CN217357509U

CN217357509U - Housing assembly and air conditioning apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN217357509U
Application number: CN202220614850.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王佳林; 樊明敬; 郝本华; 成汝振; 李国行
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp Ltd; Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electric Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-21
Filing date: 2022-03-21
Publication date: 2022-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2032-03-21

Abstract

The utility model discloses a shell subassembly, include: the panel is made of metal materials, and a positioning part is formed at the end part of the panel; a first foldable liner; a second foldable liner; hinge means for connecting the first foldable liner to the second foldable liner and allowing relative rotation of the first foldable liner and the second foldable liner; when the foldable lining plate is positioned at the installation position, the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate rotate relatively to form an included angle, and the included angle is smaller than or equal to 180 degrees; when the foldable lining board is in the use position, one sides of the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board respectively extend into the positioning parts of the panels, and the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board rotate relatively and are kept flush. An air conditioning apparatus is also provided. The utility model discloses can effectively ensure metal decking's assembly quality and assembly efficiency, avoid metal decking impaired.

Description

Housing assembly and air conditioning apparatus

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of air conditioning equipment, especially, relate to a casing subassembly to and an air conditioning equipment with casing subassembly.

Background

The housing of the air conditioning equipment made of metal materials or sheet metal parts can improve the attractiveness of the product, and the product has good touch feeling and can improve the product quality. In addition, the metal material has good heat-conducting property, and compared with plastic, metal is beneficial to heat dissipation of other electronic components such as an internal processor and a power supply. Moreover, internal components can be better protected due to the better hardness of the metal.

Since the metal material can improve the aesthetic degree of the product, the surface quality is particularly important for the sheet metal shell, and in the product assembling process, the surface is easy to be uneven due to assembling operation to cause scratches, or deformation, wrinkling, indentation or bending occur due to interference among various parts, and the sheet metal shell can crack due to stress concentration caused by the drawing process.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model discloses to the shell of the air conditioning equipment that metal material made among the prior art in the product assembly process, because assembly operation leads to surface unevenness, fish tail easily, perhaps because the interference between each part appears warping, corrugating, indentation or crooked, still probably because the drawing process leads to stress concentration and the problem of fracture, designs and provides a shell subassembly.

In order to realize the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme to realize:

a housing assembly comprising: the panel is made of a metal material, and a positioning part is formed at the end part of the panel; a first foldable liner; a second foldable liner; a hinge means for connecting the first foldable liner panel to the second foldable liner panel and allowing relative rotation of the first foldable liner panel and the second foldable liner panel; when the foldable lining plate is located at the installation position, the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate rotate relatively to form an included angle, and the included angle is smaller than or equal to 180 degrees; when the foldable lining board is in a use position, one sides of the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board respectively extend into the positioning parts of the panels, and the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board rotate relatively and are kept flush.

Furthermore, an extending part is formed at the edge of one of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate, a clamping groove is formed at the edge of the other one of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate, and the extending part is matched with the clamping groove; the hinge device includes: the rotating shafts are symmetrically arranged at two ends of the extending part and extend outwards from two ends of the extending part; the rotating grooves are respectively formed in two ends of the clamping groove, the rotating grooves are configured to accommodate the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft rotates in the rotating grooves.

Further, the hinge device comprises a first leg, and the first leg is arc-shaped; and the second supporting leg is arc-shaped and is symmetrically arranged with the first supporting leg so as to jointly enclose the circular rotating groove.

Further, the hinge device further includes: the limiting part is arranged on the extending part; when the support leg is in the mounting position, the limiting part abuts against the inner wall of one of the first support leg or the second support leg, and when the support leg is in the using position, the limiting part abuts against the inner wall of the other of the first support leg or the second support leg.

Furthermore, the limiting part is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, the limiting part extends outwards from one end of the extending part, and the length of the limiting part is smaller than that of the rotating shaft.

