U.S. patent application number 17/059321 was filed with the patent office on 2021-12-02 for air inducing device for air conditioner and air supply control method for air conditioner.
This patent application is currently assigned to Qingdao Haier Air-conditioning Electronic Co., Ltd. The applicant listed for this patent is Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Qingdao Haier Air-conditioning Electronic Co., Ltd. Invention is credited to Jiangbin LIU, Jingsheng LIU, Qingliang MENG, Qiang SONG.
Application Number | 20210372635 17/059321 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005824021 |
Filed Date | 2021-12-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210372635 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
MENG; Qingliang ; et
al. |
December 2, 2021 |
AIR INDUCING DEVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR SUPPLY CONTROL
METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER
Abstract
An air inducing device for an air conditioner and an air supply
control method to resolve user discomfort. The device includes an
inducing member and an air storage member communicating with an air
supply port, and the inducing member has an air inlet and an air
outlet; an air inducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and the
air inducing panel has a plurality of air inducing holes; an air
outlet panel is provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet
panel has a plurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing
structure is provided between the air storage member and the
inducing member, and the air speed increasing structure forms a
negative pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air to
enter f and mix with air discharged before entering the room, so
that the temperature of blown air is closer to room
temperature.
Inventors: |
MENG; Qingliang; (Qingdao,
CN) ; SONG; Qiang; (Qingdao, CN) ; LIU;
Jingsheng; (Qingdao, CN) ; LIU; Jiangbin;
(Qingdao, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Qingdao Haier Air-conditioning Electronic Co., Ltd
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. |
Qingdao
Qingdao |
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CN
CN |
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Assignee: |
Qingdao Haier Air-conditioning
Electronic Co., Ltd
Qingdao
CN
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
Qingdao, Shandong
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005824021 |
Appl. No.: |
17/059321 |
Filed: |
December 24, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
December 24, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2019/127937 |
371 Date: |
November 27, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24F 1/0038
20190201 |
International
Class: |
F24F 1/0038 20060101
F24F001/0038 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 27, 2019 |
CN |
201910925934.9 |
Claims
1-10. (canceled)
11. An air inducing device for an air conditioner, the air
conditioner comprising an indoor unit, and the indoor unit
comprising an air supply port, and the air inducing device
comprises an inducing member and an air storage member
communicating with the air supply port; the inducing member is
provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel
is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panel is
provided with a plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet
panel is provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet panel is
provided with a plurality of air outlet holes; and an air speed
increasing structure is provided between the air storage member and
the inducing member, and the air speed increasing structure is
configured to form a negative pressure in the inducing member to
allow indoor air to enter from the air inducing holes and mix with
air discharged from the air speed increasing structure before
entering the room through the air outlet holes.
12. The air inducing device according to claim 11, wherein the air
inducing holes have a through hole structure in which a middle part
is narrowed and both ends are expanded.
13. The air inducing device according to claim 11, wherein the air
inlet comprises a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and a third
air inlet, and the air inducing panel comprises a first air
inducing panel, a second air inducing panel and a third air
inducing panel; and the first air inducing panel, the second air
inducing panel and the third air inducing panel are disposed at the
first air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inlet
respectively.
14. The air inducing device according to claim 13, wherein a first
air blocking member is provided at the first air inlet, and the
first air blocking member is capable of closing the first air
inlet; and/or a third air blocking member is provided at the third
air inlet, and the third air blocking member is capable of closing
the third air inlet.
15. The air inducing device according to claim 14, wherein there
are two of each of the first air inlet, the second air inlet and
the third air inlet; and the two first air inlets, the two second
air inlets and the two third air inlets are connected in sequence
in the same direction to form two sets of air inlets, and the air
outlet is disposed between the two sets of air inlets.
16. The air inducing device according to claim 11, wherein the
plurality of air inducing holes and/or the plurality of air outlet
holes are distributed in a rectangular array.
17. An air supply control method for an air conditioner having an
air inducing device, the air conditioner comprising an indoor unit,
and the indoor unit comprising an air supply port; and the air
inducing device comprising an inducing member and an air storage
member communicating with the air supply port, and the inducing
member is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an air
inducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing
panel is provided with a plurality of air inducing holes; an air
outlet panel is provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet
panel is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes; an air
speed increasing structure is provided between the air storage
member and the inducing member, and the air speed increasing
structure is configured to form a negative pressure in the inducing
member to allow indoor air to enter from the air inducing holes and
mix with air discharged from the air speed increasing structure
before entering the room through the air outlet holes; wherein the
air inlet comprises a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and a
third air inlet; when the air inducing device is installed in
place, the first air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air
inlet are sequentially disposed from top to bottom; the air supply
control method comprises: obtaining indoor temperature; and
controlling opening and closing states of the first air inlet and
the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature.
