CN110701768A

CN110701768A - Air conditioner and door opening and closing assembly thereof

Info

Publication number: CN110701768A
Application number: CN201911125970.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨智强; 刘志强; 毛先友; 黎泽平
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Refrigeration Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-18
Filing date: 2019-11-18
Publication date: 2020-01-17

Abstract

The invention discloses an air conditioner and a door opening and closing component thereof, wherein the door opening and closing component comprises: the driving assembly comprises a guide rail and a driving piece; the door body is movably connected with the guide rail between a first position and a second position along a first direction, the door body extends along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the driving part is connected with the door body to drive the door body to move along a first direction, the door body is movably connected with the driving part, the guide rail is constructed to be suitable for guiding the door body to move outwards along a third direction at a second position, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. According to the door opening and closing assembly for the air conditioner, the door body is movably connected with the driving piece and the radial translation of the door body is realized through the guide of the guide rail.

Description

Air conditioner and door opening and closing assembly thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to a door opening and closing assembly for an air conditioner and the air conditioner with the door opening and closing assembly.

Background

In order to achieve the attractive appearance and dust prevention of the air conditioner, the air outlet of the related air conditioner is provided with a shielding panel, and the shielding panel is opened or closed through a door opening and closing driving mechanism.

There is an air door drive mechanism of an air conditioner among the correlation technique, this air conditioner includes a casing that box, top panel, well panel, lower panel, base body and top cap body are constituteed, and the top panel both sides have the air outlet, and the lower panel both sides have the air intake. The air doors are arranged on two sides of the middle panel, when the air conditioner is in a shutdown state, the air doors close the air outlet and the air inlet, and the middle panel protrudes out of the air doors. A plurality of groups of air door transmission mechanisms for controlling the opening and closing of the air doors are arranged at the air doors on each side in the air conditioner shell, and when the air conditioner is started, the air doors are enabled to be translated inwards to the middle panel to be hidden through the door opening and closing driving mechanisms so as to open the air outlet and the air inlet; when the air conditioner is shut down, the air door transmission mechanism enables the air door to move outwards in a horizontal moving mode, and the air outlet and the air inlet are closed.

Although the air door transmission mechanism can realize that the air door of the air conditioner is hidden at the back of the middle panel, the air door transmission mechanism needs to be provided with a plurality of groups, so that the air door transmission mechanism is driven by a plurality of motors, and the problems of synchronous driving and resource waste exist. In addition, with the above-mentioned damper transmission mechanism, a large space needs to be provided at the back of the middle panel of the air conditioner for the damper to be hidden, and because the movement of the damper is obstructed by components such as a display box which needs to be arranged at the back of the middle panel, the width of the middle panel needs to be set wide enough, which causes the waste of resources of the air conditioner.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a door opening and closing assembly for an air conditioner, which can guide a door body to radially move while rotating through a guide rail.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having the switching door assembly.

According to the door opening and closing assembly for the air conditioner of the embodiment of the invention, the door opening and closing assembly comprises: the driving assembly comprises a guide rail and a driving piece; the door body is movably connected with the guide rail between a first position and a second position along a first direction, the door body extends along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the driving part is connected with the door body to drive the door body to move along a first direction, the door body is movably connected with the driving part, the guide rail is constructed to be suitable for guiding the door body to move outwards along a third direction at a second position, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

According to the door opening and closing assembly for the air conditioner, the door body is movably connected with the driving piece and the radial translation of the door body is realized through the guide of the guide rail.

In addition, the door opening and closing assembly for an air conditioner according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments, the guide rail has a first guide channel having a main body portion extending in a first direction and a front projection connected to the main body portion, the front projection being inclined outwardly in a third direction in a direction away from the main body portion in the first direction; the door body is provided with a first sliding block, the first sliding block is slidably arranged on the first guide groove, and the first sliding block is located at the front convex part when the door body is at the second position.

In some embodiments, a concave portion is disposed on a side surface of the main body portion, and a concave direction of the concave portion is the same as a convex direction of the front convex portion; the door body is provided with a second sliding block, the second sliding block is slidably arranged on the first guide groove, and the second sliding block is located at the concave part when the door body is at the second position.