A second aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioning apparatus, comprising a housing assembly; the housing assembly includes: the panel is made of a metal material, and a positioning part is formed at the end part of the panel; a first foldable liner; a second foldable liner; a hinge means for connecting the first foldable liner panel to the second foldable liner panel and allowing relative rotation of the first foldable liner panel and the second foldable liner panel; when the foldable lining plate is located at the installation position, the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate rotate relatively to form an included angle, and the included angle is smaller than or equal to 180 degrees; when the foldable lining board is in a use position, one sides of the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board respectively extend into the positioning parts of the panels, and the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board rotate relatively and are kept flush.

As an alternative, the housing assembly is disposed at one side of the air supply outlet.

As another alternative, the housing assemblies are disposed on both sides of the supply air outlet.

As another alternative, the housing assemblies are respectively disposed at both sides and a lower side of the air supply opening.

Furthermore, a decorative strip is arranged between the shell components positioned at the two sides of the air supply outlet and the shell components positioned at the lower side of the air supply outlet; an upper decorative plate is arranged between the shell components positioned at the two sides of the air supply opening.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an advantage is with positive effect:

because the first foldable lining plate, the second foldable lining plate and the hinge device are arranged, in the installation process, large-area contact and collision cannot occur between the lining plates and the panel, unevenness and scratches on the surface of the panel are not easy to cause due to operation, the panel cannot deform, wrinkle, indentation or bend, the panel does not need to be drawn in the assembly process, stress concentration and cracking caused by the drawing process can be avoided, and therefore the assembly quality and the assembly efficiency can be ensured.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing assembly provided in the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial view of FIG. 1 at A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a structure of the card slot of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is another schematic view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is another schematic view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 2;

fig. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of the housing assembly provided by the present invention;

fig. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of the housing assembly provided by 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 accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like 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 exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

It is to be understood that in the description of the present invention, the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like, which characterize the positional structure, are based upon the orientations and positional relationships illustrated in the figures and are intended merely to facilitate the description of the invention, and to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered as limiting.

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 implying any indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

It is also noted that, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "disposed," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed or removable connections or integral connections; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

The shell assembly 10 is designed and provided aiming at the problems that in the product assembly process of a shell of an air conditioning device made of a metal material in the prior art, the surface is easy to be uneven and scratched due to assembly operation, or deformation, corrugation, indentation or bending occur due to interference among various parts, and the shell can be cracked due to stress concentration caused by a drawing process. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing assembly 10 is optionally provided on a front end surface of the air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning equipment can be one of a split wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit, a split floor air conditioner indoor unit, a split wall-mounted air conditioner outdoor unit, a split floor air conditioner indoor unit, an air purifier, fresh air equipment or other electrical appliances with air conditioning functions. The housing assembly 10 may constitute the entire front face of the air conditioning apparatus or may constitute a part of the front face of the air conditioning apparatus. The side end surface of the air conditioning equipment can be formed according to the needs, for example, the side end surface of the outdoor machine shell of the air conditioner is formed by matching the integral design of the building facade so as to embody different artistic modeling or visual experience.

The housing assembly 10 is comprised of the main parts of a panel 11, a first foldable liner 13, a second foldable liner 14 and a hinge arrangement 15. The panel 11 is made of metal material, and the surface of the panel 11 can be provided with different colors, textures and streamline shapes to meet different design requirements. The end of the panel 11 is formed with a positioning portion 12. The first and second

foldable liners

13 and 14 are preferably made of a rigid plastic, resin or similar polymeric material. The hinge means 15 is used to connect the first foldable liner 13 to the second foldable liner 14 and allow the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 to rotate relative to each other. In the installed position P1 (shown in solid lines in fig. 2), the first foldable liner panel 13 and the second foldable liner panel 14 are rotated relative to each other to form an included angle of 180 degrees or less. In the use position P2 (shown in phantom in fig. 2), one side of each of the first and second

foldable liners

13, 14 extends into the locating portion 12 of the panel 11, and the first and second

foldable liners

13, 14 are rotated relative to each other to remain flush.

