CN110118430B

CN110118430B - Machine and air conditioner in clean subassembly, air conditioning

Info

Publication number: CN110118430B
Application number: CN201910419534.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 万青松; 程杰; 袁珊珊; 李洪超; 池玉玲; 贺世权
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-20
Filing date: 2019-05-20
Publication date: 2021-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-20
Also published as: CN110118430A

Abstract

The cleaning assembly is applied to the air conditioner and comprises a cleaning part and a connecting part, wherein the cleaning part is arranged on the inner wall of an air duct of the air conditioner and is used for removing residual moisture in the air duct; the connecting part is connected with the cleaning part and is configured to drive the cleaning part to move in the air duct. This application sets up clean subassembly through the wind channel at the air conditioner, can clear away the remaining sewage behind the clean wind channel of comdenstion water and washing structure in the wind channel of air conditioner, can not clear stubborn dirty to the water spray, also has better clean effect, realizes that the drying in the wind channel is clean, reduces the possibility of breeding bacterium or mould.

Description

Machine and air conditioner in clean subassembly, air conditioning

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, for example to a clean subassembly, machine and air conditioner in air conditioning.

Background

At present, after air conditioners such as air conditioners are placed or used for a long time, a large amount of dust and dirt exist in an air duct. In the related art, a water washing method is mostly adopted for cleaning dust and dirt in an air duct of an air conditioner.

In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art:

for dust and dirt in the air duct, after the air duct is cleaned in a water washing mode, residual moisture after cleaning is not removed, the air duct is still in a very humid state for a period of time after cleaning, and the dust and dirt in the air can be more easily attached to the air duct in the humid environment to continuously breed bacteria.

Disclosure of Invention

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview nor is intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of such embodiments but rather as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The disclosed embodiments provide a cleaning assembly.

In some optional embodiments, the above cleaning assembly is applied to an air conditioner, and includes:

the cleaning part is arranged on the inner wall of an air duct of the air conditioner and is used for removing residual moisture in the air duct; and

and the connecting part is connected with the cleaning part and is arranged to drive the cleaning part to move in the air duct.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an air conditioner indoor unit.

In some optional embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit includes the cleaning assembly according to any of the optional embodiments.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an air conditioner.

In some optional embodiments, the air conditioner includes an air conditioning indoor unit according to any of the optional embodiments.

Some technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

through set up clean subassembly in the wind channel of air conditioner, can clear away the remaining sewage behind the clean wind channel of comdenstion water and washing structure in the wind channel of air conditioner, to the stubborn filth that the water spray can not be clear, also have better clean effect, realize the dry cleanness in the wind channel, reduce the possibility of breeding bacterium or mould.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning structure provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a water storage unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a cleaning assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an indoor unit of an air conditioner provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for controlling a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a cleaning system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a cleaning system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning system provided in an embodiment of the disclosure.

Reference numerals:

10: cleaning the system; 11: a first acquisition unit; 12: a control unit; 13: a second acquisition unit; 14: a replacement prompting unit; 20: cleaning the structure; 21: a water storage part; 22: a water spraying part; 23: an accommodating chamber; 24: a water injection port; 25: a water outlet; 26: a water level detection device; 27: a piston member; 28: an end cap; 29: an electromagnetic valve; 30: a cleaning assembly; 31: a cleaning section; 32: a connecting portion; 40: an external water source; 50: a closure assembly; 60: and a diversion trench.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, through set up clean subassembly in the wind channel of air conditioner, can clear away the remaining sewage behind the clean wind channel of comdenstion water and washing structure in the wind channel of air conditioner, to the stubborn filth that the water spray can not be clear, also have better clean effect, realize the dry cleanness in the wind channel, reduce the possibility of breeding bacterium or mould.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning structure 20 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cleaning structure 20 applied to an air conditioner, including a water storage portion 21 and a water spraying portion 22, where the water storage portion 21 is configured to store a preset amount of water, and the water spraying portion 22 is configured to spray water to an air duct of the air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the cleaning structure 20 is applied to an air conditioner, and the cleaning structure 20 may be disposed in an air duct of the air conditioner and configured to perform water cleaning on the air duct; alternatively, the cleaning structure 20 may be disposed on the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and spray water into the air duct.

In some embodiments, the cleaning structure 20 may be a cylindrical structure, and is disposed at a supporting framework of the air conditioner, and a cavity with a water storage function may be formed inside the cylindrical structure, and since the cleaning structure 20 has the water storage function, the cleaning structure 20 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may not be limited by a water source; optionally, the surface of cylindrical structure can be provided with a plurality of apertures, and the aperture can set up in the lower part of cylindrical structure, under the action of gravity, need not to increase injection part, and the aperture just can realize the water spray function, and like this, simple structure can realize spraying water to the wind channel in through the aperture of washing structure 20, washs dust dirt etc. in the wind channel. Therefore, the problem that the air duct of the air conditioner is not easy to clean can be solved, and the air duct can be cleaned without disassembling the air conditioner under the condition that the air duct of the air conditioner needs to be cleaned.

In some embodiments, the washing structure 20 further comprises an external water source 40; optionally, the external water source 40 may be a tap water pipeline, and since the tap water itself has a certain water pressure, it is not necessary to set a component for increasing the water pressure for water spraying, and only by setting a valve at the joint of the tap water pipeline and the water filling port 24, the control function of the water spraying function switch of the cleaning structure 20 can be realized by controlling the switch of the valve, so that the cleanness of the water source can be ensured, and the control is very convenient.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the water storage part 21 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the water storage portion 21 includes an accommodating cavity 23, the accommodating cavity 23 is provided with a water injection port 24 and a water outlet 25, the water injection port 24 is communicated with an external water source 40 through a pipeline, and the water outlet 25 is communicated with the water spraying portion 22.

Alternatively, the water storage part 21 may be a cavity with an end cap 28 at one end, and the cavity may be an accommodating cavity 23, which performs the function of storing a certain amount of water.

Alternatively, the accommodating chamber 23 is provided with a water filling port 24, the water filling port 24 may be communicated with an external water source 40, and water of the external water source 40 is added to the water storage part 21 through the water filling port 24.

Optionally, the accommodating cavity 23 is further provided with a water outlet 25, the water outlet 25 may be communicated with the water spraying portion 22, and water in the water storage portion 21 flows to the water spraying portion 22 through the water outlet 25 to provide a water source for the water spraying portion 22.

