Air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12595918-B2
Application number	US-202017794789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2020
Priority date	Feb 14, 2020
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

An air conditioner indoor unit includes a housing with an air outlet, a volute assembly in the housing and including an upper volute and a lower volute, between which an air outlet duct communicating with the air outlet is formed, and an air deflector rotatably mounted at the air outlet to open or close the air outlet. A middle portion of at least one end of the air deflector in a length direction of the air deflector is rotatably connected to the housing through a rotation shaft, to enable the air deflector to rotate between an upward-opening state and a downward-opening state. In the upward-opening state, a lower side of the air deflector is closer to the upper volute than to the lower volute. In the downward-opening state, an upper side of the air deflector is closer to the lower volute than to the upper volute.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An air conditioner indoor unit comprising:
a housing provided with an air outlet; a volute assembly provided in the housing and including an upper volute and a lower volute, an air outlet duct communicating with the air outlet being formed between the upper volute and the lower volute; an air deflector rotatably mounted at the air outlet to open or close the air outlet, and including a peripheral plate and an inner lining plate connected to the peripheral plate, the peripheral plate being in a first arc shape protruding towards an outer side of the air outlet, the inner lining plate being in a second arc shape protruding towards the outer side of the air outlet, two ends of the peripheral plate being connected to two ends of the inner lining plate, respectively, to form a crescent shape, a middle portion of at least one end of the air deflector in a length direction of the air deflector being rotatably connected to the housing through a rotation shaft, to enable the air deflector to rotate between:
an upward-opening state in which a lower side of the air deflector is closer to the upper volute than to the lower volute, and
a downward-opening state in which an upper side of the air deflector is closer to the lower volute than to the upper volute; and
a louver assembly connected to a windward surface of the air deflector, the louver assembly being rotatably connected to the inner lining plate of the air deflector; wherein:
a distance between an upper edge of the air deflector and a rotation axis of the air deflector is L 1 , a distance between a lower edge of the air deflector and the rotation axis of the air deflector is L 2 ;
a distance between an upper edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is S 1 , and S 1 is equal to a sum of L 1 and a first reserved gap;
a distance between a lower edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is S 2 , and S 2 is equal to a sum of L 2 and a second reserved gap, S 1 is greater than S 2 , and L 1 is greater than L 2 ; and
the first reserved gap is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm, and the second reserved gap is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm.

2 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the upper edge of the air deflector being an edge of the air deflector closer to the upper volute than to the lower volute when the air outlet is closed by the air deflector.

3 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 2 , wherein, when the air deflector is in the downward-opening state, an included angle between the upper edge of the air deflector and a perpendicular line between the upper edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is greater than or equal to 57 degrees.

4 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the lower edge of the air deflector being an edge of the air deflector closer to the lower volute than to the upper volute when the air outlet is closed by the air deflector.

5 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 4 , wherein, when the air deflector is in the upward-opening state, an included angle between the lower edge of the air deflector and a perpendicular line between the lower edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is greater than or equal to 43 degrees.

6 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the upper volute includes an upper arc section connected to the upper edge of the air outlet, and a diameter of the upper arc section is equal to the distance from the upper edge of the air outlet to the rotation axis of the air deflector; and the lower volute includes a lower arc section connected to the lower edge of the air outlet, and a diameter of the lower arc section is equal to the distance from the lower edge of the air outlet to the rotation axis of the air deflector.

7 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first driving device and a second driving device mounted at one side of the housing in a length direction of the housing or mounted at two sides, respectively, of the housing in the length direction of the housing; wherein:
a driving shaft of the first driving device is connected to the air deflector to drive the air deflector to rotate; and
the second driving device is in transmission connection with the louver assembly to drive a plurality of louvers of the louver assembly to swing.

8 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the air deflector is detachably mounted at the housing.

9 . The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the louver assembly includes a connection rod and a plurality of louvers connected to the connection rod, and the plurality of louvers are arranged at intervals along a length direction of the air deflector.

10 . An air conditioner comprising:
an outdoor unit; and an indoor unit communicating with the outdoor unit through a refrigerant pipe, the indoor unit including:
a housing provided with an air outlet;
a volute assembly provided in the housing and including an upper volute and a lower volute, an air outlet duct communicating with the air outlet being formed between the upper volute and the lower volute;
an air deflector rotatably mounted at the air outlet to open or close the air outlet, and including a peripheral plate and an inner lining plate connected to the peripheral plate, the peripheral plate being in a first arc shape protruding towards an outer side of the air outlet, the inner lining plate being in a second arc shape protruding towards the outer side of the air outlet, two ends of the peripheral plate being connected to two ends of the inner lining plate, respectively, to form a crescent shape, a middle portion of at least one end of the air deflector in a length direction of the air deflector being rotatably connected to the housing through a rotation shaft, to enable the air deflector to rotate between:
an upward-opening state in which a lower side of the air deflector is closer to the upper volute than to the lower volute, and
a downward-opening state in which an upper side of the air deflector is closer to the lower volute than to the upper volute; and

a louver assembly connected to a windward surface of the air deflector, the louver assembly being rotatably connected to the inner lining plate of the air deflector;
wherein:
a distance between an upper edge of the air deflector and a rotation axis of the air deflector is L 1 , a distance between a lower edge of the air deflector and the rotation axis of the air deflector is L 2 ;
a distance between an upper edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is S 1 , and S 1 is equal to a sum of L 1 and a first reserved gap;
a distance between a lower edge of the air outlet and the rotation axis of the air deflector is S 2 , and S 2 is equal to a sum of L 2 and a second reserved gap, S 1 is greater than S 2 , and L 1 is greater than L 2 ; and
the first reserved gap is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm, and the second reserved gap is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm.

11 . The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the upper edge of the air deflector being an edge of the air deflector closer to the upper volute than to the lower volute when the air outlet is closed by the air deflector.

12 . The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the lower edge of the air deflector being an edge of the air deflector closer to the lower volute than to

Assignees

• Gd Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Rixiong
• Mu Zhihui
• Xu Zhiyong
• Zhang Huajun

Classifications

• F24F13/15

  with parallel simultaneously tiltable lamellae · CPC title

• F24F1/0057

  mounted in or on a wall · CPC title

• F24F13/14

  built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre · CPC title

• F24F1/0011 Primary

  characterised by air outlets · CPC title