Air sweeping mechanism and air conditioner with air sweeping mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11821648-B2
Application number	US-201816960768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2018
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

The disclosure discloses an air sweeping mechanism and an air conditioner with the air sweeping mechanism. The air sweeping mechanism includes: a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be mounted on a housing of the air conditioner; an air sweeping blade, the air sweeping blade being connected with the mounting portion; and a driving rod, the driving rod being connected with the air sweeping blade, and a position of the driving rod being adjustably disposed, wherein the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed, at least part of the air sweeping blade is a flexible portion, and the driving rod drives the at least part of the air sweeping blade to move.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air sweeping mechanism, comprising:
a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be mounted on a housing of an air conditioner;
an air sweeping blade, the air sweeping blade being connected with the mounting portion; and
a driving rod, the driving rod being connected with the air sweeping blade, and a position of the driving rod being adjustably disposed,
wherein the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed, at least part of the air sweeping blade is a flexible part, and the driving rod drives the at least part of the air sweeping blade to move; wherein the air sweeping blade comprises a first connecting portion, the first connecting portion is connected with the driving rod, and the first connecting portion is a flexible part;
wherein the air sweeping blade comprises a second connecting portion, the second connecting portion is connected with the mounting portion, at least part, close to the second connecting portion, of the air sweeping blade is a flexible part, so that the air sweeping blade is moveably disposed relative to the mounting portion;
wherein the driving rod comprises:
a fixing portion, the fixing portion being connected with the air sweeping blade; and
a driving portion, the driving portion being connected with one end of the fixing portion, and a position of the driving portion being adjustably disposed, so as to drive the fixing portion to move;
wherein the driving portion comprises:
a first driving section; and
a second driving section, a first end of the second driving section being connected with the first driving section, and a second end of the second driving section being connected with the fixing portion; wherein at least part of the second driving section is a flexible part;
wherein the second driving section comprises:
a first stretching section, a first end of the first stretching section being connected with the first driving section, and a second end of the first stretching section being connected with the fixing portion; and
a second stretching section, a first end of the second stretching section being connected with the first driving section, and a second end of the second stretching section being connected with the fixing portion,
wherein at least part of the first stretching section is a flexible part, and at least part of the second stretching section is a flexible part;
wherein the second end of the first stretching section and the second end of the second stretching section are spaced from each other, and an avoidance cavity is formed between the first stretching section, the second stretching section, the fixing portion and the first driving section, while the rotation shaft of the driving motor drives the first driving section to be rotated, the first stretching section and the second stretching section are in a full-stretching state, the first connecting portion is positioned in a middle of the air sweeping blade.

2. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving rod and the air sweeping blade are integrally injection-formed.

3. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion, the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed.

4. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the mounting portion, the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally injection-formed.

5. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting portion is a flexible hinge.

6. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least part, close to the second connecting portion, of the air sweeping blade is a flexible hinge.

7. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , the first driving section being provided with a passing hole, the passing hole being configured to be connected with a rotation shaft of a driving motor.

8. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second driving section is a flexible hinge.

9. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , at least part of the fixing portion being extended along a length direction of the mounting portion; the length direction is a direction of the long side of the mounting portion.

10. The air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotation shaft of the driving motor is clockwise and counterclockwise rotated, wherein, a clockwise angle and a counterclockwise angle are less than or equal to 90 degrees.

11. An air conditioner, comprising an air sweeping mechanism, wherein the air sweeping mechanism is the air sweeping mechanism as claimed in claim 1 .

12. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the driving rod and the air sweeping blade are integrally injection-formed.

13. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the mounting portion, the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally formed.

14. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the mounting portion, the air sweeping blade and the driving rod are integrally injection-formed.

15. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the air sweeping blade comprises a first connecting portion, the first connecting portion is connected with the driving rod, and the first connecting portion is a flexible part.

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Yu Jiebin
• Liu Han
• Wu Junhong
• Gao Xu

Classifications

• F24F13/15 Primary

  with parallel simultaneously tiltable lamellae · CPC title

• F24F13/1426

  characterised by actuating means · CPC title

• F24F13/1486

  characterised by bearings, pivots or hinges · CPC title

• F24F2013/1433

  with electric motors · CPC title

• F24F13/1413 Primary

  using more than one tilting member, e.g. with several pivoting blades (F24F13/15 takes precedence) · CPC title