Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the invention provides a cleaning assembly, an air conditioner and an air conditioner cleaning method.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cleaning assembly for cleaning an air conditioner, including:
The supporting frame is enclosed into a rectangular notch;
The cleaning water pipe is arranged in the rectangular notch and can be driven to reciprocate and translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch;
Wherein a plurality of cleaning water gaps are formed in the bottom of the cleaning water pipe along the width direction of the rectangular notch.
In the above technical solution, the cleaning assembly further includes:
A driving part including a first driving part and a second driving part;
The first driving part is configured to drive the cleaning water pipe to reciprocate and translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch;
the second driving part is configured to change a water outlet angle of the washing water pipe.
In the technical scheme, the first driving part comprises a conveying belt and a first driving motor, wherein the conveying belt is arranged along the length direction of the rectangular notch, and the first driving motor is used as a driving source of the conveying belt, and the conveying belt drives the cleaning water pipe to translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch when in transmission;
The second driving part comprises a second driving motor, and the second driving motor can drive the cleaning water pipe to rotate so as to change the water outlet angle of the cleaning water pipe.
In the above technical scheme, a groove is formed in the wall surface of the support frame in the length direction, the transmission belt is rotatably installed in the groove, and the second driving motor is fixedly installed on the surface of the transmission belt and is arranged in the groove.
In the above technical scheme, the wall surface in the width direction of the support frame is provided with the micro switch, the cleaning water pipe can be contacted with the micro switch when being translated along the length direction of the support frame, and the translation direction of the cleaning water pipe can be changed when the cleaning water pipe is contacted with the micro switch.
The second aspect of the embodiment of the invention provides an air conditioner, which comprises a machine body and the cleaning component;
The machine body is internally provided with an evaporator and a filter screen, and the filter screen is arranged above the evaporator;
the top of the machine body is provided with an installation position, the cleaning assembly is installed at the installation position, and a cleaning water gap in the cleaning assembly after installation is opposite to the filter screen so as to clean internal parts of the machine body when the cleaning assembly runs.
In the above technical solution, the air conditioner further includes:
The dust content sensor is used for detecting dust content in the machine body, and the controller can control the first driving motor and/or the second driving motor to operate according to the dust content detected by the dust content sensor.
In the technical scheme, a water guide plate is arranged in the machine body, and a drain hole is formed in the bottom of the machine body;
When the cleaning component is started, cleaning water after the filter screen and the evaporator are cleaned is guided by the water guide plate and then discharged from the drain hole.
In the technical scheme, the water guide plate and the water drain holes are arranged on two sides of the air outlet of the machine body;
The water guide plate can be arranged in the machine body in a guiding way and can be controlled and guided according to the running state of the cleaning assembly;
When the cleaning component is in an open state, the bottom end of the water guide plate can be controlled to move towards one side of the water drain hole and shade the air outlet of the machine body, and the water guide plate is in a closed state;
When the cleaning component is changed from the opening state to the closing state, the bottom end of the water guide plate can be controlled to move towards one side far away from the water drain hole and release the shielding of the air outlet of the machine body, and the water guide plate is in the opening state.
In the above technical solution, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning method for an air conditioner, which is applied to the above-mentioned air conditioner, and the cleaning method includes:
and acquiring a dust content value m in the machine body, comparing the dust content value m with a first preset dust content value m1, and selecting whether to start the cleaning assembly or not according to the comparison result.
In the above technical solution, the method for selecting whether to start the cleaning assembly according to the comparison result includes:
if the dust content value m in the machine body is larger than the first preset dust content value m1, an alarm is sent to a user to prompt the user whether the cleaning mode needs to be started or not.
In the above technical solution, if the user selects to start the cleaning mode, comparing whether the dust content value m in the machine body is greater than the second preset dust content value m2;
If the first preset dust content value m1 is smaller than the dust content value m < second preset dust content value m2 in the machine body, executing step S1, wherein a water inlet valve and a first driving motor in the cleaning assembly are opened, a water outlet of the cleaning water pipe is opposite to the filter screen, and the first driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to translate so as to clean the internal parts of the machine body in a reciprocating manner;
If the dust content value m in the machine body is larger than the second preset dust content value m2, executing step S2, namely starting a water inlet valve, a first driving motor and a second driving motor in the cleaning assembly, and driving the cleaning water pipe to rotate by a preset angle by the second driving motor so that the water outlet of the cleaning water pipe inclines towards the filter screen, wherein the first driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to translate to clean the internal parts of the machine body in a reciprocating manner.
