CN109028524B - Sliding door device and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a sliding door device and an air conditioner, and relates to the technical field of air conditioners. The sliding door device comprises a front panel lining plate, a second transmission piece, a bearing guide sliding piece and a sliding door component. An air outlet is formed in the outer surface of the front panel lining plate, and the front panel lining plate is provided with a bearing surface. The bearing guide sliding piece is arranged on the inner surface of the sliding door assembly and arranged on the bearing surface, and the bearing guide sliding piece is in sliding fit with the bearing surface. The second transmission part comprises a transmission part and a linkage part convexly arranged on the transmission part, and the transmission part is arranged on the front panel lining plate in a sliding manner; the sliding door component is sleeved on the linkage part, and when the transmission part slides relative to the front panel lining board, the linkage part drives the sliding door component to slide relative to the front panel lining board so as to open or shield the air outlet. The middle part of front panel welt is provided with leads the slider, and the middle part of sliding door subassembly is provided with the spacing groove, leads slider and spacing groove sliding fit. The sliding door device is simple to assemble and high in production efficiency.

Description

Sliding door device and air conditioner

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a sliding door device and an air conditioner.

Background

With the improvement of society and the improvement of the living standard of people, the use degree of the air conditioner is higher and higher. In order to facilitate the use to prevent that the air conditioner from falling into dust etc. from the air outlet under the unoccupied state from influencing the life of air conditioner, prior art adopts actuating mechanism to drive the gliding mode of sliding door subassembly relative panel, comes the air outlet on the switching panel, and the convenience air-out prevents that the dust from falling into.

However, the prior art generally has the problems of complex assembly structure and low assembly efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide a sliding door apparatus which is simple to assemble and has high production efficiency.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:

the invention provides a sliding door device, which comprises a front panel lining plate, a driving assembly, a second transmission piece, a bearing guide sliding piece and a sliding door assembly, wherein the front panel lining plate is arranged on the front panel lining plate;

an air outlet is formed in the outer surface of the front panel lining plate, and the front panel lining plate is provided with a bearing surface; the bearing guide sliding piece is arranged on the inner side of the sliding door assembly and on the bearing surface, and is in rolling fit with the bearing surface;

the second transmission part comprises a transmission part and a linkage part, and the transmission part is in transmission with the driving assembly and is arranged on the front panel lining plate in a sliding manner; the linkage part and the transmission part are arranged side by side and embedded in the sliding door assembly, the driving assembly drives the transmission part to slide relative to the front panel lining board, and the linkage part drives the sliding door assembly to slide relative to the front panel lining board so as to open or shield the air outlet;

the middle part of front panel welt is provided with leads the slider, the middle part of sliding door subassembly is provided with the spacing groove, lead the slider embedding the spacing groove, and with spacing groove sliding fit.

Further, the linkage part comprises a bearing part and a first hanging lug, the bearing part is convexly arranged on the transmission part, and the first hanging lug is arranged on the bearing part; the sliding door assembly is provided with a first transmission groove, the notch of the first transmission groove faces one end of the sliding door assembly, and the first hanging lugs are embedded in the first transmission groove.

Further, the driving assembly comprises a mounting structure, the mounting structure is mounted on the front panel lining plate, a sliding guide wall is arranged on the mounting structure, a sliding guide groove is formed between the transmission part and the linkage part, and the sliding guide wall extends into the sliding guide groove and is in sliding fit with the sliding guide groove.

Further, the front panel lining board comprises a front panel and an upper guide rail plate, the upper guide rail plate is detachably connected with the front panel, a sliding groove is formed between the upper guide rail plate and the front panel, one side wall of the sliding groove forms the bearing surface, and the bearing guide sliding piece is embedded into the sliding groove and is in rolling fit with the bearing surface.

Further, the end face of the front panel is provided with a mounting piece, the upper guide rail plate comprises a connecting portion and a sliding guide portion, a mounting hole is formed in the connecting portion, the mounting piece is matched with the mounting hole, and the sliding guide portion and the end face of the front panel form the sliding groove.

Further, the terminal surface interval of front panel is provided with first reference column and second reference column, the interval is equipped with first locating hole and second locating hole on the connecting portion, first reference column stretches into first locating hole, the second reference column stretches into the second locating hole.

Further, the notch of the limit groove is arranged towards one end of the sliding door assembly, the front panel is provided with a mounting seat, and the guide sliding piece is arranged on the mounting seat and extends into the limit groove.

Further, a rotating shaft is further arranged on the mounting seat, and the sliding guide piece is rotatably connected with the rotating shaft so as to rotate in the horizontal direction.

Further, the limiting groove is provided with a first sliding guiding wall and a second sliding guiding wall which are oppositely arranged, and the first sliding guiding wall and the second sliding guiding wall are arc-shaped.