In some embodiments, the water storage portion 21 further includes a water level detection device 26, and the water level detection device 26 may be disposed in the accommodating cavity; optionally, the water level detection device 26 includes but is not limited to a water level sensor, the water level sensor may be disposed above the water outlet 25, and may be disposed at a position close to the water outlet 25, when the water level sensor can detect water, the water storage portion 21 has sufficient water, and the cleaning structure 20 can perform normal operation; under the condition that water level sensor can not detect water, water storage portion 21 lacks water, and water level sensor sends the tip signal to the control unit 12 of air conditioner, and the control unit 12 can control the tip unit of air conditioner, sends the tip information that washs structure 20 water shortage, and like this, the user can receive such tip information, can in time be to washing structure 20 water injection.

In some embodiments, a solenoid valve 29 is provided on the conduit, the solenoid valve 29 being configured to control an external water source 40 to fill the fill port 24. The pipeline connecting the cleaning structure 20 and the external water source 40 may include a first end and a second end, the end communicating with the cleaning structure 20 may be the first end, and the end communicating with the external water source 40 may be the second end, or vice versa.

Alternatively, the side of the connection between the accommodating cavity 23 of the cleaning structure 20 and the external water source 40 may include a solenoid valve 29, the external water source 40 includes but is not limited to a tap water pipe, for example, the cleaning structure 20 is connected to a reserved tap water pipe, a solenoid valve 29 is disposed at the connection, the solenoid valve 29 is connected to the control unit 12, the control unit 12 can control the opening or closing of the solenoid valve 29, and when the control unit 12 controls the opening of the solenoid valve 29, the cleaning structure 20 is in the operating state; when the control unit 12 controls the solenoid valve 29 to close, the washing structure 20 is in a stopped state. Tap water is used as the external water source 40, so that the cleanliness of the water source can be guaranteed, and the guarantee can be provided for the cleaning effect.

In some embodiments, the containing cavity 23 of the washing structure 20 can also be connected with a water tank, and the position of the water tank is not limited; optionally, the water tank for providing water source can be arranged in the shell of the air conditioner, so that the water tank does not occupy the space outside the shell of the air conditioner, and the space utilization rate in the shell of the air conditioner is improved; optionally, the water tank for providing the water source can be arranged outside the shell of the air conditioner, the water tank can be hung on the shell in an external mode and can be detachably connected with the shell, and therefore the size of the water tank can be freely adjusted according to the water quantity requirement of a user.

In some embodiments, a filter screen may be disposed at the water filling port 24 of the accommodating cavity 23 of the cleaning structure 20, where the selection of the filter screen is not limited, the filter screen may be configured to filter out impurities such as particles in the water filled into the water storage portion 21, and the arrangement of the filter screen may reduce the possibility of blockage at the connection between the accommodating cavity 23 and the water spraying portion 22, and also reduce the possibility of blockage of the water spraying head.

In some embodiments, the water reservoir 21 further comprises a piston member 27, the piston member 27 being movably disposed within the accommodating chamber 23, the piston member 27 being configured to adjust the size of the accommodating chamber 23; optionally, the water storage portion 21 is further provided with an end cap 28, the piston member 27 is connected to the end cap 28, the size of the accommodating cavity 23 can be changed by moving the piston member 27, and in case of insufficient water pressure, the piston can be controlled to push the accommodating cavity 23, so as to reduce the volume of the accommodating cavity 23, keep the water volume unchanged, and increase the water pressure of the water outlet 25.

In some embodiments, the water reservoir 21 is further provided with a linear motor arranged to drive the piston member 27 in movement; optionally, the piston part 27 includes a piston head and a piston rod, the piston head is attached to the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 23, the linear motor can drive the piston rod to advance, and the piston rod drives the piston head to move, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the size of the accommodating cavity 23.

Alternatively, the linear motor may be connected to the control unit 12, and when the water level detecting device 26 sends a signal indicating that the water amount is insufficient to the control unit 12, the control unit 12 may control the linear motor to move the piston member 27 to reduce the volume of the accommodating chamber 23, so that the water storage portion 21 can still supply water to the water spraying portion 22 normally when the water amount is small.

In some embodiments, the sprinkler portion 22 includes one or more sprinkler heads, each of which may be independently controlled; optionally, in a case that there is one sprinkler head, the sprinkler head may be independently controlled by the control unit 12, and when the control unit 12 receives the signal detected by the other detecting unit and satisfies the sprinkler head opening condition, the control unit 12 may control the sprinkler head to spray water; under the condition that the sprinkler bead is two or more, each sprinkler bead of water spray portion 22 can be connected with control unit 12 respectively, and every sprinkler bead can independent work like this, also can simultaneous working, and is different according to the demand to the water spray volume, can open the sprinkler bead of different numbers, realizes the accurate control to the water spray volume.

In some embodiments, the direction of the water spray from the water spray head is not limited, and the water spray head can spray water in the same direction or spray water in different directions. Alternatively, the water spray part 22 may be provided at a first surface of the washing structure 20, and the connection structure of the washing structure 20 with the air conditioner case may be provided at a second surface of the washing structure 20. Wherein the cleaning structure 20 includes a first surface and a second surface, and the second surface may be other than the first surface of the cleaning structure 20.

In some embodiments, the operation of the washing structure 20 may be accompanied by heating of the stored water within the washing structure 20. Alternatively, in the case where the washing structure 20 is heated, the heating temperature is not limited and may be set according to the user's needs. Under the condition of higher set temperature, the process of spraying water to the air duct by the cleaning structure 20 has the sterilization effect.

Optionally, under the condition that the cleaning structure 20 is in the working state, the air conditioner can be triggered to start the heating mode, the water sprayed into the air duct by the cleaning structure 20 can also be heated, and the temperature of the water sprayed into the air duct can be increased, so that the water sprayed into the air duct under certain water pressure can enable dust and dirt to be cleaned more easily by the water higher than the room temperature.

Optionally, the cleaning structure 20 further includes a heating device, the cleaning structure 20 itself has a function of heating the stored water, so that the cleaning structure 20 can operate independently and modularly, the cleaning mode does not need to be matched with a heating mode, the cleaning structure 20 can still spray water higher than room temperature, and dust and dirt can be cleaned more cleanly.