In the above technical solution, in the process of executing step S2, the preset angle at which the second driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to rotate includes a first preset angle and a second preset angle;
When the cleaning water pipe moves towards one side of the micro switch, the second driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to rotate clockwise by a first preset angle;
when the cleaning water pipe moves towards one side far away from the micro switch, the second driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to rotate anticlockwise by a second preset angle;
wherein second preset angle = 2 x first preset angle.
In the above technical solution, after the first driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to translate to clean the filter screen and the evaporator back and forth, the dust content value m in the machine body is obtained again and compared with the first preset dust content value m1 and the second preset dust content value m 2;
If the dust content value m in the machine body is smaller than the first preset dust content value m1, the cleaning assembly is closed, and the cleaning mode is ended;
if the first preset dust content value m1 is less than the dust content value m in the machine body is less than the second preset dust content value m2, executing the step S1;
If the dust content value m > the second preset dust content value m2, step S2 is performed.
In the above technical solution, the cleaning method further includes:
after executing step S2, if the dust content value m in the machine body is less than the first preset dust content value m1 or the first preset dust content value m1 is less than the second preset dust content value m2, the second driving motor drives the cleaning water pipe to rotate clockwise by a third preset angle;
wherein third preset angle = first preset angle.
In the above technical solution, if the dust content value m in the body is greater than the first preset dust content value m1, the water guide plate may be controlled to be in a closed state;
if the dust content value m in the machine body is smaller than the first preset dust content value m1, the water guide plate can be controlled to be in an open state.
After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. The embodiment of the invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of driving a cleaning water pipe to reciprocate, when the cleaning assembly is arranged on an air conditioner body, parts in the air conditioner body can be cleaned, so that a user can clean the air conditioner without depending on professional staff.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the invention as detailed in the accompanying claims.
At present, the existing air conditioner is inconvenient to clean parts such as a filter screen, an evaporator and the like in the machine body. The embodiment of the invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of driving a cleaning water pipe to reciprocate, which can clean parts in an air conditioner body when being arranged on the air conditioner body, so that a user can clean the air conditioner without depending on professional staff.
The technical solutions of the present embodiment are described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 10, and the following implementation manners and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.
Examples
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cleaning assembly for cleaning an air conditioner, including:
a supporting frame 1 which is enclosed into a rectangular notch;
The cleaning water pipe 2 is arranged in the rectangular notch and can be driven to reciprocate and translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch;
wherein the bottom of the cleaning water pipe 2 is provided with a plurality of cleaning water ports 21 along the width direction of the rectangular notch.
The cleaning water pipe 2 in the embodiment of the invention can be driven to reciprocate in the supporting frame 1, and when the cleaning water pipe is installed on an air conditioner, the cleaning of the parts such as the filter screen 8, the evaporator 9 and the like in the air conditioner can be realized.
It should be noted that the "rectangle" in the embodiment of the present application is not required to be a purely mathematical definition of a geometric concept, as long as it has two sides parallel to each other, and the two sides limit the width of the channel, and the length of the channel is greater than the width of the channel, so that the cleaning water pipe 2 can translate along the length of the channel.
Specifically, the cleaning assembly further comprises:
a driving part, wherein the driving part comprises a first driving part and a second driving part;
the first driving part is configured to drive the cleaning water pipe 2 to reciprocate and translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch;
the second driving part is configured to change the water outlet angle of the washing water pipe 2.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the second driving part is arranged, so that the water outlet angle of the cleaning water pipe 2 can be changed when more dust exists in the air conditioner, and the cleaning effect on the interior of the air conditioner is improved.
More specifically, the first driving part comprises a transmission belt arranged along the length direction of the rectangular notch and a first driving motor 4 used as a driving source of the transmission belt, wherein the transmission belt drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate along the length direction of the rectangular notch during transmission;
The second driving part comprises a second driving motor 5, and the second driving motor 5 can drive the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate so as to change the water outlet angle of the cleaning water pipe 2.
When the dust in the air conditioner is more, the second driving motor 5 can drive the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate by a preset angle, so that the water outlet direction of the cleaning water outlet 21 at the bottom of the cleaning water pipe 2 is changed, the cleaning water outlet 21 is inclined to discharge water, the cleaning effect on the inside of the air conditioner is improved, and meanwhile, the cleaning area of the cleaning water pipe can be improved when the cleaning water outlet is inclined, and the cleaning effect is further improved.