Compared with the prior art, the sliding door device provided by the invention has the following advantages:

according to the sliding door device, the transmission part of the second transmission part is arranged on the front panel in a sliding manner, the sliding door component is sleeved on the linkage part of the second transmission part, and the bearing sliding guide part on the sliding door component is arranged on the bearing surface and is in sliding fit with the bearing surface, so that the assembly of the sliding door component and the front panel lining plate is conveniently realized, the fixation of screws is reduced, the working procedure is simple, the cost is low, the bearing component is in sliding fit with the bearing surface, the weight of the sliding door component can be borne, the burden of the second transmission part for mounting the sliding door component is reduced, meanwhile, the sliding guide part in the middle of the front panel lining plate is mutually matched with the limit groove in the middle of the sliding door component, the auxiliary sliding guide limit effect can be realized, the sliding door component can run smoothly, and the product quality is ensured.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner, which adopts the sliding door device provided by the present invention, and has the advantages of simple assembly, improved production efficiency and good product quality.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:

the invention provides an air conditioner which comprises a rear panel and a sliding door device.

The sliding door device comprises a front panel lining plate, a second transmission piece, a bearing guide sliding piece and a sliding door component;

an air outlet is formed in the outer surface of the front panel lining plate, and the front panel lining plate is provided with a bearing surface; the bearing guide sliding piece is arranged on the inner surface of the sliding door assembly and on the bearing surface, and the bearing guide sliding piece is in sliding fit with the bearing surface;

the second transmission part comprises a transmission part and a linkage part convexly arranged on the transmission part, and the transmission part is slidingly arranged on the front panel lining plate; the sliding door assembly is sleeved on the linkage part, and when the transmission part slides relative to the front panel lining board, the linkage part drives the sliding door assembly to slide relative to the front panel lining board so as to open or shield the air outlet;

the middle part of front panel welt is provided with leads the slider, the middle part of sliding door subassembly is provided with the spacing groove, lead the slider with spacing groove sliding fit.

The front panel lining board is connected with the rear panel.

Compared with the prior art, the air conditioner has the following advantages:

the air conditioner provided by the invention has the advantages that the sliding door assembly is simple to assemble with the front panel lining board, the sliding door assembly can be arranged on the front panel lining board in a sliding way through the transmission part of the second transmission part, the sliding door assembly is sleeved on the linkage part of the second transmission part, the assembly is completed, the screw fixation is not needed, the working procedure is simple, the cost is low, the bearing surface can bear the gravity of the sliding door assembly, the load of the second transmission part for mounting the sliding door assembly is reduced, the sliding door assembly runs smoothly, and the product quality is good.

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 is an exploded view of a sliding door apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a front panel lining board with a driving assembly and a second transmission member according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view at M in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a front panel liner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of D in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of an upper rail plate according to a first embodiment of the present invention from a first view angle.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the upper rail plate according to the first embodiment of the present invention from the second view.

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of a driving assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly structure of a driving assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a second transmission member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly structure of a driving assembly and a second transmission member according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of a sliding door assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged view at E in fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is an enlarged view of F in fig. 14.

Fig. 17 is an enlarged view of N in fig. 14.

Fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of a sliding door apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 19 is a schematic view of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1-a sliding door arrangement; 2-a front panel liner; 3-a drive assembly; 4-a second transmission member; 5-a load bearing slide guide; 6-sliding door assembly; 7-an air outlet; 8-a front panel; 9-an upper guide rail plate; 10-a sliding groove; 11-an installation part; 12-mounting grooves; 13-a display panel; 14-mounting; 15-a first positioning column; 16-a clamping piece; 17-bearing surface; 18-limiting strips; 19-a connection; 20-a slide guide; 21-recessing; 22-mounting holes; 23-a first positioning hole; 24-clamping holes; 25-driving member; 26-mounting structure; 27-a first transmission member; 28-a base; 29-footstock; 30-clamping the bulge; 31-a buckle; 32-fixing lugs; 33-slide guiding wall; 34-anti-abrasion ribs; 35-a stop block; 36-a transmission part; 37-linkage part; 38-a receiving part; 39-a first hanger; 40-second hangers; 41-a guide chute; 42-a first limiting block; 43-a second limiting block; 44-sliding door; 45-sliding door liner; 46-clamping and buckling; 47-bayonet; 48-rotating shaft; 49-a first transmission groove; 50-a second transmission groove; 51-an air conditioner; 52-a rear panel; 53-top cover plate; 54-a slide guide; 55-mounting seats; 56-a liner plate body; 57-stop plate; 58-opening; 59-a first slide guiding wall; 60-a second slide guiding wall; 61-sidewalls; 62-limit groove.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In addition, the terms "first," "second," etc. mentioned in the embodiments of the present invention are used merely to distinguish descriptions, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

First embodiment

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a sliding door apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment discloses a sliding door apparatus 1, which includes a front panel lining 2, a driving assembly 3, a second transmission member 4, a bearing guide slider 5 and a sliding door assembly 6.

As one embodiment, the sliding door apparatus 1 disclosed in this example has a double door structure, and the number of sliding door assemblies 6 is two.

