CN215951584U

CN215951584U - Air conditioner

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Publication number: CN215951584U
Application number: CN202122418673.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘永强; 车雯; 叶培龙; 李丽芳; 王锐锋; 王喜成
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-10-08
Filing date: 2021-10-08
Publication date: 2022-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-08

Abstract

The utility model provides an air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises an evaporator and a condenser, wherein a condensed water collecting assembly is arranged at the evaporator, a water cooling assembly is arranged at the condenser, and the water cooling assembly is connected with the condensed water collecting assembly through a water pipe. The water cooling assembly comprises a water supply piece and a sponge piece, a water supply port is formed in the water supply piece, the sponge piece is arranged on the side face of the condenser and integrally attached to the side face of the condenser, and the water supply port is used for supplying water to the sponge piece. By applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the water supply piece supplies water to the water supply opening, the water from the water supply opening is soaked by the sponge piece, and the sponge piece is integrally attached to the side surface of the condenser, so that the sponge piece can realize more uniform cooling of the whole condenser, and the whole heat exchange efficiency of the condenser is improved.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to an air conditioner.

Background

The kitchen is a place where people often go in and out in daily life, but the kitchen has a plurality of heat sources and high humidity, and hot temperature in summer makes the hot and humid environment in the kitchen worse, brings strong discomfort to residents, so the kitchen has great demand for a refrigeration air conditioner in summer.

The existing household air conditioner is generally split, an internal machine and an external machine are connected through a pipeline, the structure is not compact enough, and the kitchen outer wall is not provided with a preset installation position generally, so that inconvenience is caused to the installation of the air conditioner. The air conditioner can produce condensed water during refrigeration, at present, the basic method for treating the condensed water is to directly discharge the condensed water to the outdoor, and the amount of the condensed water is considerable for the environment with large moisture load, so that the energy waste is caused by direct discharge. Moreover, the direct discharge of the condensed water causes environmental pollution, and particularly, when the condensed water pipeline of a multi-storey house is not used, the condensed water discharged by each household not only affects the surface of the building, but also can bring inconvenience to pedestrians.

In view of this, in the prior art, a technology of reusing the condensed water generated by the evaporator has also appeared, and the condensed water generated by the evaporator is generally collected and then sprayed onto the condenser. In the prior art, the condenser cannot be fully sprayed by a top-down condensed water spraying mode, so that the cooling effect of the condenser is not uniform and sufficient enough.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides an air conditioner, which aims to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, the temperature of a condenser is not uniformly reduced by adopting condensed water.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an air conditioner, which comprises an evaporator and a condenser, wherein a condensed water collecting assembly is arranged at the evaporator, a water cooling assembly is arranged at the condenser, the water cooling assembly is connected with the condensed water collecting assembly through a water pipe, and the water cooling assembly comprises: the water supply part is provided with a water supply port, the sponge piece is arranged on the side face of the condenser and integrally attached to the side face of the condenser, and the water supply port is used for supplying water to the sponge piece.

In one embodiment, the condenser is a cylindrical condenser, and the sponge member is disposed at a central position of the condenser and attached to an inner side surface of the condenser.

In one embodiment, the sponge pieces are multiple pieces, and the multiple pieces of sponge pieces are filled in the central position of the condenser in an interference mode.

In one embodiment, the condenser is a plate condenser, and the sponge member is disposed on one side of the condenser.

In one embodiment, the water supply opening is located above the sponge member or is inserted inside the sponge member.

In one embodiment, the water supply opening is plural, and the plural water supply openings are evenly distributed with respect to the sponge member.

In one embodiment, the water cooling assembly further comprises a water collection sump disposed below the condenser.

In one embodiment, a water level sensor is provided on the water collection sump.

In one embodiment, the air conditioner further comprises a water pump disposed on the water pipe.

In one embodiment, the air conditioner is an integrated air conditioner and comprises a main shell, a compressor and a fan, wherein the compressor, the fan, an evaporator and a condenser are all arranged in the main shell.

