CN214009502U

CN214009502U - Temperature controller and air conditioning unit

Info

Publication number: CN214009502U
Application number: CN202022856961.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钟金扬; 孙金涛; 何哲; 黎开晖
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-12-01
Filing date: 2020-12-01
Publication date: 2021-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-01

Abstract

The utility model provides a temperature controller and air conditioning unit. The temperature controller comprises a base shell, a circuit board, a panel and a display screen. The circuit board is installed in the base shell, the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the panel and installed on the base shell, the front face of the panel is used for controlling the capacitive touch detection circuit, and the capacitive touch detection circuit is electrically connected with the circuit board. The display screen is arranged on the back of the panel and is positioned in the base shell, and the display screen is electrically connected with the circuit board. Use the technical scheme of the utility model, form electric capacity touch-control detection circuit through the mode of etching on the panel, saved the button that sets up on the traditional panel to can reduce the thickness of panel, after basic shell, circuit board, panel and display screen assembly are accomplished, reduced the thickness of temperature controller, so that the temperature controller is installed and can not too bulge at the wall, improved user experience.

Description

Temperature controller and air conditioning unit

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an air conditioning equipment technical field particularly, relates to a temperature controller and air conditioning unit.

Background

As shown in fig. 1, the conventional air conditioning thermostat mainly comprises a liquid crystal display 1, keys 2, a control circuit board 5, a display front box 3, a display bottom box 4, an external connection terminal 6, and the like. Wherein, the thickness of the common liquid crystal display screen 1 is 3-4 mm; the thickness of the key 2 formed by the conductive sponge or the touch glass panel is 1-2 mm; the thickness of the control circuit board 5 is 4-5 mm; the thickness of the display screen front box 3 and the thickness of the display screen bottom box 4 are 2 mm; the thickness of the external connection terminal 6 is 3-4 mm.

After the components are stacked and installed, the thickness of the temperature controller is made to be very thick. Generally, through some thickness designs, the thinnest thermostat in the market all exceeds 11mm, and is installed on the wall and is too convex, and the user experience is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides a temperature controller and air conditioning unit to solve the poor technical problem of user experience that the thickness that the temperature controller exists among the prior art leads to thickly.

The utility model discloses embodiment provides a temperature controller, include: a base shell; a circuit board mounted in the base case; the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the panel and is mounted on the base shell, the front side of the panel is used for operating the capacitive touch detection circuit, and the capacitive touch detection circuit is electrically connected with the circuit board; and the display screen is arranged on the back of the panel and is positioned in the base shell, and the display screen is electrically connected with the circuit board.

In one embodiment, the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the back side of the panel.

In one embodiment, the panel is a transparent or translucent panel.

In one embodiment, the panel is an acrylic panel.

In one embodiment, the display screen is an electronic paper display screen, and the electronic paper display screen is attached to the back surface of the panel.

In one embodiment, a wiring board includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the flexible substrate.

In one embodiment, the circuit board further comprises a glue filling layer arranged on the flexible substrate, and the glue filling layer is filled between gaps of the electronic components.

In one embodiment, the plurality of electronic components includes a wireless communication component for communicatively coupling with the air conditioning unit.

In one embodiment, the plurality of electronic components includes a wireless charging component electrically coupled to the battery and a battery for supplying power.

In one embodiment, the base housing includes a base for mounting on a wall and a face cover mounted on the base, the circuit board is mounted between the base and the face cover, and the panel is mounted on the face cover.

The utility model also provides an air conditioning unit, including the temperature controller, the temperature controller is foretell temperature controller.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, form electric capacity touch detection circuit through the mode of etching on the panel, saved the button that sets up on the traditional panel to can reduce the thickness of panel, after basic shell, circuit board, panel and display screen assembly are accomplished, reduced the thickness of temperature controller, so that the temperature controller is installed and can not too bulge at the wall, improved user experience.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without undue limitation. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an exploded structure of a thermostat according to the prior art

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of an embodiment of a thermostat according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of the thermostat of the present invention, which includes a base case 10, a circuit board 20, a panel 30 and a display 40. The circuit board 20 is installed in the base housing 10, the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the panel 30 and installed on the base housing 10, the front surface of the panel 30 is used for operating the capacitive touch detection circuit, and the capacitive touch detection circuit is electrically connected with the circuit board 20. The display screen 40 is mounted on the back of the panel 30 and is located in the base case 10, and the display screen 40 is electrically connected to the circuit board 20.

Use the technical scheme of the utility model, form electric capacity touch-control detection circuit through the mode of etching on panel 30, saved the button that sets up on the traditional panel to can reduce panel 30's thickness, after basic shell 10, circuit board 20, panel 30 and display screen 40 assembly are accomplished, reduced the thickness of temperature controller, so that the temperature controller is installed and can not too bulge at the wall, has improved user experience.

More preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the back surface of the panel 30, so that the capacitive touch detection circuit can be prevented from being worn due to frequent touch.

As an optional implementation manner, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the panel 30 is an acrylic panel 30. As other alternative embodiments, the panel 30 may be a transparent or translucent panel made of other materials. For example, environmentally friendly alumino-silicon toughened glass, i.e. chimpanzee glass from corning, inc.

Preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the display 40 is an electronic paper display, and the electronic paper display is attached to the back surface of the panel 30. The thickness of the electronic paper display screen is thinner, and the electronic paper display screen is attached to the back of the panel 30 when in use, so that the thickness of the temperature controller can be further reduced. Optionally, the electronic paper display screen is attached to the back of the panel 30 by high-transparency glue.