In this embodiment, the front panel lining board 2 is provided with an air outlet 7, the number of the driving assemblies 3 is plural, and the driving assemblies 3 are installed on two sides of the air outlet 7, so as to respectively drive the second driving members 4 to slide relative to the front panel lining board 2. The two sliding door assemblies 6 are respectively arranged at two sides of the air outlet 7, and each sliding door assembly 6 is assembled with the front panel lining plate 2 through the second transmission piece 4, so that when the driving assembly 3 drives the second transmission piece 4 to slide relative to the front panel lining plate 2, each sliding door assembly 6 can be driven to slide relative to the front panel lining plate 2, and the air outlet 7 is opened or closed.

It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the sliding door assemblies 6 may be provided in a group and used to open or close the air outlet 7 under the drive of the second transmission member 4.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the front panel lining board 2 with the driving assembly 3 and the second transmission member 4 mounted therein in this embodiment. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 2. Referring to fig. 2 and 3 in combination, in the present embodiment, the front panel liner 2 includes a front panel 8 and an upper rail plate 9. The upper rail plate 9 is detachably connected with the front panel 8 and forms a sliding groove 10 for cooperation with the sliding door assembly 6.

The air outlet 7 is arranged in the middle of the front panel 8 and along the extending direction of the front panel 8 for ventilation. The two sides of the air outlet 7 are provided with mounting parts 11 which are matched with the sliding door assembly 6, and the two mounting parts 11 are respectively provided with an upper mounting groove 12 and a lower mounting groove 12 which are used for mounting the driving assembly 3 and further mounting the second transmission piece 4.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view at M in fig. 2. Referring to fig. 2 and 4 in combination, in this embodiment, a guide slider 54 is disposed in the middle of the front panel 8, and is used for sliding fit with the sliding door assembly 6 to perform a limiting function.

In this embodiment, the front panel 8 is provided with a mount 55, the slider 54 is provided on the mount 55, and the axial direction of the slider 54 is parallel to the front panel 8.

It should be noted that, the sliding guide 54 may be a sliding guide bearing.

Moreover, it will be appreciated that this manner of assembly of the slider 54 facilitates the installation of the sliding door assembly 6, providing a mounting for the sliding door assembly 6 and being less prone to falling.

The mounting seat 55 may be integrally formed with the front panel 8 as a bump on the front panel 8, and the sliding guide 54 is in interference fit with the mounting seat 55.

Preferably, the number of the mounting seats 55 and the guide sliders 54 is plural, and the guide sliders 54 are mounted on the respective mounting seats 55. It can be appreciated that the plurality of mounting seats 55 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the air outlet 7, and the plurality of mounting seats 55 on each side are disposed on the front panel 8 at intervals along the extending direction of the front panel 8, so as to further ensure the stability of the structure of the sliding door assembly 6 and prevent the deformation thereof.

In this embodiment, two sliding guides 54 are disposed on each mounting seat 55 to enhance the sliding guiding effect.

It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the number of slides 54 may be selected from one, three, or more.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 2. Referring to fig. 2 and 5 in combination, the number of the upper rail plates 9 is two, and the two upper rail plates 9 are respectively disposed at two sides of the air outlet 7 and are detachably connected with the top of the front panel 8, so as to form two sliding grooves 10 for sliding fit with the two sliding door assemblies 6.

It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, only one of the number of sliding channels 10 may be provided to correspond to a sliding fit with one sliding door assembly 6.

In this embodiment, the front panel 8 is arc-shaped and forms an arc-shaped sliding groove 10.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the front panel liner 2 according to the present embodiment. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of D in fig. 6. Referring to fig. 6 and 7 in combination, a display panel 13 is disposed in the middle of the top end of the front panel 8, and separates the top end of the front panel 8 into two parts for forming two sliding grooves 10 with the two upper rail plates 9, respectively.

It will be appreciated that the display panel 13 is higher than the top end of the front panel 8 so that the upper rail plate 9 is maintained in a uniform plane with the display panel 13 after being mounted, ensuring an aesthetic appearance.

Taking one part of the top end as an example, in this embodiment, the mounting member 14, the first positioning post 15 and the clamping member 16 are disposed on the end surface at intervals.

Preferably, the mounting member 14 is a threaded column, the number of the threaded columns is two, and the two threaded columns are arranged at intervals for being in threaded fit with the upper guide rail plate 9, so that connection and disassembly are facilitated.

The first positioning column 15 is cylindrical and is disposed at one side of one of the mounting members 14 for positioning the upper rail plate 9.

The catch 16 is provided on one side of the other mounting member 14 for temporary fixation with the upper rail plate 9.

It should be noted that, in other preferred embodiments, to ensure positioning and foolproof, a second positioning post may be provided at the position of the catch 16 or another position on the top end of the front panel 8, and the second positioning post may be provided as a square post or other shape for matching with the upper cover disc.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the end surface of the front panel 8 is a plane, that is, the bearing surface 17, which can be used to slidingly mate with the bearing guide slider 5, and further can bear the gravity of the sliding door assembly 6 through the bearing guide slider 5. The bearing surface 17 is intended to form a sliding channel 10 with the upper rail plate 9, and it will be appreciated that the bearing surface 17 is intended to form one side wall of the sliding channel 10 and to be in sliding engagement with the load bearing slide 5.