Because the first foldable lining plate 13, the second foldable lining plate 14 and the hinge device 15 are arranged, in the installation process, large-area contact and collision between the lining plates and the panel 11 can be avoided, unevenness and scratches on the surface of the panel 11 caused by operation are not easy to occur, the panel 11 can not deform, wrinkle, mark or bend, the panel 11 does not need to be drawn in the assembly process, stress concentration and cracking caused by the drawing process can be avoided, and therefore the assembly quality can be ensured. In the use position P2, the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 are located below the panel 11, and the positioning portion 12 is in clearance fit with the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 to provide effective support for the panel 11.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, the hinge means 15 is preferably integrally formed with the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14, avoiding the need for additional components. Alternatively, as shown, an extension 19 may be formed at the edge of the first foldable liner panel 13 and a catch 20 may be formed at the edge of the second foldable liner panel 14. Alternatively, the catching groove 20 may be formed at the edge of the first foldable liner 13 and the extension 19 may be formed at the edge of the second foldable liner 14. The protruding portion 19 is integrally fitted into the engaging groove 20, and the two are designed to be matched with each other. The hinge device 15 specifically includes a rotation shaft 21 and a rotation groove 22. The rotation shafts 21 are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the extension portion 19 and extend outward from the two ends of the extension portion 19. Preferably, support bases 23 are provided on both sides of the extension portion 19, and a rotation shaft 21 is provided on an end surface of the support base 23, and the rotation shaft 21 extends from the end surface to both sides.

The rotation grooves 22 are respectively disposed adjacent to both ends of the card slot 20, that is, the rotation grooves 22 are respectively disposed at both ends of the card slot 20. The rotation slot 22 is configured to receive the rotation shaft 21, and the rotation shaft 21 rotates in the rotation slot 22, thereby allowing the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 to rotate with respect to each other.

In a preferred construction, as shown in fig. 7, the hinge means 15 comprises a first leg 24 and a second leg 25, the first leg 24 and the second leg 25 being of opposite arcuate design and symmetrically arranged, respectively, to enclose a substantially circular rotation slot 22. The protruding portion 19 is provided with a stopper portion 26 parallel to the rotation shaft 21. The limiting portion 26 is generally cylindrical and located at one side of the rotating shaft 21, and the limiting portion 26 also extends outward from one end of the extending portion 19, for example, from the end surface of the supporting platform 23. The length of the limiting part 26 is far less than that of the rotating shaft 21. In the mounting position P1, the stopper portion 26 abuts against an inner wall of one of the first leg 24 or the second leg 25, and in the use position P2, the stopper portion 26 abuts against an inner wall of the other of the first leg 24 or the second leg 25. That is, optionally, it is designed that the position-limiting part 26 abuts against the inner wall of the first leg 24 when in the installation position P1, and the position-limiting part 26 abuts against the inner wall of the second leg 25 when in the use position P2; or the design is that when the installation position P1 is located, the limiting part 26 abuts against the inner wall of the second leg 25, and when the use position P2 is located, the limiting part 26 abuts against the inner wall of the first leg 24. The rotation angle between the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 can be limited by the limiting part 26, so that the operator can be helped to determine and adjust the installation position P1, and the assembly efficiency is improved. The stop portion 26 is preferably provided with a guiding bevel to ensure that the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14 do not bounce when they are flush.

The positioning parts 12 formed at the end of the panel 11 may be locking grooves formed by bending the edges of the two ends of the panel 11.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioning apparatus including a housing assembly 10. The specific structure of the housing assembly 10 can be seen from the detailed description of the above embodiments and the detailed description of the drawings attached to the specification, and the same technical effects can be achieved by the air conditioning apparatus provided with the housing assembly 10.

The housing assembly 10 may be disposed at one side of the supply air outlet 18. The panel 11 covers the front end surface of the air outlet 18 side. The housing assembly 10 may be combined with other housing assemblies 10 of other materials or the same materials to provide a customized, environmentally desirable appearance to the air conditioning unit. In order to facilitate the mounting, ensure a stable relative rotation, and allow a precise and quick positioning, it is preferred to provide a plurality of hinge means 15 at equally spaced intervals between the first foldable liner 13 and the second foldable liner 14.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the housing assembly may also be disposed on both sides of the supply air outlet 18. The face plate covers the front end surfaces of both sides of the air blowing port 18. The shell assembly can be combined with other shell assemblies made of other materials or the same material, so that the air conditioning equipment has a customized appearance meeting the requirements of use environments. In order to facilitate the installation, ensure the relative rotation stability, and accurately and quickly position, a plurality of hinge devices are preferably arranged between each group of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate at equal intervals.

