Patent Description:
In the existing indoor units of air conditioners, most of them are provided with a driving device on the chassis, and the driving device is arranged to control rotation of the air deflector. Due to the existence of a certain gap between the driving device and the frame, a part of the wind blown from the outlet enters the driving device, it is easy to cause condensation and there is a safety risk.

The foregoing content is only used to assist in understanding the technical solutions of the present application, and does not mean that the foregoing content is recognized as prior art. <CIT> relates generally to a motor fixing device for use in an air conditioner which provides a replacement of the motor at market. <CIT> relates generally to an air conditioning indoor unit which pre-installs a base module, a heat exchange module and a wind and water channel module respectively. <CIT> relates generally to an air conditioner indoor unit, aiming at improving the disassembly and assembly conveniences of the water outlet throat and the drainage pipe of the air conditioner indoor unit.

In the following, each of the described apparatuses, embodiments, examples, and aspects, which do not fully correspond to the invention as defined in the claims is thus not according to the invention and is, as well as the whole following description, present for illustration purposes only or to highlight specific aspects or features of the claims. Embodiments not falling under the scope of the claims should be interpreted as examples useful for understanding the invention. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an indoor air conditioner unit, which aims to prevent condensation from being generated on the driving device and improve the safety of usage.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the air conditioning indoor unit proposed in the present invention is defined in claim <NUM> and includes:.

Optionally, the sealing member is detachably connected to a slot wall of the accommodating slot.

Optionally, the sealing member is in interference fit with the slot wall of the accommodating slot, and a shape of the sealing member is matched with a shape of an opening of the accommodating slot.

The air conditioning indoor unit further includes an air deflector, the air deflector is rotatably disposed at the outlet and the driving device is configured to drive the air deflector to rotate.

A side of the sealing member away from the driving device is abutted against an inner wall of the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, a reinforcing member is provided on a surface of the frame facing away from the sealing member.

Optionally, the reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing rib and a second reinforcing rib, and the first reinforcing rib intersects with the second reinforcing rib.

Optionally, the air conditioning indoor unit further includes an electric control box arranged on the chassis, the frame is provided with a display panel, and the display panel and the electric control box are electrically connected through a connecting wire;
the air conditioning indoor unit further includes a heat exchanger arranged in the accommodating cavity, the heat exchanger is spaced from the chassis, an inner wall of the accommodating cavity is provided with a guide plate adjacent to the electric control box, the guide plate is arranged at intervals from the heat exchanger, and the connecting wire is arranged on a side of the guide plate facing away from the heat exchanger.

Optionally, the guide plate includes a connecting portion and a guide portion, the connecting portion is disposed adjacent to the display panel, the guide portion is disposed adjacent to the electric control box, and a crease is disposed at a connection between the connecting portion and the guide portion.

The present application further proposes an air conditioner, including an air conditioning outdoor unit and the air conditioning indoor unit described above, the air conditioning outdoor unit is connected to the air conditioning indoor unit through a refrigerant pipe.

The air conditioning indoor unit of the present invention as defined in claim <NUM> includes a frame, a chassis and a sealing member, the frame has an accommodating cavity, the frame is arranged on the chassis, and the chassis is located in the accommodating cavity, the chassis and the frame cooperate to form an outlet communicating with the accommodating cavity, and the chassis is provided with an accommodating slot. The accommodating slot is arranged adjacent to the outlet, and contains a driving device. The accommodating slot is sealed by the sealing member, as such, hot air or cold air blown from the outlet is prevented from being poured into the accommodating slot to generate condensation on the driving device, so as to ensure the normal use of the driving device and high safety performance.

The realization of the purpose, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only set to explain the relative positional relationship, movement situation, etc. between components under a specific posture (as shown in the drawings). If the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified and qualified, the terms "connected", "fixed", and the like. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixed" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or be integrated into one; it can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

In addition, the description in the present application related to "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance thereof or implying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first" or "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skills in the field. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible, it should be considered that the combination of such technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of the present application.

The present invention as defined in claim <NUM> provides an air conditioning indoor unit <NUM>.

According to <FIG>, in the embodiments of the present application, the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> includes:.