In this embodiment, a limiting bar 18 is further disposed on the end surface of the front panel 8. The limiting bar 18 is disposed along the outer periphery of the end surface and is located at the notch of the sliding groove 10.

It will be appreciated that this structure, when used in connection with the installation of the load bearing slide 5, has a limiting effect on the load bearing slide 5 and prevents the load bearing slide 5 from sliding outwardly.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the upper rail plate 9 according to the present embodiment from a first view angle. Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the upper rail plate 9 according to the present embodiment at a second view angle. Referring to fig. 8 and 9 in combination, in the present embodiment, the upper rail plate 9 has an arc shape for being engaged with the front panel 8.

The upper rail plate 9 includes an integrally formed connecting portion 19 and a slide guide portion 20. The connecting portion 19 and the slide guiding portion 20 are distributed left and right in the direction shown in the drawing and are respectively used for being engaged with the end face of the front panel 8. Wherein, the connecting part 19 is used for being detachably connected with the front panel 8, and the sliding guide part 20 is used for forming a sliding groove 10 with the end surface of the front panel 8.

In this embodiment, the slide guide 20 is provided with a recess 21 having an L-shaped cross section. It will be appreciated that when the upper rail plate 9 is connected to the front panel 8, the L-shaped recess 21 forms a sliding groove 10 with the end face of the front panel 8. And, the L-shaped recess 21 forms the bottom wall and the other side wall of the slide groove 10.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 19 is provided with two mounting holes 22, and the two mounting holes 22 are disposed corresponding to the two mounting members 14 and are used for being in threaded engagement with the mounting members 14.

One side of one of the mounting holes 22 is provided with a first positioning hole 23, the first positioning hole 23 is arranged corresponding to the first positioning column 15, and the first positioning column 15 extends into the first positioning hole 23.

One side of the other mounting hole 22 is provided with a clamping hole 24, the clamping hole 24 is correspondingly arranged with a clamping piece, and the clamping piece 16 is clamped with the clamping hole 24.

The first positioning hole 23 is circular, and the clamping hole is square. It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the retaining holes 24 may also be used to provide a locating function.

It will be appreciated that when the front panel lining board 2 is assembled, the two upper rail boards 9 are disposed on the two bearing surfaces 17 on the top of the front panel 8, and the first positioning posts 15 extend into the first positioning holes 23, the clamping holes 24 are clamped with the clamping pieces 16, and further fixed with the mounting pieces 14 by screws passing through the mounting holes 22, and the sliding grooves 10 are formed between the bearing surfaces 17 and the sliding guide parts 20, so as to be in sliding fit with the bearing sliding guide pieces 5, and bear the bearing sliding guide pieces 5.

It will be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments the front panel lining 2 may also be provided as a front panel 8 with a bearing surface 17 provided on top, instead of the upper rail plate 9.

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of the driving assembly 3 according to the present embodiment. Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of the driving assembly 3 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 10 and 11 in combination, in the present embodiment, the driving assembly 3 includes a driving member 25, a mounting structure 26 and a first transmission member 27.

Wherein the mounting structure 26 is for being fixed to the front panel backing 2. The driving member 25 passes through the mounting structure 26 and is connected to the first transmission member 27 for driving the first transmission member 27 into action, the first transmission member 27 being adapted for driving engagement with the second transmission member 4.

It will be appreciated that the driving member 25 may be a servo motor and the first driving member 27 may be a driving gear. The driving member 25 drives the first driving member 27 to rotate, and the first driving member 27 is configured to cooperate with the second driving member 4 to drive the second driving member 4 to move relative to the front panel lining board 2.

It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, a pulley transmission may be used between the driving assembly 3 and the second transmission member 4, so long as the driving assembly 3 is capable of sliding the second transmission member 4 relative to the front panel lining 2.

As an embodiment, in this embodiment, the mounting structure 26 includes a base 28 and a top seat 29, the base 28 is detachably connected to the top seat 29, the first transmission member 27 is disposed between the top seat 29 and the base 28, and the driving member 25 passes through the base 28 and is connected to the first transmission member 27.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the base 28 is provided with a holding protrusion 30, the top base 29 is provided with a buckle 31, and the buckle 31 is matched with the holding protrusion 30. It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the base 28 and the top 29 may be coupled by a snap fit or a threaded fit.

The base 28 and the top base 29 are respectively provided with a fixing lug 32, and the fixing lugs 32 are used for being mounted on the inner wall of the mounting groove 12 through screws. It will be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, a single securing tab 32 may be provided to connect with the inner wall of the mounting groove 12, or the drive assembly 3 may be provided with an interference fit or the like to effect assembly with the front panel liner 2.