In some embodiments, the driving member includes a transmission portion, and the transmission portion is movable along the first direction, wherein the door body is relatively movably connected with the transmission portion.

In some embodiments, one of the transmission part and the door body is provided with a first guide shaft, and the other is provided with a sliding chute, and the sliding chute is inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the first direction and the third direction, wherein the sliding chute and the first guide shaft are matched and adapted to guide the door body to move along the third direction when the door body is located at the second position.

In some embodiments, the sliding groove is provided on the door body, and the sliding groove is configured to extend obliquely outward in a third direction in a direction from the second position to the first position.

In some embodiments, the driver further comprises: the gear is connected with a motor shaft of the motor; the rack is engaged with the gear, wherein the rack is relatively fixed with the transmission part.

In some embodiments, the driving assembly further includes a mounting box, a second guide groove extending along the first direction is formed in the mounting box, a second guide shaft is formed in the transmission portion, and the second guide shaft is slidably inserted into the second guide groove.

In some embodiments, the mounting box includes a box body and a box cover fastened along the second direction, the box cover covers the box body, the box body and the box cover are both provided with the second guide groove, and two opposite sides of the transmission portion along the second direction are both provided with the second guide shaft and are respectively slidably embedded into the box body and the box cover.

In some embodiments, the drive assembly further comprises a mounting box, and the guide rail is integrally formed with at least a portion of the mounting box.

In some embodiments, the mounting box includes a box body and a box cover fastened along the second direction, the box cover covers the box body, and the guide rail is integrally formed with one of the box body and the box cover.

In some embodiments, at least one end of the door body along the second direction is connected with the driving assembly.

In some embodiments, the two ends of the door body along the second direction are both connected with the driving assemblies, one end of the door body along the second direction is hung on the corresponding driving assembly, and the other end of the door body along the second direction is supported on the corresponding driving assembly.

In some embodiments, at least one end of the door body is connected with a rotatable ground roller.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the air conditioner comprises a shell and a door opening and closing assembly, wherein an air outlet is formed in the shell; the door opening and closing assembly is arranged on the shell, the door opening and closing assembly is based on the door opening and closing assembly, the door body closes the air outlet at the second position, at least one part of the door body is embedded into the air outlet, and the door body is located at the first position and is located on the inner side of the shell.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a front case assembly of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the area circled a in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the combination of the upper part of the door body with the guide rail, the transmission part and the box body in the door opening and closing assembly of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a box body in a door opening and closing assembly of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the box body is integrated with a guide rail.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a door body in the door opening and closing assembly of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a partial schematic view of fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of a driving part in a switching door assembly of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the driving part is integrated with a rack.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a driving part in a switching door assembly of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the driving part is integrated with a rack.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of the combination of the lower part of the door body with the guide rail, the transmission part and the box body in the door opening and closing assembly of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic view illustrating a roller provided at a lower portion of a door body in a door opening and closing assembly of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view illustrating the explosion of a door body in the door opening and closing assembly of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals: the air conditioner comprises an air conditioner 100, an opening and closing door assembly 1, a driving assembly 11, a door body 12, a guide rail 111, a first guide groove 101, a main body portion 102, a front convex portion 103, a first slider 104, a concave portion 105, a second slider 106, a driving piece 112, a transmission portion 1121, a sliding groove 107, a first guide shaft 108, a motor 1122, a gear 1123, a rack 1124, a mounting box 113, a second guide groove 109, a second guide shaft 1010, a box body 1131, a box cover 1132, a roller 1012, a door panel 121, a reinforcing plate 122, an air guide strip 13, a first direction R, a second direction Z and a third direction Y.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 12, according to the opening and closing door assembly 1 for the air conditioner 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the opening and closing door assembly 1 includes: a drive assembly 11 and a door 12. The driving assembly 11 is used for driving the door body 12 to move.

