30).

3. An air conditioner cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the base plate (30) is provided with a resilient support (50), the resilient support (50) being located at an end of the relief aperture opposite the locking assembly (40), the resilient support (50) being supported on a side of the flap (20) adjacent the mounting cavity when the flap (20) is in the closed position.

4. An air conditioner cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the base plate (30) is provided with a positioning groove (33), and the elastic supporting portion (50) includes:

a ball head support (51), the ball head support (51) being mounted in the positioning groove (33);

and two ends of the second elastic element (52) respectively prop against the bottoms of the ball head support (51) and the positioning groove (33).

5. An air conditioner casing according to claim 4, characterized in that an inner flange (331) is provided on the inner wall of the positioning groove (33), an outer flange (511) is provided on the outer periphery of the ball head support (51), and the outer flange (511) is located on the side of the inner flange (331) away from the baffle plate (20).

6. An air conditioner casing according to claim 1, wherein hooking protrusions (15) are provided at opposite ends of the through hole (14), and the double-sided locking structure (21) comprises a first hook (211) and a second hook (212) which are matched with the hooking protrusions (15).

7. An air conditioner cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the body (10) comprises a panel, a top plate provided on top of the panel, and side plates provided on both sides of the panel, the through holes (14) being provided on the panel or the side plates or the top plate.

8. An air conditioner cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a catch (22) is provided on the baffle (20).

9. An air conditioner comprising an air conditioner casing, wherein the air conditioner casing is the air conditioner casing of any one of claims 1 to 8.