Air conditioner apparatus, and indoor unit and outdoor unit thereof

Abstract

Provided is an air conditioner apparatus (100), comprising an evaporation device (10), a refrigerant compressor (30), and a condensation device (20). At least one of the evaporation device (10) and the condensation device (20) comprises the following heat exchange structures: a housing (11, 19), multiple refrigerant medium circulating channels (121, 161) and multiple fins (13, 17), with the housing (11, 19) having an upper end opening and a lower end opening. The multiple fins (13, 17) are arranged between the refrigerant medium circulating channels (121, 161) and between the housing (11, 19) and the refrigerant medium circulating channels (121, 161), and gaps (18) for allowing an airflow to pass are formed between the fins (13, 17). In addition, further disclosed are an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of an air conditioner apparatus.

1 . An air conditioner apparatus, comprising:
 an evaporation device configured to evaporate and gasify refrigerant to output cold air;   a refrigerant compressor configured to compress the refrigerant vaporized in the evaporation device into high-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant; and   a condensation device configured to cool the high-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant output by the refrigerant compressor into medium-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant;   wherein at least one of the evaporation device and the condensation device comprises a heat exchange structure integrally molded by extrusion, which is formed with at least one medium circulating channel, and a plurality of fins are formed on the outer periphery of the medium circulating channel and arranged at intervals to form gaps allowing airflows to pass through.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises a plurality of medium tubes, wherein the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, and an outer wall of each medium tube is connected with fins extending in the height direction of the medium tube. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, the rest of the medium tubes are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube, and the fins extend in the radial direction around the medium tube at the geometric center on the outer periphery of the medium tube. 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the cross section of the heat exchange structure is circular;
 wherein the plurality of medium tubes are distributed on a plurality of circumferences with different radii by taking the center of the cross section as the center of the circumferences.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises at least two medium circulating channels and at least one medium tube, a part of the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, and the other part of the medium circulating channel is formed by the fins extending in the height direction of the medium tube. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, and the medium circulating channels formed by the fins are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube at the geometric center;
 wherein the fins extend in the radial direction from the medium tube located at the geometric center;   wherein a plurality of protrusions protruding inward are provided on the inner wall of the medium tube located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure.   
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein a copper tube is inserted into the medium circulating channel formed by the fins. 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the fins are fork-shaped fins or pliers-shaped fins;
 wherein each fork-shaped fin comprises a rod part connected with the medium tube located at the geometric center and a bifurcation part connected with the rod part,   wherein each pliers-shaped fin comprises two oppositely arranged special-shaped fins, wherein ends of the special-shaped fins away from the geometric center are arc-shaped ends, and the arc-shaped ends of the two special-shaped fins enclose to form the medium circulating channel.   
     
     
         9 . The heat exchange structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchange structure further comprises a housing in which the medium tube and the fin placed;
 wherein the housing is integrally molded by extrusion with the medium tube and the fin, or the medium tube and the fin are molded by extrusion and the housing is formed independently of the medium tube and the fin.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the air conditioner apparatus further, which is an all-in-one machine, comprises a refrigerant filter and a throttling device, wherein the refrigerant filter is configured to filter impurities in the medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant output by the condensation device, and the throttling device is configured to decompress the medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant filtered by the refrigerant filter into low-temperature and low-pressure liquid refrigerant, and to deliver the decompressed low-temperature and low-pressure liquid refrigerant to the evaporation device;
 wherein the refrigerant compressor, the condensation device, the refrigerant filter and the throttling device are placed in a closed box and the evaporation device is located outside the closed box;   wherein an air inlet port and an exhaust port are opened on the closed box, wherein the exhaust port is connected to an exhaust tube, the air inlet port is communicated with the air inlet of the condensation device, and the exhaust port is communicated with the exhaust port of the condensation device.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the condensation device and the evaporation device both comprise the heat exchange structure, and both the condensation device and the evaporation device are cylindrical;
 wherein the condensation device and the evaporation device are vertically fixed on the same seat body;   wherein a fan is arranged on the end of the evaporation device, and an airflow opening is arranged on the other end of the evaporation device away from the fan for airflow in and out.   
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . An indoor unit of an air conditioner apparatus, comprising:
 an evaporation device, comprising   an heat exchange structure integrally molded by extrusion, which is provided with at least one medium circulating channel; and   a fan arranged on the end of the evaporation device;   wherein the evaporation device is configured to evaporate and gasify refrigerant to output cold air, and a plurality of fins are formed on the outer periphery of the medium circulating channel and arranged at intervals to form gaps allowing airflows to pass through.   
     