Compared with the traditional touch panel and the liquid crystal display panel, the traditional touch display technology needs to be composed of a touch glass cover plate, LCD liquid crystal, an LED lamp source, a polaroid, a reflector and the like, so that the whole display screen is very thick. By adopting the combined structure of the panel 30 and the display screen 40, the original touch liquid crystal component with the thickness of 3-4mm can be thinned by at least half;

in the technical solution of the present embodiment, it is preferable that the wiring board 20 includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of kinds of electronic components, and the plurality of kinds of electronic components are mounted on the flexible substrate. Compare in traditional stereoplasm PCB board, flexible substrate is thinner, can accomplish 0.3 mm's thickness, can satisfy the requirement of the low thickness of temperature controller. Generally, the flexible substrate will be 1mm thinner than the rigid PCB. Optionally, the plurality of electronic components are mounted in a patch manner.

As a more preferable implementation manner, in the technical solution of this embodiment, the circuit board 20 further includes a glue filling layer disposed on the flexible substrate, and the glue filling layer is filled between the gaps of the various electronic components. Due to the arrangement of the glue filling layer, on one hand, the glue filling layer can play an effective protection role on various electronic elements; on the other hand, the glue pouring layer can increase the electric clearance and the creepage distance between the adjacent electronic elements, and the problem that the thickness is increased due to the consideration of the electric clearance and the creepage distance is solved.

In the prior art, a general temperature controller communicates with an air conditioning unit in a solid line connection mode, installation hole sites need to be reserved on the wall of a site, and wrong lines are easily connected, so that the temperature controller is complex to install. And in the technical scheme of the utility model, multiple electronic component includes wireless communication component, and wireless communication component is used for with air conditioning unit communication connection. The wireless communication element is in communication connection with the air conditioning unit, so that the operation of reserving mounting hole sites and wiring on the wall on site is omitted, and the mounting of the temperature controller is simplified. Furthermore, more importantly, the terminal components on the circuit board 20 are omitted, and the thickness of 3-4mm occupied by the original terminal components can be reduced. By adopting a wireless communication mode, the temperature controller can be installed anywhere as long as the distance requirement of wireless communication is met.

More preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the plurality of electronic components include a wireless charging component and a battery, and the wireless charging component is electrically connected to the battery. When the wireless charging device is used, the battery is used for supplying power, and when charging is needed, the wireless charging element is used for charging the battery.

As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the base housing 10 includes a base 11 and a cover 12, and the base 11 and the cover 12 are separate bodies. When the panel is installed, the base 11 is installed on the wall, the circuit board 20 is installed between the base 11 and the face cover 12, the face cover 12 is installed on the base 11, and finally the panel 30 is installed on the face cover 12. As another alternative, the base 11 and the cover 12 may be a unitary structure.

Through above scheme design, can reduce the temperature controller to within 6mm by current thinnest 11mm size thickness, simultaneously owing to adopt wireless charging and wireless communication control mode, need design in advance on the wall and reserve the mounting box and walk the construction problem of line before can canceling, can not only effectively reduce fitment construction degree of difficulty and cost, the temperature controller breaks away from the restriction that actual cable is connected moreover, can install according to the aesthetic property of the portable and whole fitment of in-service use and place.

The utility model also provides an air conditioning unit, this air conditioning unit adopt foretell temperature controller. The utility model discloses an air conditioning unit is owing to adopted foretell temperature controller, can be so that the installation of temperature controller and use all more convenience, can also reduce the space of temperature controller and occupy, improves the user and uses experience.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the embodiments of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A temperature controller, comprising:

a base shell (10);

a circuit board (20) mounted within the base housing (10);

the touch control circuit comprises a panel (30), a capacitive touch control detection circuit is etched on the panel (30) and is installed on the base shell (10), the front surface of the panel (30) is used for operating the capacitive touch control detection circuit, and the capacitive touch control detection circuit is electrically connected with the circuit board (20);

and the display screen (40) is arranged on the back surface of the panel (30) and is positioned in the base shell (10), and the display screen (40) is electrically connected with the circuit board (20).

2. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein the capacitive touch detection circuit is etched on the back side of the panel (30).

3. A thermostat according to claim 1, characterized in that the panel (30) is a transparent or translucent panel.

4. A thermostat according to claim 3, characterized in that the panel (30) is an acrylic panel (30).

5. A thermostat according to claim 1, characterized in that the display screen (40) is an electronic paper display screen attached to the back of the panel (30).

6. A thermostat according to claim 1, characterized in that the circuit board (20) comprises a flexible substrate and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the flexible substrate.

7. The thermostat of claim 6, wherein the circuit board (20) further comprises an encapsulating layer disposed on the flexible substrate, the encapsulating layer filling gaps between the plurality of electronic components.

8. The thermostat of claim 6, wherein the plurality of electronic components includes a wireless communication component for communicatively coupling with an air conditioning unit.

9. The thermostat of claim 6, wherein the plurality of electronic components include a wireless charging component and a battery, the wireless charging component being electrically connected to the battery, the battery being configured to provide power.

10. A thermostat according to claim 1, characterized in that the base housing (10) comprises a base (11) and a cover (12), the base (11) being intended to be mounted on a wall, the cover (12) being mounted on the base (11), the circuit board (20) being mounted between the base (11) and the cover (12), and the faceplate (30) being mounted on the cover (12).

11. An air conditioning unit comprising a thermostat, wherein the thermostat is as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10.