18. The air supply control method according to claim 17, wherein
the controlling of opening and closing states of the first air
inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature
comprises: controlling the first air inlet to be closed and the
third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is lower
than or equal to a first preset temperature.
19. The air supply control method according to claim 18, wherein
the controlling of opening and closing states of the first air
inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature
further comprises: controlling the first air inlet to be opened and
the third air inlet to be closed, if the indoor temperature is
higher than or equal to a second preset temperature; wherein the
second preset temperature is higher than the first preset
temperature.
20. The air supply control method according to claim 19, wherein
the controlling of opening and closing states of the first air
inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature
further comprises: controlling both the first air inlet and the
third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is higher
than the first preset temperature and lower than the second present
temperature.
Description
FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of air
conditioners, and specifically provides an air inducing device for
an air conditioner and an air supply control method for an air
conditioner.
BACKGROUND
[0002] With the continuous improvement of people's living
standards, people have also put forward higher and higher
requirements on the living environment. In order to maintain a
comfortable ambient temperature, an air conditioner has become an
indispensable apparatus in people's lives. In recent years, as the
air conditioning technology becomes increasingly mature, users have
also put forward higher and higher requirements on the
comprehensive performance of the air conditioner. Taking the air
supply mode of the air conditioner as an example, air is supplied
in a direct blowing manner in all existing air conditioners. A
larger wind speed can help speed up the heat exchange rate of the
air conditioner. However, the wind in this situation is very
strong, and either cold air or hot air will strongly impinge on the
user directly, which can easily cause discomfort to the user, and
even easily cause air-conditioning disease; whereas a small wind
speed can easily affect the heat exchange efficiency of the air
conditioner, thereby causing the heat exchange speed of the air
conditioner to become slow, which in turn affects the user
experience during heat exchange.
[0003] Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new air
inducing device for an air conditioner and an air supply control
method for an air conditioner to solve the above problems.
SUMMARY
[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem in the related
art, that is, to solve the problem that the air supply mode of
existing air conditioners can easily cause discomfort to the user,
the present disclosure provides an air inducing device for an air
conditioner; the air conditioner includes an indoor unit, and the
indoor unit includes an air supply port; the air inducing device
includes an inducing member and an air storage member communicating
with the air supply port, and the inducing member is provided with
an air inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel is provided
at the air inlet, and the air inducing panel is provided with a
plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel is provided at
the air outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided with a
plurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure is
provided between the air storage member and the inducing member,
and the air speed increasing structure is configured to form a
negative pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air to
enter from the air inducing holes and mix with air discharged from
the air speed increasing structure before entering the room through
the air outlet holes.
[0005] In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing
device for the air conditioner, the air inducing holes have a
through hole structure in which a middle part is narrowed and both
ends are expanded.
[0006] In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing
device for the air conditioner, the air inlet includes a first air
inlet, a second air inlet, and a third air inlet, and the air
inducing panel includes a first air inducing panel, a second air
inducing panel and a third air inducing panel; wherein the first
air inducing panel, the second air inducing panel and the third air
inducing panel are disposed at the first air inlet, the second air
inlet and the third air inlet respectively.
[0007] In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing
device for the air conditioner, a first air blocking member is
provided at the first air inlet, and the first air blocking member
is capable of closing the first air inlet; and/or, a third air
blocking member is provided at the third air inlet, and the third
air blocking member is capable of closing the third air inlet.
[0008] In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing
device for the air conditioner, each of the numbers of the first
air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inlet is two,
wherein the first air inlets, the second air inlets and the third
air inlets are connected in sequence in the same direction to form
two sets of air inlets, and the air outlet is disposed between the
two sets of air inlets.
[0009] In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing
device for the air conditioner, the plurality of air inducing holes
and/or the plurality of air outlet holes are distributed in a
rectangular array.