Specifically, the frame <NUM> mainly plays a supporting role, the frame <NUM> is usually made of lightweight materials such as plastic. The air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> may further include a heat exchanger <NUM> and a fan (not shown) located in the accommodating cavity <NUM>. The fan is arranged on the chassis <NUM>, the heat exchanger <NUM> may be arranged around the fan, and an outlet end of the fan may be in communication with the outlet <NUM>. The driving device <NUM> can be configured to drive the fan or an air deflector to rotate. Since the driving device <NUM> is disposed adjacent to the outlet <NUM>, the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> further includes the air deflector (not shown), the air deflector is rotatably disposed at the outlet <NUM>, and the driving device <NUM> is configured to drive the air deflector to rotate.

The accommodating slot <NUM> can be arranged at any position of the chassis <NUM> close to the outlet <NUM>. In order to reduce the cross-sectional size of the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> of the air conditioner and increase the radial size of the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM>, the accommodating slot <NUM> can be provided at an end of the chassis <NUM>. An orientation of an opening of the accommodating slot <NUM> can be parallel to an orientation of the outlet <NUM> or the orientation of the opening of the accommodating slot <NUM> and the orientation of the outlet <NUM> can form an included angle. The sealing member <NUM> seals the accommodating slot <NUM>, there is a gap or no gap between the sealing member <NUM> and an inner wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM>, as long as the sealing member <NUM> seals the accommodating slot <NUM>, all those solutions are within the claimed scope of the present application. The sealing member <NUM> can be plastic or rubber, has elasticity and has a good sealing effect.

The air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> of the present invention includes a frame <NUM>, a chassis <NUM> and a sealing member <NUM>, the frame <NUM> has an accommodating cavity <NUM>, the frame <NUM> is arranged on the chassis <NUM>, the chassis <NUM> is located in the accommodating cavity <NUM>, the chassis <NUM> and the frame <NUM> cooperate to form an outlet <NUM> communicating with the accommodating cavity <NUM>, an end of the chassis <NUM> close to the frame <NUM> is provided with an accommodating slot <NUM>, the accommodating slot <NUM> contains a driving device <NUM>, and the accommodating slot <NUM> is sealed by a sealing member <NUM>, as such, hot air or cold air blown from the outlet <NUM> is prevented from being poured into the accommodating slot <NUM> to generate condensation on the driving device <NUM>, so as to ensure the normal use of the driving device <NUM> and high safety performance.

Preferably, in order to facilitate the replacement of the sealing member <NUM>, the sealing member <NUM> is detachably connected to a slot wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>. The detachable connection can be a screw connection or a buckle connection.

According to <FIG>, in an embodiment, the sealing member <NUM> is in interference fit with the slot wall of the accommodating slot <NUM>, which can save an installation cost. An interference fit amount is between <NUM> and <NUM>, and the sealing performance is good. The shape of the sealing member <NUM> matches a shape of the opening of the accommodating slot <NUM>. In this embodiment, the accommodating slot <NUM> is elliptical, and the sealing member <NUM> is accordingly elliptical. In other embodiments, the accommodating slot <NUM> may have a circular or a square shape, which is not limited here.

In an embodiment, in order to improve the stability of the connection between the sealing member <NUM> and the accommodating slot <NUM>, to prevent a size of the gap between the sealing member <NUM> and the inner wall of the accommodating slot <NUM> from increasing, resulting in the occurrence of a moisture unqualified phenomenon of the driving device <NUM>, a side of the sealing member <NUM> away from the driving device <NUM> abuts against an inner wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM>. The sealing member <NUM> is thus not easily released from the accommodating slot <NUM>.

Further, in order to further improve the stability of the connection between the sealing member <NUM> and the accommodating slot <NUM>, the surface of the frame <NUM> facing away from the sealing member <NUM> may be provided with a reinforcing member <NUM> to increase strength and rigidity of the frame <NUM>.

According to <FIG>, the reinforcing member <NUM> may include a first reinforcing rib <NUM> and a second reinforcing rib <NUM>, and the first reinforcing rib <NUM> intersects with the second reinforcing rib <NUM>. There may be a plurality of first reinforcing ribs <NUM>, and the plurality of first reinforcing ribs <NUM> are long strips, spaced from each other and parallel to each other. There may be a plurality of second reinforcing ribs <NUM>, and the plurality of second reinforcing ribs <NUM> are long strips, spaced from each other and parallel to each other. Each of the first reinforcing ribs <NUM> intersects with a second reinforcing ribs <NUM>, which can greatly improve the overall strength of the reinforcing member <NUM>.