In order to achieve the sliding guiding effect during the transmission of the second transmission member 4, in this embodiment, the base 28 and the top seat 29 are both provided with sliding guiding walls 33, and the two sliding guiding walls 33 are disposed opposite to each other. It will be appreciated that two slide guiding walls 33 are provided on the outer periphery of the top seat 29 and the bottom seat 28 for cooperation with the second transmission member 4.

The outward projection in the present embodiment refers to the outer periphery of the first transmission member 27 disposed between the top base 29 and the bottom base 28.

As an embodiment, both the inner and outer surfaces of the guide slide wall 33 are provided with wear-preventing ribs 34 to reduce friction scraping between the guide slide wall 33 and the second transmission member 4.

In this embodiment, the base 28 is further provided with a stop 35 protruding outwards for limiting the sliding movement of the second transmission member 4.

It should be noted that, the extending direction of the stop block 35 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the two sliding guide walls 33. The vertical, horizontal, etc. in this embodiment are all vertical, horizontal, etc. directions in the illustrated direction.

It will be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments the construction of the drive assembly 3 may vary, for example, the drive assembly 3 comprises only a drive member 25 and a first transmission member 27, the drive member 25 being secured to the front panel lining 2, the first transmission member 27 being adapted to transmit with the second transmission member 4. Alternatively, the driving assembly 3 includes a driving member 25, a first transmission member 27 and a base 28, wherein the driving member 25 passes through the base 28 and is connected with the first transmission member 27, the base 28 is fixed on the front panel lining 2, and the base 28 is also provided with a sliding guide wall 33, a stop block 35 and the like for limiting the sliding of the second transmission member 4.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the second transmission member 4 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 12, in the present embodiment, the second transmission member 4 includes a transmission portion 36 and a linkage portion 37 protruding from the transmission portion 36. Wherein the transmission part 36 is provided with teeth for engagement with the first transmission member 27. The linkage part 37 is used for being matched with the sliding door assembly 6 to drive the sliding door assembly 6 to slide relative to the front panel lining board 2.

In one embodiment, the linkage 37 includes a connecting portion 19, a first hanging tab 39, and a second hanging tab 40. The connecting portion 19 is convexly arranged on the transmission portion 36, the first hanging lugs 39 are arranged on the connecting portion 19, and the second hanging lugs 40 are also arranged on the connecting portion 19 and are arranged side by side at intervals with the first hanging lugs 39. It can be understood that the first hanging tab 39 and the second hanging tab 40 are used for hanging the sliding door assembly 6, so as to facilitate the assembly and drive the sliding door assembly 6 to move left and right.

In the present embodiment, an upper and a lower guide grooves 41 are formed between the connecting portion 19 and the transmission portion 36. The upper and lower guide grooves 41 are disposed opposite to each other, that is, the directions of the notches of the upper and lower guide grooves 41 are opposite to each other.

In order to reduce the sliding resistance, in the present embodiment, the opening 58 of the guide chute 41 is parallel to the axial direction of the transmission portion 36 and the axial direction of the linkage portion 37.

It is understood that the two sliding guide walls 33 can respectively extend into the two sliding guide grooves 41 to perform the sliding guide limiting function.

In one embodiment, the linkage part 37 further includes a first stopper 42 and a second stopper 43. The first stopper 42 and the second stopper 43 are disposed at intervals at the other end of the connecting portion 19 opposite to the first hanging tab 39 and the second hanging tab 40.

It can be understood that the first connecting lug, the second connecting lug, the first limiting block 42 and the second limiting block 43 are all vertically arranged on the connecting portion 19, and the transmission portion 36 is also vertically arranged, so that transmission is conveniently realized, and mounting of the sliding door assembly 6 and the first connecting lug and the second connecting lug can be conveniently realized, and the first limiting block 42 and the second limiting block 43 are mutually matched with the limiting block 35 to limit.

The vertical direction in this embodiment is the vertical direction as shown in the drawing, and also the direction in which the sliding door assembly 6 and the front panel liner 2 are used when the sliding door apparatus 1 is used.

It will be appreciated that the stop block 35 can be adapted to abut the first stop block 42 when the sliding door assembly 6 is slid to a first extreme position relative to the front panel liner 2 and to abut the second stop block 43 when the sliding door assembly 6 is slid to a second extreme position relative to the front panel liner 2.

The first limit position, i.e. the second limit position in this embodiment, refers to the position where the sliding guide wall 33 will slide out of the sliding guide groove 41 to the left and the position where the sliding guide wall 33 will slide out of the sliding guide groove 41 to the right during the left-right movement of the sliding door assembly 6 relative to the front panel lining 2.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the assembly structure of the driving unit 3 and the second transmission member 4 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 13, in the present embodiment, when the second transmission member 4 and the driving assembly 3 are assembled, the driving member 25 is inserted through the base 28 and connected with the first transmission member 27, teeth of the transmission portion 36 of the second transmission member 4 are engaged with the first transmission member 27, the stop block 35 extends between the first stop block 42 and the second stop block 43, the downward sliding guide groove 41 is engaged with the sliding guide wall 33 of the base 28, and then the top base 29 is covered on the base 28, so that the sliding guide wall 33 of the top base 29 is inserted into the upward sliding guide groove 41, and is connected and fixed with the retaining protrusion 30 through the buckle 31.