[0010] The present disclosure also provides an air supply control
method for an air conditioner having an air inducing device; the
air conditioner includes an indoor unit, and the indoor unit
includes an air supply port; the air inducing device includes an
inducing member and an air storage member communicating with the
air supply port, and the inducing member is provided with an air
inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel is provided at the
air inlet, and the air inducing panel is provided with a plurality
of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel is provided at the air
outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided with a plurality of
air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure is provided
between the air storage member and the inducing member, and the air
speed increasing structure is configured to form a negative
pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter from
the air inducing holes and mix with air discharged from the air
speed increasing structure before entering the room through the air
outlet holes; the air inlet includes a first air inlet, a second
air inlet, and a third air inlet; when the air inducing device is
installed in place, the first air inlet, the second air inlet and
the third air inlet are sequentially disposed from top to bottom;
the air supply control method includes: obtaining indoor
temperature; and controlling opening and closing states of the
first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor
temperature.
[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply
control method, the step of "controlling opening and closing states
of the first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the
indoor temperature" includes: controlling the first air inlet to be
closed and the third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor
temperature is lower than or equal to a first preset
temperature.
[0012] In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply
control method, the step of "controlling opening and closing states
of the first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the
indoor temperature" further includes: controlling the first air
inlet to be opened and the third air inlet to be closed, if the
indoor temperature is higher than or equal to a second preset
temperature; wherein the second preset temperature is higher than
the first preset temperature.
[0013] In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply
control method, the step of "controlling opening and closing states
of the first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the
indoor temperature" further includes: controlling both the first
air inlet and the third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor
temperature is higher than the first preset temperature and lower
than the second present temperature.
[0014] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that in
the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the air
conditioner of the present disclosure includes an indoor unit, the
indoor unit includes an air supply port, and the air after heat
exchange in the indoor unit is blown out through the air supply
port; the air inducing device of the present disclosure includes an
inducing member and an air storage member communicating with the
air supply port, and the inducing member is provided with an air
inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel is provided at the
air inlet, and the air inducing panel is provided with a plurality
of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel is provided at the air
outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided with a plurality of
air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure is provided
between the air storage member and the inducing member, and the air
speed increasing structure is configured to form a negative
pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter from
the air inducing holes and mix with air discharged from the air
speed increasing structure before entering the room through the air
outlet holes. With the arrangement of the air speed increasing
structure in the present disclosure, a negative pressure can be
formed in the inducing member so that the indoor air is introduced
into the inducing member and then blown out after mixing with the
air after heat exchange. Further, by providing the air inducing
panel and providing a plurality of air inducing holes in the air
inducing panel, an air inducing effect of the air inducing device
is effectively improved. The air after heat exchange in the indoor
unit exchanges heat with the indoor air for the first time in the
inducing member, so that the temperature of the air blown out of
the air outlet holes is closer to room temperature, thereby
effectively ensuring the user's comfortable heat exchange
experience; in this case, even if the indoor unit runs at the
maximum wind speed, it will not cause discomfort to the user, so
that the user's heat exchange experience can also be improved
maximally while effectively ensuring the heat exchange speed of the
air conditioner.
[0015] Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present
disclosure, the air inducing holes are configured to have a through
hole structure in which the middle part is narrowed and both ends
are expanded, the air inducing device of the present disclosure can
realize the venturi effect based on the structural characteristics
of the air inducing holes, so that the air inducing effect can be
better realized by taking advantage of the venturi effect.
[0016] Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present
disclosure, the present disclosure realizes an effective control of
induced air volume by providing the first air inlet, the second air
inlet and the third air inlet, thereby effectively controlling a
mixing ratio of the air after heat exchange and the indoor air in
the inducing member, and further better controlling the temperature
of outflow air of the air inducing device.
[0017] Furthermore, in the preferred technical solution of the
present disclosure, the present disclosure realizes the opening and
closing of the first air inlet by providing the first air blocking
member at the first air inlet, thereby achieving a control of the
induced air volume; at the same time, the present disclosure also
realizes the opening and closing of the third air inlet by
providing the third air blocking member at the third air inlet,
thereby achieving a better control of the induced air volume.
[0018] Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present
disclosure, two sets of the first air inlets, the second air inlets
and the third air inlets are respectively connected in sequence in
the same direction to form two sets of air inlets that are located
on both sides of the air outlet, so that a better air inducing
effect can be realized by the air inducing device through the air
inlets provided on both sides; moreover, by supplying air through
the air outlet in the middle, the air supplying effect of the air
inducing device is effectively improved.
[0019] Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present
disclosure, the plurality of air inducing holes are distributed in
a rectangular array, so as to better realize the air inducing
effect; at the same time, the plurality of air outlet holes are
also distributed in a rectangular array, so as to effectively
improve the air supplying effect.