In the above embodiment, the water supply piece supplies water to the water supply opening, the water outlet of the water supply opening is soaked by the sponge piece, and the sponge piece is integrally attached to the side face of the condenser, so that the sponge piece can be cooled more uniformly on the whole condenser, and the whole heat exchange energy efficiency of the condenser is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the utility model and, together with the description, serve to explain the utility model and not to limit the utility model. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view and a schematic partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the air conditioner of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a side cross-sectional structural view of an embodiment of the air conditioner of fig. 1.

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.

In the traditional top-down condensate water spraying mode, due to the interference of the upper structure of the condenser, the condensate water can not effectively pass through the middle part and the lower part of the condenser, so that the technical problem that the cooling effect of the condenser is not uniform and sufficient is caused.

In order to solve the above technical problems, fig. 1, 2 and 3 show an embodiment of an air conditioner of the present invention, which includes an evaporator 10 and a condenser 20, wherein a condensed water collecting assembly 30 is disposed at the evaporator 10, a water cooling assembly 40 is disposed at the condenser 20, and the water cooling assembly 40 is connected to the condensed water collecting assembly 30 through a water pipe w. The water cooling assembly 40 comprises a water supply member 41 and a sponge member 43, wherein the water supply member 41 is provided with a water supply opening 411, the sponge member 43 is arranged on the side surface of the condenser 20 and is integrally attached to the side surface of the condenser 20, and the water supply opening 411 is used for supplying water to the sponge member 43.

Compared with the prior art, by applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the water supply part 41 supplies water to the water supply opening 411, the water from the water supply opening 411 is infiltrated by the sponge piece 43, and the sponge piece 43 is integrally attached to the side surface of the condenser 20, so that the sponge piece 43 can realize more uniform cooling of the whole condenser 20, and the whole heat exchange energy efficiency of the condenser 20 is improved.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the condenser 20 is a cylindrical condenser, and the sponge member 43 is disposed at the center of the condenser 20 and attached to the inner side surface of the condenser 20. When in use, the sponge pieces 43 can realize uniform cooling of the entire inner side surface of the condenser 20. More preferably, in the solution of the present embodiment, the sponge member 43 is a plurality of pieces, and the plurality of pieces 43 are filled in the center of the condenser 20 by interference. When the volume of a piece of sponge piece 43 is not big enough, can be through the mode that sets up polylith sponge piece 43, realize fully laminating with the medial surface of condenser 20. It should be noted that, through the interference filling method, the structure of the inner side surface of the condenser 20 and the sponge member 43 can be more fully contacted, and since the sponge member 43 itself has a certain elasticity, the contact area between the sponge member 43 and the condenser 20 can be enlarged.

As a further alternative embodiment, condenser 20 is a plate condenser, in which sponge member 43 is provided on only one side of condenser 20. As another alternative, sponge members 43 may be provided on both sides of condenser 20.

It should be noted that, in the technical solution of the present invention, the sponge member 43 is made of a material with a porous fluffy structure and a certain water storage capacity, and specifically, a natural material or an artificial sponge material may be used, and the selection of the material does not limit the sponge member 43.

As shown in fig. 2, the condenser 20 is a water-cooled condenser as a preferred embodiment. The air-conditioning condenser 20 is a water-cooled condenser, and high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant vapor enters the outer sleeve space from the upper part and flows out from the lower part after being condensed into liquid; tap water enters the inner pipe from the lower part, absorbs heat, flows out from the upper part, and performs countercurrent heat transfer with the refrigerant vapor. In addition, the condenser 20 achieves the purpose of preparing hot water while dissipating heat by adopting a water-cooled condenser. When using, through water cooling module 40, carry out even supplementary heat transfer to the water-cooled condenser, reduce the load, reduce the consumption of water-cooled condenser to the running water, still can prevent that the intraductal temperature of water is too high and lead to producing the incrustation scale, reaches energy-conserving effect when guaranteeing user's comfort level.