In some embodiments, a pump is also provided in the conduit and is configured to provide water pressure to the squirt cut 22. Optionally, when the water supply pressure of the water source connected to the cleaning structure 20 is not sufficient, the pump body disposed on the pipeline can provide sufficient water pressure for the cleaning structure 20, so that the water sprayed from the water spraying portion 22 can have a certain pressure, and the air duct can be effectively cleaned.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides an air conditioner indoor unit.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the indoor unit of an air conditioner includes the cleaning structure 20 according to any optional embodiment described above. For the optional structure of the cleaning structure 20, reference is made to the above embodiments, and details are not repeated herein.

Optionally, the indoor unit of the air conditioner may further include a heat exchanger, and a middle portion of the heat exchanger and the casing is also a portion of the air duct, and the portion of the air duct may be cleaned by water sprayed from the cleaning structure 20. The cleaning structure 20 can be disposed at any position in the air duct, including but not limited to a position close to the casing, the cleaning structure 20 can be detachably connected to the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and a connecting structure can be disposed between the cleaning structure 20 and the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, for example, a suction cup can be disposed on the cleaning structure 20, and the cleaning structure 20 is fixed on the casing through the suction cup, so that the cleaning structure 20 and the casing can be conveniently mounted and dismounted.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner indoor unit further comprises a fan arranged in the shell and configured to generate airflow in the air duct; optionally, a fan may be disposed in a casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, where the fan includes, but is not limited to, a cross-flow fan, and the cross-flow fan includes an impeller and an impeller driving structure, and the impeller driving structure drives the impeller to rotate; the impeller driving structure can be a motor, the motor provides power for rotation of the impeller, the impeller driving structure can be connected with the control unit 12, and when the control unit 12 obtains that the cleaning component 30 is started, the control unit 12 controls a fan of the indoor unit of the air conditioner to work, so that the indoor unit of the air conditioner is in an air supply mode.

Here, the control unit 12 may be configured to output a control command to the impeller driving structure, and the impeller driving structure drives the impeller to rotate so as to enable the fan to be in an operating state, at which time, the indoor unit of the air conditioner is in an air supply mode operating state.

The air supply mode refers to the mode that the indoor unit of the air conditioner is switched off in a refrigeration mode and a heating mode, and only the fan is switched on to operate, so that the air circulation speed is accelerated, and the evaporation of the residual sewage in the shell is accelerated.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit further includes an air outlet and a sealing member 50, where the sealing member 50 is configured to control the opening or closing of the air outlet; optionally, the casing of the indoor air conditioner is provided with an air outlet from which air blown out by the indoor air conditioner can be blown out, however, when the cleaning structure 20 is in an operating state, the water spraying portion 22 sprays water, and dirty water mixed with the cleaned air duct may flow out from the air outlet, so in the embodiment of the disclosure, the sealing component 50 is arranged at the air outlet of the indoor air conditioner, and the occurrence of the situation that the water after cleaning the air duct drops into an indoor environment from the air outlet can be reduced.

In some embodiments, the sealing element 50 may also be a component for controlling the opening or closing of the air outlet, and the sealing element 50 may receive a control signal sent by the control unit 12, and control other components capable of sealing the air outlet at the air outlet of the air conditioning indoor unit according to the control signal.

In some embodiments, the closure assembly 50 may include a baffle plate, which is controlled to close when the cleaning structure 20 is in operation, so that a closed cleaning space is formed in the air duct, and sewage can be prevented from flowing into the indoor environment from the housing; optionally, when the cleaning structure 20 is in operation, the baffle forms a sealed shelter with the housing to prevent water from flowing out of the air duct.

In some embodiments, the edge of the baffle plate, which is in contact with the shell, can be further provided with a sealing rubber strip, so that when the baffle plate is closed, the sealing effect of blocking water flow is better.

In some embodiments, the closure assembly 50 may further include a closure driving structure configured to allow the shutter to be opened or closed by the control unit 12 controlling the closure driving structure, so that the shutter is switched between an opened state and a closed state according to the control of the control unit 12.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides an air conditioner.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the air conditioner includes the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to any optional embodiment described above. The optional structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner refers to the above embodiments, and is not described herein again.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning assembly 30 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a cleaning assembly 30, which is applied to an air conditioner and includes a cleaning portion 31 and a connecting portion 32, wherein the cleaning portion 31 is disposed on an inner wall of an air duct of the air conditioner and configured to remove residual moisture in the air duct; the connecting portion 32 is connected to the cleaning portion 31, and is configured to drive the cleaning portion 31 to move in the air duct.

In some embodiments, the cleaning assembly 30 may remove residual moisture in the air duct of the air conditioner, and the cleaning assembly 30 may dry condensed water or wash residual sewage in the air duct of the air conditioner; optionally, the cleaning assembly 30 further comprises a cleaning brush, and for stubborn dirt, the cleaning structure 20 is not sprayed with water, and the cleaning assembly 30 can absorb residual water and work the cleaning brush to perform important cleaning on the stubborn dirt in a cleaning brush brushing manner.

In some embodiments, the connection portion 32 may further include a swing rod disposed on the inner wall of the air duct of the air conditioner, wherein a connection portion between the swing rod and the inner wall of the air duct of the air conditioner may be provided with a driving motor, and the driving motor may drive the swing rod to swing around a fixed point as an axis and to cling to the inner wall of the air duct of the air conditioner; alternatively, the cleaning portion 31 may be a wiper element disposed at an end of the swing rod, the wiper element includes, but is not limited to, a wiper blade, the wiper blade may clean dirt still attached to the inner wall surface of the air duct of the air conditioner after spraying water, the material of the wiper blade is not limited, and may be made of natural rubber, so that, during the swing process of the swing rod, the wiper element may play a role in cleaning residual moisture in the air duct on the inner wall surface of the air duct of the air conditioner, and may not generate friction traces on the inner wall surface of the air duct of the air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the attachment portion 32 includes a moving mechanism and a gripping element configured to attach the cleaning portion 31 to the moving mechanism.