[0020] In addition, it can also be understood by those skilled in
the art that based on the air inducing device described in the
above preferred embodiments, the present disclosure also provides
an air supply control method for an air conditioner having an air
inducing device. In this preferred technical solution, when the air
inducing device is installed in place, the first air inlet, the
second air inlet and the third air inlet are sequentially disposed
from top to bottom; the air supply control method includes:
obtaining indoor temperature; and controlling opening and closing
states of the first air inlet and the third air inlet according to
the indoor temperature. The present disclosure judges the
distribution of indoor heat according to the indoor temperature,
and then controls the opening and closing states of the first air
inlet and the third air inlet according to the distribution of the
indoor heat, so as to effectively alleviate the problem of uneven
distribution of the indoor heat.
[0021] Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present
disclosure, if the indoor temperature is lower than or equal to the
first preset temperature, it indicates that the indoor temperature
is low. In this case, in order to effectively accelerate the
increase of the indoor temperature, the air conditioner needs to
reduce the induced air volume of the air inducing device, thereby
effectively raising the temperature of outflow air; at the same
time, in order to also avoid the problem of uneven heat
distribution in the room caused by a large amount of cold air
accumulating in a lower part of the room, the air conditioner
controls the first air inlet to be closed and the third air inlet
to be opened, so that the air inducing device can introduce more
air from the lower part of the room; therefore, the air conditioner
can perform heat exchange more evenly to effectively improve user
experience. If the indoor temperature is higher than or equal to
the second preset temperature, it indicates that the indoor
temperature is high. In this case, in order to effectively
accelerate the decrease of the indoor temperature, the air
conditioner needs to reduce the induced air volume of the air
inducing device, thereby effectively lowering the temperature of
outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid the problem
of uneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amount of
hot air accumulating in an upper part of the room, the air
conditioner controls the first air inlet to be opened and the third
air inlet to be closed, so that the air inducing device can
introduce more air from the upper part of the room; therefore, the
air conditioner can perform heat exchange more evenly to improve
the user's heat exchange experience maximally. In addition, if the
indoor temperature is higher than the first preset temperature and
lower than the second preset temperature, it indicates that the
indoor temperature is still appropriate. In this case, the air
conditioner controls both the first air inlet and the third air
inlet to be opened, so that the air after heat exchange can fully
exchange heat with the indoor air before being blown out, thereby
ensuring the comfort of air supply to the greatest extent.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air inducing
device of the present disclosure when an air inducing panel and an
air outlet panel are not installed;
[0023] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air inducing device
of the present disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an overall structure of
the air inducing panel and the air outlet panel of the present
disclosure;
[0025] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an air inducing hole of
the present disclosure; and
[0026] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the steps of a preferred embodiment
of the air supply control method of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be
described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It
should be understood by those skilled in the art that these
embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of
the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of
protection of the present disclosure. For example, although various
steps of the method of the present disclosure are described in
specific orders in the present application, these orders are not
limiting, and those skilled in the art can execute these steps
according to different orders without departing from the basic
principles of the present disclosure.
[0028] It should be noted that in the description of the present
disclosure, directional or positional relationships indicated by
terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner" and
"outer" are based on the directional or positional relationships
shown in the drawings, unless explicitly specified and defined
otherwise. They are merely used for the convenience of description,
and do not indicate or imply that the device or element involved
must have a specific orientation, or be configured or operated in a
specific orientation, and therefore they should not be construed as
limiting the present disclosure. Meanwhile, terms "connect",
"connection" and "communication" should also be understood in a
broad sense; for example, it may be a mechanical communication, or
an electrical communication; it may be a direct connection, or an
indirect connection implemented through an intermediate medium, or
it may be an internal communication between two elements. For those
skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the
present disclosure can be understood according to specific
situations. In addition, terms "first", "second" and "third" are
used for descriptive purpose only, and should not be construed as
indicating or implying relative importance.
