Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner
An air conditioner indoor unit (100) comprises a panel body (4), a rear casing (8) and a front panel (2) connected with the panel body (4), wherein the chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit (100) is enclosed by the rear casing (8), the panel body (4) and the front panel (2); the panel body (4) comprises a left side wall (6) and a right side wall (5); and the outer surface of each of the left and the right side walls (6, 5) of the panel body (4) is provided with an outward convex part or an inward concave part.
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The disclosure relates to an air conditioner indoor unit, in particular to a wall-mounted air conditioner indoor unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAt present, in the prior art, the air conditioner indoor unit generally comprises a panel body, a rear casing and a front panel connected with the panel body. The chamber of the air conditioner is enclosed by the rear casing, the panel body and the front panel. Generally, the left and the right side wall surfaces of the panel body are designed as a plane, so the indoor unit cannot be moved once by two hands due to no point of application of force on the sides of the main body when being conveyed or mounted, particularly when being placed on the floor, thereby being not easy to carry and move. Furthermore, the useless space at the two side corners in the chamber of the indoor unit occupies a relatively large area, so that the whole volume of the air conditioner indoor unit is larger and the inner space is not utilized effectively.
Furthermore, the left and the right side walls and the top wall of the panel body of the air conditioner indoor unit are generally fixed and non-demountable. Due to the non-demountable left and right side walls of the panel body, the indoor unit cannot be cleaned effectively. Similarly, the top wall where the vent of the indoor unit is located is non-demountable, so that the vent cannot be demounted to be cleaned after the air conditioner is used for a long term. Accordingly, a lot of dust may be accumulated in the grilles of the vent to cause a sanitary hazard. Furthermore, the side walls and the top wall of the air conditioner are non-replaceable, so a common user cannot change the shape of the indoor unit nor update the casing once the indoor unit is mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn order to overcome the defects of the prior art, one objective of the disclosure is to provide an air conditioner indoor unit, which can be improved in the hand-holding effect and is convenient to carry and move.
Another objective of the disclosure is to provide an air conditioner indoor unit with demountable side walls so that a common user can demount the side walls of the air conditioner indoor unit without any tool.
The disclosure provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises a panel body, a rear casing and a front panel connected with the panel body, wherein the chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit is enclosed by the rear casing, the panel body and the front panel; the panel body comprises a left side wall and a right side wall; and the outer surface of each of the left and the right side walls of the panel body is provided with an outward convex part or an inward concave part.
The disclosure further provides an air conditioner indoor unit, which comprises a panel body, a rear casing and a front panel connected with the panel body, wherein the chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit is enclosed by the rear casing, the panel body and the front panel; the panel body comprises a left side wall and a right side wall; the outer surface of left side wall of the panel body is provided with a left convex part which is convex outwards relative to the plane where the outer edge of the left side wall is located; and the outer surface of right side wall of the panel body is provided with a right convex part which is convex outward relative to the plane where the outer edge of the right side wall is located.
To sum up, by providing the left and the right side walls of the panel body with the convex part or the concave part, the air conditioner indoor unit is improved in the hand-holding effect and is convenient to carry and move.
Furthermore, compared with the air conditioner indoor unit in the prior art, the useless space at the corners in the chamber of the air conditioner is removed through the convex part and the concave part without changing the length and height, so as to utilize the inner space of the indoor unit more effectively.
Preferably, the panel body further comprises at least one side wall connecting plate; and at least one of the left and the right side walls is connected with the at least one side wall connecting plate of the panel body in a demountable way. Through the demountable left and right side walls, which can be demounted without demounting other parts, the air conditioner indoor unit is easy to demount for cleaning. And a common user can replace the left and the right side walls according to their needs and likes to change the appearance of the air conditioner.
Preferably, the panel body further comprises a top wall connecting plate, with which the top wall is connected in a demountable way. Through the demountable top wall, which can be demounted without demounting other parts, the air conditioner indoor unit is easy to demount for cleaning. And a common user can replace the top wall according to their needs and likes to change the appearance of the air conditioner.
Furthermore, by providing the convex part with a reinforced rib or increasing the wall thickness of the convex part, the air conditioner indoor unit is enhanced in strength and can be prevented from being damaged when falling off.