Optionally, the connecting portion 32 may include a moving mechanism, the moving mechanism may be a rack extending along an inner wall of an air duct of the air conditioner, the number of the racks is not limited, and the rack may be one rack, one side of the clamping element, which is matched with the moving mechanism, is provided with a tooth socket extending along a direction of the rack, and the clamping element is engaged with the rack through the tooth socket to move, so as to move the cleaning portion on the inner wall of the air duct. In this way, the connecting portion 32 realizes the function of connecting the cleaning portion 31 and the inner wall of the air duct of the air conditioner, and can also pull the cleaning portion 31 and the inner wall of the air duct of the air conditioner to move relatively, so that the cleaning portion 31 can conveniently remove residual moisture in the air duct.

Alternatively, the number of the racks may be two, and the number of the tooth grooves provided at the corresponding positions of the clamping members may be two, so that the movement of the clamping members along the racks can be more smooth.

Alternatively, the clamping element may be detachably connected to the cleaning part 31, so that the cleaning part 31 can be connected to the moving mechanism and can move relatively, the clamping element may include a first surface, the first surface may be one of the surfaces of the clamping element, the first surface may be provided with a structure connected to the moving mechanism, the first surface may be a surface provided with a spline for the clamping element, and the other surfaces of the clamping element except the first surface may be provided with a structure connected to the cleaning part 31, so that the cleaning part 31 can be mounted on the clamping element.

In some embodiments, the moving mechanism includes a slide rail and a slide block, a driving motor is disposed on the slide block, and the slide block moves along the slide rail under the driving of the driving motor.

Optionally, the moving mechanism may further include a slide rail and a slider, where the slider is a part of the moving mechanism and is movably connected to the slide rail, one side of the slider can freely slide on the slide rail, and the other side of the slider, which is opposite to the side connected to the slide rail, can be completely fixed to the clamping element by the adhesive material.

Optionally, the sliding block can be fixed on the clamping element in a sucking disc connection mode, and the installation and the disassembly are more convenient.

Optionally, the slider can also be connected with the clamping element through the mode of joint, can set up the draw-in groove on the clamping element, sets up the lug on the slider, realizes that clamping element and moving mechanism's dismantlement are connected, under the circumstances that clamping element damaged, only need to change clamping element can, need not to change whole connecting portion, it is more convenient.

Optionally, two or more clamping grooves can be arranged at any position on the clamping element, and when the sliding block needs to be clamped, the sliding block can be clamped at different positions according to different requirements.

Optionally, the clamping between the slider and the clamping element may be performed in a manner that the clamping groove and the protruding block are arranged at opposite positions, the clamping groove may be arranged on the slider, the protruding block may be arranged on the clamping element, and the clamping between the slider and the clamping element is realized.

Alternatively, two or more sliding rails and sliding blocks may be provided, and a plurality of sliding blocks may make the movement of the clamping element more smooth.

Optionally, the fixing mode between the slide rail and the air duct inner wall of the air conditioner is not limited, and the fixing mode can be any detachable connection mode, and can also be other setting modes, and can be selected according to the space and the structure setting inside the air conditioner and the user requirements.

In some embodiments, a driving motor is arranged on the sliding block; alternatively, the slider may move back and forth along the extending direction of the slide rail by the driving action of the driving motor, the driving motor may be connected to the control unit 12, and the control unit 12 may control the driving motor under the condition that the moving mechanism of the connecting portion 32 needs to be opened, so as to control the moving condition of the cleaning portion 31.

In some embodiments, the cleaning portion 31 is removably connected to the clamping element.

Optionally, the structure of fixing the cleaning portion 31 on the clamping element may be a clamping plate, one side of the clamping plate may be hinged to the clamping element body, and the other side of the clamping plate may be provided with a projection, so that when the clamping plate is close to the clamping element body, the projection may clamp the cleaning portion 31 on the clamping element, thus, the installation and detachment of the cleaning portion 31 are very simple, and the replacement operation of the cleaning portion 31 is convenient.

In some embodiments, the cleaning portion 31 may further include a spraying portion capable of spraying a cleaning agent, and in the case that the cleaning assembly 30 is applied to an air conditioning device, the spraying portion may be filled with a cleaning agent or a disinfecting solution dedicated for air conditioning, and may be filled with different cleaning agents according to the needs of users, and used in the case of deep cleaning.

In some embodiments, the cleaning portion may be made of a moisture-absorbing material; optionally, the cleaning part is of a structure with a built-in moisture absorption material, and can better remove residual moisture in the air duct in the moving process of the cleaning part in the air duct under the driving of the connecting part; alternatively, the cleaning part may be a double-layered water-absorbent chemical fabric with a moisture absorbent disposed in the middle.

In some embodiments, the cleaning portion 31 further comprises at least one of: cleaning cloth, cleaning brush and wiper.

Alternatively, the cleaning portion 31 may be a cleaning cloth having a water absorbing function, the cleaning cloth may clean residual moisture such as condensed water generated in the housing, and may absorb the residual moisture attached to the housing, so as to prevent the surface of the housing from being wet and moist for a long time, and bacteria and mold from breeding.

Optionally, cleaning portion 31 can include the cleaning brush, can scrub to the stubborn dirt that washing structure 20 did not wash, and the cleaning brush can set up to the cleaning brush that has rotation function, and the user can adjust the rotatory condition of cleaning brush through external control equipment, and like this, it is more accurate to the regulation of clean position and clean dynamics, and the cleanness is also more thorough.

Optionally, cleaning portion 31 may also be a wiper, the wiper includes a swing rod and a wiper element, the swing rod swings with the clamping element as an axis, residual moisture such as condensed water on the air duct inner wall of the air conditioner is scraped, or residual moisture on the inner wall of the air duct rear of the air conditioner is cleaned by cleaning structure 20, thus, in the process of swinging along with the swing rod, the wiper element can play a role in cleaning stubborn dirt on the air duct inner wall surface of the air conditioner, and can also fully remove residual moisture, and friction traces cannot be generated on the air duct inner wall surface of the air conditioner.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an air conditioning indoor unit provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit includes a cleaning assembly 30 as described in any of the alternative embodiments above. The optional structure of the cleaning assembly 30 refers to the above embodiments, and is not described herein.

In some embodiments, the air conditioning indoor unit further includes an outlet and a sealing member 50, and the sealing member 50 is disposed at the outlet.