Specifically, the driving assembly 11 includes a guide rail 111 and a driving member 112, the guide rail 111 is used for guiding the door 12 to move, and the driving member 112 is used for driving the door 12 to move. The door body 12 is movably coupled to the guide rail 111 between a first position and a second position along a first direction, and the door body 12 extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The driving member 112 is connected to the door body 12 to drive the door body 12 to move along a first direction, the door body 12 is movably connected to the driving member 112, and the guide rail 111 is configured to guide the door body 12 to move outward along a third direction at a second position, where the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

According to the opening and closing door assembly 1 for the air conditioner 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the door body 12 can be guided to move between the first position and the second position through the cooperation of the driving piece 112 and the guide rail 111, and the rotation and the translation of the door body 12 can be realized through the driving piece 112 driving the door body 12 in one direction (the first direction). The opening and closing process of the door of the air conditioner 100 can be satisfied.

Specifically, when the opening and closing door assembly 1 of the present invention is applied to the air outlet of the air conditioner 100, the movement of the door 12 in the first direction may enable the door 12 to open and close the air outlet of the air conditioner 100. Moreover, since the door 12 is movably connected to the driving member 112, the door 12 will move along the guide rail 111 during the driving of the door 12 by the driving member 112 in the first direction, and when the shape of the guide rail 111 is suitable for the door 12 to move in the third direction perpendicular to the first direction, the door 12 will be guided by the guide rail 111 to move in the third direction.

The first position may be a door opening position of the door 12, and the second position may be a door closing position of the door 12. Therefore, when the door 12 is at the door closing position, the door 12 can move outward in the third direction under the guidance of the guide rail 111, which causes the door 12 to be inserted into the air outlet of the air conditioner 100, so that the air outlet of the air conditioner 100 can be effectively opened and closed.

In addition, it should be noted that the door opening and closing assembly 1 of the present invention can be used in other locations of the air conditioner 100, such as the air inlet.

The first direction referred to in the present invention may be a rotation trajectory direction of the door body 12, that is, a curved direction of the guide rail 111 in the drawing, the second direction may be an up-down direction, and the third direction may be a front-back direction. In general, a description of a "third direction" may be understood to encompass two opposite directions (e.g., a front-to-back direction, including a forward direction and a rearward direction), while the foregoing description of "outward" is intended to narrow the "third direction" to one direction. For example, the third direction is understood to be a front-to-back direction, and then outward in the third direction, and may be forward or backward. In some embodiments of the invention, "out in a third direction" refers to forward. When the opening and closing door assembly 1 is applied to the air conditioner 100, the inward and outward directions are referred to herein as an inward direction with respect to the air-conditioned inner space, and a direction adjacent to the air-conditioned inner space is an outward direction away from the air-conditioned inner space.

The movement of the door body 12 can be guided by the guide rail 111 in many different ways, for example, a slide block can be disposed on the guide rail 111, a guide groove can be disposed on the door body 12, and the movement of the door body 12 relative to the guide rail 111 along the first direction can be realized by the cooperation of the slide block and the guide groove. Of course, the guide rail 111 may also be used to guide the door 12 in other manners, for example, the first guide groove 101 is provided on the guide rail 111, and the first slider 104 is provided on the door 12. The following description of the present invention mainly describes that the first guide groove 101 is disposed on the guide rail 111, and the first slider 104 is disposed on the door 12, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of the present invention.

Alternatively, the guide rail 111 has a first guide groove 101, the first guide groove 101 has a main body portion 102 and a front protrusion 103, the main body portion 102 extends in the first direction, the front protrusion 103 is connected to the main body portion 102, and the front protrusion 103 is inclined outward in the third direction in a direction away from the main body portion 102 in the first direction; the door body 12 is provided with a first slider 104, the first slider 104 is slidably disposed in the first guide groove 101, and the first slider 104 is located at the front convex portion 103 when the door body 12 is at the second position. When the first slider 104 slides along the first guide groove 101 in the process of sliding the door body 12 from the first position to the second position, the first slider 104 first slides along the main body 102 of the first guide groove 101, and when the first slider 104 slides to a position adjacent to the front protrusion 103, the first slider 104 will move outward in the third direction under the guidance of the front protrusion 103, so as to achieve the purpose of moving the first slider 104 forward in the second position. Thereby urging the door body 12 to move forward.

