Push-out mechanism for wind deflector and air conditioner

• US 10,641,503 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2016
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GREE Electric Appliances Incorporated of Zhuhai
• Original Assignee: GREE Electric Appliances Incorporated of Zhuhai
• Inventors: Lin, Qinghui, Wang, Chunjie, Xia, Guanghui, Han, Peng
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin, Elizabeth J
• Application Number:
  US15/776,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20180328599A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 1/0011 characterised by air outlets
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/10 movable, e.g. dampers
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/1426 characterised by actuating means
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2013/1446 with gearings

Abstract

Provided is a push-out mechanism for a wind deflector, including: a mounting housing; a rack slidably provided on the mounting housing, the rack is used to hinge with a wind deflector; a gear rotatably provided on the mounting housing and used to connect with an output shaft of a motor, the gear is engaged with the rack; an intermittent movement mechanism rotatably provided on the mounting housing, the intermittent movement mechanism including a first driving medium rotating coaxially with the gear, and a second driving medium drivingly connected with the first driving medium; and a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is hinged to the second driving medium and the other end is used to hinge with the wind deflector. Also provided is an air conditioner. The mechanism reduces usage of a motor and saves costs.

Claims

1. A push-out mechanism for a wind deflector, comprising:

a mounting housing;

a rack slidably provided on the mounting housing, the rack is used to hinge with a wind deflector, and drive the wind deflector to push out forward;

a gear rotatably provided on the mounting housing and used to connect with an output shaft of a motor, the gear is engaged with the rack;

an intermittent movement mechanism rotatably provided on the mounting housing, the intermittent movement mechanism comprises a first driving medium rotating coaxially with the gear, and a second driving medium drivingly connected with the first driving medium; and

a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is hinged to the second driving medium and the other end hinges with the wind deflector, when the first driving medium moves, the second driving medium and the rack drive the wind deflector to open to a corresponding angle, and when the first driving medium stops, the rack drives the wind deflector to continuously open to a final angle.

2. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first driving medium is a grooved wheel;

and

the second driving medium is a drive plate with a cylindrical pin.

3. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

4. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first driving medium is a grooved wheel having at least one groove.

5. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

6. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intermittent movement mechanism is an incomplete gear mechanism.

7. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

8. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first driving medium is an incomplete gear;

and

the second driving medium is an incomplete gear or an incomplete rack.

9. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

10. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

11. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guide mechanism is a guide wheel rotatably provided on the mounting housing.

12. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 11, wherein the rack is an arc-shaped rack, and an arc-shaped groove concentric with the rack is provided on the rack, the push-out mechanism for a wind deflector comprises a plurality of guide wheels, at least one of the guide wheels is matched with the arc-shaped groove;

and

the other one of the guide wheels are matched with an edge of the rack.

13. The push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 11, wherein a guide groove is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the guide wheel, the rack is matched with the guide groove.

14. An air conditioner, comprising a housing and the push-out mechanism for the wind deflector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the push-out mechanism for the wind deflector is disposed in the housing.

15. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first driving medium is a grooved wheel;

and the second driving medium is a drive plate with a cylindrical pin.

16. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first driving medium is a grooved wheel having at least one groove.

17. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 14, wherein the intermittent movement mechanism is an incomplete gear mechanism.

18. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first driving medium is an incomplete gear;

and the second driving medium is an incomplete gear or an incomplete rack.

19. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a guide mechanism provided on the mounting housing and used to guide the rack.

20. The air conditioner as claimed in claim 19, wherein the guide mechanism is a guide wheel rotatably provided on the mounting housing.