In any of the above embodiments, grooves are formed on two side wall surfaces of the support frame 1 in the length direction, the transmission belt is installed in the grooves on two sides of the support frame, the second driving motor 5 is fixedly installed on the surface of the transmission belt and placed in the grooves after starting to transmit under the driving of the first driving motor 4, specifically, the second driving motor 5 can be fixedly installed on the surface of the transmission belt in an adhering manner, so that the transmission belt can drive the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate through the second driving motor 5 during transmission.
It should be noted that, when the first driving motor 4 controls the transmission belt to drive, it only controls the transmission belt to run for a certain distance, and when the second driving motor 5 follows the transmission belt to move, it only makes displacement in the horizontal direction, so that the problem that the second driving motor 5 interferes with other components in the moving process does not exist.
In any of the above embodiments, the micro switch 6 is provided on the wall surface in the width direction of the support frame 1, the cleaning water pipe 2 may contact with the micro switch 6 when being translated along the length direction of the support frame 1, and the translation direction of the cleaning water pipe 2 may be changed when the cleaning water pipe 2 contacts with the micro switch 6.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides an air conditioner as shown in fig. 7-9, which comprises a machine body 7 and the cleaning component;
Wherein be equipped with evaporimeter 9 and filter screen 8 in the organism 7, the top of evaporimeter 9 is located to filter screen 8, and the organism 7 top is equipped with the installation position, and cleaning assembly installs in installation position department and washs the mouth of a river in the back cleaning assembly and is relative with filter screen 8 to wash filter screen 8, evaporimeter 9 and to other parts in the organism when cleaning assembly operation.
In any of the above embodiments, the air conditioner further includes:
A controller and a dust content sensor, wherein the dust content sensor is used for detecting the dust content in the machine body 7, and the controller can control the first driving motor 4 and/or the second driving motor 5 to operate according to the dust content detected by the dust content sensor.
In any of the above embodiments, the inside of the body 7 is provided with a water guide plate 10, and the bottom of the body 7 is provided with a drain hole 11;
when the cleaning component is started, the cleaning water after cleaning the filter screen and the evaporator is guided by the water guide plate 10 and then discharged from the water discharge hole 11.
Specifically, the cleaning water pipe 2 is directly connected with a water source in an external connection mode and is provided with a water inlet valve, and when the water inlet valve is opened, high-pressure water flow directly cleans the inside of the air conditioner through a cleaning water gap 21 at the bottom of the cleaning water pipe 2. When the first driving motor 4 is started, the cleaning water pipe 2 is driven by the transmission belt to reciprocate, and the high-pressure water flow cleans internal parts (parts such as the filter screen 8 and the evaporator 9) of the air conditioner along with the movement of the cleaning water pipe 2. Dust in the air conditioner is washed by water flow, and along with the water flow, the water guide plate 10 guides the water flow into a water channel arranged on the bottom shell of the machine body 7, and flows out from the water drain hole 11 to the outside. The cleaning of the internal parts of the air conditioner is realized.
In any of the above embodiments, the water guide plate 10 and the water drain hole 11 are disposed at two sides of the bottom air outlet 12 of the machine body 7;
wherein the water guide plate 10 can be guided and installed in the machine body 7 and the water guide plate 10 can be controlled and guided according to the running state of the cleaning assembly;
Specifically, when the cleaning assembly is in an open state, the bottom end of the water guide plate 10 can be controlled to move towards one side of the water drain hole 11 and shade the air outlet 12 of the machine body 7, and the water guide plate 10 is in a closed state;
When the cleaning component is changed from the open state to the closed state, the bottom end of the water guide plate 10 can be controlled to move towards the side far away from the water drain hole 11 and release the shielding of the air outlet 12 of the machine body 7, and the water guide plate is in the open state.
Thereby avoiding the influence of the water guide plate 10 on the normal air outlet of the air conditioner when water is not guided.
In any of the above embodiments, the above-mentioned air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner, wherein the cleaning assembly is mounted on an indoor unit of the air conditioner.
In still another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for cleaning an air conditioner as shown in fig. 10, which is applied to the above-mentioned air conditioner, where the method for cleaning an air conditioner includes:
and acquiring a dust content value m in the machine body, comparing the dust content value m with a first preset dust content value m1, and selecting whether to start the cleaning assembly or not according to the comparison result.
In the above cleaning method, the method for selecting whether to start the cleaning assembly according to the comparison result includes:
if the dust content value m in the machine body is larger than the first preset dust content value m1, an alarm is sent to a user to prompt the user whether the cleaning mode needs to be started or not.