In the using process, the water inlet 21 of the water-cooled condenser is positioned below the right panel of the air conditioner and is connected with a tap water pipe, and the water outlet 22 is positioned above the left panel. Running water enters the pipe from a water inlet at the lower part of the end cover at the side surface of the condenser 20 and flows out from a water outlet at the upper part of the end cover after flowing back and forth for multiple times, so that the pipe of the condenser 20 can be always filled with water in operation. The water temperature can be adjusted by the mixed flow valve 24 and the electric heating device 23 at the water outlet, the electric heating device 23 is in a closed state by default, and when the water outlet temperature cannot meet the requirement, electric heating can be started to heat the outlet water. The condenser 20 is cooled by tap water, and the purpose of preparing hot water is achieved.

In the solution of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the water cooling assembly 40 further includes a water collecting tank 42, and the water collecting tank 42 is disposed below the condenser 20. The condensed water dropped from the condenser 20 can be collected by the sump 42 to prevent the condensed water from flowing out. More preferably, in the solution of the present embodiment, a water level sensor 421 is provided on the water collection tank 42. The water level in the water collection tank 42 can be monitored by the water level sensor 421, so that the water in the water collection tank 42 is prevented from overflowing due to excessive water.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, it is preferable that the air conditioner further includes a water pump w1, and the water pump w1 is provided on the water pipe w. The water pump w1 can increase the water supply pressure to the water supply member 41, so that the water supply member 41 has a better spraying effect on the condenser 20.

Preferably, in the technical scheme of this embodiment, the nozzle 411 is porous and has a small aperture, so that the sprayed water mist is more uniform, and the heat exchange effect with the condenser 20 is better. The inner pipe of the water-cooled condenser is tap water, the space of the outer sleeve is a refrigerant, and water mist sprayed out through the water-cooling assembly 40 exchanges heat with the outer sleeve, so that the heat exchange effect is enhanced, the flow of tap water in the inner pipe is reduced, the water energy consumption is reduced, meanwhile, the water outlet temperature is guaranteed not to be too high, and the generation of scale in the pipe is reduced. After the sprayed condensate water is collected, the condensate water is drained to a push-pull water collecting tank 42 at the bottom of the air conditioner through a small hole in the partition plate, the water collecting tank 42 is provided with a water level sensor 421, and when the water level in the water tank is too high, a user is automatically reminded of cleaning. The air conditioner is integrated and placed indoors, condensed water flows out of a water collecting tray below the indoor unit evaporator 10 and does not contact with the outdoor environment, the quality is relatively high, and the condensed water collected in the water collecting tank 42 can be used for watering flowers and the like. The natural convection plate type heat exchanger 65 is disposed in the rear panel of the air conditioner, and when the water-cooled condenser is overloaded, heat exchange is performed between the natural convection plate type heat exchanger disposed in the rear panel of the air conditioner and the indoor air, so that the purpose of heat dissipation is achieved.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, as a preferred embodiment, the air conditioner is an integrated air conditioner, and includes a main housing 50, a compressor 61 and a fan 62, and the compressor 61, the fan 62, the evaporator 10 and the condenser 20 are all disposed in the main housing 50. The integrated air conditioner has the advantages of small volume and convenient installation and use, and is particularly suitable for household places such as kitchens.

As shown in fig. 1, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the integrated air conditioner is divided into an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part comprises an evaporator 10 and a fan 62; the lower part comprises a compressor 61, a throttling device 63, a water-cooled condenser and a water-cooling assembly 40. The basic working principle is as follows: the low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant vapor enters the compressor 61 to be compressed into a high-temperature high-pressure state, then enters the condenser 20 to release heat, exchanges heat with water through the water-cooled condenser, the condensed refrigerant liquid is throttled and reduced in pressure through the throttling device 63 to be a low-temperature low-pressure two-phase state, then enters the evaporator 10 to be evaporated and absorb heat, the air cooled by the cooling air is conveyed to a kitchen through the fan 62 to realize refrigeration, and finally the refrigerant vapor is sucked by the compressor 61 again to complete a refrigeration cycle of the system.

