Indoor unit of air conditioner and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530821-B2
Application number	US-201817258493-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2018
Priority date	Aug 29, 2018
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner and an air conditioner. The indoor unit of the air conditioner includes an indoor unit housing, a heat exchanger, a conduit and one or more storage parts provided outside the indoor unit housing and/or inside the indoor unit housing, wherein one end of the conduit is connected to a liquid separator of the heat exchanger, the other end of the conduit is connected to a gas collecting pipe of the heat exchanger, and the conduit is used for heat exchange with the one or more storage parts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising an indoor unit housing, a heat exchanger, a conduit and one or more storage parts, wherein one end of the conduit is connected to a liquid separator of the heat exchanger, the other end of the conduit is connected to a gas collecting pipe of the heat exchanger, and the conduit is configured to exchange heat with the one or more storage parts; wherein the indoor unit of the air conditioner is a vase-shaped indoor unit of the air conditioner, the vase-shaped indoor unit comprises a base, a main housing and a head and neck portion, and the base, the main housing and the head and neck portion are sequentially connected from bottom to top to form a vase structure.

2. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 .

3. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller and a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is provided in the one or more storage parts, an electronic expansion valve is provided on the conduit, an input end of the controller is electrically connected to the temperature sensor for receiving temperature signals sent by the temperature sensor, and an output end of the controller is electrically connected to the electronic expansion valve for controlling an opening of the electronic expansion valve.

4. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 3 .

5. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the conduit comprises a first pipe section and a second pipe section, the first pipe section exchanges heat with the one or more storage parts, and a layer of thermal insulation material is provided on an outer wall of the second pipe section.

6. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 5 .

7. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more storage parts are one or more storage drawers, the indoor unit housing is provided with one or more installation openings, and the conduit is provided in a spiral shape at a position where the one or more storage drawers are placed in the indoor unit housing,
when the one or more storage drawers are in a closed state, the one or more storage drawers pass through the one or more installation openings and are located in the indoor unit housing, and the conduit is wound and sleeved on an outer wall of the one or more storage drawer.

8. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 7 .

9. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein the conduit is uniformly wound and sleeved on the outer wall of the one or more storage drawers, and there is a set distance between the conduit and the outer wall of the one or more storage drawers.

10. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 9 .

11. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein elastic buckles are provided on two end faces of each of the storage drawers, corresponding positions in the indoor unit housing are provided with grooves, and the elastic buckles are matched with the grooves.

12. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 11 .

13. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein the indoor unit housing is provided with sliding rails at two sides of each of the one or more installation openings, and the one or more storage drawers are slidably connected to the sliding rails.

14. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 13 .

15. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more storage parts are provided in one or more spaces between the heat exchanger and an air outlet in the indoor unit housing.

16. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 15 .

17. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 15 , wherein the heat exchanger is provided in the main housing, the air outlet is provided on the main housing, and the one or more storage parts are provided in the main housing.

18. An air conditioner, comprising the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 17 .

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Air Conditioning Electronic Co Ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yin Pengfei
• Mao Shoubo
• Wang Haisheng
• Zhang Zhongxiao
• Zhang Wei
• Tang Guosheng
• Cai Yanfang

Classifications

• F24F11/89

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• F24F13/30

  Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers · CPC title

• F24F1/0068 Primary

  characterised by the arrangement of refrigerant piping outside the heat exchanger within the unit casing · CPC title

• F24F1/0043 Primary

  characterised by mounting arrangements · CPC title

• F24F1/00 Primary

  Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station · CPC title