Optionally, the casing of the indoor air conditioner is provided with an air outlet, air blown out from the indoor air conditioner can be blown out from the air outlet, and when the cleaning structure 20 is in an operating state, the water spraying portion 22 sprays water, and dirty water mixed with the air duct of the indoor air conditioner can also flow out from the air outlet, so that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing assembly 50 is arranged at the air outlet of the indoor air conditioner, and the water after cleaning the air duct is prevented from dripping into an indoor environment from the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the closing assembly 50 includes a shutter and a closing driving mechanism configured to drive the shutter to switch between a state of closing the outlet port of the air-conditioning indoor unit and a state of opening the outlet port of the air-conditioning indoor unit.

Optionally, the sealing assembly 50 may include a baffle, and when the cleaning structure 20 works, the baffle is controlled to be sealed, so that a sealed cleaning space is formed in the air duct, and sewage is prevented from flowing into the indoor environment from the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, so that the baffle and the casing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner form a sealed shelter under the condition that the cleaning structure 20 is in the operating state, and water is prevented from flowing out from the air duct.

Optionally, the edge of the baffle plate contacting with the shell can be provided with a sealing rubber strip, and when the baffle plate is closed, the sealing effect of blocking water flow is better.

Optionally, the closing assembly 50 may further include a closing driving structure, and the closing driving structure is configured to enable the opening or closing of the flap to be achieved by controlling the closing driving structure through the control unit 12, so that the flap is switched between the open state and the closed state as required.

In some embodiments, the indoor unit of the air conditioner further includes a water pan, the baffle is provided with a diversion trench 60, the diversion trench 60 is communicated with the water pan, and under the condition that the sewage is blocked by the closed baffle, the sewage can flow along the diversion trench to a preset drainage port above the water pan, so that the sewage for cleaning the air duct can be drained into the water pan through the diversion trench 60.

Optionally, the diversion trench 60 may be provided with an angle, the diversion trench 60 may be disposed non-horizontally, and the horizontal disposition may result in some sewage not flowing to the water pan along the diversion trench 60, so that there is a certain angle between the diversion trench 60 and the horizontal plane, and the sewage is more fully cleared from the sewage in the casing along the diversion trench 60 under the action of gravity, thereby improving the diversion effect.

In some embodiments, the air-conditioning indoor unit further comprises a water pan, and optionally, the water pan can be communicated with the outdoor, so that sewage flowing into the cleaning air duct of the water pan can be directly discharged to the outdoor; optionally, the water receiving tray may be externally connected with another water collecting device, where the water collecting device is not limited, and may be, for example, a wastewater collecting and treating device.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides an air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner further comprises: an external control device configured to control operation and stop of the cleaning mode; alternatively, the external control device may be any wireless transmitting device having a control function on the air conditioner, including but not limited to a remote controller, which may include a diode configured to emit light waves.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner may include an infrared receiver and a processor, the infrared receiver of the air conditioner may receive the light wave emitted by the remote controller, and may convert the received infrared signal into an electrical signal after processing, the electrical signal enters the processor of the air conditioner for decoding, and may demodulate a corresponding control instruction, and the air conditioner enters a corresponding operating state in response to the control instruction. The arrangement of the external control equipment facilitates the user to control the operation and stop of the cleaning structure 20 according to the requirement.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a control method of the air conditioner.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a cleaning button of the remote controller may be pressed, the control command may be received by the control unit 12, the control unit 12 may convert the control command, and transmit the converted control command to the electromagnetic valve 29 of the washing structure 20, and the electromagnetic valve 29 may perform an opening or closing control operation in response to the control command transmitted from the control unit 12. Therefore, the cleaning process is very convenient from beginning to end, and a user can carry out key control through the remote controller.

In some embodiments, operation of the cleaning system 10 may include a first cleaning sequence and a second cleaning sequence, wherein the washing structure 20 is configured to perform the first cleaning sequence and the cleaning assembly 30 is configured to perform the second cleaning sequence; alternatively, the operation of the cleaning system 10 may be a first cleaning sequence alone; alternatively, the operation of the cleaning system 10 may be performed separately for the second cleaning sequence.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the cleaning system 10 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the control method of the cleaning system 10 includes:

s1, acquiring the working state of the cleaning structure 20 executing the first cleaning process;

in some embodiments, the cleaning system 10 may be a cleaning system 10 installed in an air conditioner, for example, the cleaning system 10 is installed in an air conditioner; alternatively, the operation state of the washing structure 20 may include an operation state and a stop state.

In some embodiments, the washing structure 20 may further include a solenoid valve 29, the solenoid valve 29 is opened, the washing structure 20 starts to work, i.e. enters into a running state, and the first cleaning process is performed; the solenoid valve 29 is closed, the washing structure 20 stops operating, i.e., enters a stop state, and the first cleaning process is finished.

In some embodiments, the solenoid valve 29 may be controlled by an external control device. The external control device may be any wireless transmitting device having a control function on the electromagnetic valve 29, including but not limited to a remote controller, and the remote controller may include a diode configured to emit light waves.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner may include a control unit 12; optionally, the control unit 12 may include an infrared receiver and a processor, the infrared receiver of the control unit 12 may receive the light wave emitted by the remote controller, and may convert the received infrared signal into an electrical signal through processing, the electrical signal enters the processor of the control unit 12 for decoding, and may demodulate a corresponding control instruction, the control unit 12 responds to the control instruction, and controls the electromagnetic valve 29 to enter a corresponding open or closed state, at this time, the cleaning structure 20 also enters a corresponding working state.

Alternatively, the working state of the cleaning structure 20 may be obtained by obtaining the state of the electromagnetic valve 29 connected to the cleaning structure 20, and when the electromagnetic valve 29 is in an open state, it indicates that the cleaning structure 20 is in an operating state; when the solenoid valve 29 is in a stopped state, the cleaning structure 20 is described as being in a stopped state.

And S2, controlling the cleaning assembly 30 to start to execute the second cleaning process under the condition that the working state meets the preset starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30.

In some embodiments, when a preset starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 is met, the cleaning assembly 30 can be controlled to be started; alternatively, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may be that the working state of the washing structure 20 is an operating state; cleaning assembly 30 can be the cooperation and wash structure 20 water spray cleaning's a supplementary clean mode, like this, is in the running state when obtaining to wash structure 20, is sprayed water in the wind channel promptly, has passed through the clean process of water spray, at this moment, can open cleaning assembly 30, supplementary cleaning structure 20 can clear away residual moisture in the wind channel.