Alternatively, a concave portion 105 is provided on the side surface of the main body portion 102, the concave direction of the concave portion 105 is the same as the convex direction of the front convex portion 103, referring to the drawing, the concave portion 105 is forward concave of the front side surface of the main body portion 102, and the front convex portion 103 is forward inclined in the first direction. The door body 12 is provided with a second sliding block 106, the second sliding block 106 is slidably disposed in the first guide groove 101, and the second sliding block 106 is located in the recessed portion 105 when the door body 12 is at the second position. Through the combination of first slider 104 and second slider 106, can realize that door body 12 moves along guide rail 111 steadily, improves the stability of door body 12 switch in-process, in addition, through setting up depressed part 105, at the in-process of the outside translation of door body 12 edge third direction, depressed part 105 can provide the abdicating to second slider 106 to the translation of the door body 12 of the convenience.

In addition, in some alternative embodiments of the present invention, a front convex structure may be disposed at the position of the concave portion 105 of the main body portion 102, so that when the second slider 106 moves to the position of the concave portion 105, the second slider 106 is forced to translate along the third direction by the front convex structure, thereby implementing the translation of the door body 12.

Of course, the translation of the entire door body 12 may be forced in other ways, as will be apparent from the description of one embodiment of the invention that follows.

Optionally, the driving member 112 includes a transmission portion 1121, and the transmission portion 1121 is movable along a first direction, wherein the door body 12 is relatively movably connected to the transmission portion 1121. By providing the transmission portion 1121, the movable connection between the door 12 and the driving member 112 can be ensured, so that the guide rail 111 can provide guidance for the door 12, thereby implementing different door opening paths.

Alternatively, the transmission portion 1121 may be provided with the first guide shaft 108 and the door body 12 may be provided with the chute 107; the first guide shaft 108 may be provided on the door body 12 and the slide groove 107 may be provided on the transmission portion 1121. That is, one of the transmission portion 1121 and the door body 12 is provided with the first guide shaft 108, and the other is provided with the chute 107.

The sliding slot 107 is configured to be inclined by a predetermined angle relative to the first direction and the third direction, and during the sliding of the door body 12 driven by the transmission portion 1121, a part of the force applied by the transmission portion 1121 on the door body 12 along the first direction can be converted into a component force along the third direction through the cooperation of the sliding slot 107 and the first guide shaft 108, so as to facilitate driving the door body 12 to move along the third direction. Specifically, the sliding chute 107 and the first guide shaft 108 are cooperatively adapted to guide the door body 12 to move in the third direction when the door body 12 is in the second position.

Alternatively, the sliding groove 107 is provided on the door body 12, and the sliding groove 107 is configured in a shape extending obliquely outward in the third direction in the direction from the second position to the first position. In the process that the transmission portion 1121 drives the door 12 to move from the first position to the second position, the first guide shaft 108 provides a pushing force to the side surface of the sliding slot 107, so as to urge the door 12 to move outward along the third direction, and when the first guide shaft 108 slides to the inner end of the sliding slot 107 (along the third direction), the door 12 slides to a predetermined position along the third direction.

In combination with the foregoing embodiment, the door body 12 may be driven to move along the third direction in a form of a combination of the slider, the front protruding portion 103, the sliding slot 107 and the first guiding shaft 108, specifically, when the door body 12 is to slide to the second position, the cooperation of the slider and the front protruding portion 103 will cause one end of the door body 12 to move along the third direction, and the movement of the transmission member will also cause the interaction between the first guiding shaft 108 and the sliding slot 107 to cause the other end of the door body 12 to perform a substantially rotational movement around the slider, so as to complete the translation of the entire door body 12 along the third direction.

Optionally, the driver 112 further comprises: motor 1122, gear 1123 and rack 1124. The gear 1123 is connected to a motor shaft of the motor 1122, and the rack 1124 is engaged with the gear 1123, wherein the rack 1124 is fixed relative to the transmission portion 1121. The gear 1123 is driven by the motor 1122 to rotate, and since the gear 1123 is meshed with the rack 1124, the rotation of the gear 1123 is transmitted to the driving rack 1124, and the movement of the rack 1124 is finally transmitted to the transmission portion 1121, so that the transmission portion 1121 is driven to move, and finally the power is transmitted to the door body 12.