It will be appreciated that the assembled second transmission member 4 and drive assembly 3 may be further secured to the inner wall of the mounting slot 12 formed in the front panel 8 by means of the securing lugs 32.

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of the sliding door assembly 6 according to the present embodiment. The sliding door assembly 6 includes a sliding door 44 and a sliding door liner 45, and the sliding door 44 is detachably connected to the sliding door liner 45.

In this embodiment, the inner wall of the sliding door 44 is provided with a locking buckle 46, the sliding door lining 45 is provided with a bayonet 47, and the locking buckle 46 is locked into the bayonet 47 to connect the sliding door 44 and the sliding door lining 45.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment, in order to ensure a firm connection, the number of the retaining buckle 46 and the bayonet 47 are plural and are respectively arranged at intervals.

In other preferred embodiments, the sliding door 44 and the sliding door liner 45 may also be connected by plugging or the like.

In this embodiment, the load bearing slide 5 is provided at one end of the inner side of the sliding door liner 45. The bearing slide 5 is adapted to extend into a slide groove 10 formed between the upper rail plate 9 and the front panel 8 and to be in sliding engagement with a bearing surface 17, which is one side wall of the slide groove 10.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged view at E in fig. 14. Referring to fig. 14 and 15 in combination, in the present embodiment, a rotation shaft 48 is disposed on the inner side of the sliding door lining 45, and the bearing slide 5 is rotatably engaged with the rotation shaft 48.

It should be noted that, the load bearing slide 5 may be a load bearing. In this embodiment, the number of the bearing guides 5 is plural, and the plural bearing guides 5 are arranged side by side at intervals for rolling engagement with the slide grooves 10.

As an embodiment, the load bearing slide 5 is an interference fit with the sliding door liner 45.

Fig. 16 is an enlarged view of F in fig. 14. Referring to fig. 14 and 16 in combination, in the present embodiment, a first transmission groove 49 and a second transmission groove 50 are further formed between the sliding door 44 and the sliding door lining 45, the first transmission groove 49 and the second transmission groove 50 are arranged side by side at intervals, and the notch of the first transmission groove 49 and the notch of the second transmission groove 50 are both arranged downward.

It is understood that the first hanging lugs 39 can be embedded in the first transmission grooves 49, and the second hanging lugs 40 can be embedded in the second transmission grooves 50.

It should be appreciated that the first driving slot 49 has the same size and shape as the first hanging tab 39 or is slightly larger than the first hanging tab 39, and the second driving slot 50 has the same size and shape as the second hanging tab 40 or is slightly larger than the second hanging tab 40, so as to facilitate assembly. Also, the first hanger 39 and the second hanger 40 may be differently sized and shaped to provide an assembly fool-proof effect.

It should be noted that, in other preferred embodiments, the sliding door 44 and the sliding door lining 45 may be integrally formed, and the first transmission groove 49 and the second transmission groove 50 may be directly formed on the sliding door assembly 6.

Fig. 17 is an enlarged view of N in fig. 14. Referring to fig. 14 and 17 in combination, in this embodiment, the sliding door lining 45 includes a lining body 56 and a stop plate 57, an opening 58 is formed in the lining body 56, the stop plate 57 is disposed at the opening 58, and the stop plate 57 and the inner wall of the sliding door 44 form the limit groove 62 in a state that the sliding door 44 and the sliding door lining 45 are connected.

Preferably, the inner wall of the sliding door 44 is a smooth curved surface, and the stop plate 57 includes a sliding section and connecting sections respectively disposed at two ends of the sliding section, where the two connecting sections are respectively disposed at the opening 58.

It will be appreciated that the sliding section and the sliding door 44 are disposed opposite to each other, and two sliding guide walls 33 forming a limiting groove 62 are defined as a first sliding guide wall 59 and a second sliding guide wall 60 for convenience of description. It will be appreciated that the slide 54 may be in sliding engagement with the first slide wall 59, or with the second slide wall 60, or that the slide 54 may also be in sliding engagement with both the first slide wall 59 and the second slide wall 60.

Preferably, the first slide guiding wall 59 and the second slide guiding wall 60 are disposed in parallel and each have an arc shape.

Meanwhile, it can be understood that the two connecting sections respectively form the two side walls 61 of the limiting groove 62, so that the sliding door assembly 6 can be in a state of sliding to the limiting position, and the sliding guide 54 can abut against the side walls 61 of the limiting groove 62, thereby limiting the sliding door assembly 6.

In the present embodiment, the limit position means a position where the sliding door assembly 6 slides leftward or rightward with respect to the front panel 8 to be unable to slide further. The terms left and right refer to the directions shown in fig. 1.