Alternatively, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may be detecting a humidity parameter in an air duct of an air conditioner provided in the cleaning system 10; can set up humidity transducer in the wind channel, humidity transducer's the concrete position that sets up does not limit, compares humidity in the wind channel of air conditioner that humidity transducer detected with the interior first humidity threshold value in the wind channel of presetting, when humidity in the wind channel is greater than the interior first humidity threshold value of presetting, can control and open cleaning assembly 30. Like this, clean subassembly 30 not only can be in the interior remaining sewage of supplementary clean wind channel under the condition of operation state of washing structure 20, can also clear away remaining moisture such as comdenstion water when the humidity is too big even produces the comdenstion water in the wind channel, keeps the cleanness in the wind channel dry and comfortable, effectively restraines bacterial growing.

Alternatively, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may be detecting the amount of mold in the air duct of the air conditioner; a mold detecting device, including but not limited to a mold sensor, may be disposed anywhere in the air duct, and the control unit 12 may receive the mold amount transmitted from the mold detecting device, compare the mold amount with a preset mold amount, and control the cleaning assembly 30 to be turned on when the mold amount is greater than a preset second mold amount threshold.

In some embodiments, one or more mold detection devices may be provided; optionally, in a case that a plurality of mold detection devices are provided, the number of molds detected by each mold detection device may be respectively obtained and compared with the second mold number threshold, and when the number of molds detected by any one mold detection device is greater than the preset second mold number threshold, the cleaning assembly 30 may be controlled to be started; alternatively, in the case that the mold detecting device is provided in plural numbers, the average value of the mold numbers detected by the respective mold sensors may be compared with the second mold number threshold value, and when the average value of the data detected by the mold detecting device is larger than the second mold number threshold value, the cleaning assembly 30 may be controlled to be turned on.

Like this, clean subassembly 30 not only can wash the interior residual sewage of supplementary clean wind channel under the condition that structure 20 opened, can also be in the wind channel under the too big or even the condition that produces the comdenstion water of humidity, clean the comdenstion water, can also in the wind channel under the condition that mould quantity surpassed the scope of predetermineeing, in time carry out cleaning operation, keep mould quantity in the wind channel can not exceed standard, make the indoor air that the user breathed healthier.

Optionally, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may also be a control signal for starting the cleaning assembly 30, which is input by an external control device; the user operates external control equipment, and under the condition of pressing the cleaning assembly 30 opening key, the cleaning assembly 30 can be opened for work, so that the user is added to control whether the cleaning assembly 30 is opened or not through the external control equipment control, the control can be carried out according to the user's requirements, and the operation is very convenient.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the cleaning system 10 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 6, the method for controlling the cleaning system 10, in which the cleaning assembly 30 is controlled to be turned on when the working state satisfies the preset condition for turning on the cleaning assembly 30, includes:

s201, under the condition that the cleaning structure 20 is in the running state;

in some embodiments, controlling the opening condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may include the solenoid valve 29 being in an open state, the washing structure 20 being in an operating state; optionally, whether the cleaning structure 20 is in the operating state can be judged by judging whether the electromagnetic valve 29 of the cleaning structure 20 is opened, in this way, no additional detection component is needed, the operating state of the cleaning structure 20 can be known directly through the detection and control of the electromagnetic valve 29 by the control unit 12, and the control is simpler; optionally, whether the sprinkler head of the cleaning structure 20 is in a water spraying state may also be detected to determine whether the cleaning structure 20 is in an operating state, although a detection device for water flow is added at the sprinkler head, the detection method is more direct, thereby avoiding a false detection condition caused by a blockage inside the cleaning structure 20 or a failure of the sprinkler head, and the accuracy is higher.

S202, when the working time is longer than a preset first time threshold value;

in some embodiments, the washing structure 20 may further include a timing unit configured to detect a running time of the washing structure 20, and the timing unit starts to count time when the solenoid valve 29 is opened, that is, the timing unit starts to operate, so that the counted time of the timing unit may represent an operating time of the timing unit, and may reflect the running time of the washing structure 20.

Optionally, it is convenient to detect the working time of the cleaning structure 20 by adding a timing unit, and the working time of the cleaning structure 20 is obtained by obtaining the working time of the timing unit, and the control unit 12 can compare the obtained working time of the timing unit with a preset first time threshold, and can determine whether the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 is met.

Here, the preset first time threshold may represent a critical value of the operation time of the washing structure 20, and when the operation time of the washing structure 20 reaches the critical value, it may be considered that the air duct of the air conditioner is sufficiently wetted by the water sprayed from the washing structure 20, and the cleaning assembly 30 may start to clean.

Optionally, the working time of the timing unit is greater than the preset first time threshold, which may indicate that the working time of the cleaning structure 20 is greater than the preset first preset time threshold, and the running time of the cleaning structure 20 may satisfy the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30. At this time, it may be determined that the operation state of the washing structure 20 satisfies the preset opening condition of the cleaning assembly 30.

And S203, controlling the cleaning assembly 30 to start to execute a second cleaning process.

In some embodiments, in the case that the operation state of the washing structure 20 is determined to satisfy the preset activation condition of the cleaning assembly 30, the activation of the cleaning assembly 30 may be controlled to start the operation of the cleaning assembly 30 and perform the second cleaning process. Like this, can realize that clean subassembly 30 assists washing structure 20, clean in the wind channel, at washing structure 20 water spray clean a period, the dirt in the wind channel has become flexible, or is taken away by the water under the condition, opens clean subassembly 30, scrubs or cleans the wind channel, can make the dirt in the wind channel by clear more thoroughly, and makes the wind channel dry and comfortable clean after the cleanness, the breeding of difficult bacterium and mould.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises: with the washing arrangement 20 in the operating state, closure assembly 50 is triggered to close.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner may further include a sealing assembly 50, the sealing assembly 50 may include a baffle and a sealing driving mechanism, the sealing driving mechanism is connected to the control unit 12, and in a case where the electromagnetic valve 29 for acquiring the cleaning structure 20 is in an open state, that is, in a case where the control unit 12 acquires that the cleaning structure 20 is in an operating state, the control unit 12 controls the driving mechanism of the sealing assembly 50 to close the baffle, and controlling the sealing assembly 50 to close may drive the baffle to be in a closed state for the driving mechanism to form a sealed cleaning space in the air duct, so as to block sewage from flowing into the indoor environment from the casing of the air conditioner.