[0029] First, reference is made to FIGS. 1 and 2, in which FIG. 1
is a schematic structural view of an air inducing device of the
present disclosure when an air inducing panel and an air outlet
panel are not installed, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of
the air inducing device of the present disclosure. As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner of the present disclosure
includes an indoor unit (not shown in the drawings) and an air
inducing device. The indoor unit includes an air supply port,
through which the air after heat exchange with the indoor unit can
be supplied, and the air inducing device includes an air storage
member 1 and an inducing member 2, wherein the air storage member 1
is in communication with the air supply port so that the air after
heat exchange with the indoor unit can enter the air storage member
1 through the air supply port. An air speed increasing structure 3
is provided between the air storage member 1 and the inducing
member 2; the inducing member 2 is provided with two air inlets 21
and one air outlet 22. Referring to the orientation in FIG. 2, the
two air inlets 21 are distributed on left and right sides of the
inducing member 2, the air outlet 22 is disposed between the two
air inlets 21, and the air speed increasing structure 3 is
configured to enable a negative pressure to be formed in the
inducing member 2 so that the indoor air can enter through the air
inlets 21 and mix with the air discharged from the air speed
increasing structure 3, and the air outlet 22 can discharge the
mixed air back into the room. It should be noted that the present
disclosure does not impose any restrictions on the specific
numbers, structures, and positional relationship of the air inlets
21 and the air outlet 22, which may be set by those skilled in the
art according to actual requirements on use.
[0030] Specifically, by connecting the air storage member 1 with
the air supply port, the present disclosure enables the cold or hot
air blown from the indoor unit to first enter the air storage
member 1, and then pass through the air speed increasing structure
3 between the air storage member 1 and the inducing members 2
before entering the inducing member 2. When the cold or hot air
passes through the air speed increasing structure 3, a negative
pressure is formed in the inducing member 2 and therefore the
indoor air can enter the inducing member 2 through the air inlets
21 on the left and right sides of the inducing member 2; the air
entering the inducing member 2 exchanges heat with the cold or hot
air, and then is discharged together back into the room through the
air outlet 22 of the inducing member 2. With such an arrangement,
the present disclosure effectively avoids the problem that the cold
or hot air blown from the indoor unit is directly discharged into
the room to cause discomfort to the user. The air conditioner
enables the cold or hot air to first exchange heat with the indoor
air in the inducing member 2, which are then discharged into the
room together, so as to achieve the comfortable effect of feeling
cool but not cold or warm but not hot, thereby effectively
improving the user experience during use. In addition, those
skilled in the art can understand that they may set the specific
structure of the air storage member 1 according to actual
requirements on use; preferably, the air storage member 1 may be
configured as a box-type air storage structure. Of course, the air
storage member 1 may also be configured as an air storage cylinder,
an air storage cartridge, etc., as long as the air storage member 1
has an air storage function, and such adjustments and changes to
the specific structure of the air storage member 1 do not deviate
from the principle and scope of the present disclosure. All these
adjustments and changes should be covered within the scope of
protection of the present disclosure.
[0031] In addition, it should also be noted that those skilled in
the art may set the specific structure of the air speed increasing
structure 3 according to actual requirements on use; for example,
the air speed increasing structure 3 may be configured as a through
hole structure having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of
the air supply port. Of course, the air speed increasing structure
3 may also be an electrical device having an air suctioning
function, such as a fan. When the air speed increasing structure 3
is a through hole structure having a cross-sectional area smaller
than that of the air supply port, since the volume of the cold or
hot air passing through the air speed increasing structure 3 is the
same the volume of the cold or hot air passing through the air
supply port within the same time period, and the cross-sectional
area of the air speed increasing structure 3 is smaller than the
cross-sectional area of the air supply port, the speed of the cold
or hot air passing through the air speed increasing structure 3 is
larger than the speed at which it passes through the air supply
port, thereby achieving speed increase of the air and therefore
enabling a negative pressure to be formed in the inducing member 2
to introduce indoor air into the inducing member 2.
[0032] Further preferably, the air inducing device further includes
a heat storage member 4 provided on the inducing member 2, and the
heat storage member 4 is disposed near the air outlet 22 so that
the heat storage member 4 can exchange heat with the air at the air
outlet 22. The heat storage member 4 is preferably a fin type heat
accumulator, and the air can exchange heat with the fin type heat
accumulator when passing through the fin type heat accumulator. Of
course, the heat storage member 4 may also be set as other types of
heat accumulators. Such adjustments and changes to the specific
type of the heat storage member 4 do not deviate from the principle
and scope of the present disclosure, and should be covered within
the scope of protection of the present disclosure. At the same
time, the heat storage member 4 may partially cover the air outlet
22 or completely cover the air outlet 22, and those skilled in the
art may set the coverage area by themselves according to actual
requirements on use. Further, the air storage member 1 is provided
with a thermal insulation layer 5, and the present disclosure
effectively avoids energy loss through such an arrangement, thereby
effectively improving the heat exchange efficiency of the air
conditioner. It should be noted that those skilled in the art may
set the arrangement the thermal insulation layer 5 by themselves
according to requirements on use; for example, the thermal
insulation layer 5 may be disposed only on an inner wall of the air
storage member 1, or the thermal insulation layer 5 may be disposed
only on outer wall of the air storage member 1 (as shown in FIG.