According to <FIG>, the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> further includes an electric control box <NUM> arranged on the chassis <NUM>, the frame <NUM> is provided with a display panel (not shown), and the display panel and the electric control box <NUM> are electrically connected through a connecting wire <NUM>.

The air conditioning indoor unit <NUM> may further include a heat exchanger <NUM> arranged in the accommodating cavity <NUM>, the heat exchanger <NUM> may be arranged at intervals from the chassis <NUM>, an inner wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM> may be provided with a guide plate <NUM> arranged adjacent to the electric control box <NUM>, and the guide plate <NUM> may be arranged at intervals from the heat exchanger <NUM>. The connecting wire <NUM> may be arranged on a side of the guide plate <NUM> facing away from the heat exchanger <NUM>.

In this embodiment, the display panel is mainly configured to display a working state of the air conditioning indoor unit <NUM>, and is electrically connected to the electric control box <NUM> through the connecting wire <NUM>. In order to prevent the connecting wire <NUM> from contacting the heat exchanger <NUM>, causing condensed water is generated on an outer surface of the connecting wire <NUM>, and potential safety hazards exist, a guide plate <NUM> is provided on the inner wall of the accommodating cavity <NUM>. The guide plate <NUM> is arranged at intervals from the heat exchanger <NUM> and a gap lays between the two, the connecting wire <NUM> is provided on the side of the guide plate <NUM> facing away from the heat exchanger <NUM>, so that the connecting wire <NUM> can be prevented from directly contacting the heat exchanger <NUM>.

In order to adapt to different types of electric control boxes <NUM>, the guide plate <NUM> needs to be arranged in an easy-to-be disassembled structure. Specifically, the guide plate <NUM> may include a connecting portion <NUM> and a guide portion <NUM>, wherein the connecting portion <NUM> is arranged adjacent to the display panel, and the guide portion <NUM> is arranged adjacent to the electric control box <NUM>. A crease <NUM> is arranged at a connection between the connecting portion <NUM> and the guide portion <NUM>.

According to <FIG> and <FIG>, a size of the electric control box <NUM> is relatively small, so that a distance between the guide plate <NUM> and the electric control box <NUM> is relatively long. In order to avoid contact between the connecting wire <NUM> and the heat exchanger <NUM>, the guide portion <NUM> may be inclined, the connecting wire <NUM> can be connected with the electric control box <NUM> by the guide portion <NUM>, and the outer surface of the connecting wire <NUM> is not prone to condensed water, and the safety is high.

In another embodiment, according to <FIG>, the electric control box <NUM> is relatively large in size, and a distance between the guide plate <NUM> and the electric control box <NUM> is very short. In order to prevent the guide plate <NUM> from interfering with the electric control box <NUM>, the guide portion <NUM> may be broken through the crease <NUM>, the crease <NUM> is a V-shaped structure, and a bottom end of the V-shaped has the weakest strength, which is easy to be broken and easy to install electric control box <NUM>.

Claim 1:
An air conditioning indoor unit (<NUM>), comprising:
a frame (<NUM>) with an accommodating cavity (<NUM>);
a chassis (<NUM>), wherein the frame (<NUM>) is provided on the chassis (<NUM>), and the chassis (<NUM>) is located in the accommodating cavity (<NUM>), the chassis (<NUM>) and the frame (<NUM>) cooperate to form an outlet (<NUM>) communicating with the accommodating cavity (<NUM>), and a lower end of the chassis (<NUM>) is provided with an accommodating slot (<NUM>) adjacent to the outlet (<NUM>), and the accommodating slot (<NUM>) accommodates a driving device (<NUM>);
a sealing member (<NUM>) configured to seal the accommodating slot (<NUM>);
wherein the air conditioning indoor unit (<NUM>) further comprises an air deflector, the air deflector is rotatably disposed at the outlet (<NUM>) and the driving device (<NUM>) is configured to drive the air deflector to rotate;
wherein a side of the sealing member (<NUM>) away from the driving device (<NUM>) is abutted against an inner wall of the accommodating cavity (<NUM>); and
wherein an opening of the accommodating slot (<NUM>) faces towards a side of the frame (<NUM>) away from the outlet (<NUM>), and the sealing member (<NUM>) is located between the accommodating cavity (<NUM>) and the frame (<NUM>) to seal the opening of the accommodating slot (<NUM>).