Air treatment module and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11229869-B2
Application number	US-201816482879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2018
Priority date	Aug 18, 2017
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an air processing module and an air conditioner. The air processing module includes a housing and an air processing assembly. The housing includes a base plate and a coaming formed by a periphery of the base plate extending upwardly, the coaming comprises an air inlet. The air processing assembly is mounted in the housing. The air processing assembly includes a filter canister, a support plate, and a mounting board, the filter canister is detachably mounted to the support plate, the support plate is rotatably mounted to the mounting board, the mounting board is slidably mounted in the housing along the inside and the outside of the air inlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air processing module comprising:
a housing comprising:
a base plate; and
a coaming extending upwardly from a periphery of the base plate, wherein the coaming comprises an air inlet; and

an air processing assembly comprising:
a support plate configured to support a filter canister and to at least rotate the filter canister within the housing from a first position where a first filter surface of the filter canister is exposed to air flowing into the housing through the air inlet to a second position where a second filter surface of the filter canister is exposed to air flowing into the housing through the air inlet; and
a mounting board configured to support the support plate and to move at least a portion of the support plate supporting the filter canister to move the filter canister into and out of the housing.

2. The air processing module according to claim 1 , comprising:
a bearing,
wherein the support plate is rotatably mounted to the mounting board through the bearing.

3. The air processing module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the bearing is mounted to the mounting board, and
wherein the air processing module comprises:
a spindle provided to a bottom of the support plate, wherein the spindle is configured to pass through an inner hole of the bearing; and
a resisting ring provided on an end of the spindle connected to the bottom of the support plate, wherein the resisting ring protrudes towards a side direction of the support plate.

4. The air processing module according to claim 1 , comprising:
at least one guide pulley mounted on the mounting board, wherein the guide pulley is configured to support a bottom of the support plate.

5. The air processing module according to claim 4 ,
wherein the at least one guide pulley comprises at least one flat pulley, and
wherein an axis of the guide pulley extends along a radial direction of the support plate.

6. The air processing module according to claim 4 ,
wherein the bottom of the support plate comprises a first guide groove matching the at least one guide pulley, and
wherein the first guide groove is arranged along a circumferential direction of the support plate.

7. The air processing module according to claim 6 ,
wherein the at least one guide pulley comprises at least one gear wheel, and
wherein a bottom of the first guide groove comprises a rack engaged with the gear wheel.

8. The air processing module according to claim 1 ,
wherein a periphery of the support plate comprises a rack, and
wherein the air processing module comprises:
a first driving motor mounted on the mounting board; and
a first driving gear provided to a shaft of the driving motor to engage with the rack on the periphery of the support plate,
wherein the first driving motor is configured to rotate the shaft and the first driving gear provided to the shaft to in turn engage the rack on the periphery of the support plate to rotate the support plate.

9. The air processing module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mounting board is mounted on the base plate, and
wherein the mounting board matches to the base plate through slot-rail fit.

10. The air processing module according to claim 9 ,
wherein the base plate of the housing comprises a connecting block,
wherein the connecting block comprises a sliding groove, and
wherein the bottom of the mounting board comprises a protruding rail matching the sliding groove.

11. The air processing module according to claim 10 ,
wherein the base plate of the housing comprises a roller, and
wherein the roller abuts the bottom of the mounting board.

12. The air processing module according to claim 11 , comprising:
a plurality of rollers uniformly arranged at two sides of the sliding groove.

13. The air processing module according to claim 11 , comprising:
a mounting base,
wherein, the roller is a flat roller, and
wherein the roller is mounted to the base plate through the mounting base.

14. The air processing module according to claim 11 ,
wherein the roller comprises a gear wheel, and
wherein a bottom of the mounting board comprises a rack engaged with the roller.

15. The air processing module according to claim 14 ,
wherein the bottom of the mounting board comprises a second guide groove, and
wherein the rack is formed at the bottom of the second guide groove.

16. The air processing module according to claim 10 ,
wherein the mounting board comprises side edges located at two sides of the protruding rail,
wherein one of the side edges of the mounting board comprises a rack, and
wherein the air processing module comprises a second driving motor,
wherein a shaft of the second driving motor is provided with a second driving gear, and
wherein the second driving gear engages with the rack on the mounting board.

17. The air processing module according to claim 1 , further comprising a blower having a suction opening,
wherein the blower at least partially overlaps an opening of the housing, and
wherein the suction opening is in fluid communication with an end of the filter canister, such that activation of the blower generates air flow into the filter canister through the air inlet.

18. An air conditioner comprising:
an indoor unit;
an outdoor unit; and
an air processing module mounted to the indoor unit and/or the outdoor unit, wherein the air processing module comprises:
a housing comprising:
a base plate; and
a coaming extending upwardly from a periphery of the base plate, wherein the coaming comprises an air inlet; and

an air processing assembly comprising:
a support plate configured to support a filter canister and to at least rotate the filter canister within the housing from a first position where a first filter surface of the filter canister is exposed to air flowing into the housing through the air inlet to a second position where a second filter surface of the filter canister is exposed to air flowing into the housing through the air inlet; and
a mounting board configured to support the support plate and to move at least a portion of the support plate supporting the filter canister to move the filter canister into and out of the housing.

19. The air conditioner according to claim 18 ,
wherein the mounting board is mounted on the base plate, and
wherein the mounting board matches to the base plate through slot-rail fit.

20. The air conditioner according to claim 19 ,
wherein the base plate of the housing comprises a connecting block,
wherein the connecting block comprises a sliding groove,
wherein the bottom of the mounting board comprises a protruding rail matching the sliding groove, and
wherein the air conditioner comprises a plurality of rollers uniformly arranged at two sides of the sliding groove.

Assignees

• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Changlin
• Chen Liangrui
• Yuan Hongliang

Classifications

• F24F13/20 Primary

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F1/32

  for connecting the separate outdoor units to indoor units · CPC title

• B01D46/26

  rotatable · CPC title

• B01D46/0005

  Mounting of filtering elements within casings, housings or frames (B01D46/2422 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F1/0073

  characterised by the mounting or arrangement of filters · CPC title