2), or alternatively, the thermal insulation layer 5 may be
disposed only on both the inner and outer walls of the air storage
member 1; moreover, the thermal insulation layer 5 may be set as a
thermal insulation film adhered on the air storage member 1 (the
thermal insulation film is shown FIG. 2), or it may be set as a
thermal insulation coating painted on the air storage member 1, or
alternatively, it may be a composite thermal insulation layer
consisting of both the thermal insulation coating and the thermal
insulation film, etc. Adjustments and changes to the specific
position and specific structural type of the thermal insulation
layer 5 do not deviate from the basic principles and scope of
protection of the present disclosure, and should fall within the
scope of protection of the present disclosure. In addition, in
order to facilitate the connection between the air storage member 1
and the air supply port, the air storage member 1 is also provided
with an air duct 6, and the air storage member 1 communicates with
the air supply port through the air duct 6; of course, those
skilled in the art may also set the connection mode of the air
storage member 1 and the air supply port by themselves according to
actual requirements on use. Also, the air duct 6 and the air
storage member 1 may be fixedly connected, and the air duct 6 and
the air storage member 1 may also be integrated; that is, those
skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific connection mode of
the air duct 6 and the air storage member 1 in practical
applications, as long as the air storage member 1 can communicate
with the air supply port through the air duct 6.
[0033] Next, reference is made to FIG. 3, which is a schematic view
showing an overall structure of the air inducing panel and the air
outlet panel of the present disclosure. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
an air inducing panel 23 is provided at each of the two air inlets
21 on the left and right sides of the inducing member 2, and an air
outlet panel 24 is provided at the air outlet 22; the air inducing
panel 23 is provided with a plurality of air inducing holes, and
the air outlet panel 24 is provided with a plurality of air outlet
holes. As a preferred embodiment, the air inducing hole has a
through hole structure shown in FIG. 4 in which the middle part is
narrowed and both ends are expanded, so as to effectively enhance
the air inducing effect; of course, this description is not
restrictive. The air inducing hole may also have a general straight
hole structure, and those skilled in the art may set it by
themselves according to actual requirements on use. The present
disclosure does not impose any restrictions on the specific shapes
of the air inducing holes and the air outlet holes. In addition, it
should be noted that the those skilled in the art may set the
distributions of the plurality of air inducing holes and the
plurality of air outlet holes according to actual requirements on
use; preferably, the plurality of air inducing holes and the
plurality of air outlet holes are each distributed in a rectangular
array.
[0034] Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the preferred embodiment,
the air inducing panel 23 includes a first air inducing panel 231,
a second air inducing panel 232, and a third air inducing panel
233, and each of the numbers of the first air inducing panel 231,
the second air inducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel
233 is two. Referring to the orientation in FIG. 3, the first air
inducing panel 231, the second air inducing panel 232 and the third
air inducing panel 233 disposed on the left side of the air outlet
panel 24 are connected in sequence from top to bottom, and the
second air inducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233
disposed on the right side of the air outlet panel 24 are also
connected in sequence from top to bottom; the air outlet panel 24
is disposed between the two sets of air inducing panels. It should
be noted that although the air outlet panel and the plurality of
air inducing panels in this preferred embodiment are provided
integrally, it is obvious that some or all of the air outlet panel
and the plurality of air inducing panels may also be provided
independently, as long as the air inducing panels and the air
outlet panel can cover the corresponding air inlets and air outlet
respectively when they are installed in place. In this preferred
embodiment, although only one air outlet and two air inlets are
provided on the inducing member 2, when the air inducing panels 23
and the air outlet panel 24 are installed in place, the
corresponding spaces below the first air inducing panel 231, the
second air inducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233
are each an air inlet respectively, that is, the three air inlets
are completely communicated. At this time, the air inducing panels
23 is divided into six parts, which correspond to the six air
inlets below respectively; of course, the six air inlets are all
communicated with each other, and each of them can introduce indoor
air into the inducing member 2 for mixing with the air after the
heat exchange. The air outlet panel 24 covers the heat storage
member 4. An air inducing cavity is formed between the air inducing
panels 23 and the inducing member 2, and an air outlet cavity is
formed between the air outlet panel 24 and the inducing member 2.