     
         16 . The indoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises a plurality of medium tubes, the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, the fins extend in the height direction of the medium tube, and an outer wall of each one of the medium tubes is connected with the fins;
 wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, the rest of the medium tubes are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube, and the fins extend in the radial direction around the medium tube at the geometric center on the outer periphery of the medium tube.   
     
     
         17 . The indoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises at least two medium circulating channels and at least one medium tube, wherein a part of the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, and the other part of the medium circulating channel is formed by the fins, the fins extend in the height direction of the medium tube;
 wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, and the medium circulating channels formed by the fins are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube at the geometric center;   wherein the fins extend in the radial direction from the medium tube located at the geometric center;   wherein a plurality of protrusions protruding inward are provided on the inner wall of the medium tube located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure.   
     
     
         18 . The indoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the heat exchange structure further comprises a housing in which the medium tube and the fin placed;
 wherein the housing is integrally molded by extrusion with the medium tube and the fin, or the medium tube and the fin are molded by extrusion and the housing is formed independently of the medium tube and the fin.   
     
     
         19 . An outdoor unit of an air conditioner apparatus, comprising:
 a refrigerant compressor configured to compress the refrigerant vaporized in the evaporation device in an indoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus into the high-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant;   a condensation device configured to cool the high-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant output by the refrigerant compressor into a medium-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant, and comprising:   a heat exchange structure integrally molded by extrusion, which is provided with at least one medium circulating channel; and   a fan arranged at the end of the condensation device;   wherein a plurality of fins are formed on the outer periphery of the medium circulating channel, and arranged at intervals to form gaps allowing airflows to pass through.   
     
     
         20 . The outdoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises a plurality of medium tubes, the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, the fins extend in the height direction of the medium tube, and an outer wall of each one of the medium tubes is connected with the fins;
 wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, the rest of the medium tubes are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube, and the fins extend in the radial direction around the medium tube at the geometric center on the outer periphery of the medium tube.   
     
     
         21 . The outdoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein the heat exchange structure comprises at least two medium circulating channels and at least one medium tube, wherein a part of the medium circulating channel is formed inside the medium tube, and the other part of the medium circulating channel is formed by the fins extending in the height direction of the medium tube;
 wherein one of the medium tubes is located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure, and the medium circulating channels formed by the fins are distributed in a circumference around the medium tube at the geometric center;   wherein the fins extend in the radial direction from the medium tube located at the geometric center;   wherein a plurality of protrusions protruding inward are provided on the inner wall of the medium tube located at the geometric center of the heat exchange structure.   
     
     
         22 . The outdoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 20 , wherein the heat exchange structure further comprises a housing in which the medium tube and the fin placed;
 wherein the housing is integrally molded by extrusion with the medium tube and the fin, or the medium tube and the fin are molded by extrusion and the housing is formed independently of the medium tube and the fin.   
     
     
         23 . The outdoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein the outdoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus further comprises a refrigerant filter and a throttling device, wherein the refrigerant filter is configured to filter impurities in the medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant output by the condensation device, and the throttling device is configured to decompress the medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant filtered by the refrigerant filter into low-temperature and low-pressure liquid refrigerant, and to deliver the decompressed low-temperature and low-pressure liquid refrigerant to the indoor unit of the air conditioner apparatus;
 wherein the refrigerant compressor, the condensation device, the refrigerant filter and the throttling device are placed in a closed box;   wherein an air inlet port and an exhaust port are opened on the closed box, and the hot air after entering the condensation device from the air inlet port and heat exchange is discharged through the exhaust port.   
     
     
         24 . (canceled)