Preferably, the liner plate body 56 and the stopper plate 57 are integrally formed.

It should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the sliding door 44 and the sliding door lining 45 may be formed by one-step die casting, and the limiting groove 62 of the opening 58 facing the end of the sliding door assembly 6 may be directly formed on the sliding door assembly 6, so as to achieve the sliding guiding and limiting effects.

It can be understood that in this embodiment, the lengths of the sliding door assembly 6 and the front panel 8 are longer, and the sliding guide 54 in the middle of the front panel 8 is slidably matched with the limiting groove 62 in the middle of the sliding door assembly 6, so that the sliding matching force can be increased, and the sliding process of the sliding door assembly 6 is more stable and is not easy to deform.

Fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of the sliding door apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 1 and 18 in combination, it can be understood that, in assembling the sliding door apparatus 1 disclosed in this embodiment, the assembled driving assembly 3 and second transmission member 4 are fixed in the mounting groove 12 on the front panel 8 through the fixing lugs 32 of the top base 29 and the bottom base 28. It will be appreciated that each mounting slot 12 is correspondingly fitted with a set of drive assemblies 3 and second transmission members 4.

Then, the sliding door assembly 6 assembled with the bearing sliding guide piece 5 is close to the front panel 8, the first transmission groove 49 and the second transmission groove 50 of one sliding door assembly 6 are correspondingly mounted on the first hanging lug 39 and the second hanging lug 40 respectively, meanwhile, the sliding guide piece 54 in the middle of the front panel 8 correspondingly stretches into the limit groove 62 in the middle of the sliding door assembly 6 to realize sliding guide, the bearing sliding guide piece 5 is arranged on the bearing surface 17 at the top end of the front panel 8, the first positioning hole 23 of the upper guide rail plate 9 is matched with the first positioning column 15, the clamping piece 16 is clamped with the clamping hole 24, and then the sliding guide piece further penetrates through the mounting hole 22 by using a screw and is in threaded fit with the mounting piece 14 to finish assembly. The other sliding door assembly 6 repeats the above-described assembling action.

It can be understood that the driving member 25 can drive the first driving member 27 to rotate and further drive the second driving member 4 to slide left and right, and simultaneously drive the sliding door assembly 6 to slide left and right relative to the front panel lining board 2, and the bearing sliding guide member 5 on the sliding door assembly 6 extends into the sliding groove 10 and is in sliding fit with the sliding groove 10, so that the sliding of the sliding door assembly 6 can be conveniently realized to open and close the air outlet 7 on the front panel lining board 2. The bearing surface 17 can bear load on the sliding door assembly 6, and the driving load of the sliding door assembly 6 can be reduced. It will thus be appreciated that there may be no gravitational load bearing relationship between the first lugs 39, the second lugs 40 and the sliding door assembly 6, that is, the first lugs 39 may be spaced from the bottoms of the first drive slots 49 and the second lugs 40 may be spaced from the bottoms of the second drive slots 50.

It should be understood that, as long as the assembly is convenient and the cost is reduced, in other preferred embodiments, the second transmission member 4 may be configured to include a transmission portion 36 and a linkage portion 37 protruding from the transmission portion 36, where the transmission portion 36 is used to transmit with the first transmission member 27, and the linkage portion 37 is used to cover the front panel lining 2 on the outer periphery thereof and can drive the sliding door assembly 6 to move left and right. Also, it should be appreciated that in other preferred embodiments, the transmission portion 36 may be in direct sliding engagement with the front panel 8, and the driving assembly 3 may be additionally provided to drive the sliding door assembly 6 to move relative to the front panel lining 2, or even to manually drive the sliding door assembly 6 to move relative to the front panel lining 2.

It can be appreciated that in the sliding door device 1 disclosed in this embodiment, the transmission portion 36 of the second transmission member 4 is slidably disposed on the front panel 8, the sliding door assembly 6 is sleeved on the linkage portion 37 of the second transmission member 4, and the bearing sliding guide member 5 on the sliding door assembly 6 is disposed on the bearing surface 17 and is slidably matched with the bearing surface 17, so that the assembly of the sliding door assembly 6 and the front panel lining plate 2 is conveniently realized, the screw fixation is reduced, the procedure is simple, the cost is low, and the sliding matching of the bearing assembly and the bearing surface 17 can bear the gravity of the sliding door assembly 6, the burden of mounting the sliding door assembly 6 by the second transmission member 4 is reduced, the sliding door assembly 6 can operate smoothly, and the product quality is ensured.

Second embodiment

Fig. 19 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the air conditioner 51 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 19, an air conditioner 51 of the present embodiment includes a rear panel 52, a top cover 53, a heat exchanger (not shown), a fan (not shown), and a sliding door apparatus 1.

The sliding door apparatus 1 has the same structure as the sliding door 44 mounting structure 26 disclosed in the first embodiment, and will not be described here again.