Alternatively, the closed driving structure is configured such that the opening or closing of the shutter can be realized by the control unit 12 controlling the closed driving structure, so that the shutter can be switched between the open state and the closed state according to a control instruction of the control unit 12.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises: with the cleaning assembly 30 in the on state, the blowing mode is triggered to be on.

Optionally, a fan may be disposed in the housing of the air conditioner, the fan includes, but is not limited to, a cross-flow fan, and the cross-flow fan includes an impeller and an impeller driving structure, and the impeller driving structure drives the impeller to rotate.

Alternatively, the impeller driving structure may be a motor, the motor provides power for the rotation of the impeller, the impeller driving structure may be connected to the control unit 12, and when the control unit 12 obtains that the cleaning assembly 30 is turned on, the control unit 12 controls the fan of the air conditioner to work, that is, the air conditioner is in an air supply mode.

Here, the control unit 12 may be configured to output a control command to an impeller driving structure, which drives the impeller to rotate so as to achieve an operating state of the fan, at which time the air conditioner is in a blowing mode operating state.

The air supply mode refers to that the air conditioner is not started in other modes, such as a cooling mode and a heating mode, and only the fan is started to operate, so that the air circulation speed is accelerated, and the residual water stains in the air duct are accelerated to evaporate.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the cleaning system 10 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, the control method of the cleaning system 10 further includes:

s301, acquiring the quantity of the mold of the cleaning assembly 30;

in some embodiments, a mold detection device may be disposed on the cleaning assembly 30 and may be configured to detect the mold quantity of the cleaning assembly 30. Here, the mold detecting means includes, but is not limited to, a mold sensor.

S302, under the condition that the mould quantity of the cleaning assembly 30 meets the preset replacement condition, the replacement prompt message is controlled to be sent out.

The preset replacement condition may include comparing the obtained mold quantity of the cleaning assembly 30 with a preset first mold quantity threshold, and determining whether the mold quantity of the cleaning assembly 30 satisfies the preset replacement condition based on the comparison result.

Alternatively, one or more than one mould detection device can be set, and when the set number of the mould detection devices is one, the acquired mould number of the cleaning assembly 30 is greater than the preset first mould number threshold value, and the air conditioner can be controlled to send a replacement prompt message to the user.

Here, the preset first mold quantity threshold may be a mold quantity threshold value of the replacement cleaning assembly 30 preset in the control unit 12.

Optionally, when the number of the mold detection devices is multiple, the number of the molds detected by each mold detection device may be compared with a preset first mold number threshold, and when any one mold detection device detects that the number of the molds is greater than the preset first mold number threshold, the air conditioner may be controlled to send a replacement prompt message to the user;

alternatively, when the number of the mold detection devices is multiple, the number of molds detected by each mold detection device may be averaged, the calculated average value of the number of molds may be compared with a preset first threshold value of the number of molds, and when the average value of the number of molds is greater than the preset first threshold value of the number of molds, the air conditioner may be controlled to send a replacement prompt message to the user.

Thus, the mould detection devices are arranged at a plurality of detection positions, so that the reliability of the detection result can be improved, and the possibility of false detection caused by the fault of one mould detection device is reduced.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner may include a prompting portion configured to send a prompting message to a user, the prompting portion may be a prompting lamp, and the display state of the prompting lamp may include that the prompting lamp is on, the prompting lamp is flashing, the prompting lamp is off, and the like.

Optionally, the mould quantity that detects mould detection device compares with the first mould quantity threshold value of predetermineeing, and based on the comparison result of mould quantity and the first mould quantity threshold value of predetermineeing, whether the suggestion portion of control air conditioner sends the change suggestion to the user, for example, control air conditioner send the suggestion to the user and change the suggestion and can be in the scintillation state for the warning light, the setting of suggestion portion, very audio-visual convenient sends the tip information to the user, judge the clean degree of clean subassembly 30 for the user and provide convenience.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning system 10 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, the cleaning system 10 is applied to an air conditioner, and includes:

the first acquisition unit 11: configured to acquire an operating state of the washing structure 20 performing the first cleaning process;

the control unit 12: is configured to control the cleaning assembly 30 to start to execute the second cleaning process when the working state meets the preset starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30.

In some embodiments, the first acquiring unit 11 is configured to acquire that the washing structure 20 performing the first cleaning process is in an operating state or a stopped state; alternatively, the solenoid valve 29 is opened and the washing structure 20 starts to operate, i.e. enters the running state; the solenoid valve 29 is closed and the washing arrangement 20 is deactivated, i.e. brought to a standstill.

Alternatively, the control unit 12 may execute the first cleaning process by acquiring the operating state of the cleaning structure 20 by acquiring the state of the solenoid valve 29 connected to the cleaning structure 20, and when the solenoid valve 29 is in the open state, it indicates that the cleaning structure 20 is in the operating state; when the solenoid valve 29 is in a stopped state, the cleaning structure 20 is described as being in a stopped state, and the first cleaning process is ended.

In some embodiments, the control unit 12 is configured to meet a preset activation condition of the cleaning assembly 30, and may control to activate the cleaning assembly 30 to perform the second cleaning process.

Alternatively, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may be that the working state of the washing structure 20 is an operating state; cleaning assembly 30 can be the cooperation and wash structure 20 water spray cleaning's a supplementary clean mode, like this, is in the running state when obtaining to wash structure 20, is sprayed water in the wind channel promptly, has passed through the clean process of water spray, at this moment, can open cleaning assembly 30, supplementary cleaning structure 20 can clear away residual moisture in the wind channel.

Alternatively, the starting condition of the cleaning assembly 30 may be detecting the amount of mold in the air duct of the air conditioner; a mold detecting device, including but not limited to a mold sensor, may be disposed anywhere in the air duct, and the control unit 12 may receive the mold amount transmitted from the mold detecting device, compare the mold amount with a preset mold amount, and control the cleaning assembly 30 to perform the second cleaning process when the mold amount is greater than a preset second mold amount threshold.

In some embodiments, the control unit 12 is further configured to: with the washing arrangement 20 in the operating state; and when the working length is larger than a preset first time threshold value; the cleaning assembly 30 is controlled to be turned on.