The main casing body 50 left and right sides respectively is equipped with a side air intake 52, is equipped with air outlet 51 on the front panel, and side air intake 52 all installs detachable filter screen with air outlet 51 department, prevents inside the greasy dirt that the kitchen produced gets into the air conditioner, and the user of being convenient for washs, advances, air outlet grid can keep closed when the air conditioner does not use, prevents inside the filth gets into the air conditioner. The evaporator 10 is arranged perpendicular to the partition plate 54, parallel to the front panel. The deflector ring 64 is disposed behind the evaporator 10, and plays a role of guiding the airflow to enter the centrifugal fan blade, and also can be used to fix the evaporator 10. The fan 62 is a centrifugal fan, air is sucked through the air inlet grilles on the two sides, cooled through the evaporator 10, guided to the middle of the centrifugal impeller by the guide ring 64, namely, air is axially fed into the centrifugal impeller and then thrown out by the impeller, and cooled air enters a kitchen to realize refrigeration. The condensed water collecting assembly 30 is arranged in the air conditioner, in the refrigeration process, because the temperature of the evaporator 10 is lower than the dew point temperature of air, water vapor in the air on the surface of the evaporator 10 is condensed into water drops, and the generated condensed water slides down from the evaporator 10 and then enters the water collecting tray.

The integrated air conditioner has a compact structure, is convenient to install, and greatly reduces the occupied area; the load of the condenser 20 is reduced by reasonably utilizing the cold energy of the condensed water, the consumption of tap water is reduced, the outlet water temperature is ensured not to be too high, and the generation of scale is reduced; the condenser 20 is cooled by water cooling, and the heat released by the condenser 20 is reasonably utilized to heat tap water and provide hot water for a kitchen.

The integrated air conditioner applicable to the kitchen generates cold energy by adopting a vapor compression type refrigeration method, and cools the water-cooled condenser by using tap water and condensed water, so that the purposes of condensing and radiating, recycling the condensed water and preparing hot water are achieved.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made to the embodiment of the present invention by those skilled in the art. 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. The utility model provides an air conditioner, includes evaporimeter (10) and condenser (20), evaporimeter (10) department is provided with comdenstion water collection assembly (30), condenser (20) department is provided with water cooling assembly (40), water cooling assembly (40) with comdenstion water collection assembly (30) lead to pipe (w) and link to each other, its characterized in that, water cooling assembly (40) include:

a water supply part (41), wherein a water supply port (411) is arranged on the water supply part (41),

and the sponge body piece (43) is arranged on the side surface of the condenser (20) and is integrally attached to the side surface of the condenser (20), and the water supply port is used for supplying water to the sponge body piece (43).

2. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said condenser (20) is a drum type condenser, and said sponge member (43) is provided at a central position of said condenser (20) and attached to an inner side surface of said condenser (20).

3. The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the sponge member (43) is a plurality of pieces, and the plurality of pieces (43) are interference-filled at a central position of the condenser (20).

4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the condenser (20) is a plate condenser, and the sponge member (43) is provided on one side of the condenser (20).

5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the water supply port (411) is located above the sponge member (43) or is inserted inside the sponge member (43).

6. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the water supply opening (411) is plural, and the plural water supply openings (411) are uniformly distributed with respect to the sponge member (43).

7. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the water cooling assembly (40) further comprises a water collection sump (42), the water collection sump (42) being disposed below the condenser (20).

8. The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein a water level sensor (421) is provided on the water collection tank (42).

9. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a water pump (w1), the water pump (w1) being provided on the water pipe (w).

10. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner is an integrated air conditioner comprising a main housing (50), a compressor (61), and a fan (62), and wherein the compressor (61), the fan (62), the evaporator (10), and the condenser (20) are all disposed within the main housing (50).