Specifically, if the user selects to start the cleaning mode, further comparing whether the dust content value m in the machine body is larger than a second preset dust content value m2;
If the first preset dust content value m1 is smaller than the dust content value m < second preset dust content value m2 in the machine body, executing step S1, wherein a water inlet valve in the cleaning assembly and the first driving motor 4 are started, a cleaning water port 21 of the cleaning water pipe 2 is opposite to the filter screen 8, and the first driving motor 4 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate so as to clean the filter screen 8 and the evaporator 9 in a reciprocating manner;
if the dust content value m in the machine body is greater than the second preset dust content value m2, step S2 is executed, wherein the water inlet valve, the first driving motor 4 and the second driving motor 5 in the cleaning assembly are started, the second driving motor 5 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate for a preset angle so that the water outlet of the cleaning water pipe 2 is inclined towards the filter screen 8, and the first driving motor 4 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate to clean the filter screen 8 and the evaporator 9 in a reciprocating manner.
In the process of executing step S2, the preset angle at which the second driving motor 5 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate includes a first preset angle and a second preset angle;
When the cleaning water pipe 2 moves towards one side of the micro switch 6, the second driving motor 5 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate clockwise by a first preset angle;
when the cleaning water pipe 2 moves towards one side far away from the micro switch 6, the second driving motor 5 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate anticlockwise by a second preset angle;
wherein second preset angle = 2 x first preset angle.
In the above cleaning method, when the first driving motor 4 drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate to clean the filter screen 8 and the evaporator 9 back and forth, the dust content value m in the machine body is obtained again and compared with the first preset dust content value m1 and the second preset dust content value m 2;
If the dust content value m in the machine body is smaller than the first preset dust content value m1, the cleaning assembly is closed, and the cleaning mode is ended;
if the first preset dust content value m1 is less than the dust content value m in the machine body is less than the second preset dust content value m2, executing the step S1;
If the dust content value m > the second preset dust content value m2, step S2 is performed.
In the above cleaning method, the cleaning method further includes:
after executing step S2, if the dust content value m in the machine body is less than the first preset dust content value m1 or the first preset dust content value m1 is less than the second preset dust content value m2, the second driving motor 5 further drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to rotate clockwise by a third preset angle;
wherein third preset angle = first preset angle.
In the above-described cleaning method, if the dust content value m in the body is greater than the first preset dust content value m1, the water guide plate 10 may be controlled to be in the closed state;
If the dust content value m < the first preset dust content value m1 in the body, the water guide plate 10 may be controlled to be in an opened state.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, when the dust content in the air conditioner exceeds the first preset dust content value m1, the air conditioner will send an alarm prompt, and the alarm prompt may be that a specific symbol appears on the display of the internal machine or the dust content in the internal machine is noticed to reach an inadequate value in the form of an audible and visual alarm, so that the cleaning mode needs to be started to clean the internal machine.
When the user starts the cleaning mode, it is further determined whether the dust content in the internal machine is greater than the second preset dust content value m2, and the first driving motor 4 is independently started or the first driving motor 4 and the second driving motor 5 are simultaneously started according to the determination result, that is, the step S1 or the step S2 in the cleaning method is selectively executed.
When the system determines to execute step S1 or step S2, the water guide plate 10 is started under the action of a water guide plate motor (not shown in the figure), meanwhile, the water inlet valve of the water inlet assembly is opened, water is automatically fed into the cleaning water pipe, the conveying belt drives the cleaning water pipe 2 to translate towards one side of the microswitch 6, and high-pressure water flows to clean parts in the internal machine through the cleaning water port 21 at the bottom of the cleaning water pipe.
When the cleaning water pipe 2 touches the micro switch 6, the first driving motor 4 is controlled to reversely rotate to drive the transmission belt to drive back, so that the reciprocating cleaning of the air conditioner indoor unit is realized.
The cleaned cleaning water is introduced into the water channel under the action of the water guide plate 10, and is discharged outdoors through the drain hole 11, and the drain pipe is connected with the drain hole 11. The cleaning water pipe 2 returns to the original position under the drive of the conveyor belt, and the dust content sensor detects the dust content in the machine body again. And if the dust content does not reach the qualified value, restarting the step S1 or the step S2 until the dust content in the inner machine reaches the qualified value (namely, the dust content in the inner machine is smaller than the first preset dust content).
Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the application following, in general, the principles of the application and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the application pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the application being indicated by the following claims.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.
Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the application following, in general, the principles of the application and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the application pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the application being indicated by the following claims.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.