When read in conjunction with the drawings, the nature, principle and practicability of the disclosure will become clearer through the following detail description, wherein the same component in the drawings is identified by the same reference sign.
The disclosure is further described below through the embodiments and in conjunction with the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONSee
Terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper” and “lower” described here are applicable to the air conditioner indoor unit in the mounting state in
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The panel body 4 comprises a top wall 3, a right side wall 5 and a left side wall 6. The outer surface of the right side wall 5 can be provided with an outward convex part or an inward concave part. Similarly, the outer surface of the left side wall 6 can also be provided with an outward convex part or an inward concave part. In the first embodiment shown in
It should be noted that, in the disclosure, “the outer surface of the side wall is provided with a convex part”, “a convex part is formed on the outer surface of the side wall” or a similar description covers the condition that the whole outer surface of the side wall is formed by the convex part, namely, the whole outer surface of the side wall is convex outwards relative to the outer edge of the side wall. Similarly, “the outer surface of the side wall is provided with a concave part” also covers the condition that the whole outer surface of the side wall is formed by the concave part.
As shown in
The outer edges of left and right sides of the panel body 4 enclose the outer edges of the left and the right convex parts respectively.
The convex heights H of the left and the right convex parts are more than 1 cm. Preferably, the convex heights H of the convex parts are 1.5 to 5 cm. More preferably, the convex heights H of the convex parts are 1.8 to 2.5 cm.
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By providing the left and the right side walls with the convex parts, a point of application of force can be provided on the sides of the indoor unit when it is placed on the floor so that an installer can lift up the indoor unit conveniently by both hands. Accordingly, the air conditioner indoor unit is improved in hand-holding effect and is convenient to carry and move.
By providing the left and the right side walls with the convex parts, internal parts can be placed in the convex space of the left and the right side walls. Compared with the prior art, the convex parts can utilize the space on the two sides of the air conditioner indoor unit more effectively without changing the length and width of the indoor unit, so as to reduce the useless dead zone in the chamber of the indoor unit.
Furthermore, the first and the second convex parts can have different colors, so the volume of the whole indoor unit can be further reduced visually.
Furthermore, as shown in
Similarly, such description as “the outer surface of the top wall is provided with a convex part” covers the condition that the whole outer surface of the top wall is formed by the convex part, namely, the whole outer surface of the top wall is convex outwards relative to the outer edge of the top wall.
As shown in
Furthermore, each of the left and the right side walls is provided with a shoulder 26 extending to the top wall.
Although not shown, the top convex part is similar to the left and the right convex parts. Those skilled in the art may think that the top convex part can comprise a first top convex part located in the middle thereof and a second top convex part located on the periphery thereof.
By providing the top wall with the convex part, compared with a planar top wall, the top wall with the convex part can increase the area of the vent 16 and reduce wind resistance.
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When the right side wall 5 is mounted, as shown in
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Preferably, as shown in
Although arranging the hooks 9 on the right side wall and forming the adapting holes 12 on the right side wall connecting plate of the panel body have been described above, those skilled in the art may think of exchanging the two components. This is also applicable to the designs of the elastic engaging member 10 and the engaging member adapting part 22. Those skilled in the art may change the number and position of the components as required.
By providing the left and the right side walls with the convex parts, as shown in
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Furthermore, locating pins and locating holes can be further formed on each of the left side wall 6, the right side wall 5, the top wall 3 and the panel body 4 in order for connection and location.
Furthermore, as shown in
Although the left and the right side walls are connected in a demountable way by matching the hooks with the adapting holes and the fastening fit in the embodiment above, those skilled in the art may think of other demountable connection ways, such as matching a slideway with a sliding part. Similarly, the top wall can also adopt the fastening fit way or the way of matching a slideway with a sliding part same as that of the left and the right side walls.
The embodiments above are intended to explain the disclosure clearly instead of limiting the disclosure. The scope of protection and concepts of the disclosure shall be recorded in the claims of the disclosure.
Claims
1-31. (canceled)
32. An air conditioner indoor unit, comprising a panel body, a rear casing and a front panel which is connected with the panel body, wherein a chamber of the air conditioner indoor unit is enclosed by the rear casing, the panel body and the front panel; the panel body comprises a left side wall and a right side wall; wherein an outer surface of the left side wall of the panel body is provided with a left convex part which is convex outwards relative to a plane where an outer edge of the left side wall is located; and an outer surface of the right side wall of the panel body is provided with a right convex part which is convex outward relative to a plane where an outer edge of the right side wall is located.
33. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein projections of the left and the right convex parts on a plane perpendicular to a left-right direction of the air conditioner indoor unit are both a semi-oblong; each of the left and the right side walls of the panel body is provided with a U-shaped outer edge.
34. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein the outer edges of the left and the right sides of the panel body enclose those of the left and the right convex parts respectively; and distances between the outer edges of the left and the right sides of the panel body and those of the left and the right convex parts are within 1 to 5 cm.
35. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein convex heights of the left and the right convex parts are within 1.5 to 5 cm.
36. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein each of the left and the right convex parts comprises a first convex part located in the middle thereof and a second convex part located on the periphery thereof.
37. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 36, wherein a projection of the first convex part on a plane perpendicular to a left-right direction of the air conditioner indoor unit is a semi-oblong, and a projection of the second convex part on a plane perpendicular to the left-right direction is a U shape; distance between the outer edges of the first and the second convex parts gradually increases along a direction from a front and rear part of the panel body to a lower part of the panel body.
38. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein the panel body is provided with a top wall; and an outer surface of the top wall is provided with a top convex part which is convex outwards relative to a plane where an outer edge of the top wall is located; the left and the right convex parts are connected with extensions of left and the right sides of the top convex part respectively; the top convex part comprises a first top convex part located in the middle thereof and a second top convex part located on the periphery thereof; the panel body further comprises a top wall connecting plate, with which the top wall is connected in a detachable way.
39. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein the panel body is provided with a top wall; and each of the left and the right side walls is provided with a shoulder extending to the top wall.
40. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls is provided with a first engaging member; at least one side wall connecting plate is provided with a second engaging member; the first and the second engaging members are fixed and engaged with each other manually in a detachable way without any tool so that at least one of the left and the right side walls is connected with the at least one side wall connecting plate in a detachable way.
41. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 40, wherein one of the first and the second engaging members is a hook and the other one is an adapting hole engaged with the hook; or one of the first and the second engaging members is a slideway and the other one is a sliding adapting part engaged with the slideway in a sliding way.
42. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein one of the at least one of the left and the right side walls and the at least one of the side wall connecting plates is further provided with an elastic engaging member and the other one of the at least one of the left and the right side walls and the at least one of the side wall connecting plates is further provided with an elastic engaging member adapting part correspondingly; and the elastic engaging member and the elastic engaging member adapting part are fixed and engaged with each other in a detachable way.
43. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 42, wherein the elastic engaging member adapting part is enclosed by a plurality of limit ribs.
44. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls is further provided with a reinforced rib.
45. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 38, wherein the top wall comprises a third engaging member; the top wall connecting plate comprises a fourth engaging member; and the third and the fourth engaging members are fixed and engaged with each other manually in a detachable way without any tool so that the top wall is connected with the top wall connecting plate in a detachable way.
46. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 45, wherein one of the third and the fourth engaging members is a hook and the other one is an adapting hole engaged with the hook.
47. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 38, wherein the panel body further comprises at least one side wall connecting plate, with which at least one of the left and the right side walls is connected in a detachable way, and the at least one side wall connecting plate and the top wall connecting plate are integrated into a whole.
48. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein at least one of the left and the right side walls comprises a base board and a convex board which are connected with each other.
49. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein the whole outer surface of the left side wall is formed by the left convex part; and the whole outer surface of the right side wall is formed by the right convex part.
50. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 38, wherein the whole outer surface of the top wall is formed by the top convex part.
51. The air conditioner indoor unit according to claim 32, wherein each of the left and the right convex parts defines a convex space in the inner side of the left and the right side wall respectively, and internal parts can be placed in the convex space.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 13, 2012
Publication Date: Jul 10, 2014
Applicant: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI (Zhuhai, Guangdong)
Inventors: Hui Zhang (Zhuhai), Shaolin Chen (Zhuhai), Xianlin Wang (Zhuhai), Zhi Meng (Zhuhai)
Application Number: 14/232,327
International Classification: F24F 13/20 (20060101);