Of course, the present invention may also adopt other driving manners to drive the transmission portion 1121 to move, only the transmission portion 1121 is required to be promoted to move along the predetermined cabinet, for example, a hydraulic rod may be rotatably connected to the transmission portion 1121 to face the transmission portion 1121.

Optionally, the driving assembly 11 further includes a mounting box 113113, the mounting box 113113 is provided with a second guide slot 109 extending along the first direction, the transmission portion 1121 is provided with a second guide shaft 1010, and the second guide shaft 1010 is slidably inserted into the second guide slot 109. Therefore, the second guide shaft 1010 is matched with the second guide groove 109, so that the transmission part 1121 can move along the first direction, the transmission part 1121 is conveniently guided, and meanwhile, the driving assembly 11 is prevented from failing due to instability of the moving track of the transmission part 1121.

For example, when the driving part 1121 is driven by the gear 1123 and the rack 1124, the stable track of the driving part 1121 may cause the gear 1123 and the rack 1124 to keep engaged, so as to cause the driving assembly to operate stably.

Optionally, the mounting box 113113 includes a box body 1131 and a box cover 1132 which are fastened together along the second direction, the box cover 1132 covers the box body 1131, the box body 1131 and the box cover 1132 are both provided with a second guide slot 109, and two opposite sides of the transmission part 1121 along the second direction are both provided with a second guide shaft 1010 and are respectively slidably inserted into the box body 1131 and the box cover 1132. Thereby, the stability of the movement of the transmission portion 1121 can be further improved.

In addition, the motor 1122 may be disposed in the mounting box 113113 or outside the mounting box 113113, and at least a portion of the gear 1123 and the rack 1124 may be disposed in the mounting box 113113.

Optionally, drive assembly 11 further includes a mounting box 113113, and rail 111 is integrally formed with at least a portion of mounting box 113113. The structural strength of the guide rail 111 can be effectively improved, the structure of the driving assembly 11 is simplified, and the forming and assembly of the driving assembly are facilitated.

Optionally, mounting box 113113 includes a box body 1131 and a box cover 1132 that snap together in a second direction. Wherein, can be equipped with the trip on one in box body 1131 and lid 1132 and be equipped with the card on another protruding, through the cooperation of trip and card protruding, realize being connected between box body 1131 and the lid 1132 to form a confined mounting box 113113, with the stability that improves drive assembly 11.

The lid 1132 is attached to the body 1131 and the track 111 is integrally formed with one of the body 1131 and the lid 1132. Through with guide rail 111 and box body 1131 or lid 1132 integrated into one piece, can improve drive assembly 11's structural strength effectively, can guarantee that guide rail 111 has great supporting role to the door body 12, improve the stability of the door body 12 removal process effectively, in addition, for the scheme of guide rail 111 and mounting box 113113 components of a whole that can function independently, can simplify drive assembly 11's structure, make things convenient for drive assembly 11's modularized design.

Optionally, at least one end of the door body 12 in the second direction is connected with the driving assembly 11. That is, the driving assembly 11 may be connected to both ends of the door body 12 in the second direction, or the driving assembly 11 may be disposed at one end of the door body 12 in the second direction, for example, the driving assembly 11 may be disposed at an upper end or a lower end of the door body 12, so as to form an upper driving structure or a lower driving structure.

Optionally, both ends of the door 12 in the second direction are connected to the driving assemblies 11, one end of the door 12 in the second direction is hung on the corresponding driving assembly 11, and the other end of the door 12 in the second direction is supported on the corresponding driving assembly 11.

Specifically, the edges of the two ends of the door body 12 in the second direction are respectively provided with flanges extending towards the inner side of the door body 12, one flange at the two ends of the door body 12 in the second direction is hung on the corresponding driving component 11, and the other flange at the two ends of the door body 12 in the second direction is hung on the corresponding driving component 11.

Referring to the attached drawings, the upper edge and the lower edge of the door body 12 are both provided with flanges, the flanges on the upper edge of the door body 12 are provided with slide blocks, the flanges on the upper edge of the door body 12 are hung on the driving assembly 11 positioned at the upper end of the door body 12, the slide blocks are hooked on the corresponding guide rails 111 on the driving assembly 11, the flanges on the lower edge of the door body 12 are provided with slide blocks extending downwards, and the slide blocks on the lower edge of the door body 12 are supported on the driving assembly 11 positioned at the lower end of the door body 12.