Referring to fig. 3, the housing assembly may also be disposed below the supply air outlet 18. The panel covers the front end surface below the air blowing port 18. The shell assembly can be combined with other shell assemblies made of other materials or the same material, so that the air conditioning equipment has a customized appearance meeting the requirements of a use environment. For the convenience of installation, ensuring stable relative rotation, accurate and quick positioning, a plurality of hinge devices are preferably arranged between the first foldable liner plate and the second foldable liner plate at equal intervals.

Referring to fig. 8, in the case of a split floor air conditioner indoor unit 27, the housing assembly may be provided in three sets, one set being located on each side of the supply air outlet 18 (as shown at 28 and 29) and the other set being located on the underside of the supply air outlet 18 (as shown at 30), to cover the front face of the air conditioner indoor unit as a whole. The shell components are respectively fixedly connected with the air inlet grille 16 to jointly enclose an indoor unit cavity (shown as 17 in fig. 1 and 3). The indoor unit cavity 17 is provided with an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor fan and other refrigeration components. Upper decorative plates 31 are provided between the case assemblies on both sides of the air blowing port 18 to collectively enclose the air blowing port 18. In order to ensure the integrity of the front end face, a decorative strip 32 is arranged between the shell components positioned at the two sides of the air supply opening 18 and the shell components positioned at the lower side of the air supply opening 18, so that the gap between the shell components is controllable, and dust and impurities accumulated between the shell components for a long time are reduced. In order to facilitate the installation, ensure the relative rotation stability, and accurately and quickly position, a plurality of hinge devices are preferably arranged between each group of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate at equal intervals.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, or that equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which is claimed in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, comprising:

the panel is made of a metal material, and a positioning part is formed at the end part of the panel;

a first foldable liner;

a second foldable liner;

a hinge means for connecting the first foldable liner to the second foldable liner and allowing relative rotation of the first foldable liner and the second foldable liner;

when the foldable lining plate is located at the installation position, the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate rotate relatively to form an included angle, and the included angle is smaller than or equal to 180 degrees;

when the foldable lining board is in a use position, one sides of the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board respectively extend into the positioning parts of the panels, and the first foldable lining board and the second foldable lining board rotate relatively and are kept flush.

2. The housing assembly of claim 1,

one edge of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate is provided with a protruding part, the other edge of the first foldable lining plate and the second foldable lining plate is provided with a clamping groove, and the protruding part is matched with the clamping groove;

the hinge device includes:

the rotating shafts are symmetrically arranged at two ends of the extending part and extend outwards from two ends of the extending part;

the rotating grooves are respectively formed in two ends of the clamping groove, the rotating grooves are configured to accommodate the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft rotates in the rotating grooves.

3. The housing assembly of claim 2,

the hinge device includes:

a first leg, the first leg being arcuate; and

the second supporting leg is arc-shaped and is symmetrically arranged with the first supporting leg so as to jointly enclose the circular rotating groove.

4. The housing assembly of claim 3,

the hinge device further includes:

the limiting part is arranged on the extending part;

when the support leg is in the mounting position, the limiting part abuts against the inner wall of one of the first support leg or the second support leg, and when the support leg is in the using position, the limiting part abuts against the inner wall of the other of the first support leg or the second support leg.

5. The housing assembly of claim 4,

the limiting portion is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, the limiting portion extends outwards from one end of the extending portion, and the length of the limiting portion is smaller than that of the rotating shaft.

6. An air conditioning apparatus, characterized by comprising a housing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the housing assembly is provided at one side of the air blowing port.

8. The air conditioning unit according to claim 6, wherein the housing assembly is provided on both sides of the air blowing port.

9. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the housing assemblies are respectively provided on both sides and a lower side of the air blowing port.

10. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a decorative strip is provided between the case assembly located on both sides of the air blowing port and the case assembly located on the lower side of the air blowing port; an upper decorative plate is arranged between the shell components positioned at the two sides of the air supply opening.