Here, the preset first time threshold may represent a critical value of the operation time of the washing structure 20, and when the operation time of the washing structure 20 reaches the critical value, it may be considered that the air duct of the air conditioner is sufficiently wetted by the water sprayed from the washing structure 20, and the cleaning assembly 30 may start to perform cleaning, and perform the second cleaning process.

In some embodiments, in the case that it is determined that the operation state of the washing structure 20 satisfies the preset activation condition of the cleaning assembly 30, the activation of the cleaning assembly 30 may be controlled to start the operation of the cleaning assembly 30. Like this, can realize that clean subassembly 30 assists washing structure 20, clean in the wind channel, at washing structure 20 water spray clean a period, the dirt in the wind channel has become flexible, or is taken away by the water under the condition, opens clean subassembly 30, scrubs or cleans the wind channel, can make the dirt in the wind channel by clear more thoroughly, and makes the wind channel dry and comfortable clean after the cleanness, the breeding of difficult bacterium and mould.

In some embodiments, the control unit 12 is further configured to: with the washing arrangement 20 in the operating state, closure assembly 50 is triggered to close.

In some embodiments, the control unit 12 is further configured to: under the condition that the cleaning assembly 30 is in the starting state, triggering the air supply mode to start; optionally, a fan may be disposed in the casing of the air conditioner, the fan includes but is not limited to a cross-flow fan, the cross-flow fan includes an impeller and an impeller driving structure, and the impeller driving structure drives the impeller to rotate; alternatively, the impeller driving structure may be a motor, the motor provides power for the rotation of the impeller, the impeller driving structure may be connected to the control unit 12, and when the control unit 12 obtains that the cleaning assembly 30 is turned on, the control unit 12 controls the fan of the air conditioner to work, that is, the air conditioner is in an air supply mode. The air supply mode refers to that the air conditioner is not started in other modes, such as a cooling mode and a heating mode, and only the fan is started to operate, so that the air circulation speed is accelerated, and the residual water stains in the air duct are accelerated to evaporate.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning system 10 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 9, the cleaning system 10 includes:

the second acquiring unit 13: configured to capture a mold count of the cleaning assembly 30;

replacement presentation unit 14: is configured to control the sending of the replacement prompt message in case that the number of the mold of the cleaning assembly 30 satisfies the preset replacement condition.

Alternatively, the preset replacement condition may include comparing the acquired mold quantity of the cleaning assembly 30 with a preset first mold quantity threshold, and determining whether the mold quantity of the cleaning assembly 30 satisfies the preset replacement condition based on the comparison result.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides an air conditioner.

In the disclosed embodiment, the air conditioner includes a cleaning system 10 as described in any of the alternative embodiments above. Wherein, the alternative structure of the cleaning system 10 refers to the above-mentioned embodiment, and is not described herein.

Optionally, the air conditioner according to any of the above embodiments may be an air conditioner.

In some embodiments, the cleaning assembly 30 needs to be replaced manually, the cleaning assembly 30 can be controlled to move to a position close to the air outlet, then the air guide swing blade of the air conditioner is taken down, the cleaning assembly 30 is replaced, and after the replacement, the air guide swing blade can be installed back to the original position.

Like this, the air conditioner is not only clean subassembly 30 installation dismantles very conveniently, can also judge the control method that clean subassembly 30 opened through acquireing the operating condition who washs structure 20, can make clean subassembly 30 effectively assist and wash structure 20 to the cleanness in wind channel, realizes the dry cleanness in the wind channel, reduces the possibility of breeding bacterium or mould.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The scope of the disclosed embodiments includes the full ambit of the claims, as well as all available equivalents of the claims. As used in this application, although the terms "first," "second," etc. may be used in this application to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, unless the meaning of the description changes, so long as all occurrences of the "first element" are renamed consistently and all occurrences of the "second element" are renamed consistently. The first and second elements are both elements, but may not be the same element. Furthermore, the words used in the specification are words of description only and are not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term "and/or" as used in this application is meant to encompass any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed. Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this application, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method or apparatus that comprises the element. In this document, each embodiment may be described with emphasis on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts between the respective embodiments may be referred to each other. For methods, products, etc. of the embodiment disclosures, reference may be made to the description of the method section for relevance if it corresponds to the method section of the embodiment disclosure.

Those of skill in the art would appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software may depend upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the disclosed embodiments. It can be clearly understood by the skilled person that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the system, the apparatus and the unit described above may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods, products (including but not limited to devices, apparatuses, etc.) may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units may be merely a logical division, and in actual implementation, there may be another division, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form. The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to implement the present embodiment. In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. In the description corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures, operations or steps corresponding to different blocks may also occur in different orders than disclosed in the description, and sometimes there is no specific order between the different operations or steps. For example, two sequential operations or steps may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. An air-conditioning indoor unit is characterized by comprising a cleaning component and a sealing component; the cleaning device also comprises a cleaning structure and a control unit;

the cleaning assembly includes:

the cleaning part is arranged on the inner wall of an air duct of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and is used for removing residual moisture in the air duct;

the connecting part is connected with the cleaning part and is arranged to drive the cleaning part to move in the air duct; the connecting part comprises a moving mechanism and a clamping element, the clamping element is arranged to connect the cleaning part to the moving mechanism, and the moving mechanism is arranged to drive the cleaning part to move on the inner wall of the air duct;

the cleaning part is a wiper which comprises a swing rod and a wiping element, and the swing rod swings by taking the clamping element as an axis;

the sealing assembly comprises a baffle plate and a sealing driving mechanism, and the sealing driving mechanism is arranged to drive the baffle plate to switch between a state of sealing the air outlet of the indoor air conditioner and a state of opening the air outlet of the indoor air conditioner;

the control unit is connected with the sealing driving mechanism and is configured to control the sealing driving mechanism to drive the baffle to be closed under the condition that the cleaning structure is in the running state;

the baffle is provided with a diversion trench which is arranged to divert the residual water to a water pan of the indoor unit of the air conditioner.

2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the moving mechanism includes a slide rail and a slider that are relatively movable, a driving motor is provided on the slider, and the slider is driven by the driving motor to move along the slide rail.

3. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising:

a spray part configured to spray a cleaning agent to the air duct.

4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning portion is detachably attached to the holding member.

5. The indoor unit of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cleaning unit is made of a moisture absorbing material.

6. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5.