The air inducing cavity communicates with the air storage member 1
through the air speed increasing structure 3, and communicates with
the air outlet cavity through the air outlet 22. In addition, it
should be noted that although in this preferred embodiment, the
first air inlet corresponding to the first air inducing panel 231,
the second air inlet corresponding to the second air inducing panel
232 and the third air inlet corresponding to the third air inducing
panel 233 are connected into one piece, it is obvious that the
first air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inlet may
also be provided as three independent cavities, as long as the air
inlet can communicate with the air outlet 22.
[0035] Further, as a preferred embodiment, a first air blocking
member (not shown in the figure) is provided at the first air
inducing panel 231, and the first air blocking member can close the
first air inlet. That is, the air inducing holes provided on the
first air inducing panel 231 no longer introduce air. It should be
noted that those skilled in the art may set the structure of the
first air blocking member by themselves according to actual
requirements on use; preferably, the first air blocking member may
be set as a structure similar to a shutter. Of course, the first
air blocking member may also be configured as a movable baffle, as
long as the first air blocking member can close the first air
inlet. At the same time, a third air blocking member (not shown in
the figure) is provided at the third air inducing panel 233, and
the third air blocking member can close the third air inlet. That
is, the air inducing holes provided on the third air inducing panel
233 no longer introduce air. It should also be noted that those
skilled in the art may set the specific structure of the third air
blocking member by themselves according to actual requirements on
use; preferably, the third air blocking member may be set as a
structure similar to a shutter. Of course, the third air blocking
member may also be configured as a movable baffle, as long as the
third air blocking member can close the third air inlet. In
addition, those skilled in the art can understand that although the
air inducing device in the preferred embodiment includes the first
air blocking member and the third air blocking member, this is not
restrictive, and those skilled in the art can set by themselves
according to actual requirements on use.
[0036] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, when the air
inducing device is installed in place, the air inducing panels 23
and the air outlet panel 24 are each disposed in a vertical
direction, and the first air inducing panel 231, the second air
inducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233 are
disposed in sequence in the vertical direction from top to bottom;
that is, the first air inlet corresponding to the first air
inducing panel 231, the second air inlet corresponding to the
second air inducing panel 232 and the third air inlet corresponding
to the third air inducing panel 233 are disposed in sequence from
top to bottom. It should be noted that the present disclosure does
not impose any restrictions on the installation method of the air
inducing device, and those skilled in the art may set the specific
installation method by themselves according to actual requirements
on use. In addition, the air conditioner further includes an indoor
temperature sensor and a controller. The indoor temperature sensor
can detect the indoor temperature, the controller can obtain the
indoor temperature detected by the indoor temperature sensor, and
the controller can also control the operating condition of the air
conditioner; for example, the controller controls the action of the
first air blocking member and the action of the third air blocking
member. Those skilled in the art can understand that the present
disclosure does not impose any restrictions on the specific
structure and model of the controller, and the controller may be
the original controller of the air conditioner, or it may be a
controller separately provided for implementing the air supply
control method of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art
may set the structure and model of the controller by themselves
according to actual requirements on use.
[0037] Next, reference is made to FIG. 5, which is a flowchart of
the steps of a preferred embodiment of the air supply control
method of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, based on the
air conditioner and the air inducing device described in the above
preferred embodiments, a preferred embodiment of the air supply
control method of the present disclosure specifically includes the
following steps:
[0038] S101: obtaining indoor temperature;
[0039] S102: controlling opening and closing states of the first
air inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor
temperature;
[0040] S103: controlling the first air inlet to be closed and the
third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is lower
than or equal to a first preset temperature;
[0041] S104: controlling both the first air inlet and the third air
inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is higher than the
first preset temperature and lower than a second present
temperature; and
[0042] S105: controlling the first air inlet to be opened and the
third air inlet to be closed, if the indoor temperature is higher
than or equal to the second preset temperature.
[0043] Further, in step S101, the controller can obtain the indoor
temperature through the indoor temperature sensor; of course, this
method of obtaining the indoor temperature is not restrictive, and
the controller may also use an external temperature sensor to
obtain the indoor temperature, as long as the indoor temperature
can be obtained by the controller. Next, in step S102, the
controller can control the opening and closing states of the first
air inlet and the third air inlet according to the obtained indoor
temperature; it should be noted that the present disclosure does
not impose any restrictions on the specific control method thereof;
as long as the controller can control the opening and closing
states of the first air inlet and the third air inlet through the
indoor temperature, any control method will belong to the scope of
protection of the present disclosure. In addition, it should be
noted that in this preferred embodiment, the second air inlet is
normally opened, that is, the second air inlet is always opened, so
as to ensure the air inducing effect of the air inducing device
more effectively; but this is not restrictive. Obviously, the
present disclosure may not be provided with the second air
inlet.