Optionally, at least one end of the door 12 is connected with a rotatable ground roller. Referring to the attached drawings, the lower end of the door 12 is provided with a roller which is supported on the driving assembly 11, so that the door 12 can move at the first position and the second position conveniently, and the stability of the door 12 is improved effectively.

Preferably, the roller is disposed at the lower end of the door 12, so that the roller can support the door 12 during the movement of the door 12, and meanwhile, the sliding friction is converted into the rolling friction by the rolling of the roller, thereby effectively improving the stability of the movement of the door 12 and facilitating the opening and closing of the air conditioner 100.

The air conditioner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: the air conditioner comprises a shell and a door opening and closing component 1, wherein an air outlet is formed in the shell; on switch door subassembly 1 located the casing, switch door subassembly 1 is according to aforementioned switch door subassembly 1, and door body 12 seals the air outlet and at least partly imbeds the air outlet at the second position, and door body 12 is located the casing inboard at the first position.

According to the air conditioner 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the position of the door body 12 can be conveniently and effectively controlled by reasonably arranging the driving assembly 11, so that the door opening and closing mode of the air conditioner is effectively improved, and the performance of the air conditioner 100 is improved.

In addition, because the door body 12 can seal the air outlet at the second position and at least one part is embedded into the air outlet, the appearance surface of the air conditioner 100 can be ensured to be tidy, the appearance effect of the air conditioner 100 is improved, in addition, the overall effect of the appearance surface of the air conditioner 100 is ensured, the air conditioner 100 is convenient to clean, and the like, and moreover, dust entering the inner space of the air conditioner 100 through the air outlet can be reduced.

According to the air conditioner 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the casing comprises the front casing support, the front casing support extends along the second direction, the first support part is arranged at the upper end of the front casing support, the through hole penetrating along the front-back direction is formed in the front casing support, the driving assembly 11 is arranged at the upper end of the front casing support, and the driving assembly 11 is arranged on the first support part, so that the driving assembly 11 and the door body 12 are supported by the front casing support, and the stability and the structural strength of the door opening and closing assembly 1 are effectively improved.

In addition, a second support portion is also provided at the lower end of the door body 12, and a driving unit 11 is also provided at the lower end of the front case bracket, and the driving unit 11 is seated on the second support portion. The door body 12 can be effectively and conveniently driven by driving the upper end and the lower end of the door body 12 simultaneously, so that the phenomenon that the door body 12 is distorted due to the fact that the door body 12 is not synchronous up and down can be avoided, and the running stability of the door body 12 is improved.

In the present invention, the transmission part 1121 and the rack 1124 are integrally formed, and the reinforcing metal strip is connected between the transmission part 1121 and the rack 1124, so as to effectively improve the structural strength of the transmission part 1121, and facilitate the support of the door body 12 by the transmission part 1121.

In addition, a box body 1131 of the mounting box 113113 is provided with a motor 1122 mounting part and a plurality of yielding holes so as to realize mounting of other structures, and the box body 1131 is connected with other structures.

Optionally, the door body 12 of the present invention includes a door panel and a reinforcing plate, the reinforcing plate is installed on the inner side of the door body 12, and the structural strength of the door body 12 can be effectively improved by the reinforcing plate, wherein a hook can be arranged on the door body 12, a hanging groove is arranged on the reinforcing plate, and the stable connection between the door panel and the reinforcing plate is realized by the cooperation of the hook and the hanging groove.

In addition, the air outlet of the present invention is further provided with an air guide, the air guide is arranged along the up-down direction, the air guide can be arranged to extend along the up-down direction, the upper end and the lower end of the air guide are both connected with positioning structures, the air guide is rotatably connected with the positioning structures, and the positioning structures can be connected with the driving assembly 11 into a whole.

Therefore, in the present invention, only the motor 1122 for driving the door 12 to rotate is required to be provided to convert the door 12 between the door opening position and the door closing position, and the door 12 can be embedded into the air outlet by the guiding of the guide rail 111, so that the driving assembly 11 of the door 12 is simplified, and only one set of motors 1122 (for example, one motor above and one motor below the door 12) is required to drive the door 12, so that the door 12 can be stably switched between the first position and the second position, thereby effectively improving the stability of the door 12 during the operation process.