The front panel 8 is connected to the rear panel 52, the heat exchanger and the fan are mounted between the front panel 8 and the rear panel 52, and the top cover 53 is provided on top of the front panel 8 and the rear panel 52.

It can be appreciated that, in the air conditioner 51 disclosed in this embodiment, the sliding door assembly 6 and the front panel lining board 2 are assembled simply by adopting the sliding door device 1 provided in the invention, the sliding door assembly 6 can be arranged on the front panel lining board 2 in a sliding manner through the transmission part 36 of the second transmission part 4, the sliding door assembly 6 is sleeved on the linkage part 37 of the second transmission part 4 to complete the assembly, screw fixation is not needed, the process is simple, the cost is low, and the bearing surface 17 can bear the gravity of the sliding door assembly 6, so that the burden of mounting the sliding door assembly 6 by the second transmission part 4 is reduced, the sliding door assembly 6 operates smoothly, and the product quality is good.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and improvements that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (7)

1. A sliding door device, which is characterized by comprising a front panel lining plate (2), a driving component (3), a second transmission piece (4), a bearing guide sliding piece (5) and a sliding door component (6);

an air outlet (7) is formed in the outer surface of the front panel lining plate (2), and the front panel lining plate (2) is provided with a bearing surface (17); the bearing guide sliding pieces (5) are arranged on the inner side of the sliding door assembly (6) and on the bearing surface (17), the bearing guide sliding pieces (5) are in rolling fit with the bearing surface (17), and the number of the bearing guide sliding pieces (5) is multiple;

the front panel lining board (2) comprises a front panel (8) and an upper guide rail plate (9), wherein the upper guide rail plate (9) is detachably connected with the front panel (8), a sliding groove (10) is formed between the upper guide rail plate (9) and the front panel (8), one side wall of the sliding groove (10) forms the bearing surface (17), and the bearing guide slider (5) is embedded into the sliding groove (10) and is in rolling fit with the bearing surface (17); the end face of the front panel (8) is provided with a mounting piece (14), the upper guide rail plate (9) comprises a connecting part (19) and a sliding guide part (20), a mounting hole (22) is formed in the connecting part (19), the mounting piece (14) is matched with the mounting hole (22), and the sliding guide part (20) and the end face of the front panel (8) form the sliding groove (10);

the end face of the front panel (8) is provided with a first positioning column (15) and a second positioning column at intervals, the connecting part (19) is provided with a first positioning hole (23) and a second positioning hole at intervals, the first positioning column (15) stretches into the first positioning hole (23), and the second positioning column stretches into the second positioning hole;

the second transmission part (4) comprises a transmission part (36) and a linkage part (37), and the transmission part (36) is in transmission with the driving assembly (3) and is arranged on the front panel lining plate (2) in a sliding manner; the linkage part (37) is arranged side by side with the transmission part (36) and is embedded in the sliding door assembly (6), the driving assembly (3) drives the transmission part (36) to slide relative to the front panel lining plate (2), and the linkage part (37) drives the sliding door assembly (6) to slide relative to the front panel lining plate (2) so as to open or shield the air outlet (7);

the middle part of front panel welt (2) is provided with guide slider (54), the middle part of sliding door subassembly (6) is provided with spacing groove (62), guide slider (54) embedding spacing groove (62), and with spacing groove (62) sliding fit.

2. Sliding door device according to claim 1, wherein the linkage part (37) comprises a receiving part (38) and a first suspension loop (39), the receiving part (38) being arranged protruding to the transmission part (36), the first suspension loop (39) being arranged to the receiving part (38); the sliding door assembly (6) is provided with a first transmission groove (49), a notch of the first transmission groove (49) is arranged towards one end of the sliding door assembly (6), and the first hanging lugs (39) are embedded in the first transmission groove (49).

3. Sliding door device according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive assembly (3) comprises a mounting structure (26), the mounting structure (26) is mounted on the front panel lining (2), the mounting structure (26) is provided with a sliding guiding wall (33), a sliding guiding groove (41) is formed between the transmission part (36) and the linkage part (37), and the sliding guiding wall (33) extends into the sliding guiding groove (41) and is in sliding fit with the sliding guiding groove (41).

4. Sliding door device according to claim 1, characterized in that the notch of the limit groove (62) is arranged towards one end of the sliding door assembly (6), the front panel (8) is provided with a mounting seat (55), and the slide guide (54) is arranged on the mounting seat (55) and extends into the limit groove (62).

5. A sliding door apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said mounting base (55) is further provided with a rotation shaft (48), and said guide slider (54) is rotatably connected to said rotation shaft (48) to rotate in a horizontal direction.

6. The sliding door arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that the limiting groove (62) has a first guiding and sliding wall (59) and a second guiding and sliding wall (60) arranged opposite to each other, the first guiding and sliding wall (59) and the second guiding and sliding wall (60) each having an arc shape.

7. An air conditioner comprising a rear panel (52) and a sliding door apparatus (1) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, said front panel lining (2) being connected to said rear panel (52).