[0044] Further, in step S103, if the controller judges that the
obtained indoor temperature is lower than or equal to the first
preset temperature, it indicates that the indoor temperature at
this point is relatively low. In this case, in order to effectively
accelerate the increase of the indoor temperature, the air
conditioner needs to reduce the induced air volume of the air
inducing device, thereby effectively raising the temperature of
outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid the problem
of uneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amount of
cold air accumulating in a lower part of the room, the air
conditioner controls the first air inlet to be closed and the third
air inlet to be opened, so that the air inducing device can
introduce more air from the lower part of the room; therefore, the
air conditioner can perform heat exchange more evenly to
effectively improve user experience. Specifically, the controller
can control the first air blocking member to block the first air
inlet, so that the indoor air cannot be introduced by the air
inducing device through the air inducing holes provided in the
first air inducing panels 231; at the same time, the controller can
also control the third air blocking member to no longer block the
third air inlet, so that the indoor air can be introduced by the
air inducing device through the air inducing holes provided in the
third air inducing panels 233. In this case, the air inducing
device can introduce indoor air through the air inducing holes
provided in the second air inducing panels 232 and the third air
inducing panels 233; that is, the air inducing device can mainly
introduce the air in the lower part of the room. In addition, it
should be noted that those skilled in the art may set the specific
value of the first preset temperature by themselves according to
the actual use situation, as long as the indoor cold air will
accumulate in the lower part when the indoor temperature is lower
than or equal to the first preset temperature.
[0045] Further, in step S104, if the controller judges that the
obtained indoor temperature is higher than the first preset
temperature and lower than the second preset temperature, it
indicates that the indoor temperature at this point is appropriate.
In this case, in order to effectively increase the induced air
volume of the air inducing device, the air conditioner controls
both the first air inlet and the third air inlet to be opened, so
that the air after heat exchange can fully exchange heat with a
large amount of indoor air before being blown out, thereby ensuring
the comfort of air supply to the greatest extent. Specifically, the
controller can control the first air blocking member to no longer
block the first air inlet and control the third air blocking member
to no longer block the third air inlet; in this case, the air
inducing device can introduce the indoor air through the air
inducing holes provided in the first air inducing panel 231, the
air inducing holes provided in the second air inducing panel 232
and the air inducing holes provided in the third air inducing panel
233 altogether, so as to effectively increase the induced air
volume of the air inducing device.
[0046] Further, in step S105, if the controller judges that the
obtained indoor temperature is higher than or equal to the second
preset temperature, it indicates that the indoor temperature at
this point is relatively high. In this case, in order to
effectively accelerate the decrease of the indoor temperature, the
air conditioner needs to reduce the induced air volume of the air
inducing device, thereby effectively lowering the temperature of
outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid the problem
of uneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amount of
hot air accumulating in an upper part of the room, the air
conditioner controls the first air inlet to be opened and the third
air inlet to be closed, so that the air inducing device can
introduce more air from the upper part of the room; therefore, the
air conditioner can perform heat exchange more evenly to improve
the user's heat exchange experience maximally. Specifically, the
controller does not control the first air blocking member to block
the first air inlet, so that the indoor air can be introduced by
the air inducing device through the air inducing holes provided in
the first air inducing panels 231; at the same time, the controller
can also control the third air blocking member to block the third
air inlet, so that the indoor air cannot be introduced by the air
inducing device through the air inducing holes provided in the
third air inducing panels 233. In this case, the air inducing
device can introduce indoor air through the air inducing holes
provided in the first air inducing panels 231 and the second air
inducing panels 232; that is, the air inducing device can mainly
introduce the air in the upper part of the room. In addition, it
should be noted that those skilled in the art may set the specific
value of the second preset temperature by themselves according to
the actual use situation, as long as the indoor hot air will
accumulate in the upper part when the indoor temperature is higher
than or equal to the second preset temperature.
[0047] Hitherto, the technical solutions of the present disclosure
have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments
shown in the accompanying drawings, but it is easily understood by
those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the
present disclosure is obviously not limited to these specific
embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present
disclosure, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or
replacements to relevant technical features, and the technical
solutions after these changes or replacements will fall within the
scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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