Moreover, even if the driving motor 1122 of the air guide strip is added, the driving of the door body 12 and the air guide strip can be realized only by respectively arranging two motor 1122 (four motors 1122 in total) on the upper end and the lower end of the front shell assembly, and a driving structure for pushing out the door body 12 to embed the door body 12 into the air outlet does not need to be additionally arranged. The door opening and closing assembly 1 provided by the invention is simple in structure and low in cost.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An opening and closing door assembly for an air conditioner, the opening and closing door assembly comprising:

a drive assembly including a guide rail and a drive member;

the door body is movably connected with the guide rail between a first position and a second position along a first direction, extends along a second direction, and is perpendicular to the first direction;

the driving part is connected with the door body to drive the door body to move along a first direction, the door body is movably connected with the driving part, the guide rail is constructed to be suitable for guiding the door body to move outwards along a third direction at a second position, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

2. The switching door assembly for an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide rail has a first guide groove having a main body portion extending in the first direction and a front protrusion connected to the main body portion, and the front protrusion is inclined outwardly in the third direction in a direction away from the main body portion in the first direction;

the door body is provided with a first sliding block, the first sliding block is slidably arranged on the first guide groove, and the first sliding block is located at the front convex part when the door body is at the second position.

3. The opening and closing door assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein a recess is provided on a side surface of the main body, and a recess direction of the recess is the same as a protrusion direction of the front protrusion;

the door body is provided with a second sliding block, the second sliding block is slidably arranged on the first guide groove, and the second sliding block is located at the concave part when the door body is at the second position.

4. The switching door assembly for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving member comprises:

a transmission portion movable in the first direction,

the door body is movably connected with the transmission part relatively.

5. The opening-closing door assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein one of the transmission part and the door body is provided with a first guide shaft and the other is provided with a slide groove, the slide groove being configured to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction and the third direction,

the sliding groove and the first guide shaft are matched and suitable for guiding the door body to move along the third direction when the door body is located at the second position.

6. The opening-closing door assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the sliding groove is provided on the door body, and the sliding groove is configured in a shape extending obliquely outward in a third direction in a direction from the second position to the first position.

7. The switching door assembly for an air conditioner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the driving member further comprises:

a motor;

the gear is connected with a motor shaft of the motor;

a rack engaged with the gear,

wherein the rack is relatively fixed with the transmission part.

8. The door assembly according to claim 4, wherein the driving assembly further comprises a mounting case having a second guide groove extending in the first direction, and the driving part has a second guide shaft slidably inserted into the second guide groove.

9. The door assembly according to claim 8, wherein the mounting case includes a case body and a case cover fastened together along the second direction, the case cover is covered on the case body, the case body and the case cover are provided with the second guide grooves, and the transmission part is provided with the second guide shafts at opposite sides along the second direction and slidably inserted into the case body and the case cover, respectively.

10. The switching door assembly for an air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving assembly further comprises a mounting box, and the guide rail is integrally formed with at least a portion of the mounting box.

11. The opening/closing door assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the mounting case includes a case body and a case cover fastened in the second direction, the case cover is covered on the case body, and the guide rail is integrally formed with one of the case body and the case cover.

12. The opening-closing door assembly for the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the driving assembly is connected to at least one end of the door body in the second direction.

13. The switching door assembly for the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the driving assemblies are connected to both ends of the door body in the second direction, one end of the door body in the second direction is hung on the corresponding driving assembly, and the other end of the door body in the second direction is supported on the corresponding driving assembly.

14. The opening-closing door assembly for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein at least one end of the door body is connected with a rotatable ground roller.

15. An air conditioner, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises a machine shell, wherein an air outlet is formed in the machine shell;

the opening and closing door assembly is arranged on the shell and is according to any one of claims 1 to 14, the door body closes the air outlet at the second position and is at least partially embedded into the air outlet, and the door body is positioned on the inner side of the shell at the first position.